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Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25

friend of every fireman. Had it not been for that
fire the probability is that that Monday evenings Bee
concerned, and very likely Mr. Rosewster would
have had further for me in the capacity of
local reporter.
That fire settled my career as a newspaper man.
1t is but another proof that man. rule is the VIC
tim of circumstances From that time flourshed
as newspaper reporter, and Mr.. Rosewater, who
had not fixed my salary, gave at the end of the
week, raise over my experienced predecessor. /
excelled him in the way of sensations, which
added much to the popularity of The Bee. made it
a rule to have sensation a day. If could not
get genuine sensation, would build out of my
imagination. In few months Pratt returned from
St. joe and finding his old place satisfactorily filled,
and there being opening for him anywhere In town
he became discouraged and going to Jake Gists IN
dertaking shop committed suicide by taking poison.
Put me In pine coffin that 60 through hell
a-snapping" his final message, written the
back of a envelope and pinned to his coat lapel.
Peace to his ashes
One morning in the summer of 1872 was awak-
by the cry of fire Hastily dressing around
the and found The Bee building in flames, and
in few minutes 1t out of sight-a total loss
However The Bee appeared at the usual time in the
afternoon from the job printing office of Redfeld
brothers next door. 1t is safe that in writing up the
fire. stated that The Bee, phoenix-ke, from
its ashes If didn't 1t must have been oversight
In those days there were three daily papers in
Omaha-the Herald the Republican, both morning
and The Bee, evening. The Herald and Republican
exceedingly bitter in their fight against The Bee
which kept making steady Roadway against them not
wthstanding the adverse circumstances under which
it labored 1t was finally decided to publish
ing edition of The Bee. But how to get the
telegraphic dispatches? Why, simply waited for
the Herald and Republican to appear and then took
their dspatches-sueh wanted-and published
them in The Bee an hour and half later and then
be able to catch the outgoing trains We handled
night local news in the way, and many time
got out a better morning paper than esteemed"
contemporaries The Bee had offered to purchase the
Associated Press privilege, but the Herald and Re-
publican stood pat. However they became con-
WINGED that 1t better accept $4,000 and let
Bee in than to get nothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25


that landed in Omaha. 1 had peen in
- Chicago two years when the great fire
ENENNlgYI OF October 1871, compelled me to turn
- my course westward and change the
whole current of my life. My expert
ence teaches me that in instances circumstances
control men, Had 1t not been for the Chicago FIRE
would in all probability have been struggling LAWYER
In the Windy City by the lake.
1t was in November 1871, that I awoke one morn
ing on the east bank of the Missouri river opposite
Omaha. Four railroads terminated there and pas
sengers and freight transferred on ferryboats
Omaha was then a place of about i 900 people and
about as dead, town there was in the United
States. 1t had had boom and it's glory had tenn
porarily departed
Failing to find employment in lawyers office
concluded to earn few dollars by setting type on The
Bee, which was then located in a frame building at
the southeast of Twelfth and Douglas streets
worked as a sub for few weeks and then bought
case, or regular position, for S25, which paid to
one OF the regulars who wished to leave town
man named Pratt was the local or "city" editor
OF The Bee and in April, 1872 he resigned to accept
position on ST. Joe paper. l applied for Pratt's
place, and to convince Mr.. Rosewater that could
write produced in evidence a scrap book containing
some pieces Of work had done for the Chicago Times
Mr.. Rosewater at once told to go ahead and try
my hand Pratt very sensational writer and
when there was no news he manufactured news and
the manufactured article generally more readable
about stepping into Pratts Shoes but concluded to
trust to luck, and fortune favored Pratt quit on
Saturday night and my first work was to appear on
Monday. / hunted around all Saturday night to get
starter of some kind, but utterly failed and to
say that was pretty we'll discouraged il putting IT
mildly. Sunday afternoon started to the Union
Pacific to the transcontnental train come in from
the west and Just as reached the depot alarm of
fire was sounded. Never there a more welcome
sound to me, however unwelcome it might have been
TO those whose property endangered.
SOrensons First Scoop.
/ hurried back, and at the southeast corner of
Twelfth and Douglas streets / found a big fire in
progress 1t destroyed several frame buildings among
them being Hubermann's jewelry store. Jake Markell
was the chief of the fire department. Well TO make
long story short, wrote that fire up In the most
lurd style for The Bee Monday evening" having
scoop on the item. as there Monday morning
papers made ten strike. as it were, as / made
would hsys flat failure so far as local news
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25

