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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
BY "SERK."

Where was the temperament, vio-
lent, artistic, ugly, aesthetic?
Where was the garlic -mell2
Where were the horns, or the wings
or the halos?
Where were the murderous glances
Of hate which the French tenor is SUD-
posed to shoot maliciously and habitu-
ally at the German basso' Where the
jealousy?
If you share the popular conception
OF grand opera stars, prepare to shed
1t II you become personally acquainted
with the members of the Ellis Grand
Opera company. It's all wrong, as
your humble servant speedily learned
when he got acquainted with the
notables when they arrived Sunday
for their two-day engagement at the
Auditorium, starting last night with
Carmen"
This popular notion is twaddle.
Everybody in this company is perfect
ly friendly and if anybody in it eats
oo>, my uoii w II WITH malice
aforethought, and if they quarrel or
are subject to jealous fits to any
greater degree than any other human
beng, then it's going to be mighty
hard for you to believe if you watched
them at close range yesterday at the
F.ontenelle, as did newspaper inter
viewers.
We're all perfectly humanr
laughed Helen Stanley. She appar-
emily hits the nail squarely on the
head.
Miss Stanley had just returned from
services at Trinity cathedral, which
she attended last night, and she start
ed in by making it plain thi. she is
Just plain Miss Helen Stanley of
cincinnati, O., and you spell it STAN
-e-y without any flourishes or anv-
hing else, ha-ha-ha! Were YOU ever
n Cincinnati? Some town.
Then she went on to say that her
lat looked like thunder and the yerv
irst thing she's going to do this morn
ng is to hunt up a new one in some
IT the shops. She looked over at Rita
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24

know. I've been out with those chaps
and they're star performers. too, in
their own little way
Perhaps the most distinct surprise
was Cleofonte Campanini, the director
One rather expected to find him a
man of frayed nerves and frey dis
position, even in spite of the fact that
everybody is so happy and friendly in
this company.
Campanini speaks but little English
but more affable, likable person
would be hard to find.
This business" he said, in effect,
rs just one thing after another-re-
hearsals and performances, perform
ances and rehearsals. it's a case of
early to bed and early to rise, and
work like sin and advertise"
He had been auto riding with his
wife and had seen considerable of
Omaha. "l'd like to live here" he
said. Campanini is a man of about 50
years, with military, iron gray nous
tache and restless eye, but he's very,
very mild hammered Someone told
him that the Omaha Italians were 60
ing to be heavily represented and his
face Illuminated with JOY "Ah, my
countrymen, they're all alike, they love
the opera and the music. I'm so glad
Omaha has so many Italians"
The opera company arrived at 2
o'clock over the Northwestern on a
special train of nine cars. Geraldine
Farrar has private car, and conse-
quently did not accompany the others
to the hotel.
All of the female principals are
Americans, though every one has
spent years abroad studying. Emmy
Destinn was the exception, but she IS
not with the company now, but is
abroad
Through some error the company
had reserved rooms at local hotels
for Monday and Tuesday, instead of
including Sunday also, and this caused
some little difficulty, but it was soon
over and everybody was in good
spirits.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
"Serk" Sees the Song Birds and
Finds They Are Regular Humans

Fornia "a San Francisco girD and sale
she'd ask her to go along because she
was so jolly.
Say" exclaimed Madame Fornia
do you know Mary Munchoif9 She
and | used to be pals in Paris. We
studied music together. I've got to
see her and find out if she's the same
Mary and everything. Yes, know all
about Omaha. Mary Munchoff lives
here in Omaha"
Madame Fornia, eminent tn, ugh she
is, could easily be called a good
scout" She is American through and
through, like Miss Stanley, and laughs
out loud and wants to help everybody
get along and be as happy as she can.
You want to interview Leon
Rothier, the basso," she said. "He's
awtully funny when he wants to be
and can tell you lots of things. Well,
I'm gong upstairs and play poker with
the bunch. but if you want me to be
interpreter for you, if you meet some
one who don't speak English, just let
me know"
Morgan Kingston declined an invi-
tation to play poker. 81 don't know
much about the game he laughed.
That's what they all say" Madame
Fornia cried. Most of these begin
ners come into the game and win
about SIS from us. I'm onto you
chaps"
Kingston has a story He used to
be coal miner near Sherwood For
est, in England. where Robin Hood
held forth, He was % years old when
he abandoned his shovel. Now he is
about IS and is as polished a gentle
man as one could find. He used to
think it great pickings when he got a
guinea a week for singing after a
hard days work.
: Giovanni Polese doesn't speak much
English, but 'he's an awfully good
scout Madame Fornia explained.
HE was a riot in Warsaw and St.
Petersburg and in every European
capital"
You don't know Ring Lardner in
Chicago, do you-or Perc Hammond?
They're reporters on the Chicago
Tribune Octave Qua wanted to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
Begin ON SALTS
AT FIRST SIGN
OF KIDNEY Pain
We eat too much meat, which clogs
Kidneys, then the
back hurts.
Says glass of Salts flushes Kidneys
and ends Bladder
Irritation.

