THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 31, 1913.
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TURK'S CAPITALIN WARTIME
Constantinople as It Looked at Close
of Balkan. War.
AHMED CAMPS ON DARDANELLES
Hardships of Thrnelan Moslems
OvershndoiTed by Party Strife
Which Honeycomb the
Ottomnn Empire.
Rabbi M. J. Merritt of Evansvllle. Ind.,
tn another loUcr to his parents In
Omaha, describes his travels In Turkey,
particularly Constantinople, and the con
dition wrought by war with the Bal
kan state. Tho time was early June,
two weeks after tho signing of tho
peace treaty at London, too early for the
traveler to note tho subsequent war
of the allls over the division of tho
ipolls and tho reocoupallon of Thraco and
ddrUnople by the Turk.
The letter follows:
Centuries of use have so firmly estab
lished tho expression, "Turkey In Eu
rope," that it will take tho world some
lime to adjust Itself to the new geo
graphical arrangement of the year 1911
If It wishes to be oxact tn tho future, tho
world will speak of "Turkey tn Constanti
nople" For of tho vast empire that only
a few months ago stretched from tho
Adriatic to tho nosphorus, today all
that remains to the Turk Is tho capi
tal of th DysanUme emperors and
a slender strip of land that merely con
itltutes a petty province and Is a ncsll
rlble quantity.
Constantinople today Is Turkey In
Europe. I came Into It a fortnight after
a formal conclusion of a war that had
carried tho fighting to its very doors
with a hostile fleet In lta waterways and
a victorious army hammering at its lines
along Its European front And yet eup
erflolallr. I doubt whether any capital
in the world has shown such an out
wardly tranquil and unperturbed charac
ter in so critical a time.
One of the most out-of-the-way corners
pf tli native quarter of Stamboul one
never experiences even a surly look, al
though to read American newspapers one
might believe that a massacre of foreign
trs was momentarily Imminent and bo It
has been throughout the long months of
the war. While to view the orderly
crowds that flow all day long through
the handsome thoroughfares of Ituo do
Pera in tho European section makes one
tlmoat disbelieve that war has caused an
Vnxlous moment here.
Defense of the Dnrdnnclles.
And yet there are evidences enough of
the conclusion of a disastrous war that
forced the Turks into the lost ditch and
haa produced problems as grave aa ever
faced a nation. Aa I came up the Dar
danelles past tho long stretch of tho
Galllpoli peninsula I realized tho des
perate straits to which the crushing de
feats In Thraco had reduced Turkey.
Prom tho entrance to the Dardanelles to
within a few miles of Constantinople tho
peninsula of Galllpoli was one great ex
tended encampment and from the boat
deck with my glasses I could see thou
tands of tents arrayed la lonff regular
itrcets along tho green slopes and on
the top of tho hills, and hero and there
batteries of artillery, entrenchments and
earthwork helped to explain the san
guinary character of the fighting the
allies encountered when they resumed
the war with tho campaign In the pen
insula Of Galllpoli, In Constantinople
Itself officers and soldiers In ftetd uni
form fill the streets, while drlrllns goes
forward in every public place and open
i pot. But the moot pathotlo evidences
of war are the mosques filled with the
wretched and destitute refugees who
have fled from the district devastated by
the Thracfan campaign. A number of
the finest and largest moiques In Con
stantinople hiwo been turned into
"llachtasyl" for the unfortunates until
Jie government can decide what is to
je done for them.
1 visited the Ahmed mosque, a giorl
jus and noble mass with a courtyard
capable of holding a small army and a
floor space Of vat extent, above which
the arches sonr on pillars seventy feet
In circumference, with wells and pillars
and arches covered with rare Tension
tiling In exquisite, designs. The court
yard today looks Ilka the camping
ground of a defeated army. The house
hojd effects of the refugees are scat
tered in Indescribable confusion, tittle
groups worn scattered about charcoal
fires and women, were cooking, nursing
their babies and washing their clothes.
