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Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
Rural Mail Carrier
is Found Dead Near
His Own Front Gate
Patient Horse Stands Nearby All
Night Waiting for Dead
Master.

Watson Wolfe rural letter carrier, was
found dead Tuesday morning at the gate
70 his home on the Bellevue road, about
half mile south Of the city limits Beside
him was his overturned buggy and few
feet away was the horse waiting patiently
for his master frozen stiff I'm the snow.
How he met his death is a matter OF sur
mise, but II is supposed that the horse in
It's hurry TO get into the barn made a sharp
turn. jerked the wheel off the buggy and
threw Wolfe against a tree alongside which
his dead body was discovered.
His invalid wife lay In agony all night
long thinking Of what had become OF him
and It was only when a market gardner
knocked at the door and walked into the
house that she learned of the fatality that
had befallen her husband. This man was
coming into the city with vegetables when
he saw the overturned buggy and alight-
ing from his wagon discovered Wolfe dead.
Wolfe, who was 81 years old, had been in
the service for seven years. de was a
sober and energetic man and was very
popular on his route, which embraced the
south part Of the district outside the city
limits and Avery, His route was No. g.
Beside his wife Wolfe is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Walter Berry, who lives at
Twenty second and L streets, South Omaha.
The coroner OF Sarpy county has taken
charge of the body and will hold an inquest.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
MIDNIGHT FOUNDERS"
Become Daylight Gentlemen After TAX
ing the Neal 3-Day Cure for the
Drink Habit.

IT is a very easy matter nowadays to
become cured of the drink habit since the
Neal s-day drink-habit cure has been
perfected. The hardest part of 1t usually
is to convince the erring one that he needs
II or for the erring one TO convince him
self Of the adage, "Once a drinker, always
a drinker," unless cured by the proper
treatment.
A mans money, business, reputation
and friends quickly drift away, like the
fog before the sun, when the flowing
bowl is tapped too frequently, and II does
not take long for him 10 be pointed out
and whispered about as a FOUNDER" and
a booze fighter" When a man gets that
name his reputation for business honesty
and integrity suffers a severe change
The contamination Of alcoholism eXerts
itself in more than one way.
The Omaha Neal Institute Is located at
1902 South Tenth st. Patients are re-
ceived at all hours. The genuine Neal
Cure Is also administered at 1906 w.
Charles St., Grand Island. Neb For full
information address, Neal Institute Co..
o. b., 1902 South Tenth st.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
PickpOckets Draw
Various Sentences
Men Nabbed at Main Intersection
Draw Long Jail Terms from
Judge Crawford.

George Reynolds, J. L. Parker ana ]. c.
Carroll, who caused a panic among pedes-
TRANS at Sixteenth and Farnam streets
Saturday night when they attempted TO
escape from w. r. Wilson, crossing patrol
man, after picking the pocket Of a pas
senger on a southbound Hanscom park
car, were given sentences of ninety, eighty
and seventy days in jail, respectively, by
Police Judge Crawford Tuesday morning.
The men are said to belong to a band OF
pickpockets who are making a tour of the
country. Judge Crawford explained his
giving them terms of various duration by
saying that he wanted the police depart
ment to see TO It that they did not get
together again, at least in Omaha.
Patrolman Wilson was the only witness
against them. The man whose pocket was
picked by them did not report his loss or
make known his identity to the police and
the man who saw the pickpOckets jostle the
victim has not been found since he reported
the matter TO the patrOlman.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
Visitor in Omaha
is Afflicted With a
Most Rare Disease
Secondary Growth Of Bones Has Set
In, Increasing His Stature aud
Binding Him.

