TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE: TnHSDAY. APRIL f. 100.".
FREE EXHIBITION
'or THE
HISTORICAL TAPESTRIES
THAT RECEIVED
THE GRAND PRIZE AT ST. LOUIS
These tapestries, each measuring 4; x 3'- feet, ate beautifully wrought
In colored silks; they art faithful copies of original paintings illustratingnotable
events in the exploration of the Mississippi by La Salle and his associates.
"By iuthority of the lnited States
AWARD
ttFor the excellent character of the designs; the execution of
"the work in the delicate and artistic shading, shown in figure and
"landscape; the expression of faces and attitudes, produced with
"the accuracy of the artist's brush; the perspective observed the
"wonderful fidelity of detail in the reproduction of dress. The
" flesh tints in the faces and the light in the eyes; the hair and
"the features are so skillfully depicted as to warrant the belief
"that it is the work of the brush and not of the needle. The
" high quality of the work merits the most unreserved praise; the
"advance made in applying to artistic creations what was first
"intended simply for the useful, marks an Era in the World's
"Progress as well as in the development of the Sewing Machine."
"The advance in this regard in these machine tapestries is both
"notable and gratifying, creating a new industry that maybe
"claimed as distinctively American and reviving a classic textile
"decoration formerly restricted to the few, but now available to
the many."
THESE TAPESTRIES SHOWN
, AT
THE SINGER STORE
1514 Douglas Street,
Omaha, Neb.
AT THE PLAY HOUSES.
"Maria of the Iorr la mi at the nl.
Miss Florence Robert and company In
"Marta of the lxiwlands." a drama In
threw acta; translated from tho Spanish
of Angtlo Oulmera by Wallace Gullpat
rick and Guldo Marburg. The cast:
Manelieh Molbounw MacDowell
Sebastian I .mius Henderson
Mourn O. Gregory Hogers
Tomas William Yeranco
Joso ., Christian I.ynton
Pelucra Forest Seabury
Marrucho Sterling lyOrd-Whltncy
Miguel , William Woodson
Marta Alius Roberts
Nurl Ollle Cooper
Antonla Adele Hosworth
I'epa Lillian Armsby
Nando, ,'. Louise Itoyce
Incx Georglo Woodthorpe
Michelena Anita Allen
"Marta of the Lowlands" la not a pretty
story,' nor one that Is at all calculated to
assist in digesting a dinner. That may be
tho reason . no more people were at the
Boyd last night; yet this can hardly be.
for the play Is entirely unknown here, and
for that matter, tho star Is, too. However,
Miss Roberts Is much better than the play,
and is really worthy of support. In order
that the affair may be understood, the
Bkeleton of the tory will be laid bare:
MartawaWders to the mill of Sebastian, a
beggar" seeking shelter from the storm. She
Is! a beautiful girl, and the owner of the
mill amuses himself with her. When It
becomes, expedient, he brings a simple
minded' goatherd down from the mountain
and arranges a wedding. Marriage lias
always been looked on us an eye-opener,
and proves so In this cose, for Marta din
covers her ihame, Manelieh becomes a
man and Sebastian discovers that he does
love Marta. Manelieh kills him. The first
act develops the situation, the third is the
anti-climax, In which something must be
done, and -It Is, even to the point of being
lightly overdone. But that Is not at all to
the point. Give Melbourne MacDowell a
chance and he will give you a hero who
can be heard as well as seen.
In the second ' act Is a scene of deep
tenderness and rare pathos. Toman, an old
man, -hears Marta tell her life story, a
simple enough recital, but done with con
summate skill. Here, as In the third act of
"Zaza," wher'e she Is not called on to
achieve any oratorical height, Miss Rob
erts shows she possesses that rare power
of concentration which ia the real key to
success In her art. During that scene with
Toman she roaches an altitude of excel
lence she does not again attain during the
piny. Her next scenes are almost hyster
ical In their tempestuousness, and while
they are given with intelligent effort, they
do not have the effect of that subdued, in
tensely concentrated recital that lias won
for her the support of Tomas, and. for
that matter, the entire audience. She docs
not tear a passion to shreds, but she docs
not convince by her heroics. She Is then
too palpably acting.
Mr. Henderson's Sebastian Is a very
good piece of work, but Mr. MacDowell's
Manelieh Is Just a trifle too robustious.
The audience last night, although not
large, was very enthusiastic over the af
fair, and rewarded the fine acting of (lie
second act with a serins of curtain calls.
