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Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
The switch on voting Maohines

The taxpayers Of Omaha and Doug
las county ought TO be getting their
eyes open to the game Of politics
which the democratic combine Ia the
county board has been playing. On
motion of the democratic member
defeated for reelection the county
board has Just gone on record to
abolish the use OF the voting ma
chine. something against which these
very same democrats protested siren
uously only year ago when repub-
licans sought to have paper ballot
used because the capacity OF the
machines had been overtaxed At
that time these same democratic
county commissioners not only in
sisted on using the machines, but
voted to so into the treasury for up
wards OF $4,000 with which add
tional voting machines were bought
to supply the new voting districts,
All the time this was going on the
local democratic organ was likewise
raising a hubbub and din about a
pretended great republican con-
spiracy" to mulct the taxpayers by
throwing $4,000 worth OF voting
machines into the junk heap.
II goes without saying that our
democratic friends are fooling no one
who does not want to be fooled. The
reason they wanted the voting ma
chimes retained year ago was in
order to get the benefit OF the
straight party lever. which they knew
would be pulled for the benefit OF
Mayor Dahlman's candidacy for gov
ernor. To have ditched the voting
machine last year, when the party
lever meant a straight democratic
ticket, would have been n terrible
crime. but this year when the party
lever advantage went to the repuh-
licans, the democrats invent an ex-
cuse for getting rid of the voting
machines on the ground that they
register inaocurately. or course. the
machines registered this year Just as
accurately or inaecurately as they
did last year, but they registered re-
publican this year instead OF demo
cratic, as they did a, year ago. That
explains the sudden lsomersault of
the democratic glooms on the voting
machine question.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
Fntnre Of ths Anditorium.

The management Of the Auditor
ium, erected by the people OF Omaha
as a convention hall. publicly admits
that II is face to face with the ne
cessity Of determining what the fu-
ture of that building is TO be-
without revamping the costly
blunders OF the construction era,
and without discussing whether
different policy since completion
would have produced better results,
the real question is whether the Au-
ditorium shall be retained as an
available meeting place for largo
public gatherings and exhibitions of
educational or popular character, or
shall pass into private hands TO be
converted ultimately to uses of
private business.
The editor OF The Bee many years
ago foresaw the unacceptable APP
proach OF this situation, and to pro-
vide against it procured the enact
ment of a charter amendment spon-
sored by Representative Michael Lee
authorizing the city to issue bonds
and buy In the Auditorium when
ever It should go to sale. Should It
be decided, therefore, that the Au-
ditorium ought TO become a public
building, maintained for public use
at public expense, the city will be
legally in position to take Il over II
Il can be had at fair price.
The Bee takes II that the argu-
ment-is all one way in favor OF keep
ing the Auditorium for use as con-
yention hall. The same reasons that
impelled our people to respond so
literally in the first place to the call
for subscriptions and contributions
TO build II. are equally urgent now.
No city the size Of Omaha that
assumes to entertain great national
societies and associations is without
such a building for their accommo-
dalton. The convention hall project
in many cities has been a municipal
undertaking from the beginning. II
acquisition of Omaha'B Auditorium
by the city is forced upon US. II will
probably prove blessing In disguise.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
Safe and Sane Fnnt Rail.

Only nine foot ball players killed
this season--only. Some forty-eeven
others we're injured.
Many foot ball devotees point
with PRIDE" as the politicians say,
to this record. forgetting, perhaps.
that It Is an average of about two
fatalities week. The foot ball
season is very short, about a month
OF actual playing. This record, then,
while 1t is an Improvement over
previous years, still offers nothing
to boast about.
There should not be nine deaths
on the foot ball field in one season.
There would not be II the rules Of
the game were safe and sane, IL
they we're what they should be. Foot
ball men need not fly off into a
TRADE for being reminded of this;
they must not blame fathers and
mothers for shuddering with anxiety
every time they see their sons go
into q game. Nor must they try to
consider the casualty list as closed
merely with the dead. It counts a
little to have another list of forty
seven injured. How many of these
may die7 Four of the 1910 injured
have just recently died. These are
referred to in the reports as hold
overs" How many 1911 hold overs
will show up in the death rolls OF
1927 How many of these forty
seven will be crippled or injured for
life7
A great many people not ordinarily
classed as mollycoddles are OF the
opinion that foot ball may be made
whole lot safer without losing any
OF It's sporting qualities. At least
another effort should be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
The Drink and Opium Records.


