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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
POLICE FAIL TO
CHECK WAVE Of
CRIME IN OMAHA.
Highwaymen and Burglars
Run Wild, Terrorizing Citi-
zens and Defying the
Authorities.

| Highwaymen and burglars ran
wild in Omaha again Sunday night
and early yesterday, with police, as
usual, apparently powerless to check
the wave of law1essness.
Surprising four negroes footing
the pawnshop of M. Singer, 518
South Thirteenth street, early yes
,erday morning, Officer Buglewitz
reported gun battle with them
after they had escaped him through
the rear door of the pawnshop.
Headquarters Immediately sent
out four detectives to scour the
neighborhood. Four negroes at the
Bell hotel, Thirteenth and Howard
street, identified by Buglewtz as the
men with whom he had exchanged
shots, were arrested.
Charged With Burglary.
The negroes we're charged with
burglary, and gave their names as
M. Bachman, 281l Douglas street;
A. Smith, 1881 North Twenty first
street; Pete With, Thirteenth and
Davenport streets; and c. Smith,
2l02 North Twenty seventh avenue.
Two masked highwaymen held up
the Rogers cafe, 1905 Farnam street,
early yesterday and got away with
SIS in cash from the till, according
to police reports.
= Nick Nicholas, waiter, was in
charge of the cafe at the time, and
told police that the men entered the
cafe quietly, showing revolver into
his face with the command to throw
up his hands.
While one of them kept him COW
cred with the revolver, the other
searched the cash drawer, according
to Nicholas. Both men escaped.
Robbed by Two Bandits
Two highwaymen held up and
robbed w. H. Mick, 1908 South
Twenty-ffth avenue, of So at Tween
ty-seventh and 'Rees streets late
Sunday night, according to a report
to police.
Mick was waiting for a street car
when the highwaymen approached
him from behind, he said. Both men
had guns. The robbers were me-
groes, Mick Said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
|DRIVER OF AUTO
THAT KILLED BOY
ISORDERED HELD
Witnesses at Inquest Testify
John II. Wise Was
Intoxicated.

Witnesses testifying at coro-
ner's inquest held at Duffy & John,
sons mortuary yesterday morning
declared that John H. Wise, driver Of
the automobile which ran down and
crushed to death l3-year-old Will
lam Kucera last Friday, was intoxi-
Gated at the time of the accident.
Hans Mortensen, 25o7 St. Marys
avenue, testified that Martin Hogan.
q Burlington railroad employee, and
companion of Wise when the car
struck the Sunderland Bros. truck
to which the boy had hitched his
sled, threw away a bottle of what
appeared to be liquor Immediately
after the accident.
Arresting Officer John Grit state j
that he detected the smell of intoxi-
cants on the breaths of both men.
He stated that Walter Wise, 49,
year-old son of the driver, ex-
claimed: Papa, if you hadn't got
ten that bottle this would never
have happened"
Wise was ordered held for further
investigation by the county attorney
under $4,000 bonds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
.DIvo RICE WITH
Aim 0NY GIVEN
MRS. M'DERM0TT
Awarded Lump Sum OIL
$4,000, With $275 Per
Month tor Herself
And Children.

DR.. Bernard A. McDermott, prom
inent physician and surgeon, did not
appear in divorce court yesterday
afternoon to contest the suit of
Helena Sophia McDermott for a
divorce on the ground of cruelty.
Judge Day awarded a divorce to
Mrs. McDermott with custody Of
the two children and alimony.
The name of Mrs. Minnie Storz
Higgins, wealthy daughter of Colt
lieb Storz, who was named by Mrs.
McDe<mott as correspondent in her
divorce suit filed September 9, 1919,
was not mentioned iii the court
room. Mrs. McDermott testified
that her husband had become in
toxicated at times.
A financial settlement, which had
been made by DR.. and Mrs. Nc
Dermott and signed, was presented
to Judge Day, who approved it..
This provides for payment of $1,000
to Mrs. McDermott in lump sum
and the payent of $175 a month
aimony and the award of the house
hlod goods to Mrs. McDermott.
The children, Bernard, 9 years
old, and Alice, 6 years old, were
given into the custody of Mrs. Nc
Dermott and DR.. McDermott was
given the privilege of seeing them
whenever he wishes. The divorce
decree provides that DR.. McDermott
shah pay $500 a moath for main
tenance of the children in addition
to the alimony which he has agreed
to pay Mrs. McDermott.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
AL|MONY ASKED
IN SUIT AGAINST
EDWARD SIMON
Wife, Of Wholesale Grocery
Man to Contest His Divorce
Action-Says He Won't
Support Her.

