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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05

Laughlin, Ben s Baker and Senator John
E. Reagan Were the speakers.
A. c. kugel, George E. Norman and
James Dsughton spoke under the aus
pieces of the Labor league at McKenna' S
han Wednesday night. They pledged their
support TO the Labor league platform.
Omaha will write its own charter after
the next legislature, 1 believe. and the
commissioners are going TO have a great
influence in shaping It," said Al Kugel.
so If you select all your commissioners
from the siIk-stocking class their inter-
ests will be looked after to the neglect
Of the workingmen's interests"
]. E. Coffey attacked the method by
which Mayor Dahlman was endorsed
by the Labor league. declaring labor
was ''ganged." This assertion called
forth the opposition Of Albert Kaplan,
who defended Dahlman's record, and
said the trades union leader had sold
out in the street car strike.
The Northwest Federation of Improve
ment Clubs will hold meeting at the
Deaf institute Friday evening. Candi-
dates have been invited to address the
meeting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
LITTLE NEED FOR HELP
DURING MONTH OF MARCH

The Associated Charities provided more
work for the unemployed and handled a
smaller number of cases of restitution
during the month of March than in the
previous month. Altogether 1.050 cases
were dealt with, Of which eighty-one were
widows. forty-five families deserted and
forty-two divorced or separated man and
wife.
Among the cases handled were 40 char
ity cases, s. transients, 6S1 office calls, IS
deserted families. a cases of parental
divorce or separation, 2ss deliveries Of
coal, II tuberculosis cases. 81 given en-
ployment and homeless"
Requests for aid came from thirty-one
persons living out Of the city. Those
who needed help were cared for by the
charities and twenty cooperating organ
izations.
In the Industrial department 40 meals
were given to the hungry, 20 were pro
vided with lodging and I16 were given
employment. Garments by the citizens
of the city were given to 673 men, women
and children who were in need.
There were fewer calls for food and
fuel and fewer men out Of work. With
the approach Of spring the demand on
the charities is expected to slacken for
work liz more plentiful and the need OF
fuel not pressing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
MIDWAY OWNERS DISMISSED
Sixth Trial of the Case Results il
Another Disagreement.
CASE IS ORDERED DROPPED
sutton Declares Ii is Not Right to
Keep Men on Trial All Their
Lives Supreme Court
Would Not Uphold 1t.

The famous Midway liquor case came
to an end In the criminal division Of the
| district court yesterday. when tht
sixth jury that tried the case reported
its inability to agree and was discharges
and the case against the Midway owners
was dismissed by Judge Sutton.
When speaking of the Midway case
after court Judge Sutton said the de
| PENDANTS had faced six juries. two o!
them in district court and all had dis
agreed and this was equivalent to an ae.
quittal.
You can't keep a man on trial all his
life." said the judge. These men have
been tried enough. II they should be re-
tried and convicted now after having
faced six Juries that disagreed, don't
believe the supreme court would sustain
the conviction"
The Midway case was the result OF a
raid by Sheriff McShane and his deputies
on the Midway saloon and dance hall the
night Of January e. Billy Crutehfield and
Jack Broomfield. proprietors. were ar
rested and charged in police court with
violating the S o'clock closing law. They
were tried four times, four hung juries
resulting. Sheriff McShane and his men
then gave up trying to secure a police
court conviction and procured grand
jury indictments of Broomfield and
Crutchfield. Four weeks ago they had
their first district court trial,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
Omaha Made Goods
to Be Displayed

Plans for campaign 20 advertise
Omaha made goods were started at the
weekly meeting of the Omaha manufac-
turers' association. Retail merchants over
the downtown section of the city will be
visited by comittees from the Manufac-
turers association 10 secure their per-
mission to allow Omaha made goods to
remain in their display windows a week,
1t was announced at the meeting that
the merchants of the 800 block on Six
teenth street already had voiced their
willingness to help out In such an ad-
vertising campaign. They have offered
their windows to the manufacturers for
display purposes.
gorge II. Kelly. president of the Com
mercial club, suggested the idea and his
suggestion was followed by the appoint
ment of the following committee to make
plans for the campaign: d. b. Coleman,
chairman; L, A. Higgins and A. C. Scott
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
MpROVERS WANT new SLATE
JOINT Session Friday Evening to En-
dorse Candidates.
DAHLMAN CANDIDACY ATTACKED
Method by which Mayor Was En-
,dorsed by the Labor League is
Asssiied at Labor League
Meeting.

