On Ssle.at Omshs'!I Greateat AU New. Staads and Best Five Centa EDIATOR Weekly Newspaper VOL. XVI. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 27, 1920. NO. 14. Edwards for President
1. 4 Petition Ready to· File ===="",~<$;. J~:t~K DEMPSEY IS INDICT FIREMEN GIVE LIE TO fire laddies with being -slackers. IFED E'"RAL ACCUSERS AT FLORENCE There. has not been recorded .an in- 'lEW JERSEY LEADER --- stance In Omhaa Where one fIremen I GRAND JURY Attempt t.o Show Firemen lMreliet in has laid down on his job and a lot I VilL'lge Suburb Fire Falls ,of them have been killed in their ef- I Flat. fforts'.to reduce fires and save other I AUTHORIZES ACTION --- lives. This man WiIIiams is in poor I GOES AFTER FIGHTER They had a fire out in our village business putting out this sort of stuff. I suburb of Florence the other morning fOf course the Whole matter v,ill be and a couple of persons came near cleared up after investigation but it Evidence Personal Liberty and Political Free losing their lives. Some enthusiatic I is to no man's credit to attempt to I Offered by Discarded Wife knocker out there said to Chief ~lter "jam" some of the best men that I dom Will Be Slogan at Primary. that it was no fault of the firemen serve the city. Makes Trouble for Pug. that these two persons were not I burned to death. His name' is J. W. J£ORE OMAHAl'"S' RECEIVE . I' WiIIiams, a garage man, who posed! GOOD OIL INFORMATION PERJUHY WELL BALANCED EDWARDS MACHINE as the hero of this "great" conflagra-! Several Omahans who have inter- I KEEPS HIM OUT OF ARMY tion and who told 1\11'. Salter that if tested themselves in the development Hitchcock Good Fellow But He Will Not" Get Anywhere Say it had not been for 'his own efforts of Montgomery county, Kansas, oil a woman and chiln would have been lands are happy as the result of an Moving Picture Men's Big Offers of Half :Million Bring Big Slacker Leaders of Movement-Bryan Dead Letter burned to a crisp. oil strike on the property in which Before Federal Authorities-Incliminating Letters in Nebraska Politics. As a matter of fact the Florence they are interested. Don De Pow has 1 firemen worked like trojans and two jsent word that a well producing 100 to Wife in Evidence of them w~re in the burning building barrels daily has been struck by his The petition of Governor Ed-l New Jersey chief executive for the when the two persons referred to concern, in which so many local peo- ' wards as presidential candidate will presidential nomination. It is now ~ere carried out. There ~ are O~IY IpIe are intereste~. . A federal grand jury in San Fran-' to fOl'Ce wifey int~ an affidavit that soon be filed in this state and the believed that he will carry the state nve men at the Florence fire statIOn j De Bow and hIS partner, George O. CISCO has brought out the truth as to kept him out of the war. From her merry warfare to give him the Ne- delegation by a large majority. and th:Y we~e on the job as quickly IEselin. with offices in th~ paxt~n the fighting ability and the gameness he secured signature to a paper which braska preferential vote as against For Senator Hitchcock, it is said, as P?sslble after the alarm was turned block, have been promonng thiS of Jack Dempsey, who claims the stated that he was the lone supnort Senator Hitchcock and an~- other there has been a kindly feeling in. ,This man Will.iams, who ~as been l pr~pert~· f~r mor~ than a year and heavyweight championship of the: of herself and his aged parents. After democrat who may file for that of- among his friends but he is not con_putting out a.ll thIS bragadaclO st~'l thIS stnke IS th~ ~rst good result re: Iworld. Jack has been indicted by that i that he passed up his wife and went fice will then be on. sidered a logic.al candidate and it is happened to be there about the tlille ported. The 011 IS salable at $3.0D body as a slacker in Uncle Sam's I on a high lonesome to entertain the H~ I~er b~r::e~. Recently representative Nebraska not believen he will have a look in the fi:e start:d. did a fine bit of '-:he shares have jumped I army, on evidence, it is said, securedIboys and girls and keep himself democrats have visited Governor when the votes are counted. The work m carrymg OUt a nurse who was trom ::;la to SaO each. from Dempsey's wife. ! strong with the public with a view to Edwards and secured his approval of drY forces, led b}' William J. Bryan near suffocation when found. :H.e Former Mayor Dahlman, George Dempsey and his manager have Iraking off a big pUrse in a champion- ihe filing of his petition in this state. and William H. Thompson of Grand would be entitled to some credit if Esel.in, JUd~e Fitzgerald and the been dickering with supporters ofIship match after the war was ovel·. Incidentally, much was learned about Island, will, of course, support an he had not made a grandstand play Mediator edItor are among Omaha Georges Carpentier, French fighter. Within the last month or two there conditions in the east which indicate outsider. They have been attempting I.O_f_it_R_ll_an_d_,c_h_R_r_g_e_d_a_f_in_e_b_u_n_C_h_o_f_s.,..h_a_,1"_eh_O_I_d_er_S.