This evening "Tess of the D'Urbervilli-s"
will be the piece.
The Kate of Europe.
Buda resth, the Hungarian capital. Is
one of the handsomest cities In the world.
Its wide streets, bordered by magnllicent
buildings, Its parks, palaces, theaters, and,
last but not not least, its luxurious cafes
which have no equal, cannot fail to Im
press the visitor with its wealth and
beauty.
The city Is built on volcanic, ground and
the Interna) fires are Btlll smouldering. A
visit to the St. Lucas hot sulphur baths
across the Danube at Buda might lead the
visitor to think that the Infernal regloua
are not far off, and Indeed a humorous
preacher could make good use of this when
moralizing on the gay and luxuriant life
of the Pesth half of the consolidated town.
Another curiosity of the spot Is the" natu
ral aperient waters renowned throughout
the world, of which Apenta is the leading
one. The Aponta accumulates In - wells
dug for the purpose, arid absorbs from the
soil the salts that make lta valuable pur
gative. To one returning from the East by the
Oriental Express, Buda Pesth appears like
the gate of Europe, as it really Is, for this
was the Inst outpost of the Turks In their
march westward.
2,000 gallons Cottage, Paints cn the mar
ket for sixty days at $1 per gallon. Ken
nard Gfuss and Paint company.
Penny Arcade Dismantled.
W. C Cole, manager of King's park, Is
authority for the statement that Omaha Is
to have a largo and up-to-date ' automatic
entertainment house or penny arcade as
soon as he can secure a lease In the proper
part of town. Mr. Cole was busy moving
out the apparatus from the emporium of
thlR sort which has been run on .Douglas
street In the building 'which will he used
for tho new ln-oent vaudeville theater. The
music and picture and other machines be
long to Krug park and were brought Into
the city for use during the winter months.
They are now going out In preparation for
the opening of the park. The . Pougias
Htreet stand Mr. Cole considers too far
downtown and he will try to secure a place
where women and children will come more
freely.
FIRE ' HOUSE FOR TIIE FIFTH
Sherman Avenue Improvers Want it
Located 8brtly.
MUCH PROPERTY NEEDS PROTECTION
Ftre Thief Willing; to Hasten the
onntrart Inn All He t an, bat
Wants Controversy Ottr
lt Ended.
Sherman Avenue Improvement club mem
bers turned out In goodly numbers Wednes
day evening to discuss matters of present
moment concerning the welfare of that
section of Omaha.. Dr. Bryant, the presi
dent, calltd the meeting to order promptly
at the time set. which Is somewhat of a
novelty In these meetings. The president
submitted a long list of workers whom
lie had named on the dozen or more com
mittees of the club ami they were con
firmed. The principal topic of discussion was the
ne w engine house to which the Fifth ward
Is entitled under the proposition on which
bonds were voted for bettering the fire
department. When the bonds were voted
It was 011 the tacit understanding that the
new engine house for this ward should bi
located In the vicinity of Nineteenth and
Lake. It developed at the meeting that
there is an element In the ward and dis
trict which desired to have the firemen
located nearer If not on Sherman avenue,
where the business buildings are situated.
The men In favor of this say that the
high buildings of the district are not in
the vicinity favored by Chief Salter.
Those of the club who are opposed to
this view Insist that the new fire house
must be located where first contemplated
or the chief of the department will not as
sist In getting early action. They say that
the chief and the officials concerned want
to build the house ns soon as possible, but
thty want tho people of the Sherman av
enue district to get together and start the
movement for some particular site.
eel of the Locality.
During the discussion Wednesday evening
Instances were given to show that the dis
trict sadly needs more and closer fire pro
tection and from all that was said It will
be but a short time until the residents will
be abie to agree on this important mutter
and get the work of construction under
wa y.
Favorable reports of progress were made
on the boulevard proposition and on the
matter of paving Eighteenth street. There
are some minor details to be perfected In
both cases, but the gentlemen who dis
cussed them insist that the differences ex
isting can be harmonized and everything
made right by united and persistent effort.
In this connection soma criticism was heard
of the councilman of the Fifth ward, Mr.
O'Brien. One man bluntly said he Is too
busy with his own business to give much
attention to ward matters. Another thought
the councilman could be got to do some
thing and to attend the club meetings If
he was approached In the right way. The
club let It go at that.
On a call for contributions to tho finance
fund for necessary running expenses every
last man In the hall walked up and not
only put his name down on the roll, but
chipped In his cash as an evidence of good
faith. Hereafter there will be a perma
nent roll of members and all will be called
on to assist by a small fee as the money
may be needed. George Bassett is the man
who holds the purse-strings.
