The Omaha Sunday Bee. .
PART TWO
EDITORIAL
i FACES 1 TO
A PAPER TOR THE HOME
OMAHA BEE
YOUR MONET'S WORTH
VOL. XXX VIII NO. 53.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1909.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Fostbria High Grade Glassware
r'ostorla Olasa Mfg. Co.. famous cut star and grape vine pattern.
linen clearest glass made; every piece perfect. Choice of wines.
goblets, clarets, tumblers all shapes. Cus
tards footed and handles. Sherberts, fiher
tards footed and bandied. Sherbet. Sher
glasses, values to $6.50 doz. Monday, each.
Chins Fern and Palm Pots Fancy Dresden decoration,
inch, 50S inch, 75; 64 Inch, 08
25c
I f.IE B1ESV TRADnTO ITAMTS with TsrTI jjf 1
11 pnrchsae, every day In every department. Ask I M
kJr for than. yCa
Monday Morning, 10 O'Clock, $1.25 and $1.35 Pongee Silks, 49c
5,000 yards in most remarkable tinderprice sale we have ever
known. Not remnants, but full pieces, in 30 shades all silk Pon
gees and Rajahs, year's most popular goods. To enable all to
attend the sale not a yard will be sold until 10 o'clock. Nothing
more fashionable for one-piece dresses and coat
suitsT Omaha certainly never had a sale of Bilks
that was so genuinely good. Actual $1.25 and
$1.35 silks, at
4Se
Pre-Inventory Sacrifice
Wool Dress Goods Suitings
Wash Goods Prices Drop
Inventory must see entire line here mentioned
closed out; 36-inch silk spot ginghams, suit
ing linens, madras and basket fll
cloth, 25o and 35o goods. . . . . . . . .IdC 2C
$10,000 worth of dress goods to be closed out before July 1st inventory.
All our superb spring and summer fabrics must go no matter what the
lass. Stocks are heavy and the oruer has been given to
clear the shelves. We now offer finest $1.00 and $1.50
suitings, 44 to 56 inches wide, in every color cream 1
serges, gray suitings, black eoods, etc. any for
; Great Lace Bargains
42-inch Dress Nets cream or white, neat pat
terns, worth to 75c, for 10c
Hand made Linen Laces, less than cost to im
port; 10c and 12c Val. Laces 5c
20o Val. Laces 10c
Wide Embroideries
24 and 27-inch Flouncings and Skirtings, fine
Swiss effects, worth to $1.00 a yard; elabo
rate patterns for dresses, for 1 Q
underwear, .for children's use C"C
Pre-inventory Sale, Rugs
1,000 room-size rugs are involved in the sale opening tomorrow. It's a sac
rifice of price and profit to reduce stock more powerful in low price influence
than any we have ever made heretofore.
150 Kashmir Rugs These look like a genuine body Brussels. The patterns
are identical, the colors bright and cheerful, and absolutely fast. It's a revers
ible rug, too, and most durable, inexpensive rug ever put on the market.
Here's the way we will sell them:
$12.60 quality, 9x9 size, for $7.69 I $15.00 quality, 9x12 size for .-$9.89
$S.60 quality, 6x9 size for $5.75 $13.60 quality, 9x10-6 size for -$S.69
200 Axminster. Hugs a more sweeping saie wan uever
made; this mammoth stock of the year's $ 50
best patterns lull Vxiz last size, ait per
fect In every respect. Regular retail price
everywhere-$35.00. On sale here
8-3x10-6 Axminster $25.00 Rugs $16.98
Highest grade Body Brussels Rugs, our regular
stock, all perfect goods, room sizes.
am a r n .. CIO PFP?
44. DU XVUgB IUI . . . iyt.
Rugs lor $ZU.UU
Rugs for $8.48
Rugs for $6.43
BODY AND DECKOX BRUSSELS RUGS
fill
Lie was nev
19s
$27.60
$15.00
$10.00
Highest" grade body Brus
sels rug, our regular stock
all ' perfect goods, room
sices.
