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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

self-imposed, Just as terrible, just as COM
plete, and a third condition represented by
the man who has helplessly drifted away
from all that Is pure and good from sheer
force Of circumstance.
1T is from these three types that the
Bowery mission is filled night after night;
It is from them that the famous bread
line takes its length.
you can't reach the soul when the body
is starving, you can't impress with doc
trines when the winter wind is sitting
through the clothes Of the wearer. That is
the reason for establishing the early morn
ing breakfast, at which every day at
a, m. more than 1000 men who have been
walking the streets get cup of hot cof-
fee and rolls.
THE hour is wisely chosen. 1t is only
the derelict who is tramping about at that
time. Those who have 25 cents, Is or 10
are in the lodging houses
During last winter the breakfast was
given TO a total of $4,000 homeless men
and boys, and up to date nearly 10000 Of
the homeless have been rested and re-
freshed by its means.
THE first of these breakfasts is given on
Thanksgiving morning and the last on
Easter Sunday morning OF the following
year They are given in the basement at
O5 Bowery, where the mission is located.
The door OF the mission opens where
the crowd Is the densest and at the OPP
posite end is the beautiful pipe organ that
stood In the Marquand chapel of Princeton
university. The number OF men who come
here to the services is in excess Of 10000
per annum.
Speaking OF that beautiful organ. One
morning the regular organist did not APP
a
unteer player. You never know who may
be in a crowd Of that kind. It is a medley Of
all sorts and conditions OF men.
Suddenly a young man shuiIied through
the ragged lines. lie took his place at the
organ and al the first note a strange silence
fell on the assembly. II is always still
in the mission, It is a stiffness that some
times Is more eloquent than any cry could
be-the stiffness Of despair, but this morn
ing the stiffness, II possible. was intensi-
fed.
THE man, weak, hungry, fainting, played
as II inspired. Later he became the regular
organist TO the mission and continued
there until his death, during which timt
his compositions have been published
and printed everywhere and many visitor
has come TO the platform allured by the
fame Of his music,
He had been tramping the streets iol
days. his little stock OF money exhausted
he had an equipment Of only a few words
OF English and was unable to get worl
or even a hearing Finally he asked
tramp TO tell him where he could get
crust Of bread and the tramp mentioned
the Bowery mission. miles away, and hi
feet were already sore and bleeding. bu
he came
How do / talk to these men? Neve
twice alike, perhaps. Each one invite
. to some special inspiration. There is Il
every one a chord which rightly strucl
will respond with a powerful note.
Sometimes I speak Of little child
sometimes OF a mother. sometimes OF am
, bition which has been drugged only. i
! the Bowery mission have talked 70 me
who have become presidents Of great cor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24


bert Larson, was explained when the
young woman returned as quietly as she
had previously departed and introduced to
her friends Edward Dickinson, 1906 Dobson
avenue, as her husband.
This fact occasioned the greater surprise
relates the Chicago Inter Ocean, when II
became established that Mrs Dickinson
had first met her husband two weeks ago,
at the time when she was completing her
preparations for her coming marriage to
Larson.
1t was real case Of love at first sight,
for when she met Dickinson the young girl
who had barely passed her 18th birthday
was so smitten that she forgot all about
her forthcoming nuptials with Larson and
turned to the new man as a flower turns
toward the sun.
Dickinson was evidently also in love up
to his ears with the pretty bride-to-be for
he soon followed her lead and was planning
and plotting with her with the purpose Of
finding some way to lose Larson In the
shuttle
The wedding at the Reed home, in which
Larson had been announced as a co-star
with pretty Miss Reed, was set for last Sat
urday evening All the arrangements for
the event had been completed and all the
guests had been invited and were looking
forward to the ceremony with the pleasur-
able sensation that a social function, OF
this magnitude arouses in South Chicago.
Suddenly and without warning Miss Reed
disappeared last Wednesday night. Her par
ents grew alarmed, fearing that some harm
had befallen their daughter. Search proved
fruitless, however, and when Saturday
night came and the bride-to-be had not
been discovered Larson was heart-broken.
During the three days which elapsed be-
tween Wednesday and Saturday Larson was
the most persistent Of all searchers, and
was loath to give up the hunt, even after
the hour set for the wedding had passed.
Dickinson and his bride came to South
Chicago and called upon Mrs. Dlckinson's
parents and several friends. to whom they
confded the news OF their elopement They
would not tell where they had been, but II
is said that Crown Point, Ind, was the
scene Of the ceremony.
During their engagement larson had pre-
sented Miss Reed with many costly and
beautiful gifts, among which was an elab-
crate trosseau. A diamond necklace and
several rings and brooches were also among
the gifts, and as yet the girl has said
nothing regarding the disposition Of these
articles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