Men were lolling about or lay stretched
but on tho siono flagging, while children
ran and chattered about the new play
ground unconcerned by the fact that they
were homeless. Within tho mosque popes
had been hung from the pillars and piers
to convenient pegs on ths walls, and on
these ropes hung rugs, blankets and
wearing apparel stretched to divide the
vast auditorium Into squares! each of
these little squares affording a family
l resting place for the night
Strife of l'nrty 1'nctlons.
Turkey is making an effort to find
homes for theso poor Unfortunates in
Asia Minor, but in the midst of dlsor
ranlsaUon and "confusion worse con
found the has as yet been able to
do UtUo more than keep these refugees
from starvation. Add to this the indus
trial Ufa disorganised by the withdrawal
it the youth of Turkey Into the camps,
because brought almost to a standstill
by the uncertainty of the Immediate fu
.ure and the shipping reduced to a mint
mum by the Increased dangers of tho
blockade and mined harbors, and you
will understand the complex of troubles
hat face the Turks tn Constantinople.
But tWs is far from being th worst
sf Turkey's troubles. Disorganisation
and business stagnation are usually the
ooit.on of the defeated. Both can be
ind have been overcome by beaten ra
..on in the past. It is ths party strife
ibat Is going on now within thu tanks
it the Turks themselves that constitutes
'he gravest danger of the future. The
young Turks, the members of the com
mltteti of union and progress, and the
framer of ths constitution, are again in
'he saddle. And since the "coup" of
Bnvcrs Bey and the killing ot Naslra
Pasha, which brought them again into
nc-wer, they have been principally en.
hayed, not in the patriotic effort to unite
all parties for reconstruction work, but
n the business ot running down their
rncralcs and imprisoning and banishing
tho strong men amor their opponents.
In many respects theso constitutional
ists have been a bitter disappointment
Mid the constitution itself has been more
t less of a disappointment largely be
cause the great mats of ths people do
tot know what a constitution is and do
"Ot know what to do with it They have
V vagua notion that it is a magio instru
ment that will Instantly do away with
U work, service and authority, ana
usher in the reign of compWts ease and
toci&l equality.
Jlorel Ideas of Constitution,
. memoer of ths British smbassy in
fects that followed ths promulgation ot
the constitution. There had been in the
employ of the embassy a Turk by the
name of Simon, a kind ot porter and
man ot all work, an exceptionally good
worker and all that could be expected
in dlsolpllune and respect for his sup.
riors. A few days after the constitu
tion this member of the embassy tad
occasion to give him some trifling order
and to his surprise Simon gave him a
sullen answer.
"Simon, are you speaking to mi7"
asked the Britisher, sharply.
"Teg," sold Simon.
"What's tho matter? You have always
had respect for authority and obeyed or
ders. Are yotf drunk this morning?"
questioned the Britisher.
"No," said Simon, "the constitution!
All work is soon finished! No mire
bosses; no more workmenl"
Tho Englishman proceeded to use the
most telling of all arguments to disabuse
Simon's mind of his false notions of the
constitution. lie foil upon him, gavo him
a sound beating and threw him out of
tho embassy and now poor Simon has
lost his faith In tho constitution.
A woman in one ot the chief cities ot
Syria told me that the day aftor 'he
promulgation ot the constitution the
country peoplo flocked to town and the
peasant amused themselves by smash'nR
tho eggs in tho market place and scat
tering the contents of the bazars in the
street. And when mildly expostulated
with and asked tho reason for their
destructive mania thoy blissfully nn
answered, "The constitution!" In other
words, what was the use of a constitu
tion that barred them from smashing
other people's property? And when th
police finally took a hand they cumo to
the conclusion that the constitution was
a fraud.
