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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
TRIBE OF BEN HUR SESSION
FIFTY DeIeRates from Western Iowa
and Omaha Attend Convention
In Council Bluffs.

About fifty delegates from towns in
western Iowa and from Omaha were In
attendance at the opening session yester-
day afternoon of the district convention
of the Tribe OF Ben Hur in
Council Bluffs. d. W. Gerard of
Crawfordsville, Ind, supreme chief Of
the order. was unable, to attend as had
been expected. owing to illness and this
was the cause OF much disappointment to
those in charge of the convention. The
supreme chief, however, was represented
by w. II. owen of Charlottesville supreme
organizer of the order.
N. w. Randall, president of the local
court. called the convention, which is being
held in Danish hall, to order at l p. m.
BY request Mayor Maloney postponed MAX
ing his address Of welcome until the meet
ing in the evening at the opera house,
when the response was made by c. o.
Burchim of Sioux City in place Of Supreme
Chief Gerard.
The sessions are held behind closed
doors, only members of the order being
permitted inside. During the session yester-
day afternoon addresses were made by
Supreme Organizer w. II. Owen, Frank
Johnson, state manager for Iowa; Charles
Callahan, Henry Hempen, jr. and Mrs.
Anna M. Thomas, all of Omaha.
At the close OF the afternoon session the
visiting delegates were guests of honor at
a banquest served at the Ogden hotel.
c. o. Burchim Of Sioux City presided as
POSTMASTER and after the menu had been
satisfactorily discussed there were a mum
Der of brief impromptu talks.
The feature Of the convention was the
initiation of a class of about 200 candidates
last evening at the opera house. The iriti-
alton was conducted by Supreme Oganizer
w. H. Owen. During the evening the fol-
lowing program was given: Piano solo,
Miss Aura Sweet; vocal solo. Miss Eta
Baird. The closing number on the pro-
gram was a Roman soldiers drill.
This evening the visiting delegates and
members of the local court will attend n
dance given at the Rome hotel by Lew
Wallace court of Omaha.
The committee in charge of the convon-
ton are:
Program Committee r. Spare, /. ID.
Schaub, w. T. Shackleford, NJ, G. Randalls.
Sweet, Miss Aura Sweet, Mrs. Doliie Bur
CESS, Mrs: Laura b. Baird, Miss Flora
Raglan. Mrs. Emma Bolin, Mrs. Lizzie b
Matthews, Mrs. May Ingraham. Mrs. Nettic
Hobus, Miss Nellie Tracy. Miss Green.
man; S. e. Case. secretary; d. s. Brene-
man. treasurer; j. #. Spare, Amanda
Mullen, Flora Ragan, /. NJ. Overmeier
Minnie Silkett, May lngraham, II. Bolin
r., w. French, Charles Callahan, F. C.
White, l.. d. Schaub. Anna May Thomas
W. T.. Shackletord, Or. H~irschman, Charlie,
Ebbs, u. j. Clarkson. Frank johnson. M
c. Randalls.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Office Is Scott Street. Both Phones As.

Tuesday Of last week Mrs Denny went to
Denver on the white Ribbon" special as
a delegate from the Council Bluffs Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union to the
national convention. She was taken III
shortly after arriving in Denver and her
condition became such that her friends
decided to send her home last Sunday in
care Of a nurse. Mrs. Denny arrived home
Monday and her condition instead Of i'm
proving has grown worse and last night
she was reported to be in a very critical
condition. Mrs. Denny, who Is an aunt
Of II. r. Lemen, manager of the Christian
Home. has been connected with the man
agement Of the institution for many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
WATER BONDS ARE CARRIED
Vote in Favor Of the Proposition AL.
most Two, to One.
LARGE NUMBER OF WOMEN VOTE
Contest In the sixth ward IL Acri-
. monIous aRa Partisans of the Two
Policies Nearly Come
ep@21 ~ BlSvts.

