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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
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Jerry Howard's BuIIetin.

Jerry HowRrd's BuIIetin.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 13.-To the
Editor Of The Bee: Please publish the
subjoined "Bulletin;''
Fellow citizens, especially those OF
you who supported Felix Joshua Nc
Shane at my solicitation: desire to make
a public apology to you on that account
He deceived me. therefore, l am blame
less lie has deceived more than me-
too to their grief and to his everlasting
shame I had no acquaintance with this
wil-be proxy sheriff" never heard OF
him until he filed for ofsce at the die
tation Of the city hall Butler brothers
and another worthy, Mr.. Gillian of the
city hall, this city. Friends, please keep
your temper Everything is revealed by
time. 1t would surprise mo IL 1 received
respectable treatment from the political
highwaymen. l would have a doubt about
my character, and character. is better
than wealth. The warriors of the Cresote-
Sarco combine and the beef trust say that
am n transgressor that must be pun
ished. Consequently a program was ar
ranged and carried out whereby the
proxy sheriff and his guardian angel,
"St Charlie" were present at a private
bcnquet given by a Christian statesman
of renown--a navigator who has a prefix
before his name that q woman could
throw washtub through. 1t was
benevolent assimilation" Of the paving
combine, the beef trust, village black
smiths and their political lackies, gotten
up for the purpose of prosecuting me for
my ideas on the labor question. Hope
consoles the prosecuted" Nevertheless it
is humiliatlng for man to be ignored
by political accident, a splneless
nonenity, such as McShane.
There is a Scrlptural quotation which
says that "afflictions and humiliations"
| IL used profitably will help to prepare
for great hereafter. / assure you that
my afflictions and humiliations are to be
used profitably towards the publication
OF the bushwhackers, highbinders and
porch climbers on their political here
/ after. My effort in endeavoring to purify
these dervishes might be called Christian
| civilization. 1t is one OF the corporal
works of mercy to instruct the ignorant.
| l will guarantee that these moral as
sassins-that is. IL they have any morals
shall have instructions before 1 get
through with them.
This degenerate migrate Mcshane is a
twin brother of the "Playboy," play
that was hooted out of New York on
account Of its filth and nastiness.
The modern Mark Hanna" the shotless
colonel, has displayed his littleness. Mr..
Tanning knows my circumstances as well
as any man and il he possessed any
manhood he would not permit my name
to be taken off the list at the dictation
OF the special interests.
JERRY HOWARD.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
pnhlinitu. thn Real Remedv.

The railroad securities commits
sion, headed by President Hadiey Of
Yale, after deyoting a year in study
ing out the best means Of controlling
the issuance OF railroad securities.
recommends enforced publicity OF all
railroad financing as the most eff
fective method and the best weapon
against stock watering the govern
ment has at its command. The COM
mission significantly declares:
accurate knowledge Of the facts sur
rosinding the issue OF securities and the
expenditure Of the proceeds ID the mat
ter OF most Importance, II Is the one
thing which the federal government can
effectively insist upon; II Is the funda-
mental thing which must serve as a
basis 10 whatever regulation may be de-
sired In the future.
without, finding fault with the
commission or, the idea that led to
It's creatlonrfor, undoubtedly, It's
technical skillswill result In great
good to the government-7one is
struck with the simplicity OF the
problem after all For several years
this same recommendation has been
coming from unexpert and untech-
nical sources--publicity as the cure
for many Of these corporate abuses,
particularly stock watering in the is
suance of securities Turn on the
searchllght." has been the incessant
cry OF this and many other newspa-
pers for years and It took no pro-
found Investigation TO see the wisdom
OF such a remedy 1t was the first
and most natural remedy to suggest
itself upon second sober thought
OF the evil 20 be remedied and It will
be the last one, too. Not until It is
earnestly applied will the abuses
complained of disappear It is 4 vim
dication of this primal plan to have
this commissions endorsement and
recommendation of It. supported by
the presidents approval. For Mr..
Taft supports the commissions re-
port most heartily
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
Twenty Years Ago

