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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25

San Francisco as triumphs of mechan-
ical flight. They r more distinctly
illustrations Of the limitations of avia-
ton.
Atwood spent about q week In max
ing q journey which q railroad train
will make in a little over a day and
night. His successors in the San
Francisco-New York effort are making
even slower progress. one of them who
started from New York nearly two
weeks ago, being at last accounts in
the rural regions of southern New
York. These trips have shown fast
flights exceeding the highest railroad
speeds for short periods. But a meth
cd which necessitates stoppage every
hour Or two and attains days Jour-
neys Of sixty to hundred and fifty
miles is yet far from displacing the
railroads. Especially when we read
of Ward that he was held up by a 40
mile wind. but declared his determine
ton to "see it through" are we i'm
pressed with the fact that the art is
yet in its experimental stage.
This is not said to belittle either the
art Of aviation itself or the utility Of
such trips. The progress that has been
made in mechanical flights is the para
mount wonder Of the past two or three
years. The city-to-city Journeys, brok-
en- and slow as they are. give expert
ence and teach in what direction I'M
provement is needed. In that light it
is shown that two things are neces-
sary before the aeroplane can claim
reliable utility. One is the improve
ment Of its machinery and the devel-
opment Of new fuel possibilities to en-
large the radius Of uninterrupted
flight. The other Is either by invention
or training to enable the machines to
meet high winds. which at present
seem superior to both a%eroplanes and
dirigibles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25
LAUNDRY RATES TO
H|GH---07HERS ARE
ALSO STEEP:
Railroad Commission Denies
Application For Change at
the Present Time
E CHANGE
MUST SOON BE MADE
Action Favorable to One Glass
Now Would Be Discrimina.
tory in Its Nature

Laundry men Of the state have
failed in their hight for lower ex-
press rates on laundry carriers, while
the dry cleaners. making application
for a revision of the method of classi-
flying clothes handled by them, have
also been disappointed in their efforts
The state railroad commission, in
ruling against the laundrymen and
the dry cleaners. admits that express
rates r too high, but declares that
to lower the two rates in question
would be discriminatory and would
call for a general revision. At the
same time the railroad commission
says it is engaged at the present
time In work looking to the bringing
ABOUT OF a general reduction of the
express rates in the state.
Here is the railroad boards order
denying the laundrymen and dry
cleaners lower rates:
In the matter of the complaint OF
the North Dakota Launderer's associa.
ton VS.. Express companies doing bust.
ness in this state.
The petition in this proceeding com.
plains, first of the order of this com.
mission prohibiting express companies
from carrying articles of wearing an.
parel, dry cleaned or intended to bt
dry cleaned, in packages containinf
soiled or laundered articles, at laundry
rates. This order was based upon tn,
complaint Of dry cleaners not en-,
gagged in the laundry business, as 1
permitted a discrimination agains
them as to express rates upon dr.,
cleaned articles. Though this ordel
was entered ex parte by this commits
sion, 1t is now adhered to, as it i,
manifest that the discrepancy between
the value of dry cleaned apparel ant
ordinary laundry articles is SO grea
as to require them to be placed in diff
ferent c~lassifications for rate pur
poses.
The petition complains further tina
rates upon laundered articles and up
on returned soiled linen, and upol
the carrier thereof, are too high /,
and of themselves. The commission
Is convinced that all express rates IL
this state are too high. and 1t is tn,
aim and intention of this commissio,
ultimately to secure and enforce
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25
CARROTS GOESAWAY
Hired Man Also Accompanies Him
and They Will Hold Down .
Claim Near Cass Lake.

