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ANCIENT ART AND MODERN BUSINESS METHODS MEET
New Business Office and Counting Room of The Bee Shows a Most Effective Mingling of Byzantine Art and the Very Latest of Equipment for Doing Business.
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now would have swamped the facilities of the local office of that
time, while the local matter prepared dally in The Bee office now
would have sufficed an Omaha paper then for many days. These
are but few Incidents in the development of the paper with the
I growth of the world. It was established first with no Idea of per
nanency, but it grew even greater than Its founder dreamed, and
with his personality It expanded to become an institution of influ
ence and importance in the affairs of the city and state, known
throughout the land, and permanent in its existence and prosperity.
Naturally, the growth of the newspaper has been accompanied
by a growth in its publishing plant. Originally The Bee was pub
lished In. a little Job printing office, with a dry goods box for the
editor's desk, and its business was transacted wherever the editor
and publisher chanced to meet a customer. From this start to a
plant of its own was the first step In real expansion, and then tae
continued growth of the paper and Its steadily increasing business
took It through several buildings, each with equipment commensu
rate for the time, until it finally was moved into the Bee building
twenty years ago. But even here the growth did not stop and the
plant that was adequate at that time has long since been outgrown,
and the latest of machinery has supplanted the equipment 'then
thought to be complete. And tho quarters assigned to it In the new
building have also been changed, so that room might be had for the
accommodation of the increasing force needed to carry on the work.
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ENTRANCE TO THE B EE BUSINESS OFFICE.
r-w, HIRTT-EIGHT yeara ago The Omaha Bee came into exlst
I ence. June 19, 1871, its first edition was printed, and
wnat naa neen merely an idea in the brain of the lata
Edward Rosewater became a physical entity.
Like most institutions destined to long years. and great'
growth, the beginning was not pretentious and the first edition was
In size no larger than two pages of the present paper. Those know
ing the founder might have foreseen that an enterprise fathered
by him was likely to increase in influence, but would scarcely have
had a clear 'mental Image of the proportions to be attained In later
years.
During the days that have passed since The Bee was born, back
In 1871, many changes have come Into the world. Especially has
the newspaper business undergone the expansive operation, with the
consequent Improvement In methods and results. Newspapers now
do each day as a matter pf course things that would seem miracles
to one who dates no further ahead In the world's experience than
thirty-eight years ago. Social life Is more complicated and Its com
plexities Involve the newspaper to a greater extent, perhaps, than
any of Us other agencies or manifestations. Thus In 1871 only a
very Tew newspapers used the rotary printing press, such as is now
so common that even the dailies in towns of 20,000 have them.
Only a very few published papers seven days In the week. The gi
gantic Sunday Issues were unknown; telegraphic news was gathered
at great expense and with much labor by a few of the more preten
tious papers, while the vast majority depended on the malls for their
Information outside their immediate local field. Even the local field
was taken care of In a way that would now be considered decidedly
slipshod and Inefficient. From the "flat bed" press of 1871 to the
great accumulation of multiplied units that constitutes a newspa
per press of these days Is a far cry, but It only marks a little of the
progress In methods of publishing. All the papers published in Ne
braska in 1871 would not have used in a week the white paper The
Bee now consumes in a day. All the printers employed in Omahat
in 1871 could acarcely set the type in a day for a single issue of Th-,
Bee of today. The telegraphic report that comes to The Bee dail;
was thoroughly oriental. Its exquisite treatment of every detail,
where Roman art was so careless, was thoroughly Hellenic; its devel
opment of interior effects, its centralization and use for a systematic
propaganda of Ideas was thoroughly Roman. But In noue of this
was Byzantine art a plagiarist. It simply utilized these various ele
ments In the service of a perfectly original scheme. Outside of its
home sphere its influence was most Important. It is quite certain
that If, when the northern tribes wiped out Roman culture in the
west, Byzantine influence had not been actively exerted In Italy; If '
Ravenna, and then Venice, had not been preserved as Byzantine out
posts, and Rome resuscitated by Byzantine monks and Immigrants;
if Greek colonies had not been thrown Into southern Italy; If Sicily,
under the Normans, had not subjected itself to Byzantine Influence,
and If the great maritime republics that held the trade of the world
In their hands from the ninth to thirteenth century Anialfl, Venice,
Pisa, Genoa had not brought to the west all portable works of By
zantine art and themselves become Impregnated with the artistic at
mosphere of the east; and finally, ir the Crusades had not opened up
before the barbarous west superb vistas of the artistic civilizations
of Byzantines and Mohammedans if all this had not happened as
It did, the torch of progress would not have been handed on and the
great Gothic and Renaissance eras would not have been w hat they
were."
