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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1909)
TIIE OMAltA SUNDAY BEE: JITLY 25, IPO!). 25 10 GREET THE SEW SULTAN Mehmed V to Visit the Beautiful City of Bruaa. WILL PEAT AT ANCESTOR'S TOMB III Predecessor Had rromiifd to Go There, Wot Failed Ita Fimoii Greea Moiqnc Betas; Farnlahed ( p. ERl'PA. June M. In Brusa, the ancient capital of the Osmanll, the people arc In a state of excited expectation, for haa not their new padisha. Hultan Mehmed V, announced hla Intention of visiting the town next month to pray at the tomb of his forefathers and to open an exhibition of the Industries of the vilayet? Since the advent of Sultan Asls, nearly half a cen tury ago, the famous hot Iron and sul phur baths and the enormous silk Indus try of the prosperous llttlj town have been neglec-.ed by Its pedtsha, for Abdul Hamld, preferring to remain Invisible to Ms people, failed to keep his promise to open the first exhibition. But at last the people are to be rewarded with a sight of the sultan. He will spend three days at the Tlldls Kiosk, which stands some 1.M0 feet above the town and was originally built for Abdul, but never oc cupied. An air of great anticipation rests over the whole town and everywhere there Is to be seen hustle and preparation. The celebrated green mosque Is receiving such a cleaning as It has not known for years. Its beautiful porcelain tiles of bluish green, the txqulslte workmanship and rich, harmonious coloring of the sultan's tribune and the marble mouldings of doors and windows which make this mosque one of the most beautiful In the Ottoman em pire will appear as magnificent as on the day that the i, .usque was finished. Braotles of a Constitution. Houses are being repainted. The work ers In the numerous silk factories babes and old women from T to 70 years of age sing at their work In spite of the faot that the constitution has given them longer hours each day for the same pittance, I to 4 piastres a day (8 to Id cents), and permits night work, which waa hitherto forbidden. Travelers In the Interior of Asia say that on their return journey the sight of Brusa and Its fertile valley Is to them as Para dise, and yesterday I myself experienced something of their sensation after spend ing five long hours In a crowded, dirty old Turkish steamboat and suffering a drive of eighteen miles In an Asiatic araba dur ing the hottest part of the day. The Asiatic carriage resembles a small furniture wagon, for the tabular shaped wooden rough framework Is covered with black canvas which may be drawn up at the sides or left down If .the occupants be Turkish women. There are no seats In this carriage. Some times a straw mattress Is spread on the floor, and upon this some eight to ten peo ple manage to squat on their feet, and often a whole family packs away Inside with Its luggage, which makes it look like part of a gypsies' caravan, for the whole of the woodwork Is painted with vivid colors. A Ion a; the Road to Brm. Tou leave Mouldanla (which Is the near est seaport town) by a road which ascends gradually to a height of about 804 feet, and now and again get a glimpse of the blue water of the bay behind you, the very sight of which seems to bring a breath of cool air. The countryside is monotonous. Mile after mile, acre after acre of hill and valley upon either side of the road present the same appears nee, low growing vines, olive and close cut mulberry trees. Upon the parched clsy soli there Is only an occasional blade of burnt grass or some hardy flower to be seen, and the hot noonday sun scorches you mercilessly as you drive along over the Interminable dusty road, at the edge of which droves of donkeys and mules stand patiently, awaiting their enormous burdens of mul berry branches. Suddenly a bend In the road shows that you are nearing the summit of the hill and In a moment the snowy head of Olympus is seen over the brow. A few steps further and there appears beneath you a magnificent fertile valley surrounded by range after range of green moun tains. Away In the distance Brusa, with its mosques, Its factories, its mills. Its hospital. Its large military training col lege and its famous hot sulphur baths; while on the slope to the right is the vll lage of Tcheklrghe, with Its Iron baths. Every Inch Is covered with a rich dark oil, and In the little town yonder many of the houses are fitted with natural hot water, and at Its street fountains you can wash In either hot or cold. Every corn field Is being reaped by hand. Fruit trees are laden with cherries, pears, apples, peaches, plums and apricots. There are tigs, olives, mulberries and vines by the acre. There are stalwart oak trees and hillsides covered with shrub oak: there are silver beeches, Junipers, chestnuts, limes, weeping willows, pomegranates, graceful poplars and sombre cypress trees; the last named planted In the cemeteries