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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Something in the World Besides Business"

the twelve months past You have done more bust
ness; you have done building, and SO have we We
have both done whole lot OF things and 1 believe
we have builded and negotiated within the honest
limitations Of the law; and also believe that we have
both made profit cut OF it all. We have had
another years experiences; we are a little older but
still, by gosh, we're in the ring-a little ripper, but
carrying no spots OF mold.
We're the eve Of Xmas time and with the ex-
cepton Of poor Dsz the whole world seems at peace
prosperous and happy. What great record! And
you and /, descendants of terribly oppressed
race, reduced from the king of kings to the hill
side peasantry; denied the heritage of a coun-
try brothers to the wandering Jew-fnd ourselves
in the rank and file Of posterity transpanted, rein
carnated. unqUesti0nably acknowledged an integral
part, understanding and speaking the language Of
worlds citizenship the parallel Of which has never
been recorded in the annals Of history That's what
you and I are-twentieth century Americans and
Notwithstanding all this great bundle of happiness
which We can Justly call own, II is funny TO real
ize-and still it's true-that are not wholly with
out little and an anxious yearning for
the welfare OF the that gone, that endured
the reverse Of what you and I enjoy played their
part and went their way
1T in those old fellows that the spirit OF de-
termination was engendsred; determination to shed
the yoke Of oppression and that spirit determine
ton has grownit has been handed down the line to
you and l. In fact the royal yoke Of Europe has in
hicted treatment generally which has driven the
oppressed this great land ours hence the great
progress which Americans give demonstration OF
before the world in general.
The Melting Pot OF old civilizations, every eoun-
try earth makes its contribution, and out OF II all
We have a new man, q new country new opportunities
ideas all governed by the Stars and Stripes
What grand spectacle! And to think, D., you and
living in middle age in the midst OF it all Great
EN- And Just two nights before Xmas time.
something else in the world besides business. am
glad to be knowing you am pleased over your sue
eess-I prize the good you have-I wish you
and your wife and all in whom you are Interested
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year"
The letter is dated December g. ana it is almost
needless to add that both the writer and the recipient
are descendants OF the Iriah klnEA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Base Trade

she walked into shoe store and said to the polite
clerk:
You may pair OF walking boots, No 4.
used to wear as but l go in for solid comfort now
Strange she murmured. 1t must be rheuma-
tism Try as, width 1 know 1 can swim in them,
but my feet tender"
While the clerk getting them on she said;
Il used to have such beautiful foot, not small
but such good shape. l never had small foot but
4 size for years, until l walked SO much and
grew heavier"
Your foot is peculiar shape; the tnstep is so
hgh-that is why you require large size" said the
clerk, who had fear of Ananias before his eyes.
I've heard" she said, that the Venus dee Ne
deechy No s, and she is model Of true proper
ton"
Exactly said the clerk, growing red in the face
as he pulled and tugged to get them He had
never heard Of dee Medeechy." but he was up to a
trick himself. After ALL" he said these are
too large You'll find the as Just right"
He only goae a moment, but in that time he
had erased from the inside of a pair Of shoes and
substituted 4 B.
There, thought IL was strange" she said when
they and paid for; why, those are Just as
easy my old ones. I believe I could just as wen
have as after all
And the young-mAn-without-a-conscie went
back to HIS duties with the air OF one well satisfied
with himsef.-LoEen sun
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
viii Keep Things Humming


