Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-26
For Thirteenth Time Ak.Sar.Ben
Throws Open Gates to Populace.
GROUNDS ARE BLAZE OF LIGHT
Thousands of Inoandescents Shed
Flood of Brilliancy on Scene.
SAMSON PRESSES GOLD BUTTON
Portals Thrown Open TO waiting
ThrOns at O'Clock and Attend
ance shows Marked In
crease at Night.

val gates opened.
Tuesday night oetoberl at1to parade.
Wednesday night. october ., electric
pageant.
Thursday afternoon. October 4, women's
| float parade
Friday night, october T. coronation ball.
Saturday night, october 5. carnival closes.
| Wednesday, Omaha Bee day.
Thursday World-Herald day.
| Friday, Omaha News day.
Saturday. chldren's day.
Monday, South Omaha day.
Tuesday, Iowa day.
| "Wednesday, Douglas county day.
Thursday, Lincoln day.
! Friday, Nebraska day.
Saturday. Council Blurs day.
Attractions ON Kings Highway.
Slide for Life-3 p. m. and s p. m.
High Dive-4:30 p. m. and $50 D. m.
| The Bagdad show. which is not free, will
| occur at $3.50, s;15 and $3.50 p. m.
In the blaze OF thousands of incandes-
cent lamps the crowds of sightseers cele-
brated the first evening on the Kings
/ Highway. The multitudes last night far
eclipsed in number the afternoon crowd,
and when Mile. LaBlanche swung off into
| space from the corner of the Brandels
building and slid down the wire to the
corner of Eighteenth and Douglas che
looked down upon sea OF upturned faces
Most Of the shows on the highway were
running full blast and they were all pa
tronized.
The music of the band, the cries of the
! spielers and the shouts of hundreds of
confetti throwers mingled In an announce
ment that the festivities proclaimed by
King Aksar-Ben were on. full blast.
Samson Opens Gates.
At O'Clock Wednesday afternoon Sam
son. lord high chamberlain, pressed the
golden button which set in motion the
wheels of the great ten-day fall festival
of King Ak-Sar-Ben XIII. Dimmick's
band panoplied in grandeur on top OF the
splendid arch to. the carnival grounds at
( Seventeenth and Douglas streets, struck up
a triumphant tune. The ticket sellers and
| the men who preside over the turnstiles
began to get busy. The crowds began TO
enter the grounds. The- spielers at the
shows and the big voiced men at the vari-
GUS concessions began to fill the air with
their shouting The rumble OF the carnival
arose and the great machine was started
The day was designated Omaha Bee day."
The big space enclosed by the fence is
J jammed full of shows The canvas theaters
arise on every hand and some of them are
bigger tents than have ever appeared on
the grounds before. II is fact that so
strong a line OF attractions has not been
seen at any previous carnival
Some Booths Not Occupied.
Some of the concessioners have not vet
occupied their booths and a few OF tbs
amusement attractions have not yet been
put in place, but in general the carnival
presents an extremely lively appearance
considering 1t is Just getting started. The
Ice cream cone men, the hamburger sand
wich men. the home lunch people. the
novelty candy people are there The tribe
of spielers is making itself heard in char
acteristic manner. The merry y-go-round has
steam up, the Ferris wheel is ready IN
turn In short the whole great city of
pleasure is ready and waiting for the
CROWDS whose voices and laughter are the
| only things lacking to mako the Joy COM
plete.
Wednesday morning a great cable was
/ stretched from the very top of tho north
west corner of the Brandeis building down
to great post sunk deep in the ground
OF Eighteenth and Douglas streets This
is the cable along which Mile. La blanche.
the fearless French woman will make her
slide for life twice daily. A grooved wheel
fits on this cable and Mile La blanche
hangs from the grooved wheel by her teeth
while she flies through the air Mile. La
Blanche came direct from New York "a
Omaha especially for this act. She win
return to her home in Paris following the
carnival.
The tower is also ready for the high
dive to be made twice daily by Charles
A: Bigney champion high diver OF the
world
Outside the big carnival grounds the
usual groups OF tents and booths are
gathered and at various places along the
city streets stands have been set up, while
on n9arly every corner the novelty seller
holds forth in impassioned strains to the
wondering crowds
Ak-sar-Ben COIors FIg.
The Ak-sar-Ben- coiors are much In
evidence in the ways of bunting. flags
hanging across the street. belts about the
waists OF patriotic women. bands about
the hats of ditto young men and in as
many other forms as the imaginations
Of people can devise. The windows OF the
stores are gaily decorated. The demand
for red. green and yellow coiored in
eandescent light globes has been such as
to tax the market The glorles wrought
by means Of these will be evident when
they are lighted.
Now the crowds are 70 come Already
they were in evidence at the local pas
senger stations wednesday Everybody
gets special rates this year by order OF
the legislature. namely. the 2-cent fare.
which makes II as cheap to come 70
Omaha as the old time one and one-third
rate. And It is not necessary to buy a
round trip sSket either.