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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29

This is the day we celebrate"
say tie members Of the Ancient and
Honorable Order of Twenty-niners,
an organization of those whose
birthdays occurs on February %.
This is also the day which makes
leap year what it is and of which
so much has been written in song
and story. r...
Twelve years ago an effort was
made to organize the twenty-niners
in Omaha. A few met at the Pax
ton hotel and officers were elected,
but it was evident that meeting
once every four years was not often
enough to keep the society alive.
There are two active members
Judge w. w. Slabaugh and A. f.
Beebe. The judge was president of
the organization, and inasmuch as
his successor has not been duly
elected, he insists that he is still
president. J. H. Shugart, one of the
charter members, has moved to Cal
ifornia, and Mrs. G. w, Craig now
resides in Calgary. Henry H. Kru-
ger is still in Omaha, but he as
serted that he has lost interest in
the organization.
Cheated of Birthday.
Judge Slabaugh and Mr.. Beebe
have often told the story, that from
1896 to 1904, they did not have
birthday, because of an arrangement
established by Pope Gregory. The
pope discovered that julius Caesars
plan appeared to be all right in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Proceeds Of Westminster
Church Benefit Not All In

Total proceeds of the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church benefit
given Friday evening at the Black
stone hotel have not been ascer-
tanned, since all ticket sellers have
not checked IN, according to Mrs. E.
A. Chamberlain.
A literary program was presented,
including numbers by Miss Gertrude
Broadwell, Miss Dorothy Edwards,
Miss Julia Newcomb, Miss Frances
Wilson and Henry Edstrom, Will
lIctherington, Mrs. Henry E. Max
well. Miss Helen Watkins, Miss
Marjorie Forgan, Miss Florence Ell
ter, Miss Blanche Bells and the
Lena Ellsworth Dale quartet.
The patronresses included Mes
DANES Henry E. Maxwell. T. E. San
ders, Eugene H. Coffeen, Clarence
Rubendall, Gordon Bennett and Ed
win A. Chamberlain,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Highjackers Surround
House and Calmly Cart
Away 6 Barrels Wine

Twelve "highjackers" surrounded
the c. F. Hartman home, 104l South
Twenty-fourth street, in wild west
movie style at 10 Friday night and
took from the basement six barrels
of wine owned by Henry Rohlff,
1906 South Thirty-sixth avenue, a
former liquor dealer. The liquor
was valued at $1,000.
One gunman stood guard across
the street, five surrounded the house
with drawn revolvers, and the Other
six entered the basement and car
ried out the wine. 1t was carted off
in a big truck. The bandits es-
capped in an automobile.
Members of the family were home
at the time of the raid, but when
Mr.. Hartman attempted to step out
of his door to investigate the dis
turbance he was menaced with a
gun and forced back. Phone wires
were cut to prevent sending an
alarm to police. '-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE-

If passenger does not call until
the floor is passed, stop at the next
floor and request the passenger to
take first car going in the opposite
direction to the floor desired. 1t is
important to listen for the floor calls
and to remember the floor stops.
I'm case your car becomes stuck
between floors, tell the operator in
the next car that passes to notify
the starter. The starter will notify
the engineer Immediately. The
night operator should call the night
Waterman. In event you go beyond
the limit switch and should knock
out the braker, send word to the
starter as quickly as possible"
Judge Building By Them.
Most tenants are fair and will
Judge the building as a whole and
make some allowances for failure in
elevator service, but the general pub
lie judges all Office building pri-
marily and almost exclusively by
the quality of its elevator service.
In buildings where elevator service
is poor, people do not seek Office
spcae and this handicaps the entire
organization.
Good elevator service consists OF
even distribution of the cars in the
elevator shaft, with snappy, pune
tual and safe operation.
THE following are some of the
qualities of good operator: Relia-
bility, punctuality, good nature and
smiles, courtesy, neat appearance,
mental alertness, quiet voice, modest
manner, ability to hit the floor, ST.
lence while operating, dignity, no
gum chewing. .-
Must Be Licensed.
"Familiarize yourself with the
names, faces, kind of business and
room numbers of tenants. In the
morning a smile and a good morn
ing to as many as possible will help
start the day right. If tenant
criticizes or scolds, explain and let
the matter drop. Never contradict
and never argue. Don't touch any
one. Don't push anyone. Don't
hurry anyone. Be alive and brisk
and your example will put speed into
the passengers. No matter how un-
reasonable, or cross or abusive a
person may be, keep sweet; don't
lose your temper; don't talk back.
Be extremely careful in handling old
people, blind people, sick people and
children"
Those are a few of the rules and
regulations. There are others per-
tanning to action in case of acct
dents. ..
Elevator operators are required to
pass examinations given by the city
building department. Having passed
these examinations, they are given
licenses. The minimum age limit
is 18.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
STEADY
NERVE, CLEAR EYE
Military Necessity" Of Women
Operators Has Brought
Them to Stay.