The proposition to issue bonds TO the
amount sf S60Q,6 00; for the construction
or purchase Of a municipal watsrworks
plant carried at the special election yes
terday by azVote of about 2 TO 1. the
result Of The special election was no SUR
prise. as it was generally conceded that
the opposition TO the present waterworks
company would carry the day in favor
OF the bond issue.
The total vote cast was 1899 for the
bond issue and 1872 against It.
A feature of the election was the large
number OF women who voted. The vote
Of the women was b7l for the proposition
and 272 against IL.
The vote of the men was 2,011 for the
proposition and s75 against It. This does
not include the Sixth ward, the returns
from which did not specify the number
Of w~omen>voting.
The male vote yesterday was only
slightly more than at the special cleo
tlon on August 6 of last year, when the
question of granting a new franchise to
the Council Bluffs City Waterworks COM
pany was submitted to the people. The
vote then was 79s in favor of the fran
chise and ALTO against 1t, a total of
2,sOs votes. To this number must be
added So defective ballots.
The proposition yesterday was only de-
feated IN three precincts, the First Of the
Fourth ward. the Third Of the Fifth ward
and the First OF the Sixth ward. The
heaviest vote in favor of the bond issue
was In the First ward, where Councilmen
Morgan, Younkerman, Jensen and others
put in tho greater part of the day doing
yeoman work for the proposition.
Warm Time In sixth Ward.
The Sixth ward had the most exciting
time and several dmes, the advocates and
opponents Of the proposition came near
having Il rough and tumble fight disput.
ing over the merits and dement's Of mu.
nicipal ownership. A C.. Keller, president
Of the West Council Bluffs club, was the
most active worker for the bonds, while
Councilman Bellinger was regarded as the
leader Of the %"antis.' At one time during
thc voting Keller and Councilman Bellin.
ser came near mixing.
When the result OF the election became
known r. B. Wallace. DR.. l.. L.. Poston
G.. C. Clifton and others who had worked
hard for the bond issue secured a fife ant
drum BAND and paraded the bushes.
streets.
Except in the Sixth ward there was littl,
or no excitement at any OF the polling
places. although Councilman Morgan anC
his aides kept things moving pretty lively
In the First ward by stopping and escort
ing every woman they met to the polls anC
seeing to 1t that she voted and voted right
Members OF the city council stated las
night that plans would at once be mad,
for floating the bond issue. There arr
some skeptics who are OF the opinion tina
the city will have difficulty In finding
purchaser or purchasers for these bonds
1t Is also possible that the city may b
involved in litigation before the bonds cal
be issued.
Manager Hart of the water compan,
was not prepared to make any statemen
tut night.
tho vote by precincts;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
Girl Burns 10 meath,

CREsTON, la. oct. 2S.-(special Tele-
gram)-Thirteen-year-old Ethel Quick was
fatally burned yesterday at her home north
OF Kent. While alone at home she at
tempted to clean a dress with gasoline
before the stove, when it ignited, setting
her clothing aflre. She ran into the road,
trying to smother the flames with mud.
Her screams brought help, but she was so
badly burned that death occurred this
morning. She was the daughter OF Nelson
Quick
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
ReROvatOr CRATER Busy.

LAKE II Ia, Oct. $.-(SPeciaI.)-
Officers are looking for B. NJ. Green. a
transient, who, by means OF a feather
renovator graft, has fleeced housewives
out Of nearly 5000 within three weeks.
Green's method was to call upon the
woman Of the house showing her two
bottles one containing white, clean
feathers, the other filled with feathers
mixed with moths. He represented that all
feather beds and pillows were filled with
moths, and TO prove 1t would have the
woman bring him a pillow which he would
slit open. From another bottle, he would
mix in a few moths. Invariably the house.
wife, anxious to save her property from
utter destruction. turned over her
feather beds and pillows for renovation.
Ia = lev days Green returned The prom
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
SHERMAN IN NEW YORK CIT,
Republican Candidate for Vice Presi-
dent Makes Six Speeches.