meeting of delegates Of the Newport
belSidere, Walnut Hill, North Sixteenth
Southeast and West Center Improvement
clubs, and Structural Iron Workers and
Hosting and Portable Engineers labor
unions will be held this evening al
Twenty-first and Cunning streets. The
delegates will pick q slate Of the eandi-
oates running for commissioners. whom
they think will do most for the benefit
OF the city.
Each club will have three delegates.
and their credentials must be in the
hands Of the credential committee by s
o'clock. Each delegate will be allowed
TO talk three minutes.
Representatives Of the Southeast and
the North Sixteenth Improvement clubs
addressed the members of the Belvidere
Grub Wednesday night.
Each speaker declared in favor of a
slate. DR.. J. P. Conley and C. Reynolds
said the proper course to pursue now
was to announce a slate Of candidates
agreed upon by improvement clubs and
TO endeavor to beat the "silk-stockinged
candidates" of the Citizens union.
Labor Iearsue Aetfxe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
Two Are Held to the
Federal Grand Jury
for Faking With 0leC

Revenue Agent J. +. Reed Wednesday
arrested two alleged oleomargarine
moonshiners at 1910 North Seventeenth
street They were given a hearing be-
fore Commissioner Daniel and held to
the federal grand jury on bonds OF $500
each. The two men gave their names
as Walter and George Brown.
The men are alleged to have swindled
residents at koutze Place by selling the
oleo as fresh country butter. The Browns
said they came to Omaha from Kansas
City and when arrested twenty-seven
pounds of the alleged fake butter was
taken from their house. Samples of the
stuff seized was analysed Wednesday by
the United States chemists and found to
be nothing but olemargarine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
Not a Particle Of Poisonous
Lead or Sulphur in Partisan SAGE

where toilet goods are sold. Here's
more proof:
Il take great pleasure in writing to
you and thanking you for the benefit
have derived from your great hair
tonie-PARISIAN SAGE was con-
fined in St Johns hospital in this city
for over two months with typhoid
fever and my hair was falling out 50
much | thought would be bald-
headed in few months.
Il saw your advertisement in the
Register of this city and got a bottle
and used it according to directions and
the first bottle did the work. I have
used many other tonics for the hair.
but PARTISAN SAGE has them all beat.
wish you good luck in all ways and
thank you again for what 1t has done
for me-" Mr.. Mat Delaney, s2I North
nth St, Springfield, III
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05

Wednesday night at Metz hall Labor
league candidates met and again pledged
support to carry out the Labor league
platform. Mayor Dahlman. NJ. o. Nc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
Missouri River is
Up Another Foot

The Missouri river at this point took
another jump Of over a foot in the last
twenty-four hours. At o'clock yesterday
morning the stage of the Missouri was
Isl feet or within 80 feet Of the flood
stage. The river rose 16 feet since
Wednesday morning.
Foreeaster Welsh expects the Missouri
river at Omaha to remain about sta
tionary for the next twenty-four hours,
after which he expects a decline.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
CHARGED WITH INSULTING
WOMEN, He F0RFEITS BOND

Charged with insulting women. II. F.
King Of Hamburg, Ia, was arrested
wedn .sday night on complaint Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Hoover Of 2201 Douglas street
Hoover claimed that King bumped into
his wife two or three times while stand
ing in front Of a moving picture show on
Douglas street and to stop the annoyance
he called a nearby policeman
liking was let out on bond Of SO which
he forfeited, not appearing In court yes
terday morning
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
If You Are Looking for a Hair
Dye Don't Use Partisan
Sage.