The report OF the commissioner OF
internal revenue fails to support the
belief that this country Is decreasing
It's use of alcoholic drinks. The total
internal revenue receipts for the year
were sS22.526.29s. the greatest In
the history Of the country. Some
100000 gallons more distilled
liquor was manufactured than ever
before. All along the line similar in
creases are recorded.
In the face of the activity In re-
strictiye legislation this showing can
not furnish reinsurance for the hope
that the American people are getting
away from their indulgence In intox,
icants. Yet some other recent sta
tistics showed that, while our
aggregate consumption Of beer was
increasing, not so our per capita
consumption. but whether this is
also true OF spirit liquor drinking ia
not disclosed.
but another and more distressing
feature OF this statistical report Is
that Il reveals a widespread use Of
opium in this country. This is one
OF the most degrading forms OF In
temperance. II has been borrowed
from the lower element OF Chinese
and under the spur OF American ia
fiuenee. China has been aroused to
the awful consequences OF the habit
and IL now carrying on an anti
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
IOokinS Backward
'lhisDSy In0maha
COMPILED FROM DEE FILES

NOV. %

Thirty Years Ago
The second annual reception and ball OF
Omaha tslegraphsrs took place at Cen
trail hall and In addition to the local
dIgnltsriss OF the profession a large num-
Der OF out-of-town visitors were present,
as follows Alexander Washington. chief
operator; Mr.. MCGOWAN. Miss Katie
Johnson. Miss Anne Wilson, Miss Geb Of
81 Joseph, Mr.. c. E. Annette. chief
operator, Cheyenne; NJ. NJ. Runyan, oper-
ator Clerk Greek, Neb.: b. $. Josslyn,
Union Pacific manager. Grand Island; II.
c. Hope. superintendent, st. Paul; Miss
Dohaney. Council Bluffs; u. j. Brann. n.
C. Mcdonald, Alex A. Stevenson. Chi.
cago.
Judge Savage is holding court in WASH
lngton county this week.
Governor So. John Of Kansas speaks in
Omaha December IS on temperance.
Colonel Harry Brownson is rapidly re-
covering from his stroke OF paralysis
The ID. E. Kimball hunting party re-
turned from ogallala loaded down with
game Of all kinds.
The new street cars for Captain Marsh
trunk limo have arrived from the east,
one for the red line and one for the green
line. They are OF the old bandbox pat
tern.
The weather now is moro like May than
November.
These delegates to the Chicago Land
league convention left az follows: Msssrs.
Grove, Rush, Brennan, Nichols and Pat
rick Ford
Messrs, Charles kaufman G. Co. have
just opened magnificent stock Of drugs
at sH Douglas street. northeast corner
OK Tenth The proprietors speak English,
German, French and Scandinavian.
The second commerce party given by
mr. and Mrs. Bennett TO Miss Hoyt en-.
tertained the following. The Misses
saunders, Burley, Sharp. Dora and Nelis
Lehmer Carrie and Lou Ijams. Wood
Miss Eta Wells and Messrs. Lehmer
Stehblns. sharp, Mccormick. Mcmillan
Jewett, Ringwalt, Nose Barkaiow, Rem.
inston' Redlck. Gariichs and HatbauEh
Il Is explained that II is called com.
mence' because there Is so much trading
OF seats during the evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
The Dividing Line Of UniOnism.


The Atlanta convention of the
American Federation OF Labor has
served to mark a widening breach
between the socialist and anti-so-
cialist elements in organized labor
and to make certain an ultimate
enforcement Of relations. Through
out this convention a division OF
spirit and action has been apparent.
The socialists tried to force Gompers
and others to retire from either the
National Civic Federation or the
American Federation OF Labor, as
the socialists in control of the Mine
Workers union had done with John
Mitchell, but the conservatives de-
feated them. The socialists at At
lanta tried to have the federation APP
propriate money out OF the fedora
lion treasury to defend the Nc
Namaras, but the conservatives pre-
vented that. The miners, in the
Western Federation and the Mine
Workers union threaten to withdraw
from the national body Of union la
Dor. The Western Federation has
not affiliated with the national or
ganization for many years, and both
miners associations have steadily
gone toward socialism and are said
to be now dominated by II.
II this enforcement lie to come
about. the conservative forces OF
unionism have nothing to gain from
concessions 10 the socialists. Many
level-headed union men are ready to
believe that such a separation not
only Is desirable, but Is actually
necessary to save organized labor
Perhaps socialism, itself. might be
better off outside OF these ranks.
Sooner or later such a division. Il
seems. will come. and this Atlanta
convention evidently has done much
to draw the line OF cleavage.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

as 'laudable pus." Likewise when mod
ern peoples have thrown off the re-
manents Of barbarism it will be re-
cognized that there can be no such
thing as laudable murder and capital
punishment will be a thing Of the past.
The responsibility for the death is
easily shifted to the government" but
the shame, In that government of a
supposedly civilized people is allowed
TO continue with laws that countenance
such barbarity, must rest upon the
shoulders Of the people
CIIAR. L. REMY. NJ. D.,
2f0S Cunning st.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
Twenty Years AGO.

