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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24

New York.-The struggles Of men
and women of America to win the title
Of society leader of this country, which
iu Ghis connection Is New York, has
for years been as bitter and as earn
est AZ any of the intrigues OF the old
French court In the endeayor to be
acknowledged by the sO-Caled -Four
Hundred as the local head Of gay
functions, millions of dollars have
been spent plots and couuter-plots
Matched, and finally such sensational
nsIn resorted to as have made the
names OF Ward MCAllistcr and Harry
Iehr known. Each succeeding year
mas seen some new candidate enter
Che field for the coveted honor. and
each year has seen new exploits which
have fairly taken the breath away
from the great mass OF people who
look on and laugh or wonder
For a good many years now, ever
since the death of Mrs. Paran stevens,
I'm fact. Mrs William Astur has IN.
doubtedly been supreme. Lesser
Nights have shOne for a few seasons.
perhaps, but their brilliancy has been
only that Of the planets in the light
of the moon. Mrs. Aston has been in
reality the balance wheel which has
kept the social machine moving stead
lily, if at high speed OF all who have
held her position, she has undoubtedly
been the sancst
Had Many Advantages.
She came TO the position with I'M
Emitted wealth, with a stainless name
and ripe judgment Gracious. big
hearted, and OF warm sympathics, she
bas won the respect of the social
world over which she has ruled
through storm and stress for almost
half a century. Her life has been filed
With brilliant successes.
Before her marriage to the wealthy
William Aston she was Miss Caroline
Schermerborn. daughter of knickcr-
booker family which ruled In the old
days When Mrs, Astor made her
debut In New DIRK her father gave
a contingent ball the like of which
az that time had not been surpassed
Almost from the day OF hor mar.
Tiase she found herself obliged to
fight vigorously for her title OF social
leader The first contest came with
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24
TITLED AUTO DRIVER.

Once | had to be practically due
out of bog.
WAS once stuck for want OF
match for over three hours with my
burners out
The longest distance l have had tC
walk for petrol was in France
miles.
Have three times had passenger
fall off a racing car, moving at fair
speed. without being killed.
Once had horse and cart on tee
of me.
In the Paris-Vienna race ran int
a tree at 20 miles an hour
Once had my head mashed in by .
starting handle.
Have twice run away compulsory
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24
Harry lehr Is Very Different.

OF all recent men, the one who the
most closely resembles this former
leader is Harry Lehr, although he has
neither the intellect nor the social
standing of the former. He has been
called the clown Of society, ard been
laughed to scorn in the papers, but
however that may be, he is evidently
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24

has long been urged by historic ano
patriotic societies, and has Just been
made possible by gift of s. 1000 to-
ward the fund for that purpose by
Colonel Dayenports granddaughters
Naomi and Catherine Davenport of
this city.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24
Epiieptic Chautfeurs.

Investigation Of two automobile &C
cideuts in which the drivers came
70 grief on straight road by sudden
y turning their machines off tie
road into ditch showed tha. bo4h
men We're subjects Of epilensg
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24

pleasing to society and occupe, a
unique position.
Where McAllister made ais replta
ton as skilful organizer, Lehr has
made his mark as . freak entertainer
BY birth he is a German, the son If a
German consul, who went 10 falti
more and died. leaving his son pani.
less. BY occupation he IS a Cham
payne agent. His accomplishment
are many: he sings we'll enough 70
amuse a small audience, he dalces
We'll; he leads cotillons successfully
and he is a good story teller H. Is
always willing to make a fool Of Aim
self, if only it will raise a roar OF
laughter He chooses designs fo' and
mrelligently critlcises women's gowns
and he is social diplomat
Nh Lehr has done many eccentric
things which have won him notoriety
1t was he who introduced the monkey
dinner and carried it to a triumphant
conclusions He was ringmastcr ar
Mrs. 0elrich's circus. and introduced
punching bags at the paylions at
Bailey's beach. Newport He was the
first to take a parrot out automobilhg.
and the first to do a great many other
unusual things However. he was for
some reason indorsei 10y Mrs. A5or
and from that day has been a fixture,
Who Shall Now Be LEADER
Among other men who nave in a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24

Ma William Waldorf Aston and IL.
salted In teud which IS history
Then came the scandal In connection
witt her eldest daughters husband, j..
Coleman Drayton. resulting IN ii.
,sorce But the Waldorf Astors sided
with Mr. Drayton In the dispute and
va another contest was started. IA
which as in the first Mrs William Is
ta vas The victor II vas the bitter
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24
FARLEY TO BE A CARDINAL
Runor Current Of High Honor for
New York Archbi shop.

