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Use the telephone for Bee Want Ada. Tyler 1000 Seven trunk lines. Intelligent ad-takers. One cent per word. VOL. XLVI. NO. 95. President and Wife Reach Omaha; Reviews Great Historical Pageant; Multitudes Cheer for Nation's Chief Chief Executive Comes with Mrs. Wilson to Be Quest of .Omaha and Nebraska for the Day. GUEST AT A BIG DINNER Makes Short Talk at Fonte nelle at Banquet Given by Centennial Celebration Committee. VIEWS HISTORICAL PARADE Leads Magnificent Pageant Through Streets and Then Reviews Spectacle. SPEAKS AT AUDITORIUM Indians Give Roses to White Chief's Squaw Sioux Indian; from the Pine Ridge reservation took the occa sion of the visit of President Wil son and his wife to Omaha to send a token of esteem, f Don H. Foster, in behalf of the Indians, presented a beautiful bouquet of La France roses to Mrs. Wilson with this note on an attached card: "The Sioux tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation begs me to present this token to the Great White Chief's squaw." . Omaha ' was the capital of the United States yesterday. , President Wilson was here, the guest of the city. He arrived with Mrs. Wil son at 11:40 a. m. to view the histor ical parade and to speak last evening at the Auditorium. A great crowd was at the Union station to greet the nation's executive. The people began to gather two hours before time for his special train to ar rive. By, 11:30, the viaduct and the spproaches to the track level were filled with people. A large platoon of police had charge of the interior of the station, and all visitors were excluded. Many travel ers leaving or arriving secured posi tions inside the station, but these even -were held back by the police, and a wide aisle was kept entirely free from the train shed to the side entrance of the station. ; , . ' Four Meet President 'four members of the reception com mittee constituted tnose who went lo the station to meet the president md his wife. They were G. W. Watle, John L. Webster, Governor Morehead and Senator Hitchcock. Secret service men, Chief of Police Dunn and a score of policemen and traffic officers handled the crowd that was surging at the station. Three moving picture men and half a dozen other photographers erected their machines commanding the au tomobile of Mr. Wattles, which was placed at ithe entrance for trip nrpni. dent and Mrs. Wilson. The newspaper men and secret ser vice men traveling on the president's train came 'out first and entered one of the automobiles. DrHijM, TJ , c :i Then acheer went up and President Wilson came walking through the station with Mrs. Wilson. He took off his high hat and- bowed and smiled to the crowds. They entered the automobile with Mr. Webster. The chauffeur and a se cret service man occupied the front seat and a secret service man rode on the running board, standing beside the president. The procession"- to the Commercial club was headed by a squad of mo torcycle policemen' and an automobile -containing Chief of Police Dunn and other officers. The presidential automobile was drapped with a big -flag and on the hood was the president's flag. The second automobile was occu pied by other members of the recep tion committee that went to the sta tion and Secretary Tumulty. Follow ing this came automobiles containing the newspaper men. The press represe ntatives who ac companied President Wilson to Oma ha include: M. G. Claggett of the (Continued on Pace live. Column One.) The Weather For Nebraska Fair. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. Degree. ' n 60 S m $1 ' m 61 g m 61 ' 61 J m 63 J m 66 iP- m so f p. m. i p. m. 6 p. m. 1 P. m. 7 p. m. 8 P. m. v. m Comparative Local Record. 1!)1S. 1916. 1614. 1913. Itiffheet yesterday 65 64 73 ' G7 I oweat yesterday 60 S7 48 62 N;ean temperature,... 8 60 60 60 Precipitation 00 .00 .21 .00 Temperature and prerlpltatlon departures Ircm the normal at Omaha alnce March 1, tiid compared Hlh the last two years: Normal temperature 60 Deficiency to.' the day 2 Total excess since March 1... .....2S1 ?.ormai precipitation 08 inch Deficiency for the day 08 IncW Total rainfall since March 1 14.18 Inches Deficiency since March 1 11. 16 Inches Deficiency for cor. period. 3915.. 1.00 inch Deficiency tor cor. period, 1914.. 4.62 Inchey Reports From Htwtlons at 7 P. M. Station and Btate Temp. High- Bain. of Weather. 