thousands Of arid acres into fertile fields
They are traversing the African veldt with thei-
strings of pows and harrows; they trudge treessly
over the broad rolling pampas of the Argentine; the
bleak steppes of Russia and Siberia echo with the
sharp rattle of their exhaust. Wherever there are
broad to be reclaimed and turned into fertile
fields there these giant farm horses at work. in
creasing the worlds productive acreage and reducing
the cost of the worlds food.
But what does all this to the west? 1t
means that thousands upon thousands Of acres of
bare, brown prairie land is being turned into FARMS
1t means thousands of settlers; 1t means new
towns, new industries, new ways of increasing the
wealth and developing the untold possibilities of the
west 1t means that the great railroads will have
trainloads of grain and produce to haul out of terri
tory that used to be considered only good to haul
passengers through.
The wonderful thing about the modern gas tractor
is its versatity-its all-around efficiency and
economy enables the farmer almost entirely to do
away with the expense and trouble of horse traction
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25
ZHRE.9HZNq EROZT 800 TO $500
.BUSHELS- OF TLaEAT a DAP

+ CINE pulling ten breaking plows
a good wide stretch of virgin prairie?
If not, you have missed a wonderful
teez2nAT sight-an inspiring sight, when you
kS$SSAZw1 stop to think what it means for the de-
velopment of the west.
The great engine travels along the prairie
waves; the great wheels-eight feet high-measure
off from twenty-five to fifty day the rafting
fire of its exhaust sounds like racing automobiles
and it travels the brown prairie sod it's wake is
turned into rich, chocolate-colored earth-ten
clean smooth burrows straight surveyors line.
On ahead in the furrow travels a small pilot wheel
which is attached TO the front axle of the engine and
which guides it with mathematical accuracy Above
this wheel, eight feet in the air a sheet-iron
arrow points straight ahead showing the direc-
tion in which the pilot wheel is turned All the op-
at one end of the field and turn it when it reaches
the other end; it needs attention other than this;
1t just grinds along doing its work without or
ostentation-just quietly delivering the goods
These great engines revolutionizing farming
al over North America; they cutting the broad
prairies Of Nebraska. Colorado and into pro-
ductive FARMS they blowing up whtened bones
on the old overland TRAIL the great wheat fields of
Minnesota and the Dakotas are dotted with them;
great stretches Of brown prairie sod in Alberta Mani
toba and Saskatchewan being turned over behind
their high, wide wheels; sunny California in the
rice swamps of Louisiana, the plains of Texas
everywhere they are at work, striding over the
prairies with their seven-leegue boots and turning
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25

In those days the city staff OF the Omaha papers
consisted OF one man, who called city editor
local editor reporter, the might be. Homer
Stull stately, dignified gentleman. new dead, did
the Herald local page and good clean reporter he
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25
Senator Sorenson Tells of His Day Reporting for The Bee

he BEE sprang into existence June 10,
1871. 1t was in the fall of that year
that landed in Omaha. l had Deen in
Chicago two years when the great fire
CT october, 1871, compelled me to turn
my course westward and change the
whole current of my life. NV exneri-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
PASSENGERS BOOKED.

Per NJ. N, s. s. Lurline, for San
Francisco. Aug. 29.--Mrs. s. A. Badg-
er, Mrs w. II. Hanlon. Mrs. Curtis.
DR.. y. ID. Bond, Mrs. B. ID. Bond, Mr..
Lippincott, Mrs. Llppincott, Miss Ma
rion Austin, Miss Alice Bond. Miss II
f.. Hoppin. Mr.. Nichols. Mr.. Franklin
II. Il. Hitchcock, Jr., II. V. Lopez, Dr.
Peters, G. Townsend, Mrs, G. Town
send, A.. Schneer. n. t.. Leland. Rev.
Rider. Miss Eva X. Schafter. l.. X.
McGaffey. Mrs. l.. X. McGaffey, Miss
J. c. Mccarthy. Miss r. Mccarthy
Miss Gcodhue. Miss ]. N. Fraser. DR..
4. $. Goodhue, Mrs. E. s. Goodhue,
Mr.. Bostwick, Geo. Jameson, w. l..
Williams, Alfred Young.
Per Am. blk. Andrew Welch. for
San Francisco, Aug. 29.--Mrs. A. l..
Macaulay. Mrs. +. Waldron and 9
children. Miss Bettencourt, s. Decker
and @. S. Schaefer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
navajo MEETS
With ACCIDENT