Byzantium's chief ambitions to the art assets of the world In
clude the dome on pendatlves, which made it pos
sible to secure varied Interiors; figured mosaic wall
paintings, the most harmonious surface decoration
for- architecture; the preservation of classic tradi
tions which otherwise would have been broken,
and the Imparting of them in modified form to the
Mohammedans and Europeans of the middle ages;
the development of the minor arts to a higher
pitch of perfection than ever before, giving models
to all branches of art elsewhere. It is well known
how Byzantine ivories, miniatures and enamels
were the Inspiration of mediaeval sculptors and
painters In Europe, their minute figures being en
larged Into monumental copies.
It Is with respect to interiors of buildings that
most Is owed and the elaborate arcades In the court
of the Bee building are a direct result of Byzantine
invention.
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The latest step taken In thli
direction has been to remodel
and enlarge the room set
apart for the uses of the busi
ness office.
It was determined 1 when
the enlargement was con
ceived that the work should
be so treated and carried out
that harmony with the gen
eral architectural scheme of
the Bee building might result.
Plans were laid that In gen
eral arrangement and in deco
rative detail this concordance
might ensue and these plana
have been thought out and
achieved.
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ample of a style ot arennecture
little known In the modern world
the Byzantine. It is the only
known example on a large scale
in Omaha, and for that matter in
this part of the world. Admit
tedly a remarkable development
in many ways upon earlier forms
and with certain distinct merits
of its own the salient features of
Byzantine architecture are gen
erally unknown and are likely to
remain In obscurity so long as
American architects are trained
chiefly at the Beaux-Arts, with the
devotion there to renaissance
ideas completely dominant.
Viewed simply as an example of
this rarely seen type of architec
ture, the Bee building would be
much worth while. Accordingly,
the determination to carry out In
further detail the Byzantine effect
may fairly be described as praise
worthy. Byzantine art was a com
posite, but not an Inorganic art.
Its inheritance was varied. De
riving intense love of color from
the orient, power to idolize from
the Greeks, it added to these abil
ity In architectural composition
which came from the Romans.
"Its use as an Impressive part of
the pomp of imperial power in pal
ace processions and ceremonials
WHERE THE WANT ADS ARE TAKEN.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT IN NEW OFFICE.
GLIMPSE OF THE ACCOUNTING FORCE.
As respects the business office of The ffee, Byzantine forms
were perforce chiefly to be carried out in decorative detail, in de
sign of furniture and so forth. The general lines had been laid
down when the building went up. The result has been wrought
by carrying in an arch form of the kind which mounts the main
entrance of the building. This arch form has been reproduced in
the business office In several ways. It appears on the frieze running
the walls of the rooms; It is reproduced on the capitals of the sup
porting columns and In the paneling of the counters. '
Harmony In thecolor scheme was also carefully worked out.
The dominant note is a yellow under a grey background, though the
dull red has been effectively employed for relief. All the Interior
woodwork has been treated with a harmonic color scheme In view,
baseboards, wainscotings and furniture, being so dealt with.
The general lighting plan Includes three torcheres, stationed at
Intervals on the long counters, designed to break the monotony of
counter length. The ivy leaf worked Into the paneling of the coun
ters appears, also, as a decorative effect on the torcheres. These
torcheres supply that architectural Item dear to the designer's heart
whlcn are known technically, as "points of Interest." To the stu
dent of Interior Illumination they show a means of giving that dif
fusion of light from the celling which Is a much desired objective.