It must be plain that there could hi
no great patrlotlo devotion among the
masses of ths people with so slight an
undsrstandlng of what constitutional
government Is. But they could appreci
ate and understand concrete examplis ot
patriotism if they were shown, but the
Young Turks have failed. The taste of
power has been too much for them. They
have shown the smallest capacity for
government although it Is true that this
perfldlty ot the Christian powers has
hampered them from ths outset For alt
Turks in the east know that from the
first ths powers did not want tho new
Turkish experiment to succeed.
Incapacity of Yonns; Turks.
But aside from this tho young Turks
have been guilty ot every sort of inca
pacity, and most reprehensible ot all Is
the relentless vigor and merciless se
verity with which they pursue their po
Illicit! enemies. I believe, and so do
others in Constantinople, competent to
judge, that the young Turks might havo
doflocted the energy chat is now ex
pressing Itself in plots and conspiracies
against thoir continued denomination.
into channels that would hivs been ot
tremendous importance to distracted
Turkey.
It Is a question whether that Can bt
done now. The power ot the young
Turks is most precarious. It may oe
broken at any moment uml It will. In
deed, much surprise mo If the young
Turks have not disappeared from the
seats ot authority before this letter
roaches you. Tho last, conspiracy tl at
bidden the publishing of any picture rf
the hanging. The photographer had,
however, saved me a print
With what vigor and relentlessness the
young Turks had pursued the assassins
and brought them to justice may be fath
ered front the fact that one ot the vie
t'tni was no less ft personngo than the
brothcr-In-law of Sultan Damad Pasha,
who was shown to have contributed the
funds for the payment of the real slay
ers ot Shefket Ons can Imagine the
struggle that young Turks had to vrlng
from the sultan his consent to the death
ot a mtinber of his famlrV.
The flaltnn nt Prayer.
And yet I could understand their jie'd-
Ing better when I saw the sultan at the
Friday Selamlik at the Hamldlch mosque.
It Is the custom for the Turkish sultans
to go publicly to pray on Friday at noon
In this particular mosque, and this pub
lic visit is always made the occasion of
a great military display. Tho Hamldlch
mosque Is. faced by a spacious courtyard
fenced In with a high ratling and en
tered through a lofty wrought Iron gate
About noon I made my way through a
crowd of natives, presented my permit
at the gate and was assigned a' place
about sixty yards from the entrance of
the mosque.
Heavy masses of soldiery had already
taken thetr places on every side outside
tho railing. A squadron of magnificent
cavalry massed Itself along the southern
length. A special guard marched Into
tho parade ground, a gorgeously uni
formed band followed, a row of distin
guished officers tpok their position in
line, the saluting shout of the soldiery
proclaimed the arrival of tho central fig
ure, around the corner of tho morque
appeared on open barouche drawn by
two of the most magnificent lionus In
the world and tho vehicle drew up be
fore tho steps of tho little kiosk beside
the main entrance of the mosque.
A squat, heavy, round-shouldered man
tn full uniform and red fez, with kindly,
good-natured face and close cropped
white head got out and heavily and awk
wardly climbed the stairs ot tho kiosk
and disappeared through the door. I
don't know when I have seen a more Im
pressive and unaggressive figure ot a
monarch. If ever there was a man whose
bearing and carriage engages sympathy
1 should say It was the present sultan of
Turkey. And one can understand this
sultan yielding to whatever group ot Ad
visers the political exigencies of the mo
ment surround him with.
Ills has been a most glorious sultanatl,
and ho may yet live ,to bo the last of
the long line of Independent sultans. For
there Is strong doubt that Turkey ran
so far rehabilitate Itself from tho dls
aster of tho last year to hold for any
time a place among the indopendont
tlons. And yet I was surprised to find
how much genuine sympathy tho for
elgners in Turkey feel for it and to
hear their expressions of high regard for
the personal virtues of tho Turk.
Characteristics of the Tar It.
Ono dt the professors ot Robert's col
lege told me frankly that in the ordl
nary work-day virtues. In personal hon
csty and Integrity, tho Turk Is Infinitely
superior to tho Austrian, Greek, Armenian
and Bulgarian elements of the empire.
