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THE OTVIAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 28 1919.
Advance Peep Into 'The pen" Reveals the
Wonder Beauties of Gorgeous Electric
Floats for ; of - King Ak-Sar-Ben
Eighteen Magnifiicent Productions Prepared by Master Workmen of Illustrious
Monarch Will Fittingly Honor Royal Character of the Potentate's Silver An
' niversa'ry Theme Taken From Famous Love Stories of Mythology, History
. :aad Fiction "Adam and Eve" Title of .tticFirst Float ivv,;:;;; ;, ,v-:'
, I Eighteen beautiful electrlctl floats
hare ben completed at the Ak5ar
Ben Den, North Twentieth itreet,
and are ready to' be pasted in re
view before the admiring multitude
which will gather Wednesday eve
ning along the route. "
"Famous Love Stories", offered a
prolific theme to be worked out this
year by Gus Renze and his staff of
artists. The subjects of the floats
have been selected from mythology,
history and fiction, and it will be
difficult to decide which float will be
the best. Each float has an appeal
f its own, and all will be picturized
in the manner that has gained fame
for the Ak-Sar-Ben electrical pa
geants. Few Allowed to "Peep."
A few who have been permitted
to peep within the Den and view
the floats have agrfced that this
season's theme has been worked out
in a way that surpasses all previous
efforts, this being due in part to
the pronunciamento of the Ak-Sar-Ben
board of governors to produce
something that would be fitting for
the celebration of the silver anniver
aary of the order. ' ' .
The title float is decorated with
hearts pierced by Cupid's darts, and
there are doves, and other sugges
tions of love's young dream. 'All
the World Loves a Lover," are the
words which appear on this float.
Following the title float will be
"The First Love Story," showing
Adam and Eve in the Garden of
Eden. , In the garden will be shown
a replica of the serpent that tempted
Adam in the long. ago. An apple
tree will be a significant part of the
scene. This float will be a revela
tion, according to Ak,-Sar-Ben offi
tials. ; 'i ' . ' '
. Route of Parade. . x
At the stroke of 8, Wednesday
nigrht, Gus Renze will give the sig
nal to start , from Sixteenth and
Cuming streets, and -the following
route will be traversed: '
. South on Sixteenth to Douglas;
east on Douglas to ,Tenth; south on
Tenth to Farntm; west on .Farnam
to Nineteenth; south on Nineteenth
to Harney; east on Harney to Six
teenth; south on Sixteenth to How
ard; east on -Howard to Fourteenth;
north on Fourteen the to Dpuglas;
west on Douglas to Fifteenth; north
on Fifteenth to Capitol 'avenue and
disband. , -
The electrical floats this year will
be attended by 616 men, more than
'200 'of whom will appear in cos
tumes, others serving as musicians,
torch bearers, and horsemen. -
eajlv) 10,000 electric lamps were
RseoVLproducing the light effects
tise
on ,ttae"&
-4AH. the
Who
are
So appear
on the floats will hold a costume re
hearsal at the den this afternoon: ,
Description of Floats,
Descriptions of the floats follow:
v The Tide Float
1. Title Float Famous' love sto
ries, "AIL the world loves a loyer."
2. Adam and Eve Story of the
father and mother of the human
race from the account of the crea
tion in Genesis. " '
& Pygmalion and Galatea A
Greek legend in which Pygmalion,
a sculptor and king of Cyprus, fell
in love with an ivory statue which
he had made, and which, at his rer
quest, was given life by Venus.
3. Helen of TroyParis, the,
shepherd, was given the privilege of
judging the fairest amongst the
three goddesses, Hera, Athene and
Aphrodite. To influence his . de
cision, Hera offered him power,
Athene martial glory, and Aphro
dite the most beautiful of women.
He awarded the golden apple to
Anhrn!iti whn in turn assisted him
in carrying off Helen, the beautiful
wife of Menelaus. The abduction of
Helen gave rise to the Irojan war.
S. Venus and Adonis In Jreek
mythology, Adonis was a youth, a
model of beauty, and beloved of
Venus. Acceding to the entreaties
of Venus, Jupiter , agreed ; that he
should pass half the year in the cold
and snow, and half the year amongst
the flower.x
Story of Daphnis.