Grafton Record: E. H. Pierce left
Friday evening for Cass Lake, Mimi,
where he has filed on a claim, and
where he will reside until his Uncle
Samuel gives. him a patent to the
aforesaid 100 acres Of dirt. Ed. has
been a theoretical farmer for many
years. Together with Poison Carrots.
the hired man, and Poison's mother
in-law, Ed. has experienced many OF
the joys and sorrows of the horny
listed SONS of toll. He has .gone
down to the pasture lot at the close
of a summers day and called "co
boss" to the NANCY hooking critter
that Poison designated at COW. He
has trudged YEARLY back to the barn
behind bossy, the while hurting q
piece Of fence board or stray buffalo
bone at her to aid her ambling, aim
less gait. At the barn he has fought
flies, mosquitoes and gnats and held
the cows tail between his teeth, while
he coaxed the tactical fluid from the
unwilling dispenser Of milk. Not on
ly is he versed in dairying, but Ed,
in conjunction with the hired man,
has plowed the rich glebe, occasion
ally going over the handles when the
pillow point struck an old root or
buried boulder. He has watered the
hens. carried eggs to market in his
pockets. only to find them Scrambled
when he wished to exchange them for
Climax plug, and in the gathering
darkness has driven home with Poi
sons mother-in-law behind the fam.
lily nag and listened to the muttered
threats of the old bag who probably
refused to cook him any supper for
his carlessness.
The experience that Ed. has gained
IN reading agricultural papers during
the past twenty years will give him
a splendid knowledge of when to
thresh the pumpkins and husk the
potatoes. He may get his cases mix
ed a little at first and try to seed
long primer wheat in a nonpariel
drill, or haul in a quarter medium
hay crop on the dead rack, but all
that will come out right when he
goes to press in the fall and locks
up the PLAT takes from his produce
tive acres. With the press gang gen
orally We wish Pierce good luck in
his latest venture and will welcome
him back to the fourth estate after
his fourteen months term has ex-
pired with the right hand of fellow
ship.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25
LIMITATIONS OF FLIGHT.

1t seems to be the fashion of the day
to trumpet the successive flights like
that of Atwood from St Louis to New
York and the one which three aviators
are attempting between New York and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25
sheehan Opera Company.

Reports from all over the country
where the Sheehan English Opera
company has appeared are to the effect
that Joseph F. Sheehan, Americas
greatest tenor, and star Of this cele-
brated organization, which will be
heard at the Metropolitan theatre
Wednesday evening, October 4, in 1.-THE
better than ever before in his life.
Press and public unite in proclaim
ing the Sheehan English Opera COM
pany the finest singing organization
in America, and everywhere it is being
greeted by ovations Of capacity houses.
1t is doubtful If this country ever
heard such a famous aggregation Of
stars in n organization as comprises
the Sheehan English Opera company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25

hall in New York, where he remained
until 1901. Next he appeared under
the management of Charles Frohman;
who starred him with Hattie Williams
in "The Girl From Kays." Then came
"The Rollicking Girl" and "The Rici
Mr.. Hoggenheimer," which later prov
ed SO successful that Mr.. Bernard
played in three different versions of it
in 1906, 1907 and 1908. After this he
was starred in Nearly a Hero" Then
followed 1.-THE Girl and the Wizard"
and this season HE Came From Mil
Waukee."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25
Digestion and Assimilation.

It is not the quantity of food taken
but the amount digested and assimi-
lated that gives strength and vitality
to the system. C~hamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets i%nvigorate the
stomach and liver and enable them to
perform their functions naturally.
For sale by all dealers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25

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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

n the sixteen years of its
existence the Ak-Sar-Ben
organization has taken
every opportunity to enter
tain distinguished visitors
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

some material for more stunts These
fellows they dragged up to the tops
of three parallel flights of stairs.
They set them down in trios and then
showed them Off They bumped their
ways down as best they could, the
stairs rolling under them and giving
way when they tried to catch hold
and check the descent.
But the end was not yet. Three
candidates were taken up on the
stage for a weight-lifting contest.
Sakonutz had some weights for them
to lift, as he said they claimed to be
athletes. They didn't seem to be
able to accomplish much in the lifting
line, though the Hottentots threw
the weights around as boy throws
his blocks. Sakonutz pronounced
them imposters and they were or
dered held until fit punishment for
them could be devised.
Three more were brought up be-
fore T. Hellyer Sleigh and the king
explained that they had been casting
slurs at the management because
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

