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The Press., 1909-07-21
KILLED THE JAGUAR.
The Terrible Boa Constructor of the
 Mexican Jungle.

The Terrible Boa Constructor of the
 Mexican Jungle.
 I had been travelling for about an hour, trying to locate the source of the Santa Rita and winning every inch of ground by hacking and slash ing with the machete, when was star tied by a most fearful scream, which seemed to come from somewhere i'm mediately behind me. Turning round and looking back over the trail had just made, I saw a great commotton taking place among the vines, dead leaves and decaying branches which earpeted the ground, and the blood eurdling screams had heard rang out again and again. Returning a little nearer, discovered "tiger," or, prop erly speaking, a jaguar or American leopard, and 1t was wrtthing in the coils of an enormous boa constructor. The great snake appeared to have the side of the jaguar's head in its mouth and a coil or two of its body around the neck of the beast, which was mak- ing frantic efforts to regain its lib- SGIJs AAO 6uhhO AS1N AnA SO4ACO round a small ebony tree about a foot in diameter, and whenever the hapless 5aguar relaxed its efforts the serpent would swiftly release itself from the tree and make an attempt to get an- other coil around the body of fits oppo- nent.
 I stood there fascinated With horror and yet forgetting my fear in the in- teregt was taking in this terrible fight between beast and reptile. Pres ently the snake with an incomprehcr- sively quick movement succeeded ln getting two more coils around the body of the jaguar, but not without receiv- ing severe laceration from the formi- dable claws of its victim. Then, letting go the jaguar's head, where 1t seemed to have firm hold, the boa constructor raised its head seemingly in triumph and, with its tail still wrapped round the tree, lifted the body of the jaguar up in the air. heard the bones crack under the fearful strain, and with one awful, despairing scream the jaguar fell back, deadl- World Wide Maga- zinc
The Press., 1909-07-21
Chances In Gambling.

Henri Poincare, the leading mathe- matician of France, declares that there is no infallible martingale or method of doubling one's stakes after every loss. "An one can do,' says M. Poincare. ''is to combine ones play so as to have a great chance of win ming a little and a little chance of los ing much or a few chances of gaining much and many chances of losing lit tie. One can arrange his play so as to have one chance of winning a million francs and a million chances of losing franc or a million chances of win ming franc and one chance of losing a million francs-and that's all"
The Press., 1909-07-21

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 Last week we referred to the com any a man keeps when he votes for license. Did it ever occur to you what company he keeps when he votes for no-license? Among those who vote with him are at least :-
 1-Ninety nine out of every one hundred ministers; probably much larger per cent. Why? ''Oh, 8 minister is expected to vote no. |" Why? That answer does not explain. you see. Is it not true that the ministers as 8 rule represent highly educated class of men, a class which in training is obliged to study social and economic science. and to cultivate powers of observation. and the art of thinking to right conclusions? No one of them is infallible, but it is not assuming too much to say that when an overwhelming majority of all ministers favor no-license they con- stitute desirable company for a man to keep. If license is a benefit to so- ciety, why should ministers be lex pected" to vote against it? If it is not benefit, why should you not vote against it with them?
 2-The vast majority of physicians. Why? Because physicians have now learned and acknowledged the baneful effects of alcohol. They now declare that it is not, as considered for years, stimulant. They use it less and less in medicine, and they know that one of the surest ways to decrease the consumption of alcohol is to decrease the number of saloons. They are voters for no-license because they, as educated and observant men. see the great improvement in public health and safety which follows.
 3-The majority of judges and justices. They, of all men, know the facts concerning the saloon. They know that it is the resort of criminals and the breeder of crime, and the cause of degenreacy which leads to the jail and the prison.
 4-The majority of all whom you look up to as occupying high places and having high principles and noble character. It amazes you when you hear of one of them voting for license. Doesn't it?
 The above represent pretty respect able and reliable company to keep. Think twice before you set up your judgment against theirs and choose the worst elements in society, instead of it's best, as your companions or election day.
The Press., 1909-07-21
Coming Near It.

