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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
The Express Companies Busy.

Postal Express versus Parcels
Post" is the title Of pamphlet pre-
pared for the Bureau OF Railway
News and Statistics by slason Thomp-
son." that is being circulated over
the country. attacking Congressman
Lewis bill proposing that the gov
eminent take over the express bust
ness A large quantity Of such mat
ter Is being distributed by the ex-
press companies. which, late in the
day. have found themselves on the
defensive.
Mr.. Thompson, who is a student
Of railway economics and. therefore
knows a thing or two about the ex-
press business. is also an effective
writer. but all that he says in these
publicity campaign circulars is neces.
sarily discounted by the fact that hs
is employed by the allied interests 70
say those things. When. therefore, hs
warns the country that parcels pos
system must necessarily impose un'
remunerative burdens on the finances
OF the postoffice." II must be as
sumed that Mr.. Thompson's anxiety
is at least a. much for the welfare o
the railroads he represents as for th'
people.
The express companies are no
pleading except to be let alone u
continue in the business that enable
them to make the disproportionatel,
large returns or their investments |
is worth while to remember that op
ponsnts OF the postal savings banl
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
AIMED AT OMAHA.

kesrney Democrat: An Omaha life
Insurance agent was held up by high
wayman the other night, but before the
agent could set the fellows signature to
an application he ornke away and ran
to cover.
Hiohrara Tribune; With Gaby writing
those long articles on "How 20 look
young and pretty. In The Omaha Bee
and Santa Claus donating four fine new
ties. how is a fellow going to behave
himself when his wife Is out of towns
Kearney Hub; There Is nothing in the
Law ss the Omaha Bee reads It to pre-
vent MIR. Bryan from running as the
choice for president and also for dele
gate to the national convention. at the
April primary. This - at least as II
should be- There should not be any
strings on greatness
Wayne Herald: The elecuie railway
being promoted from Sioux City to Mo
brara. proposing 10 traverse a rich part
Of this state. should inspire Omaha TO
develop more direct feeders in north
Nebraska Whatever business is done in
metropolitan ceDsers by this section Of
the state Omaha ought TO nail IL post
Bile, and the way to do IL Is to make /,
more convenient to connect with thai
place than Sioux City The latter Il
an alert and active member Of CONNER.
cisl society. and Is not slow ia take an.
vantage Of opportunities 10 increase is
waolesa1e trzAe. Nsbrsskxns usually pre-.
fer to deaf with Nebraska points. and
would give Omaha preference over out.
ssde centess II made feasible TO do so
The Omaha commercial club ought Il
encourage rsilrosd building ID this way
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
Business and Politics.

Il seems still fashionable in some
quarters TO lay all business disturb
ances onto the platitude of too much
politics" Taking q broad view OF
things" SAYS the Commercial aud
Financial Chronicle Of Wall st-eet,
There is nothing fundamentally
wrong in the industrial or financial
world. The trouble may be summed
up in a single word-politIes.' That,
OF course, has been said again and
again and contains an element o. ae-
oepted truth, but 1t comes far from
containing All the truth. as even many
big business men, themselves, now
freely admit.
This big business" organ calls on
industrial leaders to speak out and
make themselves heard" regrctting
to see so many inclined to bend the
knee to political clamor." 1t finds
that amid the many discourage
meiits, they appear TO be losing heart,
and accordingly profess a willingness
TO accept regulation even to the ex-
tent OF having the government fix
prices" Therefore. the Chronicle
gleefully halls the expression OF
President James A. Farrell Of the
Steel corporation that ''pernicious
and harmful activity OF cheap politi-
clans in attacking corporations. is
entirely responsible for the "distur'
bance in business conditions"
That is very different from the
view expressed by the chairman OF
me board OF directors of the Steel
company. Judge Gary. who admits
that. with all the mistakes Of politi-
clans. the big interests have made a
few themselves. and that the time
has come for sane governmental regu-
lation Of them. Incendiary agitation
Is pernicious in politicians, but no
more so than in big business and
talk like that OF President Farrell's,
backed up by Wall street. Is not go
Ing to stop agitation or settle dis
turbed business. II Is mis-stating
facts to try 10 make out that this
attack" by the government was
wholly unprovoked. No attack" is
being officially made not provoked
BY the lawless aggression of the
trusts and the process OF reforming
and regulating is sure to be carried
to a rational completion. Legitimate
business requires no legal loopholes,
and neither does legitimate politics
require business disturbances In or
der 10 thrive.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
A Millionaire', Joke.