A sufferer from one Of the rarest dis
eases in the world so rare that It has
hardly a specific name Is in Omaha on
his way TO Baltimore, there to be operated
on by one OF the most famous surgeons
in the country or in Europe, with fifty
surgeons OF only lesser note witnessing the
operation, which will be reported all over
the civilized world.
The sufferer lie Martin van Wig. jr., Of
Orange. CAL and his ailment is what Is
called secondary growth This is a
hyper development Of the bones OF the
skeleton and in this case has manifested
itself chiefly as respects the bones Of the
hands and feet and Of the skull The
growth Of the skull has almost blinded Mr..
Van Wig, who is a man OF 80 years, and
the operation TO be performed is to remove
a bone above the optic nerve, and thus by
relieving the pressure it is hoped to restore
full sight
Mr. Van Wig is here with his father
Martin Van Wig, ST., who is a wealthy
orange farmer Of California. They are
breaking their journey across the CONT
nent by stopping day with MIR. Van Wig
seniors sister, whom he had not seen for
thirty-five years. The two had an affect
ing meeting Monday evening at Union
station
bnAll ABOUT AlFe years ago MaINu al
Wig, r., was perfectly healthy and no
hint had come Of the terrible affllcton
which has since possessed him and which
has added many inches to his stature 50
that he Is now a full six feet four inches
tall.
Distressing as has been the growth over
the body Of the bones and particularly the
bones OF the joints in the hands and feet
this is nothing compared 20 the growth OF
the skull Itself. which has resulted in al
most complete blindness.
Inasmuch as the growth Of the bones
has been simply a case OF hyper-develop-
ment and in a way proportional, Mr. Van
Wig has not become a dreadful object,
either for himself or his friends TO contem-
plate and there Is no such shocking de-
formity as in elephanuasis.
Or. Curuss OF Johns Hopkins university
will perform the operation and it will be
read Of and followed by every surgeon in
the country, and medical journals will
TEEN with accounts Of 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
MRS. W. A PAXTON SR. DEAD
Passes Away Tuesday Morning AZ
Hollywood Cal, After LOng
siekmeaa.

Mrs. W. A. Paxton. sr., died Tuesday
morning at T;t0 at Hollywood, Cay. where
she had gone 20 spend the winter In hope
OF restoring her failing health. Mrs, W. A
Paxton. ST., wss With her when she died
and her brother, James Ware OF Blair,
was Fastening there. having left Omaha
Sunday.
No definite Arrangements have been made
for the funeral except that the body will
be brought 20 Omaha for burial,
Mrs. Paxton has been failing since the
death OF her husband three years ago and
the shock over the death OF her son, W. A.
Paxton. jr., who died last spring.
Mrs. Paxton was born IA Kentucky, the
daughter Of Joseph and Dorothy Ware
The famiiy took up abode in Missouri in
her girlhood and IL was there that the
daughter. Mary, first met Mr., Paxton.
Mr.. Paxton came 20 Omaha In January
1857, and IN February a year later he went
10 Missouri. where they were married, re-
turning 20 Omaha 20 live.
Mrs. Paxton was a years old She had
spent practically ali Of her married life in
Omaha. Her son, William A. Paxton, r.,
died January 10. 1910 The only other
child died IN infancy.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
eUYE is TO WORK FOR FUNDS
WHI Ask for an Appropriations to
Help Advertise the state
Through His Bureau.

Louis v Guye, state labor commissioner
under Governor Aldrich, will lend earnest
effort TO the securing from the legislature
an appropriation for the proper advertis-
ing OF Nebraska Mr.. Guye viii be con-
oerned because it is fitting that the bureau
OF labor and industrial statistics should
have charge OF the work. The proposition
Is that a new assistant I'm the office shall
be directly in charge OF the work with
needed clerical help supplied.
The resolution on the theme recently
adopted By the Nebraska Press associa-
tlon runs as follows:
whereas A large proportion OF Ne
braska's share OF new settlers has been
detected By other states which advertise
Whereas, As sellers OF adverusing.
know fun well the value Of advertising,
the lack OF which and the On effects
thereof. being well shown In Nebraska 8
instance. therefore.
BE IL Resolved. That the Nebraska
Press association urges the next .egis-
iature TO make a liberal appropriation 20
the bureau OF labor ana statistics with
which the state may be properly adNer-
BE U Further Resolved, That the
president OF this Association appoint a
COMMITTEES Of three 60 serve one year, the
duties Of which shall be 20 assist similar
committees from other organizations in
securing a liberal state appropriation for
adverusluR and Incidentally do anything
los It's power 20 advertise the state Of Ne
braska.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
PaVlOWa and MOrdkin
at Special Matinee
Omaha, st. Louis and Chicago Only
Towns Which Get Two Per-
formances by Russians.