This club will meet every Wednesday
night during the season.
Ilttriiroclt on Savlnsrs Banks.
Gilbert M. Hitchcock addressed the mem
berr of tho Prospect Hill j Improvement
club and visitors from the Omaha View
club on tho subject of postal savings
banks Wednesday night In the hall of the
Prospect Hill club aU Thirty-fourth and
Decatur streets.
"Whenever you start a postal savings
bank you give an example of thrift to
every man, woman and child In the coun
try," said Mr. Hitchcock. "The main
thing Is to get a femlly In the habit of
Bavlng, for It Is the start that counts.
Get a man to save a few hundred dollars
and you already have him educated
to better things. He draws out his money
and builds u house, buys a piece of land
or a small business. The postal savings
bank is the kindergarten of business.
"Some people are surprised at the idea
that the government should go into the
banking business. Are we not nlready In
the banking business, Tiavlng 30,000 post
offices where money orders are sold?
Every one of these money order offices
should be made an office of deposit. Tho
addltionul expense would be but .little.
The government would put' the people's
money Into good investments; pay the
people their rate of Interest, and still have
more than enough left to pay for the de
posit features of the postoffico depart
ment. "With the funds of the people the entire
Panama cunal might be built. It can be
done Jut as well with the money of the
people as mltp that of the capitalists. City
and state bonds can be bought and the
money, for Innumerable enterprises be
furnished through the postal savings
banks.
"I believe that the establishment of these
banks will some day be brought about.
It must be done by public agitation. If
public men In various states will keep
the eiuestlon before the people congress
will be compelled to recognize the need
of a plan for government savings banks
It Is only a question of time."
SID
RESTAURANT MEN JOIN CLUB
Omaha Caterers Are Taking; Member
ship In the Omaha Commer
cial Club Hapldlr.
The hotel men and the restaurant men
have put their necks In the crook of the
herder and. are going Into the Commercial
club as members at 2S a mem. This Is
the latest development of the $1 dinner for
40 cents, which the Commercial rlub cafe
continues to serve In the face of the pro
tests of the hotel and restaurant men. At
the executive committee meeting last Tues
day three of the prominent dealers In
cooked food entered the fold, and' several
others were announced to enter at an early
dHte.
There are two versions of this affair.
One Is that the Commercial club has con
vinced the hotel and restaurant men that
they should Join ail organization which
has done them so much good, and. the
other Is that the hotel and restaurant men
wlsn to remove tho excuse of nonmemher
shlp before they take another bite of 'the
rag.
President Wright of the club thinks fur
ther hostilities on the pnH of the duty-accordlng-to-advalorem
feeders are not in
the wind. On the contrary, he holds they
have come to understand the objects and
methods of the club much better than th;y
did, and are now heartily In sympathy
with them. Mr. Wright points out that
a little conversation has enabled members
of the club to convince the hotel' and
restaurant men that they should join a
body which Is doing more for their direct
interests than any other in town. The
landlords profit directly by every meeting
and convention which the Commercial club
Is able to bring to Omaha. The delegates
eat. The memters of the club, on tho
other hand, especially the Jobbers, do not
profit by these things. So, says Mr.
Wright, tho hotel men and restauranters
have come to believe In tho club hence
their subscriptions.
I. A. Medlar of the Hotel Reporter, sec
retary of the Hotel and Restaurant Men's
association, has been active In bringing In
the, memberships. He declines to say any
thing about tho action of the food pro
fessors In Joining a club which persists In
giving a dollar dinner for 40 cents. Ed
Maurer and others of the association say
they have not been up to the club and
that Mr. Medlar is acting for them.
ONE MAN DEFEATS A VERDICT
Judge nay Compelled to Discharge
Jnry Hint Stood Eleven to
One for Many Hours.
Judge Day was tip against a one-man-on-a-juty
proposition Wednesday morning.
The Jury in the case of State against Mich
ael McMahon, charged with asrault with
Intent to commit highway robbery, bad
been out since 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. At 11 o'clock Wednesday the court or
dered the Jury brought Into court.
"Gentlemen of the Jury," said Judge
Day, "you have now been out Something
like twenty-six hours, and I desire to ask
you If you are In doubt about a question of
law or a question of fact?" '
The Foreman A eiuestlon of law, - your
honor, in one sense, and also a question
of fact. May I state the1. way we stand?