M Il most interesting statements maze
by Mrs, Sarah j. Bird, "the
lkt}f2 Mother Of the Bowery," in
Sz= long talk about rescue work, is
as follows:
EVERY night at the mission when we
are all gathered together just before the
close there is moment Of special signif-
canoe, when heads are reverently bowed
and the voice of the leader asks for help
for those OF us who cannot get work."
Years ago Mrs. Bird left her home in
Montclair to carry on her work among the
homeless and friendless. Now The White
Door" at 2ll Clinton street invites the
needy into the settlement home founded
by her In which she lives. 1t was there
that Sun reporter found her.
Mrs. Bird walks with quick step. Every
motion is energetic. every word clear cut
and incisive. She is plainly and becom-
ingly gowned and her hair, white and
abundant. carefully colrfured She is at
tTactive as well to the eye as the mind.
How long have / worked on the Bow
sry?' she repeats. Forty years. Do I
find that there is less poverty now than
formerly? Do I find that charity wisely
directed. modern answers to modern prob
lens, have accomplished much?"
Mrs. Bird repeats the questions, not to
give herself time TO think but rather to
emphasize her answer when It comes.
1T seems TO me that there is more pow
erty and more disheartenment; that there
Is more need OF the help and service Of the
rescue worker now than ever before.
"And the modern answers-the reforms,
the so-called socialistic recipes? They
show a right spirit, perhaps, a spirit of
interest and philanthropy, but you cannot
he
forms, as I see them, merely touch the
outside.
II have not made. however, any special
study Of economic conditions. OF the meth
DDS OF social reform. That is outside my
scope We accept conditions as they are
and try 70 help as we can, but the root
OF the evil wo do not pretend to reach.
Personally l attribute the present con-
dition TO the great amount Of immigration
which means that thousands OF men arS
brought here every week and there is not
work enough for all. Our own are deprived
OF opportunity,
'John G.. Hallimond, the superintendent
OF the mission, has repeated 70 me the ex
pressions often used 10 him by prosperou,
business men TO whom he has brought al
this question OF employment Your mel
don't want TO work. they say. they r,
lazy. that's the trouble. Yet PERSONAL!
Mr.. Hallimond has gone about seeking
work for them and has been unable TO &c
IT, A pathetic side Of this Is that toda!
the man OF IS is spoken OF as too old.
Just the other day a man told him h
would not take a certain persons recon
mended for the reason that he was over 4
and was only good for a short time.
Il think Il is no eXaggeraton 10 say tina
there are at the present time at leas
5000 men roaming the streets Of New Yorl
without employment without homes, with
out resources OF any kind except hops
and Il is TO keep that hope alive that "
are working shoulder 10 shoulder.
There are three kinds OF isolation In IN
WOrld-One imposed by the law upon hir
No h pronounced a moral leper, anothe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

the works not % uncover his identity to
the young lady. and he showed her all
she wanted 70 know about his end Of the
monster works OF his father. She de-
parted thanking him. even hesitating
whether or not she would offer him a tip.
The strangest part OF the whole affair
was that at this time Sir Thomas and
Lady Brocklebank and Miss Violet were
guests at Solitude, the Westinghouse
suburban residence, from where young
George Westinghouse went each day TO
the works Of his father. and 10 which
he returned tired and begrimod each
night
Miss Violet did not know that there
was such a person as a young man in
the Westinghouse family; she did not
meet him on her visit, and it vas not
until year later that on one of his trips
to Europe young Westinghouse met for
ma1ly the young lady who will soon be
his wife. She remembered her lord Of
the greasy overalls, and almost tainted
when she recognized in young Westing-
house, the heir TO $50 900, 900, the same
young man to whom she had talked so
freely as a workman in the shops at
Pittsburg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

