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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
Choir
Finally Completes
It's Organization
Major Lord for Executive and Other
Officers and Committees Chosen
Its Future Plans.

The Mendelssohn Choir OF Omaha,
Thomas J. Kelly, conductor, has com
pleted it's permanent organization, with
choice of the following officers, all Of
whom are active members Of the choir:
President, Major II. NJ. Lord; vice presl-
dents Mrs. Myron l.. Learned and Miss
Louise Mcpherson; secretary, Albert A.
Wedemeyer; treasurer, Frank BurShmore
Executive committee: Major II. NJ. Lord,
John MeCreary. Walter II. Dale. Sgmund
Landsberg, Jean P. Duffield, Arthur "
Jensen, John s Helgren, Frank b, Burch-
more, Lucius Pryor John Mellen
Chorus committee: Walter H. Dale. Jean
P. Duffeld and Miss Mellora Butterfleld
Membership secretary, Mrs. Iona b.
Lewis.
Librarian, Harry II. Cockrel
Accompanies, Miss Grace Hancock
Next Monday the choir will resume
work on T. Coleridge TayIor's Death of
Minnehaha," and those who contemplate
identifying themselves with the organlza-
ton should hand their names 70 the chorus
committee at once. New members will be
accepted through January, and all good
voices will be welcomed.
Mr.. Albert A. Wedemeyer, the secretary
Of the choir IS well known to our must
cal people as the leader Of the Second
United States Infantry band, which was
stationed 50 long at old Fort Omaha. Mr..
Wedemeyer won for himself an ehviahle
position in musical circles by his success
as a handmaster, and the Second Infantry
band in his day was regarded as the finest
organization of the kind in the United
States army. MI Wedemcyer was retired
as chief musician, T. S. A.. several years
ago at his own request and now resides in
Omaha being on duty at the army head
! CHARTERS.
/ a little pleasant incident is recalled in
| this connection. At the time the Second in
/ fantry was ordered away from Omaha
| after several years stay, during which
| time it had become very popular with the
citizens, the band, which had served the
public on many occasions with concerts
/ at the post and in the parks. came down
+ town to say farewell. II played at several
Of the hotels and other places and then
came TO the Bee building and in the
1 court played several selections, closing lts
concert and saying goodby to Omaha with
| Then You'l Remember Me-" from The
. Bohemian Girl" The court was crowded
and the band and its leader were greeted
with cheers and applause, and the signi-
fcance Of the closing piece was more than
[ appreciated by the assemblage.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08

acteristic good taste But the library OF
libraries was after all that which was
stored in his great brain. Here was the
storehouse from which I'm later years he
read to his friends. Here was his working
library
And now he has gone from the sufferings
and the shadows and the spectres Of this
earthly existence, out into the JOY and the
gladness and the light and the true Life.
And the words Of one OF his favorte
authors seem appropriate, Thomas De
Quincy, who wrote in Richard Bentley :
An Indian summer crept stealthlly over
his closing days a summer less gaudy
than the mighty summer Of the solstice,
but sweet, golden silent; happy, though
sad; the fairy echo of a mighty music
that has departed-as frai and transItory
as it is solemn, quiet, and lovely"
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08

tongue and pen were ever eloquent
When the writer was making his first re-
searches into that prolific feld-which has
attracted the attention Of so many now
adays, since Sir Charles Stanford anc
other leading musical lights have just seer
its wealth--the words of encouragement
from Benjamin II. Barrows were source
Of much Inspiration The Irish folk-songs
are as yet much neglected. but they are
coming into their own, and lovers of good
things will always find themselves repaid
for their research study and investigation
Of this field Legend, myth, tradition, fair
les, heroes, war, love. humor, with senti-
ment, what a wealth there is in the an
cient songs Of Erin!
MI Barrows knew how TO discriminate
between a so-called Irish song in an
Irish" play, and a real genuine irish
song: he knew fun well the difference be-
tween "Come-all-ye," and a classic gem.
He alludes TO one evening spent with
some Of the great singers Of the former
DAYS. when the old songs were sung as
they should be sung, as IAN archangel
might of song" These songs he describes
as the "plaintive Groom OF saddened ma
ton, not the bowling Of bacohanals."
, But it was not only in the realm OF
/ Irish songs of the highest nature that Ben
/ Jamin BarrOws was at home, He loved the
old operas and many a time has he sung
with a fine resonant bass voice the OPP
cratic gems of a quarter Of a century ago,
after which he would pound his chest, and
with the merrlest twinkle of his eyes, he
would look over his spectacles and whisper
! to his accompanlst (the writer, Think
what the operate stage has lost!
As lover Of Shakespeare, Mr.. Barrows
was a MARVEL his devotion, to the Great
Genius OF Stratford-o Avon and the
/ World was unusual, and he could inter
pref and deliver the most remarkable
lengths of dialogue from various plays. In
fact when In Just the right mood, and SIr-
rounded by just the right friends he has
given from memory the greater part Of an
entire play. Seldom does one meet witt
such a memory, aided with such powers
OF deliueation and Interpretation, apar
from the dramatic stage itself and from
those who make the study of such worl
the object of their lives
At one time Benjamin Barrows had
charge OF the Omaha Public library. AMI
devoted his great abilities 70 that institu
ton with results which are felt to this mo
ment; ne had, at one time. a wonderful
private library huge In volume ans
chosen with great care and the most char
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08