7 p.m. Cheyenne clear J 48 Davenport, clear 63 Denver, clear 56 Des Moines, clear 60 DodBe.Clty, clear 62 lender, clear 44 'North Platte, clear..., 64 Omaha, clear 60 l'uelU, clear 66 Salt Lake, char 5S est. fall. .00 66 70 40 65 60 Santa fe, cloudy 60 . Hi .sii-.-rldau, clear 4 6- y.u. City, clear 64 60 Valentine, cleer. . 64 62 "T" indicates trace of precipitation. ' L. A. WELSH, ileteroloulst. President and Wife Enjoy Day in Omaha President and Mrs. Wilson spent a busy day in Omaha, and, judg ing from appearances, enjoyed every minute of their Stay. They had luncheon at the Com mercial club, where the president spoke to the club members. They rode over the parade route, and were cheeredb y hundreds of thousands who lined the streets. At the reviewing stand they Watched with great interest the passing of the pageant typifying the history of Nebraska. Mrs. Wilson was especially interested in the Indians. After the parade the presidential party went over to the South Side and visited the National Swine show. I Formal dinner at The Fon tenelle filled out the afternoon. A speech at the Auditorium closed the visit, and the party left for the east at 10:10 last night. Doors of 'the Auditorium were closed before 7 o'clock, all space in the huge building being filled before that hour. PRESIDENT TAPS TIME FOOANCERS "First Inaugural Ball" Float Makes Hit With Executive On Reviewing Stand. MRS. WILSON LIKES 'DIXIE' President Wilson enjoyed every minute o the time'spent in the review ing stand, while the historical pageant passed. He smiled and bowed and took a keen interest, turning now and then to his wife, Secretary Tumulty and others in his party. The "First Inaugural Ball" float stopped in front of the presidential stand for several minutes. William E. Chambers and a group of young men and women on this float took advant age of the situation by going through the movements of a quadrille, Mr. Chambers leading with considerable vim. The president, who had been standing, tapped time for the dancers with his hat and hand and several times his feet moved as if he would have enjoyed the dance himself. The president was within a few feet of the dancers. Indians See "White Father." The president and his wife re viewed the Indians with keen interest and the Indians cast furtive glances at "The Great White Father," who lives at Washington. One of the braves yelled something which sounded like "Hello, Willie 1" which salutation evoked a smile from the president and Mrs. -Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was seated until a band struck up "Dixie," when she itood beside the president and did not re turn to her seat for several minutes. She is a member of the First Families of Virginia and "Dixie" means much to herears. While the prairie schooners, drawn 1)y oxen, were passing in review the president turned to Governor More head and Senator Hitchcock and made a reference to the antiquity of the scene. No Detail Escapes. Not the slightest detail of the parade escaped the president's eyes. The group showing the Mormons who left Florence in 1856 with their push carts, stopped in front of there viewing stand and one of the carts collided with the cart ahead, and in cident which aroused the risibilities of the president. n "You're right there all of the time!" was a remark to the president bv a member of -the group, representing General Fremont and Kit Carson and their entourage. The words, "Popular Sovereignity" on the territorial seal brought an other presidential smile. Those On Reviewing Stand. There were seventeen chairs in the president's section of the reviewing stand. With the president were: Governor Morehead, John l.ee Web ster, Dr. Grayson, Secretary Tumulty, (Continued oa Page Seven, Column Four.) President and Mrs, Wilson Get Most Rousing Welcome From Omahans When President Wilson's big tour- ing car swung into line at the head of the historical parade at Sixteenth and Cuming streets, followed by his party in a dozen open autos, tens of thou sands of people had waited in the hot sun twenty-five minutes after the time set for the start of the pageant. It was 2-25 when the presidential car drove up Seventeenth street from the Commercial club to avoid the crowds jammed on Sixteenth. When the big machine drove up to the reviewing stand in front of the court house it was 2:55, and during the thirty min utes' ride over the parade route on the downtown streets the chief execu tive was given such a welcome as was never before extended by the metrop olis of the middle west. When the car, ten blocks in advance of the main section of the parade, reached Sixteenth and' California streets the president rose to his feet to better greet the crowd. At Sixteenth and Dodge streets the surging mass of humanity refused to obey mandates of police officers mounted on white chargers and swooped into the forbidden center of Ihe street, surrounded the oresident and refused to allow the automobiles f Omaha Daily PRESIDENT WII Wilson occupied braska Semi-O . ,s a. viewing water, G. W. " .