The person who believes that op-
Grating an elevator consists merely
of pulling a lever back and forth,
opening and closing doors and ask
ing the numbers of floors, would
have his ideas revised by talking to
some of the young women who are
serving as elevator operators in
Omaha. They take their work seri-
ously, IS a rule, and .they believe
that their work can be dignihed by
efficiency.
In England elevators are known
as "lifts." Those who operated ele-
vators in this country have common
ly been referred to as conductors"
but now they are designated as "op-
erators," referring, of course, to
both men and women.
One of the by-products of the war
is the advent of women as elevator
operators, and it seems, by all
tokens, that they are here to stay as
a permanent factor of the everyday
life of a city. At first the employ
ment of women in this capacity was
looked upon as an experiment, as a
military necessity" but experience
has demonstrated that women are
lust as capable and reliable as men
IN this class of work. Many en-
ploycrs assert that they are more to
be desired than men as elevator
conductors.
Must Have Steady Nerves.
If you can concentrate your mind
tor seven or seven and half hours
day on your work, and if you have
steady nerves, an even disposition
and clear eye, you may qualify for
q. position as elevator conductor.
The work is not generally regarded
as one OF the skilled forms of labor,
but the experienced elevator starter
will tell you that it is not everyone
that can fill the bill. Self-control is
considered as one of the first requi-
sites.
An elevator starter in one of the
large downtown buildings expressed
himself last week in these words:
Il am convinced that the woman
operator is here to stay. She is
more reliable than her brother. She
does not answer back to tenants or
Others when things do not 20 lust
SOL She is not smoking cigarets be-
tween times. AS a general thing
she is more contented with her work
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Divorce
Courts

Comic McLaurian came home to
his sick wife and Dragged of his
association with other women, the
wife, Iva Byrd McLaurian, alleges
in a petition for divorce filed yester-
day in district court. They were mar
ried last June. She says he has
kicked, cursed and beaten her and
has knocked her to the floor.
Homer L. Huffman insists ON
travelling around the country look
ing for work." his wife. Helen, says
in a petition for divorce filed in dis
trict court. He seldom finds it. She
says he supported her only one
week since they were married, Sep
TENDER 2, 1919.
Nicholas Bower, jr., has refused
for the last year to live with his
wife, Beulah May Bower, she al
leges in a petition for divorce filed
yesterday in district court. They
were welded March E, 1918. She
asks to have her maiden name, Vim
cent, restored to her.
Robert E. Maroni was granted a
divorce from Laura Maroni on
grounds of extreme cruelty. The de-
cree was signed in divorce court by
Judge Troup.
Less than two months were re-
CURED to dispel Margaret 0. Walk
er's dream of welded happiness
with George Walker. On December
26, 1919, they were married. Yester-
day she filed suit for a divorce in
district court, alleging extreme cruel
ty and nonsupport.
Though Robert White promised
to love and honor Blanche Tucker
just last May when he married her,
he has struck, choked, cursed and
threatened to kill her since then,
she alleges in a petition for divorce
filed yesterday in district court. She
asks to be restored to her maiden
name, Tucker.
Mary Rajski filed suit for divorce
from Frank Rajski yesterday in dis
trict court, charging cruelty.
Henry West says in a petition for
divorce, filed in district cour yester-
day, that his wife, Nellie, threatened
to strike him with a lamp and or
dered him out of their home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Hoover, Palmer and :
Wood File In F Urinary
Contest In Michigan