And the travellers insist that things are still go
ing and will continue to go. There is no IveIier
class Of working for the west or for any other
part OF the country said Secretary Hopper I'VE are
always glad to cooperate in the endeavor to make
things right where they appear wrong; and the
utteranees of like MI Wakeey are sure to have
a most excellent effect"
The travellers felt they were entitled to take
some measure Of self-congratulation when Mr. Wake
ley said in the same address:
In those grand tables representing the wealth OF
this nation, we have the figures representing
Nebraskas wealth and products go from nothing to
billions We have lived through the disasters Of hot
winds grasshoppers bad finance and ignorant farm
ing methods. We have seen the waves Of immigra-
ton roll back upon incoming tides, and send abroad
their lamentations against this disconsoate land We
have seen the west at times actually stopped in the
momentum Of its advance and hang in the balance
through long and disastrous years, but we had to
stay with it.
We both know this country; we have mere than
once nearly starved together in it. We have built cur
lines over hundreds Of miles OF plains and desert
where our earliest revenue came from the travelling
man following quickly to stock up his only customer
the section boss family. with a full line of mother
hubbards and blue jeans In short II there are auy
two individuals out west whom boyhood acuuantanoa.
ship should bind together with ties sympathetic re-
gard It is the Nebraska travelling man ana the Ns-
braska railroad Besides fellowship built up through
the that marked the poverty OF the west tbera
should be between a mutual support in thess dav.
OF its prosperity.
Now when we speak of relations let me- add a
reference TO the most important relations Of avour
oWn-and when you bid farewell to your family ana
go roaming over the west all kinds OF trains bv
day and through the stormy night let US hone "A
you return safe, happy in recognizable condition
TO those for whom you have undergone these hard
ships Of separation, that you win give fair eousdera
ton to the organizations that. with all their resources
and Intelligence, have guarded every foot OF your
movement by rail"
The travellers are pretty unanimous In the recoe
milton Of the fact that the railroad and commsretsI
organizations are the strong arms OF the buzinss.
body OF the country; and they take large and gen.
uine pride in being substantial and very necss1ary
section Of that body.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

excellent service rendered in the early days Of its %
,.ssues by the late Robert r. Hodgin who was seeIe
tary Of the state organization and Of Post A. ana M
wuipi now holding high salaried position as CON.
missioner for the easket and table Manufacturers u
the country. with headquarters in Chicago.
The present officers of Post are Albert -
Hoas, PRESIDENT; James T. Hogan vice preSlaen''
-S-i.. tSonar sscrstarv-treasurer directors, Hugo
1r.Icbo,r chairman: George q. Begerow, n. Stanley
Brown, walter w. Watt, Harvey ]. Weeth M. N
woodward.
This organisation pays coed deal OF attention
IN legislative matters affecting the interests OF raV
cling men and the business world generally. Railroad
rates excess baggage good roads, hotel laws al en-
-. ~. ,ntsrast Of spscial committees 1t also is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Good Cheer Warns Hearts.

Nothing like getting your feet under the table
with him II you want to get next to a man" says L.
P'Uterbaek president OF the Nebraska division OF the
Travellers Protective association and out OF expert
enee be has gained wisdom His thought but typical
OF the sentiment that abroad the big banquet
No false note was heard at any stage for these be
level headed, warm hearted straight dealing men,
They know human nature 10 the core yet never feel
they know IL all To and learn. to absorb pros
poets and make note OF possibilities. is as much their
business to sell goods; and they are ever looking
20 the wider horizon. They accepted the compliment
embodied in the banquet in the same royal spirit in
which II rendered and the result was fully com
penaatory OF the hospitahle effort
AS the hosts OF the evening stand for the biggest
ana best In Omaha's commercial nfe-aye, for the
Solidity the whole structure OF Nebraska success
90 the guests who broke bread with the Commercial
club represent the field forces that execute plans and
ket results against every sort Of competition For
Nebraska and the bordering states offer rich field
20 the producer and the wholesaler and every man OF
the field force who goes from local house has his
work cut out for him. singy and together they have
pproved their fitness for the job gathering such
IS that Of Friday evening fail TO key every
man up 70 a higher pitch OF efficiency
And as the Commercial club stands for the busi-
ness orEanzaton that directs. the two organiza-
lions which the travelling men banded stand FOR
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

tneir politicians to secure monopoly of this new
raoe over rival markets. where the railroads are try
ing to adjust these conflicting interests and vet earn
dividends and surplus to keep their property from
decay is natural that conditions are restless ana
unsettled When reflect on the relations between
US we enter field Of complex features Our relations
up 10 date are really immature; have been to-
gether out west but few years, after ALL Where
there are no railroads there no travelling men,
there are no relations and there among us here
number who can remember such condition in the
west with but thirty miles OF railroad in 65 between
the Missouri river and the divide the travelling man
appeared and. true to tradition started things gong
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

new birth almost 1 have shown IT to te" ihu-
mate friends and it has impressed them in the same
way"
The letter was written on the stationery Of Sioux
City business house and was follows;
The yearly Christmas clock Of time is about to
reel on another record Of all kinds of things, good
bad and Indifferent The season has been busy one
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