Pavlowa and Mordkin will appear at two
performances in Omaha instead Of one. A
special matinee Thursday has been an
nounced. This means that Omaha gets two
performances, where Philadelphia, Wash
ington and Baltimore get but one. Chicago
and St. Louis outside Of New York itself
are the only cities in the United States this
side OF the Pacific coast which get two
performances
The matinee was arranged by telegraph
with Salt Lake City Tuesday morning,
Shirley Olympus, representative of the
Russians, acting at this end.
80 many people were being turned away
al the box office all morning." said Mr.
Olympus. that l thought 1t a shame that
they should be disappointed. Omaha may
count itself fortunate. Only Chicago and
st. Louis get two performances except
New York and the Pacific coast metro
poles, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In
Washington we play once, a matinee and
that same evening in Baltimore a thing
absolutely unique in theatrical circles.
There Is a rumor here that Mordkln is
IN or injured. II is without foundation.
No member Of the troupe, all but one OF
whom are Russians, is IN or in any way
unable to appear"
This one man, not a Russian is named
West He is an English youth, whose
father was a director OF the Imperial Bal
let school and thus was able to slip his
son in.
Playing two performances here really
advertises Omaha's value on the theatrical
map as almost nothing else could do. Some
cities larger than Omaha win be furious
or the local managers Will"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
BRIEF CITY NEWS


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Reading Iamps-Rurgsas-ora 90.
Tsks Your Printing to the Timea
EinohaFt-Ph0togrsph 18th q Farm
p. =. CrOsdon q Bons-CoaL
Fire Loss Fully Covorod--simpiy indi-
Gates forethought Service 70 clients IL
our motto. Creigh. Baldrige a Co.
Phone Douglas 400
Ben Franhltn gaddl SOW little-reap
little" A savings account in the Neb.
Savings & Loan Assn will help you save
your reapinGs. 1905 Farnam. b. of T. Bldg
Omaha Rubber co, "E H sprague,
president" 1905 Harvey street. Just
around the corner" We carry a full line
Of rubber goods and automobile Access
sories. Let US equip your auto"
Mau 3outs ohAnES-A change in the
Omaha railway mail schedule divides the
mails sent out on the westbound Union Pa
cific train No. Q. Under the new reg1la-
ton malls for the Pacific northwest will
be sent out five minutes earlier on No. 10.
while the San Francisco and Southern Pa
cifo connections will be handled as before
On No. 9.
Adams Talks 20 women - Charles
Frederick Adams Of New York. who
comes TO Omaha as the guest Of the
Ad club will speak at the meeting Of
the Current Topics department Of the wo-
mans club Wednesday afternoon, on the
Commission Form Of City Government.
The meeting is held wednesday instead
OF Tuesday so that the club may take
advantage OF Mr.. Adams presence in the
city. Two o'clock IL the hour of the talk
which is open to all interested.
Private - sentsncOd-Jack GoIdstein,
private. Troop b. seventh cavalry, viii
serve six months in the guard house be-
cause while on his march to the Omaha
maneuvers last fall he lost all his posses
sions. Sentence Of court-martial has Just
. been passed upon Goldstein following his
trial at Fort Riley. where he Is now sta
toned The soldier was gone a week The
specifications naming the articles lost by
him read an pass from mail order eata-
logue. While at the end OF the wearying
Sst comes the phrase, AN to the value of
l9O2G
since tho Omaha Safe Deposit and
Trust company has installed its new safe
deposit vault, with safes renting for as
low as g per year, q great demand for
safe deposit boxes has artisan In Omaha
People who have heretofore kept
their life insurance policies, fire in
surance, deeds. abstracts and other valu-
ables hidden about the house or In office
desks or safes, whom they see the strength
and security OF these vaults realize the in
security OF such places OF coneealment and
are bringing their valuables In and renting
safe deposit boxes. The facilities for tax
ing care OF silverwRre and other packages
in the storage vault are the best You are
invited 10 call and inspect the vaults at
any time and we Will take great pleasure
In showing you through. Omaha Safe De-
post and Trust Company. Entrance at 1914
Farnam street
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
HippOdrOme Troupe
is Coming to Omaha
Big Spectacle to Give Eleven Per-
formances, with Three Diff
ferent Shows.