If you want a good. clean. delightful
hair dressing. free from harmful ingrei-
tents, one that will stop falling hair,
itching scalp. Danish dandruff and add
Iustre TO dull. faded hair, then ask for
PARTISAN SAGE and see that you get
it
The girl with the Auburn hair is on
every carton and bottle Of PARTISAN
SAGE which is manufactured only in
America by Giroux Mfg. Co. Buffalo,
n. y. Price only 50 cents at drug
and department stores and all counters
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05
WOMAN NINETY.EIGHT
YEARS OLD DIES HERE

Within fourteen months of being 100
years old. Mrs. Mary E. Swartz, formerly
resident of Stuart, Neb.. died at the
home of her grandson. ]. C. Munt, 27l3
Decatur street at yesterday morning.
Her death was due to old age
The body will be taken to Stuart. Neb.,
at S o'clock Saturday morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05

Poor appetite is a sure sign OF impaired
digestion A few doses OF Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets will strength
en- your digestion and improve your ap-
petite Thousands have been benefited By
taking these Tablets. Sod By eli dealers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-05

as completely as coughs and colds
wreck lungs. Cure them quick with DIR.
Kings New Discovery. SOC and sLo0.
For sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

foot brake, rumbled "Gd-dap' to his pair of hairy
fetlocked Clydesdales and drove off about his keg-
delivering business
He had utterly FLASHED my scene as the disgruntled
playwright expresses it. He hadn't asked who was
how knew about Paul Lebernann and the legacy, bv
what channel the information had reached the verge of
the Pacific Ocean, hadn't asked me anything whatever
he had just bestowed injurious $50? upon and
left standing there with the foolish bit of "imsv
1uttering in my fingers had not been expecting him,
of course, to turn any 1ip-haps to around in a
series of widening circles upon being told of his fine bit
of luck; although felt perfectly certain that myself
should have done (probably would do YETI both
of these things and more, under the impact of the first
announcement of SO fine a turn.
But Jacob drove his brewery wagon for half year
after the German solicitor arrived in San Francisco with
the official papers and fine chunk of the legacy cash.
and it required all of the nagully eloquent urging of his
spouse to induce him then to give up his driving job,
repair to Berlin to claim the bulk of the legacy and
return to the United States brewery of his
THERE is no possible way of telling in advancshow
folk going to behave when they told sud-
denly that the turn of the wheel has made them rich;
just the other hand, there's reliable method of
forecastng how persons already wealthy going
act when they suddenly Informed, discover for
themselves that through grsly stroke they have
lost everything In these big moments human beings
do not run to form any more than some thorough
breds that they do not often "act up to- the
impressions formed of them by those who know
them intimately.
of sudden and wholly unexpected wealth bound to be
plunged by such into of ecstasy bordering
upon delirium and all of us, doubt have pretgured
that we should have most amazingly difficult job to
keep from making gbberng simpetons of ourselves in
such delightful circumstances.
But the belief of the present writer based upon
siderable observation that persons the
announcement of unexpected wealth cooly enough.
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know" l repeated with what l considered great i'm
pressiveness, lingering each term of the fine round
nunera.
Jacob pushed his gunmy cap his left eye, raised
his huge arms above and back of his head for luxurious
stretch yawned generously that it sheer mira
Gle how he managed keep his pipe in his mouth, and
grinned vaguely, detachedly, grins when some
