Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-16
Aimed at Omaha

Hastings Tribune: II must be admitted that there
are several papers in that never lose an op
nortunitv IN lake a fall out or Omaha and Douglas
county why this should be lie more thsn We can
comprehend. Somehow the fact seems TO De over
looked that Omaha u a city OF LOW" lnnaoi'anh
and such II II entitled to more laws tnan C'y
OF 5000 or 1900 inhabitants, mere village Ana
that IL why many bills are introduced In inc ess'
sture that have only TO do with the people OF oman
and Douglas county Every loyal Nebraskan should
feel proud OF Omaha. 1t is as good and clean CITY
morally and otherwise. any city of us size IN tue
United States Furthermore possesses more reai Nc
energetic business men to the square bock than any
other city in the country tits great manufacturing
city. and a large wholesale center And u has done
more towards putting Nebraska on the map 20 TO
speak than any other city This being true, why
then should any Nebraska editor loyal citizen Of
this state stand ready with tar bucket IN one
hand and brush in the other ever ready TO oesmren
the fair name OF Nebraska's metropohS7
Blue Springs Sentinel: A district judge in Douglas
county. which Is In tne state OF Omaha, gave a de-
clsion the other day. that married man is not I'M
from action for breach Of promise that might
be brought against him by Inherent female that
took notion. Somehow courts once in while
do things that go a long ways In alternating that
respect which they expect that IN duty bound
TO pay them
Newman Grove Reporter II John o. Yeiser, the
Omaha freak gets his bill through the Legislature that
VIII regulate the newspapers the state according
to his liking he won't have chance to get anything
done write replies the criticisms that are
will be directed at him. MOST OF lOihs
sporty enough 20 90 after him just for the fan
OF showing him how nicely his law VIII work
Tekamah Journal: Omaha Is to have another Jim
Dahman SCRAP in their city election this spring Most
people have hoped that Dahlman rule in Omaha was
about over but there will have to be some tall fgur-
ing TO beat the lasso thrower out Of his Job
Nebraska City Press; WHO is this Darda Nell
the newspapers are talking so much about7' asked
Lutte Lorkins OF Tough Towne yesterday why don't
you know" the reply. she IL sister of
Fountain Neil. no has been the talk of considerable
talk In Omaha lately"
Kearney Hub: An Omaha woman suffrage leader
cite objects to expression Of OF her sister
cites that "all brutes." Thanks for an &C.
casona voice in the wilderness.
Newman Grove Reporter: Omaha boosters who
got together and built the Auditorium not apt to
ever be public spirited again. They not only
about to lose all OF their original investment but be
stuck for a big indebtedness besides Omaha is some
progressive burg, to hear folks down that tell H.
Lyons Mirror: Do you remember a few years ago
when some eighty, so4called business men OF Omaha,
but we believe 'deceiving hypocritss" would have
been a appropriate name signed circular letter
stating that IL the democratic party should into
power financial depression would set in and business
would be ruined Well. after two years OF democratic
prosperity and progress, omaha's business for the
last year is follows: Bank clearnss. Sss $50
whoesalIng. S1S9 sso.4s7; buildings A6i00i4 live
4
bushels; smelter output S271sirs.
! I.oup City Times Independent 1t is our opinion
that the legislature spends too much valuable time
! trying TO exact laws for Omaha. when they ought
! to let Omaha enact their municipal laws. Home
rule ought the slogan the legislature should
only pass such that affect all cities Nebraska
| alike.
| Hastings Republican; Statewide interest wa,
taken in the Matters trial at Omaha. particularly
the part OF the legal profession The verdict OF thj
jury In declaring Mr. Matters guilty nineteen counts
OF aiding and abettlng President Leubben the
bank TO defrRud bank patrons came surprls,
to those who mad followed the testimony givsr
during the trial II Matters had not mixed up ~
many other deals in which he accused OF wrong
doing this one would possibly not have gone 81
hard against him IN the eyes OF the public The re
suits OF the and the finding OF the jury is no
without Its lessons 1t simply the proves tina
those who handle other peoples moneys cannot at
ford TO be careless negligent OF other peoples
teress and that the promptly and honestly the!
their friends and the public the better thel
standing and reputation.
Kearney Hub: An Omaha gentleman who has re
turned from California sojourn, somewhat impressed
with the glamour of two expostons, declares never
theless that right here in Omaha and surrounding
country Is the safest place for investments and tn
easiest place to make living the soil' This
exactly what the Hub has been talking for year
while the golden flood from Nebraska has been pour
ing into the California rat hole