The u. S. tug Navajo, while enter
Ing Pearl Harbor on August 90 with
supplies aboard, ran afoul some sub
merged obstacle and broke OF one
blade 0fillet. prppcller. The screw has
four blades. ,sst With, one snapped she
.t,it Slight dittlculty In re-
hxninsi 10 her dock at the naval sta
'tion.
The accident resulted when the Ma
uaib.j In command Of Chief Gunner
Babson, U. S. ~, attempted to pass
around q dredger BY leaving the
channel. Y III ~ ~
When the Navajo was entering the
harbor herScourse through the chan
mel was blocked by one of the Hawai-
ian Dredging Company's dredges. In
operation. She signalcd asking the way
around the obstruction. and was shown
went outside the channel she ran afoul
of "A coral reef or mooring.
The Navajo was hung up for few
minutes. but soon pulled herself OF,
breaking the propeller when she jerk
ed free.
| The dredging people claim she must
have tried to climb over IA coral reef
jutting up. Babson, the tugs COM
mandcr. has different view and says
II was n mooring of some kind. At
any rate. the fault lies with the dredg-
ers. They signaled the way was clear
and the tug started to go ahead, be-
lieving the harbor contained no danger
1t il hardly probable the Navy De-
partment will bring action against the
company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
c. Q. zee Hop & Co.
MEAT MARKET AND IMPORTERS
Telephone No. 3i5i
VESSELS ARE ASSESSED AT
LARGER FIGURE THAN. COST

A big variation in the assessed
value for taxation purposes and that
made out for salvage was brought to
light yesterday during the continued
hearing of the Celtic Chief case. Cap
tain Miller of the Miller Salvage COM
pany was on the stand and cross-ex-
amined.
None of the vessels used are less
than twenty years old and some OF
them are as ancient as fifty and sixty
years. According to the statements he
made yesterday under cross-examina-
ton the steamer Makee cast him $4,000.
the Concord $3.50. He valued the first
named ut $4,000 and the latter at
$4,000 for salvage purposes. The MO-
koii which he valued at $4,000 cost
him $3.50, while the Elizabeth, which
cost him about $500, he had slated at
$4,000. The vessels were all returned
for taxation valuation at figure far
below the new estimate for salvage
purposes.
He stated that he had had no in
tention of defrauding the Territory
and had based his figures on the fact
that tax and sale figures were diner
ent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
CAPTAIN MILLER
PUT ON GRILL

The strain on Captain Wller's
nerves during the examination Y At
torney Olson In the Celtic Chief case
this morning was greater than that
which he Is accustomed to put on his
big hawsers and he showed II on
cross examination by Attorney c. II.
Olson. va
All through the morning Attorney
Olson was asking as to the valuation
which Captain Miller placed on the
salvage tackle aboard the steamer
Makee. He would appear to be quite
satisfied with the answer and then
Suddenly just when the captain was
trying to think of some other transac-
ton which took place four or five
years ago he would Jump In and In
a doubling tone ask him as to the
correctness of the statement he had
Just made a few minutes prior.
There was some argument over u
pump which Captain Miller had re.
ceived from Captain Medcalf ut the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
ES1|MATESFOR /.
PEARL HARBOR
Continued from Page y

From Puuloa station on the Oahu
nearly two miles In extent which
leads into the naval reservation. This
strip of road was built during the
reign of a former board of which Fern
was then a lay member.
The worst section OF the proposed
road Is that which leads from the
Railway station and follows the line
for about two miles. In wet weather
this road Is hopeless quagmire and
teaming over It is practically out Of
the question. IN
According to surveyed lines as set
by City and County Engineer Geres
the plans call for construction WORK
beginning from point at an inter-
section with the county road leading
through the Damon promises ut Mo-
analua. ..'#t aHhH -
"The money now held by the super
visors and In reserve for permanent
paving of King street should be div
erted to a better and more iDime-
date call that of building road
into Watertown is the way the mat
ter has been summed up In some
quarters around the city hall.
The Waterfowl road Is predicted
will yet become rock which may
succeed In splitting asunder an other;
wise solid Republican majority.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
PASSENGERS ARRIVED

