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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
NO DELAYIN OMAHA
DURING XMAS RUSH
Postmaster Wharton Devises System
Which Will Expedite Delivery
of Parcel Post Packages.
CLERKS WILL WORK OVERTIME

An elaborate system has been devised,
perfected and put in operation by Post
master Wharton and his parcel post ex-
perts at the local postoffice by which II
is believed all delay will he avoided in
the handling of parcel post packages this
Christmas.
Down in the basement OF the building
q big space has been fitted up with eight
cen wooden stalls. each about two and
half feet wide. ten feet long and eight
feet high.
over each stall is a card with the num-
bers of delivery routes on it. The stalls
are arranged around central table upon
which sacks of incoming parcels are
emptied. From the table they are quickly
sorted, according to address. and thrown
into the proper stalls.
Men at the other end of the stalls pick
up the packages and range them on long
shelves in the exact sequence OF their
streets and numbers. at the same time
writing the streets and numbers on q slip
OF paper
Extra Wagons Put ON.
For expeditions delivery twenty-five
wagons have been obtained in addition to
the regular parcel post wagons and auto
mobiles which will work overtime.
Two tubs" will be loaded on each
wagon. A tub" is big box-llke truck.
Each wagon has a driver and a man to
deliver the packages. The packages are
put into the tubs" in exact order by the
routing clerks so that they all come in
| order, house for house, as the wagon goes
over the route.
Last year." said Postmaster Wharton,
the congestion was fearful. All pack
ages that 1t was impossible to deliver on
account of the rush were put In one pile,
which finally became a mountain about
twenty feet in diameter and fifteen feet
high. That set us to work to devise a
means OF avoiding such congestion. We
worked out this scheme and secured the
permission OF the department to try 1t.
other offices VIII Adopt IL.
I'VE believe It will be such a success
that II will be adopted in the other big
| offices throughout the country"
Most Of the postoffice clerks will work
nearly double time all next week. Routing
clerks will work day and night. Wagons
will so out making deliveries up till
10 p. m.
Ten thousand extra mail sacks are
stored in great piles in the basement OF
the postoffice to be used In dispatching
outgoing parcels. 1t is expected all these
will be needed in addition to the sacks
that come In full and are then emptied
and used to dispatch outgoing parcel post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
CLUBS SEEKING NATIONAL
GOLF ASSOCIATION PLAYS

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-At the annual
meeting of the American Golf association
which will be held at Chicago on Jan.
uary IA, the executive committee Will
recommend that the three national cham
pionship tournaments shall be awarded
to any one of the following clubs
National Amateur: Merton Cricket club,
Philadelphia; Nassau Country club, Glen
cove L. l., and Piping Rock club Locust
Valley, L. l.
National Open: Minikahda club, Min
neapolis; Country club of Detroit and
Engiewood Country club, Englewood,
N. ].
Women's National: New Haven, Conn,
Country club; Greenwich. Conn. Country
club, and Belmont Springs Country club,
Waverly, Mass.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
FORMER JANIT0R SUES
BANK FOR FALSE ARREST

Alvin Maloney, former janltor in the
City National bank building. has started
suit In district court for $4,000 damages
against the State Bank OF Omaha for
alleged false arrest and detention In the
city Jail.
Maloney was wrongfully accused OF a
crime by the officials OF the bank after
its removal to the city National bank
building, he alleges. and was held in the
city jail until habeas corpus proceedings
were begun In his behalf. when he was
released. In the bull pen" Of the jail.
Malonsy asserts. be became afflicted with
Vermin and was shut up with police char
acters OF a low type.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
THREE OUT OF NINETEEN
GET INTO THE NAVY HERE

Last week was a successful one at the
local navy recruiting station. Three men
passed the examinations and were en-
hsted. and one previous service man
joined the naval reserve. There were
nineteen applicants.
II man can't read a letter three
fourths OF an inch high with either eye
at distance OF twenty feet his eyesight
isn't good enough for the navy. II he
can't distinguish what Is said in a whis-
per at a distance of twenty feet his hear
ing isn't good enough. Acceptance OF
three out Of nineteen applicants is better
than the usual average.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
AMERICAN NEGRO BOXER
TAKEN TO SCOTLAND YARD

