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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Public Library is
Growing Steadily
Year After Year
Has Over Ninety Thousand Volumes
on Hand and Stack Room Must
Be Doubled.

Nearly 1000 volumes have been added to
the book stacks of the Omaha public IL
brary during 1910, and the total number is
now creeping close up TO the 100000 mark.
Some valuable and interesting gifts Of
books and other articles have been made
during the year. and the library board now
has before Il for consideration plans for a
proposed rearrangement of the building
and for the doubling of the present capac-
ity Of the book stacks. Following Is a sta
tisticsl synopsis OF library work for the
year
Total number of books, 9341i.
Books added during 1910. 67S6.
Tctal number OF borrow ers. each holding
two cards, 15,Osl.
Home circulation, 275,S11. an increase over
1903 Of 1857.
Circulation through schools and other
agencies, 60,2G4
Pictures circulated, 1850
Visitors to reading room, i7.s29
Visitors to reference room, 24,61S.
Visitors to medical department, ,2S99.
Visitors to museum and Byron Reed
room, $500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
COMMISSIONER OF STREETS
Fifteen Miles OF New Pavement Have
been Added to HIS Juris-
dictton.

The miles OF paved streets and alleys
under the care OF the street commissioner
OF Omaha increased during the last year
from 1l6 TO l31 miles During the year the
commissioner has cleaned by hand broom
and machine, 1G.628 blocks and has flushed
i342 blocks. Intersections have been
cleaned le.3s3 times.
The refuse OF the city has been carried
away in 22,SOl loads and 500 loads OF
snow have been lifted and removed. out
OF another fund the street commissioner
has cut the weeds from AIS blocks, OF
the dirt that has been hauled by wagon.
II 1867 loads were used in filling washouts,
2,2l6 for sidewalks, 1879 for cross walks, and
II, lSS for round ups. Four hundred and
thirty-five loads OF cnders have been
moved. The total number Of wagon loads
OF material moved amounts 10 1880.
The street commissioner has had about
700 20 spend altogether, OF which $50 900
was for cleaning streets. No new machinery
has been bought and there has been
scarcely enough money 10 do the surface
cleaning Of the pavsmsnts. The recent
snow storms have not been taken care Of
because there have been no funds
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
MILLION SPENT ON STREETS
Vast Sum Includes Paving, Sidewalks
and New Sewers.
BUSY YEAR FOR CITY ENGINEER
Craig Has Looked After Expenditure
OF sI5O,OOO More Shan Last
Yenr-Hundrcd Thirty-one
MILES OF Paved streets,

For the city engineers department tho
year 1910 has been the busiest in years and
more paving was laid than in any year
except ISIS, since the first paving was
put down in 1883. The year 1888 was the
| record year. as the old wooden block was
laid at that time. but most of IL has now
been taken up and replaced with better
material
Fourteen miles Of new paving was put
down in 1910 under the supervision OF the
city engineer by various contractors. In
Guiding the additional item of 10000 lineal
feet Of curbing the cost was S655,oOO. Most
Of the work was done down town, but
several long thoroughfares IN the outlying
districts which have been Of great serv-
ice were completed within the last twelve
months
omaha can claim the honor of having ex-
ceptionaly we'll paved business streets, and
has altogether about lSi miles Of artificial
roadways. These pavements OF stone, brick
and asphalt have cost S7,1i65l6 The re-
pairing has been very expensive, but the
burden is lightencd somewhat by the worl;
Of the municipal asphalt plant.
The sewers have beeen much extended
during the year, and the new Burt street
extension will be very important adj
dition. The new work on sewers has been
on SO miles Of new extensions, and tho
total mileage Of the sewer system now Is
1888. These sewers have cost the city s9,71s,-
9SS, and this years improvements have
amounted to Sl5SGO6.
Twenty-four miles OF sidewalks were laid
last year costing $S3,oSl. The city's total
miles of sidewalks is now %4 and the cost
has been S1265,G1s. The cross walks have
numbered 5S6, of which ass were concrete
and 131 wooden The mileage was S.95 and
the cost $S,S77.S2
Seven new bridges have cost the city
N,S63SO and repair work has been done on
bridges and culverts that amounted TO
S1371.7s.
The work in street grading has involved
the carrying Of 1893 cubic yards of earth
and the cost has been $4s,222sS
Taking in every item and sort of ex.
penditure, the improvements in the streets
of Omaha that have been done during
the year 1910 amount TO something over
million dollars is the estimate OF the city
engineer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Recruiting station L. Closed for q
While, Keeping Down the
Grand Total.

