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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

itself in 1892, after the real estate bubble had burst In
the first years of the boom Omaha enjoyed unusual pros
perity. Real estate prices went sky high-lots several
miles from the city were sold at fabulous prices-the
people spent their money and the city became indepen-
dent. Reports were sent out that Omaha had 100000
inhabitants and that it was the big city of the midwest.
Among the merchants Of the city was no concerted
action to bring small town merchants here to trade.
There seemed to be a feeling that each business man
would get along by himself if he attended to his own
business and did not try to cooperate with other men.
sumo that out in the state they became known as the
Omaha hogs and the citizens of the smaller towns did
not feel very friendly toward our people.
when the bottom fell out of things in 1898 the bus
mess men Of this city were suddenly brought to realize
that something would have to be done to encourage trade
and instill life into the wholesale and retail business of
Omaha. Because Of the lack Of attention from our bust
ness men in other years the merchants of the smaller
towns Of the state had not come here to buy and now,
when the depression was upon us, our leading men came
to realize that some means would have to be devised to
win back the Nebraska trade. To make plans for win
ming the favor Of the small towns a meeting OF the Com
mercial club was called and the situation which Omaha
was up against was gone over carefully. Several ways
of promoting trade were suggested and it was finally de-
cided to try to get the state fair, which then was being
held at Lincoln. transferred to this city. A committee
OF the Commercial club members was selected and told
to go to Lincoln, see the board Of state fair directors and
get them to remove the fair here the next September.
We'll, the delegation visited the directors of the fair
at Lincoln, argued with them for several hours and Sc
cured their promise to give Omaha the fair the next year.
The committee came back from the Capital City feeling
mighty fine over the success Of it's trip and believing that
Omaha had found a way to deal with the commercial
stringency. The fair grounds were located four miles
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

Omaha the other members of the club also
thought we had made a wise choice.
ION our way home from New Orleans, however, we
met a Catholic priest from Kansas City who gave us some
very good suggestions for the ritual which we we're to
adopt for Ak-Sar-Ben. This priests name was Enright
Father Enright-and to him Dudley Smith explained
the purpose of our enterprise and how we planned to
carry it out. 1t was Dudley Smith, by the way, who or
iginated the name Ak-Sar-Ben. which is Nebraska spelled
backward. He told Father Enright the name we had
decided upon for our carnival and that we had improved
over the ritual of the New Orleans carnival by adding a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
"a First King Ak-Sar.Ben Tells Story of the Orders Founding lis

Omaha, and it had failed. With that situs-
ton confronting us We knew we would have
to do something else, and we did.
Another meeting of the Commercial club
was called to devise new means of winning
back the state people to our city. 1t was then
the spirit that was to make Omaha a very
progressive city began TO show itself. Men
in the meeting said Omaha would forge to
the front if they had to spend all their time in
working for that end. Before the meeting
closed it was resolved to get up some kind Of
a street pageant to attract visitors to Omaha,
and a committee was appointed to visit st.
Louis and New Orleans to gather ideas from
the parades held in those cities.
THE committee was composed of william
r. Bennett, Dudley Smith and myself. Gus
RENEE, an artist, was selected to accompany
us so that he might get some ideas for deco
rating floats and advise us in matters in case
we should decide to make any purchases.
AT St. Louis we saw the system employed
for their carnival, the Yelled Prophet, and
were much impressed. We admired their
floats and were greatly attracted by their ar
rangements. The Commercial club of that
city banqueted us and entertained us royalty.
We decided to go on to New Orleans before
making any decision.
AT the Louisiana city We we're enter
tanned in a manner to rival our treatment at
st. Louis. We saw the parades Of Comus,
Proteus and Rex, all features Of the Mardi
Gras carnival. Comus and Proteus are night
parades and the Rex a day parade. We were
most impressed by Rex and decided to buy the
paraphernalia of that parade. The costumes
were elegant and we felt much pleased with
our selection. When these we're brought to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

w Ak-Sar-Ben originated
and came to be a vital
part Of the commercial
and social life of Omaha
Is told in detail in the fol-
lowing story by Edmund
NJ. Bartlett, first king OF
Guivera
The movement which
led to the founding of Ak
Sar-Ben resulted from the
business depression in
which this city found
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
LITTLE DOPE OF THE PRETZEL TEAM

Montgomery, February 15.-(Special.)- Sitting in a big chair in his office, Man. ager Ed Greminger grew talkative about the Montgomery team this year. He handed out the following:
 Kerwin, who has been signed by the locals for the outfeld, is a pitcher. He has done some fine work in the box, but it is seen that he can get better results in the field, so he will be kept there. If he is not wanted by Washington, Mont gomery gets him.
 Persons and Perry have been together in Wisconsin where it has been too cold to get out They played ball together at the University of Virginia. It is very much regretted that Perry will wear a Little Rock uniform this season.
 Bliss, one of the box artists, is holding out for more money, though he made rather an indifferent showing last year. It does not look as If he is going to get it, however. Several other old men have not been signed though none of the rest are holding out for more money.
 Dr. Forest Thomas, the premier twirler of the Climbers, is not going to report for practice as he is driving up to the last moment to get sheepskin from the St. Joe Medical school. Gremnger will begin practice in earnest by March 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
OPENING 4 WAY FROM HOME
By HUGH w. ROBERTS.