NEw YORK, oct. 2s.-Invading the met
ropolitan district after putting in an &C
tive day campaigning in agricultural and
manufacturing districts upstate, James s.
Shermen, republican vice presidential nom
inee, made six speeches tonight at differ
ent places in Manhattan and the Bronx
boroughs to large and enthusiastic audi
ences.
The candidate arrived here at s O'Clock.
coming from Schenectady. The first speech
was made on the upper west side. As
Mr.. Sherman entered the hall a young
woman stepped forward and presented a
huge chrysaIthemum, saying it was for
sunny Jim" with best wishes for sue
! cess. The candidate pinned the yellow
blossom on his coat, remarking It was a
symbol of the gold standard, on which the
| republican party had made a foundation
Of the best money in the world-the Ameri-
can dollar.
llvered an earnest address on the currency
question, urging his hearers 10 vote for
an administration that guaranteed sound
money.
The second stop was in the Crotona Ca
sino in the Bronx. There Mr.. Sherman
talked on The tariff. At Camp Hughes
the candidate devoted fifteen minutes 10
praislng Governor Hughes. Brief talks
were made by the candidate at Camp Taft.
| Empire han and the Amsterdam opera
+, bOuga.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29

in the manufacture of hundreds Of thou
sands of tons a year and derive their live
lihood therefrom while the manufacturers,
also employers of labor, buy IT cheaper
than they ever could from the Welshmen.
I'VE are now making knives and selling
them in Manchester, looms and selling
them I'm India, where looms originated
thousands of years ago.; we are selling
American tin even I'm Wales, engines made
in P%ittsburg traverse the frozen steppes of
Russia and draw the London-Southampton
limited"
This passage came In the course of a
discussion of the essential difference be-
tween the republican and democratic par
ties with regard to home and foreign mar
kets and he was showing and did prove
that while the republican party has con-
served the home market entire for the
American people, yet, besides, the foreign
market has been attacked and conquered
He concluded with an earnest appeal for
the election of Governor Sheldon and the
state ticket and begged that the voters Of
the Second district send to Washington "a
real congressman"
Real Congressman Needed.
oTbe men Of Nebraska are proud Of
Omaha" said he. w have a share in its
glory and we who have been sent to Wash
ineton wish to do all that lies in our power
to make Omaha far greater than Kansas
CITY and the other rivals of Omaha. But
while we can get bills through the senate,
| there must be something more than a lay
! figure on the other side of the house from
he Second district.
'VVhy, last session the senate passed a
hin appropriating $4,000 for a new Indian
supplv depot to replace the old one which
is a CRYING disgrace to Omaha and the
! state of Nebraska. | took the bill over to
| the house and there, under the skillful and
efficient guardianship of Mr.. Hitchcock, It
went into a sleep that is everlasting so
far as that particular bill is concerned.
I With a real representative a new bill will
be sent through both houses, and let me tell
YOU that tie next president Of the United
states and all the officials of the army of
consequence have gone on record I'm favor
Of it,"
A.. w. Jofferis followed Senator Burkctt
and spoke briefly, ~pledging his undivided
allegiance, interest and industry to the
welfare Of the Second district and the leg
islation advocated by the republican party
for the country as a whole.
Former Congressman Kennedy next spoke
and then a number OF candidates on the
county ticket, HOLSTER, Wappich. Welsh
and Koutsky. The last named promised
that South Omaha will do much more than
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
DEAL IN CUNNING STREET LOTS
DIR. HOIOvtchIner DIsposes of Three,
story Brick at Good
Profit.

Through the firm the agency of Thomas
Brinnan, the property of DR.. Holootchiner,
1912 1915 Cunning street, a three story brick,
was sold for sl5,5OC, a net profit Of $1,000 in
eighteen months. The purchaser is Samuel
Goldware OF this city, who purchased for
permanent investment.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
Ames Contributes COR Tene1.

AMEs, oct. 2s.-(Special)-One Of the
most enthusiastic Young Mems Christian
association meetings ever conducted here
was held yesterday afternoon. f. r.
Cotton of New York City spoke briefly
concerning the work OF w. A. Tener, %.
who is Young Mems Christian association
secretary at Manila, Philippine Islands.
The name of Tener is a magic word here,
and when Cotton asked for contributions
to aid in the work. the response was more
than liberal. From the audience of 200
young men more than 1885 was collected.
Tener is unquestionably the strongest and
most popular man ever sent out from this
Institution. He left an impress on the
college that will never be forgotten. He
was a leader ia all lines, a varsity foot
ball. base ball and track man, an inter
collegiate debater and orator. a member
of the international stock judging team.
and president Of the Young Mems Christian
association. Since his graduation he has
been exercising a powerful influence in
educating the F%flipinos. both morally and
Intellectually.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
ILLNESS OF SECRETARY WILSON
Unable to Speak at Harlan and Mis-
souri, Valley and Cancels Dates.