Mr.. Carnegie. in his testimony be-
fore the Steel trust investigating
committee, has given US an entirely
new view of high finance and cor
porate aggression. II is all q joke.
a huge joke, OF course. but a Joke,
nevertheless. Why will not Uncle
Sam look at II IN this light here
after! Mr.. Carnegie got the better OF
his friend, MIR. Rockefeller. In that
Lake Superior ore deal. involving q
few hundred million dollars, and is
chuckllng over II yet. ut does my
heart good to think how got ahead
Of my fellow millionaire" he ex-
claims between commissions OF
laughter.
What fine spirit! Why could not
the Merritt brothers have looked Of
Mr.. Rockefeiler's little prank that
way instead OF getting mad and
making a fuss over IT. They must
surely have very dull senses OF
humor. Either so. or Mr.. carnssie's Il
abnormally developed, and they do
soy that the Scotch. as . rule, are
none too keen on the edge OF humor'
Ha, ha, this Is Just the dandiesi
little joke ever. Oh. you, John D.
the kids won't do thing to you when
they hear OF this.
Just to show that there are nc
hard feelings and that Mr.. Rookie
Teller took the whole thing In fun
the jolly Laird of skibo added that
he and Mrs. Carnegie had been oveI
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Rockefeller
recently. 'and nothing was said Of
his joke" Not word. There IL
nothing like a millionaire's joe FOL
fun and Mr.. Carnegie has shown
himself TO be the regular Peck's bal
boy of high finance. Just how funn,
be strikes his friend. John D., Al
being, is another matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
People Talked About

Anticipation, It's said. is half the pleas
ure Of a coming event. But there are
exceptions. For instance. when the ice
man makes his April announcement that
the increased cost OF cutting an unus-
ually thick crop justlfies an advance In
price.
According 10 a pathetic story related
In ST Louis divorce court. a swat on
the head from a firelog thrown by his
affeciionate wife. caused the swatted to
seek legal relief and liberty. Not until
he was shown did the poor man compre-
bend the ST. Louis style Of waking up
husband.
TIE fact that Governor Foss Of MAssa-
dents by Substituting a derby for a tall
tile At his Inauguration. in the opinion
Of admirers puts him In the forefront of
democratic aspirants for the presidency.
Besides. the Bay state governor has a
long roll that would FIJI the firing line
', lIh gohs o. joy.
The Brooklyn Eagle gives currency 10
the runner that the police Of New York
are melting up all the buttons clipped
| from their Old clothes 20 furnish the
brass bands needed for the Roosevelt
campaiEng Could any man back away
from such loyalty
When Policeman Michael Casey tried
10 round up a goat In Riverviev PARK. in
Pittsburgh. the animal charged him and
Casey was obliged to seek refuge in q
nearby tree. The goat spent an hour
putting the tree In an effort to dixlodge
him. When Casey failed to report on
time The reserves were ssnt cut and rec
essea him
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.

New York Tribune: Colonel Bryan's
name on the democratic ballots There are
those who wouldn't recognize the ballot
as democratic without II.
st. Louis be-Demoerat: Nearly six
teen years have passed since the first
nomination Of Bryan. He has been NOM
mated and defeated three times and ye,
thu seat OF McGreeor seems TO be his
when The democratic party holds ban
auet
Houston Post: A Nebraska paper says
old Jim Dahinsn has turned his back on
Mr.. Bryan. We can't believe it. The
last time inns back was In the vicinity
OF Mr.. Bryan it received good betty
slash which left a permanent scar.
Pittsburgh Disparch: But even II Wood
row Wilson had Inquired six years asO
IL there was not some way in which M.
Bryan might be got I'd Of for AL time.
what Of IT, Cannot Mr.. Bryan forget and
forgive the sins Of q convert In the grau-
ncation ever his conversion.
Sioux city Journal: In lot Wilson
wanted to get rid Of Bryan. that is
clear enough. since 1877 Wilson has
chsnred oils mind as 10 the initiative and
refrrerdur ana q good many Other
things II p1Ooapiy would be no trcuble
for him % announce that be has changed
his mind as to the aestrsrffity Of Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
A LEAP YEAR AFFAIR.