Lansing. Mich, Feb. 28.-The
names of Herbert Hoover, Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood and Attor. Gen. A
Mitchell Palmer were added today
to the list of those who will appear
on the presidential preference prl-,
mary ballot in Michigan, April 5.
Petitions were received by the secre-
tary of state to place Hoover and
Wood on the republican ballot and
Palmer on the democratic ticket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Omaha Made Headquarters
For K. c. Vocational School

Omaha is to be the midwest d.
visional headquarters for the
Knights of Columbus free vocation
al training school for service men,
it was announced yesterday. P. ].
Mccarthy of St. Louis will arrive
in Omaha tomorrow to take ciargc
of the division, which will include
North Dakota and South Dakota,
Colorado, Kansas and Texas. More
than 1000 men had enrolled for
courses in the school, it was re-
ported.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Omaha's Unique Figure,
The Old Buyer Of Tax
Titles, Passes Away

4. J. Seaman, one Of Omaha's .un-
usual characters for more than a
quarter of a century, tax title buyer
and advocate of thrift, died Friday
night in St. Catherine hospital from
The effects CT an infection in his
left hand. Though reputed to be
worth $500,000, no one processes
actual knowledge Of his property.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 5 at N. P. Swanson's
chapel, Seventeenth and Cunning
streets. Burial will be Monday at
Wahoo, Neb
Mr.. Seaman was born September
u, 1843,~ in Lee county, Ia, and
came to Omaha more than Is years
ago. A sister. Mrs. Harriet c. Wolf
of Los Angeles is his only known
relative
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Conference Committee to
Support Community Service

The Omaha Conference commit
tee, at meeting in the Omaha club
yesterday, decided to support the
work of Community service until
January 81, 1921. At the end of this
period an effort will be made to
have the work taken over by the Ii
brary board.
w. B. Tagg was elected chairman
of the conference committee, which
is made up of representatives OF
various commercial organizations OF
the city; DR.. E. c. Henry was
named vice chairman; Dan Johnson
secretary, and L. A. Matson treas
hrer. A finance committee was ap-
pointed at the meeting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Widow Of Omaha Man, Killed
By Auto Bandits, in Syria

DR.. Adds A. Johnson of the
pathological department, University
of Nebraska, has received a cable
gram announcing safe arrival at
Aleppo, Syria, of Mrs. Frank John
son, widow of his brother, Y. M.
C. A. worker, who was killed by
Arab bandits February S while en-
route to India as a member of the
near east relief party. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson, whose home was in
Newark, O., had visited in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Omaha Woman Reports
Herself Heir to Rich
Estate Of Half Brother

Mrs. Helen Ellis, 2639 z street,
has received notice that she is heir
to the estate of a half-brother,
Charles Templeton, consisting Of
240 acres of oil land in the Texas
panhandle and $250,0O0 in bank de-
posts and securities.
Four oil wells on the property are
bringing in an income of $500 per
day, she says. Mrs. Ellis stated
yesterday that as soon as SHE gets a
divorce from her husband, J. B.
Ellis, who she says deserted her
January 7, she will leave for Texas.
Her son, Francis Primer, Il years
old, will accompany her.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Miscellaneous.
--
EARNS FOR SAIE.

FARMS F'UR SALE,
In southeast Colorado and southwest
Kansas; 657 acres. improved. wheat and
corn land; 100 acres broke. balance fine
pasture; all tillable; also Ia quarter
sections, all fine farm land; $3.50 to
SIS per acre. Corn and wheat made
20 TO so bushels per acre last season.
This locality is booming and prices GO
ing up rapidly. Buy now. Write George
s. Allen. owner. SOL Jackson ST., To-
peka. Kan.
BEFORE buying or selling farm read
Farm Loans and City Bonds. Hartford
Bldg, Chicago. zoo copy; 50 year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29

BUILDING PERMITS.
G. Renmar, 37o1-5 Leavenworth Ave;
rarare. $4,000; Guy Liggett, Harvey ana
PARK Ave. brick and steel service station
s2s. 1000; B. Novek. 1901 Mason street, re-
nair dwelling, $500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29

Omaha "Twenty Miners" Get
Birthday Presents Today
Judge W. W, slabaugh and A. F. Beebe Old Survivors
Of Ancient and Honorable Order-Cheated Of
Celebration in 1900 by Pope-Leda Voss Is Five
Anniversaries Old. - .-...
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29

Toronto, Canada, has no less than
$4,000 motorists.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Wisconsin Lands.