Uric acid in meat excites the kid
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache and feel like Jumps OF
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritated and you may be
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. When the
kidneys clog you must help them
flush off the body's urinous waste or
you'll be real sick person shortly
At first you feel dull misery in the
kidney region, you suffer from back
ache, sick headache, dizziness, stom-
ach gets sour, tongue coated and
you feel rheumatic twinges when the
weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces Of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful in a glass Of water before
breakfast for few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations to
clean clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity, also to neil
tralize the acids in urine, so it no
longer is source of irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
lure, makes delightful effervescent
lithia-water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
Kidneys clean and active. Druggists
here say they sell lots of Jad Salts to
folks who believe in overcoming kid
ney trouble, while it is only trouble. |
advertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
Harding Creamery Co. to
Open Branch at Kansas City

The Harding company OF this city
is about to open a branch at Kansas
City, which will have capacity for
the manufacture Of 100000 pounds Of
butter annually. For the last seven
years the Harding Creamery company
has maintained branch at Clay Cen
ter. Kan, under the management of
Frank Philey, formerly with Armour
& Co., South Side. This plant had
capacity of 100000 pounds an
nually. This branch is now moved
intact to Kansas City because of bet
ter railroad facilities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
UPSETS IN THE Big
NINE TITLE RACE
Field Narrowed Down to Min.
nesota, Northwestern, Wis
consin and Ohio State.
PUPPIES WIN SURPRISES

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Upsets in the
race for the big nine" foot ball
championship have narrowed the
field down to four elevens-Minne-
sofa, Northwestern, Wisconsin and
Ohio State, as a result of games Sat-
urday. Iowa, while conceded fight
ing chance, is not regarded strong
enough to withstand the attack of the
acknowledged contenders.
Northwestern's l0-to-0 triumph
over Chicago-its first in fifteen
years-and Ohio States victory over
Illinois were the biggest surprises of
Saturdays schedule. Northwestern's
swift easy-working eleven performed
like machine. Trick plays were
executed with sparkling brilliancy.
The tackling of the purple players
was deadly, as they nailed Chicago
runners almost in their tracks.
Driscoll Is Star.
The playing of Captain Driscoll of
Northwestern was exceedingly specta-
cular and effective.
Minnesota looms up stronger than
ever as the favorite to win the western
conference honors. The Gophers
buried South Dakota under a 8l-to-0
score. Next Saturday they face Iowa.
Sprafka, the big Gopher leftback,
proved to be one of the most desper-
ate line plungers and consistent
ground gamers ever developed at
Minnesota.
The result OF the Wisconsin, Haskell
Indians game indicates that Chicago
faces another defeat next Saturday
for the Badger attacks appears to be
too strong for Chicago to combat.
Iowa Shows Up Well.
Purdue failed to live up to expecta-
tions and was trounced, "a to E, by |
Iowa. The Hawkeyes displayed sur
prising strength and teamwork and |
their attack was bewildering.
Michigan's speed was an important |
actor in its 9-to-0 victory over the
Michigan Aggies, Sparks, the spectac-
liar quarterback of the Wolverines,
md Captain Maulbetsch were largely
'esponsible for the triumph, although
Michigans goal was but once in real
ianger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24

their carrying Pennsylvania. We are
just in receipt of the figures of the
enrolment in Philadelphia, which
shows 242,54S voters enrolled as re-
publicans, and only $500 as demo-
Gratis.
These figures are incontestable
They show beyond possibility Of
question how utterly preposterous
has been the rainbow chasing of the
democratic managers. Their claims
that President Wilson is going to
carry half of the northern states, in
GLIDING Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wis
conSin and several more, are not en-
titled to any consideration. They are
nothing hut the vaporings of a lot OF
anxious politicians who don't know
where they are at"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24

Down in Maryland, similar in
dication has been given at the regis
tration,, where intending voters ex-
press their party affiliations for the
ensuing year. In this registration,
the democrats have lost more than
1000 and the republicans have gained
more than 1000, making a net change
OF more than 5000, or considerably
more than enough to overcome the
democratic majority at the November
election. The democrats have been
entertaining themselves with anus
ing claims about the possibility of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
Norway Has Orders Here for
$200,000 900 in New Ships

New York, Oct. 23-Norway and
other Scandinavian countries will con-
tinue to make heavy drafts on the ship
building and manufacturing resources
of the United States while the war
lasts, and for at least a year after it
ends, according to Trygve Barth of
Christiania, Norway, one Of four rep
resentatives Of leading financial and
commercial interests in Norway, who
arrived here today on the steamship
Bergensfjord from Christiania and
Bergen.
According to Mr.. Barth, Norway
has placed orders with American ship
yards for more than $200,000,000 in
new ships since the war began
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
County Commissioners
Defer Award of Contract

