Scenes at the Polls at Omaha's Municipal Election 1- m " -- - ... IX THH THIRD WAItDPhoto by Louis It. Postwfck. IN' HOlllCMIAN TOWN - Photo by Louis U ltostwlck ;AJf UPTOWN WAHD-Photo by Louis It... llostwlck. AT TWKNTY-KIOHTII AND FA11NA.M -Photo by Louis It. Ilostwlek. Henry T. Oxnard WASHINGTON, i.March lfi. (Special.) Honry T. Oxnnrd, president of this Ameri can Ileot Sugar association and president of tho American Iieet Sugar company, is one of tho mildest mannered of men. He bears tho look of tho keen man of business, and Hiich ho Is. There Is nothing of the eyrie or uncanny about him, and yet tho nows paper press of tho east lias In tho past six weeks held him up to tho public gaze as littlo less than tho faithful disciple of "old nick," with cloven hoors, a trldant-polntod tall and a leer. Ho has been charged with all tho crimes of tho calendar, more par ticularly as the real nuthor of th-J Porto Hlcan tariff measure as originally reported from tho ways and means committee. All this, because ho has forsooth stood up for tho sugar Interests of tho United States, for tho homo product of sugar against for eign output which has sought to be admitted free of duty from tho island of Portp Klco. It Is not my purpose to discuss the rights or wrongs of this proposition. I leave that question to tho statesmen whoso duty it is to provldo laws for tho now island which has becotno part of tho territory of tho United States by tho treaty or Paris. Nebraska, Wisconsin, Indiana, Utah. Iowa and California aro vitnlly interested In tho homo sugar question. Thousands are em ployed In tho raising of sugar beets and their manufacture. And because Henry T. Oxnard, tho representative of tho great In terests In which he Is a central figure; has endeavored to protect tho homo product and to malntnln a stablo market for the output of tho American beet su'jar factories, the Washington nowspapeiB. without regard to politics, havo classed him among tho most vicious lobbyists of modem times. It Is not my purpose to defend .Mr. Oxnard, for ho needs no defense, but, in view of his work ns an American producer, to tell some thing that will bo Interesting to tho public about this young business mnn who occupies such n commanding position In the public eyo todny. In tho rose- garden ol Honry T. Oxnard's recollections us a boy there still lives i dream to bo great In the world or business, and ho seems to be In a fair way to reach the goal of his ambition. Now and then ho has dabbled in politics, but ns mere pas time, always with an eye single to tho ad vancement of his business In tho upbuilding of tho United States and tho industry which lias been almost phenomenal In Its growth. Henry T. Oxnard comes of a family of sugar refiners. Today all his brothers aro engaged in tho beet or cane sugar industry. One Is a chemist, another in charge of tho western Interests of the company and still another looking after tho details and hand ling the output of tho several Oxnard fac tories, whllo Henry T. Oxnard Is tho gen eralissimo, being supervisor not only of tho American lleet Sugar company, but, as 1 havo said before, the president of tho Ameri can Hcet Sugar association. Tho Oxnard family are American to tho core, although Henry T. Oxnard was born In Marseilles, France, Juno 22, 1SC0, while his parents woro traveling in Europe. With the iKception of Henry nil tho other children wero born In tho United States. Oxnnrd attended tho pub. lie schools, where no prepared tor couegu and graduated from Harvard In the class of 1882. After leaving eollego ho went Into busi ness with his father and brothors, sugar ro Hnors, their factory being located In Ilrook. lyn, N. V. In 188S, realizing tho pohslbllltl'S of tho sugar Industries, no went to Liiropo nnd spent two years Investigating tho growth of the beot nnd its manufacture. As tho result of that Investigation In 18!t0 ho lo cated the first Oxnard beet sugar factory at (irand Islnnd, Nob. Later camo tho Norfolk factory, a great Improvement ovor tho Grand Islnnd plant, and still later ho located tho factory In California. So rapidly did tho In. dustry extend that within a space of llvo years other factories were orectod, until todny tho output of beet sugar factories runs Into thousnnds of tons of refined sugar an. 11 ii nl 1 v. Fate has been kind to Henry T. Oxnard'. In her woof of life's thread sho bus woven him n fabric made up of wealth, health, so cial position and given lilm a mind that has been able to grasp tho over-changing needs of tho business to which ho has devoted his life. In his soclnl llfo Oxnard is nlmost a dilletantc. Ho loves the beautiful nnd en joys tho society of brilliant people. Ho is one of tho leading club men or isow ioni and when In Washington can always bo found at tho swell Metropolitan club, ot which he Is n member and which Is tho club homo of tho exclusive diplomatic corps and tho leaders of tho nrmy and navy. And yet, l do not know, with nil Ills prestige, his wealth and social position, of a more modest man than Henry T. Oxnnrd. Ah an Instance of his modesty Is recalled an exceedingly funny clrcumstnnco In con nection with one of tho annual dinners of the Gridiron club, when Frank H. Hostord, ono of the brilliant corps of newspaper men of tho national capital, was Its president; William 15. Annln, formerly of Tho Omaha Ilee, now at