Because for more than q month In the
last year enlistments OF recruits into the
navy were abandoned becase OF a surfeity,
the total number OF enlistments through
the Omaha recruiting station fell behind
the numbers Of 1859, Last May Il was
found that the number OF men IN the
United states navy allowed by Law was
completed Enlistments were then dis
continued until July 1. when an increase
OF 500 men was authorized by congress.
puFing this period probably 10 men came
90 the omaha recruiting station 10 enlist
and were turned away, The following
summary shows the number OF aeeeptanees
for the year 1910 as compared 20 the num-
Der OF applications.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
UNCLE SAM GETS MANY
ARMY RECRUITS IN OMAHA
More Are Accepted In December Than
in Amy other Month of the
Year.

|, There were enlisted at the Omaha army
recruiting station during the year 1910, 295
men, which is an increase OF lib over 1909.
The number Of recruits were selected from
total OF 956 men who applied at Grand
Island, Lincoln and Sioux City and Omaha.
The recruiting sub-station was opened at
Lincoln in october, and since its existence
20 recruits were accepted. At the Grand
Island sub-station, which was opened De-
cember 1, one man was recruited. The re-
cruits were assigned TO the following de-
partments for duty: Infantry 1886; coast
artillery, So; cavalry So; field artillery, II;
hospital corps, 8; engineer corps, 1; colored
infantry, %; coored cavalry, l. The enlist
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
MORE STREET ARC LIGHTS
Greater Number of Lights In the Out
lying DistFiets-Many Per-
nits Are Issued.

The number Of arc lights in Omaha was
increased during the year from l,057 10
ll0s, a gain % fifty-one. A number OF
lamps have been ordered BY the council
during the last few weeks and the outlying
districts are rapidly becoming well lighted,
The city electrician issued permits for
25gT different jobs Of wiring. which IL
seventy-three more than were issued In
1909 The fees collected amounted 20
s6.O7QSs, The corps Of inspectors working
under City Electrician Aiehaelseh made
ls8s different inspections.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
LARGEST SILVER REFINERY
Omha Smelling Works Finishes An
other Bis Year with Immense
Output.

omaha's greatest single industry. the
American Smelling and Refining company
produced more than t2s.O0QOoQ worth OF re-
fined ores during the year 1910. The exact
value OF the smeitsrs product for the last
twelve months is $2s.O7sTSs.
This is divided by ores as follows;
OF gold 3e3.0s9 ounces; value, 1851 as
OF silver IS.4s7. 437 ounces; value, 8, p
OF lead. 2l4s45.a27 pounds value, $685.
OF copper. I4,slsss pounds value, a.
a2 $50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Additions and
Record OF BIrths.

In the year 1910 South Omaha added 10
It's population Bsl children, $40 boys and
g7S girls. In this respect # has been a
record breaking year. Most OF the births
must be credited TO the Polish, Roumanian
and Lithuanian colonies.
The figures by the month show January.
q males IS females February, Is males.
% females; March. q males, IT females:
April. q males. 20 females; May, % males.
Is females; June, 20 males q females; July,
Is males, q females; August, Dc males, q
females; September. q males, % females;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
PROMINENT oMAHANS WHO
HAVE DIED IN LAST YEAR
List includes Names of Notable Men
of City who Were Known and
Reapeeted widely.

The prominent Omahans who have died
In 1910 include Sprague Abbott, Elmer e.
Bryson Harry u, Burnam, John Banner,
Henry T.. Cady Henry c. Cady, John b.
Carmichael Charles X. Coutant John IT,
Coad Emmanuel Calm, John +. DALEY
William Fleming John p. Finley, John
II. Gibbons r. s. Hall. John W. Hosier,
William p. Hartford, William Krug,
zephnniah y. Knight, George b. Dake,
Patrick II. Mostyn. Dan II. McCurdy, Dr.
George r. Moore, w. A. Paxton. Jr., s. s.
Peters. Mrs Mary ]. Paxton, John Ros-
icky, Dan 7. Ryan, Ben n. Barrows.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
City Police More
Active This Year
Than Year Before
Make Over 1000 More Arrests in 1910
Than in 1909-0nly Six
Murders Reported.

over 1000 more arrests were made during
the last year than in 1909. and In other
respects the police activity has been
greater, according to the report just is
sued from the headquarters OF the de-
partment. Only six murders occurred.
which is two less than we're tailed the
year before
The report shows the comparison OF 1ls
dead bodies taken to the morgue in 1910
and ninety-six in 1909. In other details.
though. the report shows falling off for
last year from the year previous. For In
stance, there we're 74g nuisances and dead
animals reported 10 the police in 1909 and
only 7T reported last year.
An item indicating that the city Is grow
ing better is the showing that there were
2.O3e dodgers taken care OF in 1909, whereas
It was only necessary to care for 1871 last
year
Thirty suicides were committed last year,
as compared to twenty-nine that occurred
the year before.
Following is the complete report in tab
ulated synopsis form issued by the chief
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
BOTH ON THE INCREASE
About Three Hundred More Licenses
Granted This Year Than for
the Year IOOH.

