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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
MANY PoSTMASTERS COMING
Prepare lions Are Now Being Made 20
Entertain Visitors at COnven-
tIOn Next September.

Preliminary arrangements for the ma
tional convention of first-class postmasters
in Omaha September IL, Is and IA are now
being made here. The Commercial club
has sent out 800 invitations to the first
class postmasters of the country. The in
vitations are neatly engraved cards and
were signed by David Cole as president of
the Commercial club and b. f. Thomas.
The convention is expected to be the
largest gathering of postmasters ever held
IN the United States. The reason given for
this is the fact that Omaha is more CEN
trally located than any other city which
has heretofore secured the meeting. About
1000 pOstmasters and their wives are ex-
pected to be here at the convention.
The program has not been announced and
win not be until II Is definitely understood
whether President Taft viii be in atten-
dance at the meeting or not. IL is known as
fact that Postmaster General Hitchcock
will be here. also the first assistant post
master genera! Z. p. Grandfield
Considerable interest is being taken in
the selection OF the badges which will be
worn at the convention. The Commercial
club is putting forth its efforts to get
something which will advertise Omaha and
also make very attractive badge One
thing that has been decided upon is that
1t viii consist of red. white and blue rib
hon with a bronze or german silver medal
attached to the bottom.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
Publicity League
Moves On to Boston
in a Special Train
Many Towns in Nebraska Will Send
Representatives to Help Adver-
tise the State.

The Nebraska Publicity league has just
completed its arrangements for the trip
to Boston, where the publicity men of
the state will attend the convention of
the Associated Advertising Clubs of Amer
lea, which goes into session on August L
kilograms and other communications have
been received here from Cleveland, Detroit
and other places announcing the desire of
publicity clubs ofsthose places to entertain
the Nebraskans during their stop-over
waits enroute to Boston, and It is probable
that these invitations will be accepted.
The Nebraska league wishes as large a
delegation as is possible to accompany
them on the eastern trip and every effort
will be made to advertise this state in a
favorable light.
A special train, leaving Lincoln on the
Burlington at $3.50 p. m, July a. and one
leaving Omaha on the same day at $50
p. M, will arrive in Chicago at S:07 the
next morning. From Chicago the party
will leave for Detroit, where a seven-hour
stop will be made and the Nebraskans en-
tertained by the Detroit publicity men.
Niagara Falls, Rochester and all points Of
interest between Chicago and Boston will
be seen, and the men in charge of the
excursion will see that great pains are
taken to get the word Nebraska" before
the fasteners as much as possible. The
special Nebraska train will carry a dining
car, sleepers, and all comforts and con-
veniences, and the Publicity league asks
all Nebraskans who are contemplating
making an eastern trip to accompany the
delegation to the convention to help boost
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22

The Key to the sltuatlon-Bee Wan; AZ
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
BUSINESS DULL WITH DOCTORS
Prevailing Moderate Weather is not
Conducive to Sickness.
PHYSICIAN GIVES A FEW HINTS
Ripe Fruit ana = Little Ice water
Are Not Harmful when Taken
separateIy-TraveIe should
he Careful.

Omaha is having an unusually lucky
July, according to an Omaha physician
and the drug and doctor businesses are
suffering something OF a relapse. The hot
weather spell has not returned with any
sort of dangerous force.
Even in such moderate weather as now
prevails there are some health hints that
people are failing to realize.
I'm the first place, they eat too much
ripe fruit and drink too much ice water. ("
said a prominent doctor. Good ripe
fruit is in itself not harmful, un-
less It is overripe, and ice water in mod
GRAFTON does no harm, but very ripe fruit
combined with ice water is likely to upset
a persons health.
Advice to Travellers.
Travellers and people on vacation should
be particularly careful during the summer
about the source Of water supply at places
along their routes. 1t is great mistake
to suppose that every outdoor summer re-
sort and every farm is sanitary and health
ful, because in many cases in such places
the most fundamental laws of sanitation
are neglected. The victims come back to
the city with typhoid germs, and they
and those near them suffer through care
lessness
AS far as heat prostratlons are con-
erned, they are most dangerous to people
who use alcoholic beverages, and most OF
the severe cases, which approximate in
sanity, are induced by alcoholism. Peo-
pie should not get much alcohol in their
systems during hot weather and should
avoid all drinks that are artlfically col
ored and preserved
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
Mayor Hears Both
Sides on Barber Shop
Sunday Closing Bill
Hotel Men Protest Against His Sign
ing the Sunday Closing Ordinance
Will Hurt Business.