______for a world's championship match.! have been bids reaching half million that the' wet and dry issue has by no to secure control of the democratic The true bill of the California grand 1 dollar figures for a match between means been settled. Governor Ed- machinery in this state but have [)9inos In Omaha, fifty Years AdO jury will probably put an end to the! Dempsey and Carpentier. Moving pie- 'W:!trdam .~ totaj'abstamerbut mIt failed dismall$" tl)ma~eany showing· ~ ':;, moneta~- ambitions of Dempsey and i ture men have even entered the pro- great respeetOr of the rights of other thus far. should put the mark on him that is I motion business with a view to secnr- people. He is a highly educated man Within the last few weeks Gover- H. A. Roth was again entertain-j Han'Y Claibourne displayed a banel coming to such fellows who are will-I ing and staging of this proposed fight, and is·ona of the financial lights of nor Edwards has shown conclusively ing friends in his new place of busi- of Kansas oil received by express ing to grab the money, desert a wife! which, it was estimated, would net the the east. that he is much bigger in the hearts ness on North Sh.-teenth street. He from Don De Bow. His friends said and refuse to go to the front for I participants and promoters consider- There is now before the New Jer- of the people and in the councils of recentl~' lost his auctioneer. Ihe bought it ftom Rockefeller's Uncle Sam. Iable more than a million dollars. sey legislature a bill ,to l>ermit the the democratic party than Bryan ___.'agents. The Dempsey case has been hang- Now Uncle Sam has, very properly, manufacture and sale of 3.75 per cent ever was. He has given voice to John Corby was a caller on fliends I ing fire for some time. Dempsey Istepped in and put an end to the whole beer. It has already passed the sentiments that indicate he is repre- in the 'I.-icinity of Sixteenth and Daven-I "Dad" Weaver was again speaking found it convenient to get into a de-l business. The true bill against Demp- house and is expected to pass the sentative of a great majority of the port last Thursda~" ' 1to some of his old friends. He often ferred class when the draft law went sey was to be returned today. Testi- senate within a few days, which in- people and not of a clique of selfish Ichanged his mind about things. into effect and managed to keep away mony has been brought out before the sures it becoming a'law of that state., political grafters and worthless pro- Joe \Vright, popular North End I from the battling front, despite his grand jury, according to best report, The governor has taken a decided motel'S of vagaries that have always barber, denied the report that he I Dick Schneider entertained news- boasted prowess as a fighter. AI-l that this big hunk of cheese did every stand tor liberalism; states' 'rights characterized the ideas of men like would buy a drug store when the Han- !paper friends at a little "at home af- though he had used his wife like a Ithing dishonorable knov-;n to the cnm- and every other original provision. Bryan. ley permits were given out. Ifair'" this week. Dick was some en- chattel and had flirted with all the jnal calendar to keep away from the Of our national constitution. He will Representative democrats in Ne- --- ,teTtainer. be-powdered girls he met, he managed· (Continued on Page Three.) wage his oam.paign. for the demo- braska realize that one of the biggest Ida Ryan, well !rnO\\"R political! cratic nomination along those lines issues in the forthcoming national booster for the Women's Sbcteenth! The story about Johnny Ragan and Nebraska democrats will be campaign will be whether or not OtIT Street Edwards-for-President club, ex- 'seeking a ne'\\' job was all 'wrong. He DIITED CIGAR STORES NOT OMAHA asked to give their approva.l to his government is to! sid:etraek every pected to be a delegate to the national! got away \\ith a lot of things that candidacy at the coming PrimarY. Ivestige of personal liberty of the peo- convention. She is a great political other people could not understan.d. In Omaha there is being develapedple by taking from them the "privilege politician. ASSET, SAY MANY LOCAL DEALERS a strong .and well balanced Edwards of indulging their wishes in the mat- Jim Shively traded his automobile organization. with a great number of Itel' of light alcoholic liquors. Despite J'lIa.."