]. s. Woodruff, member Of the govern
ment commission that framed the treaty
Of peace with the shoshone and Arapahoe
Indians, stopped in the city enroute to
Washington.
terian church preached on stunning
and its possible evil effects, pointing out
the tragedy surrounding the experience
Of the little Salvation Army captain, Hat
tie Smith, who was seriously wounded
by a woman who killed herself. He
praised the work Of Miss Smith and the
Salvation Army, but deprecated the fad
Of some society and church women of
going into the so-called slums to help
tho lowly.
A meeting Of Jewish people was held at
to aid Russian refugees. Julius Meyer
presided and J. d. Nathanson acted as
secretary.
Mrs. Sarah Meyer, wife of Max Meyer,
died at $50 p. m. at the family home,
1924 Harvey street at the age of 80. Death
resulted from a stroke of the heart fol-
lowing a bad cold, which Mrs. Meyer had
contracted on a trip to Chicago Her
husband and her mother, Mrs. Fisher,
we're with her at the end, which came un-
expected and sudden She was we'll
known and loved by a large circle of
friends and her death created a pro-
found shock.
Emma Stone, residing opposite the
Webster street depot, died as the result
OF taking poison.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
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COMPILED FROM BEE FILES :
rom BEE FILES


Thirty Years Ago
A delightfully."- Informal little musical
was given by Mrs. G. B. Rustin at her
residence on Harney street.
Senator John p. Jones OF Nevada went
through Omaha on his way TO Washing
ton accompanied by his family.
The Omaha Irish National Land league
is to have Hon. T. p O'Connor. NJ. +.
for lecture December %.
y. f. B. Kennedy has gone to wash
lngton, ID. c.
Mr.. James Creighton is slowly recov-
ering from severe illness.
Steve ~ Meslio has been appointed as
sistant manager and treasurer Of the
Academy OF Music
c. s. stebbins, general ticket agent Of
the Union Pacific. and j. w. Morse. gen
eral passenger agent, have gone east to
attend meeting in Chicago.
II. Jacobberger. Twentieth and Grace
streets. IS hunting for a black pony with
heavy name that strayed from his place
Mrs. Bingham. Sixteenth street between
Leavenworth and Marcy, wants girl
for housework, German or Dane pre-
ferred.
The wholesale market quotations in
clude: Prairie chicken $500 TO $50 q
dozen; quail, 500 to $3.50 dozen; wild
geese, $50 to $3.50 dozen; wild ducks,
81 % 10 $3.50 dozen; deer at TO s cents
a pound.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
More for Mother Eve.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. Ito
the Editor of The Bee: All honor is due
to f. j. Irwin for his gallant defense of
Mother Eve in your issue of December 5.
The real culprit, aside from the serpent,
was Adam himself, as the command not
to eat the fruit was given to him before
she was created And. although she
seems to have known, or rather thought
il was wrong, Adam was older and more
experienced in the ways OF tile world
and should have stood by her and not
left her alone to argue with the most
subtle creature of the universe.
/ have often thought the humiliation
following this exposure had much to do
with the unfortunate disposition of her
first born son, Cain.
/ have never had the veneration a boy
should for his grandfather, as 1 would
IL Adam had taken base ball club and
bruised that snakes head to jelly right
then and there instead OF having him
brulse our boys heels for centuries, espe-
cially as most of us went barefoot in the
summer-some from choice and some
from necessity.
AS to Eve aside from her purity OF
character. she was possessed of great
beauty, as in speaking Of her the great
poet, Milton, thus describes her while
being led by her Creator for introduction
to her husband:
Grace was in all her steps, heaven in
her eye. in every gesture dignity and
love"
Where will we find man who will
measure up to that standard?
Again, the late Robert Ingersoll de-
clared her to be the best job the Lord
had turned out UP to that date. For
tunately, her girls seem to have inherited
many OF her good qualities, while, unfor-
tunately, the boys seem TO pattern largely
after the old man, as will appear by com
pairing the relative number of the sexes
in our penal Institutions.
As Mr.. Irwin says, this atrocious libel
upon the mothers of our race has been
rolling down the ages until II achieved
its highest legitimate results recently in
Kansas. where a gang Of brave t?) men
iured a lone glrl into secluded place,
stripped and smeared her with tar!
on, for more Carrie Nations!
H. II. FIELD.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
Progressive Nebraska