Secondary Illumination Is afforded by individual desk lamps.
The office furniture was built for The Bee by Orchard & Wll
helm, working from designs furnished by Lionel Robertson, a well
known western decorator. The convenience of the public was a
consideration In planning the arrangement of fixtures. The amount
of counter space is large and the aisles are too broad to admit ot
crowding. Every desk used by a clerk who deals with the public, la
situated beside the counter, and the maximum of speed In waiting
upon people is thus to be attained.
The desks and other furniture Just Installed are about the last
word in office equipment. Nothing that Is known to modern meth
ods has been omitted, and whether It be the head of one of the de
partments or his stenographer, the desk employed contains all the
conveniences devisedby man us the result of experience for the ex
peditious and comfortable dispatch of business. These desks are so
arranged that a maximum of result may be accomplished by the
minimum of effort. In design they harmonize perfectly with the
building Itself, giving first the Impression of massive solidity, but
along such lines as please rather than depress with the suggestion
of massiveness. Solidly constructed of oak, in a soft tone of gray,
their arrangement adds to the general effect of the picture and
makes the Interior Beem the acme of comfort as well as substan
tiality. An aisle parallel in direction to tho front aisle gives on the
Inner court of the building, affording immediate and direct entrance ,
to the business office from the elevators.
Along this rear aisle Is located the quarters for the advertising
solicitors. They are furnished with desks and other equipment In
keeping with the general plan of the whole office and are so situated
as to be easily reached by customers who care to consult with them.
The entire arrangement Is part of the general plan, looking to the
convenience of the public as well as of the office force. Everything
la up to the minute in all regards. The latest office appliances, such
as filing cabinets, card indoxes, "ticklers" and permanent record
cases, have been Installed, and these, with telephones, phonographs,
tickers and other modern Inventions, make the installation of the
counting room and business office of The Bee as complete in each
detail as its mechanical plant.
Besides the main counting room quarters the business office
Includes tho private office of C. C. Rosewater, business manager of
The Bee. This room, which Is of large size, Is shown In one of the
accompanying Illustrations. The docoratlve scheme is similar In
general to that of the main office. There hnvo been some small
but not inharmonious variations worked out here. The street win
dow lights are of leaded panes, after the Tudor style, and a darker
color was employed in tinting he walls. The furniture is of fumed
oak, a rich brown tone, resulting from nn ammonia process. A win
dow which gives on the main business office is of stained glass, the
figure being Byzantine in design. In both offlces hang several
of the twelve pictures of the
TransmisstsMpni exposition
painted m oils by John R. Key.
Mr. Key,' who is a son of that
Frapcl 8. rcv wuo wroto
"The Star Spangled Banner,"
was brought to Omaha by The
Bee that he might reproduce
in color the principal buildings
of the exposition. His pictures
were the only ones of the sort
made and are noteworthy for
their accuracy of coloring.
Others of the series are hung
in the court of the building,
and one Is over the main stair
way of the Omaha club.
The change in the quarters
of the business department of
The Bee are such as will sorve
to keep the institution abreast
of modern development. It
provides ample space for the
transaction of the great and
growing volume of business of
the paper, affords room for the
public and for the employes as
well and will permit of hand
ling the various matters that
come up between the public
and the paper In a much more
expeditious and satisfactory
manner than ever before. The
main entrance on Farnam
treet brings the customer di
rectly into the office, where
he can quickly be di
rected to the department
may thus complete hla errand
If it be a want ad to In-
or person he Is seeking, and
without unnecessary delay or confusion.
sert it is taken at the counter directly In front of the main entrance.
City subscriptions are also looked after from this counter, while
complaints as to delivery, changes in address or similar business la
taken care of at the side couuter, where the clerks In charge may be
easily reached. The cashier's desk is Just at the left of the main
entrance, protected by a grille designed In harmony with the other
furnishings, and the accounting department is adjacent. The for
eign advertising departments of The Bee and the Twentieth Century
Farmer are easily reached, and the superintendent of the Bee build
ing has hla desk near the door to the court on the rear aisle, bo he
can be easily reached by tenants of the building or others who wish
to see him.