{ Rosenthal put his limousine in for a South Side packing house, where the democratic leaders working far the fact that the saloon was voted cold storage for the winter because he was putting out a new line of that Everything Going Out and Nothing Coming In-Profit-Sharing the endorsement in this state of the (Continued on Page Three.) his 'wife refused to ride with him. old stuff. Hoax Catches Unsuspecting-Omaha Made Goods Not Displayed By These Concerns OMAHA ELKS TAKE BIG IITEREST Hanley Talks Plain to Elmer Thomas ~ELECTIOI Elmer Thomas, Anti-Saloon league official, called on Pro- What excuse is there for the ex- The same is true of Omaha made ci II;.COMIIG OF OFFICERS hibition Officer James Hanl~y this week and undertook to tell istenee in Omaha for the retail busi- gars. They are not to be found in ness of the United Cigar Stores, is a these places and. unless you take that official what the law v.."as and how Hanley should observe it. something imported from Cuba or . d b k d ld question being asked by a lot of p;;;' Progressives Will Have Strong Slate Against Some of Proposed F or his trouble he receIve a smart 're u e an was to plainly made by cheap labor you are out of Candidates-Lodge Finances and Questionable Activities that none of his advice was requii·ed. pIe wh'O take some pride in their own lUck getting anything to smoke in 1tfr. Hanley has made it very plain that he is not interested city. .A. little study of the question these places. of Some Members Will Be Campaign Material will furnish the quick answer that Man" of the old brands o~ CI'"""rs in any interpretation that Eimer Thomas and his associates may there is absolutely no excuse for their that" once., were considered standard• .,- put upon the recently adopted constitutional prohibition amend- existence in Omaha or any other city. have been reduced in quality and in- Publication of the story of the big tution in keeping with that maintained mente He also says that he has had no ruling from Washington By a combination which controls a creased 50 to 75 per cent in price. interest being taken in the coming by the Masonic fraternity, and with against issuing permits to doctors and druggists to prescribe and yery large share of the tobacco out- Hundreds of cabbage fillers haye election of officers in the local lodge a building furnish.ed in keeping with sell intoxicating liquors for medicinal purposes. Unless he does put and its manufacture, this institu- taken the place of what was once the of the E lks has created more than the finances of such a lal'ie fraternal receive such orders, he says, these permits will be issued and if tion, known best as the tobacco ana- best made cI'gars on th.e. market and ordinary speculation as to many im- institution. cigar trust, has made life very miser- they are placed.in big show windows pGrtant matters now in abeyance with- Charges of incompetency and also there is any doubt about them being legal it will be a matter for able for hundreds of small dealers in at 10 cents each or a box of fifty for in the councils of that body, it is said. of questionable actions of some of the the courts to settle. / every city in the country. Not satis- .$4.99, 'with an extra certificate on The loea,l 10lfge or Elks has some- members who have been influential The question of sta>tes' rights has entered int.Q the matter and iied to control the wholesale and sale today. thing like 1,500 paying members and in the lodge's affairs are being heard it is apparent that Wasrnngton is waiting for something more manufacturing of most of the well Down on lower Farnam street, they own a fine piece of business these da~s. There has been a. diapo- tangible than the decision of prejudiced la\y"'lrers before tri'Ving known brands of cheWing tobacco and where they put out the rewards for property at Fifteenth and Harney sitien, it is said, to cover up some of 'J o· the output of the large cigar and cig- spending a few hundred dollars may streets. Many of the leading members the discrepancies but by those most final decision, in this matter. The states' rights business will arette factories of the country, the be seen the reward for getting into who have taken a pride in the devel- interested in the lofige it is felt that work both ways, it is said, and if the state law stands out against United has undertaken the job of put- the "profit-sharing business: Persons opment and maintenance of this proP-1 new life and "pep" must be put in~o the federal statute it will have the effect of making part of the ,ting a goodly share of small retail- who have saved their certificates for ertY .are said to have become dis- the working division of the body. ThiS state'S wet and part of them dry. ers out of business. a few years han been known to ~u·~ged over the past management of Iis a big stag institution and is for When the United first went iU'''o the factu 11 ell I dl 'VV .... "My duty is plain enough to me and I shall ....0 right ahead and ., . ~ a y se re a razor Or soup a e the finances of this fine institution. "men onlY." For that reason it has 0 retail buslUess that concern started a with an actual yalue as high as The coming lodge election is expect- been felt that it should be operated do it as I see it," said Hanley, "without respect to any interpreta- coupon station at each place it oper- '98 cents. war tax fully paid. ed to reflect thjs feeling to a certai,n in a s?mewhat broader manner than tions Iv!r. Thomas or anybody shall nut on it." ated. It was called a "profit-shar- Persons who find it convenient to deg1'ee. other