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The Omaha Daily Bee
THE WEATHER
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VOL. XLVI NO. 94.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1916. TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
CHEERING CROWDS
GREET PRESIDENT
ON WAYTO OMAHA
Wilson Refuses to Make Talks
in Any of Cities as He Is
Speeding Westward to
Nebraska.
PEOPLE WANT TO SEE HIM
President Will Consult Leaders
at Chicago This Evening on
Plans for Visit There.
NO BEAR PLATFORM TALES
Alliance, O., . Oct. 4. President
Wilson was greeted by cheering
crowds when he passed through the
middle west en route to Omaha to
day. At Salem and Alliance, O.,
several thousand persons packed the
railroad stations and applauded as
Mr. Wilson stepped to the rear plat
form of his private car.
When the president awoke this
morning he found several hundred
telegrams frorn people along his
route urging him to at least show
himself. He was told he was very
popular in Ohio and Indiana and the
people wanted to see him. He was
informed that if he would only con
sent to speak in several places for a
few minutes large crowds could be
gathered easily. He reiterated that
he would make no speeches before
reaching Omaha.
The president has selected three
members ot the board to investigate
th railway eieht-hour law. An
nouncement of their names will be
made as soon as they have consented
to serve.
Not Campaign Tour.
Canton, O., Oct. 4. Speaking brief
ly here, President Wilson expiainea
that he was not on a campaign tour.
One man in the crowd greeted the
president as "Eight-hour Wilson" and
another called out, "Your the greatest
president since Lincoln."
i am. not maKing any speecnes,
said the president, "but it is extreme
ly cheering1 to -be greeted in such a
wav and so unexpectedly. It is the
kind of hospitality that makes a man'
heart, very warm. I appreciate it and
wish you all sorts of good luck. Give
my regards o Senator Pomerene.
Passes Through Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct 4. President
Wilson passed through here early to
day enroute to Omaha for the first
middle , western speech of his cam
uaien. No prolonged stops were
planned before his arrival at Chicago
tonight He will speak in Omaha, to
morrow night . v -' -
In spite of persistent attempts on
the part of democratic leaders to have
the president deliver a number of
rear platform speeches on the way to
Omaha, he absolutely refused to
make any such plans. The president
took the position that he will tot
make a stumping tour to aid his cam
paign. Mr. Wilson is making the trip on
special train. In his party are Mrs.
Wilson, Secretory Tumulty, Dr. C
T. Grayson, the White House physi
cian, and a corps ot secret service
men and stenographers. ,
Short Stop at Chicago,
Chicago, Oct. 4. Informal confer
ences between President Wilson and
western leaders of the democratic
party are expected to take place to
night during the hour ana a halt he
will be in Chicago on his trip to
Omaha. " " v
Local democratic leaders in con
junction with national committee of-
Sicials today Degan woric on plans tor
the visit of President Wilson to
Chicago on October 19. Announce
ment was madt by Judge Clarence N.
Goodwin, head of the National Citi
zens league, under whose auspices
the meeting will be held, tl-.at one of
the most important of the president's
campaign speeches is expected to be
delivered here.
Invitations to the meeting which
will be 'held at the Union Stock
Yards pavilion at night, will be sent
to 10,000 men and their wives who
have been naturalized since January,
1915. The seating capacity of the
pavilion is nearly 15,000.
Judge - Goodwin will preside. Gov
ernor Dunne and Mayor Thompson
will be asked to make brief addresses.
The Weather
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Thurs
day. Temperatures
V at Omaha
t5 a. m ,-66
6 a. m -.. 3.64
7 a. m 65
8a,m 68
9 a. m 71
10 a. m 76
U a. m...; 79
12 m 73
1 p.m 74
2 p. m 74
Xocal Weather Record. '
1919. 1915. JU. 1913.
Lowest last night C4 ' 42 69 65
Precipitation 00 .00 T .56
Normal temperature for today, 60 degree.