Edward Simon, member of the
wholesale grocery firm of Simon
Bros, a lawyer and former candi-
date for city commissioner. was sued
in district cohrt yesterday by his
wife, Gertrude Simon. for temporary
alimony during the tendency of a
suit for divorce fled by Mr.. Simon,
October Is, 1919.
Mrs. Simon says her husband has
failed to support her since Deem
Der 10, 1918. She says she intends
to contest his suit for divorce and
has filed a motion calling upon him
to make more definite his allegations
of cruelty. She declares he has alb
solutely no grounds for seeking d.
vorce.
She sets forth that Edward Simon
is one of the incorporators and is
now part owner of the. firm of
Simon Bros. with capitalization of
100000. The other two owners,
she says, are his brothers, Jacob
and Louis.
IIC dlSO liIdkeS SOlHc lllSOlllc dS
lawyer. she says. She is entirely
without funds, she alleges, because
of his refusal to support her. She
says she secured a position as sales
woman for the Nebraska Power
company last December at SOS a
month after her husbspd had failed
to support her, according to her al
After she was there two
months she was discharged to
make room for returned solder,
After being out of work for
month she secured a position at the
Nebraska Ladies Suit store but only
worked one day when she was over
come by a nervous breakdown and
was sent to the Birchment hospital,
according to her allegations.
She says she was sick for six
weeks and returned to her boarding
house on May 80, and as soon as
she was able to travel went to Bay
City, Mich, where she is staying
with relatives.
The Simons were married in Chi
cago. April 80, 1916. They lived in
the Harney apartments.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Hearing Of Alleged
Highjackers is Set
Over Until Wednesday

The FIVE alleged 'highjackers"
who we're arrested Friday night at
Fortieth and Farnam streets in con-
nection with recent robberies of
liquor from Omaha homes are be-
ing held at Central police station
under heavy bond.
Charges of breaking and entering
have been filed against them by
Chief Of Detectives Dunn.e
They are Frank O'Neill, 160S1a
Cass street; Dave Gilinsky, $50
South Seventeenth street; A. D.
Pierson, 2l6l Rees street; Bart VII
liams, 1907 North Twenty sixth
street, and William Larsen, 522
South Sixteenth street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
II You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
il is that SO many products that are ex-
tepsiveIy advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten! The
reason is plain-thc article did not fulfil
the promises Of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to ~ medicine
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself. as Ike
an endless chain system the remedy Is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need OF it.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root, q
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case II shows excellent reA
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
sale
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony Of thousands who have
used the preparation. the success of DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root is due to the fact.
SO many people claim. that it fulfils al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur-
mary troubles and neutraizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
and enclose ten cents: also mention The
Omaha Bee. Large and medium size bot
ties for sale at all drug stores.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
TWO FATALITIES
IN Upwards IN
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Mans Body Found With Head
Crushed-Aged Man Dies
From Switch Engine
Accident.

The dead body of Henry Ward, 4O
years old, Union Pacific car re-
pairer, was found with the head
crushed in the railroad yards in
Council Bluffs by two fellow en-
ployes, A. c. Tulley and Peter John
son, early yesterday.
Ward, who lived at 23l0 Avenue
D, Council Bluffs, is survived by his
wife and three children. 1t is be-
iieved that his head was caught and
crushed between the bumpers OF
two cars shortly after midnight
while working with the coupling pin.
Albert Beal, GO years old, living
at 2046 Avenue ID, Council Bluffs,
who. was struck late Sunday by a
switch engine while picking up coal
in the Union Pacific yards, died ear
" yesterday at the Edmundson hos
pital
His injuries consisted of broken
left arm, crushed left hip and inter
nal injuries in the chest.
Investigation disclosed that the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary
Devaney, with whom he had been
living, was out of coal, and he was
attempting to get enough stray
humps from the railroad yards to
keep the home above the freeziny
point. ,
Both bodies were removed to the
undertaking parlors of Coroner Gut
Ter. An inquest will probably be
held for each case today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Former Chief Clerk
OF City Engineer
Dies After Breakdown

