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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1911)
THE BEE : OMAHA. SATURDAY, MAY 6. " 1011. '. L JLi 1 - 1 r TEBSSSKtSESXXBSBBS BBTOEBS S8BH When yM want 'best isa.poptiinil PMT II tlie I i f O IIS H-j'-i"'-' 'J Vi'lff j "HAVE MOT Thg aucc.a of thg irat Omaha Lni 5 how maJg th tecond event imperative SECOND ANNUAL OMAHA LAND SHOW (Til WE1TSM LAID VBODUCTM XXKIBIT) MONDAY, OCTOIIKK 10 TO SATl'KDAY OCT OHttR !W,.1011. ft. in Orfanliea and Conducted y THE OMAHA .DAIX.Y BEE and THE TWENTIETH CEWTUBT f ABXEk OTTICEBS C. C. ROSEWATE. President. T. T. STUBOESS, Vtce-Fresidsnt. V. F. TEIX,, Secretary-Treasurer. w. o. XiecutlT Offices t BXB BUELB. FAISLET, General BLaoAfer. W. O. FAIBLET, LOUIS W. BUCKLEY, Manag-lnf Directors. ' Omaha, May 5, 1011. A. I. Root, Ino. Omaha, Neb. H . Gentlemen: I have just' returned from an Eastern trip and find on my desk a large number of acknowledgements of the Omaha Land Show Souvenir. I am not surprised that most of these letters, whioh come from the heads of commercial olubs, general passenger agents and presidents of railroads, governors and other state officials, com pliment us on this beautiful specimen of the printer's art. Inasmuch as it was designed and executed entirely in your plant, I felt that you would be gratified to know this. My own opinion is that it is the handsomest booklet ever pro-.J duced outside of the workshops of New York or Chicago. Very truly yours, President. A o .1 O oeorpor Printing , 1210-1212 Howard Street Binding Designing Engraving Steel Die and Copper Plate Work Embossing ESBSBHGCBOBHBnSI In THE SHADOW OF THE ALAMO Some Thing About the Quaintest City in the Southwest WHERE THE ARMY MOBILIZED Tenteel Ciir Spread Ortr Gronnd Had HUtorlo Before Preseat -' Dr Troepers Wfrt Brn. I Just where tha hill country merges Into the waatarn plain, of Texts about IK miles aa tha crow flea from tha Oulf of Mexico. WIU WUIW UI.1W 11 "111 WI WD. wu. 4ster republic, stand Ban Antonio da Apexar, tha city of tha Alamo, veiled In reverent lore for Ita valiant and heroic dead.-' Aa a aettlement of Franciscan frlara thla quaint city originated In- 1714 tbe cour ageoua pionaara building what was to be come one of tha famous forts of modern history, where . were enacted tha moat thrilling passages of tha chronicles of Texas. After mora than 100 years and tha village had bloaaomed Into a town of stone houses with balconies and patios as is the Spanish style, and quaint streets and piaias; It be came tha center of political controversy, being almost destroyed by tha contention for liberty. During Its alternate occupa tlon by Teaaa patriots and Mexican forces he narrow, crooked thoroughfares re sounded to martial tread and were maae the setting for acta of piiajja ana wanton destruction. Through these early daya fraught with chaoa and struggle, war and Indian depre dations, tha city's progress and growth nscesearlly was alow, but now, chaatened It haa proudly arisen and deservedly bears tha till "Queen City of the Lone Star State." The greatest strides for Im provement are apparent In the last decade. The recent disturbances In the Mexican republic and the present mobilisation of between 18.0OT to ,000 troops at Fort Sam Houston brings the city before the public eye after many years of retirement from war and Ha accoutrements. The tread of soldiery and martial music are again heard and the rumble of cannon wheels recalls to the old settlers the days of long ago. Tha government post covers 400 acres. The spacious officers' residences, privates' quarters, kitchens,, messrooms, stables, barracks and arsenal form an imposing groyp of substantial buildings and comprise- and instructive tour. Grass-covered drill grounds, wher dally maneuvers are practiced, lie between tha upper and lower barracks, where a garrison of X.500 per manently occupy the accommodations for five times that number. Inclosed by- the first quadrangle la a deer park. In the center of which stands ths old stone clock tower, with Its winding stair, around which the great deronlmo and