S. u. Kiser in the Record Herald.
Her name was Mary Jones and his was
jeremiah Brown;
He was the richest bachelor, they said,
in Morrlstown:
She wasn't more than "a, but people
And, as Tor him~''he never would see -
again."
II wouldn't marry Jerry Brown. in spite
or what he's worth"
Declared each woman, '-if he was the last
man on this earth!' 49,.
Poor Mary Jones'" they often sighed,
she never has beaux;
She'd make some man n splendid wife;
nobody wants her. though"
It happened one prayer meeting night,
when snow was falling fast.
That Mary left. the church alone-almost
with splendid faith and pious thoughts
she hurried through the town,
And presently-'twas all by chance
caught up with Jerry Brown.
wild wind reared away.
They gasped for breath and neither OF
the two had much to say:
At last they reached her door, and then
she looked up with a smile
stop a little while.
The parior light was burning low, but 1t
was pleasant there.
And Jeremiah Brown forgot. somehow, to
have a care. ...
Her hand slipped into his. and then she
kissed him at the door,
Their hearts were filled with gladness
which they ne'er had known before;
THE poor old fool" the women say ito
let her rope him in,
Hes more than twice as old as her-it's
shameful and a sin,
She's went and sold herself 10 him" So
jeremiah Brown
And Mary Jones, the derelicts, have
scandalized the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
|[E,Okin$ Backward
IhisDaSy in0n,aha
COMPILED FROM BEE FILES
Thirty Years Ago
PILED FRcM BEE FILES
JAN. IL.

Thirty Years Ago
The following estimate Of expenses to
run Douglas county for the year lss2 has
been made by the county commissioners:
Jurors and court expenses, $500; poor
relief. $1,000; jail and prisoners, $1,000;
miscellaneous. s15.ooes roads and bridges,
s10.0oo; salary, rents, collections, etc,
fl2Ooo: sinking fund. 5000; grand total,
siE0cOa
The Hess Opera company, playing The
Mascot" at Boyd's. with Adelaide Ran
dali, Henry c. Peake and Mark Smith in
the principal roles. elicit laudatory COM
ment.
John G. Jacobs cat is dead. and the
whole establishment is in mourning,
The contract has been let by Mr.. Stub
endorf for the erection Of fine residence
on South Tenth street TO cost S.eo
Ice cutting is resumed on Cutoff lake.
The ice is only five inches thick, but Of
fine quality.
The friends of Captain Rodney butcher,
injured a few weeks ago BY n fall from
north Omaha bridge. will be glad TO
learn that his recovery is no longer
doubtful.
General Agent Stevens OF the Rock
Island has gone on a trip to Chicago,
Rev. r. o'connell is In Omaha on a
brief vacation. the guest OF Canon Do
herty at Browell Hall.
| The Bee quotes an Item from the LIN
coin Journal referring to ''our former
townsman. Carl Montgomery, OF Omaha
having his hand full OF business In thu
/ United States court.
L. B. LOOMS advertises that he wants
four children as bosrders In select
school at Nineteenth and california
streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
Twenty Years Ago

Al meeting OF the German association
these were elected directors: II. Kunol,
Theodore Becker. o. Leutz. Charles
Kaufman. William schultze. Henry Hau-
bens, @. Blattert. Henry Rlx. F. Frue-
haul, +. Lehman.
These Officers Of the Walnut Hin Saw
ings and Investment company were
elected: President. Adolph Meyer. first
vice president. II. d. Nicely; second vice
president, Z. A. Marsh: treasurer, Henry
Bolln; secretary, Is. NJ. Mohr.
Mayor Bemls received the confirmation
Of the city council OF eight OF his APP
pointments as follows: W. ]. conneli
city attorney; Andrew Rosewater, city
engineer; DR. A. b. Somers. health COM
missioner; James F. Lilly. superinten.
dent OF buiIdingss Charles soudenberg
boiler Inspector: j. II. Dumont. stree,
commissioner; II. f. Cochran, city prose.
cutor; r. j. Cornish, assistant city prose-
outor. Cochran was the only one to
whom there was no opposition in the
council.
Mrs W. $. sesyey was reported to b,
quite III.
~. ". fdttcTHons iOfuleT rear tsthtt
man Of Omaha, was over from Chicago
on a visit.
Rev. Charles w. Savldge. for many
years q Methodist announced that he
had severed his connection with that
denomination and would henceforth be ar
independent minister. having gathered
about him a small congregation at Elgh'
teenth and Cass streets, where he had
bought church property.
More trouble was brewing between the
two water factions and was aceentuatet
BY the arrival OF William A. Underwood
Of Boston and Clarence H.. Venner o.
New York. The latter charged formel
President Underwood with trying Il
wreck the American Water Works com
pany. venner secured a temporary In
junction restraining the Underwood fac
tlon from proceeding with any plans o.
attack at present.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
Greetin tahe Cardinal.