Per stmI Mauna Log, from Kona
and Kau ports. Aug. 25--A. M. Mer-
rill. Mrs. Merrill. M. Tanaka, DIR. T..
8. Goodhue. Mrs. Goodhue, Miss NJ.
Goodhue, p. J. Daniels, Mrs. Daniels,
Geo. Gonsalves. Mrs. w. ID. McWayne,
Mrs. J. p Curtis, Miss Richards, Mrs
Il. Kaai, X. Long, w. u. Schrader, s
Ralph, w. X. Castle, d. Dowsett, A.
$. Fujiro, John de Mello. Mrs. de Mel
10, Miss Morgan, J. A. Ano, Il. l.. Mil
Ter, II. Rappel, NJ. Mechanism, Y.
Nov, John Vierra and ~ deck.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
TIES LAME HORSE TO
t, POST AND BEATS IT

Tying an aged and lame horse to n
post, Portuguese In Nuuanu Valley
this morning proceeded to beat the ami
NAL with big club and cruelty mall
treated It, While he was engaged In
dealing out blows, the motorman and
conductor from "A trolley car tried to
stop him. After attempting persuasion
they threatened TO report the matter
TO the police, and the inhuman driver
then deslsted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
PERSONALITIES

CHARLES GREEN, a broker Of St.
Louis, is expected TO arrive here
shortly for couple Of weeks stay.
JAMES WAKEFIELD expects to
leave for the coast about the first
OF next month. He will look into har-
bor work while away.
SENATOR GEORGE II. FAIRCHiLD
is coming to town by an early steam
Ell to meet Mrs. Fairchild, who will
arrive from Germany next week
SUNNY JIM" McCANDLESS'
name appears on the register of the
Palace Hotel of San Francisco rel
Gently. He is probably on his way
home.
HOWARD Il. HITCHCOCK, Jr, is
among the passengers booked for the
mainland by the Mutson Navigation
steamer Lurlinc to depart on Tuesday
evening
JOHN DE MELLO, VOL known
kamaaina OF Keokea. kona, Hawaii
arrived this morning in the Mauna
Loa. He was accompanied by Mrs.
DE Mcllu.
MISS DORCAS MATTHEW'S who
was operated on for appendicitis at
the Queens Hospital some time ago
is now taking short walks TO regain
her strength.
MESSRS. W. L. WILLIAMS and
Alfred Young are to return to the
mainland as passengers In the Matson
Navigation steamer Lurline on next
Tuesday to take up studies at Yale.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LEP-
ER SETTLEMENT JACK McvElGH
leaves tonight for Molokai. He has
been here for the last week or 30 fix
ing up several matters in connection
with the work down there. ,'iI. E
MRS. CURTIS, wife of the manager
of Kailua store. Kona, is among the
passengers to arrive In the Mauna Lou
this morning. Mrs. Curtis will take
passage for San Francisco in the Lur-
line.
| J.'J. BOWLING. superintendent OF
the Hawaii Preserving company, has
been taken to the Queens Hospital
following an operation last Saturday
He is reported as quite III. but every
hope is entertained for his recovery
DIR. AND MRS. Il. s. GoODHUE OF
Kona arrived in the steamer Mauna
Loa this morning. They Will await
the sailing Of the Matson Navigation
steamer Lurline for the coast ON next
lTuesday. DR.. and Mrs. Goodhue will
make an extended visit on the main
land.
THE, REV. J. I. W.. wADMsN,. ,heat
Of the Methodist mission work In thu
islands, isi.visitirig AZ charlcttetown
Prince Kdyatd island according T.
| tine latest news from hin! THAT littl
city was hif tots,er home, and Their
/; Lhe met. hfs rpt,het eishty-four year
Of age. YTSiff .. 80 :
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
IN FOREIGN PORTS.
Friday, Aug. Is.

Friday, Aug. Is.
YOKOHAMA--Sailed. Aug. 90: 8. 9
Korea, for Honolulu.
GRAYS HARBOR-s Sailed, Aug. "a:
Schr. Prosper, for Hilo.
SAN Sailed, Aug. 20:
Bktne. lrmgard, for Mahukona.
F 10 " Wireless.
S. 8. PERSIA. win arrive from Yoke.
hama, Monday. 8 a. m. and sail fol
. San Francisco. p. m. 800 tons
freight for Honolulu. ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
SUGAR at windward Hawaii Ports.

According to report received from
Purser Sheldon OF the lnter-lsland
steamer Mauna Loa the following
consignments of suagr await ship
ment at windward Hawaii ports of
call: Punaluu 2s17, Honuapo S4l4'
Honokaa 1900, Paaullo 1880, Kukai-
au 5Sl.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
Give Up Hope Of Salvage.