Deficiency li jirectiiHatlon since March 1
11.01 Inches.
' Deficiency corresponding period In 1116,
v I). 8 5 of an Inch.
Deficiency corresponding period In 1914,
4.49 inched. '
General Weather Condition..
' The center of the dlitufhanca In the weet,
that wa located over Wyoming Tuesday
morning, moved southward during the last
twenty-four nours and now overlies the
southern Rocky mountain elope. The dis
turbance has lost energy and, while unset
tled conditions continue' In the west, the
-outlook for fair weather In this vicinity to
night and Thursday has greatly improved
An area of high pressure, accompanied by
lower temperature, Is moving down from the
northwest and will bring cooler weather over
this vicinity tonight and Thursday. Snow
In the northwest and rains tn tne monntmni
, were general during the last twenty-four
hours. Clear weathnr prevails east of the
Missouri river, except along the Atlantic
iioast, where it ts cliiiitly.
U A. WHlaiC. Met co-o login t.
OMAHA'S WEALTHIEST CITI
ZEN PASSES AWAY.
GEORGE A. JOSLYN.'
GEORGE A, JOSLYN
HEARSLAST CALL
President of Western News
paper Union and Said to Be
Wealthiest Omahan Dies.
WAS ILL FOR LONG TIME
George A. Joslyn, president of the
Western Newspaper Union, reputed
to be Omaha's wealthiest citizen,
died at noon yesterday.
Mr. Joslyn had been in ill health (or
several months and for the last month
his death was expected at any time.
George A. Joslyn was bor- June 30,
1848, at Northfield, Vt, and remained
on his father' farm until he was 16
years of age, when he started out in
the world for himself. He went to
Montreal, where he was given em
ployment in a shirt, collar, and cuff
manufacturing establishment owned
by a relative. . He was married iril
Montreal to Miss Sarah Selbeck, who
survives him. There were no chil
dren. ,
Leaving the shirt factory he learned
the printing business and .moved to
Des Moines where he resided for a
brief period.
, To Omaha in 1880. -
He was very -dept m acquiring
knowledge of the printing and gen
eral neyspaper Dusiness. in ioou ne
was sent to Omaha as western mana
ger of the Western Newspaper
Union. At that time he had a small
interest in the company and with
thrift and hard work he increased his
stock and in time became the head
of the company. He invested in real
estate and lie possessed an unusual
faculty of making his money earnJ
more money for him.
It has been said of Mr. Joslyn that
he was one ot the luckiest men
Omaha in that he made his invest
ments count and could see a good
investment in the dark. He bought
interests in. unpromising nines near
Joplin, Mo., but they turned out to be
veritable gold mines, tiguratively
speaking.
Was Judge ot Men.
In- his successful career-with the
Western Newspaper. Union he had
the faculty ot selecting etncient men
for the responsible positions. He
built up a splendid organization from
an administrative standpoint The
company expanded until it covered
most of the country, serving thou
sands of daily and weekly newspapers
with "patent insides." His ready
print company is the largest of- its
kind in the world.
The Toslvn residence at Ihirty-
ninth and Davenport streets, has been
known for years as "The Joslyn
Castle." It is one of the show places
of the city, with spacious, well-kept
grounds. A few years ago Mr. Jos
lyn took exceptions to what he be
lieved was excessive taxation, and,
closing his beautiful home, moved to
ISiew York City, but atterwaras re
turned to Omaha and resumed his
home at the old location.
Not a Public Figure.
Joslyn was a man of retiring dispo
sition. He spent his lite at his of
fice and home and rarely was seen
at any public function. He was quiet
in his mode ot living ana positive m
his likes and dislikes.
In a suit brought bv the govern
ment against the Western Newspaper
Union Mr. joslyn went to Washing
ton and 1 offered to show thai his
company is not a trust in that it re
duces the price of inside pages of
newspapers to many rfatrons through
out the United States. The case is
pending.
Mr. joslyn invested mucn or nis
money in Umana real estate ana im
proved some of those holdings.
