THE OMAHA RTJNTUY BR: OnTORKR 15, 1916.
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SIFTING STORIES
IS EDITOR'S WORK
Choosing1' Choicest of Details
to'Satisfy Human Curiosity '
t'k is Newspaper Art.
SURFEIT OF MEEE NEWS
By A. R. GROH.
. "Here's an item I'll give you to help
fill up the paper."
Every reporter hears something like
that frequently. It is founded on the
retaken belief that the hard job on
a newspaper is' to "fill up" the col
umn. 1 Whereas, the real job is to
"boil down" the news.
The average man vaguely imagines
that the reporters and editors meet in
the morning with anxious looks, won.
dering where they will be able to get
enough news to fill up the paper; that
the reporters then rush out on the
streets,.- seeking news Of accidents,
murders, meetings, persot.al items and
so on ; that gradually, by great effort,
the ; white pages are filled and finally
all breathe sighs ol telief when they
know that they won't have to issue
the paper with any blank columns.
' Can't Print All I' News.
The op.tsite of this is true. Every
great' newspaper receives much more
news than it can possibly print. When
Daniel Webster Jones brings in a
4,000-word Fourth of July oration
which he delivered at Squirrel Run, it
needs to be cut down to, say, three
lines. No doubt it was a good ora
tion, but you wouldn't c-re to read it,
and, therefore' if is not printed.
Editors are busy continually "boil
ing .down" he.nws so as to present
the most important and interesting in
the ;most concise fjrin. Superfluous
words and details are cut out. - The
word:- "begin'' is preferred to "com
mence," because it is shorter.
A continual -stream of telegraph
news from all over the world flows
into The Bee office, day and night, at
fast as two expert telegraph receivers
can pound it out on the typewriters.
Erom the country correspondents
come, letters and- telegrams. From
the staff "correspondents in Washing
ton, Lincoln, and Des Mojnes come
dispatches-. and letters.
Queries from All Over.
Telegraphed "queries" come from
speci' correspondents in other cities
offering' articles of Omaha interest,
but not "big" enough as general news
to - Be Handled over the Associated
Press wires. Such of thete "stories"
as he considers important the editor
wires for and..4hy come in- by- tele
graph within a few minutes even from
the farthest reaches of the continent.
These; arpome, of .the sources of
th news in a great paper like The
Bee. ,.. :
From all this you get full measure,
pressed down and shaken together of
the accurate news .of Omaha, of the
United States and of the uttermost
parts ofthe world. ; ,.L'.-:.
P4" ' Set the idea that a newspaper
doesn t want such news items a you
know. -;It "dpesj; decidedly, it. does.
ThatHs why a staff of capable, report
erf is maintained. ;. Tell 'hem all the
news you now, , 'phone it in, send it
far The. person V who knows things
' and. tells them is valued Jjy the news
paper and its staffs
,the point merely 'Is that the paper
doestl't seek the hews in order to "fi(
up;" but' in order to give its readers
the- service for. which they pay, to
present to them in concise and inter
esting form all the news of each day
Highwayman Fails to See
: ; Crisp Twenty-Dollar Bill
, A highwayman's failure to make I
thorough search of a wallet which
he, took at the point of a gun from
'Nels 'Norgren, 2407 South Eighteenth
street, Friday night, resulted in the
loss of $20 to the robber and the sav
ing of that amount by his victim.
Jorgren was accosted by the rob
ber at Twenty-fourth and Bancroft
streets and was covered with a gun
After he had taken his victim's purse
the robber backed away, his gun
pointed at Norgren's head, until he
reached the street corner. There he
broke and ran.
As soon as he thought it safe, Nor
gren took up the chase and before
he had gone far he spied his purse
Of $60 the bandit had taken $40, hav .
ing overlooked a crisp twenty-dollar
note.
The highwayman has not been apprehended.
NEW TEACHER OF ENGLISH
AT BELLEVUE.
Zeslie NCullom
Three years' rough and tumble po
litical ' campaigning hi Illinois, part
of which was during the bitter fac
tional fight of 1912, a close relation
ship with the late George Fitch, a po
sition on the faculty of the Michigan
Agricultural college, a law course in
the Illinois Wesleyan university, and
graduate work in English are a few of
the varied experiences of the life of
Leslie N. Cullom, cousin of the late
Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illi
nois and newly-elected professor of
English at Bellevue college, who re
turns once more to his old profes
sion of teaching English. . ,
Student Rule at
Bellevue College
Bellevue college will soon have stu
dent government. President Kerr has
submitted a tentative constitution and
by-laws, which the students approved
almost in entirety.
At a meeting of the men under
graduates, Walter L. Racely was elect
ed president of the self-government
board, Dean Fales, vice president;
Perry Johns, secretary; Cryl Picotte,
treasurer, and Ralph Martin, senior
member. The girl students have
Chosen no officers yet.
i. Students and faculty are very opti
mistic about the new system. s ..."
Will of Walter Moise
, .Is Filed for Probate
The will of the late Walter Moise
has been filed in probate court, the
bulk of the estate, the value of which
was estimated at $10,000. going to the
widow, Mrs. Minnie Moise. Two
brothers and two sisters are awarded
bequests of $5 each. - - -
Nieces of British . !
