THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 10, 1919.
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XING AK MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS
ON EXPOSITION
Cost of Undertaking Estimated
at More Than Million Dol
larsTo Be Biggest in
Country.
Plans for the big permanent Ak-oar-Ren
exposition which will be
located on the old state fair grounds
at Sixty-foyrth and Center strees
and are rapidly taking shape. This
will be the new home of Ak-Sar-Een,
when completed will be the big
gest aflair of its kind in the
country.
, The cost of this immense under
taking has been estimated at
$1,0(10.000. but according to J. D.
"Dad" Weaver, Ak-Sar-Ben secre
tary, the cost in the end will greatly
exceed this figure. Up to the pres
ent time over $250,000 has been
subscribed.
The Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition Co.,
recently bought 130 acres extend
ing from Center street to Elmwood
park and from Sixty-fourth street
to the Northwestern railroad tracks.
This was divided into two parts,
consisting of a race track and expo
sition, grounds, and work has been
in progress for the last two months.
The half forgotten race course
of ttie Omaha Driving park,
located in the north half of the
tract, was resurrected from its bed
of weeds and has been put into first
class shape, a concrete grandstand
.capable of accommodating 2,500
people is now under construction.
On the southern half of the
grounds permanent concrete build
ings will be erected. Work on them
will str.rt in about 30 days. The
auditorium, to seat 500 people will be
the first to be built.
It is planned to hold all of the
Ak-Sar-Ben carnivals on the new
grounds in the future. The carni
val will not be held there this year
however, because of the lack of
transportation facilities. Plans are
are being projected by the street
car company for the extension of
the Leavenworth street line to the
new grounds, where it will terminate
in a large loop main entrance.
Besides the annual carnival, many
other all-round-year attractions are
to hold forth at the Ak-Sar-Ben
grounds. Horse racing meets,
which have not been held in Omaha
for the last couple of years because
of the lack of facilities, will be
scheduled as an anual occurrence
either -in the summer or doing the
fall activities.
"Missionary of the World"
Hears "Call of the Wild"
Aged Council Bluffs Poet Longs to Return to the Black
Hills, Not to Die, but to Answer Divine Call and
Write a Poem.
Enormous Wheat Crop.
Denver, Colo., Aug. 9. It is
estimated that the wheat crop of
Colorado will approximate 20,000,
000 bushels and will be worth $40
000,000. For the first time in the
history of Colorado, wheat will be
the leading crop for 1919.
Footsore, weary and penniless,
but his spirit unshaken, G. O. San
born, 65-year-old poet, erstwhile
Black Hills prospector, self-styled
"missionary of the world," yesterday
declared his heart again yearned for
the "Call of the Wild."
The aged and practically unknown
poet, now living in Council Bluffs,
says he wants to go back to the
Black Hills not to die, but to an
swer a Divine call to write a poem
that will awake the world to its
duty to God and mankind.
"Twenty-three years ago I had
my first vision," he stated, "a vision
in which ' the angels of the Lord
appeared before me. I was told
that my mission in life was to go
to the Lord s people. 1 was told
to walk on the Lord's great high
way to write and speak only of
Him, and I am here."
Two Visions Come.
The aged pioneer is the grandson
of an Englishman who migrated
from Britain with the earliest of
the colonists. His father' was :'.
Vermont horse trader.
Twice visions came to him. The
first occurred 23 years ago on a
hillside near West Union, Minn.
"I was working as a gardener," he
said. "To me this was a great re
sponsibility. I had an ambition to
make sure that my work was per
fectly done because of the responsi
bility vested in me.
"Suddenly in the cool of the eve
ning as I was looking over the
garden to see if anything was
wrong a voice spoke at my right
shoulder. It said1 "Watch and see
that the fire doesn't get in there.
I looked quickly but could see no
fire. Every thing was green.
Ignores Tempter's Appeal.
"Then I became dizzy. So I
walked out of the garden dimlv con
scious that I was moving. I con
tinued until I came to a hillside
overlooking a valley. There was a
tent near and I went inside to rest.
As I sat down a stylish-appearing
man in the form of a 'man of the
world.' appeared before me. He
said 'Sit clown and take your rest.
The fire can't get you now.' So I
sat down. But I despised him.
"Then suddenly everything be
came bright. An angel of the Lord
appeared before me. and raised het
arm towards the valley below. I
looked and lo, there was a great
army of people standing in four
columns, stretching back for miles.
"Those are God's people.' the
angel said. 'Go to them.' And I
knew then that I had an especial
task to perform in this world. I
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Sees Second Vision.
"Three years later I had another
vision. But I didn't understand it.
It warned me that some trouble
was about to happen something
that I couldn't understand. The
trouble may have happened, but I
don't know."
For years Mr. Sanborn has been
going about the country telling his
story and selling his poems printed
mi, small leaffets at 5 cents apiece
in order to get money to return to
his favored land. He has visited
Omaha three time since March,
1917.
His preseift address is 800 Main
street, Council Bluffs, a., but he
prefers that his friends write him
care general delivery, he says, as lie
does not know how long he'll
remain at his Main street home.