The funeral will be held at the
family residence Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock, with interment at Forest
Lawn cemetery, ine services at tne
cemetery are to be entirely private.
It is also requested that no I lowers
be sent.
Bank Teller and
Cash Disappear
Salt Lake Citv. Oct. 4. Officers all
over the country have been asfeed to
assist in the search for Warren C.
Mangum, former paying teller of the
Continental National bank here, who
left yesterday, taking $15,300 of the
bank's money with him.
Mangum quit work at the bank Sat
urday night after checking in his ac
counts. The clearing house receipts
had been padded in such a way that
his shortage was not discovered until
today. Bank officials say that all of
the money was taken Saturday. Man
gum had been employed at the bank
for ten years. t .
Chief Executive Will Arrive at Noon
and Spend Busy Day in Omaha
Eyes of Entire Country Are
Directed to Nebraska's
Metropolis During
Visit.
The eyes of the whole countr
on Omaha today. V
For the "president of th
States will be here, riding i
wife at the head of the historical pa
radc, reviewing the parade and, in
the evening, delipering an address at
the Auditorium.
It will be, perhaps, the biggest day
that Omaha has ever seen. The visit
of a president alone is a big event.
Combine that with the historical pa
rade and the carnival and the various
Ak-Sar-Bcn activities and the day
looms tremendous.
The multitudes have swooped down
upon the city from all around and
from a distance of hundreds of miles.
The gaily decorated streets are
crowded with people. Numerous
bands parade up and down, dis
pensing music that adds to the
festivity of the scene.
" The president and his wife left
Chicago last night. They are accom
panied by the president's private sec
retary, Joseph Tumulty; his physi
cian, Dr. Cary T. Grayson; two
stenographers ,six secret service men,
seven newspaper men and one maid.
The president and Mrs. Wilson will
be together at all the affairs of the
day in which they will participate.
Arriving at the Union station at
11:40 . m. they will be escorted di
rect to the Commercia( club, where
luncheon will be served. The dining
room will be filled to-capacity. The
president will make a short address.
Following this, he and Mrs. Wil
son will be taken by automobile to
Sixteenth and Cuming streets and
will head the historical parade all
along the line of march until they
MASONIC BRETHREN
LAY CORNERSTONE
Impressive Ceremonies in Con
nection With New Temple
Solemnly Carried Out.
THOUSANDS IN PROCESSION
In the presence of more than 3,000
members of the Masonic order, in
cluding grand lodge officers, both
past and present, and sojourning
brethren from all sections of the
state, as well as a crowd of several
thousand persons which packed the
streets in the "neighborhood" Of Nitter-
teenth and Douglas, the corner stone
of OmaLd's. new Masonic temple, the
finest west of Chicago, was laid with
Impressive ceremonies yesterday
afternoon.
Marking as it did one of the most
important epochs, in the history of
Masonry in Nebraska, the laying of
the corner stone of the structure that
is to be the magnificent home of the
local lodge, brought together a nota-
, ' r .L 1 C .u.
Die garnering ui tuc uicmucis vi iuc
ancient order. ,
Preparations for Ceremony.
oLng before the hour set for the
ceremonies Masons who were not to
have a part in the program, members
of Masons' families- and hundreds of
interested spectators sought places of
vantage enar the enw temple corner.
by the time tne ceremonies nao pe
ctin the corner of Nineteenth and
Douglas streets was a solid mass of
humanity.
Temporary stands seating about
500 nersons were constructed about
the inner stand, in which the officers
of the grand lodge and the orator of
the day were to take their places. Ane
entrance to the sands surrounding the
corner stone on three sides was
, : , j j ...ii-... r.:i H
LpanKeu wun green mu ycuuw ivn8c.
Masons who were to take part in
the cornerstone laying ceremonies
and a' large representation of the dif
ferent lodges of the city assembled at
the old temple, Sixteenth street and
Capitol avenue, at 1:30 o'clock.
, Procession Moves Promptly.