fraternal orders, where women The question of issuing permits for the sale of liquors fOl' ing" business. Formerly they gave use tobacco should look this matter With an annual gross income of fo~ part of the direct or auxiliary medicinal purposes will probably be decided by the courts. In the with each pUl'chase a COUpon which over and se~ what a fine thing these more than $20,000, leading members membership. represented a small rebate on the places are ror Omaha. Our Chamber •. ... th ·ti f meantime druggists and physicians, after securing pemlits, may of the local lodge have felt that the)' ..N~ommatlOns ~or e paSI ons 0 ex- amount of money expen~ed. Today of Commerce might even do wen to should have a much more commodious I~Ited ruler and s~c~eta.ry are now.be- ask the federal courts for mandamus writs against persons inter- they still give ont these coupons, but Itake a slant at the small amount of building for their larger membership. "lUg made .and conSIderable campaagn- feri..ng with them until the matter is finally adjudicated by the it takes a carload of them to get a f money brought in bv the United Cigar They also say that the fin1I,nces of the ~ng i~ being d.~ne by ~ose who hav:e higher courts. It is expected this action~ will be taken "ith a small prize. . Stores and the imm~nse amount taken local lodge shoul.d be bettsr cared for. r~VOrlte candmates. fo~ those P~Sl- view to testing the law. It is generally conceded that no law wJlj < Popular br:mds o~ CIgars not con- out. If they are in doubt a.bout this Several hundred of the local member-l hons. The result WIll be ImO~ WIth- t O'ainst distribution of intoxicatin r ,.~ f. eli' al • tTolled by tne United concern are, concern they might take the testimony ship ~re said to be making an effort in another week and ~mes 0 .. candi- ac a.. g lqUOI:s 01 me em pUI- either not carried in st()('k or are kept 10f hundreds of Omaha retail tobacco to make it possible to have an insti- dates for the places gIven out. I poses. out of sight in their local cigar stores'j dealers. THE MEDIATOR. OMAHA, :NEBItASKA
ing this change. Just wnat will have to be done to accomplish 1...... ------lIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIII------IIIIIII--.. this result l'emains to be seen. . The MEDIATOR In Omaha the change will quickly become appaTent. It is ex pected that the various lines entering the city ,,,ill soon establish PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY independent offices alid again employ their own corps of office SPECIAL The Mediator Publishing Co. employes. Incidentally, there 'will be a renewal of competition in the forwarding business and the public will be the big beneficiary. 512 Brown Block. Phone Douglas 8070 Under govel:nment contl'Ol there was little or no competition and AN'INDEPENDENT PAPER the business man who patronized railroads had no opportunity to BARGAINS IN SHOES EDWIN L. HUNTLEY" Editor and Proprietor complain about service. ., Per Year ·$2.00 Single Copy 5 Cents Railway employes were favored by general increases in wages during the operation of the railroads by the government and will Visitors coming to this city will find some special bargains Entered as secondclass matterat the postoffice at Omaha, continue to benefit from the same source if they use good judg Nebraska, under the act of March 9, 1879. in all kinds of shoes. We are located just across the street ment. Under private management, however, discipline will prob .. MEDIATOR NEWS STANDS ably be stricter and merit will have more to do with the retention from Jefferson square. Joe Radicia.____ _.__.16th and Farnam Meyer Coren..______1411 Farnam of position and the promotion to better ones. MeLaughlin ._ . ._.208 South 14th Altogether, the change back will be welcomed by everybody f:ltz- . • ..103 North 16th who finds it necessary to do business with the railway lines of the country. WE ARE IN NO TRUST AND OUR PRICES WILL Mrs.YlL------_------_King_. • . 1022716 North 16th SimmonB.___ _ ._:":"1322 Dodge St. SURPRISE Frank DougIas__-'- 24th and Lake REPUBLICANS INVADE CABINET. Gus Steve1lS..__ _ .:.- ._2403 N Street Joe Bemrose__.______. 1306 North 24th Ae republican, Bainbridge Colby, has been selected by Presi- Kulp . 2514 North 24th dent Wilson for secretal'y of state to succeed Robert Lansin0- Neltner 2717 Leavenworth "" Tony Nieolero .N,. W. Cor. 15th....and Farnam which indicates that another political upheaval is about to occur. Federal News CO. •. 