$32.50 rugs for.. $23.75
8
$27.60 rugs for. .$20.00
Deckon rugs are wool
and linen and very lasting.
$15.00 rugs for... $8.48
$10.00 rugs for... $6.48
Hundreds of Stock Rugs
Made up in our own workrooms. A11 less than
cost of carpet used in them. .
Tapestry Brussels, 10-6x10-6, for ..$7.98
Tapestoy Brussels, 10-6x12, for 89.98
"Wilton Velvet, 10-6x12, for... $10.98
Wilton Velvet. 10-6x12, for.l $13.98
Axminster,' 13x12, for $15.98
Wilton Velvet, 9x12. for.. 12,98
Tapestry Brusaols, 10-6x10, for $7.98
Sale Fancy Linens
We bought a New York Importer's
entire sample line at Half
A REAL SENSATION See Window
Lovers of fine linen will revel in this glorious oppor
tunity to buy cheaply. We never had anything like it be
fore. Half price and less on the prettiest linens imported,
exquisite hand-made goods and machine-made pieces. Ap
propriate gifts for June brides.
Embroidered Table Covers, Lunch
Cloths, Centers, Scarfs, Cluny M
r i. - T"kJ14n, "Pi1f Tom oyA
Eyelet Embroidered Pieces. Hand
drawn pieces, all kinds, all sizes and
shapes goods worth 10c to $40.00
Bleached Sheets Size 81x90
inches; torn and hemmed
our best 89c line,
Pillow Cases Extra sizes
a variety of sizes aud be&t
qualities, worth up 7
to 30c, at I O
HALF
PRICE
and
Less
Bleached Sheets Size 72x90
inches; absolutely best you
can get at 59c TQ
special
Muslin Remnants 2V-2 to 12
yards each; unbleached
goods, heavy 8V2C C
quality, yard C
Canvas Oxfords On the coun
ters Monday, women's white,
gray, pink, blue canvas ox
ford ties, sizes 2 V4 to 3 H and
6 to 8, worth $1.60 ft ft
to $3.00, for OC
Barefoot Sandals and canvas
ties, for children, i 75
Picture Framing Our entire
stock picture moulding, 500
different kinds for one week
at one-fourth off. This ap
plies on all orders for picture
frames made to order from
this
stock .
.25 off
Sale of Wash Dresses
Extraordinary Bargains
No other western store is showing the abun
dance of styles in fine lingerie dresses, one-piece
linen and cotton dresses and tailored wash suits as
Bennett's. Maker's entire made up stock pur
chase at about 60o on the dollar.
250 Striking New Dresses in Saturday Magnif
icent all silk Rajahts, Cloth of Gold Silk and Linen Ilough
materials and Linen Suits, smartest styles in all best color
ings, values $12 to $30, in Monday's sale
at $7.50 812.00 $19.50 and $22.50
One-Piece Dresses Made of finest imported Scotch madras
in neat check and stripe designs in variety of pretty
shades; made with pleats and piping and soft
roll collar; ever)' garment made H QF
for $12 selling, now I ve)
One-Piece Dresses In many fabrics, dotted
Swisses, Mousselines, Madras, Soisette and
Poplin; low cut square neck and high neck;
some pearl button, some self-button F AA
trimmed; actual $8.00 garments, at Well If
One-Piece Dresses For house and street wear;
made from best percales and madras, in
many tasteful styles; high or low effects;
$5.50 and $6.00 garments, Q QC
at WeVtl
One-Piece Dresses Of Chambray and per-1
i e i : .1 j
c-jiiL', icun or luuuy muni's, ininiueu vvini uuuub
or borders, in tins lot are $.i-DU rrii
ana Jf.uu aresses, at v 'uuTwV
Lawn Dresses Also in one-piece style, white ground with x
black, lavender, pink, blue or brown stripes, pieatea iront 'jzi
and back with piping, white V-shaped yoke. Prettiest $2.50 dresses
we have seen, for
Print Dresses Light, medium and dark colorings, perfectly made, fit
neat and snug, cost less than you could have them made, values to $2,
All Linen Suits, with semi-fitted, 36
inch coat, trimmed with large jet but
tons, at S7.50
Hardware Savings
Stransky Preserving Kettles, only slightly im
perfect around top edge. We bought at half
makers toe It of seconds on sale Monday
at OHX-Kau raiOji
Usk Wash Boilers Highest grade tin, 14-ounca
copper bottoma. Monday
$1.8 Llsk Wash Boilers $1.35
12. 15 Lisk Waah Boilers fl.BO
H.45 Iilak Waah Boilere.; 11.78
Kubber Hon In 50-foot lengths. We 'give a
reel free with each length; per foot IQc Mo, 18o
Challenge Ltwa Mower 16 Inch, high -J.eel S3. 00
CbaUenge tawn Mowr 16 In., ball naartng 94.48
Soraea soors 1H-Inch Norway pine, firmly con
structed i-a
Also hard oil finish Door 91.88
We Include hinges with door purchases.