ested supporter and observer, while this
particular column is deprived of one of
its most sympathetic and enthusiastic
readers.
Those who knew Benjamin Barrows in
his home knew one OF the most unusual
souls. Mentally equipped far beyond the
average man, he was ever on the alert
for the opportunity of sharing his gems
OF intellect with others, and many a time
during the last twenty years has tho
present writer Cleaned valuable sheaves
of thought f.om the fields which he mad
explored.
As d student Of literature, he was per-
sistent and penetrating, as a connoissour,
he had a most discriminating gift of Sc
lection. Many sentence has come to the
writer's clippng-fles which would never
have arrived thee, had IL not been for
the thoughtful kindness of Benjamin Bar
rows. To his friends, he was devotion IT,
self, and he loved 10 call them by names
OF his own. Sometimes an envelope would
come to The Bee musical department con-
tanning interesting papers "reminiscences
or old times, priceless in value and a
note like this. MY dear Kellinl, l was
rummaging on Sunday, rainy wheather
and dug down among thirty years debris
found-ah me! what did ! not find! Past
days, memories. Here are a few scraps
from note book I kept, clrca 1876. Dublin
not worth much but 1 give them to you
/ for such use as you may, desire TO make
OF them should an occasion arise"
/ Colonel BarTows lived at Dublin, Ireland
as United States Consul, from 1876 TO 1885
and, while there, he came into very clos,
contact with the brightest lights of tn,
literary and musical armament. Otter
has he RECALLED his friends with the mos
glowing accounts, as he alone could relate
them, Tor he was a prince OF raconteurs
accounts Of those days I'm Dublin, of IN,
famous people in music. I'm literature. a.
ecclesiastical circles, in stage life, IN cour
ana high political life. And he forme
such close association with the real cul
ture Of Ireland that. he has ever sine
looked back upon his Irish days as amonl
the choicest experience OF his most IN
teresting career
II was during this period that he he
came interested In the beautiful folk-son
literature OF ireland. OF which he was
passionate lover, and In whose praise hi
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
Play
Bills at the
Omaha TheateTs

IE appearance Of thS New York
Hippodrome for a weeks en-
gagemont at the Auditorium
tomorrow night will mark a
new epoch IN theaCricals. Never
before in the history Of omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08

Among the most curious clocks lu the
world saws The current HarDers Weekly,
are TWO ia NoTsley, Lancashire, England.
that never strike one. Instead they str ke
thirteen at 1 a m. and 1 p. m. one uf
them Is over the earl Of Ellesmere's place
called Worsley Hall and Is the original
clock which the duke Of BridRewater had
placed in the tower. IL is said that the
duke had the clock TO strike the 'un-
lucky number 20 as 10 warn his work
men that IL was time 10 return after dn-
ner. some OF them having excused them
selves for being late on the ground that
they could not hear Il strike one.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08

This evening at the Brandeis theater
special performance OF "he Fortune
Hunter will be given. II is fine op-
portunity for the regular Sunday evening
patrons Of the Brandels to sec the splendid
play and the company that has won such
favor in its presentation. Last Sunday
evening was almost a shut-out. on account
of the blizzard, but the open date permits
the company an extra performance here,
and 1t is given for the benefit OF those
who like to see fine play perfectly pre-
scented.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
EAA Eelel1a A&eBzande4S

sketch entitled, Alaska or Bust" Special
scenery is necessary for this, and the cleo
trical effects are a source OF admiration.
Billy Broad, the minstrel man, will appear
with a new line Of jokes and songs Robert
son and Gourdon, two clever actors. pre-
sent the Booking Office" Zeno and
Mandel, a very entertaining pair, return
direct from trumphal European tour,
Matinees daily, Evening performances az
$40 and $50.
The extraordinary success achieved by the
Rector Girls Burlesquers" as a musical
offering of progressive ideas which is billed
Continued on Page sevenJ
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08

DE announcement Of the pass
ing away of Benjamin Ii. Bar
rows came as a shock to the
writer OF this column; and In
losing him, the musical life Of
Omaha has lost a rnnst InEn---
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
NInnicnI Nnten.