205 South 16th Colby is said. to have talked to the president for an holU~ and then Weimer Shoe Brokerage Co. G. W. Sha.naha.IL. ...: 913 North 24th accepted the job. The naming of Colby has quite upset the republican majority 412 North 16th Street. BURYING THE HATCHET in the United States senate, which threatens to withhold its ap- proval of the appointment. Colby has always been a republican The World::Herald and Bee during the last week have ex- and W.as once tied up with Theodore Roosevelt in party affairs. ------.1;------. changed some editorial pleasantries which will lead Omaha people He was what was known as a "progressive," whatever that may who have read these papeTS for tlu:ee decades to believe that they mean, and when Roosevelt backed up in his internal scrap with You Should Have a ,_ are going to bUl'Y the old hatchet that they have been flourishing his own party Colby was one of those republicans who Tefused to in each otp.er's faces for so long. It was the natural thing to ex- follow him further. ~ct with the retirement of Mr. Rosewater from the ownership Colby is a pretty big man and will doubtless be able to hold of the Bee. • the job to which he has been appointed at least until a new presi- This change of front will be a good thing for Omaha in more dent is elected. The question of whether the senate will confirm (jrafonola ways than one.· The people got awfully tired of seeing these two the appointment, however, will be an interesting one. The cabinet big newspapers in one continuous wrangle year in and year out. is the president's official private family and, as a general propo In Your Home Nobody cared a tinker's damn what either of them thought of the sition, the senate does not interfere with any appointments the other, nOT was anybody pal"ticularly interested in their personal I, president makes to these positions. If that body should decide grievances one against the other. Nels Updike, new owner of the, to ~thhold its approval at this time it will create a precedent in When Buying a Phonograph! Why Bee, was quick ito take aetion that would soften up the feeling, in political history. lot Buy the BEST? both these newspaper camps and he is to be complimented on There has been a pretty big breaking up of party lines in that action. . recent years, both of the dominant parties being victims of thisI Especially so when it costs no more than the rest. For remember! In recent years the World-Herald has had an "edge" on itsInew condi~ion. Inter~ dissension is being heal'd in both these You can buy a Genuine Columbia Grafonola for as little as $32.50. And any Grafonola-big or little-brings you all the best of all the up-street contemporary, in a business way at least, but fl'Om thisIgreat parties and the coining national election will doubtless show s~me music played as only great orchestras and famous military bands can time on congitions may be e:Kpected to change. If money and very unusual conditions. Two of the big issues will be play it. The Graionola is infintely superior to them all-and we can brains ",ill make a newspaper out of the Bee much may be ex_lli.CIuor an? labor and both parties are doing a lot of spal'l'ing to easily prove this if you will but give us the chance. ne~sp~per Wit~ t~ey pect:.d from that in the futme. all respect, fmd ou: Just ,,:here al'e at. . n • i to VIctor Rosewater, It IS safe to make the assertion that the' Th-fi. Colby s appomtment as secretary or state IS anothen Columbia Grafonolae;-Standard Models, up to $300. Period Designs change in Bee ownership has been a o-ood thino- for that news..l example of what is going on within the democratic Tanks and,! up to $2,100. Convenient terms of payment if desired. paper. From a news standpoint, disti;;'ct impro;ements may al- inci~entalIY, is another indication of the mental condition of ourI ready be seen in the Bee and we venture a guess that they will preSldent. i Schmoller &Mueller PI"ano Co .. continue to be seen. -- I I It took a long tim;e to bring about this happy co~dition. It 'lsi I Phone Douglas 1623. 1311·1313 Farnam Street. i~i :is a safe guess that the Bee "\'lill soon retm-n to its old financial A 1 l~! j EVERYTHING IN MUSIC. and influential political positionbu~essand that it Locan~will again become a I' . ppare I power in politics and ir: the world. the Bee may 1 111 1...... __...... _-...:
b~ e},.'J}ected to e~pand ill a busrness way and to agam become the I for the 1~ll bIg newspaper It was under the management of Edward Rose-l I~I I II 1 ~ Are You Reading water, its founder. I Spring Season 11 1 THAT MICillGAN REBELUON. !il! III1 ~ .., ! 1~1 The last year of delayed deliveries taught us to be I~II ll~l The ediato . The farC1~al busmes: of captm-mg teu.barrels of home m~de i IJ~1 forehanded this Season. i~ ! I~ Vlme and gettmg a lot or newspaper notonety, as well as posmg Il~l I~l !gi for the m..OVID.·g picture heroes, .wa.s. the.principal occu.pa.tion this ll~ II 11~ f "I D 1 1 1-.;b ti .3;" t f 1\1" hi - A most attractive collection of - I ~I ? week- 0 b aJor alrymp e,_ proLU I on uliec or or MIC gan. I I~l - § I - • If the major were to v:isit Omaha he doubtless could find con-! l~l N S· !§ 11~1 siderable more than ten barrels of "red wine.". We call it "dago l'~ ew prIng ~ III red" out in this weestern country and those who have sampled I~I Merchandise ~ I I If you are not call up Douglas 8070 and a rapre it say it has a great kick in it. Incidentally, it is said that State's - § Ii I S' I~' sentat:ve will call for yom' subscription, or you Attorney McDonough of Iron county, l\'lichigan, has made a hero is nuw in our store ready for inspection. Bought early. I s may mail your check to us at 512 Brown Block o~ himself and is all'ead! being t~ked of for vice presidential can- III i _ Omaha, Neb. ' didate on the forthcommg wet; ticket to be put out by our demo-' I We urge the same wise action upon retail buyers. !