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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
MYSTERY OF IDENTITY OF
VIOLET M. Is DISCLOSED

During all Of last week. there was q
keen interest and q great deal Of mystery
attached 10 the idsntity Of Violet NJ. In
every nook and corner OF the Auditorium
and, in fact. over the entire city, one
could see neat little cards which read:
Have you seen Violet M Violet N.
WIN be Here All Week" Ring Douglas
1870 and ask for Violet NJ" The interest
has been intense and nearly everyone at
the Auditorium show has been endeavor-
ing to get a look at the young lady or AZ
least find out who and where she was.
They learned last night that Violet N.
has really been at the Auditorium show
ali week and has been receiving the praise
and admiration from Thousands Of visitors
at the show.
Violet II. IS the Franklin model II.
with light violet body. which has been
shown at Guy l. Smiths exhibit. It was.
conclusiyely. the most attractive car
shown this year. and u every one did not
get good look al Violet, ii was rot Guy
Smiths fault. as he certainly cast abroad
enough Of her visiting cards
Mr.. Smith says that for the benefit Of
all who did not meet Violet at the show
he will have her at bis sslesroom for a
short time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
MOTORING IN QUAINT LANDS
Notes of q Tour to the Land Of the
Camel and Palm.
AMONG sAHARA's SAND DUNES
Life in the Capital of kahyIia
Within the shadows of Atlas
Mouutains-Contrn In
the People.


To two people who have learned what
the Possession OF an automobile may
mean. the year. apart from its daily du-
ties and its daily dust. is divided into
three parts: One. the anticipation; two,
the execution; three. the retrospect. OF
Its motor journey. No other event OF
their year. again. OF course, excepting
grave affairs Of public and private life,
demands so much delightful preparation.
brings so much keen enjoyment, i'm
parts so much solid knowledge, affords so
much precious memory as the month
or two they spend together. upon the
Towering road. The world Is theirs
wherever it is civilized enough to have
roads, AL races may become their In
Inmates. every range OF mountain-pesks
their companion. every river their Wind
ing guide, every historic civilization their
atmosphere. vneland and pine-iand
palm-land and snow-land, the hot plain
and the cold COL the comfortable certainty
and the untried adyenture-which shall
II be this time? So from the long dis
eussions on winter eyenings-flrst the
vide expanse OF the small scale map.
then the puzzles Of the large scale. then
the study of topography. or climate. OF
history-at last the decision made. un-
made. remade, dozen times, ernerges
final and fascinating. Then one OF us
sets 10 work on books and maps with
intervals Of hats and frocksl. while the
other dons his overalls every afternoon
and riots in fortnight Of mechanics.
TIL each single part Of the car has been
separately handled and approved. ad-
justed or repaired. and the machine Is
perfect at every point for Its task. with
everything on board for anything that
may happen, ....................
Whittier then, this year, The answer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

over every few yards with mounds from
six inches to three feet high The origin
Of these is . tough bush of a kind OF
succulent samphire. with q small cream
eolored aeacIa-lIke flower. and tamarisk
with woody stem and gray leaf These
grow very slowly In dense close bosses.
and the sand drifts and packs into them,
forming q solid mass. But for these m
automobile could travel fast in almost
any direction. As II Is, TO so q hundred
yards. a score or more Of them have to
be levelled. and since II takes five min
utes hard labor with the shovel to level
very slow ami fatlguins. Henry Norman.
in Scribner's.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

