Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
ATTENDANcH

saved by Wireless" probably the most
thrilling and intensely interesting produc-
ton ever put on the Kings Highway by
the board of governors, was opened to the
public Friday night splendid audience
greeting the initial performance.
The show is in three acts the first OF
which shows the collision of the Republic
ana Florida on the high seas. The second
act shows the wireless station I'm the
Baltic with Jack Binns at the key. Amid
the roar Of the sea and the flcunderlnp
Of the ship, the famous c. @. ID. message
Is sent. The third act shows the life boat
at work, ending with the rescue of the
beautiful maiden.
The production is the work of Dr
Meillener of the Union Pacific and Gus
RENEE DR.. Meillener installed the wireless.
apparatus and GUS RENEE put on the show
The show Is the result Of the Investigation
into the mysteries of electricity by DR.
Mellener, who is conducting experiments
for the Union Pacific, which is contemplat-
ing to installing a wireless system for
safety, instead of using telegraph wires
as at present
show Big Success.
BY all who attended the show was
pronounced a grand success and one
worthy of liberal patronage.
While a great majority Of the Omaha
people stayed at home Friday night the
minority enjoyed itself to the utmost
Chief Dempsey has poiced the grounds
with plain clothes men and the fear that
the man next to him may be an officer
has had a quieting effect on the man who
might be inclined to rowdyism The order
Friday night was especially good the
crowd was good natured and every one
seemed to get his moneys worth
One of the shows well attended, which
mad made hit is the Willards musical
performance. There the audience hears
high class selections played by real musi-
clans
Snake Eater Proceeds.
visitors TO the Kings Highway Friday
night were permitted to see the snake eater
satisfy his appetite for snakes after a
layoff for a day. officer Woodbridge. who
is delegated to look after animals and
various things that cannot look after them
selves, stopped the snake eater In ths
name of humanity,
Well, the snake eater pined away all
day Friday He was offered oysters and
oyster soup and fried chicken and chicken
! soup, ham sandwiches and deyiISd ham
limberger cheese glass, hot tamaIes, tin
cans, monkeys and practically everything
served in first-class hotel, but Mr.. Hun
ter's snake eater turned them down with
sickening Tanks"
! The poor man started to eat snakes when
! his digestion was bad and he Just simply
could not work and draw his salary unless
he got those snakes at every meal
| And the matter was discussed and
finally IL was put up to the humane officer
| to show cause just why a snake should
| be protected when Nebraska has an 8
! o'clock closing law and there Is no great
demand for snakes.
! Besides that, these snakes had been can
tured in Hayslock and therefore were be-
yond the jurisdiction OF the Omaha off
cials, the snake eaters champions argued.
Then a compromise was reached whereby
the snake eater agreed 20 divide his meals
with any humane officer who objected ana
cease 10 eat snakes when the reptiles filed
complaint with the railway commission.
Useful Brazilian bats.
One Of the most attractive shows on the
| grounds is the Brazilian Bats, imported by
! the board Of governors OF Ak-Sar-Ben at
great expense for the edification OF cattle
] raiseTs and farmers The bats are used
extensively In Brazil and when d. E.
Thompson was ambassador TO that ooun-
! try they were said TO be numerous around
This place Of business. In fact, Il has been
found that the bats arc indispensable to the
| southern country and experiments at the
| agricultural college at Lincoln indicate that
! they are also a necessity or at least q
great convenience 70 farmers In Nebraska,
| though they have not been introduced to
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