LONDON. Dec. 1s.-Bob specner. a
featherweight boxer. who recently at
tracted some attention In London, and
Aaron Brown. an American negro boxer.
known as Dixie Kid. were taken 10
Scotland Yard today. Charges pending
against the two men are connected with
spencers application for a passport to
America.
1t Is alleged that spencer's application
represented that he was an American
subject. born In Canada. Brown signed
speneer's application. vouehing for ia
accuracy. 9 Is stated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
THREE NURSES SENT TO
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Dora Larson. Julia Keller and Helen
Williams. nurses at the Wise Memorial
hospital. have been removed to the City
Emergency hospital on Douglas street.
where they are being attended for scarlet
fever.
The transfers were made at the direc-
ton of Health Commissioner Cornell. The
three young women are reported as not
being in a serious condition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
D0ANE COLLEGE CLOSES
FOR THE HOLIDAYS

CRETE, Neb., Dec. is.-(Special,) D.
Doane college closed it's doors Friday
morning for the Christmas vacation. The
recess this year is a little longer than is
customary for most colleges. but is made
SO i'm order that all the students may be
enabled to reach their homes before Sun
day. School will be resumed on Tuesday,
January 4 large number OF the young
men OF the college are staying in Crete
all or part of their vacation to work
on the new gymnasium. so that it may
be completed as early as possible. Coach
Schissler has also enlisted a number OF
the Crete High school boys in the work
TO put In some OF their vacation time to
help out the gymnasium.
A "For Sale ad will turn secondhand
furniture into cash.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
L. w. Hagg.
LEGAL NOTICES


The Union Land Company.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
UNION LAND COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of The Union Land Company will be held
at the office OF the Company in Omaha
Neb., on January 10th, 1916. at 10 o'clock
A. M, for the election of five directors
and for the transaction Of such business
as may legally come before the meeting.
ALEX. MILLAR, Secretary.
D.2Od. got.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
stop That Conah-Nnm.

when you catch cold or begin TO cough
take DR.. Bells Pine-rar-Honey. It pene-
trates the throat and lungs. All drug
Observation-Disclosures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20

LONDON. Dec. 1s.--A dispatch TO Reu-
ters Telegram company from Copen-
prohibited the export OF ali fats and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20
BUSINESS CHANCES
Wanted: Manager
For Nebraska

To open office and manage
statesmen for new, fast sell
ing commercial line. Large
possibilities. E X elusive.
Perm an ent. Repeater.
Should easily make $1,000
to 81, 900 first year with in
crease thereafter. Party
acceptable must furnish
references and deposit
$500 on goods-returned
from sales. For interview,
address, giving past record
and phone number. Will
be at Rome Hotel Tuesday,
December 21st.
L. w. Hagg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20

vvERsTER STREET sTATION-Fif-
,eenth and Webster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20

A FOR Sale" ad will turn secondhand
furniture into cash.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20

chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis A
Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20

BURLINGTON sTATION-Tenth ana
Mason.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20

Use The Bees "swapper" column
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-20