Mir Newpop among his friends tells him wonderful
story, minus any point whatever, about his marvellous
firstborn.
"So?~ gruned Jacob then; and he climbed to the
high OF his wagon picked up the rens, released the
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handed him the newspaper He looked grave, dropped
the paper the floor threw himself on his bunk and
stared at the ceiling for two hours He mentioned
the unexpected legacy to his bunke and he served
out his full enlistment, his conduct previously had
been such to make it impossible for him to purchase
his discharge without ever taking another drink. The
unlooked-for stroke sobered and Seaded him. and his
behavior upon receipt of the dramatically diff
ferent from that which had been expected of him.
THE other soldier who came into sudden fortune
of entirely different stripe. He wei
behaved young chap who had entered the ranks to try
tor commission. He was stationed at Minnesota IN
fantry post and had been the model soldier that the
candidate for commission required to be order to
prove his eligibility for the epaulets He had almost
achieved his commission having passed the preliminary
examination at the top OF the list, when, evening
shortly after retreat lawyer from distant city arrived
the post and informed the circumspect young soldier
that maiden aunt when travelling abroad, had died
and left him her entire estate nearly million dollars.
The model young soldier "went all to pieces" under
the impact of the rich bit of news PerkaI it owing
to the severity of his studies for the isson but at
any he went into state of rank hystera the
announcement chartered foolishly the "swaddies of
his outfit, developed mnedate fever, and actually
had to be carried to the post hos ta in state perousy
close to denentia before taps that night He did not
his balance when discharged from the hos
pita but conducted firrsef so atsurdly and mpu-
IDENTIFY the presence of his superior officers that he
first "broke from his sergeantcv and eventually "bob
tailed of the serviCe-wfich may have been pre-
Csey what he striving for there other
way for him to get out quickly short of deserving.
RACK in the early COS. when | covering the
Treasury Department in Washington for Wash
ngton newspaper, 1t my way again to make
hand announcement of sudden riches. One fore
noon, before starting for the Treasury Building the
news editor had handed me wire special with about
stickful of dated from little in Ohio
ting forth that aged woman who had lived there
recuse for many years had died. leaving estate APP
praised at than hundred thousand dollars her
sole remaining relative niece employed clerk the
Treasury Department in Washington.
InnE1 r,earl
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tnt at d1lu prODdDIy Id1Iu III
the guardhouse in state OF
extreme alcoholism before
nightfall.
The suddenly rich young
soldier walked into the bar
racks while these speculations
were flying back and forth
nr1no,nn the h1,nlc Sn11nehodN
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IN Mt OF reckless plque When MS 1atner
had punished his misconduct by stopping
his allowance. In the army the undis-
ciplined and undisciplinable young man
had proved to be the mistake that rich
mems sons nearly always are when they
join the ranks. and a good part of his time
was spent in the "clink' for infractions
of the regulations. On the day when the
young mans bunkie came running into
tie quarters from the post library,
brandishing a newspaper containing the
announcement that the reckless ones
father had died suddenly in New York
and left nearly half million dollars to
his "buck private" son, the thought of
every man present was that the legatee
Whose father had informed him, in harsh
terms. that he had disinherited him alb
solutely) would Immediately "go up in
1 / i l.
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BY CLARENCE L. CULLEN