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&C. AZ -, os1.r,,,a an rest untIl
ar ca,hoIi, s..,io,, a, ,ba his Town is
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
Ten Years Ago


Captain James NJ Erwin. late adjutsnt
general OF the Department Of the Mis-
souri,. left for Fort Riley to join Troop
A OF the Fourth cavalry.
Mrs. Marian Sanford. professor OF
rhetoric In the University OF Minnesota,
spent the day at the home Of Rev, c. W.
savidge. In the morning speaking at the
Peoples church.
Rev. NJ. p. Bowling. z. j.. president of
Creighton university. concluded a re-
treat for the week and was ready for his
school duties.
Gurdon w. wattles, president Of the
Nebraska Commission Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition. stated that he
would issue an appeal during the week to
the people OF Nebraska to prepare their
exhibits for the st. Louis fair.
Z. O. McGilton. attorney for a guar
antee company. which was involved
through a contractor In the fire losses
at the Norfolk insane asylum. left for
st. Louis TO argue the case before the
federal court.
Il. J. Cornish addressed the Omaha
Philosophical society on Proposed Re
forms" or The Decay Of Democratic
Ideas" lie said that reforms TO be ef'
fectiye must be such as will encourages
the people to greater political activity.
Constable Hans Timme, who was shot
by John Rolfas. became able 10 talk and
explained how the feud came TO occur
He said he pulled an empty revolver or
Rolfas lust for fun" whereupon Rolfas
pulled the trigger Of loaded one, not
being in on the constable's joke,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
New swindier- at the Piers.


According TO Edward Mallon, chief Of
the private detective service which pro-
tects the steamship piers and liners along
the North river. the English and Italian
confidence men have disappeared from the
river front, and their places have <been
taken by Hungarisns who try TO prey on
thor homeward- bound countrymsn in the
holiday season.
The methods OF the Hungarian conf
dence men we havei been watching re-
Gently" said Mailon. ARE different from
those Of their predecessors They usually
work In pairs. One gets on the pier and
takes the victim to the saloon to have
parting glass while his partner stays
outside the saloon and drops a purse by
the door. walking away slowly. The man
with the intending passenger picks up the
purse and opens II, disclosing roll OF
bills.
why, look at this purse; that man has
dropped itr he exclaims excitedly. Call
him back"
THE unsuspscting greenhorn runs after
the other swindier and brings him back.
BY that time the man with the purse has
gone into the saloon and they follow him
in. There they have a wrangle over the
amount Of money IL contained. The crook
demands look at the intended victims
pocketbook TO see II any OF his money Is
In u, and while he has IL he and his con-
federate manage to extract all the bills,
substituting stage money for them.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
Are Higher-Ups freed :

The two McManigals, ortie and his
father, for an entire day, testify
before the federal grand jury at In
dianapolis in the dynamiting cases
and several significant questions fol-
low them out of the witness room
questions as to the identity OF the
persons who paid the money for GER
tain Jobs and directed certain
other Jobs in different cities. The
answers are enveloped in mysterious
secrecy, so far as the outside OF that
witness room is concerned.
Evidently the McManigals told a
lot Of things about various persons
that had not been related before
and the general belief is that they
incriminated some men more con-
spicuous than themselves. 1t all
leads forcibly to the conclusion that
the federal inquisitors have got the
"higher-ups" freed. II there are
''higher-ups" let US hope they are
freed at last and that they will moi
escape.
II stands to reason that all the ex
plosions are not yet out of thiI
bomb. Undoubtedly McManigal know
moret han has come out publicly In
his testimony and he has agreed t.
tell what he knows. The McNamaras
know more than they have told ant
IL is not too late for them to fire
off another shot. Exposure and pros
ecutlon Of the real culprits behind
the scenes would help the cause Of
labor as well as the cause Of justice
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12