Is q word OF purple promise. To the
south. 10 a continent almost unknown to
the motorist. TO the land of the camel
and the palm, TO the desert and the
oasis. TO the Garden Of Allah-to Africa!
Isl ron demande on te vais, tu repondras
que ie suis en- Afrioue. e'eSt un mot mag
ioue qul prete aux eoniectures, ct
Qul fat rever les amateurs de de-
couvertes.' So we drove IN four Decem-
Der days across France. from Havre to
Narseilles. and thence took ship to Al
giers.
Through these strange hills we glide
down to Tizi-ouzou. the capital Of Kab-
Via, built upon the side OF a eonicsl
hill with a white fort on its apex few
miles farther the snow-peaks Of the
Atlas burst upon Us. This first after
noen brought US one OF our most superb
views, below US the purple fluctuations.
OF the ploughed plain. a spendidly en-
gineered road before Us. leading to the
wooded foothills. with the Jagged snowy
peaks beyond.
As almost everywhere. these mountains
also have saved race from absorption
or extraction. and have preserved the
human qualities which perish In the
plains. II is the story OF Switzerland
and the Caucasus again. Nobody knows
the origin OF the Kabyles Their fair
compilations. blue eyes. red hair show
that they are not Asiatic or African.
They came under Okla, lieutenant OF
tlle Khalit Omar. in the seventh century.
and conquered the human debris left in
Roman Africa-negroes. Phoenicians
Jews. Greeks. and Romans. They were
civilized. and possessed a culture and
institutions Of their own. and ruled TIL
savage Turkish hordes came from Arabia
and swept over the country, save the
mountains. in which the Kabyles took
refuge and lived an independent life till
the French. not without great difficulty
and heavy loss. subdued them. but left
their institutions little modified. in 1851,
Their religion Is pale Mohammedanism,
their government democratic, their lam
guage Captic. their original caiigraphy ex-
tnct; their women. who enjoy a we'll
deserved reputation for beauty. 80 I'M
yelled, and are covered with the silver
and coral jewelry which sells dear IN the
shops OF Algiers. and their most inter-
esting product a curious vanished yell
low pottery, with quantity traditional
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

Roman and Phoeuician designs in red and
black. Good specimens Of this are be-
coming difficult 10 procure, our only find
being a quaint and treasured camel which
We brought home, through many ups and
downs. packed in a tOol-box.
Hitherto We had metored through a
country Of men. where all the women
we're hidden or unsexed by wells and
swaddling-clothes. But now We were In
a country where the population was COM
plete, aud women both see and are seen.
and share alike in the labor and its re-
ward
On sahara's Bosom.
We stood on the edge Of the desert and
looked out over Il. Then we looked at
each other. Then we talked of other
things. neither wishing to be first 70
suggest the mad idea. Then We read
In the guide-book: ''Biskra TO Touggourt.
about $50 miles; track possible for
wheeled traffic, but sandy in parts. and
ewampy in places In bad weather; Il
would be imprudent to venture upon It
on bicycle or in an automobile" Next
day we looked again. and at last one
OF US put tho thought Of both into words:
We'll. suppose we shall have to try IT,"
The most modest Traveller. like ourselves,
soon discovers that Il Is not the sandy
plain Of his school days. lie finds. from
time to time. great or little spreading
mounds. or dunes. OF golden sand-called
'barchans'-in which only camel does
not sink ankle-deep and these, wind
created and wind-impeiied. move forward
almost like live things- Engineers en-
pioyed In laying our desert railways have
made costly. and even fatal mistakes by
not recognizing the fact. now established.
that desert dunes are not anchored or
stationary hills Of sand. but mobile
masses. advancing at very appreclable
rate In definite direction" These dunes
begin to move. according to another
scientific observer. as soon as q light
breeze blows: the air is peroeptibly
charged with sand in q moderate breeze:
and during storms thar progress may
be nearly two inches an hour. while their
average advance Is fifty feet a year.
Many once flourishing oasis IL now
buried forever beneath the gyeat sand
dunes. which "ever slowly widening.
silence all': nothing stops their insidious
advance: '1n some localities extensive and
prosperous settlements have been over
whelmed and blotted out OF existence"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
Automobile Racing
for Coming Season
Not Encouraging