Another man with years of experience
said to me, "These are appreciations of
tho personal virtues of the Turk." Un
ECHOES OF THE ANTE-ROOM g
Odd Fellowg to Have Big Meeting at
Minneapolis.
involved the assasslnalon of Bherket fortunately ho seems unabte to bring
Pantia almost succeeded and the rigid
inquisition that followed showed a con
spiracy so widespread with clues that
led Into such high places that the occu
slon called for such summitry action that
would paralyse the opposition.
A I'Mtillo ISxeoution.
I was present in the groat crowd gath
ered in the Eskl Berts, tho square- ot the
War department when twelve nun
judged guilty of lucvlnx shared in the
murder of Shefket Pasha, were swung
into eternity. The day that I arrived n
Constantinople I was told that early the
following morning there would be a pub
lic execution and I made up my mind
to be present
The execution was scheduled for the
morning, and at 3 o'clock, whllo it -vas
sUll Ditch dark I crossed th. Oniata
bridge to the native city of BUmboul.
those virtues to bear upon national needs
and problems, The truth ot the matter
Is that ths Turk has no genius for gov
ernment and no constructive talent For
centuries ho has been content to be
BOldler and everything else that touched
the life or welfaro of the nation he left
to the others.
Now that he haa been woefully dls
credited aa a soldier, he has nothing to
fall back on. But even though he has
been terribly beaten tn the Balkans, the
Turk Is smiling u sardonic smile today.
lie knows the Christian nations will now
learn the truth about' the Mogul people,
for whom in the past they wore so
mightily stirred to sympathy. Already the
Bulgarians have outdone the Turks in
atrocities. I would like to repeat some
of ths stories I read tn Constantinople,
but it Is sufficient to say that the Turk
WOODMEN WILL GO TO BLAIR
Lance AinrrearaUon Is Planning to
Attend the Festivities that Will
j He Held There Septem
ber Thirteenth.
The sovereign grand lodgo of the In- 1
dependent Order of Odd Fellows will
meet in Minneapolis during the week be
ginning September 14. A number of Ne
braska Odd Fellows will attend the ses
sion and Omaha haa been designated as
the gathering place for those who wish
to leave on tho evening train of Sunday,
September 13. According to reports from
Minneapolis this will be one of the best
sessions of the sovereign grand lodge
ever held. There will be an unusually j
large attendance and the amusement fea
tures will bo the best over furnished for
the visitors. There are a large number
of valuable prizes offered for the win
ners In degreo work contests and degree
teams will bo present from all parts of
the United States and Canada,
Omaha lodgo No. 2 will have work in
the Initiatory degreo next Friday eve
ning.
F. It Wirt of Marcus, la., died at the
Clarkson hospital from brain trouble last
Thursday morning.
Beacon lodge No. SO will have a class
of seven candidates for the Initiatory de
greo next Tuesday evening!
Robert Llndbtry, formerly secretary of
Beacon lodge No. 20 and -now located in
Chicago, was an Omaha visitor last week.
Dannebrog lodge No. 216 will have de
gree work next Friday ovenlng.
The Omaha lodges last week elected
representatives to the grand lodge ses
sion, which will be held in Lincoln the
third week in October.
Ruth Rebekah lodge No. 1 will cele
brate the sixty-second anniversary of
the Institution of the Rebekah degree on
the evening of Saturday, September 20.
with a program of speaking and muslo
at Odd Fellows' hall.
C. A. Baumgardner reports having vis
ited Odd Fellows lodges in six different
states during August
Ivy Rebekah lodge No. 33 gave a suc
cessful musical entertainment and danco
last Thursday evening.
Woodmen of the World.
Schiller camp No. SOi and Carnation
grovtt will entertain Labor day at the
German Home.
A. IL Burnett, general attorney for the
Woodmen of tho World, Is chairman ot
the law committee; John T. Yates, sov
ereign clerk, vice president, and W. A.