Burlington ,.su
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16

saddling previous convictions on the par
ticular individual at the bar. With finger
prints taken and kept on file, there could
be no such obstacle. There would be a
rogue's gallery Of speeders, just as there
now is of pickpockets, thieves and MUIR
derers. If magistrate disregarded the
intent of the law, or if. he having made a
recommendation for the cancellation OF
license, the Secretary Of State did not
carry cut his part of the punishment OF
the offender, the responsibility could be
placed accurately just where it belonged.
The public, especially in large cities, is
imperilled by these lawbreakers. Monthly
the toll of injuries and deaths attributable
to them grows. They should have short
shrift.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
Cowardly Opportunism
tor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Like a bath of moral righteousness
come the editorials Of The Tribune to a ma
ton which has intrusted its destines to the
hands of an administration swayed by the
most sordid opportunism. In 1912 strong
able man was tossed into the political dis
card because, like Cesar, he was ambitious
Who without ambition would have chalked
beside his name such glorious achievements?
Mr. Roosevelt is human. He has erred, per-
chance grievously at times, but his errors
have usually been those of a big man. His
bitterest enemies admit he is man in the
best Interpretation of the word, and also he
is an American first. last and all the time.
Would Mr. Roosevelt refuse to pursue to
their source and publish the results thereof
of investigations Of the criminal machina-
tions of fore yn-born anarchists against the
sovereignty Of this country because the trail
might lead TO the embassies of two foreign
governments? Would he hesitate because
this publicity might threaten TO rupture
wholly those relations already strained to
breaking point by q series of such acts of
violence unprecedented heretofore against
nation at peace by foreign intrigues?
To my mind this quiescence is more repre-
hensible than that in connection with the
Lusitania tragedy That was an act Of war,
however barbarous and cowardly, perpetrated
upon a vessel of a belligerent nation. The
nefarious activities resulting in destruction
of munition plants here are acts of war upon
a country at peace with the world. Who
doubts the secret congratulatory mods and
wnks of the inmates Of those two aforemen-
toned embassies?
Bernhard was right. Peace exerts a vitiat-
ing influence upon its votaries.
J. b. PHILLIPS, JR
New York, Nov. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
Short Shrift for Speeders.

There is no doubt that habitual viola
tors Of the automobile speed laws are not
10 be deferred by fines. Provision is made
for tho revocation Of the licenses Of such
of them as are convicted three times, but
for some reason or other this does not
seem TO be followed up as It should be. II
Police Commissioner Woods's scheme for
the taking Of finger prints Of these vio-
lators, for preservation and reference,
would result in making more effective this
provision, even in a slight degree, it would
he well worth trying. And there seems
10 be little doubt that the plan would be
!. help.
Under the law, the Secretary Of State
may revoke an owners or chauffeur
License after third conviction Tor speed
ing on the recommendation Of the trial
Judge. That Recommendation il not given.
IN many cases, because Of the difficulty Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
QUESTIONABLE HUMANITY
Is Our Concern for Neutral Rights
Only a Matter of Money?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: However We may disagree with their
general attitude, we cannot withhold Ger
tain measure of respect from those Germans
who have refused to indorse the sham senti-
ments Of the majority of their fellow cou1-
trymen about the war. 1t is a pity that
most of US seem to be shams ourselves.
One result of the war so far as We are
concerned has been beneficial, because the
Entente powers have enormously helped
business by buying from us so largely that
We have balance of trade greatly in our
favor. Then, thanks to the British and
French fleets, the seas are now fairly safe,
our trade will not be seriously hurt so lon!
as they have control, and we have mean
while chance to prepare our much needed
defence.
Against these beneficial results we must
set the loss of trade with the Teutonic Al
lies and the hampering OF our trade WIN
certain neutral countries, due to the effort
of the Entente powers to prevent supplies