(Copyright. 1909. by FrDk Q. Carpenter.)
EOUU 1908. (SpacUU Corr-
I situation . her in Korea U
Philippine at the cloae of our
war with Bpaln. It U even
wore on aocouut ot the horde of low-clu
Japan who are overrunning the country
ud In many case outraging the native.
The averac Korean oannot believe that
Japan 1 anxloua to develop this country for
hi rood and he consider It a patriotic duty
to drive out the ao-called 'invaders. There
ar organised societies of insurgent who
hav sworn to kill any Japanese soldier or
citizen If they catch hliu apart from his
fellow a Small bands of than societies aie
now scattered all over Korea. They have
taken into their rank the disaffected and
rascally official who hav lost their Jobs
by the Japanese taking hold of the gov
ernment, a well a idlers and x-oldler
and even the old bandit element which taa
for generations preyed upon th country.
In th meantlm th Japanese army Is
doing all It can to wipe out these Insur
genta General Hasegawa, th commander-in-chief,
ha something Ilk W.000 men in
th field. These ar scattered from -on
end of Korea to th other, and they shoot
or hang th Insurgent on sight. For" a
Urn th military policy was to wtp out
every village which was found to be har
boring Insurgents, and today all who feed
or ttinmal auokt rnea ar enot without
Emp Yung- League Organized to Drive the Japanese Out of Korea
mercy. Within th lost year it Is estimated
that something like 12. (W0 people have been
killed on the charge of being Insurgents.
Th chronicle of th Insurrections ind
the numbers killed and wounded are pub
lished from day to day In the Seoul Press,
which Is th organ of the government and
foreigners who have kept count tell me
that the deaths are running very close to
1,000 per month. This seems an enormous
number, especlally"as the authorities say
that the conditions are growing better end
better and that the rebels, with the ex
ception of bandits and professional bri
gands, hav almost disappeared. There Is
no doubt but that Japan must manage
Korea with a strong hand If it would bring
about peace and order, but It la question
able whether It methods ar not over-severe.
Bible Veree the Revolver.
And still th situation Is serious. There
ar perhaps 15.000,000 people on this penin
sula, and If th rebellion la allowed to go
on this guerrilla warfare will be con
tinued for yeara Th Koreans ar to
om extent divided up Into partle. Ther
ar a number of pro-Japanese who ar
accepting th situation, cutting off their
topknots and taking advantage of th new
civilisation. Th rebel consider these men
traitors to their country, and they shoot
them even more readily than the Japancoe
themselves. At the same time the pro
Japanese Inform upon their enemies among
the Insurgents and aid the soldiers In
hunting them down. Indeed, It Is Impor
tant for a Koreau now traveling over the
country to show that he is not In favor
of the Japanese government. If he wears
foreign clothes or has cut off his hair he
la almost sure to be spotted by the rebels
sooner or later and he may be shot upon
sight.
,A curious phase of this situation Is that
the Korean Christians are supposed to be
neutral or not In favor"bf the Japanese
government. For this reason If a Korean
traveler la met by a band of Insurgents
he tries to convince them that he belongs
to our church. The rebels make him prove
his faith and demand that he shig a hymn
or recite the Lord's prayer. lie Is some
times asked to say the ten commandments
as well. Indeed, an increased demand for
hymn books and liibles In Korea has
sprung up and many who ar not Chris
tians buy these to carry with them over
the country. They ar better than revol
vers and often save th life of the owner.
Th largest association of these rebels
Is known as the Emp Tung league. Th
people her nrooeuiw it Weep Yung. It
means the ever righteous and patrlotlo
army and Its members are sworn to kill
all Japanese, found alone, upon sight. It
was to this league that the assisslns who
murdered Durham White Stevens belonged
and it Is said there are branches of It In
the Hawaiian islands. In the United States
and elsewhere.
The Emp Yungs operate In small bands.
They have no organized forces and they
are merely guerrillas. At first they were
largely composed of patriots who hsd sworn
to die for their country. They are now
made up of the dissatisfied of all sorts.