Famous Rainbow Band to
Play Concert in Omaha
Omaha will have as its guests at
Rourke park next Monday evening,
the 168th Infantry band of the fa
mous Rainbcw division. This veter
an band of forty pieces which has
been touring its home state of Iowa
for the last two months has met
with the warmest of receptions
wherever it has appeared. It is
bringing home to those who hear
it the music of trench and battle
field. Aside from being a great band
ranking with the very best in the
land it has the distinction of having
been a part of a regiment whose
losses on the battlefield exceeded
that of any other regiment in the
American army in the world war.
Leaving Des Moines two years
ago 3,700, strong, this regiment could
only muster 1,300 in its last review
three months ago. Its losses on the
battlefield were almost 800 and its
total casualties exceeded 75 per cent
of its strength.
While in action the members of
all regimental bands in the Ameri
can army act as stretcher bearers,
and to this rule the members of
this band were no exception. Ex
posed to all the dangers of battle
bandmen they blush when called
heroes carried their wounded and
dying comrade's off the battlefield,
and they did not come through un
scathed. Several were gassed, oth
ers were wounded, but with the ex
ception of one who lost a leg over
there, all are able to march and
plav in the parade.
Sergt. Lou F. Morgans, a former
resident of Omaha, but now of
Waterloo. Towa. is the director. The
"Blue Devil" quartette in its songs
of the trenches is one of the fea
tures of the program which re
quires two hours to render.
Chickens Die of Poison
Intended for Rodents
Greenfield, Ind., Aug. 9. Not a
rat dead, but 52 spring chickens,
four hens and a groundhog com
prised the casualty list when Mrs.
Maude Ellis went to investigate the
effects of the poison she had put
out the night oetore.
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MUCH NEBRASKA
HAY THIS FALL
Also May Ship Large Numbers
of Cattle to Western Part
of State for Grazing.
The long continued drouth that
has been pretty general over, the
range arera of Wyoming is going
to result in large numbers of cattle
from the state being sent to Nebras
ka for grazing. It is also going to
result in an enormous tonnage of
tame and wild hay being sent into
Wyoming from Nebraska.
Recently Charles S. Hill, com
missioner of immigration for
Wyoming started making a survey
of western Nebraska for the purpose
of ascertaining the condition of the
pasturage and the quantity of hav
j obtainable in the event it should be
I needed. Although but partially
j through with his work, Mr. Hill
has written S. B. Howard of the
Burlington land department relative
to some of his findings.
In his conclusions Mr. Hill states
that so far as he has been , ble to
find fal. and winter pasturaee in
the sandhill country of Nebraska
! and in the western counties for at
least 3.,000 head of cattle. He adds
that reports received up to July 20,
placed the hay at 10,000 tons that
could be purchased and sent into
Wyoming. Latter cuttings in his
opinion would be at least double this
tonnage.
The rates on pasturage have a
wide variance in price, but gener
ally where the land is low priced, it
runs around $1.25 to $1.50 a month
per head. However, some of the
land owner's offer to rent their
grazing land as low as $1 a head for
the balance ok the season. Others
put the price at 20 cents an -ere for
the season, regardless of the number
of animals grazed.
Alfalfa, hay is quoted at around
$20 a ton, f. o. b., while prices on
native hay range all the way from
$10, up to $20 a ton.
Yankee Survivor of
Foreign Legion Now
Has Sailing Orders
By ROBERT J. PREW,
International News Service Staff
Correspondent.
Paris, Aug. 9 Maj. Robert L.
Soubiran, one of the handful of
Americans who fought in the war
from start to finish, is just about to
return to the United States for de
mobilization. Stretched across his
breast are the ribbons of the Legion
or Honor, the Croix De Guerre with
two palms, the Distinguished Service
Cross and other decorations.
"Bob" Soubiran i? one of the few
survivors' of the Couple of hundred
Americans, who, fired, with enthusi
asm for the cause of France and
wanting, anyhow, to be in the big
fight, volunteered for service in the
famous Foreign Legion in August,
1914. After six weeks training in the
south of France they were rushed
into the line, having for their com
rades some of the world's bravest
and most desperate men.
Wherever the fighting was stiffest
the legion, counting their lives as
naught, were thrown into action.
Only by miracles did any of the
corps survive. Soubiran was one
of the few who bore charmed lives.
He escaped without a scratch until
the first Champagne offensive in
September, 1915, when amid the ap
palling slaughter of that luckless ad
venture he sustained only a slight
wound.
Immediately on his recovery, Sou
biran transferred to the French fly
ing corps, and later to the Lafayette
squadron, of which, with William K.
Thaw, Elliott Cowden, Norman
Prince, Bert Hall Kiffen Rockwell,
James Bach and James McConnell,
he was one of the pioneetf members.
Brevetted a pilot early in 1916, he
went with his squadron to the Ver
dun front and served there until the
final overthrow of the crown prince's
army.
Major Soubiran transferred to the
American army in January, 1918,
rapidly winning promotion. He took
part in the St. Mihiel and Argonne
offensives and was decorated for
distinguished services. Prior to re
ceiving sailing orders he was in
charge of the American aviation de
pot at Colomey-les-Belles,' south of
Nancy.
