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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
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Thirty Years Ago
JAN. g.

Ahity leAfs ago
The Entire Nous clubs German takes
front rank in the brilliant social season.
The favors came all the way from Gun
Their OF Chicago. The dancing was led
by Mr.. George f. Jewett. assisted by J.
&c. Sharp, Nose Barkalow and Ed Peck.
Twenty couples participated as follows:
George +. Jewett and Miss Dollie Nc
Cormick, n Crazy and Miss Newcomb OF
Quincy, Joe II. Lehmer and Miss Hoyt
Of Utica, John Carrier and Miss Mollle
Brownson, William T.. Amin and Miss
Dora Dehmer, william II. Wilbur and
Miss Carrie Ijams, Major Furay and Mrs.
F'uray, Robert L. Garlichs and Miss Mora
Balcomb, ]. c. Sharp and Miss Carrie
Bishop. Nose Barkalow and Miss Minnie
Richardson, Charles Mccormick and Miss
| Grace Chambers, j. Ware Foster and
! Miss Matte Sharp, l.. S. Reed and Mrs
Reed, George Paterson and Miss Shears,
A. G. Wakeley and Miss Claire Rustin,
/ w. a. Redick and Miss Angle Berlin w.
| f. Mcmillan and Miss Emma Paddock,
e. p Peck and Mrs. Peck The privi-
legged spectators were Mr.. and Mrs. c.
| r. Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Balch, Mr..
and Mrs. Shiverick, Mrs. Richardson,
/ @AAos NANCOIAlilNh 1lla8 Anna NIdIgt MI.
Richard Carrier, Mrs. Bruce and Mr.. L.
f. Bonsall jr
DR.. S. d. Mercer, chief surgeon OF the
Union Pacific railway. announces that all
employees OF that company who desire to
be vaccinated free OF charge will call at
his office. 1913 Harneyl street, between
the hours OF 1 and 2:3O O'Clock on Mon
days, Tuesdays and Fridays until Feb
ruary !.
The funeral of the late Mrs. c. S. Chase
took place from the family residence al
Thirteenth and Dodge, conducted by Dean
Millspaugh. The pallbearers were Judge
Il. Wakeey. Hon. George w. Doane
George Thrall, Herman Kountze, j. J
Dickey and Henry w. Yates.
The prospectus is out for new educa.
ton institution called the Omaha Acad-
envy, under the principalshp of Miss
Annie lc. Thomas, with Miss Fannie t.
Walker as assistant. The academy viii
for the present make use of the parlor'
OF the Christian church, and in addition
offers Latin, taught by Rev. NJ. NJ
Blaney; French, by Miss NJ. NJ. Barbo
German, Prof. James Wilson; painting
by Miss Fannie Wilson.
Little Robert Houck had his head ant
face badly hurt by falling over back
ward in his highchair.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Twenty Years Ago

The sIx-day bicycle race at the Coliseum
had narrowed down to one Englishman,
an American, a Scotchman and an Irish
man. ranking in the order named up to
the 160th mile.
Senator Paddock left for Washington.
He intended to labor hard for his otoe
land purchase bill.
meeting OF the property owners af-
feeted by the proposed cut and paving of
Douglas street from Sixteenth to Twen-
tieth was held at the rooms of the Real
Estate Owners association and a COM
mittee consisting Of Henry Pundt Guy c.
Barton and DR. Grossman named to wait
upon Edward Rosewater and the New
York Life Insurance company TO sec how
much OF cut they would assent to.
One OF the most beautiful afternoon ar
fairs of the winter was given by Mrs. c.
f. Catlin at her home, 1870 Dodge street
in honor OF her sister, Mrs. r. A. Taylor
Of Colorado. Miss Catlin was assisted In
keeping the tally OF games by Miss
Dundy, Miss Moore and Miss Loring. The
first prize was won by Mrs. John M
Thurston the second by Mrs. Gallagher
and the third by Miss Mellona Butterfield
The Misses Wallace entertained al
luncheon in honor OF Miss BecN4th, hav.
ing as their guests aside from Miss Beck.
with, Miss Nash. Miss Rawles, Miss
Chambers, Miss Brown, Miss Clara Haw.
ley, Miss Mary Hawley. Miss Jessie NIL.
lard. Miss Barber and Miss Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vessels entertained al
cards in the evening these friends
Messrs. and Mesdames Wakeley, Prit.
chett. Morsman. Gown. Barker. Wallace
Grant, Richardson, Bennett and Dean
Gardiner.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Ten Years Ago