-, Governor J. H. Morehead, President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Victor i. m. nitcn i nese rormea the central group in the great stand where 500 were seated. . caS-! ssssg?: siirnm:f:X EXECUTIVE VISITS THE SWINE DISPLAY He and Mrs. Wilson Attend National Hog Exposition Late in Afternoon, CAME AS A SURPRISE A welcome surprise was sprung shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday after noon, when President and- Mrs. Wil son and the members of their party, with the exception of Secretary Tu multy, paid the National Swine Show a visit. j The swine 'show officials were not notified that the president would visit the national hog exposition until late in-the afternoon, although, lyheii fhej invitation to make the trip to Omaha was accepted, those in charge of the show began making plans to have him motor down to the South Side for at least a few minutes. Decides to Visit Show. Instead of remaining in his suite at the Hotel Fontenelle, after the his torical parade was over, till the hour for the formal dinner, President Wil son consented to a visit to the swine show. In the presidential automobile on the trip to the horse barns on the South Side, where the swine show is being held, were President and Mrs. Wilson, Arthur Mullen and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the president's per sonal aide. Secretary Tumulty did not accompany the party on the visit to the swine show. Other motor cars on the trip to the South Side were occupied by secret service men, Chief of Police Henry Dunn and local police officers, Sheriff McShanc aitd the eastern press rep resentatives. Shortly before the party reached the entrance to the swine show, word passed among the crowd that the president would soon be there. The news spread like wild fire, and a large gathering of swine show officials and visitors were on hand to greet him. President Closely Guarded. Closely guarded by secret service men, the president and his wife and the members of the party Walked through the show barns, stopping here and there for a moment as at tention was called to some particu lar!) large member of the porcine stock family, or an attractively ar ranged exhibit. President Wilson recognized the cheers and applause accorded him on every hand by lifting his hat and smiling, Mrs. Wilson also smiling (Continued on rase Seven, Column Four.) to proceed until they had offered cheer after cheer, ' Then again at Fifteenth and Doug las the crowd broke the barriers and surged into the street. All the way up Farnam street the thousands of throats sent up a medley of cheers. But one untoward incident marked the march on Sixteenth street. An aged democrat, fired with corn juice, insisted on breaking through the lines and, waving both hands and his hat in the air, shouted, "I'm a democrat and a free American, but I won't vote for you." He was taken in charge by secret service men. , Thousands of boys, perched on the tops of buildings where the parade was forming, became tired at the long wait past the appointed hour and with their megaphones and quips made life miserable for officers and spectators. While the crowds were being shoved to -the sidewalk at Sixteenth and Douglas in front of the Brandeis stores, some woman missed her dog. The canine became entangled in the feet of the multitude and was finally forced into the eet. Then the meg aphones from The tops of the build ings began calling, "Here Rover, nice doggie," and young America began whistling catcalls. Hover was finally rescued. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER IN REVIEWING STAND AS GREAT w . ! a I at rv a nana in iront or me uougias al pageant passed. In the picture are Nehxaska Pageant President Watches Parade Intently Ox Teams and Indians and Stage Coach and Pony Ex- . press Tell of Early Days. OMAHA'S LARGEST CROWDS CARNIVAL ATTENDANCE. 1916. 