A DantinU and Chloe Daohnis
was the son of Mercury and a Sicil
ian nvmnh Hrf Vihtained his name
from beingr'found, when an infant,
by Sicilian shepherds, lying among
the bay-trees or daphnes. The god
Pan became his insructor, and
taueht him to play upoiMhe pipes
and to sing: His love of music was
inspired by the Muses, and he was
tui, ivsivi vn"i - - - j r
Diana frequently chose, him for her
companion in hunting, ana ne usea
to play for her upon his pipe when
rrnv rtiirnd from the chase. He
js said'to have been the inventor of
classical , poetry. Daphnis became
attached to the Naiad Chloe, who
bound him by an oath to be faithful
to her under penalty of losing his
ciorVit Vnr snm time h Went his
oath, but he finally broke the vow
fCrs.it tli a enlA svf n take a atu4 t-ri A
the oenaltv bv becominsr blind. One
authority states that the Naiad
transformed him into a rock, while
Theocritus asserts that he refused to
he comforted after he had neriured
himself and pined to death.
Antony and Cleopatra Mark An-
frtnu a Pnman crpneral anil triumvir
e - -
was completely bewitched by the
charms of Cleopatra, the last queen
of Egypt. On her account he di
vorced his wife, Octavia. Octavi
anus declared war against her, and
the fleet of Antony and Cleopatra
was defeated at the battle of Ac
tium. Cleopatra fled to Egypt and
was followed by Antony. Aftef the
death of Antony, who killed him
self on hearing a false report of her
death, Cleopatra caused herself to
be bitten by a poisonous asp, in or
der to avoid being exhibited In
Rome at the triumph of Octavianus.
V Legend, of France.
. 8. Abelard W Htoise Abejard
wa a French' scholar of the 12th
century, and Joved .Heloise, an ab
bess and niece of Fulbert the Canon
of Nortre Dame. After their secret
marriage, ' Fulbert was so enraged
that HeloUe'was forced to take the
veil,' and Abelard became a monk.
Their tomb in the celebrated ceme
tery of Pere LaChaise in Paris, has
become the beloved shrin,e of all
happy or, unhappy lovers, who keep
it eternally beautiful with their
floral tributes., . ,
9. Lancelot Aand Guinevere
Guinevere, the wife of King Ar
thur, in Tennyson's "Idylls of the
King," loves Lancelot, one of the
most famous knights of the Round
Table. For this guilty love Guine
vere is cpndemned to die at the
stake, but is saved by Lancelot
10. John' Smith and Pocahontas
Pocahontas was an Indian girl cele
brated in the colonial period of his
tory; she Was the daughter of Chief
Powhatan, and when John Smith
was brought a Captive before her
father she aved his . life by inter
posing her body, between him and
the war clubs of jiia executioners.
11. Courtship of Myles Standish
The incidents of the-courtship of
Mjrles Standish form the theme of
Longfellow's poem. ,v-.. Myles Stand
ish is so timid that 'he asks his
friend. John Alden. to reauest Pris
cilla, a daughter of one of the Pil
,grim fathers, for. her. hand in mar
riage. John Alden accedes to his
request, though loving Priscilla
himself. Priscilla, in turn loving
John Alden, makes her famous re
ply, "Speak for yourself,, John."
Shakespeare's Famous Tragedy.
12. Ronieo and Juliet The hero
and heroine of Shakespeare's trag
edy. The story is of the love and
tragic death of the two impassioned
lovers,' Juliet being the daughter of
Capulet, and Romeo, the heir of the
hostile family of Montague,
13. Napoleon and Josephine-
Josephine de Beauharnais became
the wife of Napoleon in 1796 and
was crowned empress in 1804. Na
poleon divorced her" in 1809 in order
to marry Maria Louisa of Austria,
thus bringing about a closer alli
ance with the Papal states. Jose
phine retired, in grief to Malmsfison,
but it is always conjectured that Na
poleon really loved Josephine, and
that his later marriage was made
Merry Clown
at Carnival
The merry clown whose antics
amuse all who attend the carnival.
merely ;to bring about this political
supremacy. .. .-.
14. Madame Butterfly-A story
from the. opera of Puccini. Lieu
tenant Piukertorf, an officer in the
United States navy, loves and wins
a Japanese maiden, despite the wrath
and indignation of her family. Their
tie - f t . . i
iue is one oi layiuc Deautv ana nao-
piness until he. sails away from her
and their baby. Madame Butterfly
ends her tragic lite by the Japanese
custom of "Hari-Kan."
From Longfellow Poem.
15. Skeleton in Armor From a
poem of Longfellow. A Norse vik
ing came to the shore of Normandy
and loved the daughter of the king.
The king scoffed at such presump
tion, and thereupon the viking stole
the daughter of the king, who gave
chase to the viking but was out
classed in combat at sea.