Heading the procession, which
started from this point, was a batal
lion of police, with Chief Henry Dunn
and two captains in the forefront.
The Masonic body acting as escort
was the Arab patrol of Tangier tem
ple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in
full uniform.
Then came the Blue lodges of
Omaha, with a division for visiting
brethren, followed by the Knights
Templar, forming a special escort for
the othcers ot the grand lodge.
Shriners who are members of the
Knights Templar marched with that
(Continued on Pas Nine, Column One.)
Committees Named
By federated Clubs
Hastings, Neb., Oct. 4. (Special
Telegram.) The State Federation of
Woman's clubs began the real work
of its annual convention today. The
state president announced the fol
lowing committees:
Courtesy resolutions Mrs. WIdener, Lin
coln; Mrs. J. D. Coddlngton, Falls City;
Mrs. Ayers, David City.
Business resolutions Mrs. J. u. aayier,
Kearney; Mrs. Velle, Valley, and Mrs. De-
bow, Coleridge.
On account of inability to attend
because of illness, the recording sec
retary, Mrs. M. D. Cameron, was un
able to report in person, but her re
port was read by the corresponding
secretary, Mrs. J. Rowan of Alliance.
I he records of Mrs. Cameron and
Mrs. Rowan show that there are 210
woman s clubs in Nebraska, with '
total membership of 8,756. Twenty
five of these clubs have hfen or
ganized during the last year and the
new clubs contributed 656 members.
A resolution of condolence was or
dered conveyed to the state editor of
the federation magazine, Mrs. T. J.
Gist of Falls City, who is , not able
to attend on account of a bcravc
mcnt in the home.
Prerient Wilson's
"dule for Today
m. Arrives at Union
(I'-A--.1 He and Mrs. Wilson will
-c' .tonea irora mere to tne wom-
crcial club.
' 12 noon. Luncheon at Commer
cial club.
2 p. m. President and Mrs. Wil
son, head the historical parade,
starting at Sixteenth and Cuming,
following line of march south on
Sixteenth to Douglas, east on
Douglas to Eleventh, south on
Eleventh to Farnam, west on Far
nam to Eighteenth. At the review
ing stand in front of the court
house the president and Mrs. Wil
son stop and review the parade.
After the parade they go to the
presidential suite in the Fontenelle
hotel.
6 p. m. Formal dinner to the
president at the Fontenelle.
8:30 p. m. President and Mrs.
Wilson go to the Auditorium,
where the president delivers an ad
dress. Following this, they go di
rect to the Union station, where
they leave at 10:10 p. m. for the
east.
reach the presidential reviewing stand
in tront ot the court house.
After reviewing the parade here,
they will go to the Fontenelle, where
the "presidential suite" has been re
served tor them.
The formal dinner to the president
there will begin at 6 p. m. After
this the president and Mrs. Wilson
will proceed to the Auditorium, where
the president will deliver an address
at 8:30 n. m.
From there they will go direct to
the Union station and enter thire pn
vate car. They leave Omaha at 10:10
p. m. tor the east.
RUSS FORCE WAY
OVER ZLOTA LIPA
Part of Village in Macedonia
Captured and Three Bulgar .
Bushes Repulsed.
FIOHTINO IN DOBRUDJA
London, Oct 4. After three days
of incessant and furious fighting the
Russians are reported to have won a
considerable advantage in their new
drive on Lemberg from the south and
to be threatening the important rail
road town of Brzczany, fifty miles
southeast of. Lembg-. .-j'--.ir.4j...(t.
Reuter's Petrbgrad correspondent
says the Russians, under cover of ar
tillery fire, forced their way across
the lota Lipa river south of Brze-f
zany, driving the Austro-Uerman
forces from the heights. The Rus
sian artillery then advanced and be
gan a bombardment of the camps, mil
itary establishments and suburbs of
the town. '
British troops yesterday morning
pushed forward from their new posi
ion near Karajakeui, on the west bank
of the Struma river, in Greek Mace
donia and captured a part of the vil
lage of Yenikeui, says an official state
ment issued by the British war ottice
today. The Bulgarians launched three
counter attacks and fighting for the
newly won position still is in pro
gress. ' Fighting in Dobrudja.
