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NEBRASKANS AT ST. LODIS
Gotiip AVxrat ths Oolonj Drum Thert by
ths World'a fair.
HEADQUARTERS ARE QUITE ATTRACTIVE
' the Asrrlewltural PkUm
Fitted t'p for OoiTtalrae u4
Comfort of Visitors kx tko
Com miss lorn.
BT. 15X718, May 13.-(Spectal Corre
spondence ot The Bee.) The Nebraska, ex.
hlblta were among the very few whioh
were In complete readiness for the official
Inspection made by President Francis, the
exposition officials, and the executive com
missioners last Thursday afternoon. On
the opening day, April JO, the Nebraska, ex.
hi bits scored the highest of any upon the
preliminary Inspection and rating made by
department chiefs for completed Installa
tion at the time of opening. At that time
Nebraska's horticultural and agricultural
exhibits received a marking of 100 each,
an the educational and mineral exhibits
markings of 98. Since this preliminary In
spection, Mr. II. O. Shedd, secretary of
the commission, ably assisted by the super
intendents of the various departments, has
pushed all of the minor details of Installa
tion so that this week has seen all of the
exhibits ready for the most scrutinltxzig In
spection. .
At the Nebraska headquarters, fn the
Agricultural palace, the reception room has
been furnished with easy chairs, a large
reading table, writing desk, a register for
Nebraska visitors to the fair, and Ice
water. This reception room la the only spot
In the Agricultural palace where a tired
sightseer may rest and cool off. Postoffloe,
check room and lavatory facilities are also
provided for the comfort of the visitors.
The novel little theater which adjoins the
reception room, has been fitted with opera
ohalrs and electrle fans, and the walls
tastily decorated with sheaves of grains
and grasses. Inasmuch as no electric cur
rent was provided for commercial use In
the Agricultural building during the first
ten days of the exposition, it Ml Impose!
ble to show the moving pictures, illustra
ting vividly and graphically Nebraska's
varied resources, until Wednesday of this
week. 61 nee the show was put on, how
ever, the theater has been crowded, at each
exhibition, and has been the center of in
terest and attraction for the whole agrt
cultural palace. The novelty of a free
show, depicting In motion actual scenes on
Nebraska farms and on the range, at the
state fair and the Ak-Sar-Ben festival, la
the feed yards and he stock yards. In
orchards, on dairy farms and In cream
eries, draws the people as no other ex
hlblt In the building. This show, taken
with the mounted steer Challenger, the
world's champion, which stands In the cen
' ter of the exhibit room, and the fine display
of corn, small grains, grasses snd she--f
grain, which has been prepared by Super
intendent of Agriculture James Walsh, has
won such recognition everywhere that the
Nebraska pavilion Is pronounced by expo
sition officials, exhibitors and sightseers, aa
the most attractive and popular In the en
tire Agricultural palace.
. The resignation of Mr. Henry Rustln,
formerly of Omaha, as chief electrical and
mechanical engineer of the exposition, has
.been received, but as yet no official an
nouncement of Its acceptance has been
published. ' Several months ago Mr. Rcstln
was compelled to leave St Louis on ac
count of his health, whioh had been Im
paired by the strain of ha work. Inv
mediately after the Pan-American exposi
tion he came to St. Louis with the ambl
tion to make the electrical Illuminations
bare surpass the Buffalo exposition, where
torn work was considered the crowning l
tore. This he has dona. Besides planning
and designing the electrical Installation, he
has had charge of the work Incidental to
the erection cf the enormous power plant
and all the mechanical engineering of the
fair. He has not been well since coming
to Bt Louis, but recently went to the
Adirondack mountains, where he has been
continuously except for brief visits to St
louts. Finding that his health failed to
Improve materially and that he was unable
, to direct the work properly from such
instance, Mr. Rustln sent in his resignation,
It Is now understood that he Is reslng In
fjmnlia.
. Mr. Rostra's work In Illuminating the
SYansmlsatsslppi exposition at Omaha first
brought him Into prominence. Although
cxrhaps the youngest electrical engineer
given such responsibility, Walter B. Stev
ens, secretary of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition company, says: "The electrio
lower at Buffalo was considered the great
est thine ta Its line that had been done
Until that time. Mr. Rustln designed the
tower and superintended the execution of
His Plana. When I last saw hlra he was
confident that his plans here would produce
a much more beautiful display. His Is a
rare genius and the World's fair will be the
greatest tribute to It. I consider him the
greatest man la the country at his work."
At the last meeting of the Nebraska
commission an appropriation for the trans
portation of Nebraska live stock to the
exposition stock shows next fall was made.