The commission plan law makes
petition bearing the signatures Of
100 electors necessary for n candi-
date to file for office. and no elector
may sign more than seven petitions.
Counting the number OF voters In
Omaha at $1,000, and assuming that
each one is able 10 write his auto
graph and does, his full duty. it is
possible to have the 1870 candidates
for commissioner legally entitled to
have their names appear on the pri-
mary ballot. Get your petitions
early and avoid being crowded out.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12

urged also that such a departure
would entail "unremunerative bur
dens" on the government. But results
have knocked thas subterfuge into a
cooked hat, as Woodrow Wilson
might say. The parcels post is coming
and all the skill and art of paid OPP
ponents cannot prevent.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12

Yet. nevertheless. had not Sir Ed
ward Grey made that bad blunder
when be gave II away" our keen,
penetrating. mind-reading demo-
cratic senator from Nebrasks would
have discovered 1t anyway in time
&c warn the nation against the fatal
mistake of making E peace treaty
with Great Britain.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
Traffic Congestion.

New York City has never been able
to keep up with the demands for trans
port facilities" says a writer In Casters
Magazine. When the Brooklyn bridge
was opened. on May a. 1858. Brooklyn
had population OF only 10000. Today
1t has a population OF 100000. Elevated
railroads. as We know them, were MOI
then In existence; nor was electricity
used Is power for transportation. For
six years pedestrians were charged a
cent for crossing the bridge. Mr.. John
A. Roebllng expected that the Brooklyn
bridge would carry less than ten mill
lion people per annum. but at presen,
more than half million cross the bridge
every twenty-four hours. In 1895 the
cable cars not being sufficient TO &C.
eommodate the people crossing the bridge,
many Brooklyn electric car lines were
put On the roadways. As each roadway
10 only eighteen feet wide, one readily
sees the congestion caused by the ever
increasing vehiculsr traffic. The open
ing OF the Manhattan bridge has reduced
this traffic one-half. has taken trucks
away from the ferries. and besides has
created traffic Of Its own.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
nrcrMnFR cIRcrLATloN.
SOLO

s,.,. ~ Nebraska. County OF Douglas. IS;
D1-irht NiIljams. circulation inanaser
Of The Bee Publishing COMPANY, PENS Pen.
aaly sworn. says that the aScIase ae w
circulation. less spoiled, unused anu '.
surned copies. for the month OF pees"'
DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager,
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn N, ~
t.sfore me this tth day Of January, MI
1sesn ROBERT HUNTER.
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12

II will probably take a lot Of rul.
ings and legal opinions, and then
some court decisions besides, 10
make sure exactly what our new Ne
braska primary law means.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12

Colonel Bryan knocked Guffey and
Guffey won. Colonel Bryan knocked
Baltimore and Baltimore won. And
Colonel Bryan Is the acknowledged
leader OF HIS party. What's the
answer?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12

As long as our city charter is
built especially for that purpose.
and the paving contractors can mulct
the treasury easier by combining
than by competing. Omaha will con-
tinue to be easy picking.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
Get. -Four Thou..nd for a Tip.

hUE n
Thomas Corrigan. Waterman In the
park department. obtained a verdict for
A,eeo against Patrick Goff. from a jury
before Supreme Court Justice BLUR for
information Corrigan gave Goff when
they had a chance meeting in Bryant
park. where Corrlgan was on duty, thlr-
teen years ago.
Corrigan said he got into conversation
with Goff while the latter was sitting on
park bench and asked him IL he was
related to Henry Gotf. who had owned
s25o.eoo worth Of property in The Bronx
and was married in 1851 to Mary Peter
son. waitress in a Bowery restaurant,
corrigan told Goff that Henry Golf and
his wife sailed for Sweden on their
honeymoon: that the ship foundered
and both were lost; that no heirs Of
Goff had been found and his property
was IN possession OF the state.
Then Goff told Corrigan. as the latter
says, that he was a consin OF Henry
Golf. that II he was able TO prove his
relationship and get hts property he
would pay Corrigan $1,000 and get him
free trip to ireland. Goft got the prop
erty. hut when Corrigan asked for hi
money Golf said there wasn't anything
coming. In his defense to the suit Gof
said he paid corrigan $50 and that Cor.
rigan was entitled TO no more.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12

Did you ever stand at the corner
waiting for a car with the mercury
10 below zero. and the wind blowing
q small gale. and have two street
cars pass without even slowing up!
Did It ever happen that way?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-12
An wsrkiag for Father.

sFNW HVFN FFIUuIENs
New Jersey Is reported now TO lead
every other state in the union In its In
come from railroad taxes. proportlonately.
we assume. TO the mileage Of the roads,
Connecticut is said 10 stand next. but
New Jersey Is 20 per cent higher.