The Court No, that la not necessary.
You have not ,;yet come to a point where
you will not consult together;, ' as I un
derstand it. -
The Foreman No, your honor, we have
discussed the matter thoroughly. There Is
one man who cannot agree with the other
eleven.
Then the court looked serious, but pro
ceeded to question each man separately.
Every man answered promptly that there
was no chance of an ugreement, and two
of the jurors spoke up and said that ths
one man had said that he never would
agree.
The Court Well, of course he has a right
to look at the matter In any way that to
him sooms right. 1 think I will let you
go out for a while longer In the hope that
you may agree.
Several Jurors gave vent to the opinion
that this was useless and one asked the
court to allow the foreman to explain the
exact circumstances, but the Judge Ig
nored the request.
The twelve men, among whom was for
mer City Comptroller Westberg, walked out
and downstairs with a discouraged air. The
court let . them. remain there until noon,
when he again called them up, and, find
ing they were still as far apart as ever,
discharged them.
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CENTS PER HUNDRED POUNDS
Bates on Live Stock from Colorado to
Missouri River.
CONFERENCE NOW MEETING AT DENVER
Effort Will He Made to Adjust nates
on Basis Iieemed More Kuvor.
able o the Hail-roads.
Frederick Montmorency, assistant general
agent of (he Burlington, has gone to Den
ver to attend u meeting of railroad offi
cials Interested in the Colorado live stock
business. The purpose of the meeting Is
to adjust the rules on live stock from
Colorado points to the Missouri river and
Chicago. Ldist season the Denver, North
western & Pacific railway put in a rate In
cents per hundred pounds from points be
yond Denver, which rate figured less than
the regular rate per car assessed from
Denver. It is the hope of railroad men
to adjust the rates so that the rates will
bo lu cents per hundred pounds rather
than a stated amount per car. "The rea
son for this Is obvious," states a freight
department official. "We now have, for
instance, a certain rato for a thirty-foot
car from some point, with u proportional
Increase In the rate for a thirty-four-foot
or thirty-six-foot car. With this condition
existing it Is the tendency of the shippers
to crowd a thirty-foot car-to Its utmost
capacity, with the result that claims for
loss follow. The rate in cents per hundred
pounds will cause the shippers to pay for
Just what is hauled and will be, 1 feel sure.
more satisfactory all around In the long
run." ,
WOMAN ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM
Thought Probable She May Attempt
to llrliirn to Her Home In
Omahn.
A. O. Macartney of 3T5 North Twentieth
street reported to the police lust night
that his wife, Kdlth V. Macartney, who
has been in the state Insane asylum at
Lincoln, for several months, escaped from
custody yesterday morning. It was after
wards, discovered that she had taken pos
session of a horse and buggy left standing
near tho asylum, and it Is thought she
may undertake to drive to Omaha. The
condition of Mrs. Macartney has Improved
greatly and she was allowed liberties not
usual to patients. Mr. Macartney does not
think she will meet with any harm, but
he wanted the police to take charge of her,
If Hhe Is found, until she can bo oared for
at home.
Mrs. Macartney Is 31 years old, five feet
three Inches high, weighs 115 pounds, dalk
complexion, brown hair and wore a dark
skirt with a white waist, embroidered down
the front, and she may havo a fascinator
on her head.
Iloy Leaves Ills Home.
John Craig qt 407 Poppleton avenue no
tified file police last night that his son,
Harry. aged 14. had ran sway from home,
and that he thought the Hoy had started
for South Dakota with a man named lirad
ley and the latter s son. ho are driving
to South Dakota In a light buggy. Mr.
Craig thought It was possible the parly
had not yet got beyond the city limits.
INJURED BOY IS DOING WELL
Lad Hurt In Klevntor Shows Slitm of
Early lleeovery, According
to Plij irinns.
The physicians attending Waldo Steven
son, the 7-year-old boy who sustained severe
Injuries by being caught beneath a descend
ing elevator at the wholesale millinery store
of Spc Isberger & Sons company. Twelfth
and Hnrney streets, say that all present In
dications point toward the boy's speedy re
covery. A elc'ddid Improvement Is noted In
tho little fellow's condition during the last
twenty-four hours. He Is taking nourish
ment and, so far as can be determined at
this time, did not sustain any Injuries on
the skull or of an Internal nature. The re
markable feature of the case Is that he
escaped death, rather than the seriousness
of the Injuries sustained. It Is stated by
those acquainted with the circumstances
of the case.