New York.-Rumors have been cur.
rent in Catholic circles that the selec.
ton OF Archbishop Farley for car.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24
MANY REQUISITES FOR THE POSITION
Mr., William Aston Had Natural ADVANTAGES but Mrs. Paan Stevens
Ruled Solely Through the Force Of Her WiI-Ward
McAli.er and Harry Lehr Each Have Had Un-
disputed Sway-Look for New Queen.

ness resulting from this that sent
William Waldorf Aston to England,
whore he has remained ever since.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24

Nnest plrer gave the Y3-1
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24

Row Mrs Stevens Ruled Soc iety
seldom Is the force the irres.s'h.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24
CLUB NOTES,

CANNON FALLS, MINN.-Preparatio lions are
in progress for popular entertainment in con-
nection with the Cannon Falls Industrial Fair
and Harvest Festival, to be held Oct. IL
and -. 'rME E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Miss Gertrude Phelps has returned to Chicago.
Charles r. SHIRLEY is home from hunting
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Ougheltree have returned
from the east and are at the Waver1y.
Maurice Adelsheim left last evening for Cam
bridge to enter on Eis sophomore year at Har-
ward. - 3. 3 So. =.
Miss l.. B. Wasserzieher is visiting her aunt,
Mrs., Ruttger. near Brainerd, Mimi. for a
month.
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Kinsell. nee Rams
dell are at home in the Louisville apartments,
S25 Nelson avenue. st. Paul.
David H. Gibson of Helena, Mont, is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs: Anthony A. Kane of
Oakland avenue. for few weeks.
Minneapolis people at New York hotels are as
follows: Astor s F. Crooks; Br1adway Central
E. Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. stilwell and Miss Grace
Stilwell Of Park avenue. have returned from
Lake Mnnetonka where they have been spend
ing the summer.
Mrs. S. j. Craft and daughter of Bellingham
Wash, were in the city few days last week
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Garfield, 3OA
| East Forty eighth street.
Miss Aimee Fisher has returned home after a
years absence in the east. Miss Fisher was
graduated from Vassar college in June and since
then she has been visiting friends and relatives
George Van Strum of the Waldorf will not at
tend the university this year but Is in Seattle
Wash, residing at the Phi Gamma Delta lodge
He will his studies at Harvard next
year.
Mrs. Rose D. Rittman, high vice chief ranger
| OF the Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters, left
| last evening for Milwaukee to attend the con
vention which opens tomorrow. A number Of
delegates from Minnesota accompanied Mrs. Ritz
man.
The Nabob Dancing club will give its frs
dance of the season Tuesday evening, Oct. 2. ii
Masonic Temple. The club members are: Ed
ward P. Coveny. Paul J. Jennings. James P
Coleman: Edward 4. Kelly, Earl a. Vincent,
| James Cannon. VIM. II. Gaskell +. ALDER
| Cannon, VIM. f. Coskran. Dan NJ Williams F
E. Rochester. J. N. Mcdonald, Hugh ]. Hen
nessey VIM. H. Coleman. Henry A. Walker
Clark, D. A. Rand. Leo F. 0Donnell. Roy X
| Scarborough.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

The wedding of Miss Ruth E. Hol-
way and Howard Higgins of London,
Can, will take place Wednesday, Oct.
3, at the home of the bride 8 parents.
university in June, and she is mem
Der Of the Delta Gamma sorority. Mr.
Higgins is graduate. of McGill uni
versity, and is Theta Delta Chi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

*AMEs, IoWA-The fourth, annual conference
of the United Brothers for the western half of
Iowa closed today with strong lecture by
Eva Shanty of Chicago, on The Curse Of the
Liquor Traffic and Attending Evils.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24
LEFT TOOLS BEHIND THEM
Safecrackers Ran in Fright from Job
at Wales NJ D.