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16

+"p@ Birmingham Y. M C. A. 200
 In the cleanest, fastest, most intensely exciting game played here this season the Young Mems Christian association de- feated the Nashville Athletic club last night 2S to 22. That was basketball, if it ever was played.
 The association jumped into the lime light with it's newly organized team, and showed team work that would be hard for any team to beat. They triumphed over their previous hard luck, although i'll fate seemed to daily with them consid- erably last night. They had three shots to Nashville's one, and time and again the ball simply refused to go through. Cinch shots under the goal bounced off, especially during the first half, but the team rallied every minute and displayed an invincible spirit.
 Casper Hilty saved the game for the locals, throwing the goal that won, with but a minute left for play. The contest was full of features. In the first place, it was perfectly clean. Not an inten- tionaI foul was called. Then both teams played the ball. They didn't squabble or fight, but leaped and scrambled after the ball The refereeing was good, Pat terson holding the game down in fine style, and Henry Chairsell made a good umpire.
 The visitors made the first goal and the score stood to for some time. Then the association took the lead, 6 to 5, but Nashville managed to pull up to to at the end of the first half.
 Then the association went in with new spirit and took the lead. After several sensational goals, their hard luck came back again, and the ball refused to go through, while Nashville made some pret- ty goals and the score criss- crossed four times. First the locals led by one point, then the visitors. and the crowd went wild.
 Finally Nashville reached H to the asso- eiation's 19 Bermeister scored. Then, with only a half minute to play, Hilty showed up at the right spot and the game was won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
TWO GOLF TOURNAMENTS FEBRU- ARY 27, ONE FOR DlRECTORS AND OTHER FOR CUP OFFERED BY LOCAL CLUB.

H. F. Smith of Nashville, president Of the Southern Golf association, has set tied the question of the place and date of the annual meeting of the directors of the association.
 The place selected is Birmingham. The date is February 27.
 The meeting of the directors this year will be one of the most exceptional of all meetings in the history of the asso- ciation. In the first place, President Smith has offered a loving cup to be played for by the directors. In the sec ond place, the local association has of- fered a loving cup to be played for by all members of the association who are not directors
 This means that there will be two in- teresting golf tournaments in Birming- ham this month. All the directors will be present and from information received from the several cities holding member ship in the association many golfers who are not directors will attend. M
 The directors in their annual meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
GRAYMONT VOTES
 FOR MORE BONDS

The city of Graymont yesterday voted to sell two bond issues, one for sanitary sewers, sS00O, and one for school bonds $5OO0O. The vote in both instances was AS to 1.
 Graymont is becoming very energetic in municipal improvements. The little city has already sold bonds to the amount of $l0,000 for sewer Improvements and S3OO0O for school improvements. Two fine modern schools are now in course of construction, one for whites costing S7,- 900, and one for negroes costing $70O0. Sev- eral days ago the city let a contract for the laying of several thousand feet of sanitary sewers
 The council is. planning to grade and pave Eighth avenue from the corporate limits of Ensley to the corporate limits of Birmingham. This will be done with tar cap macadam and will complete the boulevard from Ensley to Birmingham. It is also proposed to put down sidewalks, curb and guttering on Eighth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
'. N. C. A. Wins The
 Season GYeafeSf Game
Fast and Furious from Beginning End with the Score Tied Half the Time Locals Finally Defeat Nashville by
 One Point-Hilty Saved the Game.