Bapolla Varnish sjtala In ' natural, dark and
light oak, mahogany, walnut and cherrry
H-plnt cans, BBo; pint cans, 35c quart cans, CSe
(SO stamps with each.)
Oalvanlsed Wash Tabs Sizes 2 and
79c Tuba....' 4o . . t9o. Tubs.' BSo
Oalyaalsed Oarbag Cans .
11.60 cans... t0 1.75 cans JH-88
26c Elite Sink Strainers....... 18o
. Children's IKo Oarden Sets, 3 pieces... lOo
Gasoline Btoves, 2-hole burner........' 93.48
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1.50
1.25
Princess Slips of lawn, to wear under the thin
lingerie dresses, choice of white, pink, blue
cr lavender on sale, at
$1.75 $2.25 $3.50 $4.50
Monday in the
Grocery
Bennett's Golden Coffee 96o and 80 stamps
Bennett's Teas, assorted, lb.... 48o and 60 stamps
Bennett's Tea Sittings, pkg
Hippo Washing Powder, pkg.Bo
Burnham's Clam Bouillon.. .Bo
Burnham's Clam Chowder.. Bo
Mignonette Marrowfat Pean So
Sliced Pineapple, Chop-Tan-Hein
....800 and 20 stamps
Wlgggle Stick Waxer, for...
Diamond C Tabls Salt, sacki.
Pur Honey, pint jar
Diamond C Soap, 10 bars
Charm Tuble Syrup, bottle ..
C. C. C. Asparagus, can
Yacht Club 8alad Dressing....
Diamond 8 Chill Saucp
Sterling Corn Starch
lBo and 10 stamps
mnrxa.
Regular 12Vio
quality ....So
.Bo and 10 stamps
.lOo and 10 stamps
.OBo and 10 stamps
.9So
, .lBo and 10 stamps
.160
.BBo and 10 stamps
lBo and 10 stamps
2-lb. ph.,100 and 10 stamps
Caatile Toilet Soap. 10 cakes.. .8Bo and 10 stamps
Oyster Shell for Chickens, lb...lo
Bone Meal for Chickens, lb...flVio
SffXBESS
sac
SHIRT-TAIL parade an event
Annual Cut-Up an Institution at Uni
: yersity of Ucbrask.
ONE TBADITION PEESEB.VED
While Moat Westers) ValTrsUles Are
' Letting; ' Go' o( Thee forms
This Oa Btlll Thrlvea ta
Llaeola.
Tew western unlvsrsltles can lay claim
to. many old custom such as are tradi
tional of the older colleges in the east, and
for which Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth and
Harvard are famous all over this and the
old country. Life among the students of
the western schools has not been, during
the last decade or so, conducive to the es
tablishment ot those Institutions which be
come endearing to the memory of the
graduate when Father Time has placed
gray locks upon his head.
In the western schools the undergradu
ate body has come, la a great degree, to
look down upon the simple things that
make for traditions. There Is a tendency
to protest against the making of any
start that might lead to the planting of
the seed el some excellent custom. The
University - of Nebraska Is not unlike its
'alstar Institutions In having only a few of
the customs that can be looked upon as
ones that will live for many years In the
history of the school.