E. T. Peterson, IS years cid, 1927
Cass street, president of the Kerr
Abstract and Title Co., and for Is
years chief clerk in the city engi-
neer's Office, died at his home yester-
day. He suffered a stroke of par
alysis last April, and general
breakdown in health caused by over
work, from which he never recov-
cred. He was all active member of
the Kolntze Memorial church.
Mr.. Peterson is survived by his
wife and four children, Emily, of
Hollywood, Cal; Harry, of Ell
Paso,, Tex; Leon, employed by the
Union Pacific here, and Lucille, EN-
ployed in the register of deeds Of
fee at the court house. Two Bro
theirs, Charles, in, Ferndale, Cal,
and Emil, of Omaha, also survive
him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
PostoGce Officials
Urge Omahans to Do
Xmas Shopping Now

With the curtailment of train
service almost 50 per cent on &C
count of the fuel shortage, mail serv-
ice will also be greatly delayed and
postoffice officials are urging Oma-
hans to mail their Christmas pack
ages as soon as possible.
Many disappointments are prom
Used those who neglect to mail then
packages early. Unless packages
that are to be sent a considerable
distance are mailed now there is
every possibility, according to post
Office officials, that they will not
reach their destination until after
Christmas.
Many mail cars travelling west Of
Omaha have been taken off of trains
and for this reason officials are hav-
ing considerable difficulty in taking
care of the Christmas mails, and
only such packages as are mailed
within few days will be assured
Of delivery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Husband Seeks Wife
Who Has Disappeared
With Two Children

Lawrence King, 54l6 South Tween
ty-seventh street, has appealed to
the police for assistance in locating
his wife, Mrs. Elvira King, who
mysteriously disappeared with her
two small children last Wednesday
afternoon.
The Kings came to Omaha from
Central City, Neb. Mr. King is a
Mexican. His wife is Spanish and
unable to speak English. They stop
ped at a rooming house at Thir-
teenth and jackson streets The
woman left with her two children to
go to a restaurant, according to Mr..
King, who believes his wife lost her
way and is still wandering the
streets unable to communicate with
any one she meets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Big Bluffs Brigade
OF Business Men Hike
In Cars to Chop Wood

Seventy five hardy male residents
started from the Council Bluffs
Chamber of Commerce at 8 yester-
day morning, in automobiles, armed
with saws and axes, and determined
to put in a full day in the timber
land, four miles northeast on the
River-to-River road.
Forty acres of heavy timber at
the Al Downs farm were donated to
the cause of relieving the fuel fam
inc in Council Bluffs.
These volunteer wood Choppers
are working in snow more than a
foot deep on the level Each car
ries tin cup and is served hot cof-
fee everysfew hours.
More volunteers will join this
brigade this morning.
kobertWallace, in charge OF trans
portation, started out yesterday
morning, wearing two pairs of silk
stockings which covering he soon
learned did not protect his feet. He
returned to town for wool socks and
oyerShoes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Manager Of Morris
Declares She Knows
Nothing Of Ell Buedo1

In recent story in The Bee about
prohteering landlords, and particu-
larly in regard to recent increases
in rent during the coal shortage at
the Morris and Somberg apart
ments, the former at Eighteenth and
Dodge and the latter at 6io South
Twenty-sixth street, Mrs. A. A. Co.
Walt, the new manager at the Nor.
ris, says she was put in an improper
light anent her statement about the
Ell Beudor.
"The reporter evidently misunder-
stood me-" said Mrs. Covalt, when
he quoted me as saying they raised
rents over at the Ell Beudor at least
once a week. did tell him he
should 60 over to the Ell Beudor and
see the agents of the Morris apart
nlents, who have an Office Il ere, but
said nothing about the Ell Beudor
rents because / know nothing about
them"
The FL Beudor is one of a Num-
Der of apartment houses in Omaha
that have been exposed by The Bee
in its campaign against rent proilt-
eering. At the time the agents kept
the real owners of the building In
the dark.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Man Charged With
Conspiracy to Murder
Negro Placed on Trial