[ERE's the best letter 1 ever received
that 1 remember" said one Of the most
prominent and prosperous OF the
Younger wholesalers Of Omaha. 1T is
so different from the ordinary letter
man gets, even from an intimate friend
that its contents have given my mind
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

committed TO the Work OF abolishing local,
county licenses exacted from commercial travellers
AS It is organized in thirtythree states II will be
realized that the pulling power exercised in these
matters Is something to be reekoned with
Recently the Nebraska division has taken up
seriously the good roads movement and the question
of regulation Of public utilities special commits
tee created, with Arthur @. Chase az chairman.
Mr. Chase s not only leading traveller, but is also
enthusiasts metorist and so knows what good
roads mean.
In an address delivered at the last annual BAN
qust Of the United Commercial Travellers L. W. Wake
ley the wsll-known railroad man, had this to say
touching the interviewer interests Of the common car
riers and the commercial travellers:
Relations between US are found wherever there
is mile Of railroad In the east, where transporta-
ton and trade conditions settled, our prob
lens have been fairly solved and each has recognized
the need Of the ether advance toward the west
let stop where are-at the Missouri river--And
give some thought to that region extending to the
Continental divide, in which you are building up the
fortunes of your firms
The west is new by that mean 30 much Of It
is growing in population, tage, wealth and railway
mileage that every year gives aspect to its trade
possibilities, and adds to the shifting commercial
situation the disturbing element Of competition from
rival localities In such a growing country, where
the contest among you is intense to secure grin on
this new wealth, where outwits man, capital
matches capital competing cities invoke the efforts Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Z. P. A. Of Wide In1uence

The Travellers Protective association was organ
lied IN June $50, and in May last had membership
OF 4Os61 lndomnities paid for death and dis
abilities to the amount OF S27s477 for the year end
ing May 1, 1910.
Omaha Post was organized in April. 1898 with
about fifty members and that year entertained the
national convention The delegates were the guests
Of the exposition management the opening day
and have always insisted that being opened with
saeh bunch OF boosters present II could not help
being the great success IL z T. Lindsey was the
first state president. and the present membership al
ways bears tribute hs good work; likewise 70 the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Something Of the Travellers Societies

SomeGnlng OF the TEaVelerS' bocleJleS
The order Of United Commercial Travellers IL
the senior Of the two. Organized In Columbus o., in
March. 1sss, It has grown into a membership Of
almost $4,000. It has twenty-sx grand councils and
5o2 subordinate couneils The grand council OF Ne
braska has now a membership Of 1907 members and
Omaha council has 274 members In Nebraska
councils the nine outside Omaha being located
Lincoln, Beatrice, Hastings Norfolk Grand Island,
Fremont, Holdrege Chadron and Columbus
Fifteen men the charter list of Omaha
council, No. us formed In January, 1898; w L. Ne
Gee E. E. Drew, o. E. Foster, R. H. Grotte, B. J.
Joseph, q. G. Beas. James P. Brown, L. L. Boyd R.
NJ Downey, E. L. Miller, ]. G. Duboise H. O. Fred
ericks W. O. Butts c. w. Hnzie, C. c. Patrick OF the
charter members and first officers H. O. Fredereks
has been with his present house, Paxton Gallagher
company for twenty-five years; c. W. Hinze. present
grand counsellor OF Nebraska, who has held every
office Of Omaha council and in another year viii
have held every office in the grand council of Ne
braska has been with the MeCord-Brady company for
twenty-nine years. the first secretary-treasurer OF
Omaha council c. c. Patrick. has held every office in
Omaha council. is q member Of the grand council OF
Nebraska and has been with the McCord-Brady COM
pany for thirty years; w L. MCGEE has been with
BITS present house, United States supply company for
thirteen years; R. NJ Downey, first page Of Omaha
council has been with the Paxton Gallagher COM
pany for over twenty years
c. J. Miles Is the only past supreme counselor
from the grand Jurisdiction Nebraska He has held
all offices in Hastings council in the grand
ell OF Nebraska and in the supreme council
The United Commercial Travellers is the only
secret fraternal travelling mems organization in the
world The present officers OF Omaha council
James T. Hogan. senior counselor; J. H. sinkular.
Junior counselor; J. f. Griffin past counselor; E. H.
Button, secretary-treasurer; E. G. Harwood, condue
tor; W w Watt page; W. A. Skate sentinel; execu-
tive committee r. F. Bacon, F. F. Osborn, F. F. Col
win, J. G. Robertson
The United Commercial Travellers organization
has paid indemnity and death claims the last eleven
months Of ss5s s3s; and since its organization has
paid out from the indemnity fund 50 O23, $50 From
the widows and orphans fund it has paid out Ss24,-
O15, and has in the indemnity reserve fund $685.
1sT.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

