THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 23. 1916.
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AD MEN READY FOR
TOUR OF NEBRASKA
"Easterners Will Be Taken
State as Guests of Pub
lishers' Bureau.
Over
TO ARRIVE IN OMAHA JUNE
Everything is in readiness for the
"Seeing Nebraska" tour to be made
over this state in a special train by
eminent eastern advertising experts
during the week beginning Monday
June 5, under the auspices of the Ne
brasua 1 ubhshers bureau, which con
sists of fifteen of the leading news
papers and farm publications of the
state.
J here will be about thirty guests
from New York City and Boston and
Philadelphia. The party will leave
New York on the New York Central
rrack train at 5:30 p, in. Saturday,
June 3, arriving in Chicago Sunday
afternoon at 4 and starting for Omaha
at 6 over the Northwestern, bringing
the guests into Omaha Monday morn
ing, June 5, at 7:20 o'clock. Norris A
Huse, of Norfolk, secretary of the Ne
braska Publishers' bureau, will leave
next Monday for New York City to
escort the easterners back to Nebras
ka in behalf of the Nebraska publish
ers.
' The first day will be spent in Oma
ha. The partv will be entertained at
breakfast at the Fontenclle hotel and
then will be taken in automobiles for
a trip through the packing house dis
trict, tne retail district and the who e
gale region, besides visiting some of
the big factories. Lunch will be had
at the 1'ield club and dinner in the
evening at the Country club, after
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wiih ii uir easterners will DC given I
touch of Nebraska spirit at the Ak
Sar-lien den performance. They will
spend the night at the Fontenelle ho
tel.
First Stop at Fremont.
On Tuesday morning after break
fast a special train consisting of three
all-steel Pullman care, one of the
Union Pacific De Luxe club cars and
a baggage car with electric light
equipment, will leave over the Union
J'acilic at S for hrernont, arriving at
i wo nours will DC acvotea to
10.
seeing 1-remont, and an hour for
lunch at the Country club. The train
will leave Fremont at 1 p. nv for West
Point, arriving at 2 p. m., and an
hour there devoted to seeing Cuming
county larms and West Point stores,
The train will leave West Point at 3
arriving at Wisner at 3:30, where the
vvisner commercial club will take
the guest in automobiles to two typi
cal farms, at which pure blooded live
stock can be seen. In automobiles
the party will go to Pilger, rejoin the
tram there at S p. m. for the trip to
Norfolk, which will be reached at 6,
and at Norfolk the first night will be
spent. A picnic dinner will be served
the guests on the lawn at the Country
club, and the next morning an hour
win dc acvotea to seeing Norfolk
stores. At 9:30 the party will leave
in automobiles for Wayne, where
lunch will be served on the court
house lawn. The automobiles will
return to Norfolk at 2:30 for the rail
road trip to Columbus, which will be
reaenca at 4:15.
itie Columbus Commercial club
win entertain the guests at supper
and in the evening l)r Ci-nn,. t?
, Condra will exhibit to the visitors hfs
moving picture scenes of Nebraska
ADout a mileof film will be shown
The train will leave Columbus at I
a. m., Ihursday morning, reaching
wianu jsianu m nmc lor orcaklast
Alter an automobile trip around
Grand Island, the train will leave at
II a. m. for Kearney, where lunch
will be served and another automobile
trip taken. At 3 p. m. the train leaves
for Hastings, arriving at 4:40, where
tne party remains until 8 p. in., when
me guests win tie taken in automo
biles to the McKelvie farm eighteen
miles south of Hastings, where the
night will be spent in tents, giving the
visitors a taste of Nebraska farm life
in the open. In the morning the east
erners will wash their faces in the
horse trough and breakfast will be
served at the farm. Automobiles will
then take them to Harvard, where
the train will be waiting and the trip
to Lincoln will be made. Here the
state farm and a number of other in
teresting places will be be visited dur
ing the Jay, and the visitors will be
given an opportunity to play a round
of golf during the afternoon. At 4:50
that afternoon the private Pullman
car chartered for this party will be
attached to an east-bound Hurlington
train reaching Chicago at 9 a. m. Sat
urday morning, just as the republican
national convention is winding up. At
JU:J) the car will be attached to the
Pennsylvania railroad's Manhattan
limited and will reach New York Sun
day morning, June 11, at 9:2H o'clock.
