Omaha May Be Key City to Big New Rail System j Rock Island Plana Definite Move for Consolidation 1 in Trunk Line to Mexico. ^ tCnntlnned (ron) rag* One.) steamship line to bring the products of the orient to Topolobampo and thence across Mexico Into the United States, his Kansas City, Mexico S Orient railroad to carry the products of America and Mexico to that same port for shipment to the orient. Arthur Stillwell saw the beginning of that dream, hut not Its transforms tlon Into actuality. He did built a part of It. Beginning at Wichita, Kas., he built southwest to Alpine, Tex., and several hundred miles o( line were constructed In Mexico. But the Kansas City, Mexico A Orient rail road may be described ss beginning nowhera and running to the same place. A few days ago th# Kansas City. Mexico A Orient railroad was sold under foreclosure to Cliff Histed, general counsel of the Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific. This fact, coupled with the fact that President Gorman of the Rock Island and W. T. Kemper of Kansas City, formerly receiver of the ‘'Orient," have Just made an in spection trip over the "Orient” line, Is of tremendous Importance to Oma ha and the entire west. A study of the map shown In this issue of The Omaha Bee tells the story. While It Is true that Mr. Stilwell made a traffic agreement with the Missouri Pacific to permit "Orient" trains to run from Wichita to Kansas City, it is even more true that should the Rock Island take over the "Orient" It would find It eaay to make the connection through Omaha. Easily Accomplished. The main line west of the Rock Island is from Chicago to Omaha, thence on to Denver. By making a trackage agreement with the Union Pacific between Lincoln and Man hattan then building a few miles from Manhattan to Alta Vista, the Chicago-Omaha-Denver line would he within 1,400 miles of Topolobampo, Mexico, upon the gulf of California, admittedly one of the great natural harbors of the world. The "Orient” is already completed from Wichita to Alpine, Tex., a dis tance of 735 miles. From Alpine to t'hihuahua, Mexico, is 249 miles, and there ha* been some construction work on this distance. From Chihuahua, the line is com pleted to Sanchez, 196 miles, although the service has been somewhat ir regular. From Sanchee to Los Hornlllos, 196 miles, th# road Is under construction. The line from Topolo hampo to Fuerte, 60 miles northeast, i* already built and operated. Com pletion of the work now under con struction, the filling in of a few short gaps, and a trackage agreement with the Union Paciflo from Lincoln to Manhattan, and the Rock Island would have the shortest as well as one of the best lines to the Pacific i oast, with the advantage of a magni ficent Pacific harbor. The Rock Island has a line to Kan sas City that could also be used in honking up a Chicago-CogSt con nection. but it is not as favorable a route as the one via Omaha and Lin coln, as suggested. Because of its entry Into El Psifo via the El Paso A Southwestern, the Hoik Island would he In a strong 1 osition to handle southwestern busi ness. Map Show* Gaps. The map clearly shows the short gaps that need only to he filled to give the Rock Island a short line from ''hicago to the Pacific, via Oma ha. AVhat such a direct connection would mean to Omaha Is hard to comprehend because of its immense possibilities. It would open up immense markets and at the same time develop terri tory that would ship largely of raw materials to Omaha and the north west for manufacture into finished products. Especially wbuld it have a tremendous influence towards the greater expansion of Omaha * gigan tic livestock market. Shortening distance*, eliminating curves and lowering grades are the things sought for most by railroad engineers. The new Rock Island sys tem docs all three. It shortens the k distance between Omaha and the ^ Pacific coast. It avoids the sweeping curves necessitated because of moun tainous conditions, and It eliminate* the hard and costly climb over the continental divide and other mountain ranges that now stand between the central west and the Paelflc coast. < Truly this is the greatest railroad plan schemed out in a generation. It Is bringing true Arthur Stilwell'* dream. It ia inlerealing to recall th* story of Stilwell'* dream. It wss not only a dream of empire, but every mile of right-of-way on the "Orient” was horn of dreams. Arthur Stil well Is a. convinced spiritualist. He believes In direct communication with spirits of th# world on the other side. In a recent addreea In New York. Mr Stilwell told a large audience of hi* experiences In laying out the Orient." “Spirits” showed him the way, he said and aa a result, he de clares the right of way was found and the line built without the usual long, tedious hunting and surveying needed to find the best route. For years the "Orient" has been nothing but a dream, now comes the Hock Island and plana to link It up and build It into a great railroad system. Arthur Stilwell'* arrest dream Is coming true. AnVICRTIHE.'Vrr.NT Simple Way to Get Rid of Blackheads There !