the east and begin again his heavy
labors He spoke at the Den and
10000 people, including the knights,
heard his address. lie said in clos
ing:
My fellows citizens, men and
women of Omaha, let me close in
expressing the Astounding confidence
| have that you of this city, that you
of this state, will in the end work
out your fate Alright, because | hold
you to be in a popular sense typical
of all that is best in the American
character"
When William Howard Taft was
made a full-fledged, thoroughbred,
Observation-Disclosures Knight of Ak
Sar-Ben, he said he had the time Of
his life, and he was probably about
right. The last time the president
was here was two years ago, Sep
TENDER 20. He started on the trip
on his birthday, September IS, Just
as he did this year, but took a
shorter route in getting to Nebraska.
II am delighted to be introduced to
your company" said the president,
as he stood upon the platform during
the oprey, especially on this side OF
the footlights and to look at the goat
from this side of the railing"
"Paprika Schnitzel," the dainty of
fering that graced the boards at the
Den that year, was interspersed with
pleasantries for the special benefit
of the president. The chorus sang
with great glee;
I'm simply daft on Billy Taft, think
he is bird,
The SWEETEST gent for president who ever
yet occurred;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

into the secret Businesses of the build
ing and to a private box, where he
could see the performance of the
comet and be seen by the thousands
present. That was the punishment,
the ordeal which he had TO pass to
become a knight. Horrible!
The colonel had hoped to escape
making another speech after his hard
day, but after President Pickens had
introduced Albert w. Jefferis and
that orator had voiced his brilliant
eulogy of the guest Mr.. Roosevelt
rose to the demands of his audience.
He veered away from politics, kept
out of Ananias discussions and
avoided generally his favorte fight
ing topics. AS a paper of that date
described it, at was just a little
friendly chat" 1t served, however,
to round out satisfactorily memoir
able day and a very memorable initi-
alton.
The performance of Halley's comet
that night was a marvel of brillianee.
Never did the broilers pTance more
seductively and the colonel was ca
joled into waving his hand at them
as they fitted about the stage.
The first time Theodore Roosevelt
was a visitor at the Ak-Sar-Ben Den
and was entertained by the AlESar-
Ben knights he was not really initi-
ated into the mysteries of the king 8
inner shrine. 1t was in April, 1908,
when he was in the chair as chief
executive. He had just returned
from his famous rest trip through
the Yellowstone and was fresh and
vigorous, hurrying to get back to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

But as for geeks with puts and cleeks-
for me the stuff is OFF,
And punching pills around the hills-I
cannot stand the gawf."
When they sprung that reference
to his favorite recreation the presi-
dent was delighted. When he first
came into the Den Dave O'Brien,
dressed as a Scotchman, handed over
to the president speaking likeness
of his own person done in O'Brien's
best taffy. That pleased him still
more Then Upcle Joe Cannon,
natural as life, strobe up, and handed
over copy OF the Weekly Bunion.
The ymain stunt OF the evening,
however, was a golf game played by
the quartet. While they were sing
ing the little verses quoted above a
little pickaninny, equipped as a cad
die, entered with an enormous bag Of
golf sticks Then came on the like
ness OF the president himself, and
and proceeded TO tee up his ball.
me president in the box laughed
and laughed still harder when a mo-
ment later gang of photographers
rushed up and got in the mock
presidents way so he could not make
his stroke.
Ak-Sar-Ben limitations have fire.
quently been attended by delegates
to great conventions who have been
gathered in omuha-'live wires
from all over the country have been
there, but probably no better adver.
tised bunch ever attended the king.
dom than the delegates to the ma
tional convention of the Associated
Ad clubs, which met here in July
1910.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