on the death of some great personage, generally overshadow some mosque. There are fields of waving corn, of malse, of sesame. There are thousands of different wild flowers growing at one's feet and high up on the mountainside. Not I.Ike Asia Minor. It Is with difficulty you realise that you re In Asia Minor. One moment you are In Ireland with Its brilliant emerald green, the next In Devonshire with Its hedges, its wlldntss and Its flowers; then you are In the south of France with Its vineyards, and In Switzerland with Its cultivated and snowcapped mountains. But a group of peasants passing with their donkeys, crowds of cherry stained Infants as they run shouting after your arabajl, or a Blbtcal looking personage mounted high upon the back of an ass serves to remind you of your whereabouts. The wrinkled old women In wide trousers and bare feet turn their heads away at your approach or hastily hold their veils over their faces. The men, face, chest and hands tanned alike, wear the full trouser tight over the leg to the ankle, while the children, many of whom are exceedingly pretty, are often fair skinned. But what a contrast Brusa and Its people present to the great capital of Turkey to day. On the one hand poverty and lndlf must pas is so full of dread that the thought fills her with apprehension. There is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be either very Gainful or daneerous. The use of Mother' Friend prepares the system for the coming event, and It Is remedy is applied externally, ind has carried thousands of women through the crisis with but little suffering. Book eeaUlalng tafersutlsa ef ftm tl all erpsnsml atolaen ataUed bee. Atlmmlm. W A Special Sale of Wide Embroideries Worth up to 50c at 19c and 25c Yard 18 and 24-inch fine embroidered flouncinga, skirtings and corset cover widths, nlso wide insertions and galloons English eyelet, Madeira, Hexagon mesh and Japanese effects all 1 jTK m new and fresh worth to ji m J? 50c a yard, at, yd Ur V AAJJ Allovers & Flouncings, 59c yd 22 and 27-inch high grade embroidered flouncings, Swiss and batiste also 22-inch Swiss, nainsook and batiste allovers, 30-inch Eilk embroidered dotted and cluster tucked novelty waistings; TK in white and colors worth up to y iO $1.25 a yard, at, yd '. 20c Embroideries Medium and wide embroidery also insertions and headings designs; worth to 20c a yard, 12ic Val. Laces at 5c Yard Pine French and German Val. laces and insertions many to match worth up to 12Vc a yard ; C clearing price, yard C Neckwear Dutch neck collars, Jabots, sailor collars and embroid ered neckwear, In two big lots, worth up to 60c, at 15c and 25c Sweetland is Always Cool Ice Cream Soda pure fruit flavors, per glass 5 Nut Sundaes, at 10 The Best Ice Cream Made In Omaha Quart, 2flc; lint 15c. Will keep hard one hour. Take home & brick. Brandois ference; on the other industry, content ment and prosperity. As you enter the town you meet numbers of the peasants going to and from the mulberry groves with their beasts, but none wears the patched and repatched rags of his city brother. He Is often stocklngless and shoe less, but he haa an air of well doing about him and he loves to stop and have a few words with the foreigner who can speak his language, Beaatlfal Drive. Many of the streets are wide and lit with good old lamps, and In the whole of Con stantinople or its suburbs there Is not a road to be found as that which leads from Brusa, winding In and out over the hills to a height of 1.S00 feet, to the next vil lage. This road was made by the people themselves about twenty-five to thirty years since and It Is now kept In order by the government, which has not yet seen fit to repair the wooden bridges that cross the deep ravines, The drive Into Brusa by the road at even ing Is wonderful, for at each end there Is a new and marvellous view to be had. To the left are five or six ranges of hills, be which the setting sun sheds Ha rays upon the lake of Apollonla. Below you Is the whole stretch of valley, with the tall cypress trees standing out darkly against the white minarets of the mosques In the little town. Then at the back Is the mighty mountain now turning pink with the glow of sunset. Tou have seen It omi nously blue black ln the morning; then a storm cloud has burst over the valley and this and the surrounding hills are in a downpour of rain, after which the sun once more breaks forth and the whole place Is flooded with a blase of evening light. But upon this road and beyond It at a height of 1000 feet there Is every conceiv able flower, and In less than five minutes your araba Is filled, for the delighted Arabajl, noting your admiration of his flowers, gets down from his box and rushes off In all directions to gather you some choice specimens. No Longer Forbidden. On the opposite side of the slope Is the road leading to TUdla Kloek, which Is a long and tedious climb. Finding that