Petrograd, Oct. 4. Via London.)
Russian troops are continuing their
offensive against the forces of the cen
tral powers and their allies in the Rou
manian province of Dobruja, says the
Russian official statement, issued to
day. Russian gunboats on the River
Danube have bombarded the left flank
of the Bulgarian army near Rachova,
which lies about fourteen miles south
of Tchernavoda. The text of the
statement says:
"Dobrudja: Russian gunboats bom
barded the left flank of the Bulgarian
army near Kachova, which is beyond
Tchernavoda, on the Danube.
"Our offensive in the region of Ra
chova, Tzopadin and Trcveli con
tinues.
Germans Lose Town in Somme.
London, Oct. 4. The war office an
nounced today that the town of Eu
court L'Abbaye, on the Somme front,
for possession of which heavy fighting
has been in progress for several days,
is now entirely in the hands of the
British.
French Take German Post,
Paris. Oct. 4. A stronirlv fortified
line of German defenses between Mor-
val and the St. Pierre Vaast wood on
the Somme front has been captured by
tne rreijcn, tne war ottice announced
today, i'wo hundred prisoners were
taken.
Failure of Decatur
Bank Costs-State
Nearly $80,000
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 4. The amount
to be drawn from the slate guaranty
fund to pay depositors in the defunct
Farmers Slate bank of Decatur, Ncb
is $79,051.81, according to figures
given out today by Deputy Attorney
General Barrett. The order was made
by Judge Day in the district court of
Burt coimty. The bank was closed
last May.
Route of the Historical
Parade Today. ,
Rtnrt Sixteenth and Cumlnv. Main on
KlitWDtli to loiiirU, fwt on DoukIm
to Eleventh, miatu on Kleventh to Far
nam. went on Farnam to Twentieth,
no ut h on Twentieth to Harney, eaat on
Harney to sixteenth, aouth on HUteenth
to llowuril, rant on Howard to four
teenth, north on fourteenth to Har
ney, ettftt on Harney to Teath, north
an Tenth to Dodge, went on Dodite to
Mtteentli, jiorth on Fifteenth and dl
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS OF OMAHA TODAY The
President and Mrs. Wilson come to participate in the celebra
tion of the Semi-Centennial of Nebraska's Statehood under
auspices of the Celebration Committee. . ,
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HUGHES I OMAHA '
UPON OCTOBER 16
Head of Speakers' Bureau Re
ceives Message Giving
Itinerary in State,
THREE DAYS SPENT HERE
The following message was re
ceived by Jesse V. Craig at Lincoln
yesterday setting forth the itinerary
for the president when he comes to
Nebraska next week.
"Proposed itinerary for Governor
Hughes provides for his arrival at
Falls, City on Saturday, October 14
in the forenoon. He will be at Beat
rice at noon, at Fairbury at 2:30, at
York at 4:45, at Lincoln at 6;4S.
"He will spend Sunday in Lincoln,
leaving Monday morning at 7:30 for
Hastings, arriving at Hastings at 10
o'clock. He will arrive at Grand
Island at noon, at Columbus at 2:30,
at Fremont at 4 o'clock, and reach
Omaha at 5:45, leaving Omaha at 1
a. m October 17." .
The message was signed bv Ralph
B. Cole, director of National Republi
can speakers' bureau at New York.
Fight Upon German '"
Chancellor Takes
, Tangible Form
Berlin. Oct. 3. (Via London, Oct.
4.) The campaign against Chancel
lor Von Bethmann-Hollweg is daily
assuming a more tangible form. A
circular demanding retirement of the
chancellor has been sent by a vocifer
ous group' of his opponents to such
members of the Reichstag as are con
sidered open to their arguments.