Granted This Year Than for
the Year 1909.
While comparison of the Douglas county
marriage license figures for 1910 with those
of 1909 show that the number Of licenses
increased somewhat during the latter
year, the figures on divorce taken from the
records Of the district court OF Douglas
county show that in the number OF divorces
granted there was a slight increase over
1909. Against the divorce increase, how
ever, may be set the fact that the total
number Of divorce cases disposed of by
the district court last year was seventy
nine less than the number OF which dis
position was made in 1909.
While in 1909 the courts dismissed l6S
divorce actions, chiefly because the war
ring couples became reconciled there were
but sixty-seven dismissals last year. This
is taken as an indication that the new
divorce law prohibiting remarrIage OF di-
vorced persons for six months, is having
the effect Of making people hesitate before
beginning divorce actions, the general re-
suit being that the number of divorce ac-
lions is reduced and at the same time the
number Of persons who start divorce ao-
lions and then drop them is made smaller.
The figures Ola disposition of divorce
cases In district court last year. furnished
by "a, G. Macleod and II. II. Claiborne of
the office OF the clerk OF the district court,
compared with those OF 1903 follow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
nDIed Of PneumonIaF'

Is never written OF those who cure coughs
aud colds with DR. Kings New Discovery.
Guaranteed, soc and 81. For sale by Bea-
ton Drug Co,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
BUSY YEAR FOR THE COURTS
Judgments Exceed Those of the Year
Before, but the DiHmisSHIs
no Not.

The year 1910 was buster one than It's
predecessor, 1907 for the district court Of
Douglas county. according 20 the figures
on disposition Of cases given out by NJ q.
Macleod, filing clerk in the office OF the
district court clerk.
While the court judgments OF 1910 ex-
ceeded those Of 1909 by is2 the dismlssals
OF 1910 were exceeded by those Of 1909 by
Al.
The following figures show the DISPOSE
ton Of all cases. except criminal and d.
vorce cases. for the two years.
Judgments. Dismlssals. Total.
1910 s....s.r.s.ss..uot 90 AiuN'
1903 ....,..,.,....,4b 4lS 5ie
During 1910 there were filed In the dis
trict court LA OWL suits. OF which $50
were for divorce. s3o for personal injury
damages. and 81 we're for other causes OF
action that cannot be classified.
The figures OF cases filed and disposition
OF cases do not prove each other for the
reason that many cases disposed OF IN 1910
were filed In 1909 and many cases filed In
1910 still remain undisposed OF.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
PARK FUND.
ROAD FUND.

The receipts for the park fund for the
year amount In aEGregate TO S72O64.65, In
GLIDING the donation OF $4,000 from Mrs.
Cornish to be expended on Levi Carter
park.
The receipts from the county TO be eX-
pended on the bOulevaFds known as the
road fund" amounted 20 t40,SsS43
Acreage in parks and parkings, 9i1H.
Acreage OF b0uleyards, tl640
ARTEsIAN WELLS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
city Use and south Omaha Packing.
Months.
Packing HOuHe Output.

The following table summarizes the pack
ing industry comprising the four principal
establishments, Armour q Co, Cudahy
Packing company, Swift s. Co. and the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

The births and death record for the last
ten years Is as follows.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

NHTIIHBe IACtHEe OIeFh FuFay's marrIaRe
license figures for the year 1910 compared
with those for the year 1903 are as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Total shipments for Year by Months.