NEW YORK, Feb. A.-The outlook for
automobile racing in 1913 looks very poor.
Six events have been officially assigned
by the contest board Of the American
Automobile association, while sixteen con-
tests have been listed for sanctions but
not officially assigned. pending COM
pliance by promoters with the require
iments Of the contest board. or the six
dates assigned one is for a commercial
vehicle reliability run. leaving only five
real contests, one Of which is hill climb.
The schedule Of events is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
May 10, l6. l1-Commercial vehicle re-
liability run, by Chicago Mortor club.
May S-Speedway (5O0-mile race on In
June D-Algonquin Hill climb. by Chi
Icago Motor club.
August s, . lo-Beach races, Galveston,
TEX. by Galveston Automobile club.
September Speedway. by Indianapolis
| October TO il-ReliabilIty run. by Chi
cago Motor club.
PROPOSED CONTESTS.
March-Track. Montgomery. Ala. by
Alabama Automobile association.
March to rReliability run. by Hous-
ton CTexas) Motor club.
April E-speedway by Los Angeles
Motordrome. ... -
May Esanta Monica road race, by
Motor Car Dealers association.
May s-Track. Salem. n. II.
June-Reliabillty run, by Automobile
club Of st. Louis, Mo.
July i-Track. at Petersburg. Ind.
July 4. 8. sod Orchard Beach (Me.)
races, by Old Orchard Automobile as
July I. sLTrack, Taylor Tex. by Tay-
lor Automobile club.
July-Riverhead road race.
July i5-Reliability tour. by Wisconsin
State Automobile association.
August % LElgin road races, by
september-Track. 81. Louis, No., BY
Universal Exposition company.
October 6-Fairmount Park road race
by Quaker City Motor club.
8. Track. Milwaukee. Wis, by btIlwau-
kee Automobile club.
AS yet no application has been made
for the grand prize and Vanderbilt cup
races. although Dallas. Tex. win under
take the holding OF the Vanderbilt event
providing a sufficient number Of entries
is assured to make the contest a sue
icess. For the possibility Of a road race
over the Riverhead, L. l., course. July
has been kept open in the east. The
Fsirmount park road race has been set
down for October 5. although no sanction
has been granted. and the same applies
to the National Elgin road races. which
are on the calendar for August q and
"a Owing to the general lack Of inter
est by manufacturers In racing. 1t Is not
likely that the list Of races will receive
many additions during the next two
months.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
JAIL FEED FIGHT is BREWING
McShane Will Seek to Prevent Silks
Wright from Providing Grub.
SHERIFF REFUSES ADMITTANcE
IL Attempt 10 Made by wrishss.so
Enter Jail to Feed Prisoners He
WIN De Elected aaa Legal
Action VIII FoIIex.

sllas Wright. who held the county feed
ina contract until the dying democratic
Board Of County Commissioners gave Il
to Mrs Edna S. King last January. has
entered into an agreement with the county
commissioners by which he will feed the
prisoners az the old price. 81 cents a
meal. until the board receives bids and
lets feeding contract for one year.
Sheriff AcShans. who sought a district
court decision giving him the right, to
feed the prisoners At - cents day. gave
the board notice he viii appeal TO the
supreme court. He said he will feed, the
prisoners himself until the supreme court
rules on his appeal and he will not let
Wright como into the jail to feed pris-
oners until the courts compel him 10
do so.
The battle VIII begin Monday morning.
the county board having instructed
Wright TO begin feeding them. Sheriff Nc
Shane will refuse to admit him and a
mandamus action to compel the sheriff
to withdraw his opposition win be
started.
Sheriff Asserts Himself.
When Judge Troup granted an iniane-
ton restraining the board from executing
the contract with Mrs King. who d
relative Of McShane's Mrs. King was ex-
pected to feed the prisoners until . new
contract should be made. but she refused
to do this. The board never heard from
her. however The sheriff YESTERDAY told
the board he himself has fed the prisoners
since Mrs, King quit and he 10 soiag 80
keep on. The beard asked him how mach
he expects to receive for the feeding He
refused TO say.
The board takes tho position Tat Nc
shane should have notified Il at once
when Mrs. King stopped feeding. prisoners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
CENTRAL CITY EXPERT
COMES TO Atlantic co.

r. A. studley. who has for the last two
years been engaged in the creamery bua-
ness at Central City. comes this week to
take charge Of the butter department Of
the Atlantic Sanitary Dairy company.
Mr., studIsy has had a vide experience
in the production o: sanitary dairy prod
ucts and has made a speciality Of butter
manufacturing In AL IT'S details- He re-
eeived his technical training at ths Uni
yerxisy az Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
This Car Costs $500
What More Will $500 Get You?

made Of the best material the market by the modern
methods.
Can you pick any $500 $1,000 gives you than
tsP To be sure you m few inches longer wheel base.
or little larger wheels bat whaf does that TO? And
that you will find the with little larger wheel base has
much smaller For Ill Of which you asked pay any
where from $500 to $500 extra
Wsrspsat there h not $500 mode that offers
than this one for $500.
Why? -t' ...-
1t made by the largest factory in the world. These
plants by of their huge operations, buy mater
ia handle material make parts and sell smaller
than anybody else in the business. We make Is 900 year.
The average standard plant about 5000 That's the
difference
Right shipping eighty a day. In round hs
this business of about 10000 day. In short time
viii be shipping $50 day. This is business Of
s3S0O00 day. Would these thousands and thousands of
shrewd people select the Overland in preference all others
did give them and better for less money!
There over 1000 Overland dealers.
Let dealer in this city (name and address below take
you in this and give thorough demonstration. Let
him show you the unusual value See this then of
the higher priced This will prove your satisfaction
that $500 will give you all the power speed comfort
service and that Get in $500 made.
Phone our dealer for demonstration at once.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