WALES, N. D.-safe robbers narrowly missed
making big haul in an attempt to blow the
safe Of the local bank. They drilled holes in
the door of the safe and attached cups for the
nitroglycerin when they must have been fright
ened away. They left the safe all ready to be
on the floor Had they succeeded in getting
into the safe they would have secured SILL 900
in cash.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

Mr. and Mrs. Edward N Saunders Of
St. Paul have announced the engage
ment of their daughter Caroline, to AL
bert w. Lindeke, also Of St. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24
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Charles Cranston Bovey gave hand
somely appointed luncheon today at
the Minneapolis club for James Archi-
bald Ross. Mr.. Ross has only recently
removed from Toledo, Ohio, to Mime
apolis, and tomorrow he will marry
Miss Anne Bovey. Fred Averill Of
Toledo, who is to be Mr.. Ross best
man, arrived in time to be one Of the
eighteen guests at the luncheon. A
basket of vivid red roses yelled with
asparagus ferns was in the center Of
the round table, and roses and plans
banked the corners of the room.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

, Probably ten of the thousands,s!of 8
people who read the want ads today @
would be able, ready and eager to o
D buy that house of yours And, most @
D. likely, not one Of these ten people 8
will ever know you have anything 8
to sell unless you advertise. O
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

The annual reception to the new stu,
dents of the university will be given
Saturday evening in the armory. Pres
ident Northrop will be assisted in re-
ceiving by the deans Of the different
mittee from the university Y. M. C. A.
and Y. w. G. A. and the Woman Is
league will serve refreshments,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

Mrs. and Mrs. Harry Proctor of St.
Paul announce the engagement of their
daughter Edith, to P. J. Underwood Of
Minneapolis. The wedding has been
set for Oct. "a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunn of Fort
Smith, Ark, are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Satterlee of
Fourth street Sc. Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hayes enter
tanned very informally for Mr.. and
Mrs Dunn at their home in Prospect
Park
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

Mrs. M. J. Scanlon will entertain in
formally at bridge Wednesday after
noon at her home on Groveland ave-
nue..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24

Mrs. I. w. Waterman of Lynda1e
avenue S entertained at dinner Satur-
day evening for Mrs. Oscar D. Duncan
Mrs. Duncan and her little son are
spending month with Mrs. Waterman
on their way from Texas to New York
to join Mr.. Duncan. Pink asters and
pink tapers furnished the table decora-
tions and covers were placed for ten.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24
Miss Irma Raymond and Willia1

Miss Irma Raymond and William
Breitenstein were married Saturday
evening at their future home. The
parlors was decorated with asters and
foliage. Gustav Zeigler was best man
and Mrs. G. Ziegler was her sister g
matron Of honor. The service was
read by Rev. Mr.. Cans and later a we'd
ding supper was served. There were
seventyfve guests. Fred Lauer gave
number of musical selections and an
orchestra also PLAYED.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
Club Calendar.