Leader in Omaha
For a Short Time
The MiSse's ,Phyllin"ahd Julia Haig,
with their mother, spent several hours
in Omaha between trains Friday, the
e-nt n( Mr mnr Mr. W C CUrl,-
jr. Their father was a brother of Sir
British forces in France. The party
landed in New York Sunday, coming
from St. Leonard on the Sea. They
spent a short time in Virginia visiting
relatives nd were en route to the
Haig ranch in northwestern Ne
braska. Asks for Most of Hubby's
Property as Alimony
Asserting that her husband earns a
salary of $75 a month and has prop
erty worth $6,000, Ettie Kibbey Smith
asks alimony to the extent of $5,000
in a petition for divorce filed with the
clerk of the district court. She
charges non-support. Her husband,
George William Smith, lives in Kear
ney, while Mrs. Smith is a resident
of Omaha. They have been married
twenty-five years.
Fay Warrick seeks a divorce from
Claire Warrick on grounds of non
support. Ray Morrow is named defendant
in a petition for divorce filed by Mar
garet Morrow, non-support being
charged.
Ada B. James seeks a divorce from
Ducks and Chickens in Yard at
Hospital Cause of Real Hot Dispute
Improvement Club Insists They
Are a Nuisance and Dr. Con
nell is Sure that They
I Are Not.
PUT UP TO CITY COUNCIL
The ducks and chickens in the back
yard of St. Joseph's hospital are the
innocent .ause of a tempest that rages
between the Southeast Imprcvement
club and Dr. Con'nell, health officer.
Some ime ago the club in the
course of its deliberationt directed
its power against the ducks and
chickens. A letter was sent to Dr.
Cor.nell, asserting that the birds
caused an annoying odor to be borne
on the wings of the wind to the si
dences in the neighborhood.
Dr. vCo. nell thereupon sent inspec
tors out, and even made two trips to
inspect the alleged malodorous birds
himself. Following these trips he
wrote a letter to the clu j. stating that
he found the ducks and chickens clean
and sanitary. - s '
"Any nuisance "ha is there, he
.wrote, forcefully through not gram
matically, "if they get any redress,
will certainly not be through the
health department while 1 am at the
head of it."
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i ne ire oi mc ciuo was tiuuacu uj .
l,!o 'Vtit Hirr " and a 1ttpr was writ- '
ten to the city commissioners. In
this letter the club demands that the
condition of th: auck pen be im
proved before lht return of hot
weather, at the same time protesting
its high reg-rd for the hospital as an
institution for doing good.
"We question seriously the effi
ciency of an officer that would make
such a st. tenant and feel that your
honorable body should investigate it,"
siy's the letter to the city commissioners.
Frank L. James on grounds of deser
tion. John Jacobs is named defendant in
a petition for divorce filed by Fran
ces A. Jacobs. Cruelty is charged.
Mary Danck seeks a divorce from
Thomas Danek on grounds of cruel
ty. They were married in Moravia,
Austro-Himgary.
First Car of New Corn
Crop Sells for Eighty Cents
The first car, of corn the Wlft crop
has arrived, consigned to the Holm
quist Elevator company, and was pur
chased by the Crowell Elevator com
pany. This car graded No. 4 yellow,
contained 18 per cent of moisture, and
sold at 80 cents.
To Darken Hair
'Apply Sage Tea
A few applications of Saga Tea and
- Sulphur brings back its vigor,
- color, gloss and youthfulness. i
. Common garden sage brewed into
a heavy tea with sulphur added, will
turn gray, streaked and faded hair
beautifully dark and luxuriant Just a
few applications will prove a revela
tion if -your hair is fading, streaked
or gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and
Sulphur recipe at home, though, is
troublesome. An easiar' way is to
get a 50-cent bottle of Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound at any drug
store all ready tor use. this is the
old time recipe improved by the ad
dition of other ingredients.
While wispy, gray, faded hair is not
inful, we all desire to retain our
vouthful appearance and attractive
ness. Bv darkening vour hair with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
no one can tell, because it does it so
naturally, so evenly. You just damp
en a sponge or soft brush with it
and draw this through your hair, tak
ing one small strand at a time; by
morning all gray hairs have disap
peared, and, after another applica
tion or two, your hair becomes beau
tifully dark, glossy, soft and luxur
iant. This preparation is a delightful
toilet requisite and is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention of
aisease. Auveriisemeni.
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' Announcing the Opening
of the
McCaffrey Motor Co.
, John Deere Building Annex,
N. E. Corner 10th and Howard.
Ford Sales and Service
Exclusively
Chassis .
Road-ter
.$3?5 Coune-W '.$515 t
$345 Town Car $595
. Touring Car $360 Sedan $645
1
REO-4 Cylinder
c
$875
F. 0. B. Laming, Mich.
Don't Jump at Conclusions
Since it's your own money that is being invested in an auto
mobile don't spend it with so much haste. f 5
Consider the specifications pertaining to size and d'mensions.