Seventy in Party.
On the trip over Nebraska there
will be about seventy in the party,
including representatives of the vari
ous newspapers comprising the Ne
braska Publishers' bureau; lr. Condra
of the Nebraska university, recog
nized authority on Nebraska grmjra
phy ami soil; Prof, Pugsley i. tlir
St.ite agricultural school, and W. K.
Mellnr, sritt-ury of the Nebraska
Hoard of Agriculture will be on the
tram to answer any qnrsin.ii roti
rrriong Ncbi aska agru ulture that
llic visitor nnulit ask, A lew prom
inent wholesaler, manufacturer and
liankcrt who are tn touch with l,tr
nle problems will also be on thi
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WILLOW DANCERS IN THE PAGEANT OF LINCOLN, TRAINED BY CHARLOTTE WHEEDON.
"The Gate City," a book by Hart
ley IS. Alexander, which contains the
text to be spoken at the Pageant of
Lincoln to be given in Lincoln June
S and 6 has 1ccn printed. The pag
eant celebrates the Omaha Indians
and the city of Omaha today.
The pageant is divided info two
parts. Virst is "The Sacred Tree of
the Omaha Tribe," and the second
"Coronado's Vision." Priests, aco
lytes, war leaders, eagle spirits, buf
falo spirits, bear spirits, wolf spirits,
warriors and tribesfolk form some of
the dramatis personae in the first
part.
In the cecond are seen Coronado.
Don Koderigo Maldonado, Captain
Juan Jaramillo, Captain Diego Lo
pez, I'riar Luis de Ubeda( Ysopete,
an Indian guide, and Tatarrax, king
of Cjuivcra, as well as .Spanish cava
liers, negro and Indian attendants,
etc.
The text is written in verse to
carry the spirit ot the various
scenes.
Indian Dances Abound.
The dances are the important fea
tures of the pageant. Those in the
very beginning show the dumb-play
enactment of the great Indian
ritual of the Calument. Stage pictures
here will be made by the two priests
of the Calumet, symbolizing the two
keepers of the famous tribal pipes of
the Omaha . tribe, accompanied by
sixteen acolytes, thus making an im
pressive feature of one of the most
impressive of all Indian rites.
i he costuming of the Indians for
the pageant is to be conventional and
symbalic rathef than literal in spirit
I he second dance m the pageant I
will be symbolic of an Indian war
dance to the accompanyment of a
truly symphonic interpretation of the
Indian spirit. Brilliant colors will pre
dominate. Following this there will be
processional movement, the chorus
of lamenting women the whole being
in nature and conception dramatic.
I he mythological portion of the
first part of the pageant contains a
number of dances. First will be the
star chorus, in Nile green costumes,
with stars and brilliant star wands.
at night illuminated. Following this
will come the dance of animal pow
ers.
There is to be a great scene, in
which the Morning Star, clad all in
red, as is the Indian conception, and
the star chorus, in their lustrous
robes, will sing an ode, to which the
harth Spirit will give an interpreta
tion in the form of an esthetic dance
of Greco-Indian type. Miss Char
lotte Whcedon will assume this role
of the Earth Spirit. Her costume for
this part will be in green and gold and
corn yellow. It is represented in a
conventionalized form in the posters
of the pageant, which are now being
displayed.
In the part following Miss Whe-
don's apperanre comes the Thunder-
ird dance, one of the most spectacu
lar features of the pageant. Black and
white and red and yellow arc the
colors of the Thiinderbird costumes,
the ensemble representing the myth
ical birds, which, in the Indian con
ception, are the brmgers of the thun
der storm.