aLDsTERs felt and acted like youAstsTs at
the banquet given to Omaha travelling
Friday night at the Auditorium.
Neither age activity seem to have
kSblt48H any power to wither make stale the
kfka4fl4t joyous nature Of the business booster.
The who SO strongly help
to make omahas reputation for fair dealing and
progress, in every hamlet and at every crossroads
store, no less than in the urban centers, had one
grand festive gathering devoted exclusively to their
Kind And such kind Clean, clever well dressed of
Boodly presence and a most excellent temper the
thousand OF more travellers for Omaha houses who
participated took every atom Of pleasure that keen
wit and quick mentality could possibly extract from
such an occasion.
Greeting TO friends, warm nsighborlinesa to new
aequaintAness. story Renaissance spiritual com
munion OF eongenial souls, ruled the hour Good
humOr was the keynote. business cooperation and
commercial ethics the subject OF the talks Men
seasoaed By long years OF frontier engagements re-
nsWed their sanguine youth in mixing With the boys
who have taken their old esier eircum-
stance; and the exuberant recruits in the great army
OF commerce gained new inspiration from this close
rubbing OF elbows with the veterans who bIazed the
way and made the paths that have led to remarkable
success.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

the closer personal interests Of the aside from
their business relationship In this connection, some
figures viii not be amss. They are fraternaL benev-
client and mutual: they belong to the members Unity,
charity temperance are their eornerstones and they
have grown IN prosperous this foundation.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22
A. G. LITTLE WILL
 APPEAR BEFORE
 GRAND JURY TODAY

Little Rock, May P. For the purpose of appearing before the Pulaski County Grand Jury to- day and telling what he knows regarding the alleged grating by members of the Arkansas Senate, A. c. Little of Osceola, arrived in Little Rock Sunday af. ternoon aud reported to the fore man of that body this morning.
 Mir. Little, Representative from Mississippi county until he resigned at the close of the reg ular session, after making sensa- tional charges of boodling in the Senate, states he will have plenty to tell the Grand Jury and he confidently expects a number of indictments to be returned. Mir. Little believes Prosecuting At torney Robert l.. Rogers will go to the bottom of the charges and that the obligations the Senate placed him under by defeating bills which affected his office will make no difference with t h prosecution.
 Mir. Little is now practicing law in Osceola and will remain in Little Rock only as long as the Grand Jury may require h 1 S presence in the city. He states that since he made the graft charges against the Senate, his mail has been as heavy as mail order house, with congratula tions from people all over t h state.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22

and the flights will take place each afternoon at the Country Club grounds. The Chamber of Commerce has contracted for fancy flights of all kinds by Ward and other aviators of the Curtis troupe, now the most spectacu- lar before the people of t h e United States. One flight which is to be especially spectacular, will be made by Witmar in his powerful speed machine. He will leave the Country Club grounds, circle Fort Logan H. Roots, dropping an imaginary bomb upon the arsenal of the army post, then head for h e Arkansas river, scooping down upon the surface of the water after passing the Iron Mountain bridge, under the Pulaski coun ty free bridge and then over the Rock Island bridge and back to the starting point.
 In addition to this Ward is ex- pected to repeat the stunt he pulled of in Ft. Smith recently, when he gave chase to buzzard and gave the carrion bird very busy five minutes trying to keep out of the way of the machine. To be sure there is a buzzard handy, one will be caught and liberated, and in case this bird cannot be secured, a crow will be used for the fancy flight.
 The Chamber of Commerce is paying for as much as did the people of Havana, where several world records were made, and it would not be surprising to see something of this kind done in Little Rock June ? or 3.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22
Warning Order