his staff of stately warriors were camped while government prisoners. From Its balcony and loopholes, eighty-five feet above, a splendid view of the city is obtained. IMulitictly suggestive" of tbe city 'a origin are. the streets, among which are: Lolo. rosa, Guadalupe, Lombrano, Zaraxamoras and Ban Jacinto. It greatly resembles a seaport. In tha crowded amusements and ths population, composed of almost svsry nationality. The leisurely southerner, the boisterous cowboy, bespurred and attired in goatskin chape and large braided som brero; the demure senorita, under ' the silent espionage of Its faithful "duena;" tha Chinaman, with neatly plaited cue; the dulce and basket vendors and Syrian lace peddlers, are some types frequently to be seen. The shop signs eve rustled array; Syrians, Russians, (VjirnsXS, Japanese, Italians. Jews, Chines and Utnish being plentiful. Occasionally in the business district you i Omaha Man to Commercial An Omaha man, H. B. Boyles, haa been chosen o preside over tha an nual convention to be held at Pes Moines of the Central Commercial Teachers" association and the West Commercial School Managers' asso ciation. He waa elected prenldent of the Commercial Teachers' associ ation at tha 1910 convention, and when th Joint convention, of the two organisations la held he will act aa chairman. . Tha convention will '.: assemble in th Iowa capital May lk. - 1 and 30, , . t Aa a commercial 'college teacher and proprietor Mr. Boyles haa .been a leader for a long time la this part of the country and by his enter- ' prise and foresight has h"IU up two large schools, the Bolesv college of Omaha and the Boyles Iowa college of Council Bluff.. He started out with a small school la two rooms In The Bee bunding, wher he had but a few pupils and had a reputation to make. He succeeded In getting mora and moie pupils and his school becam better and belter known un til he waa able to build a three story brtcg building, .equipped with all facilities and a gymnanlura for his studsnts and extended his work Into ' Iowa with a branch across th river. Preside When Teachers Meet ,' I 't (f. I v ;.,,- a ' . ii. . uulud. J com upon a pioneer homestead, the Ivy draped , portala nestling among stalwart trees, whose towering trunks of large girth and great age, once protected soms Indian brave In hasty retreat or stealthy approach upon his unconscious prey. The quaint garden In the foreground filled with a riot profusion of fragrant crepe myrtle, honeysuckle and climbing roses has been usurped by a florist, who displays neat boxes of pruned and rooted plants among the decaying and neglected remnanta or another period. Old City Remodeled. Th new San Antonio Is not a city Indi vidual of the old, but a remodeling and engrattment, which shows peculiar scars from the lengthy and unsystematic opera tion. The encroachment of th modern ateel-frama business blocks and apartr menu upon the sites of the pioneer adobe buildings, has recently destroyed some of the most Interesting landmarks of the Spanish era, among thero the Verlmendl palace, horn of the Spanish alcaldes. I.Ik no other city of the state, San An tonio has been forced to expend large sums In widening and modernising her streets, and the removal of mesqults blocks and substitution of asphalt, pressed brick and bithullthlo baa greatly Improved conditions for traffic Th illamlnation of the streets, with decorative arches of col ored electric globes, gives th city a car nival aspect. San Antonio is more of a residence city than any of relative slxe ' in th state, being fortunately situated for suburban additions, which have sprung up on every hand. Built on a series of rolling hilis rising to the north and east. It Is natu rally drained by the river of ita name and two creeks, all of which wind clrcultously through It. These waterwaya are spanned by U0 bridges, sixteen of which are orna mental steel. In the buslnees portion th banks are grass grown, displaying a va riety of tren, flowers and fruiting plan tains, lending a troplo plcturesqueness to the buty scene. The atmosphere la one of Bohemian