going TO their enemies. This effort involves
difficulties because we naturally have tried
our best to keep up our trade with the En-
tentes enemies by shipping 20 them through
neutral countries. Indeed, we have even
tried to ship contraband of war by conceal
ing it in non-contraband packages. We must
also remember that for months ships sailing
with our merchandise to the Entente powers
have been constantly in danger of destruc-
ton by bombs as a result of such wonder
fully organized conspiracy in our country
that we have so far utterly failed in putting
stop TO it.
We are now, however, engaged IN trying TO
pick a quarrel with our best and largest
customers. the Entente powers, for their al
legged breach of international law, because
this undoubtedly interferes with relatively
small percentage Of our overseas trade.
Taken by itself, there can be no question
Of the disinterested nobility of this attl-
tude. since all the world may that 10
sordid motives of trade will prevent us from
standing up for what is right. even at the
certainty of offending and the possibility Of
losing our best and largest customers. But
must we not admit that, after all, we are
nothing but impudent shams when we re-
member the meek way in which we have
swallowed our protest against the murder OF
our fellow citizens and our apparent inten'
tjor of measuring "strict accountability" in
marks? 7. a. j. FIJI utRALp'
Niagara Falls. y. Y. Nov. Q, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
MAKING WAR IN AMERICA
Self Respect Requires Harsh Treat
ment of Plotters.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The American people and government
seem to be asleep They seem to have no
realization Of the patent fact that Q state OF
open war exists between the united Teutonic
races of Europe and these United States OF
America, and that the former have actually
carried the war into our own country in
their own way, at their own time, and to
suit their own convenience. It is true our
government has sent away one Austrian dip
lomatic intriguer for his pernicious activity.
But in spite Of this fact the war OF the Teu-
tons upon the American Republic goes stead
lily forward.
Ships are fired at sea and in their berths
at American docks. Manufacturing plants are
burned or blown up, passengers are destroyed
at sea, as were those Of the Lusitania. and
Teutonic Kutur and efficiency" play the
game 80 we'll that the simple Americans
sit back and take the Teutonic poison with
meek complacency.
Where is the spirit of Lincoln, Of Grant and
Of the men who founded the Republic? Has
our blood turned to dishwater and pa
triotism to poltroonery? Have the people lost
all love for. the Republic, and has the gov
eminent become a mere "fence" for the for
egn foe?
Is there no element Of the American popu-
lstion that can see how we are drifting each
day into the realm of darker outrage and
deeper humiliation? Is there no one any
where TO call halt to the infames which
The Teutonic powers are inficting upon US
right at our doors?
How long will it be, If they are allowed
to go on with impunity, before they will
openly rise against us? The country is
flooded with their emissaries. flooded with
their minions and plotters. What will be
their next move?
Why not move first ourselves, and so bring
their plots to the surface, where they can be
faced and analysed? For all their iiendish
crimes and barbarities let the United States
government seize at once every Teuton ship
now interned in American waters, placing
their crews in the regular prisons or turning
them over to the Allies. Break off all rela-
tions of comfy with them as with band Of
robbers, so that they may see we do not Tack
gall to make oppression bitter" Then, il
outrages are continued, give them blow for
blow, and make war on them by boycott and
in such manner as to bring
them to their knees. Round up the traitors
and spies who are in their employ from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and deport them, with
the ban that they may never again return
to American soil.
A nation that will not shield itself from
such vipers in human shape deserves to per-
ish, and a government that will suffer such
outrages and villanies without adequate re-
monstrance deserves to be overthrow.
Talk of peace! War is here The Teutons
are making war upon this Republic every
day, and he must be blind, indeed, who is
not aware of the fact. Figure from what
they have done already on what they may do
tomorrow. DIOGENES.
New York, Nov IL, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
THE NEXT.