habby and tissues develop from a. the heart
absaners
soBBR1No-UP PROCESS
stepping
This requires daysometlneH trr" Victims whom
may required to prevent suner6r qn are
compisho a but never before aents judes
sty and not to create a disgust 70 liquor ~
under the aPeryisiom patient given
oTd tS Il Teamen Gapicd to rcurcdnts clinical
pSt Gss eSaIned REQUIRED axary mcdiaiSes PTe
T G DC 52sT' on they may F o' SS F a
lectures are given assembly laboratory Object
the patients Is surprise th student humanity. vulgar
I IIs ee uTe OF the cure Amog the Keey grates are n-
tors business mS % ns ST and physicians
The WhS oT99s u2s Sa3 muh @ m v fGm fsn aR
Of prominent men who hot qu9s t2nt
the Chicago Tribune after th0F F test WTg and ~ ~
formed upon
TESTIMONIALS.
se KSe tG9tfnt for SoeR nF %Sn S SO my warm
thoroughly sympathy rarkhurs,
say conjunction unison with
~ lake 0 Third vice-Presiden G r A. u
RESULTS
has R9 stated s G 2I T T' ns 20 o% S n nS
most skpca permanent
eTt afane But results shown insure Continued
prosperity the Kelley
Remedies given used in NGSTaska by
only The Rmd are Obtained from Laboratory Kelley
The only
INVITATIONS.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

EW YORK, March 23.-One of the
most interesting statements made
by Mrs, Sarah ]. Bird, the
Mother Of the Bowery," in a
long talk about rescue work, is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
KELLEY INSTITUTE

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
Woman of GREAT weight.


Mrs. william Maurer Of Chicago, 81 years
old wife of Detective William Maurer OF
the West Chicago avenue police station,
who died Of fatty degeneration OF the heart,
was buried with some difficulty, as she
weighed $40 pounds.
A derrick OF the kind used in moving
pianos was necessary 70 remove the body
from the house. The derrick was fastened
20 the roof Of the house and the sash and
frame Of a window removed TO allow the
body to be passed through. special
coffin. thirty-seven inches in width ana
Weighing 245 pounds, was necessary. THIS
was bound with iron hoops and required
ten men to carry it, The largest hearse
in the city carried the body TO Rose Hill
cemetery
Mrs. Maurer had not left her home for
seven years because Of her inability TO
pass through the doorway.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
0on. NeDraska' corner Iweny-Ehh and Jess o1reeIs.
Curious and Romantic Capers Of Cupid
Too Many wouId-Be wives.

Chicago Sunday last which she did. The
wedding followed on Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

axes One, WEEDS Another.
HE mysterious disappearance OF
Miss Marie Reed from the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Reed, South Chicago, on
the eve of her wedding 10 AL
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

 MOTHERS AD
- =!

An the fashionables iu Burlington, N. J.. an old and arlstocratic town, are laughing at the embarrassment of a matronly widow who lives there.
 The widow. although well known, is best described by this personal" ," which she placed in Philadelphia newspaper:
 A lady of rha guih. age. but looking young and feeling no: a toll' blond. imposing and graceful aRd ut the same time well to do. desires Co marry. Address, -.
 The lady. who Is no older than she feels. chose her affinity from the writ CTS of many letters she received. quickly an Interview was arranged. She. wearing a bunch of lilies of the vgfiey in her 'c6rsage, was to walt at the Pennsylvania railroad station. He, with q red. retr rose In. bis coat lapel, was to arrive on the 9:37 a. m. New York express. eastbound.
 The widow, looking extremely youth rul and handsome. waited at the ch- the station. The express stopped. From car dropped her stalwart son.
 Hello, mother!" he cried. "What are ; 5ou doing here?'
 ?, Next instant he saw the bunch of lilies. of ths valley; she the rose he wore. She :blushGd raTsredder than the rose and was seized with an opportune it of coughing, which could not hide her confusion, however.
 Fl got-off toto get q paper stammered her son, whois about twen- ty-three years old. a gay young fellow. employed in Philadelphia.
 He rushed to the news stand, grab bed a paper and scrambled aboard the last coach as the express pulled out His mother tore the lilies from her corsage, threw them on the plltform and ground them under her heel.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
pRoWNs sONs 10 spIfE WYE
Father Hurls TWO Bays lhtO M6as and
 Reaste ef Aet.