The contract for paving West Cen
ter street will not be let until next
spring, according to decision made
by the county commissioners. 1t was
decided that the paving work could
not be well under way by the time
winter sets in, and the commissioners
agreed not to award the contract un-
til time to start on the job, The bids
were opened last week and referred to
the auditing department and the
county engineer. ..".
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
Missouri River Case Sent
Back to Iowa State Court

After trial which occupied two
weeks, Judge J. w. Woodrough, in
the Omaha division of the United
States district court, has handed down
a decision for the defendants in the
land controversy of the Iowa Railway
Land company against B. w. Utman
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-24
MaSonS Will Hold Dance,
Card Party and Concert
Wear your fez."

With this admonition, Fred C.
Rogers, potentate of Tangier temple,
has issued invitations to concert,
dancing party and card party Thurs
day, October rs, at the Scottish Rite
cathedral. Festivities will begin at
$3.50 o'clock, and the prediction is
that there will be something doing
for everybody"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-24
LABOR NEWS AND NOTES

The pearl market of India is suf-
feriag serious embarrassment be-
cause of the poor financial condition
of the country.
Paralysis of the Belgian and Ger
man glass industries has resulted In
greatly increased business done by
the glass factories of Japan.
Practically all cows used by Ma
nilla dairymen have been imported
from Australia and are under the in
spection of the Bureau of Health.
Boston school teachers are going
to have magazine of their own
a monthly publication-for the ex-
preston of their own ideas on edu-
cational problems. 1t is also intend
ed to illustrate what they have &C.
complished through their pupils.
Between LOO and 1900 iron
moulders employed in foundries in
Pittsburg and vicinity are on a
strike as part of nationwide
movement for an eight-hour day
The strike began at individual shops
where notices were posted announc-
ing that the union men would not
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-24
SOMETHING NEW
UNDER THE SUN

A unique contribution to contem-
porary thought comes from one DR..
Montezuma, full-blooded Apache
Indian. who is now making a living
for himself as physician in Chi
cago
DR.. Montezuma writes under the
caption, LET My People Go" and
his line of thought is unusual in
that, instead of asking for larger APP
preparations for the American In
dian, he urges, with much vehe-
mence, that the Indian Bureau at
Washington be abolished and the
Indians be permitted or required to
shift for themselves.
DR.. Montezuma informs us that
there are about 100000 Indians in
this country, and they are looked
after by no less than 5000 jobhold-
ers under the Indian Bureau. He
AYERS that bureaucratic paternalism
has demoralized the Indian, so that
it is hard to get him to work for a
living. and he quotes Brigadier Gen.
eral Pratt, U. s A. an officer with
long experience in Indian affairs, as
saying: Better far for the Indian
had there never been an Indian Blu.
reau. Then self-preservation would
have led the individual indian to FIND
his real place. and his real enamel
patton would have been speedily
consummated.
This is sound sense. The onl!
question is whether the Indian hai
not been coddled so long that he hal
now reached position where h
cannot take care of himself. II /
not easy to get interested in tn
American Indian. but we indorse Dr.
Montezuma's crusade against III
5000 offieeho,lers at Washington
and elsewhere that are supposed Z
be taking care Of = dwindling race
llT<ou.s-I1In XII Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-24
A CLEAR AND COMING
ING ARTICLE

In Wednesday issue of the Lake
land Telegram there was most in
teresting and instructive article on
How the Good Roads Bond Issue
Can Be Financed" 1t was full,
two column article, which treated
the question in a clear and cinvine-
ing manner that Polk county can is
sue million dollars worth of bonds
for the purpose of building 211 miles
Of hard surfaced roads, and retire
these bonds in twenty-five years
without increasing the tax rate. The
figures presented are along reason
able lines, and seem to be conclusive.
The article is too long for us to re-
produce, but we give the closing
! paragraph, which is we'll worth the
consideration of each tax payer:
1.-THE tax payer should remember
that his willingness to pay the taxes,
on which the above figures are
based. is not asked. He is paying
eight mills road tax now. He will
continue to pay that and more with
out bond issue, and while waiting
until he comes to die for the goot
roads he desires to use now. The
mill tax he is now paying, as shown
by the foregoing figures, with onl!
very reasonable and conservative
dependence on the future, as shown
by the past, will take care of tn
bond issue and all the other neces
sary obligations. Then what is tn
object Of waitin Arcadia News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-24
IS PERRY TRYING TO
STRADDLE THE ISSUE