Attacks are made on the chancel
lor's attempts to reach an agreement
with England, his hrst attitude to
ward Belgian neutrality and his poli
cy in the submarine issue. The only
name of international prominence
among the signers is that of Ernst
Haeckel and the circular is regarded
as symptomatic rather than serious.
Another factor which is disturbing
the political situation is a breach of
the political truce proclaimed at the
outset of the war which has been
made by the Saxon socialists.
Meanwhile the chancellor and the
Reichstag leaders continue to discuss
the points at issue' behind closed
I'oors on an even more confidential
basis than before.
Boy Bandits Rob
Six Chicago Saloons
Chicago, Oct. 4. Two bands of
youthful automobile bandits, one of
them having a boy in knee trousers
as a member, held up six saloons
within an hour early today. Sims
ranging from $10 to $25 were taken
in each robbery.
The boy, armed with a revolver,
was usually the first of the band to
burst into the saloons. He was di
rected to "cover" the occupants while
his companions robbed them. In one
instance a saloon keeper yelled f..-
help and the bandits kicked him into
unconsciousness.
Police believe the robbers are mem
bers of an organized gang which has
been holding up saloons and restau
rants in different sections of the city
for the last week.
RAILROADS MUST
RETURN ALL GARS
Railway . Commission Hakes
Order Covering : Freight ,
, Equipment in State.
BURLINGTON HARDEST HIT
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.) :
Lincoln, Oct. 4. (Special Tele
gram.) All railroads entering Omaha
will be required to return all freight
cars used by them "within s reason
able time," according to an order of
the State Railway commission made
today on application of the western
demurrage bureau. The Union Pa
cific, Great Western, Missouri Pacific,
Illinois Central and Wabash have
grain terminals of their own or an
exchange agreement which enables
them to get satisfactory exchange of
cars, but the Burlington, which ships
large rfuantities of grain, has no ade
quate terminal elevator and complains
tha it has a hard time getting its own
cars for use by its own patrons, the
other roads getting them and holding
them for the movement of, their own
grain.
Beeman's Name Off Ballot.
The death of Frank E. Beeman of
Kearney, who was a candidate for the
district judgeship of the Twelfth judi
cial district, has brought s communi
cation to Secretary of State Pool,
which he has referred to the attorney
general's office.
The inquiry was whether the name
of a deceased candidate should be
placed upon the judicial ballot and
the attorney general has decided that
the name of a candidate nominated
at the primary who has since died
should not appear on the ballot.
Drys Want Wilson
To State Position
' On Liquor Question
Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 4. Greatly en
couraged over the prospects of a dry
victory in Nebraska this fall, the pro
hibition national campaigners today
closed their meetings within this state
at Wayne and left for Iowa and South
Dakota points'
About half of Nebraska is now dry
under local option regulations and
the campaigners have been told that
the other half probably will become
arid territory this fall.
President Wilson is coming to Ne
braska tomorrow and the 3rys are
hopeful, but not optimistic over the
prospects that he then will state his
position on prohibition. In the light
of his coming both J. Frank Hanly
and Ira Landrith, the national candi
dates, continued today to call atten
tion to the fact that he had failed to
reply to two telegrams 8611 from the
dry special train asking him how he
stood on prohibition.
His pressing duties and his official
dignity," Landrith said, "will not per
mit hi in to take notice of the two re
spectful telegrams, but he is neither
too busy nor too dignified to tell one
O'Lcary what he thinks of a man who
calls him a pro-British sympathizer."
A dry fight is on in South Dakota
and parts of two days will be spent
there. i
AK-SAR-I
XXII ENTERS THE
CITY J)F CIBOLA
Royal Monarch Comes Into
Chief City of His Kingdom
and Receives the Keys
From the Mayor.
TO TAKE HIS CROWN FRIDAY
Ceremony in Great' Regal
Splendor at Palace Before
Subjects at the Ball.
IS MOST KINDLY MONARCH
Amid a classical display of illuml
nation, accompanied by an education
al representation of noted scenes from '
Shakespearean drama. King Ak-Sar ,
Ben XXII arrived in the streets of
his chief city, Omaha, last night
shortly after 8 o'clock.