TUESDAY
Ladies' SHAKESPEARE club, Mrs. D. W.
Parsons, 619 East Twenty-sixth street,
afternoon.
Liberal Union of Minnesota Women,
All Souls Universalist church, l0:45
am.
Cosmopolitan Study club, Mrs. E. H.
Scofeld, l713 Dupont avenue n, after
noon.
Rectors' Aid society of Holy Trinity
church, Mrs. F. Holmes, 929 University
avenue, afternoon.
Woman's Organization of Plymouth
church, church parlors, 3. pm.
Social Circle Of Westminster church,
Mines. Ezra Farnworth and Josiah
Thompson, 1414 Mount Curve avenue,
I $3.50 pm.
Study club of Prospect park, Mrs. N.
S. Head, 81 Olin avenue Sc, $3.50 pm.
Cassiopeia Needlework guild Mrs. F..
A. Rogers, 1908 Third avenue s, all
Asbury Deaconess' Aid society, Dea-
coness home, l400 Ninth street S, $3.50
pm.
Minneapolis Improvement league,
park board rooms at the courthouse,
pm.
Lucy Hayes w. G. T. u, Mrs. w. M.
Lawrence, 1922 Clinton avenue, pm.
| CLUB NOTES.
Cassiopeia Needlework guild will have its last
meeting before the annual collection tomorrow
| with Mrs F. A. Rogers. 360S Third avenue s.
| The affair will be an all-day gathering.
| The fall rally Of the Social circle of West
| minister church will be held tomorrow Mines
| Ezra Farnsworth and Josiah Thompson will be
hostesses and the gathering will be at the
home Of Mrs. Farnsworth. 1414 Mount Curve
| avenue
The annual meeting of Westminster Kinder
garten and industrial society will be held in tn,
church parlors Wednesday afternoon Miss Eliza
beth Taylor of Bethel settlement will speak ant
Miss Williams will sing. :''.
The fall rally of the Womens Presby terial
societies Of home and foreign missions will b.
held in Riverside chapel Thursday, all day
Mrs. C. P. Moves. synodcal president Of hom
missions. will speak in the morning and In tn
afternoon Mrs. Cochrane Of Persia will talk OF
her work in the foreign field. .--.s.
CANNON FALLS, MINN.-Preparation s ar
in progress for popular entertainment in con
nection with the Cannon Falls Industrial Fai
, and Harvest Festival, to be held Oct. 1
Il and IS.
*AMEs, IoWA.-The fourth annual conference
of the United Brothers for the western half o
Iowa closed today with strong lecture b.
Eva Shanty of Chicago, on The Curse Of til
) Liquor Traffic and Attending Evils. =
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-16
Personal NOTES.

Mr. Rockefeller threatens to write his
Impressions OF France. His impressions of
America would make friskier reading
p. e. Clark just selected to a place on
the Interstate Commerce commission, be-
gan life as a brakeman, freight and pas
senger conductor.
Custom requires that European kings
shall kiss each other copiously when they
meet. Sovereign American citizens, II they
had to do that, might feel like throwing
up their job.
The theatrical man who circulated postals
bearing the photograph of an infant, with
the query, who owns the baby?" has been
answered. The mother of the child admits
the fact and demands $4,000.
The Susan B. Anthony Memorial associa-
ton has started an active campaign to
raise $4,000 for an Anthony memorial
building for women students at the Uni
versity OF Rochester, in the home city OF
Miss Anthony.
Lord Charles Beresford is a staunch tee
totaler Il am now 50 years old" he said
recently, and since 1 have entirely given
up wine. spirits and beer l find 1 can do
as much work. physically and mentally, as
could do when l was 30, IL not more.
am always well, always CHEEKY. laugh
at the downs Of life equally with the ups,
and always feel ht and in condition. II
only some of the young men would try
going without liquor fer three months ]
do not believe they would think liquor at
all necessary again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-16
4 rRfrnfPH on PrRLrcIrY.

There could hardly be a more strik-
ing illustration Of the potency Of pub
licity than the Yindication Of Captain
Dreyfus. In spite Of the prevalent
passion and prejudice which HIS cum
ming prosecutors aroused against him,
the original crime of his conviction on
a diabolically false charge could never
have been contaminated IL his trial
had been conducted in the full light
OF publicity. The elaborate forgeries
on which the conspirators depended
for evidence would have been promptly
and ANONYMOUSLY exposed. But the
original trial, IL such a cold-blooded
conspiracy to destroy can be called a
trial. was a secret proceeding by a
military tribunal constituted by the
conspirators, and neither the accused
nor his attorneys we're permitted so
much as to see the forged documents
on which the judges acted. After the
infamous judgment was thus procured,
every detail OF the case against the
victim was sought TO be buried in the
most profound secrecy and in the
keeping of the very men who, high in
power, had contrived the outrage.
Even in this day liberty and life are
not safe in any nation in which pub
liclty can be thus suppressed.
The single chance of saving the vic
tim of this conspicuous outrage rested
in exposure, and that chance under the
circumstances was a most remote one,
for the assumption of guilt was well
nigh universal and interviewer with
the bitterest prejudices famed by pow
erful hostile interests. The tremen-
dous arraignment in Zola's IT accuse"
letter in the public press, in which he
boldly charged home to the perpetra-
tors the main facts of their crime
against Dreyfus, raised an issue in the
conscience and intelligence of France
which had to be tried in the open and
which could not be settled till the
whole truth became known, no matter
how high mob spirit might run for a
time. From that moment publicity
steadily gained. until every nook and
corner of the elaborate conspiracy was
exposed to public view. in spite OF
every effort to keep it dark. and then
public opinion at last asserted itself ir.
resistibly for Justice.
1t, is fashionable in some quarters tc
sheer at trial by newspaper" but IN
the light of the history of this memor.
able case the process appears well in
comparison with regular authority pro
ceeding in star chamber. and to be in
fact the sole method by which justice
4 and truth could be established.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-16
HOME MADE ARMoR Plate.