16. Lalla Rookh From a poem
by Thomas Moore. Lalla Rookh,
an East Indian princess, is betroth
ed by her father to Aliris, the sul
tan of Bucharia, whom she has
never seen. .On her journey to meet
her betrothed, Aliris, disguised as a
young poet, wins her heart and re
veals himself only when she is led
into his presence as a bride, j
17. Hiawatha and Minnehaha
From a poem of Longfeliow. Hia-
The Eton Bonding & Surety Company
is a home institution organized in Nebras-
ka and owned by Nebrqs
It is somewhat on this account, with Jhe added argument y
thatswe are sound, clean and creditable, that we ask the t;
bond, surety and casualty business of our Nebraska people
We- do not for a moment ask that any local soliciting agent be passed up ,or
his friendship ignored. We realize the worth of these men and the value, of. 'their
good will, and we would not disturb this condition. , All we'ask is that you tell your -friend,
the agent, to route his business to the LION; arid .you will, by this means, not
only favor a Home, Company, but yoU will secure prompt and efficient service for
yourself and for your friend. , ' ' 7 '
Perhaps you do not knowjthe size of our institution, or what it means to Ne-?
braska. , Let us give you a few suggestive facts: : ' ( , , -5
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Our payroll here in Omaha runt around $150,000.00
, each year? ':oT'J'-ii'v; -,-Z:r
Our use of the mails costs lis $15,000.00 each year;
,We are very heavy customers of express, telephone and
; " telegraph companies; t.y:
Our bills for printing and stationery run better than
V $25,000XK)r , v . v " "
We have purchased in Omaha and are carrying Liberty
1 Bonds with an aggregate value of one quarter of a
million dollar; ' ' 'JV '
We have nearly, a half million in Firt Mortgage Farm
Loans.-" :-:" . '.v!';: '
r v Arid, best of all, ve are growing and have a future, and we therefore ask, in
this Ak-Sar-Ben number of The Bee, for the thoughtful consideration of every man
who is interested in the welfare of -Nebraska and its institutions.
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Phons Douglas 7060.
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By E. R. GURNEY, President.
watha, a personage of miraculous
birth, known amongst the tribes of
North American Indians.. He is
sent amongst the Indians to teach
them the arts of Pace. He loves
Minnehaha, ', Laughing-Water, the
daughter of the old, arrow-maker. .
18. His majesty, King Ak-Sar?
Ben XXVv-The ruler of Quivera.
Exhibits Plane Which V
Will Rise Vertically
New York. Sent. 27. .The mnAA
' of an aeroplane which will rise ver-
ticajiy, is eing exhibited at ' the
rooms of.ythe Aeronautical - society
here by W. J. 'Beach, an Inventor,
The fundamental " principle of
Mi Bench's invention is that it is
lifted straight up. from the ground
by .means of revolving aerofoils ro
tated from theit otiter periphery.
Horizontal and TOntritllrlinal craKi'l.
ity are assured by revolving ailerons
anu il.uiutcia. ,
; Because of the revolutionary ef
fect such a plane would have on the
irplane market, the exhibit is at
tracting more than passing atten-
tion- - ; . V
Copperheads Invade City
Oarksburar. VV: Va.. Sent 27
Copperhead snakes have invaded,
this city. ' One snake was killed in
a music store, where it lay in front
of a talking machine that was play
ing. Another was killed on a side
walk of one of the main streets.. -
Farm Organization ;
Will Solvere of L,
1 ' Says Rich Banker
San Francisco, Sept 27. Organ
ize the farmers of the country and a
solution, of the high coat of living
will have been found. v -
Thus soliloquizes J. M. Hender
son, jr., president ot tne Associated
Dairymen of California and presi
rlontHont nf the Fort Sutter Na
tional bank of Sacramento.
"All you have to do to reduce the
high cost of living is give old H. C.
of L. a chance." saya Henderson. He
adds: . .. l.
"The high cost of living problem
urill cnlir. it.wlf mnii as the farm
er, nf h rmintrv nrcanize. Co-od-
eration is the needed thing. W must
put farming on ine same louna u
naneial and industrial basis as manu
facturing and retailing. Then we
wtllolve the cost ot living ana aiso
.rttv. . Vi hngnrui mirstlan.-, for
when our farmers are better organ-
farm hands as the Japanese do.
Hair Tonic Kills Barbers
Weston, W. Va., Sept 27-Drink-ing
of hair topic is being discour
aged here. Two barbers have al
ready died from the effects of par
taking oj the liquid.
Caissonlike Tool Chest
Holds Many Supplies
War created many ingenious de
vices, developed in the time of stress
to aid thj fighting men on the battle
field, but "capable of adaptation to
the needs of peaceful industrial
armies. One of these is a mobile
tool chest. It resembles a field ar
tillery caisson, in which are packed
implements and supplies in'great va
riety and quantity, and is recom
mended for building contractors,
lumbermen, road builders, and oth
ers who require a compact, easily
tnnwrt tnrtl Mrrir Amnnff til 1ti-
cies packed in the box are snovtis
of different sizes, axes, picks, mat
tocks, mallets, sledge hammers,
pliers, wrenches, extra handles for
axes and picks, ropes, pulleys and
wire, besides many others. . , i
Bee,. Want Ads Produce Results.