Total "a 5ss /. Ss4 8l4I2ss4.s7O 287S4 IS .S4s
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10
Women in Broadway Duplicate
Some Of Scenes That Have
Taken Place in London.
POLICEMEN ARE SCOLDED
Bluecoats Threat to Arrest Dis
turbers Greeted With Deaf
ening Din by Females.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Broadway wit.
messed a sutfragette meeting today that
cqualled in fcrvor if not in size the
battles royale that have revolved about
the houses of parliament in ] ondon.
Under the auspices of the League of
the Civic Education of Women, Richard
Barry of Euclaire, Wis, addressed u
gathering in the Lyceum theater on the
''Evils Of Women IS Vote in Colorado. -
The suffragettes were on hand with
the placards and yellow banners before
Mr. Barry appeared
Posters calling for votes for women
were conspicuous on sign boards of the
tbeater and 1t required a squad of
Broadway policemen to pull them down
and keep them down. Led by an earn
est young woman bearing Il yellow sign.
long line of sulfragettes and sympa-
thizers paraded the street and heard
addresses at frequent intervals
Dodgers headed "The Truth About
Barry and "The Truth About Colo
rado' were handed around and the
streets were full Of the yellow sheets,
These led to 9 threat of arrest for
IUc anu tlt cidiuOT dDput
the officers grew deafening In the
theater itself the dodgers were scat
tered through every row Of chairs.
Mr.. Barry s audience was about 200
strong and half of these were women
leaders in the suffragette movement.
Mrs. o. n. p. Belmont, Miss Inez Mil
holland. the Rev, Anna Shaw and Mrs.
Herbert Carpenter occupied conspicu-
Gus places Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer
presided over the meeting and Mrs,
Richard Watson Glider and Mrs, Gil
bert Jones aided her
Mr.. Barry said he had discovered no
laws in the equal suffrage states Of the
west which showed the good effects of
female vote. The eight hour law for
women met defeat in Colorado. he said
The speaker declared that more way
ward girls are cared for in the Denver
house of Good Shepherd than in any
other institution of the same size in
the country. He said this was direct
result of the feeling of freedom caused
by the equal suffrage enactment. The
drink habit among women was on the
increase in Denver. he said, and the
divorce rate growing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10
Interstate Commerce Commission
ers Authorize Railroads to
Make Reparation.
DEFENDS RATE INCREASE
Attorney for Carriers Says Refusal
Will Prevent Improvements
and Extensions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. AN order
was entered by the interstate commerce
commission today authorizing certain
railroads operating in the middle west
to pny reparation on shipments made
from Atlantic seaboard territory.
The action was based upon the orig
inal order of the commission In the
Burnham-HannaM Munger case which was
sustained by the supreme court of the
United States.
In his argument today before the in
terstatc commerce commission, impress
Sive weight was placed by i. |. Gowen,
counsel for the PenDsylvanla railroad,
on the necessity for an increase OF
freight rates.
eff the requirements of the shippers
and the travelling public are to be met,
he said, 'and the railroads are to make
additional improvements In equipment
and other facilities, then we must have
the assistance Of an increase of rates. -
"Then do you mcan.' inquired Com
missioner Lane, "tbat unless the pro
posed Increase of rates is granted there
will be no more railroads constructed ~
"Perhaps not quite that responded
Mr., Gowen. "but ] do believe the rail
road business of the country must be
done by the lines at present In exist
ence. The charges for new construc,
tion are so great as to deter capital
from entering upon the building of lines
competing with lines already in exist
pupp -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10
AER0PLANE RUNS AWAY
WITH GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
Executive Is Having Picture Taken
When Machine Makes Sudden
Dash Ahead.