souri, Valley and Cancels Dates.
On account of illness Hon. James VIII
son, secretary of agriculture was unable
to leave Des Moines yesterday to fill his
speaking dates at Harlan in the afternoon
and Missouri Valley in the evening. State
Senator c, G.. Saunders of this city, went
to Harlan to speak In place of Secretary
Wilson.
Charles M Hurl Of this city. who was to
speak with Secretary Wilson at Missouri
Valley, kept the dat there. Before word
was received OF MIR, Wilson's indisposltion
arrangement had been made here for a
special train over the Great Western from
Council Bluffs to Harlan and returning
from there with Mr.. Wilson and party In
the afternoon, in time to enable him to
make connections with a train for Missouri
Valley. Willis Stern, chairman Of the
Harrison county republican committee, was
in the city yesterday morning and counter
manded the order for the special train.
A number of leading republicans had
planned TO go to Missouri Valley with Sec
rotary Wilson from here.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29

SAC CITY. Ia. Oct. 2s.-willtam II. Pet
tbs. former county treasurer, today pleaded
guilty in the district court to embezzling
$4,000 of the funds of the county and was
sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
At a previous term OF court he had main
tanned his innocence and his change of plea
came as a great surprise. He was at once
taken TO prison.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM low

erty. People who were suspicious finally
discovered that the ~renovating consisted in
stirring the feather with a broomstick.
The renovator fled when his trick was dis
covered, but during his stay he had col
lected nearly 5000.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
BabIen s~tranEIed

by Group, coughs or colds are instantly re-
lieved and quickly cured with DIT. Kings
New Discovery. zoe ard slOo. For sale by
Bcaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
overcome the normal democratic majority
7 VIC NIdbIN WV
Go with the big Crowd.

overcome the normal democratic majority
in the Magic City.
Ga with the Big Crowd.
on account of the big meeting at Wash
ington hall, the members of the Lincoln
Colored Mems club postponed their gath
ering. which had been called for Tuesday
night at Peterson's hall, Twehty-fourth
and Burdette streets. However, the news
OF the postponement had not been spread
completely and about twenty-five OF the
Lincoln club men went first to their meet
ing, only to find the hall dark and the
rest of the members gone TO the larger
meeting to hear Senator Burkett, John l..
Kennedy and Congressional Candidate A.
w. Jefferis,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29

Mrs. Denny Critically Ill.
Mrs. Ellen X. Deuny is critically III
with pneumonia at the Christian Home.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29

quick Returns Through Pee Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29

Cudahy's sugar curcd breakfast bacon, IN
strips, per H., 1llac. Central Grocery and
Meat Market. 6O0-GO2 Broadway. Phones "a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-17