One of tho attending physicians expressed
Indignation last evening at what he de
clares Is a gross misrepresentation of the
facts of the case as chronicled by a local
red ink daily. Instead of the "boy's "throat
being cut from ear to ear, his skull frac
titred. every tooth knockil out, both eyes
torn from their sockets and all the flesh
torn from the cheek and Jaw," as related by
the paper referred to, the facts of the esse,
as reported by the attending physicians, are
as follows: "Slight skin abrasions on a
part of tho neck, eyes positively uninjured,
a few front teeth loosened, but none
knocked out; the flesh torn for two and a
half inches on the light side of Jaw and
one and h half Inches on the left side. Eight
stitches were tHken In the face. So far as
cun be determined no Injuries on the skull,
noy is eating and shows every sign of re
covering." The boy was In tho Spelsberger establish
ment with his mother, who was selecting a
stock of millinery goods, and he placed his
head over a rod to look down the shaft
when he was struck. The elevator was
stopped almost Instantaneously. The
Stevensons llvo at Madison, Neb. The in
jured boy has been cared for at the home
of Mrs. Kate Remington, 33M North Twenty-second
street.
BOYS SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL
Two Juvenile Delinquents Will lie
'Given a Chance to Work
Out Salvation.
In sending Willie Bracken, Benny
Thomas and Roy Glover to the Kearney
Industrial school JudRe Day gave the lads
a heart-to-heart talk. He said he would
not enter them as criminals, but as de
linquents. He also told them he would
keep track of them while at the school and
If they proved worthy would later on se
cure them a parole, so that they might
have a chance to show that they Intended
are to be kept at Kearney until they are
16, unless paroled sooner.
NDER TIIE CITY ENGINEER
New Charter Disposes of .a Largs Number
of Epeoial Employes,
WHO SHALL HAVE POWER TO APPOINT
Stw Question Arises Over Point Left
Obscure In tbe Bill slnd
W hich Affects m Num
ber nf Positions, '
City Engineer Itosewater has raised the
question as to whether tho new charter
gives him the power to appoint all Is
spectors, laborers and other employes for
the street cleaning and grading repair de
partments as well as for tho sewer and
sidewalk departments. Section i relating
to the matter reads like this; "The city
engineer shall have- general supervision of
public, works directed to be done by the
mayor and city council, exefpt street clean
Ing and ordinary street repair grading und
except ns otherwise provided herein, and
shall cause to be kept complete record
and accurate accounts of the same. He
shall Investigate all complaints relating to
public work I and report his findings with
his recommendations to the mayor and city
council for their decision and direction. He
shall appoint all Inspectors, laborers and
all other employes necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section, subject to
the extent and limit of the funds provided
by tho mayor and council for the purpose;
nnd shall present the names of all such
Inspectors, laborers nnd all other employee
to. the city council for confirmation."
What Has Hern Hone.
The city council went ahead Tuesday
night and rehired all tho people connected
with the old Board of Public Works and
Advisory hoard at tho same salaries they
received, the order to remain In effect until
changed.
The exclusion of the street cleaning and
repair grading departments was taken from
under his control at the suggestion of the
city engineer himself, but It appears that
the nrrangement was not fully provided
for In the section. In addition to the
discrepancy' regarding appointments, It Is
specified that the engineer shall keep oc
curate records and measurements of the
work done . by tho . segrated departments,
thus giving him more than the appoint
ments to. look after. Pending, the arrival
of a certified copy of the charter, however.
It Is not likely that this and other points
In dispute will bo settled. Meanwhile the
public works department will work on tho
best It can under orders from tho council.
A
Cow Case Still Lingers.
The black and white cow which has been
the cause of contention between Consta
bles Ilensel and Kenworthy, Is still unde
livered by the latter to the former. Hcn
sel conplders that he has "the cow by the
horns," as Mr.' Kenworthy has promised
to turn her over by Saturday.
Constable Kenworthy was cited to ap
pear before Judge Vlnsonhaler vesterday
morning, either to bring the cow or to show
cause why he should not be punished for
contempt. On his promise to surrender
the animal Saturday, Constable Henscl
agreed to let the matter rest until that
day and nothing was done by Judge, Vlnsonhaler.
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sink, then the hair begins to fade and the silvery gray tells the tale of approaching age. v
What shall your mirror say, sunrise or sunset? Rich, dark hair? Or faded, gray hair? Tho choice
yours, for Ayer s Hair Vigor always restores color to gray Hair. And it checks falling hair, also.
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