1.
S'v'' W '''p' " ~ l
Experts VINO rushed 10 inc scene Vi
the wreck OF the Canadian-Paciiicl
liner Empress Of China are Of the
opinion that chances OF salvage are
exceedingly slim. 1t Is not believed
that the Empress liner will be turn
ed over to the insurance authorities.
Late reports concerning the. disaster
which resulted In the Empress OF
China going ashore near Yokohama
are to the effect that the Empress
seems to have caught the edge OIL
the typhoon without suffering any
damage, and her position subsequent
to this was established, when she
was found to be on the correct course
The Japanese coast was then within
sight, but later fog bank was en-
countered and the captain decided to
slow down. The stranding at a. m.
the following morning evidently
shows. therefore, that the typhoon
had produced specially powerful cur
/ rents, which had swept the steamer
from her course. The fog was so
dense that is was not until half an
hour after the accident had occurred
that the position Of the vessel was
discovered. As the vessel remained on
an even keel, little alarm was felt
by the passengers. who were able to-
pack their baggage and have their
breakfast in perfect comfort.
1t was especially fortunate that the
japanese cruisers Soya and Aso were
able to pick up the wireless message
of the Empress and repair to the
the storm the land lines were all dis
l located and the chances OF getting a
message through that day somewhat
remote. As 1t was the passengers
travelled to Yokohama In great COM
fort and appear from all accounts to
have had an enjoyable Experience.
The kindness of the officers and crew
on the warships Is commented on
from all. sides, and. -congratulatory
letters were exchange between Rear
Admiral Kato and the rescued pas
u sengers.t Inc kihupSsS SHOWN 70 INC
J, passengers at Shirahama is also much
, appreciated, the village authorities
; Iduing everything in their power to
make their unexpected guests com
Portable. Et! rn
T. In regard to the position OF the EN-
press. has been received. report
! that there being no hope OF rehoatint
4 her It has been decided to hand ove'
teh vessel. az well as the whole car
go. to the insurance companies con
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25

Women wearing aigrettes, heads
tails and Sy,nxs of birds upon their
hats need have no fear that they VIII
be arrested in New Jersey, provided
they can show trey purchased them
outside OF the State.
Marshal Capizzuti. In concluding MS
testimony at the .Camorra trial at VI
terbo, Italy. explained why he was
convinced that Cuoccolo and his wire
were murdered by the Camorra.
1.-TWO Italians were killed and four
others fatally injured when so men
We're buried In u sewer cave-in at the
plant of the Pittsburg crucibie Steel
Company at Midland. Pa.
Residents Of Kearney, N. j., are ex'
perimenting with dynamite for the ex'
termination of mosquitoes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25

Gold watch, In the neighborhood OF
Kealakekua. s, Kona. The owner can
communicate with Rev. Father Chas.
l., Windels, Holualoa, Hawaii
Wkly-lt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25

John ID. Rockefeller has objected to
the appraisement of his Cleveland es-
tate by the tax authorities at $780,
900, as too high.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25

Lena Porter Uyeno. former Mime
apolis school teacher. who married Il
Japanese has sued for divorce.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
DEPARTED
Thursday, Aug. "a

Kauai ports-W. g. Hall, stmr., 5
p. M
Japan ports-Buyo Maru. r. X. X.
s. s., 8 y. m.
Lurline, NJ. N. 8. s., p. m,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
w ANTS
FOR SALE

California mules and horses ex Lur-
line. See owner Mt Lewis Stables,
King 81. 5Ol4-2w
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25

OIL Tanker Away for the Coast.
The American oil tanker Rosecrans
was dispatched pfroih lKaanapali for
the Pacific coast on last wednesday
according to advices received at the
port.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
oAHu LODGE NO. 4, x. Of p.

Meets every hrst and aird Friday at
: so o'clock, Pythian Hail. corner Bere-
tania and Fort streets. Visiting BROTH
ers cordially invited to attend.
.H. ar S. DECKER, G. c.
.s... 20. q. HEINE. X. OF r., & 8.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
aaaaaa===s = = - -
FOR RENT.

Completely furnished slx-room house;
crockery, kitchen utensils and silver
ware. one or two bedrooms. Stu
ated on Young ST.; handy to all
cars. Possession September ]. Rent
Si5. Address "a L., Bulletin office.
50143t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25

Sparks from the Wireless.
! p. M. s. s. Persia. en- route Yo-
kohama TO Honolulu, 3 y. M, Aug. "a
1000 miles out; arrive Monday. 5
a. m,