Faint sounds of the Barber shop chord
are still being heard about the city hall.
Mayor Dahlman, who offered both sides
in the Sunday closing controversy an equal
chance to be heard before he disposes of
the ordinance, was waited upon Friday
morning by a committee from the hotel
men. T. ]. O'Brien, Rome Miller, F. A.
Taggart Ralph Kitchen and I. A. Medlar
came to protest against the ordinance. The
hotel men are most seriously affected by
the law, because their barber shops de-
pend much upon transient trade and they
assert that the law, IL allowed to stand,
will do them considerable business in
jury and work against the good reputation
Of the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
Police Searching
in Riverview Park
for Body Of a Man
Note Pinned to Tree Causes Officers to
Make Hurried Run to That
Place Friday.

A squad of police hurried to Riverview
park at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon to
search for the body Of a man supposed to
have committed suicide. The occasion for
the hurried call was the finding of a note
by Fred Kruse, 1911 Spaulding street. The
missive was tackled to a tree about 100 feet
from the entrance. 1t was dated July 10
end read as follows:
AT this park someone will find my body,
as 1 came here to get work and can't find
1t. So 1 am going to stop all my troubles
and worry. When you find my body please
call or write to Chicago and tell the party
who you will find out by the letter in my
coat. So when you find me say for .he
town of Omaha that was only desperate
and tired of living. So goodbye. It's all.
and hope the next world will all be better
love to my little girl" A. W."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
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Hostilities between the office of the city
attorney and that of the city treasurer
were renewed Thursday morning when. ac-
cording to the city attorney, the treasurer's
office refused to receive the extra tax ini-
posed on the proprietor of Campbelrs
shows. According to the city attorney the
s35 in the hands of Chief Of Police Briggs
was proffered to the treasurer's office,
which refused the same. The treasurers
office maintains that the money was not
refused. They are anxious to have the
city attorney make a test case OF the
whole matter.
Thursday noon II. W. Campbell, pro-
prietor of the shows. went to the city at
torneys office and, at the advice of his
attorney, w. A Shall, paid 500 for the
license to run his show. The money was
accepted and receipted for by the city
attorney.
The city attorney acting on the SUPPOSE
ton that the treasurer would not accept
the money, then expressed himself as being
determined to deposit the money In the
bank to the credit OF the city.
In the afternoon The city treasurer made
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
RECALL PETITION CIRCULATED
Effort Made to Gust South Omaha
Mayor and Councilmen.
MANY ARE SIGNING THE PETITION
Petitioners Assert They VIII Have
Little Difficulty In Obtaining the
Requisite Number or Names
Mayor says, "Go 60 It."-

In addition to the reported Investigation
threatened by Governor Aldrich, South
Omaha affairs have passed from a simmer
TO a boiling point by the circulation OF the
long threatened recall petition. The petit
ton was made public this morning, though
the signatures Of voters have been taken
since yesterday afternoon. Charging that
the mayor and ali the councilmen except
August Miller have transacted the busl-
ness OF the city with carelessness and ex-
travagance' and that the continuance Of
these men in office is hazardous TO the
progress and advancement of the city,"
the petitioners seek the recall OF the pres
cnt council and the right Of electing a new
one.
The petitioners, including James Parks
and Charles Letter, assert that they will
have no difficulty in obtaining the requisite
number OF signatures. The city charter
provides that the recall petition shall be
signed by a number Of freehold voters
equal to IS per cent of the number that
voted in the preceding election for the
officer sought to be recalled. This means
approximately $50 people, a number that
the leaders of the movement assert they
can easily obtain. IL is said that over
eighty signatures have been obtained since
yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Trainor was not prepared TO make
a statement on the matter this morning
He said the whole trouble seemed to be q
business dispute between two contractors
George and James Parks. The mayor said
that as far as he was concerned they could
go to It."
The Petition.
Following is the petition
10 the Honorable Mayor and City Counch
Gentlemen Whereas, Patrick J. Trainor,
mayor; John s. walters, councilman in,l
the First ward; John Franek. councilman
from the second ward; George norman,
councilman from the Third ward. Jonn =.
Reha councilman from the tourtn war;
sixth ward and Thomas Peterson, councll-
man from the Seventh ward, have Isiso
and refused to transact the business OF tne
CITY Of South Omaha in the interests Q,
The taxpayers of said city, but have ignored
The interests of said taxpayers ana,
Whereas, said Patrick J. Trainor mas as
mayor Of said city given MS oIr1oIsr an
which said acts are against the interests
Of said taxpayers, and .,,..,..
Whereas, said mayor and co COZ tranai
acted the business of said city WIN
economy and sagacity, but with careless
ness and extravaganza, ana, 49, ..
in office is hazardous TO the progress ana
advancement of said city, now, .,s
Therefore, we the undersigned ireeh9e n.
electors OF said city. entitled to vote Ior
the successors Of said Patrick j. Trainor,
John s. Walters, John Franek, George
Hoffman. John c. Reha, Mathew peterson
Der and owning the property set opposite
our respective names, do hereby demand
an election for the purpose OF selectins
provided in section $3.50. Cobbey's An
nointed Statutes OF Nebraska. 1911
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
LireIonE BONDAGE