Omaha Teacher Who
Served With Red Cross
Abroad Returns Home
Jolt On the Jaw for
'Peeping Tom1 When
Woman Gills Hubby
New York, Aug. 9. Is a "Peeping
Tom" hot a "peeper" just because
he claims to be first deputy assist
ant to a baker? Edward G. Hag
gerty really doesn't care a whoop
about Tom's regular occupation. It
was his special preferred occupa
tion that interested Haggerty, and
he delivered a fine, healthy wallop,
a regular Dempsey blow, upon
Tom's jaw, just as a more or less
gentle hint that peeping at Mrs.
Haggerty was not popular with her
brawny spouse.
Arriving early in the morning at
their home on Saten Island, after a
day at a beach resort, Mr. and Mrs.
Haggerty decided upon a cold snack
before hopping into bed. , Mrs. Hag
gerty, who was in deshabille in the
kitchen pottering about the icebox,
suddenly let out a yell:
"Ned, a man's looking at me
through the window 1" she screamed.
Haggerty los.t no time. In two
seconds he' was bouncing out the
front door. In another 'two he was
bouncing his fist off a man's jaw.
The man had been hurrying toward
the street from the general direc
tion of the kitchen. Haggerty half
carried him into the house, then
telephoned the police.
"Jr'm a respectable baker,- deliver
ing rolls," said the man,' nursing
his jowl. "I'm no 'Peeping Tom.'
My name ain't Tom at all. It's
Charles Jurgensen."
Food Preservation
Through Prevention
Of Fire by Explosion
New York, Aug. 9.-;-Plans for or
ganization for the grain dnst explo
sion fire prevention work of the
United States Grain corporation, for
which an appropriation of $50,000
was made recently at the suggestion
of Julius H. Barnes. United States
wheat director, have been announced
at the corporation offices, 42 Broad
way. This campaign is being carried on
in co-operation with the Department
of Agriculture in Washington, with
David J. Price of the bureau of
chemistry in charge. Dr. Price is
the engineer in charge of the grain
dust explosion investigation carried
on by the Agricultural department.
He will have the assistance of Dr.
H. H. Brown, organic and physical
chemist, also of the bureau of chem
istry. In order to carry on the safety
first program for the grain trade,
the entire country has been divided
into four districts. These will be
the eastern, central, northwestern
and Pacific-
Giraffe Herd Marvels
of Gigantic Menagerie
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Goliath, the Tallest Giraffe in Captivity.
More than $100,000 worth of giraffes are soon to be seen here. The
long-necked marvels constitute the biggest and, in fact, only herd of
their kind ever exhibited. Numbering a total of eight, they represent
practically all the giraffes in taptivity. )
Unless the great brigade of elephants be taken as the exception, the
giraffes are the most remarkable exhibit of the scores of unusual sights
which comprise the mammoth menagerie of the Ringling Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. Three specially constructed cars
are required to transport these Afric rarities. In the giant menagerie
tent the giraffes are allowed to roam at will within the confines of an
immense corral. There the visitors may see them feeding from boxes
placed at the top of tall poles or "grazing" on the boughs of trees fixed
at varying heights.
If these giraffes could be placed in a column, one on top the other,
the topmost would be able to eat from off the roof of a ten-story build
ing They range in size from Goliath and Judy, whose ears almost brush
the tent top, to "baby" marvels scarcely ten feet high. This herd of
giraffes is illustrative of the bigness of the great, new circus that now
combines in one exhibitiornrH the finest features of the Ringling Brothers
and the Barnum & Bailey shows. "Bigness" is the dominating note.
This enormous circus is to exhibit here Friday, August 29, at Twentieth
and Paul streets.
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Miss Mary Macintosh, formerly a
teacher in the Central High school,
returned to Omaha yesterday af
ter and absence of two years in the
service of the Red Cross as a secre
tary. Miss Macintosh was first station
ed in New York City and after a
year's work there she was sent to
Paris and later stationed in a con
valescent home for enlisted men at
Rochefort, Morbihan, Brittany, near
St. Nizaire.
With nine other women, Miss
Macintosh made the return voyage
on a battleship, pressed into trans
port service. Her quarters were the
admiral's cabin.' Life aboard the
battleship was very gay, according
to Miss Macintosh. There was a
dance every night. With only 10
women among 1,000 men, the rivalry
was keen as to who would have the
pleasure of a woman for a partner.
"Often," said Miss Macintosh,
"there would be only 10 couples on
the floor and the men would climb
up on the guns and watch us dance.
It gave one the teeiing ot Deing on
an immense stage with the eyes of
so many on the few dancers who
were almost lost on the big floor."
Boy Swallows Camel.
Fairmont, W. Va., Aug. 2.
Puz. led by an ailment of 2-year-old
Esmond M. Brooks, surgeons oper
ated on the child's stomach and
found that he had swallowed a
wooden camel that was mounted on
a Noah's Ark toy. Tx dis
appeared last May
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