qualntness. many of the customs of old Mexico still holding sway and the effect of the southern clime Is everywhere ap parent Here and there the forceful en terprise of the native of a colder climate la visible. The sociable, hospitable and generous temperament of the people attracts and has a welcoming Influence on all comers. They are pleasure-loving, but Imbqed with enthusiasm and activity, and their belief In the opulence of their city's future Is Justified by its wonderfully rapid growth; ths population having almost doubled In th last ten years. The census tor 1910 records It at tfi.Ut, exclusive of th array post, stats Insane asylum and on of th suburbs, part of which lies out.ld the city limits, but counting these, brings tbe present figure up to l&OOO. Th prevalent belief that a large portion of th Inhab itants are Mexican ,1a erroneous, aa th peicentage Is small, many being highly educated Caatlllan families. Th resident mortality rate la low; approximately S TO a huueand a year. In accordance, as a winter health re sort, ban Antonio Is a city of hotels, af fording th three beet, modern! y equipped and fusly appointed hostelrles In Texas. i Flowers far Tea Moaths. Enuw visits this part of the state about very eight years, and then only a fall of from one to three Inches. The summers are modified by th gulf breeo. which con tinues from June to October. Tt la there fore an equable and Ideal climate, the air l.tlng light and dry. Flowers bloom tun months of the year, clothing the roe bushes during th Tuletlde season and oc casioning th visitors' usual exclamation of delight. The Alamo city Is noted for Its verdant purka and quaint plates, there being forty three scattered throughout, ranging from two to three hundred and seventy acres and containing memorials to various noted men. In them are also seen the date palm, cacti, ferns, trees and flowers natural to a semi- tropical clime. Th city's public, buildings all face on plains. Pan, Perdo park Is of unusual Interest. There Is a pretty cluster of springs in the center of the park of twenty-four acres, part of which la a natural grove of oak and pecan. A pond, on which majestically float swans and pelican, 'and a xoologlcal garden of Texas animals, birds and reptiles, are other attractive features. A rock house rf mains, which was occupied by the Texas hero, Ben Milam, at the time of his death. Just prior to the storming of th Alamo. Indian arrowheads and fragments of other primitive weapons are often found, as the springs were an Indian watering place In the frontier days and the scene of frequent fierce skirmishes with th white settlers. Numerous caves exist In the adjoining rocky highland bearing traces of use for storage and hiding. The city market house Is distinctly at tractive for Its typical Mexican stalls, where can be purchased goatmllk cheese, pottery, confections, their native fruits and vegetables, handwoven baskets of cacti routs and split and peeled cane, willow and mesqulte twigs, hats of palm and raffia, blankets, rugs and silk shawls, many of which display artistically colored designs and excellent workmanship. Teexma with History. San Antonio teems with relics of Its history-making period. Tha missions, a stone-walled cemetery In the Mexican quarter, the parks with monuments and the decaying homesteads, whoe aged walls are marked by shot and cannon ball, contribute to Interest and entertain th resident as well as tourist. It Is Inevlable that one should speak of the Alamo (1718), the scene of one of the greatest battles of the world's history and around which are woven Innumerable talea of romance and superstition. Little but the church remains In a fair state of preservation. It faces on' the plasa of Its name, raising Its hoary portals to the west, resembling an aged Veteran gaslng out upon a miracle city and seeing only a phantom of a bygone day. Forming an I. to tha west, and south comprising a . chain of twelve miles are: San Fernando, Mission da la Conception, San Joes, San Juan and De Espada. which were built about ten years after the erec tion of the Alamo. Originally