Nebraska, though, may be able to be
Just a point or two ahead of the neigh
boring state schools In the number of cus
tom followed out from year to year. It
has Its try day, Ha Olympics, Its "shirt
tall" parade and a few other features of
the college life that mark Its gay progress
each -year.
Shlri-tail Parade.
Of all the customs at the Cornhuaker
4jstverally probably the "shirt-tall" parade,
with some of Its unique displays and de
tails, stands eut as the most distinctive
event of the traditional rt of the Ne
braska student's life.
.The "shirt-tail parade, or as the more
refined are wont to term it, the night
gown parade, occurs each spring, the exact
day usually being the night following com
petitive drill. Some years the date varies,
this depending on the weather or the prepa
rations ef the leaders for pulling oft the
event.
lu the past tt has been customary for
the captain of the company winning the
competitive drill to organize and lead the
maryhera. He has been given the position
of honor aa a reward for his service In
the military department of the university.
Some changes are to be made in the con
trol and plans of the parade for the future,
hut the winning captain will still he per
mitted t take command . of the odd
march.
The parade has come te be an event
which Is eagerly awaited by the citlsens
of Uncola and on the night when It Is an
nounced to take place they crowd the
downtown streets In anticipation of see
ing the students carry on some unusually
Interesting affair. They seldom are dis
appointed, for the students on the night
of this big march are llght-splrltei and
ready to exercise their Inventive powers In
furnishing fun for the spectators and them
selves. Horaea are Meblllaiaa;.
Shortly before dark on the night of the
parade students are seen wending their
way toward the armory, where the parade
is scheduled to begin. Observant people
notice . that each student carries under
neath his srm a small bundle, which, when
opened at the armory rfeala his costume
for the night's work. It nothing more
than an old nightgown tnat may have
been worn out many months before, but
which the student has saved for this very
night.
It usually Is nearly I o'clock when the
parade is ready to start. By that time
there are 600 or 600 boys in line. AH are
garbed in nightgowns, and some are wear
ing nightcaps. At a signal from the leader
the marchers start on their way down
North Twelfth street, giving In loud voices
several of the Nebraska yells. Sometimes
the leader chooses to take his followers
east along f street for several blocks dur
ing the opening minutes, but no matter
how long he stays on this street he aooner
or later makes a "triumphant" entry cn
O street, the main thoroughfare of the
city. Here, from Sixteenth to Tenth, both
sides of the street are lined with people
watching for the night marchers.
The "shirt-tall" gang goes down the
street as far as Tenth, but this march
takes two or three hours, for the students
have many places that they must visit In
passing along O.
Theaters Meat Be Visited.
All the theaters must be vlulted. and to
these places the crowd of students first
make their way. The managers of each
of the playhouses permit the quaintly cos
tumed bunch to enter free of charge. Down
the center of the theater they march,
ahoutlng and dancing. 'The play Is stopped
while the students are In the house and
the stags Is given over to the merry
makera On the stage some of the students
stop to perform before the audience, and
often furnish better amusement for the
audience than do the actors who have
beeen crowded off. They always get much
applause, too.
After the theaters have been honored, the
cafes and drug stores are next given at'
tentlon. These places dish out refresh
ments to the "shlrt-tallers," asking and
receiving no pay. The students expect to
be given free drinks and cigars, and the
owners of the restaurants and stores do
not hesitate about giving their goods out
free ot charge.
Next, after the stores, rome the hotels.
At these the students only march through
the office, giving yells. To wind up the
parade the leader lakes his followers to
the girls' dormitory, located at the corner
of Twelfth and Q streets.
Rules of the "dorm" forbid visitors going
above the first floor. These are strictly
enforced on all occasions excepting when
the "shirt-tails" make their entrance into
the building. Then the girls scurry to
their rooms, lock their doors and intrepidly
await the departure of the boys.
Beat Time la the Dors.