Many more acelal retail sales were
secured during the auto show week by the
different exhibitors than any prophecy
might have foretad. This was due 10
the large number OF prospective Gus
toners who came in from the country
with the long green lying snugiy in their
pockets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

x you Judge values by comparing values A dollar
II article from is worth only one dollar from N.
- other-not q dollar and half Smith, who pays higher
rent operates exrsvasny and does little business mast take
care his overheads by initiating values Therefore, ne lacks
twenty cent everything he SELLS but
Jones' who sells the goods but sells Of them, and does
have the additional and other overhead
charges take Of sells his standard goods mins this fen
fpsn per initiation Jones' the man to deal with
Apply this automobiles.
The car shown here famous forty6ve horsepower
touring car 1t priced $780, This has everything OF
any practical value that any $500 $1,000 America has,
Do you question thisP ...... ... .. Dr.
Then run over these facts:-
First of ALL this has powerful foryhve horsepower
motor FIVE large passengers The operating levers
in the they should be- The seecve transmission
fitted with the finest annular bearnss-he best made
II has full floating axle. Both front and rear axes are
fitted with the famous Thinker bearings The pressed steel frame
has double Drop The magnetic Bosch The tires are big
The body finished in deep rich Brewster green trimmed with
heavy nickel plate The lamps dead black trimmed with
nickel Seltstarter only $50 extra.
tits magnificent strong powerful car. 1t has all the beauty
and comfort that possible get in popular priced car You
cannot find weakness flaw. Ii is sound and thorough
Nsither the chassis body could be improved upon 1t
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
Got an Awful Fright

by fear Of appendicitis7 Take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills and soon see bowel
trouble vanish Guaranteed &c For
sale BY Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

Persistent Advertising Is the Road to
Big Returns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

Persistent Advertising Is the Road TO
BIG RetzrRx.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

Salesmanship is an attribute Of great
significance. A careful observer passing
down the aisle OF the Auditorium during
the show could clearly note the inter-
mingling OF oratory. formally associated
only with the political address. with the
strains OF the more elegant takers like
NJ. A. Rose OF the Rambler factory and
r. p. Steinhauer of the Abbott-Detroit
factory. who told very conyincingly OF
the superior qualities OF the Abbott car.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

1T certainly was big show and we
did an enoromus business. and had lot
Of fun demonstrating the new Hupmo-
bile g. . said w. L. Huffman. The
little Hupp made every hill on high gear
and more than pleased the customers
We look for large business this year
on the Hupmobile. believe We wrote
more contracts for both the Abbott-De-
troit and Hupmobne cars than at any
other show" Mr.. Huffman and W. y.
HELEN sales manager. state that they
expect to do equally as well at the Sioux
City show this week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

A large number of city orders for the
velis six-passenger forty-horsepower car
was booked during the show. This car
because OF its completeness and unique
features This was the only dx-psssen.
ger car on the floor during the show and
one of the few that are equipped with
four doors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

The Velie truck was one Of the chief
attractions in commercial exhibits at the
show, Although no contracts were drawn
up for this truck. many interested pros
pective buyers asked for demonstrations
during this week..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

George Cox, sales manager Of the Ramb-
Ter factory. and John A. Rose Of the fac
tory sales department, were at the show
last week assisting Manager GIltner Of
the local branch in demonstrating the
Rambler car
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

T. C. Hollinger. manager OF the Logan
& Bryan company. bought a Baby Ton
neau Lexington from the E. r. Wilson
Automobile company Saturday.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-03-21
In Memory

oi Dear sister Erde NJ ~eahaugh,
daughter pi sarah r, and Ch,sglan Sea.
ha0gh.
Enie WAS born March II, IS>T Called
10 rest March !, lgl2, aged u years, II
months and u days She leave, father,
mother, one sister, 81, brothers and a
host Of relatives and friends to mourn
their loss But our loss was her eternal
gain.
Eitie wa> loved by aIl who knew her,
especially her parents, brothers and sis-
ter, for they only could know wha, a
dear ciri she was She was always a.
attached to homo aud family. TO be AZ
home with father and mother always
seemed 70 I've her greatest delight. She
had been afflicted more than two wears,
but was confined to bed only about two
months, and during All that time she
bore her suffering with much patience,
and was cheertull at al times.
Just few hoGrS before her death ,nt,
prayed; "Dear Lord take my soui Tor
thy Keeping am tired uf suffering.
| want 10 70 home" Thou she said
"dear father, mother, sister, brothers,
| have prayed many times totnn ord to
heal me and make me we'll agair: that
was young and would like tn live and
enjoy life. But II that was not His will
10 take my soul to rest with the angels.
My dear papa, mama, brothers. sister,
have done all in their power to restore
ny health, But ii it's thy will, dear
Lord, take my soul to thee and loved
,nes gone before. know little Roy is
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-03-21
No. 40.