my two tired horses were unable to get up there I walked. Workmen were In the garden arranging a couple of fountains, but I pushed open the gate and walked In at the front door (which happens to be at the back of the house), and wonder of wonders, not a man called out the worS Tasak (forbidden), tho word which only a few months since was the one most familiar to the enterprising foreigner. The kiosk Is an unpretentious little two-storied building painted bright green outside. Each of the twelve living rooms Is ornamented with penceled walls of various bright col ors and the celling decorated with numer ous glaring specimens of art such as Im possible seascapes and rearing Hons, un heard of and unnamed fruits, rivers and houses. A marble fountain plays ln one No woman can be happy without children; it Is her nature to love them as much so as it is the beautiful and pure. The ordeal through which the expectant mother passed without any danger. This " at 7cYard edgings, all choice at, yd. ... , 7ic I T Long; and short coats, wash coats, silk coats, cloth coats. $7.60 white wash coat, fancy $3.08 Ribbon. All silk taffeta, silk moires, satin taffetas, etc., black, white and all colors, up to 4 M Inches wide, values to 20c yard, at, yard 7lc and 10c They Very good grade of bleached and u n bleached muslin yard wide many well known brands Stores ln mill lengths, at, yard of the lower rooms, each of which com mands the most perfect view of the town and valley, for the house Itself Is the highest ln the town. American School for Girls. Not far from Ylldts Kiosk, on the slope of the hill, but difficult for the stranger to find, Is the American school for girls, and I was lucky enough to find the schol ars of the kindergarten giving a dress re hearsal of their performance for the after noon. The school, which has been open fifteen years, has now some bright young Turkish girls, beside many Greeks and Armenians numbering In all about fifty boarders and thirty day scholars. After a well executed Japanese drill the young sters gave a representation of Cinderella ln Armenian. The audience was composed of Turkish women, who had discarded their yashmak (there being no men present), and It was not until the performance was over, when every silk ferlge (marble) waa raised and Its yashmak lowered, that I realised who they were. For I had not heard them talk, so absorbed were they In the gallant Prince, who, while paying his attention to Cinderella had great difficulty ln keep ing on his crown. No laughter was heard when the elder sisters (two tiny mites of T) could not move and got entangled ln their newly acquired trains, or Cinderella found It impossible to walk without losing her larger sister's white shoe. GOES WEST FOR CORN SHOW General Manager T. F. Stara-rss Will Visit Mtne&polls, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Denver. General Manager T. F. Sturgess of the National Corn exposition leaves Sunday night on a little trip to corral for tho corn show most of the northwest Going first to Minneapolis, Mr. Sturgess hopes to enlist the millers In a milling test prise offer of several thousand dollars. Thence he goes to Boseman, Mont., to make arrangements for the Montana state ex hibition at the corn show, and from there to Seattle. At the Alaska-Yukon exposi tion he will look over the exhibit there of the Department of Agriculture. This whole exhibit Is to come to the corn exposition this fall. A visit at Portland la next on hlB ,tlnerary and then Salt Lake. Utah has ; )( uu.ibm imeresiea in me corn exposition ; , j than other western states and a little mis- unary wor win De ercective among the iiiuus. - At Denver Mr. Sturgess will represent the corn show at the Transmtsslsslppl con gress held August 15-19. Mrs. Sturgess will accompany her husband on the trip. W. A. Campbell also leaves shortly on a trip to Mitchell, S. D., ln the Interest of the corn exposition. His object is to secure from the corn palace there the articles made of corn. Mr. Campbell will also visit St. Paul and Bismarck for the Missouri river congress. BUSY DAYS FOR OLD NEW YORK Eaall Braadela Says Gotham la Koon ing; and Espe-rts Eves More Bnalaeaa. "New York Is bomlng," declared Emll Brandels, Just home from a two weeks' stay In that city. "Prosperity has fully re turned there and barring the tariff there Is nothing to hinder an enormous develop ment ln all Unas. As soon as the tariff bill Is out of the way baulness orders of all kinds will be greatly Increased In num ber. "New York Is full of buyers plaoing orders, but proceeding with more than usual caution because of the possibility of price changes. "The speed at whloh new buildings go up there la one of the most Impressive sights to a western visitor. They think nothing of three (lories a week." 1 1 V Clearing Sale of Women's Summer Apparel All our women's dresses, suits, coats, waists, grtfy etc., at greatly reduced