SUa money was apportioned as follows:
Vtt horses, not to exceed 1400; sheep, not
te exceed 1300; hogs, not to exceed 1400;
cattle, not to exceed $1,000; poultry, not to
exoeed $300. This money is to be paid by
the commission, for freight only, to the
live stock and poultry associations of Ne
braska, or to whomever In the state they
may designate on presentation of proper
freight receipts and certificates of the
presidents and secretaries ot the respective
associations. The rules and regulations
governing the preliminary exhibiting and
judging of such live stock as may be pre
sented for such transportation to St Louis
are te be made by the executive offloers
of the live stock and poultry associations.
Very probably these associations will holS
competitive shows at the state fair, and
there choose the live stock and poultry
which they will transport to St. Louis, ti
be entered here for the heavy cash prises
offered by the exposition. With the lim
ited means at Its disposal the commission
feels that by thus transporting free of
cost, within the above sums, all live stock
and poultry deemed worthy of exhibition
by these associations. It will be enabled to
thus properly represent the live stock and
poultry Interests of Nebraska,
Detailed Information In regard to this
preliminary competition can be obtained of
Mr. O. E. Mickey, secretary of the Ne
braska Live Stock association, Osceola,
Neb., and Judge T. L, Norvell. president
oi the Btate Poultry association, York,
Nee.
The Nebraska Press excursion, which
wilt reach St. Louis vn Saturday, May it.
Is expected to number at least 2S0. They
will come in over the Burlington and be
landed at the Wabash World s fair station,
where the exposition committee on Prees
Furl1amnt weak will meet them. The rep
resentatives of the Nebraska commission
will also look after their comfort during
their stay.
Captain Dominique Moretle, the Venetian
who has navigated the barques on the la
goon In Hanacom park In Omaha for the
lust five years, u now In St. Louis engaged
aa a gondolier on the World's fair water
ways, tils gondola may be found at the
steps close by the Electrical building by
-his Nebraska friends. Moretle states that
fee hopes lu return to Omaha la Uvf and i
UP n il rA
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II t lsssssflHHK
are Blx Tsars Old. and our Bales for
the year amount to Blx Million Dollars,
hevms: made a gain over last yeaf ot Two
Bo other shoe house on this earth ever
sold Blx Million Dollars In ths sixth year
. of Its existence.
Ho other shoe house on this earth ever
showed a Two Million Dollar gain over the
preceding year.
There is no telling what our Bales would
be were we able to manufacture Shoes as
fas as wo can sell them, bat we shall do all
ta our power to keep up with the Increasing
demand for Star Brand Shoes, and with this
end. In view, we have just completed a new
Avenue, In St. Louis, with a capacity of T
xnouaana mn per as
factory at Hickory Street and Mississippi
IT.
Men's, Boys', Youths' and Little Gents' Bhoes.
we are also just completing another
factory at Hannibal. Mo., with a capacity
of Pour Thousand Fairs per day, where we
win make Women's, Misses' and Children's
Bhoes. This additional factory gives us a
capacity of Sight Thousand Pairs dally at
toe point
These factories will give us an additional
rapacity of Fourteen Thousand Pairs per
day. with these new factories In addition
to the three that we are already operating,
we hope to meet the increasing demand
for our Bhoes, as we will have a manuteoturlns
eeaeolty of Tea Million Dollars' worth of
Bhoes annually.
The merchants who are trading with us
know why we have made this great reoord.
If the merohants who are not trading with
Us will stop and think for a minute, they will
also know way we have made this great reoord.
We are grateful also to the people who
are wearing Star Brand Bhoes, and assure
them that the standard ot quality In the
future shall be such as to merit their ooa
tlaued approval.
To those who have never worn onr Bhoes
we offer as the best evidence of their satisfy
ing qualities the commendation and approval
of over Three Million People who are wearing
Bter Brand Bhoes today.
Our . leading brands tor men are ths
"Patriot," "Plymouth," and " Planet," retailed
at ki 60 to tt.oo.
Our leading brands -lor woman are the
"Mayflower," "Quaker," and r Society,"
retailed at 12.60 to tM.
For popular priced shoes made tor service
"Oar Family" line has never been equalled.
This line Includes a neet and serviceable
style tor every member ot the family.
Retailed at 11.00 to 11.60.
It Toor dealer does not sell Star Brand
Bhoes, write us and we will give you the name
a msroaaat tnat oaa supply yea,
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resume his life of guiding children over the
Hanscom park lagoon again,
Mr. J. A. Barrett, secretary of the His
torical society, returned to Lincoln this
week, after installing the Historical society
exhibit In the Nebraska headquarters. This
exhibit .numbered forty pieces of Interest
ing relics Illustrating the history of Ne
braska from the earliest Indian times
through the days of the Spanish and Amer
ican explorers to the present.