The board of education cuts salaries,
pruning the city superintendent stipend
down from $500 to $500 Carroll q.
Pearse was superintendent. The high
school priu,ipal was cut from 81, 400 to
s., 100. Similar reductions were made all
along the line, down to the kindergarten
teachers. Robert Smith attempted TO get
through a resolution reducing the school
year to thirty-siX weeks and the kinder
garten term TO only n half day each
day, urging that this would effect a saw
ing OF $4,000. %
The comptroler's report showed that II
cost S,ll4, 326.43 to run the city of Omaha
during the year l9Oi
G. i. Yates OF Lincoln, who was in the
city, Joining with thousands OF Ne
braskans, declared FOR himself and the
best people of Lincoln, that Savage $
pardon of BARLEY was IAN outrage and
incNcusahle"
President James Whitfield OF the West
ern Base Ball league, came up from
Kansas City and unfurled the banner OF
defiance 10 President T. ]. Hickey of
the new American association, declar-
Ing he could not plant team Of that
organization In Omaha
one hundred and fifty Canadian ed!-
tors arrived in Omaha enroute TO Cali
fornla on a special excursion.
Gen. Charles +. Henderson left for
Chicago, 70 proceed from there to Wash
ington.
Colonel Russell II. Harrison, who had
been visiting his family in Omaha, left
! for the east.
\ son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. f.
/ Crofoot.
Mrs. Z. 7. Peck left for the east, &C
/ companied by her son. Lyman Peck,
who returns 20 ST. Paurs school.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
venicc's New CampaniIe.

Venice's Campanile is so near compile
ton that the angel which surmounted it
Is about o be hoisted TO its former place,
The angel was shattered when the tower
collapsed, but the pieces have been put
together again. The head, arms and legs
are OF solid bronze, the body is made Of
plates of hammered copper and the whole
flgare weighs 2,iOO pounds. Instead OF
being fixed. as Il was before, it viii be
set on moving base so that the out
spread wings will make It act as a
weather vane. when Il is in position the
angel will be resilded. The cost OF the
work is paid by Pope Plus X as a gift
to the city where he was so long
patriarch.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

finding the war a heavy drain uPon
their resources Of every character
and both must see more dreadful
consequences impending upon a con-
tinuation OF hostilities.
II is possible and probable that
President Taft has already indicated
through diplomatic channels a readi-
ness to make this offer whenever our
mediation is acceptable. That time
ought not to be far off and il our
country proves TO hold the mission
Of peacemaker there surely will be
no reluctance in taking up the task.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Pension Fraudr in Germany.

Pension Frauds In Germany
Dr. Ferdinand Fredensburg, lately re-
tired as president Of the German senate,
in brochure on the operations of the
Imperial Insurance office, relates typical
Instances Of the eagerness Of people to
to reach the imperial treasury through
the pension system. All grades of false
pretense are practlSed to obtain some
thing for nothing. Or. Friedensburg
says Pension lies unblushingly involve
even family life. Attempts are made, over
and over again, to transform the wife
into the employe of her husband and the
husband into the employee of the wife, as
circumstances may demand; brothers and
sisters become servants; even children,
not yet 4 years old, are alleged to be
regularly employed in agricultural pur-
suits. In his old age the man who has
retired from active life again becomes a
plowboy, and the mother-in-law, who has
| been received into the household, is meta
| morphosed into a nurse girl. This latter
transformation becomes especially popu-
! lar since, when the invalid and old age
! insurance law went into effect on Janu-
| airy l. 1891, persons who had already
reached the age of 20 could receive pen
sions only after proof that they had
| been engaged In an occupation emitting
| them to insurance within the three years
previous" Every child killed, DIR. Fried
ensburg reports, was the sole support"
OF his parents" gave his parents every
pfennig he had and himself lived on air"
A farmer injured going to church to pray
for rain insisted that he was engaged in
an agricultural pursuit, and therefore,
entitled to a pension. A peasant who had
infected a finger while undressing her
child insisted that the undressing was
an agricultural pursuit, since the child
| kept the geese.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Great Britain's New Year.