10 dyspepsia, llyer complaints and kidney
troubles is needless. Electric Bitters is the
guaranteed remedy. Soc For sale by Beaton
Drug Co
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
Old Song Gets Singer
Into Heap Of Trouble
Strothers Knocks Man Down Who In
terferes with His Singing
Thursday Evening.

Garry me back to old Virginia." blithely
warbled Lawton Strothers as he strobe
down the street. Cunning street, near Tween
tieth.
Cease the bleedin caterwaul," COM
manded Tom Morgan, an Englishman, as
re neared the light-hearted Strothers,
Garry me back to old Vir-" he at
tempted to continue his favortte song when
Morgan knocked his hat off. Strothers re-
taliated by knocking the interrupting Eng
lishm2n down.
Strothers was fined $40 in police court
Friday morning for assault and battery.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
HARRIS ESTATE ASKS DAMAGES
AdministrntOr FILES Suit for Thirty
Thousand Dollars from Western
bridge Company.

Damages in the sum of 10000 are asked
for the death OF Charles b. Harris, who
VAS killed on April 5, 1910 The suit is
brought by Carlton b. Hutchinson. admin
istrator. against the Western Bridge and
Construction company. Harris was
crushed beneath pile driver while at
work for this company at Eleventh and
Clark streets. The heirs TO the estate are
several small children.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
MANY AT CHURCH SOCIAL
Three Thousand People Visit Holy
Angels Church and Enjoy Open
Air Event.

over 5000 people attended the social
given by the women of the Holy Angels
church last evening on the church grounds
al Twenty eighth and Fowler avenue They
commenced coming early in the evening
and from that time on q continuous string
"a sed m and out through the gates The
Entertainment was under the supervision
Of Father Flanagan.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
HAWAII ENDORSES TOM FLYNN
Ptatu sends Card to Friends from
the Parkway Pacific Ocean
Island.

An echo OF a once famous message sent
from somewhere Ola the other side of the
world to James g Dahlman when he first
was elected mayor II Omaha saying. IAN
Asia lcjoiees IN your election" is card
received from Louis Patti OF the Douglas
county democracy, who writes from Homo
lulu that he has seen the Hawaiian queen
and she endorses Tom Flynn for clerk OF
the district couf,.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
RUSTY NAIL BASIS OF SUIT
Mrs. FcEa GOffstein Suffered from
blood Poison and Sues Real Es-
tate Firm for Ten Thousand.

rusty nail in some old lumber left on
the sidewalk is the basis of a $4,000 suit for
damages brought In district court Fri
day by AIRS. Fega Goffstein against Joseph
b. Robinson and Harry e. Wolf. The de-
PENDANTS form a real estate firm that owns
property at Nineteenth and Paul streets
Mrs Goffstein alleges that on February Is
she tripped on some old lumber In front OF
that place and cut herself with rusty ma II,
causing blood poisoning.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
Blue Skies Prevail
Over Most of State
Alliance Division of Burlington Only
One Reporting Rain, Which
Falls in Six Towns.