Mr.. Thomas Stubs director OF the First
Presbyterian choir in Beatrice, Neb., has
sent an interesting program of a sacred
concert which was given Christmas Night
and includes the following Anthems
While All Things Were in quiet Silence %
Macfarreni "Lo God our God Has Come
Haynes; MY Soul Doth Magnify" Stainer;
GLORY Be to God on High" Eyre, and
TIE Deum in F. Dykes. organ solos
Miss Elizabeth Helmer, Organist)-''The
Sheperds In the Field" Three Wise Men
from the East and Bethlehem all by
HOLY Night, Adams; alto solo by Miss
Underwood, Nazareth" Gounod; tenor
solo by Mr. W. G. Humes. star Of Beth
lehem,' Adamsi cello solo by Ernest
kopecky, Evening star" Wagner; and
male quartette, silent Night, Holy
Night" Gruber.
Miss Blanche Sorsnson will present Mrs.
Carrie Jacobs Bond in a recital of her own
association auditorium on the evening OF
February 2,
Nine. Kirkby-Lunn, the popular English
cOntraltO VIII be the fourth regular artist
Of the b. II. w. concert series. Nine.
Nirkby- Lunn IS widely recognized as Eng
/ lands foremost cOntraltO. In opera she
has won place among the prime favorites
OF the COvent Garden stage, while on the
continent her successes have been no less
striking. Nine Luuns title 20 operate
recognition In this country rests upon two
/ highly successful seasons at the Metro
/ politan opera house and one with the
l Henry W. savage company In 'Parsifal
Nine Lunn's local appearance az the
rank among the seasons important fea-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08

A Guarantee Of Business Prosperity
The Persistent and Wise Patronage OF
The Bee Advertising Columns
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
HOG SUPPLY SOME SHORTER
Number of Hogs Marketed slightly
Less Than Week Ago, with Quail
ity Largely Good.

CINCINNATI, o., Sept 6-(speclal Tel
egram. price Current says the number of
hogs marketed has been somewhat short
of the preceding week. The current move
movement appears to reflect no unusual
influence in marketing operations and
shipments are being made in a general
way as stock 10 in condition for such
movement. Average weights are variable,
but seem to be short of a year ago in
general reckoning. Total western slsugh-
tering is $4,000 hogs, compared with
$4,000 the preceding week and $4,000 two
weeks ago. For a corresponding time last
year the number is 325,OOO and two years
ago $4,000. From March the total Is
Ia, 900. against 10,4l5,OOO last year, an in
crease OF S,2s0,OOO hogs. The total two
years ago was l2,l5O,OOO. There are no new
indications as to quality, which is largely
good, partly fair only.
Prominent places compare as follows,
from March to September 6:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
Negotiating
for Foot Ball Field
Universities Authorities Offer to Rent
Plot Near Campus for Rea-
sonable Sum.

Omaha High school authorities and the
heads of the University of omaha are
working on a plan which will give the high
school foot ball team a field on which to
play its games this year and possibly for
several years to come.
The University of Omaha owns large
plot of ground next to its campus at Pratt
and Twenty-fourth streets. With a little
expenditure II could be made into an ex-
cellent field and a track could also be built
there.
The proposition of the university that If
the high school authorities will place into
the building of foot ball field, with
bleachers on the sides, what the school
would spend in Omaha as rent the univer-
sity will allow the high school complete
control.
The field can be obtained this way
cheaper than any other grounds in Omaha
and the university athletic board is willing
to rent the park in this way in order to ulti-
mately get a field for itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
POST CARD DAY AT IOWA FALLS
Citizens send Out More Than Fifteen
Thousand Advertising
the Town.