prices. '(;' - 1 hi oiunmng lingerie ureases 39 to $50 dresses, now . . . .925 26 to $29 dresses, now $15 $30 to $35 dresses, now $19 $12.60 to $20 dresses. nowgg.OS $7.50 to $10 dresses, now, $5.00 One Piece Linen Dresses in New Designs $35 to $50 dresses, now.... $19 $25 to $32.50 dresses, now.. $15 $15 to $22.50 dresses, $12.50 One Piece Silk Rajah, Foulard and Messaline Dresses X $45 to $75, now $25 25 to $40, now $15 $10 to $20. now $3.98 Women's Wash Coat Suits 2 and 3-Piece Effects $35 to $69, now $25 $16 to $25, now $10 $7.60 to $10, now $3.98 $40 to $60 suits, now $25 White Serge Suits $25 suits, at $12.50 $35 suits, at $19.00 $40 suits, at $25.00 $5.00 white wash coat, for $2.08 $10 white serge box coats, at $5.00 $25 long white serge coats, at ..$12.50 $15 short Shantung coat, at $8.08 $10 short rajah coats, at $6.50 Fine White Goods at 9c Yard in Basement Never before have such fine high grade white fabrics been sold at such a low price. Fancy stripes and checks, cross bar effects, madras waisting, embroid ered batiste, Leno stripe lawns, poplins, dotted bwiss. V hue goods worth up to 25c a yard suitable for dresses, waists, coat suits. are in 6, 10, 18 and 20-yard lengths, at, per yard Large assortment fine dress ginghams to bay from Monday. Great, new lot of the Deateat and prettiest patterns ever shown as well as plain colors waist Q 1 and dress lengths on basement f nt bargain square, yard TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK Building Record Indicates Steady Growth Along Solid Lines. CHANGE IN REAL ESTATE VALUE Offer for Board of Trade Balldlns; Sets Speculators to Thinking How Flarnres Shift ln a Few Yeors. In the first five business days of the week over 1200.000 In building permits were Issued at the city hall. None of the Items was large, and the deduction Is of a large num ber of comparatively small buildings. In asmuch as this Is only an average run and the number of big buildings announced this year and under way Is big, It follows that Improvement operations in Omaha are most healthily active. The supply of buildings of all kinds Is In no danger of exceeding the demand, how ever, and rents keep the even tenor of their way without hint of either elevation or lowering. The firm dealing In Kountse place realty closed its books January 1 with sales of 150,000 marked up. This year's record bids fair to exceed that figure, although the sales are chiefly In lots for small sums like tOO and f 1,200. If Illustration were needed of the frequent divergence between would-be purchasers and owners the Board of Trade building deal would furnish an excellent one. To a good many people the sum of $400,000 for the corner seems a big price to reject The building Itself cost about 186,000. To duplicate It now would probably coat $150, 000 at a liberal estimate. This leaves the offer on the lot at $300,000. By Come It I deemed the best corner In the city, but twelve years hence It might not be so. The Omaha ' National bank, which Is the re puted attempted purchaser of the Board of Trade, did not dream twenty yars ago that Its then new building would not con tlnue to be ln the Immediate center of busl ness life. No official announcement haa come forth regarding the Douglas street hotel urged upon E. A. Cudahy by a Commercial club committee, but It Is known that Mr. Cudahy leans to other plana. This means on orrlce anri lltnrA rmllriln nilf nn hv htm. His Inclination Is rather to build himself than to sell the property Just ac quired, on the theory that the Grossman corner la about as good an Investment as he can find. . The present week Is likely to see a de cision by the Woodmen of the World as to the site of their building. The executive council will meet Wednesday and listen to the options and offers which the spe cial building committee bo acquired. Judged by mere surface Indications It might pay to become a stenographer for a real estate dealer. A 120,000 deed was re corded last week to suoh an employe. But somebody had to hold title while the deal Is pending. With an addition to tho Omaha olub com ing and a new building for the Nebraska Telephone company In prospect, a building by E. A. Cudahy, the Brandels theater and annex. The Bee annex and John V. Kennedy's new building, Douglas street Is on Its way to becoming one long lano of new construction. ' To Dissolve tho Unloat of stomach, liver and kidney troubles and cure biliousness and malaria, take Electric Bitters. Guaranteed. 60c. Sold by Beaton Drug Co. Bee Want Ada are JJuslncs Boosters. J lLZTTV? , . Tl . T"V Rajah and Shantung 2 and 3-Plece Suits $25 to $35 suits, now Black and Colored Wool $50 to $75 suits, at $3 5 to $50 suits, at $20 to $30 suits, at $15 to $12.50 suits, at . . $35 to $50 long covert coats, at $10 $20 to $32.50 long cov ert coat, at . . . $15 $15 short covert coats, t $S8 $12.50 long pongee coats, at. . . .