First Hobo-Gee! I'm glad my clothes tore as easy as they did when that dog grabbed me! I bet he would say things if he could talk.
 Second Hobo Well. to judge by his present acts. he is chewing the rag sGme.- Baltimore American.
The Press., 1909-07-21
Civic Department.
Some More of the Company You Keep.

The address of the editor is on file at The Press O1nce
The Press., 1909-07-21
Definitions.

Economy = A human eccentricity which will cause a woman to spend half day and 10 cents street car fare in order to get a five cent spool of thread for 4.
 Love-A tender passion which, how ever, does not preclude mans scold ing his wife if the coffee is too cold.
 Pride-A persistent and potent pc culiarity which will cause a man to put a silk tile on an empty head and to button a $15O frock coat around an empty stomach.
 Prejudice-A taste or distaste Tor something about which you know nothing.-Judge.
 A given force applied for given time upon a given point is bound te
The Press., 1909-07-21

Don't imagine you are a good con- versationalist just because you talk good deaI.-Atchison Globe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
Schroeder Gets
on the Ballot
Despite Protest
City Attorney Holds Not Even Regis
tration is Necessary, Say Nothing
About Party Affiliation.

Formal protest against PLACING the name
of Fred Schroeder on the ballot was filed
Monday with the city clerk. but under an
opinion from City Attorney Burnam the
clerk will place the protested name on tue
ballot despite the protest. Mr.. Schroeder
lives at 2549 Rees street and filed for the
republican nomination for councilman from
the Seventh ward.
John q. Kuhn, an attorney, filed the
protest against Mr.. Schroeder on two
counts. One charge made was that at the
last registration Mr.. Schroeder replied
none" to the question as to the party
with which he affiliates The other charge
is that he is not a republican. For these
reasons Mr.. Kuhn contcnded that Mr..
Schroeder's name should not appear on
the ballot as a republican candidate
City Clerk Butler referred the objection
to the city attorney and that official ad-
vised the clerk that there is no legal OBJ
lection to the name going on the ballot.
Nowhere can l find anything which re-
quires candidates to give or declare their
party affiliations previous to the films
of their applications" said the city attor-
day in his opinion, nor do l find anything
which requires that such candidate shall
have been previously registered"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
Fake Prize Fighter Tells
How He Killed His Man

At least one of the men engaged in the
carnival of fake prize fights and foot races
by which wealthy easy marks have been
separated from some OF their money at
Council Bluffs has been under arrest in
Omaha and offered to the Council Bluffs
authorities with no takers
In July, 1901, r. L. Thielman, pro-
fessional base ball player last with
Spokane. and brother OF Jake Thielman,
pitcher Of the Cleveland American league
team, with L. a. Alstadt, was arrested in
Omaha and held several days on suspicion.
But the Omaha officers had no ground for
holding them as they had committed no
crime in this state. SO they Offered them
TO Council Bluffs authorities, but the latter
said their crime was committed in Ken
lucky and refused to take them. They were
released and are now al large so far as
known here. Thielmans home is in ST.
Cloud, MINI, where his father owns a
large hardware store and is head of one
OF the oldest and most highly respected
German families.
After his release Thielman unbosomed
himself to the Omaha police. telling his
story as a fine joke and it certainly does
possess elements OF humoT. Captain
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02

Mostyn Of the local police relates the story
as told by Thielman:
II was one of the prize fighters, known
as German. My opponent was called Casey
The man who bet was Harry Hazlebaum of
Louisville, Ky. The fight had not pro-
gressed far when l sent stiff one to
Casey's mouth and instantly a flow of
blood started that could not be stopped
Casey went down, doctors were summoned,
he died and was carried away. At least that
is what our Kentucky friend thought. As a
matter of fact. Casey had a sponge in his
mouth filled with port wine and when 7
tapped him he let out the wine for blood
The Kentuckian nearly went crazy with
fright, fearing he would be arrested for
attending the fight and betting on it, a fear
which We encouraged. That is why ne was
slow to make a holler and slower to press
matters"
The Omaha officers urged that the nair
be held, but having no warrant on which
10 hold them were compelled TO release
them. Chief OF Police Richmond OF Council
Bluffs says the only men who ever COM
planned to him OF having been thus buncoed
were two cherubs from Kentucky. who
said they lost $1,000 on fake fight.
Thielman's mug is one OF the adorn-
ments Of the local police art gallery.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
FINDING AGAINST HASKELL
Court Holds That Seizure of Papers of
Hearsts Agent is Illegal.
NO EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY
Judge strang Says Governors Writ
Makes No showing That would
Justify Action of
Officers.