Great Britain's New Year.
The new year opens up in Great Britain
with cherries sky. Popular unrest,
usually indicative OF progress for better
ment takes on the disquieting phase Of
passionate rancor in which industrial
strife, politics and poverty are the chief
elements. The strike ia the cotton mills
OF Lancashire over the employment OF
two nonunlon women, is likely TO involve
2JOO 900 operatives, ntensifying the dis
content and distress prevailing in the
labor world OF the kingdom. At any
moment a strike among miners may be
precpitated, as their dispute with en-
ployers over a minimum wage nears the
breaking point. Doctors are organizing
war on the provisions of the sick ana
unemployment insurance law, which
threatens TO diminish their incomes. The
problem of dealing with poverty con-
tinues unsolved. despite the old age PEN
| sion system already in operation, London
alone dlsburslng 100000 for the care
OF paupers during the last year. The
sense Of WEAKNESS and almost despair
writes T. F. OConuor, NJ. F., (which is
coming over the country at this continual
unrest is bound to produce grave political
results. The steady-gong racial conserv-
atsm OF England, which already had
begun to be alarmed by Lloyd George
daring finance bill, becomes more FESTIVE
as the laboring men advance their de-
mands-though many of these demands
are justified by the higher cost OF living
and other conditions" Tory politicians
naturally charge all the evils Of the day
to the party in power and promise an
era Of prosperity and good will II the
voters will return them to power The
effect of such political pabulum is seen
in the loss of three liberal party
seats in recent by-elections. ministry
notable for its success in dealing with
Industrial as we'll as political disorders
supported by party divisions bound to-
gether by mutual self-interest, may de-
pended to find a way to disperse the
lowering clouds which ushered in the new
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Three Month. Ahead OF Time.
Boston Transcript.

hooAhu - dAScFlpk.
The report that comes from Washington
that a boom is under way for ex-Vice
President Fairbanks for running mate for
President Taft rather suggests that some
OF its authors have COMPOUNDED the first OF
January with the first OF April A some
what similar story, started a few years
ago, In which Mr.. Fairbanks figured,
greatly 70 his establishment was the coin
Gge Of practical Joker and was accepted
so eagerly by certain Of the news mongers
that one OF them sent Il out without the
justification that formal announcement
would be made on February %
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Senator Rayner of Maryland and

Senator Rayner OF Maryland and
Senator John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi, both democratic men,
bers OF the senate foreign relations
committee, favor approving the ar
bltration treaties as submitted by
the president, but, of course, they
ought not to count as against our
erudite democratic senator from
Nebraska, who takes the opposite
view.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Party treason surely includes the
engagement OF a republican cam
paign manager by candidate seek
ing nomination on the democratic
ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Japan has just struck its annual bal
ance sheet, and the figures tell an old
ard sad story. Before the war with Rus
STA the debt OF the empire was only
SOS 625,5OO. Now It is Sl,lOS, SCI 500, or an
increased per capita from S5.l2 to S25,75
\ billion dollars OF Indebtedness is not a
heavy load for such nations as the United
states, England and Germany, but It is a
staggering burden Tor such a poor nation
as Japan. And the extent 20 which that
burden Is felt is Indicated by the fact
that there are now 1900 japanese IN
prison, while the number Of suicides dur
ing the year was 10000 these tragedies
largely due 20 the INCREASE in the load
the people are carrying.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

How fortunate that Nebraska has
furnished the nation it's astute dem
oeratic senator to save us from walk
ing blindly into a trap in the arbitra-
tion treaties. The list OF the world
twenty greatest men will now have
TO be revised.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

The marquis Of Queensbury an
nounced upon leaving England that
it was forever and that he would be-
come an American citizen. He evil
IDENTIFY likes the space rates he has
been getting over here from some OF
our newspapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

My. but Champ Clark must have
a good chance for the democratic
presidential nomination. His chief
factotem, Senator Stone, when asked
for an expression on the subject.
said; 81 do not care even to dis
cuss Il"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
eR1Ns AND GRoANs.

"Bigsby seems to wear a look OF set
tied gloom"
Yes, poor fellow, he can't help II.
When he was boy his mother made him
wear Fauntleroy curls." Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Cburch-what makes you think Fiat
bush isn't right in his mind?
Gotham-Why, when l called there yes
terday l found him in the cellar oiling his
gas meter.-Yonkers Statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

At any rate, ex-County Commits
sioner Jeff" bedford should be
credited with being a wise guy. He
knew when to say adieu without
waiting for his host to hand him his
hat, which is knowing more than
some others.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
saving at the spiEot.