The members of the white-garbed band
are apparently enjoying best their night's
fun when they are in the "dorm," and they
disregard the rules of the house by going
to the top of the building. They Invest
every corner. Some times, as on the occa
sion of the last parade, they go where
they should not into rooms that have Jjeen
left unoccupied by some of the girls who
have gone from the building. This spring
they took clothing from one or two rooms..
Such offenses as this, though, are seldom
committed.
The university students themselves
usually are not disorderly when In this
parade, and they do not often break the
law by stealing or destroying property.
Frequently In past years local town toughs
have mingled with the students on parade,
and to them Is laid the blame for most of
the rowdy work that has been charged to
the students.
Only on two occasions In the history of
the "shlrttall" have the students become
uuruly. One of these was during the pa
rade In 1M2, when the Collins Carnival
company refused to allow the students to
see the show without charge. When they
were refused admlttanoe with fee they
tried to force their way Into the show and
a free-for-all resulted. Clubs and bricks
were used as weapons In the melee; heads
were hurt, arms twisted and Injuries of
many kinds received by both sides. The
fight was finally stopped by the police.
The students boast that the carnival com
pany has not visited Lincoln since-that
data
That Show Fight.
The second time the students exceeded
their rights was a year after the fight
with the show crowd. The police early In
the evening, during the parade, had ar
rested three or four of the students for
alleged misconduct and the rest of the
"shlrt-tallers" when the parade was dene
hurried to the police station and demanded
the release of the prisoners. This, of
course, waa denied and the students Imme
diately stormed the place, showering brick
bats and stones at the windows of the
station. Practically all the police force
was called Into action and the students
were driven sway without getting their
companions released from custody.
Firmer hands have taken hold of the
control of the "shirt-tall" organisation now
and in the future will endeavor to prevent
any law-breaking. New features will be
sdded next year to Increase the dignity of
the march and to add to Its attraotl veneas.
The parade this year Was held In viola
tion of a rule passed last year by the uni
versity senate. None of the leaders In the
march were suspended by the university
authorities when promise was given thai
next year's parade would be held in an
orderly way and In a manner that would
not bring discredit to the students or the
university.
DEEDS OF VALOR W TOLD
War Department Volumes Do Not
Becount Many Heroisms.
HOW GEN. WINT SAVED REBEL
sad How Two Boys Defylns; l.ee's
Army Got Their General Into
Into Danger and Then
Extricated Ulm.
A Bloody Affair
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New Discovery- 60c aod SLOB. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
There has Just been Issued under the
direction of the War department two large
volumes entitled "Deeds of Valor," which
recount achievements of men of the
volunteer and regular armies, who have
been awarded medals of honor during the
last forty-five or fifty years.
While this Is a merited tribute to brave
and herolo men, the list at the best Is but
a fragmentary story of deed of valor and
self-sacrifice on the part of the American
soldiery. These accounts will go down Into
history to the glory of these men, as they
should. But other deeds Just as valorous
have been performed by other soldiers of
which no published record has been made.
Here Is a half dosen of them:
During the battle of the Wilderness In
May, ISO, a young confederate soldier was
badly wounded in front of the Sixth
Pennsylvania cavalry, and fell between the
battling lines. He was In Imminent danger
of being trodden to death under the horses
of the advancing cavalry. One ot the Sixth
Pennsylvania dismounted from his horse,
went out under the heavy fire from the
enemy, picked up the wounded soldier and
carried him to a place of safety behind a
big log. The confederates seeing the kindly
act refrained from firing on the Pennsyl
vania soldier and he returned to his com
mand. The Pennsylvania soldier was Sergeant
Theodore F. Wlnt, afterwards a brigadier
general ot the regular army and at one
time commander of the Department of the
Missouri. About four years ago General
Wlnt attended a reunion of his old regi
ment, the Sixth Pennsylvania, at Philadel
phia. A guest of honor at the reunion was
the confederate soldier, then visiting
Pennsylvania, who General Wlnt as an
humble sergeant, carried off the Wilder
ness battlefield to a place of safety. It
waa their first meeting since the battle.
Daredevil Privates Rescae Gearral.