DALLAS Tex, Jan. 9.-When Cover
nor elect ColQuitt Of Texas WAS seated I'm
John Frisbie's aeroplane here this after
noon To have his picture taken. the ma
chine became unmanagcable and ran
away.
With the governor holding on 10 tho
seat for dear life and F'rlsbic being
dragged on tho ground but trying 10 get
To the control lever. the craft bounded
along the track for several hundred feet.
Finally Frlsbic broke the wire that
held the throttle open and the machine
stopped,
In the same machine soon after F>ris-
bic crashed into "A fence. WIS thrown
several feet and stunned and the craft
was demolished,
Frsbie's escape from severe injury bor-
dcred on tho miraculous After Il short
cross country flight hc glidcd down for
n landing near the grand stand. A few
feet above the ground he endeavored 10
shut OF his motor. but the machinery
was slow In responding His machine
WAS pointed directly toward several
fences The first he sldnd over. but
he lost control OF tho plnnes before he
reached the second and crashed into ii,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10
Woman Doctor Accused of Deny
ing Own Parents Is Indicted
on Perjury Charge.
PATHETIC SCENE ENACTED
Aged Father" Throws Arms
Around "Son s" Neck, but Is
Repulsed and Flcuted.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Aside from
the progress of reorganization and re-
construction in affected institutions,
New York s banking situation is normal
tonight; timid depositors are reassured,
the stock market is optimistic. Joseph
c. Robin, whose operations caused the
furry, remains in the Tombs.
With powerful interests behind the
Twelfth Ward bank and the Nineteenth
Ward bank, and with the absorption
of the Madison Trust company by the
Equitable Trust company, these iuStis
tutiops. whose integrity has been ques-
toned because of alleged affiliations
with tho Carnegie Trust company,
weathered the day with such aggres-
siveness that there were no runs and
almost normal deposits.
Another member Of the Robin family
entered the Tombs today, DR.. Louise
Robinovitch. sister of Robin, was in
dicted for perjury and remanded in de,
fault of $4,000 bail, She had sworn
that she and her brother, Edward,
known as Edward Robinson, were
Robin g only heirs at law. But in
vestigation disclosed an aged couple
which the prosecution contends are his
parents, On this discovery the indict-
ment is based.
There was enacted as the grand jury
filed forth with the indictment against
DR.. Robinovitch, scene equal in
dramatic value to the recent repudia-
tion OF the old pair by Robin.
Both old persons had been witnesses
before the grand Jury. as had the al
legged son, Edward Robinson, When
they met face to face in the courtroom
t he elderly woman attempted to throw
bar p,1 &c L,,t
he drew back and repulsed her.
sis that. your father and mother?''
Robinson was asked.
~ am not sure, replied Robinson.
"I know these people, md have known
them for several years, We came to
this country with them, and rs a
youngstcr l always thought they were
my parents. But of late something has
happened which leads my brother and
myself to believe that they are not our
parents, We have the evidence which
proves it, -
Have YOU seen them Iately1' was
the next question put to Robinson.
! "Yos. ] have seen them about once
a month for many years That is all
| can say.
After DR.. Robinovitch had been in
dicted she entered plea Of not guilty
| Her counsel, William Trayers Jerome,
argued that if perjury had been com.
mltted by his client. it had been done
without criminal intent, and il she had
sworn falsely that the elderly pair
were not her parents, she might have
been Influenced by her social standing,
with no bearing on the case of Joseph
| G.. Robin.
In the course Of the day Andrew
| Carnegie issued IA statement denying
any connection with the Carnegie Trust
company. and reissued Il letter pub
lishcd in 1906. directing to the use Of
l.blS name
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10
AVER PROMOTER DOOMED
FAKE TOWN IN IDAHO
Mining Stock Said to Have Been Sold
by Use Of Bogus News
paper.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune,
BOSTON, Jan. 9.-Victor NJ. We'll the
Boston mining promoter who is under
arrest here charged by the postal author
tiles with using the mails to defraud in
his alleged mining swindle. is now also
accused with sending out a fake news
paper from fake town in Idaho In the
furtherancc of his schemes.
The town Is named Halls. which was
formed by dropping the first letter OF
the namc Challis, which is real town
in Idaho
This paper he called the HALLS Week
ly Messenger. II doomed Wells proper
ties in Idaho. The editors name was
given as {. +. Treat,
Its Issues teemed with glowing accounts
of the rich strikes and ores uncovered in
various companies that Wei! was pro-
noting In Boston.
These included the Liberty Bell Gold
Mining company. tho Victoria Gold Mines
company and the Investors Gold Mines
company, all supposed TO be located I'm
Thunder Mountain and other Idaho dis
triCts.
We'll is said to have taken In over ons
million dollars from investors,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10
SUGAR TRUST PUTS UP
MONEY FOR COMPROMISE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9,-Thc Amer
lean Sugar Refining company has de-
posted 100000 In cash in tine United
states treasury to compromise It's civil
liabilities IN the sugar drawback frauds
at New Yopk.
Secretary MacVeagh probably Will ac-
cept the money tomorrow for the GOV
crnment.
Henry \. Wise. district attorney at
New York. and attorneys of the depart
ment OF Justice have advised the sccre-
tary To take II.
II accepted II settles The governments 8
civil claims only and does not preju-
dlcc the right to criminal proceedings.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10
PACKERS FAIL IN ATTEMPT
TO DODGE CRIMINAL TRIAL

CHICAGO. jan. 9.-Judge James A.
Carpenter. in the United States district
court denied the motion Of the indicted
meat packers that criminal prosecution
against them be forbidden.
Their plea was made on the promise
that II they we're guilty of conspiracy
Ing Circuit Judge Grosscup's Injunction
OF several years ago against such pr3lc-
tice,
Contempt proceedings, argued the pack
ers. was the proper method of attack by
the government.
Judge Carpenter gave the packers ten
days for any further preliminary mo-
tions they might desire To make before
pleading to the indictment