Fraser, sovereign adviser, Is a member
of the executive committee of the fra
ternal congress of America, recently or
ganized at Chicago.
The clerks of camps in the Omahas and
Benson met at City Manager John Ken
nedy's office to arrange to participate in
the big plcnlo to be held at Blair, Neb.,
Saturday, September 13. Officers and
committees were elected to handle the
affair. John Kennedy of camp No. 211
Is chairman and Earl P Stiles of camp
No. 16 is secretary. A special train will
leave the Webster street dopot at 8:30
a, m. Colonel C I Mather will arrange
to have a number of degree teams and
his famous Benson camp brass band.
Governor Morehead and Hon. J, C. Root,
sovereign commander, will be the speak'
era.
Omaha Seymour carnp No. It enter
tained last Tuesday evening. Sovereign
McDonald presented a ventriloquist turn
that was a delight
Many other Europeans from the Pera may honorably tranBfcr hB tUlo of "Un
Quarter n era uuunu u ...u vv.-
tlon. and evidently had crawloi as re
luctantly as I out of comfortable bed a
A great crowd had already gathered In
the large open square thaA facei the War
department and tn the darkness tho new
speakable" to his Bulgarian conquerors.
Turkey Is truly In a sad plight Those
who have lived In Turkey for years feel
that they are watching the death throes
of the "sick man" and maintain that
bem. of twelve ga pUced cu.so to- another decade at most wlll brtng.the
getTer and arrange In a seml-clccle. lowt "Illness" to ,a clo8e. eriwtath.
day when the powers will divide their
heritage and blot out the star and cresent
from the ruling bodies ot the earth.
Last Rites Held for
Mrs, Nettie Gates
The funeral ot Mrs. Nettle Collins
stood out with striking vividness. Ihey
were built as I have never thought gal
tows were built three beams put to.
s-elher in the form of a regular pyra
mid. At 'the apex ot the pyramid was
an Iron pulley and through the wheel a
rope was run between the beams.
A Wlerd Scene.
The weird gray of the first light was
in th aVv when the iron nates of the
Eskl Berla opened and the condemned Gates, who died August 5 in Paris, was
.n w brouEht out and surrounded by held at Trinity cathedral at J o'clock.
Thv warn nil nhyslcailv ble with iiisnop ueecntr oi iicarney ana
tnn built in the large mould ot the typt- Dean J. A. Tancock officiating. Inter
ml Turk, and their height was opconlu- ment was In Prospect Hill cemetery,
ated by the long white doath robes that where the bodies of Mrs. dates' parents,
like a night robe completely covered tnsm nusoana ana uncio resu
from neck to shoe-tops. The funeral was conducted cy the
All wore largo placards pinned either Daughters of 1SU, the Nebraska chapter
to tho breast or back, carrying In large of which Mrs. Gates was the organiser,
Turkish letters the name ot the bearer, and a large blanket ot asters In which
the crime for which ho had been judgtd, I a silk flag was woven was laid over ths
una the sentence that had been pass.!, coffin
A group ot ragged gypsies came forwu.t I Tho body of Mrs. Dates arrived in
learned afterward that no Turk will Omaha Friday evening in charge of her
perform the hangman's task and that tor cousin, John W. Collins, and Mr. and
centuries the gypsies ot Constantinople Mrs. Arthur Wakcley, The body arrived
have done this gruesome work. Evl- In Now York Wednesday on the Imper-
dently. the work ot generations has made ator. the steamship on which she "had
for perfection, tor If the word perfection I engaged passage as a passenger for her
mlsht be applted to such a ghastly Pro-1 return trip, accompanied by Edward
fesaton, their work was perfect Surely lOroh of New Rochelle, N, Y.
some extraordinary trick nas been de- Mrs. Oates was a devoted member of
velcped and handed down. With swift the Trinity cathedral congregation and
deft fingers they made their prepira- a beautiful painting which hangs upon
tlons. the walla ot the church in memory cf
Stools about two feet in height were I her father was a gift from her.