IOWA FALLS. Ia, Sept. 7.(Special)-
This city's first Post Card day" was a big
success and thousands of post cards were
sent broadcast all over the country by
citizens of Iowa Falls, calling attention 10
the beauties and opportunities OF the city
as a place for home and business. It is
estimated by Postmaster w. e. wolden
that over 1900 post cards were mailed on
Post Card day" The details Of the day
were arranged by the Commercial club and
a systematic canvass made OF the city in
the sale of the cards and as 'he majority
of those solicited responded the occasion
naturally was very successful. On the
basis Of 1900 approximately $500 was spent
in making the day success
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08

Fred Fay, member Of the International
committee of the street car men, will prob
ably be called back to Des MONIES by the
union to assist in settlement of new diff
cutles that have come up in connection
with the street car trouble.
The executive committee of the union has
refused to accept as conclusive the reports
Of the inspectors against car conductors
and a deadlock is imminent
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS PLAY
Armstrong of Minnesota Furnishes
Surprise ut philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IA western in
vader in the person Of Joseph ]. ARM
strong, wiry youth Of the University OF
Minnesota, played havoc today among the
eastern racquet wielders in the thirtieth
annual tournament of the intercollegiate
Lawn Tennis association, on the grounds
of the Merton Cricket club. Armstrong,
who recently won the western intercolleg-
late title, defeated Harold Page Of Penn
sylvania in the first round. This was not
unexpected, but when he trounced Deane
Mathey Of Princeton in his next match,
the experts were surprised Final honors
are now thought to rest between Arm
strong and +, II. Whitney of Harvard.
Two rounds in the singles were COM
pleted, leaving eight survivors. or these,
Yale had four, Harvard three, Minnesota
one. Summary:
Singles, first round:
r. Thayer Pennsylvania) beat D. X.
Belt Johns Hopkins e-1, 60.
!. L. Cote (Yale1 beat J. A. H. Magoun
J. Armstrong (Minnesota) beat H. Page
Pennsylvania), So, Is, 6-2.
Deane Mathey (Princeton) beat S. v.
r.. c, Gates (Yale) beat A Jones CHar-
vard), by default.
Second round:
j., Armstrong (Minnesota) beat Deane
Mathey (Princeton), ga, 6-3
.y !; l. Z, Cote (Ysle) beat E. Thayer penn
liams), 6-8, Ga, 81
e. H.. Whitney Harvard) beat r. NJ.
Landreth (Pennsylyanial, .6-l rs.
#. II. Gates Yale) beat A. Tobey prince
toni, 6-1, GO.
G; s. Cutting Hsrvard) beat C. H. Ayres
(Williams), 81 6-2.
A. II. Mann CYale) beat c. T. Butler
(Princeton), SO, 3d.
G. A. S. Mexican (Harvard) beat N.
Evans CPennsylvsnla), 60, CO.
Doubles, first round:
Gates and Gates (Yale) beat Page and
Thayer (Pennsylvania), Sc, SO.
Second round.
Whitney and Cutting QIarvard) beat
Evans and Landreth (Pennsylvania), 6-3,
6-l.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
Falls City Wins While
Humboldt Does Same
Two Teams Run Neck and Neck Race
for Leadership of Mink
League.

HUMBOLDT, Neb., Sept. 7,-(specal Tel
egram. )-Humboldt took the opening game
of the final series Of the season from Clar-
linda wasbeating Auburn, leaving the two
teams still tied for first place. The score
Humboldt 40 o l 0 0 2 o - 8 2
Clarinda 40 0 o 0 o o Cd 8 Q
Batteries: Humboldt, Justus and Black;
Clarinda Smithson and Harmony. UNI
pre: Kratsberg.
AUBURN, Neb., Sept. 7.--(special Tele-
gram -Falls City blanked the Auburn
team this afternoon and is still tied with
humboldt for the lead In the Mink league
The score:
Nebraska City o 0 0 o 2 o o pa o
Batteries; Auburn, Hirsch and Musser;
Falls City, Hauser and Vanderbilt. UNI
pire: Quigley.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Sept. 7.--(spe-
cial Telegram )-Nebraska City took the
first game OF the series with Shenandoah
this afternoon. The score:
Nebraska City 0 0 0 05 IS
Shenandoah a 0 0 IA 9 2
Batteries: Nebraska City, Richter and
Herman; Shenandoah, Johnson and Wells
Umpire: Meyers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
SIOuX CITY.