1915. Tuesday 2,698 Wednesday I 5,113 3,201 Thursday .....,' 3,900 5,970 Friday 4,629 6,949 Saturday ..i: 17,418 19,174 Monday 7,651 6,542 Tuesday 13,099 18,242 Wednesday. ..20,762 18,421 History Jived, and marched in n amazing brigade through true streets of Cfmaha yesterday af temooiv before the astonished eyes' of a quarter of a million peeple. ; ' The historical parade, long heralded as the great feature of this year's Ak-Sar-Ben celebration, took place be tween the hours of 2 and 4 during the afternoon. Yes, and in this proud moment for Nebraska, when her splendid history from ages ago to the present moment was taking the quick-step down the great thoroughfares in allegorical rep resentations ot most exauisite desio-n. President and Mrs. Wilson sat in the I CHEERS FOR WfLSON AT COMMERCIAL CLUB Reception Committee Here In troduced on Arrival from the Railroad Station. ' ROOMS CLOSELY GUARDED President Wilson made his first ad dress of the day to Commercial club members at the luncheon at noon, when 600 crowded the limited capac ity of the house, and some 500 more stood in the corridors and in the aisles between the rows of tables after the luncheon had been served. Mrs. Wilson was with the presi dent, directly across the table from him. Mrs. H. H. Baldrige sat at her right and Mrs. James C. Dahlman at her left. J. A. Sunderland introduced the president. Governor Morehead was at the president's right during the luncneon. "America has been imiiatine other peoples too long," said the president, "whereas America has a store of na tive genius that is amply adequate to all her needs." He sooke of the newer. Ameriran ideals, and said, "I venture most of the business men at first spoke of the anti-trust law with curses under their breath. There was much talk of big business getti"g no sympathy. The fact , is, big business had plenty of sympathy, but bad business ought not to have had any sympathy. "Some of the days when the tide of business runs free, you'll look back and say, 'that is when the channels were dug for this tide.' " the executive ta ked brief v of Ne braska's history, and declared that the people out here are people who are accustomed to lookina after them selves, and are self-reliant. Wilson Calls it Pleasure. President Sunderland of the Com' mercial club introduced President Wilson, saying "We congratulate our selves that our semi-centennial cele bration here was sufficient induce ment for the president to leave the seat of government and confer upon us the great honor of being present here today." J o this 1'resident Wilson, eett nor to his feet promptly, replied, "1 came not to confer a great honor, but to give myself this great pleasure. "One of the very interesting things about coming out here into the west (Continued aa Fafe Two, (Wuu Ons.l 6, , 1916 TWELVE PAGES. HISTORICAL PAGEANT GOES BY President and Mrs. ' . . . county courthouse, while the shown from left to right: Secret service man, Victor Rose- Charms Throng; special presidential box across the street from The Bee building and re viewed the entire pageant. President Leads Parade. In fact they rode over nearly half the line of march some few minutes before the parade followed. They rode in the private automobile of G. W. Wattles, starting at Sixteenth and Cuming streets, and following the line of march south to Douglas, east to Eleventh, south to Farnam and west to 'Seventeenth and Farnam where they took their places in the reviewing stand with a few hundred Omaha people of the special escort, to review the parade. Everywhere along the line of inarch, especially the , section of the route which the president covered In his lit tle drive, tens of thousands of people packed the sidewalks' and pressed against the steel cables for hours be fore the parade was to begin. This section of the route was especially popular because everyone wanted to get as near as possible to the street to see the chief executive of the land as he drove by with Mrs. Wilson. Cheers For President. ' ' Shout after shout and cheer after cheer went up along the line as the Wattles car with President and Mrs. Wilson rolled gently by. . The great parade did not move un til somewhat after 2 o'clock. So gigantic in conception and de- (Continued on Paa-e Five, Column Two.) FONTENELLE W1ER TO HEAD OF NATION i Tables Banked With Flowers as Omaha Breaks Bread With President SEATED AT ROUND TABLES The center of interest last evening from 6 to 8 o'clock was the Fontenelle hotel ball room, where occurred the formal dinner in honor of President Wilson. The speakers' table extended across one end of the beautiful