81 AaNA I lNltteN lANSA.
The democratic congress saved ti21, 900 In
salaries OF useless employees. That helps
Just a little In reducing TIE proposed APP
preparation OF S75,eoOOO In additional pen
sions. Sl0OOO,OOO for public buildings and
a few other incidental expenditures that
appear 20 have the democratic lndorse-
ment
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Police Judge Foster announces
that he will begin daily business a
half hour earlier than heretofore,
II he would hold court about one
hour each midnight the acoommoda-
ton would doubtless be more appre-
ciated by his customers.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Philadelphia Record.
We trust our manufacturers have read
the dispatch announcing that the
Zemstvo OF the government OF Nolhynia
today adopted a resolution declaring a
boycott against American goods" be-
cause they are not likely otherwise 70
have the matter brought 70 their atten-
tfOn
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
A rrofItnhIc Inre.tment.
Butfalo Express.

Miss Ellen stone, who was ransomed for
over 10000 IN Turkey, has announced her
intention to return TO that country as a
missionary. The Turkish brigands who
once found her 80 profitable an invest
ment Will probably sit up and take notice.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

II the ugly rumors" about the
Police board are TO be investigated,
no repetition is wanted OF the pros
pective whitewash OF the paving
scandal, Unless the inquiry were
10 be made on the square II would be
useless to waste time and money
on II.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
yiciou. Piece OF CIaptrap.
Chicago Tribune

The story that President Gompers stood
on the flag TO show his contempt for Il al
radical labor meeting in California viii
not be believed by any sensible American
until e is proved beyond a doubt as 10 al
It's circumstances. Mr.. Gompers Is not a
fool. Moreover, Mr.. Gompers is yet TO b,
shown 70 be lacking In patriotism. Both
would have to be true Il this yarn is tFu,
az given oQt.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Our state dairy inspection depart
ment wants 20 extend It's work 10 in
clude the testing of condensed milk
brands. We are under the impress
sion that we have state pure food
department charged with that duty,
and. II so. there should be no need
OF duplication.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06


Our district judges have sagely
decided that there is no law under
which they can appoint public de-
fender, although the deslrability of
doing so Is conceded, and there is no
question that 1t would save consld-
cradle sum to the taxpayers. There
is, however, no law to prevent the
judges from appointing the same at
torney to defend all the INDECENT
prisoners who come up within the
year. with the distinct understand
ing with him that his total compen-
sation allowance shall not exceed,
say, $4,000. OF course, IL the judges
prefer to continue the costly practice
OF distributing these appointments
among favored and needy lawyers
there is no law to stop them.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Mnnchus Well HeeIed.


Examples of thrift among rulers on in
secure thrones or presidencies have not
been lost on the Manchu princes of China.
Reports from informed sources assert
that while Premier Yuan Shi Kai begged
for means TO finance the army and save
the dynasty the princes declined to touch
their huge hoaTdings, estimated at from
$40 coo, 900 to $50,0OO0O0 This is not in the
form OF jewels, but in hard metal, both
gold and silver. Vast sums are in the
various coins, gold and silver, while the
rest is In bullion. A great deal of the
bullion is in the form of what is kTsown
In China as "silver shoes" the name
arising from the fact that the silver ia
cast in blocks somewhat resembling a
woman's shoe Tho conviction Is general.
both in China and abroad, that the princes
are cllnging 10 this hoard in the expecta-
ton that they will need II in making theft
escape from the country IN the event of
the success of the republicans. OF course,
II the emperor abdicates-as, indeed, he is
already reported to have done-a large
share OF the hidden treasure win be taken
| by him and the empress dowager. Besides
the hoard in the imperial palace there are
| in Picking a great number of vast for
| tunes held by Manchus. These, like the
imperial princes, have refused to come to
the rescue of Yuan and the government
on which they have fed for centuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Subscribers leaving the city
temporarily should have The
Bee mailed 60 them. Address
will he changed ns often Rs re-
0uested.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
No selaiering ON ,hc Job.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.