The awarding of contracts FOR 5000
tons of armor plate by the navy de-
partment for two new battleships at
the lowest price yet paid by the gov
eminent indicates it's policy of break
ing down dependence on foreign manu-
facturers of warship armor, even
though for time that policy did in
volve dependence upon combined
American manufacturers.
When during the Cleveland admin
istration Secretary Whitney undertook
to build modern battleships he was
confronted by the fact that there was
in the United States no plant that could
supply the plates necessary to arm
them, and was compelled to buy them
abroad at a cost of over $500 per ton,
or postpone indefinitely the construc-
ton of the new navy which was so in
dispensable a few years later in the
war with Spain. At the same time the
government gave assurances to home
steel manufacturers the effect of which
vas that within few years two plants
we're established at which as good
armoI plates as the foreign-made ones
were secured at first at $3.50 a ton
and with these the splendid new navy
has been armed. But though the price
fell TO $500, it was held there arbi
trariiy by combination of the two
4 plants for several years after 1t should
have been reduced and in spite of the
efforts of the government
But last year third company, tine
Midvale, entered into competition with
the Carnegie and Bethlehem concerns
and now its bid of s345 has broker
! the grip of the combination and fixed
the price which the government will
pay for arming the battleships Michi
gan and South Carolina. Even at tina
price there remains a broad margin
of profit for the manufacturer, and 4
is confidently expected that next yea
the price win be still lower and tina
under competition it will soon be re
duced to $500, the limit which tn,
government sought to establish som,
years ago.
The fact remains. however. tina
even the highest prices that have beef
paid to the home armor plants hav,
been lower than the lowest prices pal,
when the government was dependen
on the British and German plants
while we have at the same time tn
manifold Incidental benefits to gu
own workmen and producers OF ma
terials, with absolute independence o
foreign supply.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-16
oMAHA,s GREArEsr WANT.

OMAH ma y bhbdIbSI hANIs
There never was a time in the his
tory of Omaha when 1t made such sub
stantial progress as it has within the
past two years. Within that period 1t
has erected half a dozen colossal grain
elevators and scores of great jobbing
houses and retail stores, besides many
hundreds of handsome residences and
dwellings. Within that period it has
materially enlarged its trade territory
through the extension of its railway
facilities and incidentally broken all
records with its clearing house and
banking exhibits. But there is still
yet much to do for the men of Omaha
If their ambition to pass the 100000
population landmark is to be fulfilled
by the time the next census is taken.
Omaha's greatest want is steady en-
ployment at good wages for working
men and working women, and these
can only be obtained by an enlarge
ment of its manufacturing facilities.
In other words, Omaha's greatest want
is more mills and factories that will
convert the natural products OF this
section of the country into finished
products. Omaha wants more -four
ing and cereal mills, tanneries and
wooden mills. that will convert the
hides aud pelts of animals slaughtered
in our packing houses into leather and
wooden fabrics. The establishment Of
more shoe and leather goods factories
would afford steady employment to a
small army of skilled mechanics and
wage workers.
The projected Union Pacific car
shops, designed to give employment to
several hundred mechanics. will
in the very near future demonstrate
whether tramway cars and modern
vehicles of every description cannot
also be fabricated in Omaha in compe-
tition with localities east or south OF
the Missouri river.
u goes without saying that Omaha
cannot make any great progress as a
anufacturing center until cheaper
power and cheaper fuel can be placed
at the disposal of the manufacturers
That problem is up for solution and
sho' l above all things receive serious
consideration at the hands of the mer
actively engaged in the upbuilding Of
Omaha. The time is now propitious
The, demand for cheaper power and
cheaper fuel is imperative and no time
should be lost in devising the ways
and means for supplying Omaha witt
cheaper fuel and power.