God How many more must there die,
Drowned at the Kaiser's behest,
Ere America rise and defy
This War-Lord, whose cynical jest
Puts ever her words to the test?
Yea, who are the next ones must pay
This tribute to Prussian contempt?
What are their names who to-day
Will be sent down mid horrors un-
dreamt,
And not even children exempt?
women and children his will
Selects for "regrettable losses;
While to submarine captains who kill
4 thousand or more-why, he losses
IL Gods name, handful Of crosses.
wilt thou ar5itrate over thy dead,
Great Nation of Freedom and Right!
Though assassins the earth oyersDread.
wit thou weakly call murder slight
America. draw thy sword Smite.
Once the Champion OF All the Oppressed
Star-crowned in thy deeds and in song,
Rise, stamp out dishonor confessed.
Thou who ever smote boldly the wrong,
Protect thine own children. BE strong,
William Chauncy Langdon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
"A Motherhood Strike"
itor of The Tribune.

i the Editor OF ne tribune.
Sir: Your editorial under the above head
line in last Sundays Tribune attracted my
attention, because the mere mention of such
strike, even though it be by some over
excited advocates of woman suffrage, tends
to confirm the belief that the continued ag-
tation of this question will ultimately de-
velop serious antsgonsm between the sexes.
You truly say: "Such collective effort
would imply an organization of sex beyond
anything the world has known or seems like
ly to know"
strike, at best, is crude and clumsy
weapon, and it must be a strain on the fe-
male Imagination to even contemplate the
measure suggested as means for securing
votes for women" As they seem to be cast
ing about for ways and means to retrieve
what is temporarily, at least, lost cause, l
would respectfully suggest that instead Of
the proposed strike they form woman trust
based on the capitalistic idea of increasing
demand by lessening supply. Under such a
powerful incentive DR.. Schenk's idea of sex
determination might be developed by the
trust to a workable plan for reducing the
proportion of female to male births to such
an extent that the demand for wives would
be so greatly increased that women could
dictate their own terms of all pre-nuptial
contracts
Some critic may here point out that il
women by this method reduced their proper
tional number to any great extent the ballot
would be Of no use to them, as they would
be in q hopeless minority. l would say to
that misguided person, be not deceived by
false reasoning. As the law is at present
in many states wife gets one-third of her
husbands property when he is dead. Under
the operation of the proposed trust she could
get il all while he lived.
II is highly improbable that women wish
to vote because they anticipate any pleasure
in the act Of dropping piece of paper in
box. Women who want the ballot very likely
want it for what they imagine it will enable
hem TO get with its aid.
Under the operation Of the proposed trust
an old saying would be slightly changed to
read: "All that man hath will he give for
his wife, And another saying. "The hand
that rocks the cradle rules the world" would
be verified. ANTI-SUFF.
Lafayette, y. J., Nov. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
Pendleton, Not Vallandigham.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Il is TO be regretted that Captain
Mathews impaired the value of his very
interesting letter in to-day's Tribune by as
sorting that c. L. Vallandigham was General
McClellan's associate on the Democratic
ticket of 1864. The candidate Tor Yice-P resi-
dent on that ticket in that year was George
II. Pendleton.
Also, one scarcely enjoys the nnuendo
that all the patriotism was confined to the
West. ! do not know from how far west
Captain Mathews came, but it is well to re-
member that this Vallandigham to whom he
refers was from Ohio. Let us call a son Of
Ohio, none other than James Abram Gar
field, to describe him:
"But now when tens Of thousands of brave
souls have gone up 70 God under the shadow
OF the flag. when thousands more, manned and
shattered in the contest. sadly await the de-
liverance of death; now when the uplifted
arm of majestic people is about to hurl
the bolts of its conquering power upon this
ebelion, now in the quiet Of this hall there
rises Benedict Arnold who proposes to
surrender all up. the nation and its flag, it's
genius and its honor, now and forever to
the accursed enemies of our country. And
that proposition comes may God forgive and
pity ny beloved stated it comes from a
citizen Of the time honored and loyal COM
monwenlth OF Ohio. ! implore you not to
believe that another birth ever gave pangs
70 my mother state such as she suf-
fered when that traitor was BORN
No. captain; no particular section OF this
country was peculiarly loyal. Each part had
It's traitors. each its faithful sons.
w. G. NASH.
New York, Nov. 10. 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
A UNIQUE Benevolence.

The Floating hotel" Jacob A. Stamler,
which the Fire Prevention Bureau has
finally ordered closed as fire menace, did
long and honorable service. It afforded
cheerful, comfortable home to many hard
working girls who otherwise could have
afforded nothing but the barest kind oil
existence in sordid boarding houses.
Founded by the late John Arbuckle be-
cause of the benefit he derived from a
sea trip while recovering from illness and
the thought of what sea air would mean TO
many tired workers, it always was full
and had a waiting list, but it never was
Indeed, it was not meant
TO be; the $3.50 charged for room and
board for q week was intended to help the
Young women there to feel that they were
not objects Of charity rather than to pay
the cost of the enterprise.
1t must be regretted by the community
at large, as we'll as by the benefciarles,
that so worthy philanthropy has come to
an end. The old merchantmen held unique
place in the scheme of agencies devised by
tie benevolent of the city to help work
ing girls help themselves. 1t brought
health and happiness to its dodgers and
enabled them TO be useful members of the
community. The capital invested in it paid
pig dividends, laid up where thieves do not
break through and steal.