 A revolting crime was committed re- gently at the notifications on the southwest side of Paris, where a ia thar drowned his two boys, aged sever and nine years,
 The murderer is Q co5termonger named Pierre Alfonso Robert. Some months ago bis wife and children left him owing to his brutality. Then one day he attacked his wife with a knife and tried to kiu her She in self de- fense fired at him and wounded him with a revolver. For this she was tried and acquitted. Mme. Robert re- gently began divorce proceedings aqainst her husband, but consented to his seeing their two sons once week, He pleaded with his wife to reconsider her decision and so back to him, but she refused.
 Robert called at the house of his wife's parents and took the two boys for q walk. They went to Seyres, and on their way back to Issy-les-Molineux be suggested a walk on the top of the fortifcations. The lads consented. There is a moat with water about ten feet deep at this point, and when their attention was distracted for a moment the inhuman father gave both lads a violent push. They fell twenty-five feet Into the water and were drowned.
 After waiting until they had sunk for the last time Robert coOlly walked to his wife's home and told her what he had done. Afterward he went to the nearest police station and gave himself up. My crime was premedi- tated," he declared. q loved my wife at one time, but now hate her. l knew that by killing my boys would break her heart. Therefore I did 1t
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
S300 IN RRIzES
10 BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS

A gem, very fine blue, cut from rough stone called Fine Blue Jagersfontein extraordinarily brilliant, waiRhing ] karat, and in it's beauty resembles a drop of sparkling water.
 3LadIes' l4k Gold Watches, 25-yeGr Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham CT Elgin Movement.
 Gentlemen's i4k Gold Watches, 25- year Boss IS Jewels, Waltham or Elgln Movement.
 Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Toilet Sets.
 Lady's NuRgett Bracelet. lLady's Nugget Brooch.
 Pendant Baroque Pearl Pansy Req With each $lOO purchase between now and Christmas, will be given 8 ticket on the above goods.
 Make Christmas selections now, we will put them aside in our vaults for you. All our lines are full and com plete and 1t is to your advantage to select from. complete assortments. Let us help you this year the same as we have always helped you before. Good judgment and careiul consideration gas never expended to better advan. tage than in the selection of this year's stock.
 P E. KERN.
 Gold and Silversmith.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
BUILDER USES
 ELEPHANTS

Long Beach. \. T., presents the spec ncle of two elephants, just arrived from Bombay, at work. With their heads against a timber they push It into place. Harnessed to cars filled with dirt and cracked stone. they draw loads that could not be budged by twenty horses. The work of the elephants Is directed by a tiny HindoO.
 It was found that the animals could not only do the work of several Ot the
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
AT THE SEATTLE

The Jefferson arrived today with 8 fresh shipment of draught Rainier and Malt Rainier, Special Tonic for the Sick Conavalescent and nursing Mott CTS. Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drugs act. Yours truly, as ever. Poor little
 246- Herman.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
lIGI0A lVEEL lPHlNE

The Victor Vletrola price s200, Victor A6zelophone price $500 The latest great musical wonders ot the world delivered 10 your home or place of business on the easy payment plan. Terms 10 suit. See T. R. Sewell, special agent at Britt's Drug store.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

Now is the time to buy your Christ mas presents. Come up 10 Tony Dor tero and get your fine cigar and cigar cases aud tobacco pouches. Remember the number. II
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
WOOD THAT WILL BURN

All kinds of stovewood delivered on short notice. General baggage and e2- press business.
 The Alaska Transfer Co.,, Phone No. 10. 25l-ts
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
Phone city Transser

For your ;oaI, wood and gsheral haul ng. Phone 90 Boughton's cigar store, lO-4Ilm
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

Pres 9nt your gentleman friend with a smoking jacket for Xmas there is nothing better. Swell line just arrived at Clsyson's. 268
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished three room house in heart of city Majestic range etc. Sl0 per month enquire at this office. If
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18
Concert at ,ho Mn,OOt

Concert every evening. Best music al selections on the Electric Banjo Piano.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