IANDOLOGY. a magazine giving the
facts In regard to the land situation.
Three months subscription, FREE. II
for a home or as an investment you are
thinking of buying good farm lands.
simply write me 4 letter and say Mail
me LANDOLOGY and all particulars.
FREE" Address Editor, Landology.
Gkidmore Land Co.. 433 Skidmore Bldg.
harinette Wis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29

FOR HEALTH. for Wealth--For Southwest
Texas farm and ranch bargains tell us
your wants. @. M. Magill, Central Of
Si.a Gu Axfa TnY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Texas Lands.
5 CENTS AN ACRE
~ CASH. Il

Texas school lands for sale by the
state at 81 an acre. SC an acre cash. bal
ancs In 10 years. time. s per cent inter-
est; send &c postage for further infor-
nation. Investors Pub Co., Dept. 70.
San Antonio, Tex,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29

THE big money today is In Greeley coun-
ty Kansas; look us up and write US,
and by all means come and, see what
we have. Colorado Investment Co.,
Tribune. Kan.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-26

eIAlly which ase9rscognised - proper
and legitimate activities OF q political
campaign. But there was no evidence
thAt any Of this money had been used
'corruptly," that is,, for the purchase
OF votes, OF in any other way which
would not have been perfectly law
full had the expenditure been limited
to the statutory sup.s.
This comment does not undertake
to excuse Mr.. Newberry. On the con-
trary. it was pointed out thatshe knew
what the Law was, that he violated it
deliberately. and that he ought to
have been convicted. But In this con-
nection the law itself ia described as
silly because it makes a crime Of that
which, but for the law. would be en-
tirely proper.
In placing an estimate on the ac-
lions of Mr.. Newberry it is proper to
discriminate. But it does not follow
that the Law which was violated in
this ase is a bad law because it
mekes illegal that which in itself is
not immoral. Laws governing. the
OApSAAAIA4OS VI l1lOAlCy III pOlIL1Gdl
campaigns r enacted for two pur-
poses, first, to place the candidate of
large means and the candidate of
small means nor nearly on a basis
of equality, and, second, to check the
tendency toward corruption which al
ways exists when no limits are placed
on expenditure even for legitimate
purposes.
If there are no limits, the rich man,
even without bribery or any of its
kindred crimes, has an immense ad-
vantage over the poor man because
he a approach the public through
a score of avenues of publicity from
which the poor man is d%ebasred.
That is not in keeping with the spirit
of democracy.
And, where money is spent without
limit, some of it is sure to be used
unlawfully. Among political workers
who are attracted by the existence of
a big campaign fund there are certain
to be many who are interested in the
campaign simply for what there is
in it for them. and, to whose fingers
a considerable. portion of the money
received is bound to stick. If the can
didate dc es not engage in bribery,
some of his agents are certain to do
so. A political campaign becomes a
commercial proposition of the most
sordid sort, and the whole political
system becomes corrupted and debas-
ed. =
Laws limiting the expenditure of
money for political. purposes are wise
and useful. In some cases the limit
may be unreasonably low. Some of
the details of some such laws may be
absurd. But it is to be hoped thatsit
will be a long time before we return
to the good old days. when the sky.
the limit in a political campaign
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-26