"Halleys Pug-Nosed Comet" now
famous in the annals of the Den for
it's wonderful vogue OF performances
with never cold or unresponsive
audience, and never an empty house.
was the offering which the Ad men
enjoyed. They fairly swarmed in
their efforts to be properly initiated
and the "klnk" himself had great
trouble in keeping them properly in
line.
The speakers that night included
S. c. Dobbs of Atlanta, president OF
the association; LATE Young OF Des
Moines, Louis Wylie of the New York
Times, Governor A. o. Eberhardt of
Minnesota, who made big impress
sion, and Mayor Pet Clayton OF st.
Joseph. These men. who made
profession of laudation, gave Omaha
the best of the goods they had in
stock, and no compliment that might
possibly have been paid Ak-Sar-Ben
and the mysteries OF the initiation
was omitted from their remarks.
They constituted one group of initi-
ates who have done as much as any
other influence to spread the fame
of the organization and the Den all
over the land.
There have been many other IA
nous nights and distinguished guests
at the old Den. There have been also
nights when only few initiates
were present, but when everything
went off with such hilarity and joy
fulness that they have been memoir
able in themselves
Certainly no distinguished guest
could ever feel himself properly en-
tertained in Omaha without being
put through his PAGES before the
good king, whose rule is so wise and
magnanimous. whose henchmen are
SO ingenious in devising tortures for
the unwary initiates and whose
laughter and goodfellowship are so
hospitable, so generous and so fa-
nous.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
ia at Which Samson Entertained Guests of the King

shove through the door. l landed
on my feet in a big revolving tube.
like one of these washing machines
they use in laundries with the head
knocked out. Before could straighen
up the thing. commenced to revolve.
The gang looking at me started to
roar. ] lost my feet and the thing
started to speed up. 1t turned me
over and over until | didn't know
my head from my feet. When It
slowed down l would start out and
then somebody would start it going
again. The more / struggled the
more the crowd roared. l finally
made it, though, and then l sat down
and had my fill \of laughter at the
others. There was a sign beside the
thing that said 1t was the Milwaukee
Mixer I guess every fellow that got
into it was pretty thoroughly mixed
before he got out.
when a man got through too
easily he was grabbed and driven into
another dark passage, SO when all
had been through the mixer they had
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

paid their respects to tho king and
queen, the former saying many cum-
plimentary things to her royal
majesty"
In the history of the Ak-Sar-Ben
limitations there will probably never
be an event of greater moment than
the initiation on the night of Sep
TENDER ., 1910. At that time Theo-
dore Roosevelt, former president of
the United States and as well known
a public man as the west had ever
seen, was making his great swing
around the circle as private citizen.
1t was a triumphal journey for the
colonel and Ak-Sar-Ben never took in
a more worthy or redoubtable sub
ject.
"Halley's Comet" was the show
that delighted T. r. and it was with
the ceremonies of that year already
tried out on many less important
novitiates that he was taken in.
After a strenuous day in Omaha,
when his entertainment had included
a banquet, luncheon and speech at
the Field club at noon, a speech at
the Auditorium in the afternoon and
another banquet and a short speech
at the Omaha club in the evening.
He went whisking out to the Den in
the big scarlet touring car in which
Gould Dietz had been driving him
around all day, and was taken to the
initiates entrance on the side, When
he entered with members of the vari-
Gus entertaining committees he was
taken in charge by. seven ferocious
devils. These busy little demons, deaf
to his pleas for mercy, hustled him
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

was with great difficulty that order
was restored and way cleared
through the street for the passing
pageant, which consisted of the cleo
trical parade of the Knights of Ak
Sar-Ben, uneXcelled in the spectacu-
lar and artistic beauty of its floats.
But the year 1898 had other great
events for Ak-Sar-Ben beside the
presidential visit. Presidents are UNI
important to the king of Quivera.
Several of them have done him hon.
age and he takes it as his right. Just
a week before the president and the
great party were here Governor Bush
nell of Ohio was at the exposition to
help iIr the celebration Of "Ohio day"
and incidentally saw the electrical
parade, which was almost as beauti-
full in those days as it is now. After
it had passed the reviewing stand he
said enthusiastically, Splendid!
Beautiful in conception and artistic
in every detail. 1t is one of the finest
parades I ever had the pleasure of
witnessing"
At the ball Of that year, 1898, 40
less a parsonage than Chauncey
Mitchell Depew of New York was in
attendance. He came when his repu-
tation as an orator and statesman
was at it's height. A newspaper of
October s says LAS Chauncey
Mitchell Depew advanced through the
double quartets of dancers he was
given an ovation that could not, but
have pleased him. He was accom-
panied by President Galloway of the
New York Central railroad.
DR.. Depew and his fellows CALAMITY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