$7-50 $15 long pongee coats, at $10 $16 long black taffeta silk coats $10 $12.50 to $16 long silk and cloth rain coats, at $8.98 $15 to $20 long black and blue serge coats, at $10 Drummers' sample fleces fancy art tlck ng, denims, sateens and fancy nets for laundry bags, shoe bags, wall etc., Monday In basement, only, each po. v-r s No Advertiser Signs a Contract When He Deals With Us The usual advertising agent before he shows results wants a one- to three-year contract. Then you must cling to that agent what ever the outcome for the full term agreed. It is buying a "pig in a poke." It is also a poor way to place men on their mettle. We have abandoned contracts. Our business is solicited oa one basis only en the claim to outsell any other concern in the field. We expect to be compelled to make good. That is why we pay our Copy Chief $1,000 Sir week. That is why we work in Advisory oards, each session of which costs us $1 per minute. ' We combine our ability mass our experi enceto invariably fulfill our claim. Then we abide by results. Advertisers may come to us without any commitment. They may start in a small way, and expand when results are apparent. They may quit us the moment another con cern shows the power to sell more than we. Thus we are held to the mark. We cannot relax, for our accounts are ours only so long as no better man shows up. New York: SECOND NATL BAVK BLDG. FIFTH AVB. anil Uta ST. Address Low IRaties Esisti Spocial low aummer tourist rates, via th ILLINOIS CKXTHALi, on sale dally, to many points ln the New England State and Canada. Tho C'KtXK TOl'IUi to New York and Boston offer rare opportunities of visiting these and other points ln the east. Inquire about thin. Full Information In regard to rates, routes, etc., will be gladly furnished upon application at City Tickat Office, 102 Farnam St., or write SAMUEL. NORTH. SPECIAL SALE IN LINEN DEPT. 1,009 Dozen Fine Irish Embroidered Scarfs, Lunch Cloihs and Center Pieces All beautiful floral patterns shown Monday for the first time worth $1.25; on sale at, each $1.25 Irish linen table da mask full 2 yards wide, all new patterns, per yard 95c Odd patterns of ta ble cloths. No nay ktns to match. Finest Irish and German linens w worth up to tlQfl 18.00, at, JO each Hairdressii $15 Salts Sanitary Hair Holls, can be washed and combed, 24-Inch, $1.00 7 C value, at C $25 315 $10 .$7.50 Weight Hi All our $2.00 and $2.50 high class French, German and English suitings,, yard..$l All our novelty Imported dress goods and French dress linens, reduced to, yd. 50 All our 75c and 89c summer weight dress goods, reduced to. yard 30 $1.75 Long Silk flg Extra quality, pure Milanese suks, aouDie tipped nn- m g gers black, wnite, gray, tan, green, BKy and pink., all sizes, worth up to $1.75 a pair, at, pair 5c Long Lisle Milanese and Chamolsette gray all sizes, worth 50c pockets. 2ic That is the only right way to place advertisi ing, so that is the way we accept. We deal with our men on a similar basis. Cur Copy Star! is made up of the ablest men we know. Each can earn more here than any where else, so long as he holds his own. But, when any man lets another outsell him, the other has his place. For advertising is war, and expensive war. The stakes are tremendous. There is no room for incompetents. Men or agencies must rise or fall by their victories or their def "its. So, we make no contracts with our brilliant men, and we ask none from any client There is a way to know if your advertising brings the utmost results that are possible. There is a way to prove easily and quickly if we can sell more than others. The proof can be given without any commit ment on your part, It will be such that no man can dispute it. The result may be worth thousands of dol lars to you. We have made it worth millions to some. If you are interested, ask us to state the way. Lord & Thomas NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING either office. They are equally District Passenfler Agenl, Omaha, Nt. 49c 100 dor.en all purs linen nap kins that sold up to two dol lars, will go at, JC per doren $3 hemstitch "d table cloths, extra heavy weight, 10-4 size, will go at, Cf 93 each . Slightly soiled mar scllles and satin bedspread, worth up to $8. 733 at, each . . . and Hair Goods Large French Coronation 98c ft v Puff8' 8 ln 8et at Psyche Knots may be arrangel ln any style made of convent hair very fine; a $7.00 value, for , .$4 Natural Wavy Hair Switch A regular $7.00 value; Mon day special, for $5 McCarthy's Curling Fluid Keeps the hair in curl, damp or warm weather; 26c bottle, for 19c Goods New Himalaya suiting Just received 27 different shades to select from, 29J Black and all colors Heather bloom very special, per yard 17V4 0 Linen tailor canvas, the 39o kind, for Monday, will go at, per yard 10 Gloves at 59c a Pair Gloves at 25c a Pair black, white, mode and pair, at, per pair 25c randeis Stores Chicago TRUDE BUILDINO tf W ABASH AVB. equipped m "V