The 32-Vplt Electrical Supply House
. Welcomes Ak-Sdr-Beri Visitors.
; Inspect Our Line of Home Necessities.
Lalley-Wilson Lighting Fixtures
Amco Commercial and Residential Fixtures
Mola Washers Bee Cleaners
Hot Point Appliances
Serving Investors for 38 Years
without the loss of a dollar to any client is our record of handlins
FARM MORTGAGES
on productive Nebraska farms. We net our inveltorav
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interest, payable Jemi-annually, and .attend to collections free of
charge. We make these loans only after a most thorough personal
inspection and have, through years of conservative and careful,
study of farm conditions in this section, acquired a knowledge that
we know will be of value to the investor. ' "
i We would be pleased to submit applications and our complete
inspection report in other amounts in which you may be interested.
KL0KE INVESTMENT COMPANY
Phone Doug. 1150.
845 Omaha Nat'l Bank Bldg., Omaha.
A Full Line -of Accesories and Supplies
v for City and Country Homes.
Lalley -Wilson Electric Company
1307 Farnam St.
Telephones Tyler 1491-1492. Omaha, Neb.
E. D. BEACH. President ' T P. F. ZIMMER, Sec'yTreas,
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v INCORPORATED JANUARY. 1899
Nebraska National
Insurance Company
FIRE, TORNADO AND HAIL INSURANCE
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NEW ADDRESS, 1817 DOUGLAS STREET, SECOND FLOOR
PHONE TYLER 2621
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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Old Line Legal Reserve Company.
Incorporated January 4th, 1899,, 21st year hav
ing an annual premium income of nearly one-half
million dollars and greater than any other Nebraska
Company, nd four hundred fifty local agents in
Nebraska. Has moved its home office from Lin
coln to Omaha, occupying the entire second floor
of the Finance Building, 1817 ttouglas Street. In
connection with the Liberty Fire Insurance Com
pany, of which R F. Zimmeris president This is
one of the biggest financial institutions of Nebraska
to move to Omaha this year While the Nebraska Na
tional has done big things jn a financial way in
Lincoln, its officers recognize the fact that Omaha
is the Financial Center of the Missouri Valley and
the coming city of the" West.-. Therefore (before '
branching out into other states which it intends
doing after January 1st) it moved its entire office,
including all of its managing officers and employees,
to Omaha. This company, after having had 21 years
of successful business,; is entitled to the support of
Omaha business men and property owners, in plac
ing their Fire Insurance in this home company.
Every policy is protected by Liberty Bonds deposited
with the Nebraska State Insurance Department equal
to ten times the amount of insurance carried on any
one risk. The company collects the Nebraska Inspec
tion Bureau's Advisory Estimate Efates and the policy
vhblders' share in the profits of the company at the
expiration of the policy. Twenty per cent return
premium is being returned to all policyholders at
expiration. E. D. Beach, State Fire Marshal, is
President. P. F. Zimmer, ' Secretary and Manager.
'We invite you to call at our office, 1817 Douglas
Street, and get acquainted." ? "
Benson & Myers Go.
Nebraska
Farm
Mortgages
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The one security that has stood .
the test of time, unaffected by;
wars, strikes or panics. V
Net the Investor 6 and Always Worth
100c on the Dollar
See us when you have surplus
funds for investment.
424 Omaha National Bank Building
Phone Douglas 746
P. F. ZIMMER, President
. GEO. J. ADAMS, Vice Preeideot
R. J. WACHTER, Secretary
T. F. HORTON. Au t Secy.
THE .
Liberty Fire
insurance
Compa
ny
Pbom Tyler 2621. V 1817 DougUt Stre.t.
OMAHA, NEB.
Old Line Stock Company. Authorized
capital and surplus $1,500,000.00; Every
Policy protected by $100,000.00 of Liberty
Bonds deposited with the Nebraska State In
surance Department. 1
' Writes every known kind of Fire and
Tornado Insurance on town and farm prop
erty, including automobiles;
' Collects the Nebraska Inspection Bu
reau's advisory estimate rates and after 7
dividend is paid to stockholders the policy-,
holders participate in the profits of the com
pany at the expiration of the policy.
Remember it costs no more to insure
your property in the JLiberty Fire than in any
other responsible company and you share in
the profits. -
P. F. Zimmer, President and Manager,
27 years 'in the Insurance business. Home
Office, 1817 Douglas Street, Omaha. Losses
paid in cash as soon as proofs are made.
Write, phone or cal agents.' When in Omaha
make our office your headquarters. Agents
wanted in open territory.