The truth may be that such fortunate generally
dazed and delightfully."- nurnbed by the
that they for the time incapable of behaving any
other way. have seen instances in which such
lucky ones-women mainly-have fallen into state
least verging upon hyseria when told of hand
that riches had been bestowed upon them from
pected quarters. But almost rule the individual
thus touched upon the shoulder by the hand of the
Lady Fortune behaves with sort of self-conained
compaisance utterly at variance even with what he or
she would have possible the unbaanc
ing excitement of such propitious circumstances and
the conduct of such benecaries very frequently quite
the of that which might naturally be expected
by those best acquainted with them.
For example, knew soldiers of the United States
regular army-"buck soldiers of the ranks, both OF
them-who, while thus wearing the government
straight" uniform, into handsome legacies that
were, in way of speaking, bolts out of the blue for
them. One of these soldiers serving artillery
post in the Northwest reckless blade, the OF a
wealthy New York man, who had enlisted in the army
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
FRAUD in OLD BILLS

found for using silver and gold in
minor transactions Before the end OF
the year the authorized issue had
again been exceeded, and in spite OF
oft renewed good resolutions the Con-
federacy by July, 1868, had $l,O0O,OOO.-
900 Of notes outstanding. For a few
months devoted Confederate patriots
permitted their gold deposits to get
into general circulation, but soon
everybody who had gold boarded 1t or
sent it out Of the country to a place
Of safety.
Almost at the very end of the Con-
federacy Jefferson Davis vetoed a bill
for the issue of SSO,0O0,OOO in paper
and congress passed the measure over
his veto. The funding plans resulted
in a temporary contraction of the cur
rency and a fall in prices, with the
consequent enrichment of some OF the
desperate gamblers that hung about
Richmond and fattened upon the hard
ships of the Confederacy. After each
contraction Of the currency the con-
venient presses were set going again,
and instead Of a circulating medium
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
Husband Out of Work FORCES
Wife's Name to Check.
Banker Goes to Her Aid and Writes
to Offer Position, But Woman's
Spouse, Fearing Prosecution,
Ends Life.

Chicago.-Receipt Of letter by a
Chicago man recently, letter which
should have brought employment and
happiness, caused the man who re-
ceived It to commit suicide. The
strange story Of how her husband, who
had long been out of work, took his
lie upon the receipt Of letter which
meant the offer Of a job and future
comfort is told by the suicides widow.
MY husband, after being long de-
spondent over sickness and his inabil-
ity to obtain a position, in a moment
of weakness took my bank book,
which recorded a small amount Of de-
posit, and forged my name to a check
for s12. l know that he used the
money in an endeavor to find employ
meut and that he would have paid 1t
back to me, but fate willed differently,
said the widow, sadly.
81 discovered the forgery accident
ally when / went to the bank a few
days later.
81 was ushered into the presidents
ofice and told him my story. ! ex-
plained TO him that my husband had
always been hard working and honest
and had never before committed an Of
tense Of any kind before. but that be
had been Respondent because OF bis IN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
Confederate Money Still Used to
SWindIe Immigrants.
First Issue Of Currency In South
Problems That Confronted the
Treasury of the confederaey
During the War.

Boston.-Confedera money is still
a favorite medium of the confidence
man in his dealings with the raw i'm
migrant, though 1t is hardly cur
rency to deceive any man acquainted
with the countrys history or even
with the negotiable paper money of to-
day. 1t is not surprising that confed-
crate money is so plentiful after a
half q century as to make 1t more
valuable to the confidence man than
to the collector when one realizes the
immense amount turned out by the
Industrious presses of the Confed-
eracy.
The Confederate treasury kept on
printing paper money almost up to the
fall Of Richmond. A note dated Rich
mond, February II, 1864, declares
upon its face: THE Confederate
States of America will pay $40 to bear
er two years after the ratification Of
treaty of peace between the Confed.
crate States and the United States Of
America" When the Confederate
treasury began business there was a
clear enough perception among the
public men of the Confederacy that
cheap money would be one Of their
governments perils. They had been
brought up in the old democratic
monetary theory Of a currency COM
posed of gold and silver at fixed
ratio intended to correspond with
their relative bullion value, and paper
money based upon such currency.
Almost exactly fifty years ago the is
sue Of $1,O00,000 in interest.bearing
notes was authorized. This was the
earliest Confederate paper money is
sued. By July Of that year the treas
ury had exceeded the authorized
amount, and the issue Of double the
original issue was then sanctioned by
law. The smallest denomination OF
these early issues was $50, for the
treasury hoped that means might be
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
California Men Kept Strange Vows for
Many Years-Arrest Of One
Reveals Compact.

San Bernardino. Cal.-Never to set
foot upon each others sidewalk, and
always to be prepared to shoot to kill
If they should meet outside the city,
is the strange compact that for fifteen
years has been in existence between
C. w. Richardson and Joseph and
John Shafer, prominent business men
of this place. Their places Of bust
ness are opposite each other on Court
street.
This compact was violated last week
when Joseph Shafer, trying to catch
a better glimpse Of an aviator. crossed
to his enemy's sidewalk. Richardson
came forth with a jump to make an at
tack. Shafer fed to his own side OF
the street, but hurled back a chal'
lenge. This aroused Richardson, whose
high-voiced reply made it possible to