Ralph Snyder, charged with con-
spiracy to commit the murder of
Will Brown, negro, lynched the
night of September %, was placed
on trial yesterday before jury in
District Judge Redick's court.
Next Monday. George Davis,
charged with assault with intent 10
kill Mayor Smith will be put on
trial. Davis is out on $4,000 bond
There are three other charges
against him.
Joseph O'Hara.. charged with
criminal assault, will be tried We'd
nesdav.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin TO be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross" Then you are
getting the true, world-famous AS
pirin, prescribed by physicians for
over Is years.
Always buy an unbroken package
of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" which
contains proper directions to safely
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

relieve Colds, Headache, Tootllache,
Earache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Rheu-
matism. Neuritis, Joint Pains, and
Pain generally.
Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets
cost but few CENTS. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer' packages. AS
pirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Mono aceticacidester
of Salicylicaicid.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

An electrically operated washer
has been invented for cleaning car
pets without removing them from
floors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

For Automobiles lock has been
patented for securing robes or bag
gage to the rail of car or to fasten
steering geers against movement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

NO prevent snoring an inventor
has patented a sort of halter that
keeps the sleeper's mouth closed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Accept California" Syrup of Fig,
only-look for the name California
on the package, then you are sure
your child is having the best and
most harmless laxative or physic
for the little stomach, liver and
bowels. Children love its delciou.
fruity taste. Full directions for
child's dose on each bottle. Civ,
it without fear.
Mother! You must say "Califor.
MIA"
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AUSTRIA FORGED WAR
Minutes of Mutiny of Privy Coun-
 cil Reveal Secret
Count Won BerchtoId Solely Respon. sible fer Outbreak of
 Hoetiiities.

vienna.-There were made public from the archives of the former Aus ro-Hungarian government minutes of the meeting of the privy council on July z, 1914, at which it was virtually decided to begin war on Serbia.
 According to this publication the ministry of Austria Hungary, especial ly Count Leopold von Berchtold, foreign minister. was solely responsi- ble for the outbreak of hostilities.
 The minutes show the meeting to have been opened by Count von Berch- told, who pleaded for an immediate resort to arms against Serbia, stating that Italy and Roumania "cOuld be compensated afterward for not hay ing been consulted beforehand"
 Count Stephen Tisza, then Hungar- ian premier, opposed the war, demand ing that diplomatic action be taken first and then that an ultimatum of an acceptable nature be sent. Only in case both failed would he have resort ed to arms.
 Count von BerchtOld thereupOn said 1: "Now, is the right moment because Germany is ready to assist"
 Count TisZa again warned against the danger of general European war as result of steps which were con- templated, whereupon Count von Berchtold said: 'The opportunity is so favorable that immediate action fs necessary" ~~ss.-.-
 Finally a resolution was adopted that such far-reaching demands be made of Serbia that she could not full flll them and thus a way would be opened to a resort to arms.
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HUNT SHIP, DIETING SPIRIT
Msssaoe From Other World says span- ish Steamer vaibanera
 Did Not Sink.