Phoenix, Ariz., was tho retiring president. On this occasion President Dolo of Hawaii was the guest ot honor. During tho evening Mr. Annln Indicated to Mr. Oxnnrd Hint he would bo expected to follow Mr. Dolo In a short speech taking the sugar end of the discussion, ns Mr. Dolo wns expected to speak not only of tho nmtli.M of Hnwall. but also of Its tugarcano Industry. Oxnard received this announcement with consternation. Ho said that ho was not n speaker nnd thnt It wn3 out of tho question for him to bo consid ered In that connection. Mr. Annln was ob durate. Ho would not take "No" for an answer, nnd told Oxnard to get ready, as tho president, Mr. Hosford, was u czar when It camo to preside over a Gridiron dinner. Ox mrd wonted to negotiate for time, but Annln ,vould not hear of It. Ho sold that ho would be expected to follow Mr. Dole, and Oxnnrd grow as white ns tho damask that covered the banquet board. Annln hovered nround him llko a bird of prey, every now nnd then Jabbing him with tho Information that ho ...nU ncminat It and It was olther speech or a disgraceful lluko on tho part ot tho president of the American Poet Sugar asso ciation. , Oxnard was visibly nervous, ns ho had been assured that ho would not bo expected to mako a speech when ho nccopted tho ln- Until n of tho "Grldironers" to their din ner, nnd now ho saw visions of dlro falluro staring him in tho face. He said to Annln that If ho would arrange that President Hos ford pass him by he would buy terrapin nnd champagne at Chamberlain's until morn ing. Annln said that It could not bu ar ranged nnd left Oxnard in fear nnd trem bling, waiting for Hosford's nxo to fall. Hut ho wub never called upon nnd with tho lightest possible heart ho gathered a number of his good friends and repaired to Chamberlain's, after tho dinner, where tho terrapin was bought with that which Is Us natural accompaniment until the gray of morning. Hosford was entirely unconscious ot tho game of bunco which Annln had set up (ii his friend, and us Hosford camo Into Chamberlain's Mr. Annln. In n loud voice, Informed tho president that Mr. Oxnard was paying tho debt of gratitude which he owed the president for not calling upon him to reply to Mr. Dole's speech. Hosford, who had never been told of what was going on, in n moment of candor said that Oxnard had never been considered for n nl. nt nil. nor would he havo been per mitted to talk had ho bought sovonty eases of chnnipagno. That night's entertainment, cost Oxnard $tr.O. 13. C. SNYDICK. About Two Women and a Mouse An usher rushed n w:non down a side nlslo ot one of the theaters early tho other afternoon and pointed to the seat next but cue to tho box, reports tho New York Sun. Tho woman took her t-eat nnd, after tho fash ion of women at matinees nowndays, removed first her veil, then her gloves, then her coat and finally, to the satisfaction of the three men sitting In tho tow Just behind, she took oft her hot. Then she gave a littlo shriek nnd gathering all her properties Into her arms went orr up tho side nlslo at n scorching pace. She returned In n minute with an usher. "Oh, I saw It plain as daylight," sho was saying. "It ran right out of that holu In tho corner tlieio by tho box oh, I simply can't sit here If I thought" "There there, madam," said tho usher soothingly, "It won't como back. I'm sure anyhow, you would be In Just as great danger In nny other seat, you know. Certainly, we'll get n trap nt once; It shan't happen again. I didn't know there was a matinee mouse In tho house. Wo have a few evening mice, I must admit. It doesn't emitter so much then. Our mlco nro well disciplined and I didn't know there wos one of tho lot who would risk frisking a (nil nt a matinee." The undue and somewhat mirthful Inter est of tho three men In the row behind had Its erfect, nnd tho woman finally reseated herself her skirts well lucked up, however, and her feet propped up out of harm's way. Pretty soon ulong camo another woinnn. She wns booked for the end seat next tho box. Neither know tho other, but n common calamity breaks down all convention. "A mouse! Not really?" sho erled upon hearing the state of things. "Gracious goodness! I shan't enjoy the ploy one bit." depressions of undue and mirthful Interest from tho throe men behind). "When tho house fills up I don't believe It will dare come out," said tho first woman. "You know they're afraid of people." "Yes, but they llko quiet and I've heard that there are lots of quiet ploees In this play," said the second woman, still standing, skirls adjusted to a rainy day altitude, and cu.-tlng apprehenslvo glances around her. "Just suppose that dioiiso should take n notion to come out when the house Is perfectly still I know I should scream Indeed I should I always do why, It might create a panic, that mouse might." (More expressions of undue and mirthful Interest from the three men). "If we Just had something to stuff in that hole." said the first woman. "I know, I havo on extra program. Tnko that." "I'd hnve taken tho only program I've got," panted the second dnwn on her kneob. and busily smiling the program Ihto tho hole In tho o rner. "There, no mouse could possibly gnaw through that until the inntlneo's all over and we're- safe at homo." Then tho two settled back to onjoy tho piny. Tho three men found tho play pretty tamo after this Impromptu prologue-.