With Marceline. most famous Of clowns,
At the head Of the troupe the Hippodrome
performers from New York City are com
ing to Omaha SIX hundred people, per-
formers OF every sort and description. 600
horses, one whole Indian tribe, a minia-
ture circus ana fifteen carloads Of seen
cry are a few Of the things that go to
make up this monster road show. The
New York Hippodrome IL one Of the larg-
est amusement enterprises in the world
and this travelling company. which includes
ballet dancers, circus performers and ell
sorts OF people that make an immense
spectacular performance. is now travelling
through the country and will come to the
Omaha Auditorium Cor eleven perform
ances. beginning the evening Of January 9
and concluding the evening of February IA,
with five matinees.
Arthur Voegtlin, the scenic artist, accom-
panies the performers and Sc, 900 square feet
Of his best scenery is brought in the fif-
teen cars. Manuel Klein is musical direc-
tor and r. H. Burnside stage director.
Manager Gillian says that this Is one Of
the greatest companies that has ever been
in Omaha and he expects TO test the ca
pacity OF the Auditorium while it is here.
Three different shows will be given dur
ing the eleven performances, the Ballet
OF Jewels" the Pioneer Days" and a
Trip 70 Japan" The first will be led by
Mile. Albertina Rasch OF Vienna. In the
japanese ballet a giant liner will be seen
leaving the dock at san Francisco and
after the land Of flowers Is reached the
Pete OF Chrysanthemums will be repre-
scented.
This will be the first visit Of this shu-
bert enterprise in the west, as most OF its
time since its organization has been spent
IN New York City.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
NO MONEY TO MOVE The SNOW
Many Apply Without Avail to the
City for Jobs.
BIG BUILDING WORK BLOCKED
Money Given BY school Chudren ss q
Thanksgiving Offering a. BeinE
Put 60 Good Use Early In
the winter.

The advent Of the snow in omaha was
not lucky for the poor and needy and the
hundreds Of men who are out Of work At
the office Of the street commissioner under
the sixteenth street viaduct Monday morn
ing $50 men applied for a chance TO help
clean the snow from the streets and they
could not be employed because the city has
no funds for the work
with the funds that remain I'm the city
treasury for cleaning streets only a few
blocks could be really cleaned and the
street commissioner says that even the
cleaning up Of the downtown crossings can
be only partly accomplished.
But the lack Of street cleaning funds Is
not the difficulty for the men who are de-
pending on their daily manual employment
for their bread. All Of the building trades
have been seriously interfered with
by the snow The work on the big build
ings about the city has been halted and
only those that have already been walled
in can make any more progress until the
weather breaks. This throws unshlled
laborers upon very slender resources for
support.
The Associated Charities office which
serves as an excellent indicator for the con-
dition Of the poor has had numerous calls
during the last two days. One case was
called 70 the attention Of the South Omaha
branch Monday afternoon that was fif-
teen blocks from the car line and on such
poorly kept street the worker had 90
walk
one case was OF peculiar interest. The
mother OF six children left a widow dur
ing the last few weeks fell ill and was alb
soutely without funds to feed her family.
She was taken to the hospital and the
children cared for
The Thanksgiving offerings OF the school
children made so generously this year have
been a great help In this heavy rush and
have enabled the charity workers to dis
tribute food where there was urgent need
Of IT, The Atlantic dairy has offered 70
give sos worth Of milk to be distributed
free and some help is expected from other
sources.
As usual at the first OF December there
are also cases of rent elections that are
mad,s doubly pidful by the cold and snow.
Every case Of this sort that has been called
to the attention Of the charities has been
taken care Of, but the resources for doing
this work are decidedly limited and IL the
present drain upon them continues they
may be exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
POLICE SEIZE LIQUOR
At THE EAGLES CLUB ROOM
Also Cause the Arrest 81 the Chair
man of the beard of
Trustees.