The Misses Hoagland entertained a few
friends at even dinner.
Alexander Wygant, formerly Of Mime.
apolls took position as night clerk at
the Murray.
MRS. Charles Block and daughter of At
lantic, Ia, we're visiting Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Block, 2504 Davenport street.
The approval OF the bond Of City Treas
urer Henry Bolln in the city council
chamber led TO a free-for-all, knock
down-and-carry-out fist fight in that
august assemblage, whereupon much
goodly gore was shed. President Lowry
finally called the council to order b. sue
cessfuily pounding his desk and the bond
OF fl.4oo.o0 was called up with these sure
ues' qualifying in various sums; william
SeEueman, w. T.Lorenzen, l.. d. Fow-
ler' j. Brown, Guss Andreen, Henry
Voss, John #. Coad, g. e. Rogers, Fred
Metz. sr., Louis Schroeder, w. II. Ijams.
A. B. Huberman, Ed witty, ]. NJ. Couns-
man. Fred Krug, Henry Pundt, Max
Meyer, L. Raapke. C. ]. Karbach. II. j.
Meyer. w. A. Paxton, c. Hanson, George
Heimrod. T. G. Bruner. wrs. w. Bauman.
I'd Meadimber, John II. Eek. George f..
Barker. Councilman osthoff moved the
bond be approved and All except Kurdish,
Moreerty and Blumer voted aye. Before
the vote was announced Chaffee changed
70 NO" and Bechel and osthoff followed
suit. chaffee then moved for q reconsid-
Grafton and all but Kurdish Morearty and
blumer supported the motion, which car
ried. with nine affirmative votes Davis
wanted roll call; deputies were sum
moned to bring in the absentees Morearty
was insisting that some OF the sureties had
qualified for more than they we're worth.
The plot th!ckened, the clouds gathered.
the wind came up. lightning flashed,
thunder reared and rain fell in torrents.
The real combatants were Chris specht
ana Frtts Blumer and they beat and
banged each other good. Once while specht
was down, Morearty aimed a kick at his
head, missing goal He was about TO be
penalized by spectator standing on the
lines, when ex-Councilman O'connor
pushed his way onto the gridiron, whereat
w. A. Grant threw him over the railing
and o'connor. puzzled to know what mad
happened 10 him, giared at Grant, de-
handing TO know what was up.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
TheBctsLcHcrBorx
dk4h

Those swell Dotn'a,
OMAHA. Nov. 2I.-Mister Bditer: I am
great Teller fur perlite sassiety.
think that Il is burned site better TO be
perlite than II Is ter be honest.
| swan Teller whot is real honest
must git awful lonesome in the real swell
circles like what move in.
I'm a great Teller fur the artistic, 10
when heered tell that Gertrude Hoff-
man wuz cunning tew town 1 list said 10
myself, I'm going 10 see her didos IL It
costs $3.50. No Teller what has any idea
Of educational values kin afford to miss
SIGH a hiferlutin, Spectacular. emotional,
varigated doins
/ got to the box office nifty early so
as TO be cure and git a good seat.
wuz dound sartin to git the full benefit
Of the artistic and educational value Of
this here show. l got one of them thar
front seats where ] wuddint miss nuthin'.
/ tell you, Mister Edlter, that thar wuz
some swell dolns.
That thar Cleopatra wuz q nifty slick
lookin' gal and l don't blame that thar
Amour Teller gitln stuck on her But
swan can't HIST see what made her make
him take that thar pizen. SO fur as
could see he didn't do nothin' but sit
on the floor and hug her all night while
she reposed on that thar lounge. IL that
wuz oil he done what did she want 70
kill him fur7 or did she want ,im to do
something else?
swan I haint right sure whether
got the artistic meaning OF some of them
thar capers; they wuz too elusive fur
me to git. NY mind kept trying to won
der away from the artistic 1 wunder
II any other feller's mind trieu TO do
that. or Is It becuz l wuzzen't brot up
right7
wus brot up on the farm. and when
that thar gal come out prancing around
with nothing on her legs a representing
spring, l tell you right now there was
something what cud appreciate. The
Teller what fingered that out got right
back close to nature. Them are the fell
lers what have the real artistic idear.
nate like blazes 10 see the artistic
clouded and dimed by any kind OF buds
II seems so blamed coarse and spells the
real spirit of the occasion.
That thar harem scene wuz almost Ia
much fur me. Them thar folks laying
around there on them thar ostermooI
mattresses wus jist little more than
cud fathom. / wuzzen't list sure what
they wuz a-gittlng at. list got huncf
that my artistic dedication amt complete
somewhere.
But tell you right now, mister edlter
I am going to keep right at It until thai
hain't nobody what can git thead of m'
when II comes to interpreting the artistic
GEORGE WASHINGTON sCHAGGs,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