IINtHUWIbW IIIspdIVW.
The United States supreme court con-
tinues to sweep aside proerastinatory pro-
cedure. There is TO be no more OF this
coming around to see the Job and going
back 10 the shop for the tools business IN
the practice Of law before the supreme
bench
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Bulletin from the front: Flight
ing over the presidency in Ecuador
Same here.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

WER IIEJI| 7
50,ll9

State Of Nebraska, County Of Douglas, So:
Dwight Williams, circulation manager
81 the Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that the average daily
circulation, less spoiled unused and re-
turned copies, for the month OF Decem-
Der, 1901, was 50llq
DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn 20
before me this ath dav Of January, 1911.
(SeaD ROBERT HUNTER.
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

King George is such good tiger
hunter he might tackle Mr.. Boss
Murphy's pet.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

There will never be complete
peace in India so long as there are
so many Gaekwars. Here, put up
that club!
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

The Pullman company need not
fear the nine-foot bed sheet law so
long as It persists in giving a slx-foot
berth.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
In Other Lands

side Lights on what IL Trans
pirinE Among the Near and
Far Nations of the Earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

After examining the books, Wall
street finds that 1t has not the heart
to declare a panic.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

And the coal man is getting his
and yours, both.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Mr.. Bryan is returning home by
way of Washington. He must set
things In order there first.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Boston democrats want Foss to
succeed Taft" says headline. Why
try to give democrats what they
want?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

It is pure nature taking TO speak
of a presidential bee making honey
at this season OF the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

These are the days we do not miss
the old swimming hole much.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Girls. remember, it is your leap.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

81 EP0SITS made on or before
m January 10th in the SAVINGS
DEPARTMENT of the UNITED
STATES NATIONAL BANK
will draw interest from January
- LIST,
THREE PER CENT Interest is paid on
savings deposits and COMP oUNDED
EMI-ANNUALLY. Funds may be with
drawn at any time without notice.
The combined capital and surplus is 81 400, 10000.
1t is the oldest bank in Nebraska.
Established in 1856.
United States National Bank
of Omaha. Nebraska
AZ T. Barlow President. G. z Eaysrstich Asst. Cash
" p GslGw:n' TiS Wee z e %S9urs ASS Cash
Open on Saturdays Until $500 p. NJ
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

Yes, it's chilly.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

will take you to this win
ter playgroundin the short
time between tonight and
the day after tomorrow
morning. is a complete
train Of electric lighted
sleepers, Fred Harvey din
ers, electric lighted coaches
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
Kansas City-Florida Special

and baggage car. 1t goes
through from Kansas City
to Jacksonville, without
change, independent of all
connections-overthe route
of shortest distance and
quickest time-the Frisco
Southern RdiEICay.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06

N T. Barlow, President.
q. w. WattlOs, Vice-Pres.
Y, u, Caldwell, Vice-Prea.
W. z. Rhoades. Cash,
Graham guardian., 1912-01-12
Government Busy Cleaning Out Opium

CLOWLY the federal arm is sweeping
- In the opium fiends. The recent
raid here by internal revenue agents.
when $1,000. worth Of the drug. pre-
pared for smoking. was connscated
and the distributing organization for
the District Of Columbia broken up.
was one Of series OF big hauls In the
larger cities of the country In recent
months. a. result Of which several
hundred thousand dollars worth Of
the drug is now In government pos
session.
In the last Ave months just such
hauls. many larger and more impor.
tant. have been made by means Of
which agents have Ia many cases been
able to trace the drug to the Illicit
manufacturers, thus dealing the most
aerious blow Of all. In Terre Haute.
Ind. where the richest haul Of all was
made. nearly 100000 worth Of the
drug was found when the inspectors
yaided q small river shack where the
crude opium was being prepared for
distribution to smokers throughout the
middle west.
I'VE are learning how to 90 about It.
We are discovering the haunts OF
sthern.v said special ofiicer. ''It has
been hard Job. because there IL no
interstate regulation. There Ii q bill
for that purpose before congress- now.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-12
20 BlFHH N
s .t<I

uI,ASHINGTON.--In the United
~ States there are In all about
2.600.000 miles or roads of one kind
or another--enough to reach around
the earth 100 times. Much OF this
however. II Of q character not wor
thy Of the name road Some Of It Ia
little better than q rock pile. and 9th
ers are wide tracks through bitches
and swamps. OF the whole only seven
miles In each hundred can be said tc
have any Improvements whatever, and
on the most Of It the improvements
are such as to be unworthy Of note
Altogether not two per cent. can be
called ilFst class With the proper i'm
provement Of this network Of roads
will come . saving that will richly
repay the nation.
The roads In the United States may
not be the very worst In the world.
but they are bad enough as q whole,
that 10 certain. compared with those In
other civilized countries. Europe Is q
network Of magnificent highways. In
Germany. France and England one can
ride for miles without striking a stone
or puddle. This does not add to
pleasure alone It IL the means Of
saving millions Of dollars each year
to those countries where such roads
are maintained.
The cost Of hauling ,oyer eur coun-