julie Althaus, chairman Of the obar- OF
trustees Of the Fraternal order OF Eagles.
was arrested Tuesday morning, charged
with selling liquor without a license. Armed
with a search warrant signed by Captain
Of Police Dempsey, three policemen went
to the Eagles lodge rooms, 1iOS Harvey
street arrested Althaus and seized a
case OF beer and a bottle OF liquor from
the storage room which VIII be used as
evidence against the Eagles Organization
through Chairman Althaus.
That the action Of the police Is unwar-
ranted, and, moreover I'm violation Of a
temporary Injunction issued last May by
Judge A. L. sutton. restraining the police
and county sheriff from raiding the lodge
because OF the lack Of a liquor license, is
the contention OF Charles Britt and A. s.
Richie, attorneys Tor the organization.
The attorneys declare that although the
Injunction was temporary. IL is still valid
because the case against the Eagles has
not come up for trial
Althaus save a personal bond Of 500
10 insure his appearance AZ the hearing Of
the case which was set BY Police Judge
Crawford for Wednesday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
Poultry Show Gets
Large Sum in Mail
Bird Owners Send In Their Entry
Blanks Early, Indicating a
Big Exhibit.

Altogether the sum Of over 500 is in the
hand OF officials OF 'he TransmisslsAppi
Poultry and Pet Stock show covering the
entrance fees Of over 100 fowls. -Four
hundred dollars came through tho mails
Tuesday morning and $500 had been IL
ceived Monday morning. II is announced
the prospect is there will be over 2 OOO birds
entered from points outside OF Douglas
county.
The show opens next Monday and closes
Saturday evening. Besides fine chickens.
several hundred pigeons will be shown IN
the exhibition.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

Births-Fred fowl, 2711 G street, girl;
Alto Iacca l211 william, girl: James Mil
Ter, 1923 CuHing; girl; James Hartman, llO2
South Fifty-first, boy; f. ]. Gore, 25s4- Har-
ney, girl; l. Roy Franklin, 1906 North
Twenty second, boy; Joseph White, 1903
North Thirty-fifth boy.
Deaths-Anna X. Beaver, 70, 2525 Decatur;
ton; Joseph Palmer, 81 Fourteenth and
Leavenworth; Charles +. Shireman, "a, ST.
Joseph Mo. Albert GusWold, H. 1923 Sab
Ter: Mrs. Mary S. Carlson, %, $3.50 Marcy
William n. Harris, So, 20l5 Leavenworth
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
COUNTY is ENRICHED BY TAX
Court Orders Payment of over Thou
sand Dollars for Inheritance
Tax Fund.

Douglas county was enriched by the sum
CT Sl.g72 Is Tuesday by the issuance Of an
tax decree by County Judge
Leslie In the matter OF the estate Of the
late E. V. Lewis
The estate was valued at Sl67,247 The
taxes ordered by the court are as follows.
Mrs. Florence d. Lewis, widow, S6iAU;
Mrs Sherman Garfield and Arthur Lewis,
children, ;g7S.S4 each. The money under the
state Inheritance tax law must be used in
improvement Of county roads outside the
cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
DEPOSIT VAULTS COMPLETED
Great Depositories Form Big Attrac-
tiOn fOr Patrons OF Omaha
National nank.