they were a combination of church, monastery and fortress, the priests tilling th adjacent lands and Christianising and converting the members of less hostile wandering In dian tribes. Several ancient Irrigating ditches, with their queer primitive wooden locks are In us at th present time. San Fernando la well preserved, large sums having been expended upon Ita reno vation and Improvement. It haa been used for more than fifty years continuously as a Mexican cathedral and contains some aged paintings and statuary. The altar and stained-glass windows are much admired. The priests' house. In the rear of tha struc ture, was ' the headquarters of 'the Mexi can forces on several occasions and from its dome Santa Anna's black flag of "no quarter" was unfurled. On the east and west are th city hall and county court house, surrounding It with a busy work-a- day world. San Jobs has a handsome main doorway, ornamented with a variety of beautifully chiseled figures, borders and clusters of cherubim, which has been greatly marred by th souvenir collector. A window of - this mission Is much copied in our modern homes, belns- considered an artistic orna mental design. A motion picture firm 1 ' at present making San Jose the seen of various romances which will become fa miliar to the cltlxens of the United States In general In th near future. Th Ingenuity of the pioneer priests la displayed in ths construction of th solid walls of adobe and limestone, the baking evens of primitive brick, and the roofs, planted with cacti ns a protection - from -their foes th marauding red men. The engraving on the tpne archways; carving of the heavy cedar doors, .riveted with wooden , pegs; the winding stairs. , hewn from blocks of cedar and th wrought steel bars across the windows ems In aa evident of their varied talents. St. Iuls Ilepubllc. Before ordurtna; yoar Snaday 4 1 a nee look at The B Market Shopper oa pace 8. Buy a Booklovers Title Catalogue of 5.000 titles and solve puxzle pictures in Book lovers' contest cents; by ma'l, SO cents. i .' 1 r-t ' ' Stupendous Bargain Offerings on Tailored Suits S My 1,000 Spring Suits at Half aturday .Ml jjL-x All the Suits from the New Haven Dry Goods Co. Stock and hundreds of beautiful suits from our own regular stock, making a collection of nearly. 1,000 suits to be sold at Half. So great is the assortment, so varied the styles that de scription here would be impossible. Suffice it to say that the models are absolutely correct, showing distinctive style qualities and workmanship unsurpassed at the regular prices. Every size, every desirable fabric, all sizes included. The exceptional assortment for selection and matchless bargain prices make this the greatest bargain giving suit sale of the entire year. Can you af . ford to miss? , $12.50 Tailored Suits $6.25 $15.00 Tailored Suits $7.50 $17.50 Tailored Suits $8.75 $20 Tailored Suits, $10.00 $23 Tailored Suits, $12.50 30 Tailored Suits, $15.00 $35 Tailored Suits, $17.50 $40 Tailored Suits, $20.00 $45 Tailored SuitsJ $22.50 $50 Tailored Suits, $27.50 $G0 Tailored Suits, $30.00 $65 Tailored Suits, $32.50 $70 Tailored Suits, $35.00 $75 Tailored Suits, $37.50 $60 Tailored Suits, $40.00 $85 Tailored Suits, $42.50 $90 Tailored Suits, $45.00 $55 Tailored Suits, $27.50 Many Other Grand Bargain Offerings in Saturday's Great Sale. Women's Long Spring Coats, fine serge in tans, blacks, blues and fancies, values up to $20.00; Sat urday, choice. . ... .$10 Long Black Satin Coats A splendid assortment of these popular garments to $35 values, at $19.00 Women's Silk Underskirts All colors, made to Bell at $5, ou sale Saturday, at, choice $2.05 Kw Sprtnc Dra Skirts All latest models, best assort ment shown In Omaha, $5.00, 97JM), $10.00 up to 925.00. CtUldren'M White Drae Most complete lln ever shown In the city, at $1.50, $2.00, $2.60 up to $20.00. Summer Prtssoa and Govroa Fin Lingerie, Marquisettes, etc., matchless assortment, $10.OO, $20.00, $23 to $125. Women's Silk colors, mads on ! Satu choice . Underskirts All to sell at'15.00, rday. i ftc fa.SJ IMayden Brothers' Suit Department