~I I cratic friends. t' Buy your needs early. Jgl i One thing that has been accomplished, however, is that no _ Perfect confidence in Fashion and Value is an ac- jill~ 1 Ii You Cannot Afford to more raiding squads are to be turned loose by Uncle Sam without I • ~I J search warrants. It was the first time the question has come up! cepted axiom for Kilpatrick's. I~l I Miss an Issue since the prohibitory law went into effect and the order has al-i I lJi\TDERWEAR HOSIERY CORSETS I~i . ready been made that the ]'lichigan tactics shall not be repeated. ! COATS HUlTS DRESSES III .,~_IIliI!iilI!!!!llll!§l!§!il!~~~'"~~,~, :;1IIii!1I\i§=a!!!!!iili~§~~!E§!~~g~i It appeal's that "]\"iajor Dalrymple invaded a lot of privateI SILKS WOOL Ai\TD WASH GOODS II~I homes in his search for liquors without even taking the troubleI SHOES AJ:I.i'TI I\fiLLINERY II II ,...... I. I.....",· I"I ~ se~ure ~ sea:ch wa:T:m-t . Home owners naturally resente.d thisj I~ll Travelers' S I· 5 mvaslon or thel.r domICiles. Now a general order has been IssuedI ·I~lll·' Uppie against such reckless action by any goveI'11Dlent official. It will Thomas KIOlpatn·ck & Co. ~ ~ Trunks. Valises, Handhap and Everything Necesary to the Travel- se.. t. an example for some of our local official.s that will be worth I ~ I i Look U 0 erg Comfort. 't ;1..;1 In 0 h til tl . 't' h _ . ) , 8 vera SOS North 16th St. ~e. ~a~ re~Y~mD@SWe~~~~s~{~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~~.-'~.~.~.~,~.~.~,-,~.-••,.,••_,-,-,-,-••-,-,--,-,-,-,-.-,-.-.-'-'I_,_,_.-._.~I just such high-handed doings as those of Major Dalr;y-mple, and 1\ " P AXTO CO" theaction of Uncle-Sam in setting a good example of common I N & GALLAGliER sense may have the effect of relieving our people from being made Sold e""e~ by furniture I AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES victims of misguided and fake reformers who have no conceptionl dealers and departmenisiores ! 701-11 South Tenth Street of proper law enforcement. I I ,. MI', IU'amer, general commi~ssioner for the enforcement of '[ ..." •• ••••••••••• •• ••" •• •••••••• .. •" .. • 0 •• °l"! prohibition, took a stand in the ~fichigan affair which vdll com- mend him to everybody but the narrow-minded and paid reform-i CJYrife;-or illustrafedhcolrbl! MEDIATI0 N erg who make a living as professional public nuisances. I ENGLA."IDER SPR1XG BED CO. I New-Thrls.. B~n - Chica,go
RAILROADS BACK TO OWNERS. . .The oolunuu of the Mediator are open for expression of
- : opm1OIl on any of the subjects enumerated Lelov.'. Communi- Railroads of the country ~ill be back in the hands of their eations must be accompanied by name and address of writer. owners next Monday. This is the biggest step thus far taken CapitaJ and labor are equally invited to respond to this in toward the actual return to peace conditions. It will mean many I vitation. Send rommunkations to 512 iBTo~n Block. changes in affail's generally and will give assurance that businessI is getting back to something like it was before the European con- I WE FAVOR: WE 9EPRECHE', flagration started. There have been unusual efforts made to prevent the return Ariltrattoo. The labor Agitation. of the railroads at this,time but the Washington administration 1 laborIng YaD" Chl&. The Preying Stock Samtter. It .f by has sg9wn good judgment in getting out of the railroad busmess. Sittlellltst Disputes The Eli! of Strikes. Ulllon len, IDd aot by Wilking The Misunderstanding of Labor Putting the country back onto anol'mal business basis is no small Delegates. i by capital. task and the burden will fall on the owner and his employes alike. b,,~=g~'L f:.~~th ,,11 \,ut of sort.>. run down~m;.tlL-'i! • mtt .....;;. A Better Understanding Between I Tbe Wrong VIell' ef Glp!tal Held It is expected. that the railroad owners will at once take steps to i :~.JP.eret!la !Ziw~r &D ~I=~~~--A..peu:ti_.=llll!trel!!' tj....."".d;;-;..;tB;d.;th;eir;.;tT3;;io:,""~I:'fl)~~=.;;fu!l7:.:.i:II".:'~L.:~'E:ail'~.,l~yP:O~..:Th~ as has been predicted would be the result in many cases of rnak-I •. ••••••••••••••• , ••••••• 11 •••••••••••••• 111. 111111 ••••• THE MEDIATOR, OMAHA, NEBRASKA By· KEN KLiltyr :tM 60NNA Q!')\T 'HAT .BOt1 f '8oAP-O\NG i-l;oU...e. THAT H ..... N\< . A\-.ltl1. ~\\.lt IN ANJ> GO \0 A we:u... HO'Tl>t... 'I.\\Je GOT $ 4 f\Nl> -"!.'M GoN NA SHoW CtA,U @tt. ONE DAY A\-lYWAy! ,..- JACK BALD'VIN PASSES a defeTred claSsification and suc- I<-+<..:..:..:..X..:..:.....:..~:+(..(..:+(..~:fo(..:...:..~:..:..:.. : ·_·_·..--..··1 . QUAKOR OIL o-!+ 6 • POPE DRUG CO. • RUbb~r UP GOVERNOR LOWDEN ceeded. She hoped that Jack would ReatforColda.Catarrh.Grippe.Broncbitis. i: AI P R b :t =.