room. It was decorated with baskets of roses and garlands of pink roses. Back of it palms and ferns were hanked and also several big baskets of yellow chrys anthemums. Thirty round tables occupied the rest of the room, all decorated with pink roses and with pink-shaded can delcbra. There were corsage bouquets of roses and lilies of the valley for the women and rosebud boutonniers for the men. Charming Scene. The scene was charming with the (Continued on Paa Moven, Column One. Mrs. Hughes Comes with Husband When He Visits New York, Oct. S. Charles E. Hughes' third western campaign tour which begins Monday next, will take hirt as far west as Nebraska, as far south as Kentucky and as far north as South Dakota. He, will make speeches on the way in New Jersey, Pensyl vania, Maryland, West Virginia, Mis souri, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio, re turning here October 20. His itiner ary was announced at republican na tional headquarters. The tour begins with a noon-day meeting in Newark, N. J Monday, after which Mr. Hughes will return to New York City to register for the election. He will then board a special train making speeches in Philadelphia, Hagerstown, Md., Clarksburg, W. Va., and Parkersburg, Huntington and Charleston, W. Va., On October 12, a trip will be made through the mountain district of ken tucky, ending with a speech in the evening in Louisville. Friday, October li, he will go to Bee On Ifi'tu. it Htl. New Sttla. to.. U, floats and groups of the Ne- Rose water; standing, Senator MRS. WILSON WINS , ADMIRING OMAHA Becomingly Attired in Fur and Velvet, President's Wife Scans "Big Crowd. iWEARS PERENNIAL ORCHIDS By MELLIFICIA. A smiling vision in fur and velvet, Mrs. Woodrqw Wilson walked op the left side of the president, down the aisle formed by secret service officers and itepped into the automobile of Gurdon W. Wattles, with th presi dent. Mrs. Wilson looked most beau tiful, her large blue eyes alight with interest and her face wreathed in smiles.' A trick iof facial expression, raising one eyebrow high above, the other, was most perceptible as she scanned tne crowd. . Wears Seal Coat ,' , Airs, wuson was wrapped in a beautiful - seal coat three-quarters length, trimmed Iwith a very high collar and bands ot marten lur. Her hat was the all-black velvet in the Gainsborough sailor fashion turned back from the face on the left side, the'type of millinery affected by Mrs. Wilson. It had a bunch of black numidi feathers as trimming. Black patent leather slippers were worn oy ine presiaent s wue. Has Orchid Bouquet. "Will she wear the perennial or chids?" was the question in every wo man s mind. Yes, she did. A gor geous Duncn ot lavender orcnids and lilies of the valley, presented by John Lee Webster, was worn on the left shoulder. Her appearance was so true to published photographs of !.er tht it was as il she had stepped out of a newspaper print. Crowd to See Wilson Twice as Large as On Night Before "I don't know where they all came irom, but as 1 passed along the line of march, I saw so many faces that it seemed as though it would be an im possibility to crowd any more in, was the expression of Police Captain Dempsey, who led the police platoon at the head of the parade. "While I do not think I could make even a close guess as to the actual number, I think more than twice as many persons saw the historical pa rade as on the night previous." Every road leading into Omaha was crowded all day yesterday with autos and buggies, and every train brought hundreds. The Douglas street bridee was jammed nearly all day' with autos going to Omaha and after the parade. It was 7 o'clock before the homeward bound blockade loosened up. The board of governors of Ak-Sar-Ben were also certaili that the crowds far exceeded any ever gath ered here. Omaha October 16 southern Missouri.' Saturday, Octo ber 14, five speeches will be made in Nebraska, at Falls City in the morn ing, Beatrice at noon, .. Fairbury and York in the afternoon and Lincoln in the evening. Sunday will be spent in Lincoln where Mr. Hughes and his party will rest Monday, October 16, he will still be in Nebraska, speaking at Hastings in the morning, Grand Island at noon, Columbus and Fremont in the after noon and Omaha at night. Tuesday, October 17, the candidate will visit South Dakota and Iowa, where speeches will be made at Mit chell, S. D., in the morning; Sioux Falls, S. D., at noon; Yankton, S. D., in the afternoon and there will be an