"None out when winning run scored.
Omaha
Sioux City
Hits 49, o 2 Q Q / Q 0 0 0 o "a
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08

finished):
Lady Brine, b. m. (Porter). .....7 3 /
Greatest Heart, b. h. Jones).. 8
Lee Yern, b. g. (sharpsteen)... 4
Our Colonel, b. s. Zones. ....,.4 3 2
Lady Dode, 70. m. (Erwinl.. 2 6
Princess Nutwood, CHI. m. (Cun-
DlnBnhHll s...s...t.s,........... o
Comedian Onward, b. h. (Elliot) DIR.
Time: 2l3A, 2:l41A, 2:l5, 215, 2:l6.
2:2O trot, three in five, purse $500, (un-
nnished):
Hetty Green, b. m. (Porterl. .......1 2
Peggy From Paris, b. m. (Talbot) l l
Frltzie Lobeck, b. m (Heisick),.
Cremona, b. m. (Jones) ..........2 6
Lew Alert, b. &. COLBY ....,..,,..5
Glen c., ch. 3. (Sharpsteen) .,.n.,6 3 8
Time: 2:1Sh 2:17A, 2:2l, 2:l9h.
2;20 pace, three in five, purse $780, (un-
finished):
Axle Nut, oh. h. (Sisson) ........,....., Z
Patchen knight, bT. s. (McLane) ...... !
Tom Riley. b. m. Gonesl ....,,..,,..,,.,2 {
Marion Patch D. an. Wood ..........,, 3 {
El Brine, b. m. (Porter( ,.,,,,...;,......,
Lady Mercedes, b. m. Cunningham =. 1
Blk, b. m. (Randolph) ,.................. 8
Benny c., b. g. (CornelD minimum. dis
Time: 2:l4h. Alba
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
wrestler ut Fraser, Ia, Cannot Con-
troll Gas Bag and is Carried
High Into Air,

BOONE, Ia. Sept 7.-(special)-kid
Ross. a wrestler OF Roam, Ind, who was
on for an exhibition wrestling match at the
Labor day celebration in Fraser got
ride in a runaway balloon which carried
him 1000 feet in the air and two miles
over the Dies Moines river toward ogden.
Ross had never before taken ride and
jokingly asked the balloonist II he could
not go up instead OF the regular man.
Being told yes, the youngster got on the
trapeze and was off In going up the bal
loon caught on a clump Of trees and In
swinging around the ropes caught on the
parachute and tied the same In knot.
Ross had nothing TO do but hang on and
await death, as he thought. However
after the balloon had sailed up the distance
mentioned the gases cooled and the balloon
gradually drifted back to earth, with Ross
unhurt but frightened.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux City, o. Omaha, 8. Thirteen innings.
ST. Joseph-Des Moines, wet grounds.
Pueblo, 2; Topeka, l.
Denver, 0-3; Lincoln, 2-1
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, 1871; Boston, 80.
Brooklyn, 4; New York, 3.
Cincinnati, OF; Chicago, 81
Pittsburgh, g. St. Louis, O.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
st. Louis, s; Cleveland, 6.
New York. 5; Washington, 2.
Boston, /; Philadelphia, 5.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City, /; st. Paul 0.
Columbus-Louisville, rain.
Toledo, 5; indianapolis 9.
Milwaukee, 4; Minneapolis. 3.
MINK LEAGUE.
Clarinda, 1; Humboldt, 4.
Nebraska City 8; Auburn, o.
Shenandoah, 4; Nebraska City, s.
Games To-day.
Western League-Des Moines at Omaha,
st. Joseph at Sioux City, Denver at Pueblo,
Lincoln at Topeka
National League-Philadelphia at Boston,
cago; Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
American League-St. Louis at Cleveland,
New York at Washington, Boston at Phil
Chicago at Detroit.
American Association-kansas city at 81
Paul, Columbus at Louisville, TOLEDO at
Milwaukee at Minneapolis.
Mink League-Clarinda at Humboldt
Falls City at Auburn. Shenandoah at Ne
braska City.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-08
.es Moines.
ONE MATCH IN TENNIS TOURNEY
Rain Causes n POstpOnement OF the
Others Scheduled for Thursday
Morning mt Country Club.

Only one match was played Wednesday
in the women's tennis tournament at
the Country club on account OF the shower
That was between Miss Mary Burnley and
Miss Ruth Hammer, the latter winning e-l
81. The semi-finals in the championship
round between Miss Elizabeth Sweet and
Miss Mary Ringwalt and between Misses
Dorothy and Janet Hall will be played
Friday morning. The finals in the consola-
ton round will also be played then be-
tween Miss Ruth Hammer and Miss Agnes
Burnley.