GUTHRIE. Okl.. March 1.-Scott Mac
Raynolds of Brooklyn, n. Y, the personal
representative OF William r. Hearst, In the
supreme court here today gained complete
victory over Governor Charles n. Haskell
in his suit to compel the governor to re-
turn to him certain papers seized at the
instance of the governor.
Judge Strang. who presided. handed down
a lengthy decision holding that the writ of
search and seizure issued under an affi-
davit signed by Governor Haskell alleging
that MacRaynolds had in his possession pa
pers which he intended TO publish, thereby
lbelfng the governor, was without suffi-
cient fact to justify the action of the Off
GERS and ordered the papers and other
property of Mr.. MacRaynolds be returned
to him. In referring to the writ, Judge
Strang said:
'It does not rise to the dignity OF show
ing calculated to satisfy the court that a
crime is being committed by the defendant
such a showing as the law requires before
the security guaranteed by the constitution
against search and seizure shall be dis
turbed Off while it states that defandan'
has conspired In conspiring 1T also shows
that the affiant does not know any spe
cific or definite person with whom he has
conspred or Is conspirng. and this allega
tion is not followed by any alleged facts tC
support the allegation of conspiracy
neither does 1t present any facts as foun
dation for what follows on information ant
belief that the defendant has In his pos
session any papers with the intent to pub
lish the same or otherwise use them as III,
means of libeling sffiant."
Continuing, the court held that the "wri
itself is bad"
Owing to an agreement reached severa
weeks ago, the papers of Mr.. MacReyn
ill remain in the custody of the court un
iii the attorneys for the governor have de
cided just what action will be taken to con
tinue the hace in the higher courts
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
ALIENS IN UNITED STATES
immigration Commission Gathering
Statistics of Foreign Element.
SCHOOLS AND ASSIMILATION
Many EvasIons of Exclusion Law
Found and Remedies VIII Be
Pointed Out In Future Re-
port TO Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Some facts
showing the far reaching character of the
work of the joint comaksit1u on irnmi-
grafton, which was appointed by congress
on February 70, 1907, were presented to con-
gress today through the publication of
preliminary report by the commission. This
report deals with practically every phase OF
the immigration question, including Oriental
aliens and other excluded classes, peonage,
charity among immigrations, white slave
traffic, conditions of steerage, anthropology,
congestion in large cities, alien crlminality
competition on immigrants, school inquiries,
administration of the immigration laws
distribution of immigrants and other ques
tions.
One of the most important features of the
work is connected with evssions of the law
resulting in the importation of excluded
classes
An investigation is being made into the
question Of the importation and harborng
OF women for immoral purposes. The re-
suits show that many women are being
constantly imported under conditions which
account to absolute slavery.
1t has been found that in numerous in
stances persons afflicted with contagious
diseases, and even criminals of a dangerous
type, have been able to evade the i'm
migration laws and come to this country
under the pretense of being seamen. The
utmost importance is attached to the in
quiry being made into the subject of alien
crminalty.
The most extensive important work
undertaken by the commission in the gen.
eral field is investigation into economic and
| social status of immigrants to various sec
tions OF the country. The most important
| topic being covered is the employees, hours
Of work and discrimination for or against
| immigrants in employment, wages and
| housing.
In taking up the congestion of immigrants
| in large cities the commission is observing
communities inhabited principally by mem
ber Of one race, as TO whether the singing
| together of members OF the same race
! handicaps them in their struggle for ad-
vancement and prevents the rapid as
| similation and Americanization.
A careful inquiry among wage earner'
who are forced to compete with immigrant
labor is being made among workers in the
trades and occupations in which immigrants
are largely engaged.
A special field investigation is being
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
President Roosevelt Lauds
Members of Tennis Cabinet