= Candlea, Tobacco, Drugs, i come back to her again. Then he got Wasia a-reatdemaad for use as a preventa.:':':' ~~ Goods and Sl1ndrles. I ~!'::"~'i-r:.~~~~ll":i~~e::i~i~';'~paRl';h ex ae urn Pershing- Promoters Explain Why into the show game f01.' soldiers andI Influ- J • i = OPEN ALL NIGHT 5 Young Attorney Has Changed did every sort of work except go to 25c. a bOUle.~: :; II Free Delivery Nyal RemedIes Hotel Plaza I "HOUSE OF COMFORT His Mind. Ithe French front. As quick as the THE QUAKOR OIL CO.. :t; Soft t~~. Ib Douglas 2672 13th and Farnam. war w.as over Dempsey... again forgot 131 W, 31st St.. New York 1·:+S· _ ..... , ------....-:, AND COURTESY" .Ta.ck BaldWin, attorney, has passed his little Nevada wife. When the big I •• Drink .? t f 14th and Howard Sts. up his job as promoter for Governor cheater started another fistic cal'eer I It :t:l I TO GET IN AND OUT f Rates $1.00 Per Day and Up Lowden for the republican presi- the truth about his slacker work came I' i OF BUSINF.SS CALL ON i 81. lt18 • CUll It fl J. B. KELKE]~'i'NEY, dential nomination and has taken on out and the present indictment is the BSNTtST (;' Parlor i l f LEWIS & co. t General Pershing instead. Jack says result. I % i" i Owner and Manager a man who will ehange his mind once Wnatever may be said of Dempsey ...IfiuJ ad ...... * Full line of cigars and i: I!. 411 McCague Bldg. f OMAHA in a while is worth while and that is as a prize fighter, fact is that he is 't' .:. i ___ _"'"a-.D_ ~. "". tobaccos and everything to •••. We also sell farm and ranch 'I his reason for switching over to Gen- anything but a man of whom this --- -mp t J.. ; eral Pershing. . country can be proud. The.federal t drink in soft drink line. :~ 1 lands. 1 I The Pershing news agency, which 1 grand. jury is on the light tJ.·ack and : SANDWICHES SERVED :i: I •••••••••••_ i is buying many postage stamps these -is about to put Dempsey in the Jack ? ALL DAY. + I I dayS, has sent out a detailed inter- Johnson class. The only difference is Let Us Sell~: :~ OLD IRISH view with l\'1r. Baldwin, in whi-ch the that Johnson has his liberty, some- t 623 North 16th St. .;. young attorney is quoted as saying he thing of which Dempsey win not be YOUR REAL ESTATE + :!: VINTAGE did not care much for Pershing wJ1ile able to boast for any length of time. We Have the Buyers .:..:..:++:..:..)+: :++: :..:..:...:..:...:..:...:..:..:.-.:..:..:..:..:..:..:. Perfect Luncheons for the Busy they were in th~ army together, but t+:":..:..:..:..:..::..: :..:..:..:..:..:..:f+:++:"':"':-':":++:":"':: Man. ~ that he is now era';;'"-. about him and EOWARDS FOR PRESIDE1.;"'T :::: • wanted to see him made OU1_' next PETITION READY TO FILE HOlt''IES LOTS ACREAGE ·.r.• G I d ".i'. Select Srock of Excellent pr;:~~:~sumed ~~D 'J1.rVE~~ENTS ~: :~: .~~~-~~~~. ~~~~~~ .~~ the secretaryship of race an I" ... , SOFT DRINKS the Omaha headquarters of the Per- (Continued From Page One.) I ':i: :i: shing campaign and is asking an ex- out. in this state, there is every eVi-1 Our Specialty l";" 63d and Center Sts. +I Job Printers I 1-:.· ••• t 1 0 Perfect Noon Lunch, 25e service men to join him in boosting dence that a great major~ty of the t' Phone Doug as /Y .'. 11 2 I for the general. people ar!l. opposed to the present ,.':' For You and Your Friends •••.:. 1620 Capitol Avenue .All Served by Ted's Caterers at "bone dry" condition, without even HASTINGS & HEYDEN t + I ••••••• , •• " ••••• , ••• ". i JACK DEMPSEY IS INDICTED lthe prhilege of purchase of liquor Ralt 1\' A.,Onler Resort ::: r········,···········,··· I 1 Kenney's Place -- for medicinal uses. e ors:i= :~: I PHONE US YOUR WANTS. ij (Continued ~rom Page One.) I. For these reasons any man who I 1614 Harney St. Tyler 50 ::: :i: Free Delivery. 3U 80. 14th St. French front dU.l'll1g th~ war. ~e even \ stands for respectable personal lib-! t and Summer, Too .:. t MOil d H I Ph I y ~:::r::_ ~ f~llOWing ~ ~ :~: 1 so_far aS to hiddwife.behind the ert . will find ....from all 'I ' •• ,••••••••••• •••• •• i.': i I 3Hrermans0kyte & KrOaUrpmacy ••• 111 ••• 8 ••••••••••• .... ~ SKlrbS or an out rage e and use partIes that tWIll msure uaS selec- (..(_:..: "' H.__ & .. ++;p + •••• ' I a her as a means of promoting the yel- tion to office this faU. Governor I::: it·:· Iow streaicin. lrlm. . Edwards 15 a ~manpf high morals and i~:t BUGLE.::: '..:~: :i:... PH. G's CHEMISTS& PRESCRIPTION I Drexel Pharmacy . The good sport-smen of this country has a deep sense of obligation to the! X -;" .:. .:. haV Registered Pharmacists. now tl an opwrtunityta witness whole people. In his home state heIt·· i: S: 'i' 13th and Douglas Sts. Omaha t Large Stock Ru,bber Goods. the yellowness of one of. the most con-was '"vena majority of 36,000 in his 'I:i: 'J . 9 t .:. ::: Phone Douglas 498 Prompt Service. Open Evenings• temPtible cowards that has ever own .,..