tails enormous expense. The Countess
of Warwick spent nearly $4,000 in
redecorating EastOn lodge for a brief
royal visit, and Lord Derby and the
Duchess of Devonshire have spent
more than twice this sum.
The first thing to be done is to over
haul the drainage from top to bottom
"a troublesome and costly business
The almost fatal visit of King Edward
then Prince of Wales) to Lord Londes-
borough in 1871 is always borne in
mind, as it was then that the prince
contracted the typhoid fever that al
most cost him his life. AS to the hous-
ing of the royal party, there must be
a message entirely separate, with pri-
vate entrances, possibly on to a gar
den. Many of the princely mansions
of England have royal suites fur
nished in accordance with the tastes of
both sOVereigns.
Then there are the lords and ladies
in waiting, private secretaries and
servants TO be considered. Both SOW
ereigns take a large staff of their own
servants with them wherever they go,
for they like TO have familiar faces
about them. These servants keep near
their royal master and mistress at
dinner. and receive the dishes brought
TO them by the footmen at the house.
There are also the animals 10 be taken
care of King Edward generally takes
bis fayorite cob while the queen goes
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ing arrangements-gOlf. duck or
pheasant shooting. a motor run, or
perhaps salmon fishing, of which the
king is very fond
There are many complicated little
points of etiquette involved in the en-
tertainment of royalty. Although the
King and queen like everyone to be at
ease, the strictest line is drawn be-
tween the exceptional intimacy of the
occasion and undue familiarity. One
curious fact about the guests ward
robes is that these must include both
mourning and half-mourning King
Edward and Queen Alexandra are so
closely allied to all the foreign courts
when the king and queen sign their
names in the visitors book a brand
new pen must be provided, and it may
not be used by other guests, or by, even
the host and hostess unless handed to
them by the royal guests.
And so, While the honor of entertain
ing a king or Queen at ones house over
Sunday is high mark of favor the
attendant expense is something enor-
nous. A three days royal visit. from
Friday to Tuesday. means to the host
and hostess an expenditure of from
$4,000 to 100000. Hence. only those of
kingiy wealth can afford TO have the
hingly visitors
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nowhere without her pet dogs and
birds-and these must have special ac-
commodation.
AS to the days routine when a wo-
man has royal guests in the house,
may say that the only meal at which
the king and queen are expected to APP
pear is dinner.
The guests assemble in the drawing
room about five minutes before 8. An
avenue is formed. with the men on one
side and the ladies on the other At
length the king and queen enter. His
majesty, of course. takes in the host
ess. while the queen goes in with the
host These four walk right down the
avenue of guests. who courtesy low
and then follow. according to rank.
At dinner. too, only the royal per-
sonages are provided with a menu
card, and finger bowls are conspicu-
ously absent at dessert. This is the
result of an incident of the Jacobite
days. when an Unaffected guest held
his glass across. the bowl, thus drink
ing TO the pretender, 1.-The king across
the water"
Their majesties dislike long, heavy
dinners The king himself rarely lin
gers at the table. and exit is made
within an hour-the men going to the
smoking room and the ladies to the
drawing room.
The royal party retire about mid
night after a discussion of next morn
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LONG PURSE
FOR ROYAL GUESTS

Entertaining royalty is the supreme
test of a hostess. To become the
guest of subject is the greatest per-
sonal honor which a sovereign can be-
stow; but the subject thus honored
pays a big price for it, both i'm anxiety
and i'm money. For example. when
Lord Lonsdale entertained the German
emperor at his home in the north of
England it cost the earl some $500. 900
TO prepare for his imperial guest and
entertain him for a few weeks; and
the Duchess of ROXburghe formerly
Miss May GoeleO spent more than ST.
100000 in remodeling the interior of
her Scottish home. Floors castle. for
the reception of the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales.
There are three classes Of visits paid
by royalty, full state" the most for
NAL of all: ''semi-state," generally
when a public institution or exhibition
is to be opened, and weekend visits, I"
the most informal, and frequently pro-
longed to last the entire week
OF course, any Invitation" to royal
ty is necessarily farcical, as their
majesties always invite themselves,
says Cassells Saturday Journal. This
is done in the following manner: The
subject whom the king wishes to hon
OF receives q ItllST from MS majesty )
private secretary saying their majes-
ties would be pleased TO honor him
with a brief weekend visit. Would
the prospective host therefore write
direct TO the king or queen, as the case
might be. saying thatThe had become
aware of the situation and offering the
use of his home to his royal guest
This is done, and the usual Telegraph
letter of acceptance is sent-a charm
ing and gracious epistle-and the thing
is done.
The first thing is to ascertain wheth-
er their majesties desire house party,
and whether only the king is coming.
Usually, however, a house party is
made up, and, of course. invitations
are greatly to be desired when the
king and queen are to be present
Before the invitations are sent out
the list of proposed guests is sent to
Lord Knollys. King Edwards confiden-
tial private secretary, and by him put
before his majesty. 1t very rarely
happens that a name is struck off as
undesirable, but 1t sometimes hap
pens that The host and hostess have
been unaware of an episode well
known to the royal household.
After the list of guests has been de-
cided upon the alterations TO the
house must be considered, afidythis en-