* one pimple, safe and aura war that never fail* to get rid of blaekheada, that i« to diaaolve them. To do thi* get two ounces of cafanlte powder from any druse store-—aprinkle a little on a hot, wet cloth-— ruh over the blackheads briskly—wash the parts and you will be surprised how the blackhead* have disappeared Big blackheads, little Meekheed*. no matter where they ere. • Imply dissolve and diaappear. Blackhead* a*# • mixture of duafc and dirt and se cretions that form in th# pores of the akin TTi* ralonite powder and the water dis solve th# blackheads so they wash right nut. leaving the pores free and clean and ha their natural cenditloa* Rock Island May Complete Dream of New Trunk Line i k » I I b * i ! PRESIDIO ; \ MEXICO <£\ __ 1 %) / THREE $5,000 ! \ */ PLEDGES MADE %[ m FUERTE I Thre# Nebraska Lutherans living 50 \ / in Lincoln, Rising City and Emerson, / • have pledged $5,000 each toward the lyJ TOPOLOBAMPO I {500,000 fund being raised for Mid ^ land college, Fremont, O. H. Pan 'r •— - - koke of New York, manager of the mother Is Queen Today as Nation Honors Her or Reveres Her Memory Fortner Nebraska Senator Author of Resolution. Asking for National Holiday. By A. R. GROH. This is Mothers' day, devoted throughout this country and many other lands, to the memory of the mothers who have gone and special devotion to the mothers who still live. Omaha pastors will preach on the subject, Omaha men and women will wear flowers In honor of their mothers, sons and daughters, away from home will make special pilgrim ages to the old fireside. Mothers will be treated to all sorts of attenlons by their children. For this one day, at least, their virtues, patience, kindness and devotion w-ill get the attention they deserve. It is not generally known that former Senator Burkett of Nebraska, on May 8, 1908, introduced a reso lution in the United States senate to make it a national holiday. This was the year after Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia had started the day by inviting a friend to spend the second Sunday of May with her to com memorate the anniversary of her mother'a death. Miss Jarvis began to work then to dedicate the day to the memory of all mothers. She wrote Innumerable letters to statesmen, philanthropists, teachers, clergymen, authors and edi tors, at her own expense. The movement spread with great rapidity until today it is observed everywhere in this country aa well as in many of the lands across the seas. The love of a mother aa celebrated In song and atory will be read and recited In numerous public gather lngs. It has been voiced by Kipling in his famous poem: "If I were honged on th# highest >111, Moth*' o* mine. O mother <>' mins' I know Whoso lov« would follow me still, Mother o’ mins. O mother o’ mins' "If I were drowned In the deepest **a, Mother o* mine, O mother o' mine' T know whose tsars would com# down to ms, Mother o* mine, O mother ©* mine! "If I were doomed of body and soul, Mother o,#mlne O mother o' mine I know whose t*ar» would make me whole. Mother o' mine. O mother o' mine " In many homes today is to he made a day of rest for mother in stead of tha usual day of specfsl work. She is to be enthroned at Former Senator Burkett. ease while her children do all the work and shower her also with flow ers and gifts. i ~ ~n icampalgn, announces at a conference of workers In Kountze Memorial Lutheran church. "One of these Is a man with eight children and by no meant wealthy,” ha said. "He came to Nebraska with $21 years ago, and has prospered. "One of the pledges la given con ditional on a. total of 10 pledges of $5,000 each being received. "Thirty leading citizens of Fremont have gone out to get $100,000 In that city. 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Urbana, 111., May 10.—Radio trans mission without carrier waves has been successfully d»ir.on*t rated by Station WltM of the University of Illinois, and further experiments may revolutionize broadcasting and re ceiving, according to acientists con nected with the institution. Tests have brought responses from all over the United States that signals came in "loud and clear.” Under the present principle of "r broadcasting, the carrier wave, con stantly going nut. conveys all manner of sounds and only the modulation intensity of the sound frequency and the action of the detector tube or crystal in stripping the modulation frequency of Its carrier wave to more or less degree enables the particular voice or music frequency to be heard at the receiving end.' Often the modu lation frequency Is not stripped of foreign frequencies borne on the rar rier wave, auch as static and "strays,” and these, too, become audible sounds. 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