evening meeting at Sioux City, la. Mrs. Hughes will accompany Mr. Hughes on this trip as on the two previous trips. This it is said will be the nominee's last tour before -election. , THE WEATHER CLOUDY SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. BULGARS DEFEAT INVADERS THAT CROSSEDJAIIUBE Sofia Reports that Roumanian Army Was Cut to Pieoes and Suffered Heavy Losses. ; ' . DESTROY BRIDGE IN REAR Statement Says Pontoons Used by Invaders Were Broken Up by Austrian Monitors. RUSS REPORT IS DIFFERENT . A. Sofia, Oct. 4. (Via London.) Bulgarian troops from the fortresses of Rustchuk and Turtukai attacked and defeated the Roumanian force of some sixteen battalions which recent -ty crossed the Danube into Bulgarian territory near Rahovoe, the war of fice announced today. On the main battle line In Dobrudja . attempts by the Russians and Rou manians to advance have been frus trated by the artillery and by suc cessful counter attacks. The state ment follows: "Roumanian front: On the Danube front, IS or 16 Roumanian battalion without artillery which crossed the Danube near Rahovoe advanced and occupied thi village of Siwopol, Ka jamhle Boroisaelwo, Maolowranowo, Gaolemowrajowo and Breschlien. lu order to repulse them we sent two columns from Bustchuk and Turtukai. "On October 3 the troops from Rustchuk attacked the enemy and speedily forced him to seek refuge in the direction of his pontoon bridge, jivhich was destroyed by Austrian mon- ' uors. Ihe battle field is covered wita enemy dead. - , Villages Reoccupied. ' "Toward evening we occupied the villages of Liahowo and Babow. The' enemy troops retreated in disorder eastward, consequently meeting our troops advancing from Turtukai. The surrounded enetnv was disoersed in s;veral directions. Other troops today are completing his destruction. in Dobrudja there has been great ac tivity by enemy artillery and infantry along the entire front. All attempts iy the enemy infantry to advance were trustrateo py successiui counter at tacks. '' A Russian war vessel off the Black (UontlniMd on Pago Two, Coloma Two.) Eight-Hour Act is ' - ; Misbranded, Says SenajorCummins De Moines, la., Oct 4. "I might' say that if that piece of legislation were a drug and were branded 'eight hour law' it would be a crime to carry it from state to state," said A. B. Cummins-, in an explanation and de nunciation of the Adamson law at a banquet of the Chamber of Com merce, held in the chamber rooms here tonight . ' r In the course of his address he de clared that congress was not co erced by the brotherhoods into pass ing the. bill, that the bill makes no pretense of limiting the hours of la- . bor of the trainmen, that its effect will be to lengthen the hours of la bor and that after the period of ten months allowed for an investigation of its operation by the commission which it creates the entire problem will remain unsolved and. neither railroads or railroad trainmen will be bound by its provisions. Christian Brothers' College is Burned; Two Teachers Die c. r..: n rj, r, r: kfi. uuu..., ....... wh. tfi-, tiB iimajr destroyed the main building of Chris tian brothers college here today. Two aged members of the college faculty are missing and are believed to have perished, and an assistant nurse, who jumped from an upper window, was seriously injured. All the faculty except two and atl students are accounted for. Most of the students had not arrived for the day's work when the fire started. The two faculty members who ara missing are Brother Cormac, 73 years, ano orotner Siemens, li years old. Their room on the! fifth floor of the infirmary was swept by the fire and it is not thought either could have escaped. The assistant nurse who was injured was Lewis Nolean. whn jumped from a fifth story window in the infirmary. It is thought that bis ...:n r-.. injuries win prove latai. Widow Loses Thirty ' Thousand on Races Chicago, Oct. 5. -Cancelled checks representing $7,000. said to have been paid the alleged members of the syndi cate oi nana dook operators by a widow, were to be placed before Fed eral Judge Landis in the course of his investigation into the betting ring case today. The woman is said to have informed the court officials that she lost the .sum indicated in the checks and $23,000 more betting on) horse races, and that she is now worlr. ing for $2 a day. He Had an automobile, some extra office furniture and several vacant lots. He Sold them all by the persistent use of Bee Want Ads. . ,