Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-05
GALLANT BACHELORS THESE!
How the Gay Old Boys of Stuart, Eeb., Are
Fighting a Woman Editor
SHE FIGHTS BACK QUITE VIGOROUSLY
Mrs. ROse Hudspeth Tells Her Troubles
In an Eastern Paper-vaude-
vile shows as n Matri-
mOnIaI Deterrent.

Mrs. Rose Hudspeth, editor and publisher
OF the Stuart Ledger, briefly tells her trou-
bles In the New York Sunday World, iIlu-
minated with her portrait and a drawing
OF vaudeville show and a collection Of
gay old boys in the front row, AS preface
10 Mrs. Hudspeth's story the World says
Out in Stuart, Neb., there is a feminine
Brann. in the person of Miss Rose Hubs
peth. editor and proprietor of a weekly pa
per called the Ledger. Stuart IL a little
place, but according 10 Miss Hudspeth II
needs reforming and she has been welding
the muck rake in thorough way The cit
liens Of Stuart do not Hike this and have
been trying to get rid OF Miss Hudspeth.
but they don't want to kill her All they
wish Is that she would get married Which
some people there think is about as bad
But Miss Hudspeth will not get married
She refuses 10 take better half until she
has reformed Stuart. and her principal
method just now IL TO demand that the en-
tile population gets married Itself. Then,
perhaps, she will
The remarkable thing about Stuart is its
great proportion of single men. The
butcher, the baker the candlestick-maker
every big man in the place is a bachelor
Bachelors, Of course. go in for species Of
enjoyment that married man would not
think OF. Dissipation in Stuart takes the
form OF drinking and going to vaudeville
entertainments which stop of there.
Against these Miss Hudspeth has had a
great deal TO say. and the population has
risen In It's might and tried to stop her
But she won't be stopped. The bachelors
of the town have even gone TO the extreme
of starting opposition paper In the hope
that 1t would drive Miss Hudspeth out Of
town, But she goes on forever, in spite Of
the fact that she finds II hard work to
keep her paper in existence with its divided
patronage.
Letter and Answer.
Miss Hudspeth has the courage Of her
convictions. OF that there is no doubt In
a recent issue of the Ledger the manager
OF one OF the vaudeville companies that mad
been in town complained Of her criticism
Of the performance. She published his let
ter In full and answered it as we'll. Here
is the letter. and the reply follows:
Orchard Nebr. 4-23 1906-Rose Hubs
peth Stuart Nebr.: I see a c1ppy of YOUR
pSRes ana the Griminel slaRaer which you
you to conterdect that statement this week
IN your poper with a Public apalagy you
Will md that IN you do not I Will Push this
matter to fun extent OF the law and viii
have Post Master general take Il up at
once. don't over look this Matter as / will
for this article as all M company are Lady
and Gentlemen and can prove same In ali
towns you out to be shame Of yourself
Here is the answer:
Brother Franklyns I hasten to make
apology, first TO the public, then to myself,
ana then TO those who do not attend
Ing to the low plane of lighting the devil
with his own fire. part of the Stuart
public has become so used 10 strong Lam
kuage, cheap jokes and vulgar hits OF
low comedians, that the editor who truth
fully reviews a Stuart performance, even
In mild way, is apt to violate the postal
laws regarding decency as ell as offend
the better element OF readers. But should
this be the case. in reylewing your per-
costs of a 'law suit, piartyrlllks, IN order
20 keep away such plays from the town
I'm the future
class OF playgoers and readers can
only understand thing appealing to the
faculties that have been trained to in
situations.
. we frankly admit that the writeup was
not high class; that II did. here and there
appear to coarse minds to be trihe In
delicate. But IL was suited to that part
OF the public which gives copious ap-
plause to company OF low comedians
whose vile suggestions ought to send every
young couple out Of the house blushing.
l do not wish TO iniure any one person.
ally. l wish TO shut out plays from Stuart
that are perverting church members and
utterly demoralizing the minds OF this
We would advise you to save your $500
10 buy new streamers and wells for your
comedians, who fit from town 10 towr
like a litter OF gay-winged snake feeders
over the waters of stagnant ponds KeeI
your troupe by chasing after newspaper re
porters, and you will score successes II
towns pining for Egyptians and Brothei
Karasses.
Mrs. Hudspeth's story.
This has been going on for some time
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