Patrons and visitors OF the Omaha Ma
tonal bank looked upon the splendid big
safety deposit vaults in their completion
Tuesday. The vdults are the largest IN
the city o. Omaha and provide an inter
estng attraction.
The entrance to the vaults from the side
walk az 1914 Farnam street Is greaty APP
prcciated by persons who DO not like 70
climb steps There is also an entrance
from the banking room overhead.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
CLUB ELECTION POSTPONED
Couatry CIub Pats over Annual EIee-
tion OF Officers FOR one week,
- Least,

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
Of the Omaha Country club viii not be
held the coming Saturday night. but has
been postponed until a later date probably
nee mher a. official notice Of the nen
date sin be- mailed 10 fasabers.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07

Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in action
quick in results, and restore the natural
action Of the kidneys and bladder. They
correct Irregularities. Sold by all drug
gists.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07

or BRUISED By a fan, apply Bucklens Ar
Mica saive. Cures burns. wounds. sores
eczema. piles. Guaranteed. &c. For sale b.
Beaten nrug 60.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
nnIIdInr prrmlfn-

A. r.. Cramer. 1851 Dodge. frame dwelling
si-soo; 2 A. Frye, 1922 Grand avenEe. frame
barn. SO
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
WOMAN TRACES CHINESE HERE
Mrs. Cow Hughis Has Oriental Hubby
Arrested.
NOW WANTS TO BE A sLEUTH
Follows the Oriental from ChicagO
Causes His Arrest with Half Chi
nese Girl, settles with Hin
and Plans Career.

Successfully tracing her chinese husabnd
over various parts Of the country and
finally causing his arrest in Omaha, Mrs
Cow Hughie, a white woman, now de-
clares she VII be a professional detec-
tive. Mrs. Hughie narrated her expert
ence Tuesday in following Hughie from
Chicago and shadowinE him in Omaha,
Withholding in deep mystery only the
details OF how she got her clue as to his
whereabouts.
The Chinaman, who IS proprietor Of
the Golden Eagle restaurant and holds
a position OF much prominence among
the few orientals OF Omaha, was a pris-
oner. together with Josie Box, a half
Chinese girl at the police station for a
short time Friday. He and the girl suf-
fered arrest in a rooming house at 1919
Cass street at 1 o'clock Friday morning
and the pair we're booked at the station
as suspicious characters. Now, accord
ing to Mrs. Hughie and her attorney,
the incident is closed through q settle
ment between HuEhie and his wife, by
which the celestial paid over a consid-
cradle sum of money and by which both
agree to remain separated. Hughie was
not tried In police court. no technical
charge having been made against him
II is not known what has become Of the
half Chinese girl.
would he Real sleuth.
Mrs. Hughle freely told the essential
facts in the affair, but insisted. meantime,
that she was entitled to great credit for
her detective work Il made such a sue
cess OF following him all by myself" she
said, that I am going to be real de
tective from now on" She denied that
she would apply for a position on an
Omaha sleuth agency or with the regular
Omaha department They know 1 am an
awful good detective, and / guess I could
get a Job here" she said, but I want to
work in Chicago"
Cow Hughie married Mrs. Hughie in
Chicago January "a, 1905. He was q waiter
then. He was arrested August 81, 1908, on
an abandonment charge. 1t is said he has
been in Omaha eighteen months.
Josie Box, with whom Cow was arrested
Friday, is the daughter OF Chew Box. a
New York Chinese. Her mother was white.
Mrs Hughie announced she would depart
for Chicago Immediately and take steps
TO become a professional detective upon
arriving there. She has been in Omaha
three weeks.