Havana.-Chartered by members of the Dr. Antonio Valetti society, an or. ganization of spiritualists, tugboat is expected to leave this port shortly in search of the long overdue Spanish steamship valbanera, which oflicial re ports declare sank recently near Key West, with the probable loss of all on board.
 The spiritualists claim to have re ceived communication at a recent sc ance from the spirit of Doctor valetti that the valbanera was still afioat near Cape Sal. They declare 1t their belief that the steamship still is helplessly drifting at sea and that. while many of those on board have perished, 90 survivors have been picked up by . small schooner which is proceeding tc some distant port.
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Fonograft & desided he wood get . church peace so he went 2 the Telefone & rung up & then the person which answered sed What do you want & pa sed Take Me as Am. The fellow sed Who you think yure hawking 2. Pa sed Haint you the Musick store which sells Fonograft reckords & the man sed No this is the Police stashun. Pa rung of.
 Wednesday-after skool was out Jake < me went a hickry nutting cut 2 ole man Skinnerses thicket. we had only ust got our sacks full when ole man Skinner cum along & he sed Wot you kids doing in my woods now get out. So we started pick up our sacks & he sed Empty them durn you. We did. That old man is 2 stingy to give a dnck drink.
 Thursday-the Teecher asst Jane 2 name the cana lthat carrys the fud threw the body after the stum-
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ing their way. The newsie came racing down the sidewalk shouting
 Strike all over! Strike all over!'
 The waiting populace promptly whirled and called for papers. One woman was so eager that she didn't wait to turn to the head lines.
 ''Strike all over, is it? When ?"
 "Yes'm," responded the boy. quickly making change. "Strike all over-California."
 And with the carefree laugh of the budding genius he went on his way calling, Strike all over-Cal- ifornia" the last word being a whisper to himself:-St. Louis Re public.
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the COW which wood give milk & then you churn the Butter. He hassent got hs Balune yet. MebDy he wont either.
 Sunday-teecher allowed me 2 go. home from Sunday skool early today. The way it happened was thisaway. She sed Repeet the 10nd commandment & I sed it was Eat drink and be ary today and to- morrow you'll be Dry. She sed 2 me Slats you May go home now and study yure Bible. Which I did only l diddent study enny. Chicken for dinner.
 Monday-more chicken today. ma give me the neck 2 eat & I objecked to it & pa sed when he was a little boy he all ways ate the neck X the back 6 the nuckels.
 last him did he like them & he sed Yes he did. So I sed 2 him We'll you can have mine. He did dent.
 Tuesday-pa was playing on the
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When this is done shake the bot tie vigorously and permit it to stand quietly so the undissolved portion will settle. Then pour off the clear supernatant fluid. The latter may be used immediately. It yields a colorless glossy lacquar,
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PROFITEERINC.

Fertile ideas apparently come to the newsboy by instinct. One wonders why they don't all become experts when they grow up. For example, here's the way one Broadway youngster sold his papers the other afternoon. It was the sixth or seventh day of the
 trolley strike, and crowds were lin- ing the curb looking for jitneys go-
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Sunday Funerals Barred.

Mobile, Ala.-Burial of the dead here on Sunday is punishable by fine of $10O under city ordinance just adopted. Passage of the ordinance was the result of petition to the city commission by ministers, undertak- CTS and grave disgers.
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or the NdtiNSS ol
 the Cannonball eye lands l wassent able 2 Deside so 1 sed l diddent know. So S he ast Jake which was holding up hs hand which was dirty like com mon. So she sed Jake you may tell us. He replyed & sed They haint en- ny manners or Cos tunes ary l.
 Saturday Jake sed 2 me he knowed how 2 make butter out of grass. I bet him a rubber Balune he oIddent. He sed 2 food uraSS 9 the
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Maybe the Next Batch
 oi Pets will Be Skunks

POrtcEester. N. Y.-It will not be possible to keep goats in ten ement houses hereafter if. the board of health has it's way. After pigs were barred from dwellings during the influenza epidemic last fall, families adopted goats as pets. Accord ing to Sanitary Inspector Bitz, the animals are kept on second, third and even fourth floors. He suggests that they be licensed, the same as dogs.
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The ma nwho doesn't advertise may know his own business-but nobody else will.
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You can tell how good a mans business is by his cheerfulness in changing a five-dollar bill.
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The reason ignorance is bliss is because the more one knows, the lonesomer he is.
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The sweetness of low price never equals the bitterness of poor quail ity.
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TRANSPARENT LACQUER
 FOR CELLULOID SURFACES

Dissolve uncolored celluloid in a mixture of strong alcohol and ether. The celluloid at first swells up in the solvent.
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and it may be colored with colors.
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As Kin Hubbard says, lots lers are like a soft drink look tn part, but won't [ work.
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ick Digested it. She replyed X sed it was the Alimony canal. snick- cred & she frose me with 1 of her looks.
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Your life is what you make it. if somebody doesn't butt in.
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Good service is like good health we don't value it till its gone.
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SEATS DIARY

Friday-When the teecher ast me ? hescribe the Manners < Costumes
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About all a married man can save these days is tobacco coupons.