Many of them are ex-soldiers of th Korean
army, which was disbanded by the Jap
anese at the time when they deposed the
old emperor and put his son in his place,
They have no money, and live on .the vil
lages. This fact puts the peace-loving
Korean between the devil and the deep
sea When a band of rebels comes to him
and demands money or food he replies that
he dare not give It, for th Japanese sol
diers will shoot him as soon as they learn
he has helped th Insurgents. Thereupon,
th rebel reply: 'Well, If you don't give
us what w want we will kill you right
now. If you give up, you have at any rata
th chance of living a day or so longer.
Otherwise you will die." Th rebels mean
what they say, and th villager know It.
They give, and in many cases are actually
slaughtered by the Japanese soldiers for
giving. Indeed, I am told that many of
the so-called Insurgents whose deaths are
reported in the newspapers are members
of vllages who have thus forcibly been
mad to harbor Insurgents.
Soldiers and Christian.'
Th soldiers are Instructed to put down
the insurgents, and they hav trouble in
finding out who the Insurgents are. The
native Christians ar generally neutral,
but the soldiers suspect them. Not long
ago they surrounded a church far off In the
Interior, where 3u0 people were worshiping.
Th officer instructed th pastor to go
on with hiB devotions, but as soon a the
church was over he corralled the member
as they came out and aked their names.
A he did so he looked over a list of th
suspects In the neighborhood and checked
the name off. At the close he let them
all go. He said these people ar all Chris
tiana and roust not be molested.
Another congregation was less meroifully
treated, th soldiers stopping th congrega
tion and tearing up th hymn books. What
provocation they had I do not know.
From a large army ilk this, scattered In
mall bands over th country, away from
their officers, ther ar bound to be out
rages now and then. On small officer.
for Instance, upon being told not to tie
his horse in the churchyard because It
would eat th trees cursed the sexton
and cut him over the head with his
sword. This was reported by the mis
sionaries and the man was degraded.
I have met foreigners who have claimed
that they were badly treated by the sol
diers by whom they were stopped when
traveling over the country. One such cas
was that of Mr. A. R. Welgall, an Aus
tralian mining engineer, who had his
wife with him. The soldiers Insulted th
latter and Welffi.ll narrowly escaped being
shot. The treatment of Mrs. Welgall was
barbarous. The Japanese excuse this, how
ever, by saying that Welgall refused to
give Information about himself to th sol
diers. When they asked him how old
he was he said: "On hundred and ten,"
and ha claimed that his name was King
Edward th Sixth .and that he lived in
Buckingham palace. Similar answers given
to a company of our troops In th Philip
pines would not lead to good treatment,
although non of them would commit th
barbarity and Indecencies performed by
this Japanese squad.
Korean Against Korean. '
It 1b also claimed that a great deal of
the fighting is a matter of private war
far between th Korean. Ther ar no
end of feuds among these people, and th
average native will do anything to bring
about the death of those against whom
he ha a personal grudge. The Japanese do
not understand the Korean language and
they hav to rely upon th natives as'
pies and Interpreters. Such men point ,'
out those whom they hat as Insurgent
and as a result hav them killed. Th
Japanese have taken many of th old
Korean soldier into their polio fore
and ar using them a genadarmea
throughout the country. Such Korean
ar much more cruel than the Japanese
themselves and they are believed to be
responsible for a large proportion of at
tack upon th so-called Insurgents.
Coaatry fnaaf.
With condition ilk these, th country
1 unsafe for foreigner when traveling
without some kind of protection. Th
Korean people believe In th missionaries
and th rebel respect them, but many of
th band ar Ignorant to an extreme and
at a distance they cannot tell th differ
ence between a Japanes and a European.
Many Japanese dree in European clothes,
and th rebel ar pron to thiuk any maa
so dressed a Japanese, and to shoot him
on sight. Not long ago Mr. Erdman, a
Presbyterian missionary at Talku, about 100
miles north of Fusan, went on a trip over
tli country. H had on a khaki suit, ana
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