some valuable I'M roveleat, on his
blacks NTH shOr
We have htdqmtclmad dog scare
around here Iat.0y AID Two ave
been killed Onr Of lIru was j. NJ
Roe's, bur the other was a stranger
Several dogs and muna stock were
bNten Fortunately no person was
a victim
Albert Dalton Of near Patton vas
in our burg one day last week
Jack I.ineharprr aud Bob Hahs Of
near Daisy were here one day last
week wanting 10 buy hogs
Mrs Will Smdcr has been quite
puny about all Of the winter
France Fah, WIS 10 town one day
last week aI hi, team beramr
frightened aad ran away they did
very little damage just ran unuI
they leII exhausted 10 ,au mud
France got ID champ .u Dur lace
while uyue 90 lalp them a, but
after ac eo' .anmm of the mud
and -aFr nrm a0arl .lay seemed
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-03-21
ObiIHdr,

Mrs Charity lirmhrre. relict Of
Rev j c fcmhr,e was born july
,, 1872 and dici March 8. 1912
aGei ~ years 5 months and 3 days
She VAS converted when about
l6 years of agr aud Ils,-i a devoted
Christian life She vas married ro
} G Hrmhrcc November Is 1859
70 THIS union ~err born SIX children
three Ut whom and the husand have
gone 10 Heaven and Yesterday morn
lne met her at the beautiful gate
and they ~lli part no more forever
Thoc children are Irft to mourn
their loss and many friends share
their ~orrum
Weep not dear friends for her
hu' Iook beyond the grave for moth.
cr IS going To rise again. for she is
not dead. but Sleepcth
Asleep tn jesus blessed sleep.
From which none ever wake, Jp weep"
The funeral services were con
Quoted by the writer and the ser
mon was from these words. She
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-03-21

hearts ever inspiring is to greater
IDEAS h. u
Resolved That Ne extend to her
grief stricken husband and family
our trndrre>t sympathy and SINGER.
rSt coincidence h. i, futher
Resolved lhu, these resolutions
hc spread upon the minutes Of the
>"ricy copies Of them H. sent 10
the local papers. and to the hrrrayed
and family
Ms, Gm EuNaHousE. }
Ns, Rosa Fncmry , Com
Ms j l. RoBryr~ns
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-03-21
Rural ~ hOOi Examination

The final county examination for
the seventh and eight grade pupils
will be- held March - aud u The
following parties will conduct said
examination,
SrlGcwickvillc public school.
Bculah Seahaugh aud Ella Miller
Conrad School, district No 3.
Virginia Blackburn and Hannah Ne.
Liraw
Patton public srhool. Alicr C.
Murray and I VI Jones
hawu school. district No "
MARY J MURRAY and Ernest Camrrn
Scopus Sh0nl district No 80 |.
{ Bridges aud Ru>cor picrcc
Marble Hill public school, Walter
T. RcVellc and county sup-rnlen.
len,
lcopold public ,chool, Bernard /.
Ho,lc and Franklin Site
Grassy school di,lnc, M s. v
" Patterson and + = Dunn
Eakcr srhool district No ~ Willie
Rnhisnn and Noah Nycr,
Lalma syhool. ENu Fish and
Blanche Watts
Grccnhricf school TX Wells and
m Williams
Drngola sshod. Gcufer Bldc~rl
and Willie Nuuplrr
The seventh Grade puIAls are unci
10 tasc the first days examination
rs II Is the seventh grade WORK The
grades made ,his sea; will h. held
10 your cr,rllt lui UcNlycar You ~ilI
only have o. " uic un ,bc cisht grade
~ork Eighth grade pupils this year
must tase both seventh and eight
grade examination IA order 10 cum.
plclr the puhlic ~.hroI cuur~
Yours truly
Humr " WuAu
3, County sup,