The Omaha High school foot ball team
beat the Genoa Indians In Omaha, II 10 q
Creighton university beat the Lincoln
NEEDLES 10 "a.
Bishop Scanned returned from the east.
While in Washington he attended the
ceremonies incident to the elevation OF DIR.
Conaty 10 the Episcopaey While there the
bishop performed the delicate task OF ef-
fecting reconciliation for Father Crow
ley, priest who had been disciplined for
disobeence
George p. Cronk was reported as gain
Ing steadily in his race for the highest
office the Elks have TO give.
The North End Improvement club an
nounced II would promote a plan TO have
q public library established at Twenty
fourth street and Ames avenue.
A simple ceremony attending the I'M
yelling OF tablet TO the memory OF
Charles Henry Gardner. d. D.. former
dean Of Trinity cathedral, was observed
there. The ceremony opened with a creed
and prayer by Dean Fair. who then called
on Senior Warden Henry w, Yates for an
address.
Mr.. and Mrs, a. W. Maeonber OF Car
roll, Ia, spent the day with Judge and
Mrs. j. H. Maeomber.
Mrs, j. c. Cortelyou and family left
for Los Angeles to make their home.
The Metropolitan club gave an unique
entertainment Thanksgiving evening. II
was take-off on a beer garden IN
vaudeville, Some OF the principal contrib
utors 20 the program were Abe Aandel-
berg, Mrs. Hugo Brandeis and the actors
were Henry Rosenthal, Harry L. Cohn,
Morton Hitler. Mrs. Henry Hitler Mrs
A. Simon, Miss Rebecea spiesberger. and
Mrs. Ray B. Cohn. Carroll johnson OF
the orpheam was a guest who helped out
by request
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
MERRY TRIPLES.

That foot ball game was a wild and
exciting occasion"
Yes, but you ought 20 have seen the
celebration aftsrwnrd. '-Washington star
Visitor-So you've had three dogs
eleven cows and two horses killed by
autos so far this year. Why don't you
put In complaint?
Farmer-Neverl I'm willing to take my
medicine. l was one of the yaps that
kept hollering for good rcads.-Puek.
us II good shown"
Fine"
"One you would wish your daughter to
seer"
"well-er-not exactly. but why should a
girl OF is 20 to a theater, anyhow?"-
Chicago Record Herald.
THE French complain that we take our
pleasures sadly" remarked the play
wright.
Yes. a good many OF our comedies are
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

opium warfare. Our practice in this
country has, Of course, not yet as
sumed like proportions as in China,
but II Is extensive. enough 20 put
Americans on their guard II calls
for more intelligent resistance than
has yet been offered 10 II.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Only year ago Senator Hitch
cocks democratic organ was tearing
It's hair and shrieking with all its
lungs over an alleged republican
conspiracy to throw $4,000 worth
Of voting machines into the junk
pile. Now. 10 and behold, demo-
cratic county board is undertaking
TO put the very same voting machines
out OF commission. What a chance
for the rescue act by the former
faithful guardian OF the chee-ild.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Carter Harrison Is the latest TO
enter in the democratic presidential
free-for-ail nomination race. The
country awaits Monitor Bryan's rate
carding.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
FerII. o. Ab.sn, Treatneal.
Philadelphla Record.