ag.ytH #4a -zA=, -as= ..eE .F-yIItt Zse.- .lsf-r
to get one more soldier at her feet
as some girls would have done. Her
letter a too. frank and sincere to
leave a single doubt about what she
meant. He would take her at her
word. no
Sometime during the course Of the
afternoon it occurred to him teSlook,
at the date Of the letter, and he found
ITO htsadismay that it had been writ.
ten nearly four weeks before and had
been travelling around through va
becauseE5sit had not the correct adj
dress. He readily guessed that she
had not wanted to ask for his comS
pany, and barracks: she would not.
have known who to ask. She did not
know his mother, and who else; was.
there? His old companions We're
mostly gone to France or camp o1ne
where. 4S.s4g
And now, since all this time had
elapsed she would think he had not
cared, had lscorned her letter or
thought it unmafdenly! He was
filed with dismay and anxiety lest
he had hurt her f~ranxness Ivy his
seeming indifference. AID the. knit
ed things, the wonderful things that
she had made with her fair hands.
Would she have given them to some
one elise by this time? OF course, it
meant little to her save as a. Kind of
acknowledgment for something she
thought he had done for her as a
child but they meant SO much; to
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-26
THE REDS.

OF h curious tenderness of the
department of labor or some of it's
officials to Communists, anarchists,
Bolsheviki, I. w. WIS this city was
a witness in the days when Mr..
Frederic c.. Howe was commissioner
OF immigration at Ellis Island. The
world has shown that, in the alb
sence of Secretary Wilson on ac-
count of illness, Assistant Secretary
Post, in charge of the department,
a cancelled the deportation war
rants Of more than 100 Reds arrest
ed by the department Of justice, and
lac let loose on the country these
pubic enemies, some of them fugi-
tiyes from justice. 2
Apparently Mr.. Post is too lad
c to consent that the United
states be deprived of the valued pres
ence of the dangerous aliens who are
here to destroy its government.
Senate King of Utah intends to
a resolution for an inyesti-
cation Of the conduct of department
Of labor officials In the cancellation
OF deportation warrants. He has
found by inquiry at the department
That h Worlds statements are true.
The investigation is needed. 1t has
been needed on particular and gen
eral grounds for months. There is
a widespread belief that the depart
ment Of labor is a nest Of radicals.
Senator King will also urge the
passage OF his salutary and necessary
bill TO transfer from the department
of labor to the department OF justice
the power Of deportation which the
former seems to interpret as the
power to bestow immunity upon
known and proved enemies Of the
government Aside from personal
and temporary considerations and
Official sympathy or bias, the desor-
tatton OF undesirables belongs prop
eriy to the department OF justice. 1t
catches them. It should dispose Of
fhetn.-New York Times.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-26
THE UNFORTUNATE BUFFER
STATE. H. i,

: Two considerations prompted the
recreation of the Independent state
Of Poland. First, there was the laud-
able desire to recognize the legitl-
/ mate aspirations Of a numerous PEG
l pie for the re-establishment of their
historic separate nationality. Sec
ond, there was the desire to employ
been employed in the past, that OF
creating a buffer state to separate two
powerful empires The buffer state
has been in use as q means for the
! protection of the weaker of the two
great nations, in order that it might
not easily be overwhelmed, and for
the securing of general tranquility
by making the formation of a dan
gerous alliance between two great
powers more difficult.
The lot of the buffer state has not
usually been a fortunate one, and
Poland is just now. experiencing
something Of the fate to which the
buffer state seems destined. Bolshe-
vik Russia has been at war with
Poland, off and on, ever since the
Bolsheviki began to conduct military
operations. or a considerable scale.
During the winter the Bolsheviki
have been making extensive prepare
lions for a spring drive, and that
drive seems to have begun along a
front of about 400 miles. And, with
this enemy in front, the Poles have
the Germans at their rear.
Germany has no use for an indie
pendent Poland. If the German mil
itary faction should regain control,
it might make no effort to incorpor-
ate Poland formally in the German
empire at present. But it would IN
doubtedly insist on exercising such
an influence in Polish affairs that
Poland would be, in effect, merely a
dependency of Germany. That pro-
gram could be worked out quite in
harmony with the Bolshevik plans,
as Trotzky and Lenine have always
shown a willingness to work in close
evaporation with the German mill
tary machine. With the German
military party in the saddle, Poland
o be suppressed and %subordinat-
ed, and the vast of Russia
would be exploited, from Berlin.
The success of the radical faction
in Germany would be no more hope
full for Poland. With the forces of
destruction in the ascendant on eth
er side, Poland could not long sur
i Lawless rabies would be let
loose upon her from every, direction,
and without assistance from without,
her endurance could not be a mat
ter of more than weeks or months.