-community, which is evidence of j '.:".t 6 C g '..".:. .':.. t "The Store That Never CIOiell.. , .C 1 ar .:...... •••••••••••••• 81 ••••• ali, ~___. ~ A. T. DANIELSON, Prop. claimed cjtizenship of this great re- his popularitY. among the people who I,i· 'i· :i: ·i· m ... Tel. Tyler ',774. public.. Incidentally, he has not been j1."TIOW him best. i::: 10e VALDE :;: I:;: :;: i 1'§ 16th and Webster Streets. alone in- his line of business. Several The big petition which is to be filed i'i' ':' .:. :;:. Chas JaC0 b- ~ ~ n 1= alleged chanlpion-wrestlers that mightIfor the governor is now in the hands I :;: :;: I:i: CHICKEN DINNERS, :;: i . .., " -i ,, .-. .." . he mentioned should be placed in the of the "Edwards for President" chair-j ::: McCORD·BRADY CO. :::, :i: ·.i'. i 1= !l__n_ -"[( same category. Iman, at 1017 City National Bank i'i· . Distributors. 'i' i':' FISH DINNERS, .:. I. t· . ~ Dempsey a few years ago manied building. It will be filed during the i:;: ~~~+t:'+€-._.__.~::: I:i: STE-"~.,ATT DINN.ERS :i: • 4418 No. 24th St. I !==:=' JAMES DET=~ALLAN I - I I ,.,. '9' PRrt7ATE • ~ .. I ,.. Ii a fine little Nevada girl. Eve13"'"thing coming week, it is stated, and will i _ _ov-r. ---.... :i: ·i· i II.... £A, T"" : was going :tille until somebody told, eontain man, times the number of 1';":":":":":":":":":":":":":'-:":":":":":":":":":-:"::1~. ::: = Cigars and Tobacco i Eviden:c€ Secured in All Cases Ii the big cheese that he was a nghter \. names reqcl.red. John Moriarty, 1t:· I'll See You at the .. :i:~: Private Dining Rooms. :~:,! i I 312 Neville Block I Off chamtP~OnshiPdCalibtreh' IdHefwon a Louis Piatti and Thomas O'Connor, I: N w B Ball rl:~: Expert Service :~:II FINE LIN"" OF S....OKERS· i IL.._ . ._~__.J ew ma C1Ies an. go ..o o. someIwho_ have long been leaders in I':' n> ase .;' .:. '.:.'. . ,.e. 1"- I. , .... 'g ... ••• • Ii ARTICLES ; I : •• =.. , ••••••••••••••• " ••••••• ! money. Then he forgot all about his Douglas eounty democr.atic affairs, .:. H d rt ':. .:. ~. ~ :r ; na~ qua ers .. ~ _ + _ _ + .i, -.=. ID LB J EG & little Nevada ·wife. In f.act he ditch.e.d have charge of the matter _and will ::: .Zo; , ••••••• , -.. Phone Colfax 2865. = ..ell'. e ron .. -ray i Phone Douglas 2019 , lIeI'. Then the war came on. He saw put the New Jersev governor before !\. '..:: 411 South 15th St. .;'•! :'.Ii ..~.5. • at once that he would be an availableINebraskans for th~ir approval. * :;: 1;---·....·_..... _.:. le BrOil & Gray Electrical Works t man for the front ranks unless he Incidentally, a strong woman's di-l :;: Cigars and Tobacco ::: I: Expert Electrical Engineenl t Id t 1..:_ If . to d' d ; .'. NO PUCE LIKE HOLMES' Motors, Generators. Electric Ele· I COlli ge llllnse m .a e:ren-e vision of the Edwards movement is- ::: :·S it Drink;;: f all Kinds .:. l' evator'" Repairs, Armature ti class. Then it was that he attempted being formed. with many of our lead- ! .:. 0 0 ':.' BilLIARD PARLORS ." ... Winding. Electric Wiring to square himself with 1'flaxi.ne Demp- ing women working hal'd for the pro-~: SLIlli .B.ILLY FOX. Prop. .:. i-an Tables-Also Full Line Cigars 116 South 13th St. Omaha, Neb, sey, the wife whom he had sent to herImotion of the New Jel'sey man at the S: Douglas 8,462 :~: and Soft Drinks , , ••••••• ; parents' home to live. coming primary. I0} _" •• ~ • ~ ~ •• •••• .." •·i· '" I 1 Open 7 a. m. to Midnight. Maxine was a regular ",ife and did ~.*' ~ ~.'++ :.-~ )+~ ,. I Basement Securities Building. Advertise in The Mediator everything possible to secure for hinl Read The :Mediator. ; j ~.~~~~~======~~~.:~.~~~~~~~~::;~-;~~;;; ifiiOTELffONTEN~F~~'~1 TWO I; FIREPROOF-ETJROPEAN &1 I' ~ Corner Douglas and Eighteenth Streets $~_~ ~ ~~:_.:~~:.~:.~~:::~: ::::~:::::~~::~:~:=::~ III i,._,...... :..::...... :_:_:..:..:..:.. .. DOLLARS I ...... "" --.. -, .. FOR ONE j Brown Block, 16th and Douglas Streets. Habit .Banished I ...... 11'.' ••••••• room in In 48. to 72 Hours 1I BARGAIN-The best soft drink and lunch No rna.tU-r how firm a grip tobat!eG bag on scn-!!i} ! Omaha is for sale. It is doing a business of $75 a day. The matter whether you've been smoking cig:ars~ pipe or ! Tires at Half Price ~=~o~~~~:-l=~: ~li c~;i{f:efyn;o~:v~r~ I 30x 3 $ 8.00 owner's health is forcing him out of business. This place d:s~;~~ ·btln~~rts~~: t almost for a smoke or l 30x31;2 11.50 must be sold at once. The fixtures alone are worth more a ~~o Redeenereontains DO habit~f~i~~Sdrngs of I 32x31;§ .___ 12.50 anykind-itiB in no gense a tobacco robstitute. ItdoeR ~ not ~the slightest shoek to the Den"OlE s;;.·stem: Gn 33x4 . 18.00 than is asked for the whole business. It will be sold for the contm!y, it qnieta the nerves End makes :fOU feelI betterit> eVery way. 32x4 ._ 12.75 cash for SEND Coupon for - -. 34x4 15.00 Proof ¥~~u:!ti'ih~~r the deadly effects of to!>~co I Guaranteed 3,500 1Ifilea. sndhG\Vagyitisno\fto-qmt~ 'I We win e.L~se-iid yon copieS!! Best on the Market. $2,500 of letter. from c:c:>finried ~~le~~~it· I 2..10..1 Vulcanizina Co. rn",l-.pon-orapcstal I Douglas 1241. 1516 Davenport 8t. Inquire at or call W_ill~EWEu. PHARMACAL co. -I ;======;;:=:======~:; ~~=bli~ti:.r~~~r:;~~t~~~~1 .fJ~!~!~ea-tm-!t~Xt!'~!~~£~E~~ . bac