WASHINGTON March president
Roosevelt today gave a luncheon at the
White House to the members OF the IA
nous tennis cabinet and others who
have been closely associated with him
during the last seven years. Aside from
the distinguished government officials who
have served as among the presidents chief
aides during his administration, and also
as his companions at sports of different
kinds, there were present men whom the
president had made friends with when he
was roughing it in the west years ago and
with whom he had gone on numerous hunt
ing expeditions. The occasion was memoir
able TO those who surrounded the president
today and the latters familiar words were
not entirely free from sadness. The presi-
dent in a brief speech laid emphasis on
the point that no administration had given
its chief more loyal service and he stated
that he believed that the country had never
had a more devoted set of public servants
than those men through whom. he said.
most of the work Of his administration had
been accomplished.
The president in his remarks following
the luncheon. said:
Whether a man is a cabinet minister. a
bureau chief. a marshal. Indian agent
a forecaster, letter carrier, member OF
the life saving service, a clerk in a depart
ment. or a workman In navy yard. or
whether he holds one Of a hundred other
positions, makes not the slightest differ
ence II he puts his heart and his soul and
his mind into his work. and Is content TO
accept as his chief reward the satisfaction
that comes from knowledge that the work
has been well done. So, while l greet you
for yourselves l greet you still more as
| symbOliEing all Of you one who leaves
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
Maybray Gang
Face Grand Jury
E, and Civil Courts
ms Flock to Little Rock and
identify Leader and One or
More of Accomplices.

,E ROCK, Ark. March THE vic
tin 4he alleged gang OF swiudlers under
arrest here are today arriving in Little
Rock, and all of them have identified ]. c.
Maybray, the alleged leader and one more
Of the quartette.
]. G. Kne of Decatur. H.. an aged
farmer who was swindled February l3,
Identified all of the men under arrest.
Kile came here TO invest $4,000 and went to
a horse race in the suburbs, supplying his
money for two hours to a better who was
short. Mr.. Kile went before the grand
jury.
1t is believed that all Of the men now
under arrest will be indicted and that sew
eral others who escaped when the raid was
made, will be captured.
]. s. Tierney of Streator, H., who also
arrived today, gave UP $4,000 on a wrest-
ling match in New Orleans January "a
1897. w. II. McGrath Of Minneapolis, an
other victim, came I'm last night. He ad-
mits losing $1,000 NJ a race in Council
Bluffs last summer, being "steered'" into
the game by an "old college friend"
Each of the victims has today filed suit
against Maybray and his associates and
will follow the example of J. L. Cavanaugh
who was also victimized and attached the
boxes shipped to Davenport, Ia, which are
supposed to contain $1,000
Henry Stockwell, a jockey in the employ
of Maybray, who was formerly prominent
on association tracks, confessed to Officers
today, duplicating others. Stockwell was
identified by ]. S. Tierney of Streator, Ill
as one of the wrestlers in the match by
which he was swindled our of $4,000 at the
st. Charles hotel in New orleans.
No Money in Boxes.
DAVENPORT. Ia, March 1.-Two boxes
suppose dto contain 5000. that were sent
to Davenport by express by the swindlers
under arrest at Little Rock. were opened
this afternoon and found to contain moth
ing OF value. only newspaper clippings and
similar articles were found in the boxes, for
which several victims of the swindlers were
contesting i'm court.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
Demands Death
or Freedom
A. T. Patrick, New York Murderer,
Tells Court He Should Be Elec-
trocuted or Released.