A last dance in the first part of the
pageant is the Willow dance. The
willow wands which the dancers will
irar are the Indian counterparts of
the palm leaf branch of the Orient.
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trained dancers under the charge of
Miss Whedon will here give what is
expected to be one of the most beau
tiful dances presented in Nebraska.
In the interlude between the first
and second parts of the pageant there
will be a children's dance. The dance
of the children last year was one of
the most taking features of Lincoln's
pageant. It is expected that the chil
dren's dance this year, which is given
special prominence in a place by itself,
will not fall short of that of last year.
The second part of the pageant,
"Coronado's Vision," represents the
great adventure of Coronado. At the
end of this part comes the vision. The
forest of the wilderness will divide, a
great gate shining with the Rainbow
will appear, and through the gate will
be seen the illuminated sky-line of the
City of Omaha. As the vision is re
vealed, forth from the gate will pour
the singers andd ancers of the Rain
bow song which takes up the symbol
ism of Omaha both as the Rainbow
City of the Gate and City of Rainbow
promise. The Rainbow dance here
is expected to be of wonderful beautv,
the costumes of the dancers being in
all the colors of the rainbow. Suc
ceeding this will come a solo dance
by Miss Whedon, in a costume tissue
of gold appearing as tlie Genius of the
Rainbow. This will be the climax
of the pageant. It will be followed
by a processional chorus, chanting,
song of wonderful melody, Spanish in
form, as is all the music for Part II
of the pageant.
Word lias been received in Lincoln
that Miss Alice C. Fletcher and Mr.
Francis La Flesche, both of the Amer
ican Bureau of Ethnology, Washing
ton, D. C, are to make a special trip
to Lincoln for the purpose of being
present at the initial performance of
"The Gale City." Miss Flecher and
Mr. La Flesche will be the guests
of the Lincoln Commercial club
while in the city.
The yare the joint authors of "The
Omaha Tribe," one of the greatest
monographs published by the govern
ment bureau. It is in this work that
the storv for the first part of the pag
eant, "'I he Sacred Tree of the Omaha
Tribe," is published; as also are many
of the melodies which will appear as
themes in music written by Mr.
Fames. Several years ago Miss
Fletcher called Mr. Alexander's atten
tion to this beautiful legend, as suita
ble material for a finely representa
tive Daeeant.
Miss Fletcher is doubtless the most
eminent woman ethnologist in Amer
icaperhaps in the world, Her ca
reer in this work has been long and
eminent, both in connection wilh the
Peabody museum of Cambridge and
the National bureau in Washington.
She has held many important offices
in anthropological societies and has
worked extensively with Indians of
several tribes. She has been, how
ever, most intimately associated with
trie umaha tribe, of which she is a
member by adoption.
Francis La F'lesche, who collabor
ated with Miss Fletcher on "the
Omaha Tribe," and who is now work
ing on a similar monographic descrip
tion of the Osago Indians, is a son of
Estamaze, the Omaha chieftain,
known also as Joseph La Flesche,
Mr. La Flesche was born in Nebraska,
in Thurston county, in 1857, and was
educated at the Presbyterian Mission
school, Omaha. In lK8-79 he accom
panied the Ponca chief, Standing
Bear, on an eastern tour in behalf of
his tribe, Mr. La Flesche act intj as in
tetpreier. Brought into notice by his
line work in this capacity, Mr. La
Flesche was attached, in 1881, to the
government ollue of Indian aifairs,
with which he has since worked. In
1893 he graduated from the National
university law school.
It is doubtless Mr. La F'lesche who
writes the charming reminiscence-of
the last performance of the Ceremony
of the Sacred Pole. A dramatic inci
dent in respect to the Sacred Pole is
the fact that three days after the story
of the Pole had been given to Miss
Fletcher, Joseph La Flesche, the
head chief of the Omaha tribe, was
stricken with the illness from which
he died a fact which sensibly
heightened the reverence with which
the Pole was regarded by the Omaha
tribe. It was from a sister of Mr.