During the battle ot Wler Bottom Church
In front of Petersburg In June, the
133d Ohio volunteers waa hurtled back by a
sudden charge of the confederates and re
treated In a panic across a clearing. George
Powell and Sterne F. Aspiuwall of that
regiment, chagrined at the retreat, turned
a hen half way across the clearing and
opened fire on the advancing enemy. The
audacity of the two boys struck the ad
miration of the confederat-is and they with
held their fire for a moment. Just then
General Foster In command of tha part
of the union forces rode out from the tim
ber toward the two boys and with an oath
ordered them back. Foster's horse waa
shot under him and Foster himself badly
wounded. Both fell.
Powell and Asplnwall, casting their guns
aside, went to General Foster's relief, and
releasing him from his horse carried him
back to the union lines In safety. Both
the union and confederate forces cheered
the act
While General Howard's Eleventh ' corps
at the battle of Chancellorsvllle was being
driven back In a panto by Stonewall Jack
son's victorious confederates. It became ev
ident that something must be done quickly
to prevent the panlo from communicating
Itself to the entire union army. General
Sickles directed General Pleasanton to take
command ot the artillery, and the latter
hastily collected twenty-two guns, consist
ing of his own and the Third corps' bat
teries. There was no time to be lost, for the con
federates were close at hand and their tri
umphant yells were heard as they took
possession ot works after works abandoned
by the union troops. In another moment
l'leasanton would have been compelled to
give up his advantageous position, which
was the key to the battlefield. a
Four Hundred Charge 10,000.
There was but one way to delay Jack
son. Some force had to be secrlflced, and
General Pleasanton asked Major Peter
Keenan, commanding a battalion of he
Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry, to charge
the 10.000 men In front with his battalion
of scarcely 400 men. A sad smile lit up Ma
jor Keenan's noble countenance and he re
plied: "General, I will do it."
At 84 years ot age, literally Impaled on
the bayonets of the enemy, Keenan laid
down his own life and saved the union
army from capture. Four-fifths of his
command was lost In the charge, but the
short Interval thus gained was of priceless
value and Jackson was checked.
All but tho last pontoon had been laid
across the Rappahannock at Fredericks
burg, December 13, 1862. The work had been
carried on by a battalion of the Sixth
United States cavalry, temporarily dis
mounted for the purpose, under a murder
ous fire of shrapnel and musketry from
the blnffs overlooking the town and from
the stone houses facing the river landing.
Some man must wade ashore and make
the boat fast. George Schalble of Troop C
plunged into the river and dragged the
boat toward the shore. The firing was In
creased vigorously. Shell, grape, canister
and shrapnel spattered the water about
Sensible. He reached the bank and drew
the"" boat up and made fast on the bank,
A musket ball shattered his right arm. but
he worked vlth the good arm until the
planks were thrown across the boat, se
curing It and completing the bridge. Schal
ble fell from a second shot and as the army
hurriedly passed over the bridge by him,
Sensible faintly waved his good hand to
his comrades snd died.
Makes Self Hiats Breaatworita.
While on the Miles expedition against
the Commanche Indians In November, 1874,
William Smith of Troop L, Sixth United
States cavalry, one of a detail of five
men carrying dispatches from Antelope
Hills,. Indian Territory, to Camp Supply,
was badly wounded while holding the five
horses of the detachment during an at
tack on the party by Indians In the
Washita river bottoms. The other four
men Were hurriedly engaged in scooping
out a shallow buffalo wallow for a tem
porary breastwork.
Smith sank to his knees and struggled to
hold onto the horses. His companions
called to him to come Into the buffalo
wallow under the cover of the horses. He
crawled toward the wallow laboriously and
evidently . In the most Intense pain with
rapidly growing weakness. Reaching It
he laid himself out at full length on the
little ridge of sand between his companions
and the Indians, saying as he did so:
"I am all In, boys. I" Just lay here and
be a breastwork for you. They can't hurt
me any more." While he waa speaking
his body quivered slightly, and when the
boys tried to pull him gently down Into
the shallow wallow he was dead.