There were no individual stars for the association. Every man played the game. Bermeister was everywhere all the time and though he had hard luck shoot ing, he never let up a second. Lambert played a great game, making Il of the points. Marshall. whose sole duty was to eliminate Gosnell, Nashville's fast cen ter from the game. did his work to a queens taste Claude Estes once more proved his forwarding ability. He held his men down to two goals and made one himself, while he brought the ball out and passed it in fine shape. Hilty covered enough space for man three times his size and was everywhere at the right time
 For Nashville Womack did some good foul throwing. Gosnell made three goals and Nesbitt worked in fast style. The team is a strong one, but it will have the usual luck of southern league teams on the road and will more than likely lose to the club tonight, Montgomery and Mobile before the weak is over. If this occurs Nashville will drop below the Athletic club and the rub will be fought off between Mobile and the club. In order to tie the standing Mobile must lose three of the four games on the trip she makes next week. The end of the league, as it approaches, becomes very exciting.
 Here is the detail score of last nights game:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
THE STAR DRIVERS
 AT NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans February 15.-Louis Strang, winner of the Briarfied, Lowell and Savannah road races. Ralph De Palma, holder of the mile circular track record, and George Robertson, winner of the Vanderbilt cup and Brighton Beach 24-hour race, arrived today for participation in the Mardi Gras Speed Carnival beginning Saturday.
 In addition to the above, Bob Burman, the great Buick driver Louis Chevrolet, the Frenchman who holds the mile speed way record of :30:05; Jimmy Ryall, the Matheson driver and leader of the anna teurs of the country: Mrs. John Newton Cuneo, the woman champion, and Miss Potter, the Chicago autoist, are in the city
 It appears as if the speed carnival will be one of the greatest automobile events of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
Od Rbals WEI Tie Up Al
 He Athletic CIub 10niqhf

The oldest rivals of the Birmingham Athletic club after their game last night, will go up against the real article to- the Athletic club chance for revenge for one of the few defeats she has re- ceived this year. The club lost 30 to IS in Nashville, and proposes to pile up the score tonight over 50, just by way of illustration.
 Nashville, however, has very fast team, and will do her part to the opposi- ton.
 Nashville has lost but two games pre- vious to coming south. One of these was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
Moran Wins Contest.

Philadelphia. February 15.-Owen Mo ran of England and Tommy Langdon of this city met in a sx-round bout before the Washington Sporting club tonight, the former having all the better of the fight Langdon was outclassed by the clever Englishman and was unable to land with any effect while Moran simply smothered the Philadelphian with swings jabs and hooks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16

to Notre Dame, and the other to the Chattanooga Ramblers in Chattanooga However, she has not played off her court with many strong teams and her defeat tonight is very probable
 It will undoubtedly be clean game. as the Nashville boys are fine young fel- lows who know the science of the game.
 Enthusiastic rooters for Nashville will occupy a considerable portion, as the visiting team is befriended by a great number of former Tennesseans The game will begin promptly at S:3O o'clock Color games will be played, refreshments will be served, and the usual dance will fol- low the contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
kahoe VIII Be Reinstated.

Cincinnati, February 15.A fine of $2oo. of which $50 is suspended, was assessed against Player Mike Kahoe of the Wash ington American league team by -he national baseball commission todS Tor playing against an outlaw team. C pay ment of the $50 balance kahoe will pc reinstated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
FOUR BARONS HAVE
 SIGNED CONTRACTS

The following Birmingham players have signed up for the ensuing season: Pitcher Rufus Molly of the Ohio State league; Second Baseman Henry Bowen Of the Virginia State league, and Pitchers Bauer and Fleharty of last years team.
 Manager Molesworth expects the con tracts to arrive every day until every man has signed up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
DORANDO DEFEATS
 THREE MORE MEN

Louisville, February 15-Dorando Pie tri, the Italian runner, tonight defeated a relay team of three local runners in 15-mile race. His time was 1 hour 27 minutes and Az seconds over track of 12 laps to the mile.
 Dorando Pietri outdistanced by 13 laps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
AttelI Will Meet DriscoII.

New York, February 15.-Agreement was finally reached today for ten-round bout between Abe Attell, champion feath- erweight of the world. and Jem Driscoll. featherweight champion of England, next Friday night at the National Athletic club. It was agreed to weigh in at 125 pounds at o'clock Friday and each fighter posted a forfeit of $500 in case he fans to make the weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
Heney Has Recovered.

San Francisco, February 15-After a postponement of four days, due to the illness of Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney and the intervening holidays, the trial of Patrick Calhoun was resumed today. The proceedings were confined to a preliminary examination of the eleventh special venire of jurors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
Sn1ith Names Birmingham
 F0Y DiYecfoYs' Weeting

will select the place for the annual southern championship tournament. Mem phs will probably be chosen.
 The local club has extended an inyi- tation to all southern golfers and the directors meeting may assume the pro- portion of regular championship meet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16

the three local runners.
 w. J. Gardner, former end on Carlisle; Lawrence and Bean relayed each other. Bean hung on to the end. The others Ouit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
Field Fon
Field Foul