Rain was scarce in every locality in the
state Friday morning, according to reports
received at the railway offices. But one
division on the Burlington line reported
rain. That was the Alliance, and but six
towns had showers. On the Union Pacific
line clear and warm weather was reported
Reports on condition of the corn crop are
the same. Rain is not needed in many
places and sunshine during the next week
or two will be beneficial. as the corn has
begun to tassel. Winter wheat is almost
all harvested over the state and good ship
ments are being received by the railroads
The following towns reported rain this
morning.
Seneca. Whitman,
Alliance, Belmont,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

mo-" her mother said. THAT made
it look as though you expected some
thing from him."
Andrew was standing in the dark
ness, in the middle of the room. He
wished the family would quit talking
especially as they were talking OF
him-and go to bed and allow him to
drop his gift into Amabers stocking.
He did not dare to move, for fear of
running into some furniture. He
hardly dared breathe.
Suddenly from down street came
the clang of gong. Also the cIatter
Of horses hoofs on the frozen high
way and the rumble of wheels. The
noise increased as the horses drew
near, to subside and cease in front of
the house. The Tuttles heard it.
Must be fire, or the patrol wag-
on" Mr.. Tuttle exclaimed, throwing
open the room where Andrew stood.
Andrew darted behind a bookcase just
in time. Mr.. futile went through the
room to the hall and opened the front
door. Mrs. Tuttle followed him, de-
spite AmabeFs remonstrances tat she
would catch cold.
There was the sound of hurried
footsteps up the walk.
Whats the matter?" Mr.. futile
asked.
where is he?" said voice.
Where's who?"
"Patrolman Jones telephoned that
he saw a man breaking into your
house."
Andrew shivered with alarm. This
was predicament. To be arrested
as burglar, to be carted off to jail,
without a chance to explain. He
peered from behind the bookcase and
saw Amabel dreamiIy hanging her
stocking. He swiftly came from his
hiding place, and silently hurried to
her side. Taking the package from
his pocket, he whispered:
"Amabel! II forgot to tell you I
love you, and here's my proposal, and
the engagement ring, tool"
The mere fact that he had appeared
thus mysteriously at her side did not
appeal to Amabel. She did not think
Of that at all. She said:
"Oh, Andrew!"
And she then allowed herself to
fall into his arms.
That there was much excited con-
versation in the hall, that men were
running around the house and peering
into dark corners in the basement and
in the upper rooms was something OF
which Andrew and Amabel were en-
tirely unaware. Mr.. and Mrs futile
came back, after the officers had gone
away utterly bewildered Even they
had been so excited that the presence
Of Andrew struck them as nothing un-
usual. Amabel's shy but delighted an
nouncement of her engagement was re-
ceived merrily, however. In fact,
father and mother futile and the
young people got SO deep in their
plans for the future that they almost
forgot the incident until suddenly Mr..
futile said:
81 wonder who the dickens that
burglar was, anyhow
"I-I'll bet it was mel" Andrew
stammered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
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This is further proof that love is

s-s<--
1t. Tnis is further proof that love is
blind.
Thank you," Andrew mumbled,
nervously. I'll wish you merry
Christmas, Am-amabel."
That's nice of you, and 1 hope you
like the little gift. 1t really isn't a
gift, Andrew. It's just a necktie
made for you myself. I wish it could
have been something nicer-but
you'll let the sentiment that goes with
it count for what it lacks in value or
beauty, won't your"
She carelessly reached up and ad-
justed the spray of mistIetoe, smiling
also at Andrew. Andrew stood there,
turning the package over and over in
his hands, blind as ever. What Am
abel thought we never will know.
There must be times while a woman
is landing man that she is SO en-
ragged with his obtuseness that she
would keenly enjoy humping him on
the head with a shove:
Andrew got his eyes away from
hers long enough to ask:
Are you going to have Christmas
tree?"
mo. We're old-fashioned, you
know. We're just going to hang up
our stockings in front Of the CRATE,
and let Santa come right down the
chimney I love those old customs,
don't your"
AS she spoke Of the old customs
she once more pushed the spray Of
mistletoe up into place. This time
Andrew saw it, and away down deep
in his heart he wished he were just a
good friend of Amabels.
You see, under the mistletoe, things
may be done by good friends which
would call out the troops If attempted
by lover who has not yet declared
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