F"rancis La Flesche, "Bright Eyes,"
(the late Mrs. Tibbies), that Mr.
Eames obtained his first introduction
to Omaha music.
BLAKSLEE DEFENDS
HIS LOBBY ACTION
He Tells Senate Committee That
Amendments Are Complete
Surrender to Railroads.
ALSO CRIPPLE RURAL SERVICE
Washington, May 27.- Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General lilakslee
told the senate postoffice committee
to its face today that he considered
its amendments to the postal bill a
surrender to the railroads, and al
though he drew the wrath of senators
at the hearing upon him, he defended
his action in organizing a campaign
against the amendments.
The committee met to investigate
charges that lilakslee organized a
lobby. Blakslee frankly told the com
mittee he considered their amend
ments bad, took up the hill in detail
to prove his charge that they were a
surrender to railroads and defiantly
told the senators of his work for their
defeat.
The amendments to which Blakslee
referred concern the railway mail
pay, which is a long standing con
troversy, and the rural delivery. He
told the senators they had bv their
amendments given the railroads what
they wanted and would disorganize
800 rural delivery routes and incon
venience .10(1,01)0 citizens. He told the
committee he had acted without the
knowledge of Postmaster General
Burleson.
Mr. Blakslee took full responsibil
ity for actions which be described in
a statement to the effect that, based
on his own experience with postal af
fairs of three years and the advice
of experts in the department, he had
reached the conclusion that the
amendments were bad. With that in
mind, he said he telegraphed, tele
phoned and wrote to everyone he
could to defeat them, including post
masters, who he asked to communi
cate with their patrons and represen
tatives in congress. His letter de
clared the senate committee had made
a "complete surrender to the rail
roads." STRIKING LABORER BOUND
OVER ON ASSAULT CHARGE
John Smith, striking laborer, as
saulted a workman on a job at Forty-ninth
and Dodge streets, and for
so doing was bound over to the dis
trict court with bonds fixed at $1,000.
WHO SAID HIGH COST OF '
LIVING? HERE'S SOME DROP
The price of United States postal
guides has been reduced from $J.50 to
40 cents, according to word just given
out at the postoffice.
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DIAGONAL layers of cords
placed loosely side by side,,
without cross-weave each
cord, each layer imbedded
in springy, live rubber.
Extreme flexibility, resilience and
responsiveness in the tire ; great over
size, with increased volume and cush
ion of air.
Such is the Goodyear Cord the
tire of utmost comfort, and of ut
most protection from stone-bruise
and blow-out.
Judged by increasing sales, these
advantages are worth more to Good
year Cord users than the price-difference
which they pay for the tires.
Goodyear No-Hook Cord
Tires are fortified
against :
Kim-cutting Dy our No-Rim-Cut
feature.
Blow-outs By our On-air
Cure.
Loose Trends By our
Rubber Rivets.
Puncture and Skidding"
By our Double-Thick
All-Weather and Ribb
ed Treads.
Insecurity By our Multi
ple Braided Piano Wit
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Decoration Day
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torn, this store will De ciosea ai
noon Decoration Day. in honor of
the Dead Soldiers of this Great
Republic.
As decorators of American manhood and
thousands of the best dressed men in
town; we mention as respectful dress for
Color Blue Serge Suits
Specially Priced at $10, $12, $15, $18, $20
Straw HaU, CI to CC I Porto Ricans, Vene- C?
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oft and stiff
Genuine Panamas at $3.00 and $3.50
SoUette ShirU, soft bos
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$1.50 values UUK
Handsome New
Wash Ties
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Athletic Underwear,
fine checks and 7C
plaids
Silk Hose, 1Q
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the jrreatest value in a hijrh trrade bed
pritiK ever presented in Omaha. The
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