The Lincoln State Journal takes
up the list Of test questions recently
sent out from La Toilette headquar-
ters in Washington, and, comment
ing on them, says:
Apply that test to Nebraska and we
have more than half Of the entire pro-
gram already crystallized into law. The
wish for the headless ballot and the
short ballot Is fairly general. but is CON
fined 20 no particular group Of presiden-
tial supporters The recall. sanely ap-
piled and not extended 90 the judiciary,
Is In about the same case.
In short the Colorado test would make
Nebraska almcst wholly progressive ex-
cept IN the leagues idea of a proper
choice for presidential candidates. II is
n disappointment 20 a few active polite
ians that this state went 80 far ahead
In political reforms In 1907 that It is hard
TO find new issues to ride into office on.
but this Colorado platform helps ms TO
understand that this IS a fact
This hits off the situation exactly.
The Bee has many times pointed out
that the program OF the so-called
progressive republicans contains so
little that is not already adopted into
the working laws Of Nebraska, that
one wonders that thinking men
should be deceived by the clamor OF
the interested individuals who are so
energetically disturbing the peace by
their demands for reform
Nebraska has quietly. but effect
ively, moved along a course that has
brought results in excess Of expecta-
ton in the way Of progress. 1t is
true that we have not yet taken up
With all the ideas OF the extremists,
but this does not detract from the
Importance Of the position assumed
by the state The most satisfactory
reflection in connection With the ad-
vance made in Nebraska Is that II
has been accomplished entirely
through the operation OF party ma
chinery, and the republican party is
entitled to the entire credit. Ne
braskans should. keep this in mind.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
rrotectIon cor NIerchant..

OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. s.-To the Editor OF
The Bee: The pure food law protects the
honest manufacturer as well as the con-
sumers against adulterated food. Why
not apply the same law TO other branches
of business and protect the honest mer-
chant against the cutthroat competition
who resort to unfair business methods,
and thereby protect the public, who are
the ones who suffer most. and who are
lured by attractive advertisements and
misleading statements to bring them into
their places of business; who spring up
in a night and disappear and depart Tor
greener pastures with the break OF day,
And as there are remedies for every
evil, there surely ought TO be one for this
growing evil J. ENGLEMAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
Protectinr the Immiprant.

That the United States government
does not make a dead letter Of the
passenger act Of 1882, or any other
law or regulation affecting the trans
portation Of immigrants, is plainly
demonstrated in the action of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor
filming a British steamship company
in the extreme~sum of $4,000 for
shameful abuse of some OF these reg
ulations. According to the record,
the sanitary conditions in the steerage
Of this ship we're so vile that en- route
from Europe to Hawaii fifty-seven
children and one adult died. and
others were stricken with disc ase.
Every attempt of the ships officers
to explain away the conditions was
futile, showing that Uncle Sam plays
no favorites in enforcing these laws
The American government, Of
course, could afford to do nothing
short Of its very best 10 protect the
life and health of these people who
ride in the steerage from their native
land TO their new homes in conti-
mental America or any of its insular
possessions. To countenance condi-
tions such as those described in this
British vessel would be to set an
unnecessarily hard task for ourselves
In the first impressions upon the
minds of these newcomers. We could
not tolerate such as this without
largely neutralizlng our pains at
Ellis Island and other ports of entry,
as we'll as the places of embarkation.
SO that aside from any sentimental
reason for sanitation is every prac-
tical reason.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
People Talked About


Lest we forget during the rush OF
holiday duties the quality put out for
Christmas shoppers proves the weather
man to be prince OF good fellows.
Senator Kern OF Indiana explains that
drink" based on the Hoosier stand
ard, is two and a half fingers OF selected
booze This is assumed 10 be the semi
rural level. In the senator's home town
OF Indianapolis a drink tops three fingers
and smothers the thumb.
SO far the Young Turks have realized
N.l6i,il from the auction sale OF Abdul
Hands Jewels in Paris. The former
sultan does not miss the gems. as his re-
duced supply OF wives are not going out
into society this winter.
Genius responds to necessitys call
Tom Edison promises to produce concrete
furniture warranted TO resist the drops
and knocks OF moving help. A family
equipped with reinforced household
goods viii find it cheaper to move than
pay rent
Alexander p. Hamilton. who was sup
posed 20 be a pauper and died In the
county poor house of Canadian county.
Oklahoma, had $1,000 hidden i'm the
stock OF his wooden leg The money was
found by another pauper 20 whom the
wooden leg was given.
Kate +. o'conner Is mayor Of Arcadia.
an Illinois boom town which has spruns
up In a short time. The male executive
was recalled and the woman elected,
and she has assumed heg office she has
woman suffragist cabinet and promises
10 effect radical reforms.
Mrs. Lillian Beil Bogue before her
marriage Nrois thai few men are ut TO
b0 husbands. A brief personal inyestiEa-
tioa TENDS 10 confirm hex first impres-
sion. Lillian and Arthur BOgus have
sepATatea 1he iatteT liked a ntfle winS
es well a. hts wife Al the home table.
Lillian Insisted that spiritual comforts be
limited 20 the church rnea the snat
] o tsArs EsgAnAtion ana publirity.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
Coal as an Industrial Sign.