Phillips' Great Ride.
. John Phillips, teamster, made the soli
tary ride from Fort Phil Kerny to Fort
Laramie, leaving Fort Phil Kearny the
night of the massacre of Fetterman's com
mand, December 21, I860. Before leaving
he went to Mrs. Grummond, whose bus
bsnd. Lieutenant Oeorge Orummond, had
been killed in the massacre of the Fetter'
man party, and handed her his only pos
session of value, a wolf robe. "It is all
I have, Mrs. Grummond. Please keep It
for my sake and Just to remember me by
You may need It." Phillips made the ride
for reinforcements, cutting his way through
the Indians. He reached Fort Laramie
midnight Christmas, making the ride of
290 miles, through the dead of winter. In
three days and without a morsel of food
while on the trip. He reached Fort Lara
mle exhausted. After his death, about fif
teen years ago, his wife was awarded
small pension by the government. Phillips
was paid loO for the ride.
REUNION OF HIGH SCHOOL
Program for the Alamal Meeting; la
Now Made Oaf Com
plete. Besides a Jolly reunion of the "old
timers" who used to go to the high school
and the younger alumni, a welcowte and re
ception to the 1909 graduates and an en
joyable evening of pleasantry, the commit
tee In charge of the high school's annual
alumni social affair has provided the fol
lowing attractive program:
Selection
High School Glee club.
Piano solo
Recitation
Mias Ella Fearon.
Vocal solo
Miss Ruth McBrlde.
Selection ,
Captains' Quartet
Informal addresa
Victor Rose water, class of '87.
Violin solo
Miss Emily Cleve.
Selection ,
High School Glee club
Other prominent alumni will
present and may talk, while one of the
chief poltns of Interest to the whole affair
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PLUGS A RAILROAD LEAK
Omaha Mechanio Designs Novel Door
' for Grain Cars.
SPURRED TO ACTION BY BEE ITEM
Device Intended to Stop Losses Rail
roads Sustain by Disappearance
of Temporary Grala
Doors.
Many of the most useful Inventions ef
ths and former times had their beginning
In accldfnt or sprang from the suggestion
of others than - the inventor. Oftentimes
the newspaper mention of Industrial waste
starts the Inventive germ on a line of
action calculated to turn loss Into profit.
Last summer The Bee published a news
Item about the losses annually sustained by
railroads through the disappearance of in
side doors of cars used for the shipment of
grain. These doors are not attached to
the cars. Serving a temporary though
necessary purpose, they Invariably vanish
soon after the car Is unloaded. Very few
last for mere than one shipment. The
statement was made that the Northwestern
company during the preceding year (1907)
spent 120,000 for grain doors, and that most
of them had vanlvhed as completely as
dreams of fortune from a salted mine. .The
Union Pacific,, the Burlington and other
grain shipping roads were equal sufferers,
the total of their annual losses from this
trifling source exceeding half a million
dollars.
The publication revealed a "long felt
want." Here was a large leak In Industrial
revenues, assuring welcome and financial
returns to the one who would turn the
loss Into profit The idea set in motion
the Inventive faculties of James H. Wood
ward, at 6903 North Thirty-third street,
Omaha, resulting In the construction of a
grain door, for which a patent was granted
recently.
The great merit of the Invention is its
simplicity and the readiness with which it
can bo attached to grain cars. It consists
of a perpendicular and a horizontal rod,
running by the side and over the car door
frame, connected at the corner by screw
gear. On the horizontal rod are two small
drums, en which winds the wire rope at
tached to I he grain door. Beneath the car
floor is a handle for turning the rods and
raiding the door. The door la about three
fourths the stxe of the regular door, divided
In two parts, but hinged together, so that
It can be folded and securely hooked to
the roof when the car Is needed for other
merchandise. An Ingenious feature of the
device is the groove In which the door sets
when In use. The bolts which bold the
plates of the groove are adjustable, so as
to take up the shrinkage In wood door
frames, and are connected with a lever
beneath the car floor, the turning of which
clamps the door and holds It firmly la
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