Strehlow aV Phelps, the Omaha contrac
tors at the fair, have Just completed the
contrsct for the eleven Intramural stations
and seven band stands.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thurston, since
their marriage a few weeks ago In this
city, are spending the summer at the fair.
Mrs. Thurston, who was known In Otuaha
before her marriage as Miss Nellie Cotter.
Is a niece of Mrs. Richard C Cushing of
this city,
ese student at ths state university, who
for four years has made his home with
the family of William J. Bryan, has com
pleted his studies and la now In St Louis,
where he holds an official position with
the Japanese commission. After spending
ve ml months at the fair he will return
to Japan to enter his country's service.
Mr. Yashlchuro states that ha leaves two
Japanese students In Lincoln, Toma
Ilachlya and Klnakagl, and that a third,
S. Murashlma, Is on his way to spend the
coming year at Cotner university In
preparation for the Japanese ministry.
I E. M. Pollard, superintendent of the
horticultural exhibit for Nebraska, has
been elected president ot the World's Pair
Horticultural Exhibitors' association, an
organisation formed to look after the horti
cultural exhibitors Interests. Just at
present this organisation Is engaged tn
nghting the excessive transportation
YamfcUa YMhichurot Jhj jrim JajyulfOi fa JjflflfiA fVJl ftoja Urn' oeld
storage companies In St. Louts to the fair
grounds.
James H. McTague, formerly of Omaha,
and manager of the fashionable McTague's
cafe In St. Louis, has been asked by the
St. Louis Catering company to resign the
management of his restaurant. The res
taurant which Mr. McTague has built up
was two years ago merged Into what it
known as the St Louis Catering com
pany, a concern that Includes the four
largest restaurants In the city Caesar's.
Tony Faust's, Nagel's and the
American. Each man manages his
own concern, receives a salary for
his' services, and the earnings are
pooled and pro-rated. It li alleged that
Mr. McTague, who Is said to be the largest
stockholder, has failed to make his busi
ness return a good profit, although he re
ceives tS.OOv a year as salary for man
aging his restaurant and the dividend paid
oa tig preferred stock la the cooibin
brings him $7,000 a year additional. Mr.
McTague declares that he will not resign
the management
Since the announcement, some days ago,
of the secret marriage of Mr. Allen Kent
Hannay tp Miss Katherina Lowe, daughter
of General W. W. Lowe, last December,
Miss Lowe's sister being the only one
knowing of the marriage except the con
tracting parties and pastor, the young
couple have been living In St. Louis, where
Mr. Hannay Is superintendent of the Hemp
hill cement work.t. So far no statement
has been made as to why the news of the
marriage was kept secret so lonK.
Mr. James Walih, superintendent of the
Nebraska agricultural exhibit, has been In
Omaha the past week on business.
The family of Mr. John A. Wakefield,
chief ot concessms, has arrived from
Omaha and are w living at the Inside
Inn,
Loftiest Lakes la the World.
The most lofty lakes are found among
the Himalaya mountains In Thibet. Their
altitudes do not, however, seem to have
been very accurately gauged, for different
authorities give widely different figures re
garding them. According to some. Lake
Manasarowar, one of the sacred lakes of
Thibet Is between 1,000 and 20,000 feet
above the level of the aea, and If this la
so It is undoubtedly the loftiest In the
world.
Two other Thibetan lakes, those of Cha
tamoo and Surakol, are said to be 17,000
and 15,400 feet In altitude, renpectlvely. For
a long time It was supposed that Lake
Tltlcaca, tn South America, was the loftiest
in the world. It covers about 4.600 square
miles, Is K4 feet In Its greatest depth and
is 12,000 feet above the sea. In spite of In
exactitude with regard to the measure
ments of the elevation ot the Thibetan lakes
they are no doubt considerably higher thaa
this or any ether. Baltimore Herald.
Sacrifices s)700,ooo a Wed.
Jack JlawllnBun, a rich young New Yorker
who Is at Hartvlllfl, Wyo., to enjoy cow
boy life and has been working on a large
stock ranch for some time, has created a
seiiHatlon by marrying Miss Jessie Everett,
a Detroit girl, who went to Wyoming for
the benefit ot her mother's health. She la
but 17 years old, und will lose her right to
her grandmother's fortune of 7no,0u0 by
marrying itawllm.011, who is only U,
against her mutner's wishes. He, however!
has a fortune In his own right. They will
spend their ln.neymoon In Wyoming and go
to the btirii-groom's home In New York
next full.
Ten free tns to the World's Paly
week. See coupon on page twa