they had been in the Den since $40
and hadn't been given a drink. His
lordship proposed they be forced into
drinking contest. They we're lined
up and each was given a huge mint
julep in a crock or jar that would
hold about gallon. When old SAX
counted three they were to start
drinking. The man who finished
first should win a valuable prize. As
they raised the juleps to their lips
they completed an electric circuit
that knocked the drinks from their
hands and left them scared, trem-
bling and foolish-looking.
1--WE hardly were through laughing
at their sad experience when two
more candidates were drawn onto the
stage and stood up on opposite sides
Of big board, back to back. The
king announced that the piece de re-
sistance was about to be pulled off.
Prof, Hoganinski, the famous knife
thrower and sword swallower, was to
demonstrate his ability by showing
how near he could come to hitting
the candidates with his knives and
still miss them.
They seemed to have some trouble
in finding Hoganinski, but he finally
was located. II seemed as II he had
got to drinking with some Of the boys
down town and it had made him late
to the Den. 7. Hellyer Seigh was for
abandoning the knife-throwing, but
Sakonutz said that never would do.
He allowed that Hoganinski when in
his cups was a better knife thToweT
than any of his imitators when sober
He never has killed a man yet, says
the king, and never put out but two
or three eyes think only two.
The professor smoked a cigarette
or two and picked up his knives. lie
dropped two or three as he walked
away a few PAGES and T. Hellyel
Seigh became alarmed. He begged
the king to call It off, saying it would
be terrible If anyone should get hurt
and Ak-sar-Ben didn't want TO face
any damage suits, to say nothing OF
criminal prosecutions.
'Hoganinsh said he was all right
though, and the king would stand for
nothing but to go right through with
the performance. The professor.
first throw was a wild one. He missed
the board completely and the knit,
went sliding across the stage. T
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

Hellyer Seigh gasped Take your
time; aim more carefully, said the
king ....'
"Hoganinski said he needed a few
more puffs on a, cigarette to steady
his nerves. He took them and got
ready to throw again. Pretty soon
he let go. We could hear the knife
bury itself in the wood Hoganinskl
smiled proudly. The candidate turned
his head to see IL there really was
a knife there. There was all right.
The candidate was trembling consld-
erably, The professor took another
little smoke and after some trouble
in gathering up his knives-he still
was pretty nervous, made another
throw. 1t was a good one and so
were the rest II required only O
few minutes to put the knives around
the candidate on the other side.
Cheers for their nerve in not faintlng
and laughter at their fears filled the
air. AS a matter of fact, Hoganinski
never threw the knives. He made
the motions, but he switched the
blades into his roomy sleeves. Other
knives, hinged to the board and con-
cealed in slots, flopped down as the
professor affected to throw.
The three imitation weight-lift-
ers remained to be punished. They
were dragged to a bench and forced
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Continued from Page FiveD


from them and then bullets poured
down on us. They didn't come hard
enough to hurt, but they had US wor-
ried some.
AT that the Hottentots jumped
in among us and started prodding us
into line behind the king and T. He'll
yer Sleigh and their fellows. Some
of us tried to escape, but 1t was no
use. We thought we were going to
be bully entrees sure enough. The
knights and visitors sat still and
yelled goodbye at us, which wasn't
encouraging.
They got us out of the theater
and then ran us through long, dark
passage. Pretty soon they got us UP
to a door and we could look through
and see that it led back into the
theater. l was one Of the first.
could see the fellows in the theater
were looking towards this door and
they seemed to be expecting some
thing
"One of the Hottentots gave me a