Out of the north came the benevo
lent king, entering the gates of the
great city, shedding a veritable Niag
ara of variegated radiance from a long
line of vehicles electrically lighted,
like a thousand oriental dawns ,
crammed into one and flashed forth
like a bolt from the zenithl
Long had" the expectant multitude
of loyal subjects from all parts of the
realm blackened the streets for miles
and miles, waiting in patient wonder
for the IVst rocket of radiance shot
into the northern sky, heralding his
coming over the horizon.
Here Cornea the King.
"He comesl The king comes!" the
shout went up from those whd detect
ed the first signs in the distance, and
then the multitude oi subjects pressed
closer and closer upon the steel cables
that held them from the donner of the
streets, and stood pn toes for the best
possible view of the regal magnifi
cence of the cortege.
It was as though a shower of stars
had alighted on the caravan and stuck.
It was as though the king were hold
ing the gorgeous procession of color
in a leash of sidereal fire
Bands Enliven Procession.
. Eighteen softly rolling vehicles con
stituted the nucleus of the cortege.
Eleven bands enlivened the proces
sion with music to delight his majestj
and to please his subjects, for King
Ak-Sar-Ben is a benevolent monarch,
a kindly ruler, who delights in the
pleasure of his subjects.
Seventeen beautiful Shakespearean
scenes worked,otit in living characters'
with rich scenery in the background,
were represented on seventeen floats
that glided throagh the streets as on
gently Tolling wrei of light.. Follow-;
ing this came- the float of the king
himself, who satin regal dignity as he
passed through the streets, smiling in
gracious majesty upon the loyal thou-
sands who paid him homage.
As if to clear the way for his maj
esty's regal procession a platoon of
sixteen mounted Vpolice, headed by
Chief Dunn of the municipality of
Omaha, rode at the head of the col
umn. It was unnecessary, for the loyal
legions had long since fallen back be
hind the steel cables, making room for
the great king who rules not with a
rod of iron, but with grace, benevo
lence and charity, and who is there
fore loved by all.
Followed then the twelve governors
of Ak-Sar-Ben, mounted on handsome
chargers, every governor wearing a
spotless white suit of serge.
A band followed with military
music lending a fiery quickstep to the
procession, ,and a snappy action that
sent the blood of loyalty bounding in
the veins of all who saw and listened.
At the gates of the city hall Mayor
Dahlman leaned far over the balcony
and placed the keys of the city into
the hands of the king, while the pro
cession passed on, out of sight, and
to the royal castle where the king is
to receive his crown formally on Fri
day evening.
Title Float.
Shakespeare himself in a plaster
bust led the parade in the title float.
Galloping off the prow of the float
was the winged horse, Pejasus, al
ways to be associated with poetic
insniration.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
were next with Falstaff, the famous
braggard, sitting at his ease beneath
an oak tree, drinking his flagon of
brew, and talking big, with the fa
mous antlers on his head, while the '
six merry wives tripped lightly around
and behind him.
All's Well That- Ends Well came
next with the king of France seated
on the throne. Two bronze lions
guarded the throne, one on either
side. The soldier, Bertram, the count,
of Rousillon, and the duke of Flor
ence, conspicuous in the drama, were
present.
King Richard the Third came next,
and as the mishapped king stumped
about the castle one could almost hear
him gnash his teeth in the frenzy
of his passions; or lick his lips with
anticipation as he watched the mur
derers quietly stealing up to the tow- .
er, bent upon murdering the two
princes imprisoned there in order that
the wicked Richard, their uncle, might
make himself king.
Two Dromios.
The Comedy of Errors followed.
Aegeon was foremost in the picture,
with the temple in the background.
Antipholus and the two Dromios were
seen in their characteristic poses.
Macbeth and his wicked wife came
next, with such vividness of expres-
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an automobile, some extra
office furniture and several
vacant lots.
He Sold ;
them all by the persistent
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