Compare the Reo with any other four-cylinder car on the market
and then consider the price. . i j ;
. It might be well also to remember that the repair bill on, Reo
cars is virtually nothing. ..-.;.". i . .:' - ,
Satisfy yourself by asking men who are driving Reo models.
Important Specifications:
REO 4-CYLINDER
WHEEL BASE IIS lach.
MOTOR V,xV M.
TIRES 344 India.
raar. Nan-aktd ra Mar.
PRICE S7S I. o. b. Lanitaif ,
front an 4
REO 6-CYLINDER
WHEEL BASE IM Incfcaa. ' '
MOTOR S 9-lS tacha., '
TIRES S44Vt ndia front aa4 '
raar. Nonkll mar.
rRlCE at,IB0 I. a. k.
JONES-OPPER CO.,
Omaha, Nebraska."
Distributers Eastern and Northara Nebraska
and Wasters Iowa. .
A. H. JONES,
Hastings, Nebraska.
Distributors Southtrn and Western Nebraska
and Nertkwestern Kansas.
Exhibition of
Cadillac Enclosed Cars
The new type 55 Cadillac en
closed cars are. here.
You are , cordially invited to
come and inspect them.
We want all who are interested
in motor cars to see these new
Cadillac winter models.
We believe there are no finer,
more . luxurious . ,or more hand
somely equipped enclosed cars on
the market for the season.
They radiate Cadillac character
and refinement in every line they
are the product of high ideals and
rare ability they are Cadillacs.
Cadillac Company of Omaha
CEO.P.REIM,Preidn
206 O 64- Fsrnom Street Pho" Douglas 4225
$100
.00
FOR YOU
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One Hundred Dollars Cash
Given By RAYMOND'S,
to the Writer of a Letter
YOUR SUBJECT:
Our Question: What are the qualities,
characteristics and traits that go tp make up
the Salesman you prefer to wait upon you
when you have an order to place for. Furni
ture or House Furnishings? What knowledge '
should he possess to be of the greatest use to .
his customer and his house? ;
Any information this Announcement does
not make clear, we will be glad to have you
call at the store and make such inquiry as
you wish from any salesman or any member
of our organization. -
Why We Offer You This $100.00
"The Buyer Is the Salesman' $ Teacher" '
You know how a salesman should wait upon
you. to be of real service to you iiv the selection of '
your purchases. It is our determination to have and
maintain a Belling department that is abe to render
such a service and help to our customers that will be
of real value to them. v . ; ' ,
Raymond's have no place for a salesman on
its floors who is merely there to separate its cus
tomers from their money. , This store appreciates
that its success rests in its ability to place in its.or
ganization only such salesmen as know the furniture
business and who are men of character, and that you
may safely use their judgment as a safeguard in
making your purchases and as a real assistance
that. in leaving your order with, him a completed
knowledge of the article you buy has been imparted
to yoi and that you know as much about jit the day
'of your purchase as you will after you have had it
in your home for years. ! r V' - '' ; v f '
OUR ATTITUDE:
it is a universally recognized fact that Merchandising
Establishment" that have frown treat nave dona so I
through the means of an Efficient Selling Organization
more than from any dther one cause.
The Raymond Store is a young organization, but
since the first day of its "Open Doors" early in the pres
ent year its purpose has been fixed to perfect a Furni
ture and House Furnishing Establlshment-nowhere
short of as good a etore as the middle west affords, and
just the kind of Store the people want as nearly as human
possibilities and our limitations will allow. To this end
we want your Ideas. ' ' , ' '
THE LETTER:
Beginning November 1, mail your, letter to us. This
affords you two weeks' time for its preparation. Write
it in your own way, following your own outline Just the
qualifications a salesman Who secures your order should
or miist possess. The clearness and brevity of your letter
will add to its value, and this feature will be duly con
sidered along with its other points of merit. Everybody
Everywhere may enter this contest
A committee of highly competent and disinterested
judges, men well known in Omaha, will analyze and pass
upon every letter written and received. Letters will be
opened November 15, at which time all letters must be
at hand. Two weeks will be granted the judges for their
verdict. The $100 cash will be handed to the author of
the letter which in their judgment has most clearly and '
briefly set out the requirements of the Customer from the
Salesman.
Your letter must be signed and address given. The
letter judged as the Best will be published in autographic
form, as well as any other received that may be selected
for that purpose, j ;. r ,
THE JUDGES:
Each of the gentlemen whose names appear below
have agreed to serve in the capacity of judge in deter
mining the value of every letter received and to agree
finally upon the merit of the One Letter that entitles the
author to the f 100 cash. ,
' THESE GENTLEMEN ARE i
MR. CHAS. L. SYKES, special representative Mutual
Benefit Life Ins. Co. and instructor in the Omaha Y. M. C.
A. course of salesmanship.
MR. CHAS. D. NOLEN, district manager Bureau of
Engraving and secretary Omaha "Ad" Club.
MR. S. S. CONKLIN of the World-Herald.
MR. KNESELY of the Daily News.
G. W. PRESTON of the Omaha Bee.
' ! . i ' , F. O. B. Datroit, Mich. I
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