Fouls-On Nashville, Il; on Birming- ham, To-
 The Y. M. C. A. Intermediate team defeated Powell school 19 to in scramble game. The Powell boys were entirely outclassed but they played a good guarding game and prevented the score from being piled up. Powell did not get field goal This intermediate team takes on the Anniston first team next Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16

Howard college is preparing for the lawn of a new athletic era. Dr. Long well. a University of Pennsylvania man, who for three years has coached the freshman teams of that institution, will have charge of the Baptist gridiron ma terial next fall, and the belief is general that he will bring Howard prominently forward in the athletic world,
 Next season Howard meets Alabama and Auburn, and in addition, will play several other important southern institu- fiOns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16

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 Sale .S6.50 All Wool 11-4 Gray Blankets that we sell at $6 a pair; ev- cry dozen. =. .$3.98 And if there were twice the space in the paper and double the space in the Cotton Goods aisle, would unfold a story of economy twice as long as the one we have told you.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
Thunderstorms,
From Golfers.

The thunderstorm now has its day. 1t
rumbles across the sunny face Of tho mid
summer heavens. Sometimes it lowers
the temperature and fills the air with
freshness. Almost invariably ii pricks
nerves of your little sister and maiden
aunt. 1t splinters the city flag pole it
demo!ishes the village steeple, it burns
the farmers barn. Blu. all this does not
prevent the thunderstorm from being the
most awe-inspirfng phenomenon which
nature ordinarily shows to man. The
city dWeller, scurrying impotently through
canyons of masonry, does not have more
than hint Of the true grandeur. one
should be upon hilltop or on a broad
lake to realize the omnootence Of the
storm. The air is sultry. Great white
rthunder-heads pinnacle the heaven
Dark clounds bulk upon the horizon
These are laced with lightning. The
dwarfs can be heard at their bowling on
distant mountain peaks. The sun is over
cast. The storm PUSHES onward I glow
erins copper tinge marks its center A
hush broods over the lakes urripnled
waters. Suddenly comes q blast OF wind
as II from the putting cheeks of a giant
Then like marching white waterfall
the rain. 1t pelts upon The lake until the
drops seem to rebound. The thunder has
ceased its rumbling. Now it comes with
the lightning in a treble rim like tho
tearing of sail. Thus the storm mounts
TO its crescendo. steadies, wanes, dwindles
and Understanding away across the
country side. The sun creecs out The
heavens shine with fresher blue The mt
verse is purified. If all this be not mai
esty, there IS none in nature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
PRESIDENT GREETS ITALIANS
CRUISER ETRURIA'S OFFICERS
CALL AT WHITE HOUSE.
Crew Of Visiting Warship Is Given
Shore Leave-Interested in
Aeroplane Tests.

Count Gasoline. commander Iof the
Italian cruiser Etruria, which is an
chored off the arsenal. called at the
Navy Department this morning He
was accompanied by several of the Of
ficers Of the ship, and later. together
with Assistant Secretary Beekman Win
| throp. went to the White House, where
they were introduced to President Taft.
The President received the visitors
cordially and wished them a pleasant
visit to the city.
Capt. Gasoline expressed to the Presi-
dent his gratitude for the reception,
and spoke Of the fraternity Of Ameri-
can and Italian officers while the fleet
was in the Mediterranean. Capt. Case
limo also touched on the gratitude felt
by all of Italy for the bounteous aid
given by America in the recent earth
quake calamity.
The sailors aboard the Etruria. who
have been putting a coat of dull war
gray paint over the man-of-war during
task and visitors are welcome to in
spect the ship each afternoon from
o'clock until shortly before sundoWn
In going out to see the ship visitors
may take the gig OF the cruiser from
the dock off the arsenal or one of the
small boats to be secured from boatmen
along the river. The ship is anchored
| about 800 feet off the shore.
Hc OluCtIS VI Lie sup N0Ic
tanned last night at dinner at the Met
ropolitan Club by Signor Cora of the
Italian embassy. In the afternoon they
called on Secretary Dickinson Of the
War Department and Secretary Meyer
of the Navy Department.
Count Gasoline, together with several
other officers of the ship, were among the
first on the parade grounds at Fort Myer
yesterday afternoon. All were Interested
in the aeroplane. and were much disap-
pointed when Orville Wright failed to fly
on account of the high wind.
The sailors are allowed shore leave in
squads, and have been busy during the
past twenty-four hours seeing the sights
of the city. One of the ships officers. in
answer to a question. stated that the
men of the ship were splendidly behaved
and that no complaint had ever come 10
the officers of disorderly conduct on the
part Of the ships complement They have
visited many cities of the world, and eV-
erywhere the sailors have been examples
of order. The strict discipline of the Ital-
ian navy. it is said, is to a great extent
responsible for this exemplary conduct on
the part of the men.