placed beneath tho ropes, there were rot Mrs. Gates was ill but a few days an
platforms or traps. The eyis ot the
condemned were not bandaged nor were
their hands bound. One by oio they
were brought forward, placed upon the
stools, the nooses were adjustiM, the
stools were klokod from udder the feet.
and the marvel was that flds extraordl- -, ."w,aAt'
nary drop of two feet that brougat the
toes ot the victims within touching dis
tance ot the ground was all that vas
needed. In every caie death was instan
taneous. There was not even a convul
sive movement of the shoulders nor the
twitching ot the loosened hands.
After lltteen minutes the gypsies drew
the bodies up from the puUles so that
they swung a couple of feet from vho
ground, and so they hung or six lours
in the publlo square, the white clad
bodies queerly and horribly ilmp r-nd the
heads with open stary eyes locked ft
a ehastly angle.
I took a picture of the gruesome nt.ee
tacle, but when I wont to my fhoto
grapher a couple of days later to get my
negative, I was told that the police had
carefully gone through every native pho
tos rami o esiaonsnment ana confiscated I ritnt jtnv.nuinr n
."nf me oc ins ci-jwe xiims, tno governments naving for- J nig Returns.
did not realize that she was stricken by
a severe attack of pneumonia. She did
not call a doctor until the hotel author!
ties became alarmed.
The pallbearers were!
Robert Patrick, Ha! Yates,
w. Farnam smith.
Warrsn Swltzler. W. T. Robinson.
tiiocKton Jiem ana ian uannett wero
ushers.
BOTH DRIVER AND RIDER ARE
BLAMED IN PHELAN ACCIDENT
A coroner s jury. Inquiring Into the
death from accident ot Patrick Pheian,
who, while riding a wheel, was hurt In
collision with an automobile at Four
teenth and Jackson streets, returned
verdict ot "equal carelessness of rider
and driver."
Young Pheian will be burled Monday
morning with services at the home.
vm Military avenue, at 8 o'clock and
from St Cecelia's church at 0 o'clock.
Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre
cemetery.
Storo Closes at 12 O'clock Noon Labor Day. Open Till 9 P. M. Saturday Nights Hereafter.
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Knights and Ladles of Security.
The annual election of officers of Har
mony council No. ltso, Knights and
Ladles of Security, will he held Friday
evening at Magnolia hall. Twenty-fourth
and Ames avenue. With three candidates
already In the field tor president the
contest promises to ha close and Inter
est! tur.
Fnrternal Union of America.
The first dancing party of the season
by Uondamln lodgo No. Ill will bo given
Wednesday evening at ths new quarters,
Odd fellows' hall, Fourteenth and Dodge
streets. One ot the best orchestras in
the city has been engaged and nothing
has been spared to make this opening
dance one of tho most erqoyable.
TelJedSokolWm
Come to Omaha, 1914
By substantial vote of tbe delegates to
ths National Tel Jed Bokol, now In ses
sion In Baltimore, Omaha was chosen as
the next meeting place, according to
advices received here. About tOQ delegates
attend these meetings, which are fea
tured by gymnastic and athletic events.
rV team from tho "old country" tnvarl
ably performs during the annual meet
tug. The association will meet in Omaha
in Hit, probably some time during the
month ot August
MAD DOG KEEPS PEOPLE
FROM BUYING TICKETS
Officials of competing lines deny that
they placed a mad dog at the main en
trance of the Union Paclflo ticket office.
but tho animal was there for an hour or
more yesterday. Aud while it re
malned It prevented people from getting
Inside the office to purchaso tickets for
the early west-bound trains.
For more than an hour the mad dog
held the fort, snapping and biting at
everything In reach and sight.
Finally the brute was induced to take
up its station at the Fourteenth street
entrance, where from a vantage point
behind a wire screen City Passengor and
Ticket Agent Blendortf dashed a pall ot
cold water over It. it then retreated into
the areaway, where at the foot of tha
stairs tbc dog was shot and killed by
policeman.