The United States produced 40 per
cent of the worlds output OF coal in
1910. or 5OI.5s6.37s bushels. 1t has
nearly doubled It's coal production in
eleven years. that is from 1899 to
1910, while Great Britain, its nearest
rival. increased its production in that
period only 20 per cent The United
States produces nearly twice as much
coal as any other country. Great
Britain ranks second and Germany
third, with 296.OO7.6 bushels and
245,O4S,12O bushels, respectively.
The increase in production for the
United States In 1910 was more than
the total production OF any foreign
country except Great Britain. Ger
many, Austria-Hungary and France.
An these statistics are eulled from
the United States geological survey
and. therefore. are official.
From these stupendous figures II
is evident that while 1910 was ordi-
narily a little quiet in a business
way II showed no letup for the coal
industry. Coal may be taken as a
sign Of industrial activity, just as
l-steel is regarded as the barometer
OF the markets, There can be no
great falling off in coal miners en-
ployment when the mines need all the
men they can get to meet their urgent
and eyer-increasing demands.
In these eleven years OF prodigious
increase in coal production the price
OF coal to the consumer has steadily
kept pace upward with the output
and the price has gone forward much
faster than have the wages o. the
miners. In many cases coal prices
are sustained by means OF local
trusts and combines. but there is a
much moro general power that helps
TO hold them up. Only a very small
proportion OF American coal is ex-
] ported. No foreign market offers
greater Inducements thAp ths home
/ Z . E. T.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
SUNNY GEMS.

why In the world did you make that
formal application TO have your salary
cutg'
Because" replied the meek yet obsti-
nate man II wanted to be sure OF hav-
ing my own way about something. ~
Washington Star
She-Speaking correctly. darling. should
| say, u will have a new bonnet or
II shall have a new bonnet?"
He-Speaking correctly-absolutely cor
reCtly-my love, you should say, II
won't have a new bonnet"
Teacher-You say the earth is 5000
miles In circumference. VIII you step up
to the blackboard and demonstrate that
proposition?
Shaggy Haired Pupil-Whats the use
ma'am? I'm willing to admit II and let il
go at that.-Chicago Tribune.
81 asked the audience to lend me their
cars said the verbose speaker But in
three-quarters Of an hour they were
doing"
II see" replied the financier. "They
called the loan."-Washington Star.
molly has won very strenuous young
fellow for husband. hasn't she?"
We'll, now. from the way he coaXes
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

The Nebraska Rural Life commits
sion is asking questions of the citi-
zens. especially those residing on
farms, which are pertinent and
ought to be carefully answered. The
work of the commission is hampered
by the fact that the money at its dis
posal is entirely inadequate, but II
the citizens will only cooperate with
the commission, much good can be
accomplished; enough, at any rate,
to Justify the undertaking.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
WHEN SHE COMES HOME

James Whitcomb Riley
When she comes home again. A thou
sand ways
] fashion. to myself the tenderness
Ot my glad welcome; | shall tremble-
yes;
And touch her. as when first in the old
days
1 touched her girlish hand, nor dared
upraise
Mine eyes, such was my faint hearts
sweet distress. 80
The room win sway a little, and a haze
Cloy eyesight-soulsight. ever-for a
space;
And tears-yes; and the ache here in the
throat,
To know that I so i'll deserve the place.
Her arms make for men; and the sobbinE
note
stay with kisses. ere the fearful face
Again Is hidden in the old embrace
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

The Official newspaper organ of the
car Of Russian anticipates the abro-
cation OF the treaty between that
country and the United States. and
calmly places the blame on this coun-
try, citing our immigration regula-
tions as Incredibly cruel" This
course will not relieve the Russian
government of responsibility in the
eyes OF the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
CoIorado,s Main Consolation,
Denver Republican