he realized that ne mad not given her
the present he had meant to hand to
her with few we'll chosen words
which should cause her to fall into his
arms and promise to be his forever
Also, he realized that he had not even
wished her a merry Christmas in the
way he had planned to wish it.
All the way home he abused him
self for being such a fool. Why, any
man with spark of self-confidence,
he told himself, would have told the
girl what he had in his heart and in
his pocket for her-would have made
a neat but effective little speech OF
presentation, and would have concIud-
ed his peroration with her head
against his shoulder and her plump
white hand in his.
There came to him a flash of in
spiration.
Why not play Santa Claus, take the
ring to AmabePs home, climb in a
side window from the porch, deposit
the ring and note in her stocking?
This would make her feel that he had
planned it all as a real Christmas sur
prise for her. A Christmas gift and
a Christmas proposal all at once
would certainly appeal TO the roman
tic side of any girl
So he wrote his note, wrapped it
about the ring, replaced the ring and
the note in the little box, wrapped it
up, and betook himself to AmabePs
home.
The porch from which he planned
to effect his surreptitious entrance
was side one. He remembered that
last summer Amabels father had
said he must have the catch on the
window repaired. He knew perfectly
well Amabels father hadn't done So
for he knew Amabel's father was like
all men.
Through the side yard and over the
porch rail he went. The window he
found unfastened. Carefully he raised
it and felt his way into the room. To
his establishment he saw a ray of
light beneath the door and heard
voices in the adjoining room-where
the stockings were to be hung.
We'll, Amabel," her father was say
ing, what did Romeo have to say to-
night?"
The reply was sniff from Amabel,
which Andrew interpreted as being a
suggestion to her father that he mind
his own affairs.
Did you give him the necktie?"
Amabel's mother asked.
YES"
did he like it?''
He never looked at it,
We'll, I must say! In my time a
young man would have shown more
gallantry."
mot a Hillington, mother" Mr..
futile said. "They never think OF
what to say until week later"
Andrew grated his teeth. This was
true, but not pleasant.
We'll, you couldn't expect him to
tell how he liked it when he hadn't
seen it," Amabel said, stoutly. And
It wouldn't have been polite for hiS1
to look at it right there-besides,
shouldn't have given it to him to-
night"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Embalmer and
Funeral Director

old
varety to show
TO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
ouietina Her suspicions.

my DEAR" said the Suspicious Wife,
this sealskin sack you gave me for
Christmas has the odor of gasoline. y
Very likely answered the Crafty
Husband. But you know Santa Claus
is using an automobile now"
Nevertheless, she had her doubts
about it, fearing that he had pur-
chased the garment second-handed OF
a cleaner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

"Humph!" said Mrs. Henry Peck.
this paper has lot Of alleged jokes
about women giving their husbands
cigars for Christmas presents. l think
that any woman who is fool enough to
give her husband a box OF the vile
things ought to-Why, where has
Henry gomez"
But Henry was out in the hall shak-
ing hands with himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
BY KzZbuxDIz

ment OF. the tremendous fact that
when young woman allows a young
man to spend Christmas eve with her
she is writing yes" in large letters
on the wall. No man can realize any
thing at such times.
Andrew said he must be going, after
Amabel had began to wonder if he
was going to talk about the weather
and the latest book all evening.
Must you go, really?" she asked,
brightly. wait just a moment
have something for you"
She went into another room, then
came back with small package,
which she handed to him.
"Just little Christmas remem-
brance," she smiled. You won't
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Much More Extensive.

Downs-Why is it your friend
Chownes is always down at the heel?
Does he lose his money on horse
races?"
Jownes-He never bets on a horse
race. He loses more money on the
human race
DownS-Eh?~
Jownes-He has nine children
Stray Stories.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
More Blessed to Give.

"Stingy?" repeated the Neighbor-
hood Gossip, lis old man Titewadd
stingy? Why, did you hear what he
gave his wife for a Christmas pres
ent? He let her go to the dentist that
morning and have ten aching teeth
pulled, knowing very well that it
would prevent her eating any of the
Christmas dinner"