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"A 'Hull' Ton Every Time."
Main Office 1003 Farnam St. South Omaha Office J03 No. 24th St, So. Omaha.
Tel. Douglaa 420. Tel. South 00.
RAGE TICKETS SELL RAPIDLY
Eastman Distributes Grandstand
Checks for State Pair.
FREE BAND CONCERT AT
RIVERVIEW PARK TODAY
A free band concert will be given this
afternoon at Itlvervtew park by George
Green and his band. The program starts
at S:!0 o'clock and ts to be as follows:
PART I.
March The Pennant Winners
Laurendeau
Internets Tohamma (Romantlquc). . .
Haines
Melodies from Faust... Gounod
Medley Selection Popular Bones.. ttemlck
PART II.
Selection on Old Melodies Calvin
Walts-Opera Nlntta Bennet
La Paloma (Spanish Intermesso) by
request Yradler
Medley Collection Comic Operas. .Luders
PART IIL
March The Uride-Blect-. , Sous
Medley-Porular Hits
Waterson, Berlin, Snyder
'Sunbeams and Shadows' tA tone
j poem) ... . . .... Keiscr
I Grand Flnalo (National Sones) - uuk
MAHY ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND
Oinnna and South Omafaa Day at Lin
coln Exposition Will Draw BI
Crowds, AcordlnK to the
Present Indications.
O. T. Eastman has charge ot the dis
tribution of grand stand tickets for the
State fair races for the Omaha and
South Omaha crowds that will attend the
fair next Friday. He will also distribute
the badges and the pennants. Mr. East
man is organising sub-committees to
assist him. By Thursday afternoon these
tickets wilt be available at the Ak-Sar-
Ben office, at 1717 Douglas street, and
Secretary J. D. Weaver will keep tho
office open until about 9 o'clock at night
Thursday, it necessary, to accommodate
all that will call for tickets, badges and
pennants.
Mayor Frank Zehrung of Lincoln and
Secretary W. 8. Whltten of the Uncoln
Commercial club have both written Secre
tary Weaver of the Ak-Sar-Ben asking
for more specitlo word as to the plans
of the Omaha and South Omaha crowds.
The automobile crowds are to assemble
at the Lincoln hotel at 10 a. m. and will
drive In a body from there to the fair
Grounds and let the crowds off there.
More than 1.000 have already returned
cards to the publicity bureau declaring
their Intention of making the trip on
Omaha and South Omaha day, and the
work ot gathering in ths cards is not
yet well begun.
Shoemaker Buried
at Forest Lawn
The funeral ot Judge W. 8. Shoemaker,
war veteran and Judge, who died Wednes
day morning in the Douglas County hos
pital, was held at the undertaking rooms
ot Heafey & Ueafey at 10 o'clock. Inter
ment wSjS at Forest Lawn cemetery.
The services wete conducted by the
Grand Army of the Republic, of which
Judge Shoemaker was a member. Cap
tain Joseph Mallloon of the Grand Arm)
of the Republic, and W. C. Shoemaker of
Council Bluffs, a nephew, hsd charge ot
the ceremonies. Ths services were very
simple and only a few close friends attended.
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Velvet
Shock Absorbing Springs
An Exceptional
Agency Opportunity
The increase in demand and con'
sequent increased production of
Blackledge Velvet Shock Ab
sorbing Springs make possible
the expansion of selling territory.
A comparatively small number
of Velvet Distributors haa been
appointed, but in spite of this
this business has grown aston
ishingly, because of the intrinsic
merit of Velvet Springs.
Wo are now ready to close em
arrangement for representation
in Omaha. To secure this
territory you must convince us
of your standing and ability to
properly handle the proposition.
Write us at once for terms;
first come, first served.
John W. Blackledge
Manufacturing Co.
2110 MICHIGAN AVE. : CHICAGO, ILL.
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