Let none get the idea that in the face
OF such pandering OF justice to senti-
ment, in the face OF two murders a week
the year around with scarcely word
OF protests from the law, that the taking
OF life In Colorado has grown to be cheap.
Not always win IL be sos outraged JUS
tice can sleep but so long, and In Colo
ra6o the hour for awakening is near.
Better let him who would kin with hope
OF escaping the wrath OF man. Withhold
his hand. for that wrath win not much
longer be anayed-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

Governor Ezra p Savage came up from
Lincoln to attend a ceremonial session Of
the Mystic Shrine and an Elias smoker.
The thermometer showed tempera-
ture of from Is above at a. m. to 8
below at o p. m. Zero was reached at
. in the morning and the mercury slowly
slid from then on.
william IL. 8. Hughes. 2517 Dodge street,
an Omaha pioneer. died at his home after
an acute Illness. Though death was sud
den, he had been unable to get about since
August.
The Board of Education finds tough
problem in making its debts plumb with
its resources. For one thing. the sink
ing fund had sunk too low.
Madam Modjeska greeted Omaha with
a smile OF such glowing warmth as to
defy the cold blasts and the below-zero-
temperature
A large class OF Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine crossed the sands at Masonic
temple, but with the mercury down below
zero, the caravan did not suffer with
desert heat. Nafs
These men were enhorned by the Elks:
Luther Kountze, II. X Brown, e. C. Nc
Shane. Louis Beindorff. Gerritt Fort,
Peter b. Burke, Frank Parmelee, II. e.
Mcdonald, N. p. swanson, r. r. Hamil-
ton. A. e. wakeley and f. b. Morris.
Articles of incorporation were adopted
by the Labor Temple association, which in
its six years of existence, found It had in
cidentally accumulated some 5000 worth
OF property. This board OF directors was
elected Harry McVea, E. A. willis,
George Clark, Benjamin Maylord and
Frank Sevoy
j. A. Connor was awarded a contract
for 100000 pounds Of oats to be delivered
mis- Uncle Sam at Fort Robinson.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13
Lawyers and Their Clients.

Clarence Darrow's record in the
Mcnamara case puts the ancient and
honorable profession Of the law in a
peculiar position. Darrow admits
that for months he knew his clients
were guilty, yet he went right ahead
pleading their innocence and prepar-
ing for a fight to convince twelve
men of their Innocence until sud-
denly a stone wall, as he puts IL,
rose up in front of him and the Nc
Namaras-an impregnable stone wall
in the form. of jury bribing, and
then he surrendered and admitted
publicly this secret he had kept for
months, that his clients We're guilty.
II raises the question OF how far
a skilled lawyer is justified in going
in his defense of client; of where
his duty to his client ends and that
to the state and society begins? 1t
is not comfortable to contemplate
the thought OF great lawyers like
Clarence Dartow deliberately giving
themselves and all their skill and in
genuity over to the task of trying to
prove innocent men they know to
be guilty Of such crimes as these men
committed. 1t impels the question,
how extensively Is 1t done? How
many other lawyers beside Clarence
Darrow are doing It?
A secondary definition of lawyer
is q 'bramble in the thorny stem OF
brier." That is not the one, though,
on which the old idea and the COM
mon conception OF the term rests.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

market. This countrys wealth in
coal cannot be estimated and when
we think OF what we possess un-
touched in Alaska, in addition to the
fabulous deposits on the continent,
we certainly have no cause for wor-
rying over the possibility Of exhaust
ing our supplies.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

II the city council expects TO get
at the bottom of the paving situation
in Omaha in time to anticipate ac-
tion OF the commissioners. 1t would
better start IT'S inquiry at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

Aviator Rogers finally touched
bottom in the Pacific ocean and ended
his trip, which will be recognized as
some achievement. Yet at the rate
he progressed there is some question
as to whether the airship will soon
become a dangerous rival OF the
Overland Limited.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

The coming of the Rock Island
terminal freight house will remove a
lot of old landmarks. But Omaha
has a great many more similar struc-
lures which II would be glad to get
rid of on the same basis.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

Andrew ID. White says that war
between the United States and Rus
sia is out OF the question because
neither nation could get at the other.
And Russia has still a better reason.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-13

Reports have il that Senator Jo-
seph w. Bailey has bought a string
Of fine horses and will re-enter the
racing arena when he retires from
the senate, he loves the speed he so.