Seven room furnished house to rent on Third Avenue. Enquire of c. E Howard. 264-ts
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

The best dining room, the best hotel ac' commodstiOns, the most comfort at the Fifth Avenue
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

Growljng Teddy Bears sold only 'BehrendS-,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

pIANo FOR RENT-Inquire at the Principal Barber Shop,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

Suit Cases at Clayson's.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

Toys, Toys, Toys, a great big stock on the Seattle for "Behrends.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-18

Gold and Silversmith.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-20
FANATICS Kill AN OFFICER
Negroes, in pitch of Frenzy, Cause
Death of Policeman I'm New
York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Fanatical excite
ment of negroes. calling themselves "Coun-
ell Of God" appears to have been the cause
OF the riot last night on New Orleans street
in which one policeman was killed. several
others wounded and a number Of negroes
badly injured The isolated house, IN which
half dozen negroes barricaded themselves
and which was fired upon by policemen and
citizens from all sides for nearly two hours,
proves to have been a meeting place Of
the sect Last nights trouble started dur
ing a meeting, when highly excited negroes
inflicted razor wounds on Policeman Cam
bias because he attempted to enter Tie
meeting 10 investigate reports Of a dis
turbauce cause by boys throwing stones
at windows RazoTs were slashed across
his face and neck mortaly wOunding him.
Many members OF the meeting then fed.
Those who remained and barricaded them
selves were well armed, and the negroes
were smoked into submission by a burning
fence. Excitement grew intense, and when
the arrests followed II required the Efforts
OF a score Of policemen to get the negroes
through the mob and land them IN the
station house.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-20
ScHWAB MAKES TEN STRIKE
Announces Tie VIII Continue AMI
MOdernise ship building
Works in Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. 19.-Charles NJ.
schwab addressed large gathering OF
the most influential men of San Francisco
at noon today I'm the board room Of the
Merchants exchange. His subject was
San Franciscos Industrial Situation and
Her Commercial Future
The most important OF the direct state
ments made by Mr. Schwab was that after
looking the ground over carefully he has
decided not only to continue but to mod
ernize the Union shipbuilding and struc-
tural iron works. This announcement
threw his audience into a turmoil Of hand
clapping and cheers.
Mr. Schwab declared that the conditions
OF the Industrial warfare in San Fran
cisco cannot survive, that the unusual and
abnormal scale OF prices for labor in
l,posed by the unions on capital IN this
city must fall; that confidence between
thems lives and in the integrity Of the
courts must be restored among the people
OF San Francisco; that he is not an enemy
Of organized labor, but is opposed to the
way it's labor unions are administered to-
day: that San Francisco cannot help sue
ceeding," and that this city has before it a
future greater I'm industry and commerce
| and economical achievement than in its
past
After his address Mr.. schwab, in reply
! to a question asked the Associated Press
| to make for him the following statement
my recent criticisms regarding Nevada
| have been misunderstood; l have not
! criticized and do not criticize the citizens
| of that state My criticisms were directed
| solely against the men who have brought
| the mines of Nevada TO New York
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-20
FAIRBANKS DRAWS A CROWD
VermiliOn Has Largest Gathering In
It's History During His
Visit.

VERMILION S. D.. Oct. 1s.-(special
Telegram)-Vic President Charles w.
Fairbanks arrived at noon today from
Sioux City and will be Vermilions guest
until tomorrow afternoon. He was met at
Elk Point by a committee of business men
and Methodist laymen. Arriving in Yer
milion he was taken at once to the home
OF c. +. Prentis for luncheon.
At 2:3O a parade with the State university
band leading followed by the vice presi-
dent, Methodist ministers and laymen
business men and citizens, passed through
the principal streets to the university
campus, where Vice President Fairbanks
delivered an open-air address at O'Clock
Following the address came a reception
In the university armory. after which
Thomas r. Walker entertained the ex-
ecutive at his home on Forest avenue with
a reception distinctly Methodist Tonight
Mr.. Fairbanks will address the laymen
delegates at the armory. A large arch of
marble design spans Main street, bearing
the emblem, "The City Extends Greetings. -
Every business house in town floats the
Stars and Stripes, likewise every residence
along the route of parade. The crowd
today was one Of the largest In VermiIion's S
history.