The Postoffiee department Is forging
10 the front as one OF the greatest
forces IN the moral uplift. Pretty much
everybody who IL doing any SORT OF
crooked business can be held for fraud
ulent use OF the mails. and the postal
officials are 90 vlgilant that anyone who
tries 20 set money from others by the
absent treatment is pretty sure TO tall
into their ham,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

II the city should acquire the Au-
dltorium, IL will have 10 be run by
the people and for an the people.
and not merely for the people who
can pay grand opera prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

II Mr.. Bryan Is 80 taken with
wireless teIegraphy, It may be pre-
sumed he win try next 70 inaugurate
system OF wireless politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

A New Yorker resents the "jeering
bloodhounds," insisting that the ami
mails are nearly as intelligent as
some politicians. But why make in
vldious oomparisonsg
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

John Hays Hammond may be en-
tirely correct in all he says about the
late Dom Paul KruegeB. but he must
admit that he is a trifle late in pre-
forring the indictment.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

A forest fire in what used TO be
known as the ''treeless state" is an
anomaly which Nebraska presents
with her compliments,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

The foot ball enthusiast will soon
have to subside or turn his attention
to someS otheFr exciting sport like
auction bridge or bowling.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

The Joachim family of steamships
seems TO be in hard lines. San re-
Gently went ashore in the Great lakes
and Prinz was stranded in the south
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

II does not cost anything to
mention your fayorite for commits
sioner under omaha's new plan OF
city government. Name your man.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

subacribers leaving the city
temporarily should have The
Bee mailed 60 them. Address
Will be changed ms often as
reauested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Omaha has six theaters and about
twenty-five moving picture shows
catering to the amusement-loving
public. In fact. no one who wants
to go out for the evening now has
even an excuse TO stay home any
more.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

taken from the French" remarked the
dramatic critic.-Philadelphia Record
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

It seems a little far-fetched for
the suffragettes TO throw stones
Through windows to impress men
with the dignity Of their cause,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

still, It is possible to celebrate
Thanksgiving day without turkey IL
the great American bird roosts too
high IN the butcher shop.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Hetty Green at ~ has at least
passed out OF the verdant pastures OF
business experience.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Harry Thaw is studying law, in
order. no doubt, to find out how his
highly feed attorneys did it.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Fishing for dynamite is spectacu-
lar, at least. as those lake-faring
sailors proved.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Only nine killed by foot ball this
fall. No more than one base ball
nine.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

"oh. they do such things and they
act such ways"---in Shady Bend.
Kan.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Those nine western governors
going east might challenge nine OF
eastern governors to a ball game.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

The foot ball season being over,
perhaps those British suffragettes
will stop rushing Parliament.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Anybody else in the Nebraska
penitenitary who wants to be par
doned or paroled?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

This Is the first time Mr.. Bryan
was ever shipwreeked in an off"
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Champ Clark. reports say, win
write book Playing into the hands
Of the enemy at the outset?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

The governors train is carrying
the executives OF nine western states
just so the number is not thirteen.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Goats milk will cure drunken
meas" Bah-h-h-h.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

Some superlatiye folks simply can
not talk in the positive degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
~ AO8 III kAANA - -
50,703

State OF Nebraska. County OF Douglas, IS.
Dwight williams, circulation manager
Of thu Bee Publishing company, bens
duly sworn, says that the average dany
circulation, less spoiled. unused and re-
turned copies, for the month OF October
1911, was 0,705
DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn 20
before me this LIST day Of November, 1911.
tSeal) ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28

OFFICES.
Omaha-The Bee Building.
South Omaha-27ls n St
Council Bluffs--i5 Scott 81.
l.iucoln--2s IAttie Building.
ChicaEo-lb4s Merquette Building.
Kansas City--Reliance Building.
New York--A West Thirty-third -
Washington-12s Fourteenth St, n. w.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Communications relating 10 news and
editorial matter should be addressed
Omaha Bee. Editorial Department.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-10-06
SERVICES OF DIR. STEINER Is
APPRECIATED BY
BOARD.
Reelected For Another Four Years
viii Also Have Charge Of Branch
Asylum In Eastern Oregon.

SALEM, Or, Oct. Ar. f. Lee
Steiner, superintendent Of the Oregon
State Asylum for the Insane and for
merly a resident of Dallas, was re-
elected to that position for another
four years by the beard Of asylum
trustees today, his present term ex-
piring January ], 1912, and his sec
ond four-year-teTm starting at that
date.
DR.. Steiner was appointed when
Governor Chamberlain. Secretary Of
State Benson, and State Treasurer
Steel, formed the board It was un-
derstood that Dr. Steiner was the
personal choice Of Secretary Benson,
as they were close friends.
During troubles which arose during
the last Legislature, in which DR..
Steiner was attacked. the members Of
the State Board. ineluding Governor
West, State Treasurer Kay and See