NEW YORK. March ALBERT T. Pat
rick, serving life sentence for the murder
of William March Rice. the aged million-
aire, appeared before the appellate division
OF the supreme court of Brooklyn today
on a writ of habeas corpus. Patrick argued
his own case, contending that he either
deserves death in the electric chair or
freedom because his communatlon to life
Imprisonment was Illegal.
on motion of Patrick an adjournment
was granted to Friday. The court ordered
Patrick returned to Sing Sing, declining
to grant Patricks request that he be re-
manded into the custody of the sheriff OF
Kings county.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02

public life when leave It; a man who made
great personal sacrifice when seven years
ago he came here to take office at my re-
quest; man who has stood ever since as
the type of what a good public servant
should be; man who for the last two
years has been one Of the most useful
cabinet ministers who ever sat at the
cabinet table-Jim Garfield"
There are many others like you whom
l would have given much to bring here
today; but there simply was not room
enough and so / have brought you here
partly for your own sakes, but primarily
as representing thousands OF other workers: /:
as representing all good. faithful, fearless
public servants, who strive their best to do
what the public need demands, and who.
In the last analysis, stand along the same
level, when judgment by that supreme test
which takes into chief account the spirits
OF service rendered"
Those present at the luncheon were.
The French ambassador. Secretary Bacon
Justice Moody. the postmaster general
Secretary Newberry. Secretary GarfieId
Secretary Loeb. Solicitor General IIo,,t
Assistant Secretary O'LaughIin, Asslstap pt
Secretary Winthrop. Assistant secreta p,
satterlee. Assistant Attorney General woo5
ruff, Assistant Secretary Phillips. CopD
trOller Murray, Commissioner McIlhenn,,
Hon. John c. Rose. Hon. Henry I STIR,
son, Hon. Lyman NJ. Bass. clifford Pin
chot, James b. Reynolds, w w. HeffeI-
finger, Captain Luther F. Kelly. "YeIlou,.
stone Kelly" whom the president first me,
on the Little Missouri. at present an India,,
agent In Arizona; w. w. Sewall the nre.i-
dents old guide Captain Seth Bullock.
Commissioner keefe, Dr. Henry s.
Pritehet and John Abemathy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
DEMOCRATIC BOLT PREVENTS
ELECTION IN WISCONSIN
All of Minority Party Except One
Leave Legislative Hall on Twen-
tfeth Ballot for senator.

MADISON, wis March 1.-Isaac Steph-
enson might have been elected United
States senator at noon today on the TWEEN
tieth ballot had it not been for bolt of all
Of the democrats. except v. II. Cady, and
all OF the social democrats. There was no
quorum. The total vote was 81, OF which
Senator Stephenson received 81, NJ j.
Cleary, l. and Neal Brown, /.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
SCALE IN IRON TRADES is
R-DUC:D THIRTY PER CEN /
Price for Pudding Lowered from
$3.50 to SO and Hundreds
Are Affected.

POTTSTOwN, Pa, March IA sweep
ing reduction in the scale for pudding iron
in the schulykill valley went into effect
today at the plant of the Glasgow Iron
company. From $50 per ton which has
been the price for the last three or Tour
years, the price Is reduced to So.
Several hundred men are effected. The
reduction is the greatest that has been
made at one time in the history of iron
trade in Pottstown.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
You have to pay
top prices when the
dreS SIN akerS are
rushed. 1t pays to
have dreSsmaking
done in the dull
season.

You can have your clothes made
better and It will probably cost you
less. than II you wait till the spring
rush is on.
To find a good dressmaker
for any class of work-from
the very highest grade to the
sewing woman who will come
to your house-look at the
"Dressmakers" ads on the
want ad page. Dressmakers
know that everybody reads
the want ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
PuIque Trust in Mexico.

MEXICO CITY, March l.~-=seaned by Pa
hIo MaCedo. who was instrumental in bring
ing about the National Association OF Mex
don' governor of the federal district of
Mexico. a corporation is being organized
to control the output OF pulque In Mexico.
being organized and the price probably win
be advanced.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02
DOUGLAS EMPLOYEES STRIKE
Four Hundred Workers for Former
MRssachusetts Governor Allege
Unfair Treatment.

BROCKTON, Mass, March l-Aleging
unfair treatment in regard TO prices for
work. 400 employees quit work at the w l.
Douglas Shoe eompany's factory in this
city today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02

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WEATHER FORECAST.

For Enthusiastically cloudy.
For Iowa-Probably showers.
For weather report see fage 3
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02

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