Aberdeen Clothing
 Company Plaintiff
 vS. H. Silverstein and M. Bernstein, doing bus mess under the firm name of H. Silverstein & Company Defendants The defendants, H. Silversteip and M. Bernstein, are warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the com plaint of the plaintiff, Aberdeen Clothing Company.
 J. w. Forester, J. P. May 9, 1911.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22
Warning Order

Norton Berger Shoe Company, Plaintiff
 VS H. Silverstein and M, Bernstein, doing bus mess under the firm name of H. Silverstein and Company, Defendants The defendants, H. Silverstein and M. Bernstein are warned to appear in this court within thir- ty days and answer the com plaint of the plaintiff, Norton Berger Shoe Company.
 J. w. Forester, J. P. April 26, 1911.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22
TRAVELLERS WILL HOLD CONVENTION
 JUNE2 AND }

Little Rock, May 22.-H. S. Spivey, president of the Arkan- saS Travellers, is now hustling over the state dropping in upon the travelling men at the places they are known to congregate, and winding up with them ar engagements for excursion trains into Little Rock for the big an- nual convention of the Travellers, which will be held in Little Rock June } and 3.
 This being the first convention the Travellers have held in h e center of the state for h re e years, elaborate preparations are being made to entertain t h e thousands who will visit Little Rock to witness or participate in the frolics of the two days, which will practically be two days of Mardi Gras.
 The Little Rock Chamber of Commerce has arranged for a two days meet of the Curtis av- iators to add to the attraction,
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22
BOARD OF HEALTH
 HOLDS MEETING

An interesting meeting of the City Board of Health was held thls morning to discuss ways and means to prevent the spreading or contagious diseases. For the past two months there has been several cases of smallpox in and near Prescott and there is at this tune a number of cases.
 The Board of Health has quar- antlned a number of houses. but Tn some instances the quarantine was not observed. At the meet ing this morning the following resolution was adopted:
 Resolved, That from this date when a house is quarantined, we Will not allow anyone to go in or out, and the quarantine will con- tlnue twenty-one days from the beginning.
 (Signed) A. s. Buchanan.
 Adam Guthrie,
 W. W. Rice,
 $. J. Hesterly,
 c. o. Marsh " This action of the Borad of Health, while little slow, is the only way to prevent the disease from spreading and the city authorities should see that t h e resolution is respected.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22
Warning Order

Chas. D. Land Skirt
 Company, Plaintiff
 VS. H. Silvertein and
 M. Bernstein. Defendants The defendants, H. Silverstein and M, Bernstein are warned to appear in this court within thir- ty days and answer the com plaint of the plaintiff, Chas. D. Land Skirt Company.
 J. w. Forrestor, J. P. April 20, 1911.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-22
ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be received by the un- dersigned up to Saturday, the first day of July ll91, for the construction and completion of a Court House building at Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas, according to the plans and specifications prepared by Theo M Sanders Architect Rooms 709-710 Southern Trust Build ing. Little Rock, Arkansas.
 Contractors desiring to take plans away will be accommodated in sequence of application to the Architect provided that a deposit of Twenty-Five Dollars accompanies each app- cation. This deposit will be forfeited if plans are retained longer than ten days, or, if con tractor obtaining same fails to submit pro- posal
 All bids shall be made and submitted on spe- cial blank forms to be obtained from the Architect,
 Each bid shall be accompanied by certified check of One Thousand Dollars Sl ,000.o0 made ' Ia to the County Judge. The check Of any bidder who fails within fifteen days after being notified of the award of the contract to execute an approved Surety Bond for the faithful performance of the contract based upon this bid shall be forfeited to the County as assessed and Equidated damaged. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids
 Commissioners of Public Buildings of Nevada
 County, Arkansas;
 T. C. McRAE,
 C. C. HAMBY,
 J. J. FIRST
 A. M DENMAN.
 County Judge, Nevada County. Arkansas