When Perry G. Wall, of Tampa,
candidate for the United States Sen
ate, was asked by the Daily Demo-
crat for an expression on the politl-
co-religico resolution passed at jack
sonville by the State Democratic
Executive Committee recently, ne
stated that he was not consulted be-
fore the resolution was passed al
though he was present, that he had
not been in his office since, and did
not particularly care to get into the
controversy as to whether the Com
mittee should be called together
| AGAIN to rescind it's action CT not lie
said he left those political manervers
ito the politicians in the Senatorial
race, that he had something more
substantial to think and talk about,
that he was interested in construct
| i've LEGISLATION and business affairs
of the nation, that his opponents
could always be heard from on these
political issues, that they had gotten
their feet into it and he hadn't, that
the present situation bore out just
what he had contended all during
the campaign,-that he was the
business man ard not the politi
lcian of the bunch. He was willing
for the other fellows to get out o.
the fix they had gotten themselves IL
the best they could. He said thu
county candidates in the State woult
see that their friends voted and tina
he was satisfied no one would los'
vote on account of the resolution
Mr.. Wall washed his hands of it, pu
it beneath his notice and left 1t 10
politicians in the race to play with
he said.-Tallahassee Democrat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-24

The high price of Natal seed has
made great many growers too
anxious to reap it. A great many
more have unwittingly gathered
poor seed. Consequently great
deal of bad seed floats on the market
each year. 1t is too dear for the
farmer to be careless of the quality
and he should be sure of the source
, of seed before he plants.
Seed gathered during late fall,
early spring or rainy weather is apt
to give poor termination, according
to A. P. Spencer of the University
of Florida Extension Division Ma
tai rass blooms just like oats, and if
the heads arestripped or if anything
Injuries them before the bloom is
mature the seed will not be fully de-
veloped and their termination will
be low. After frosts the heads turn
white and fluffy. They look ripe
but the seed may be no more thar
half mature. 1t is difficult for one
not accustomed to the seed to tel
whether they are viable. 1t is bes
to know from whom they come ant
to know the conditions under which
they were raised.
The varying qualities recommend
ed for seeding an acre are indica
lions of the quality of the seed tina
have been produced in the past. Il
many cases four pounds have givel
a stand on an acre, while 10 to /
pounds have often failed The bes
seed can be had from that vathere
during September and October whel
the greatest percentage of heads ar
: ripe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-24
ASSAILING THE PRESIDENT

1t is popular nowadays to assail
the President. Though President
Wilson has lead his party to greater
accomplishments than any previous
president, and though he has almost
miraculously kept this country from
war, and though he has made many
personal sacrifices to give the best
service possible to his country in the
time of its greatest need. he is be-
ing attacked as no president since
Grover Cleveland has been attacked.
He is being assailed by those who
want the country turned into mill
tary camp.
He is assailed by those who want
peace at any price and without any
preparation for war.
He is assailed by Republicans who
seek to weaken him with the hope
of making it possible to elect Re-
publican ticket this year.
He is assailed by newspapers over
thecountry that have the habit OF
assailing everything.
He is assailed by Democrats who
disagree with him, and Democrats
who have been disappointed in secur-
ing the things they wanted.
Wall street is against him because
he has closed certain doors to Wall
street.
He is assailed by the representa-
tives in congress of the army and
navy aristocracy who have been con-
suited but not always followed IN
their plans for greater expenditures
and for the creation of more easy po
sitions for their friends.
He is assailed by the friends II
congress of the manufacturers WHIT
want a high tariff, and the none.
barons who do not like the nev
banking law, and the munitlon FAC
tories that want this country to Civ
them large contracts for supplies TO
a greater army ana navy.
He is assailed by the Hearsts an
Roosevelts and other disappointe
e politicians in all parties.
> He is assailed by nearly eVerybou
e except by the people. The great ma
: jority of the people of the countr
: who have no axes to grind no frieEo
e to help and no injuries to aveng'
il are with the President, heart an
n soul. They are pleased with the re'
l. ord made by his administration an
d they are pleased with his effort
keep the country out of war. The
are pleased with the prosperity az
plenty that abounds, and they al
10 going along contentedly sayir
q nothing; but when the time com
of their voices will be heard at Il
o polls, and it will be for Woodro
ID Wilson. -Moultrie (Ga), Observe
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-24
FARMERS NEED LARGER
WORK ANIMALS

Farmers of the state are giving
greater attention to the preparation
of seed beds. But it is difficult to
do two-horse farming with one 700
pound mule. Good tillage requires
deep blowing, and improved ma
chinery for working the land. Inn
proved machinery requires sufficient
horsepower to make it work. The
machinery is no good without the
motive power.
The INST serviceable horse for the
Florida farmer is one that Will
weigh from 1850 to 14oc pounds, ac-
cording to John NJ. Scott, animal
industrialist TO the University Of
Florida Experiment Station. The
animal should be active. clean Of
bone. sound jointed. and free of foot
trouble. Side and ring bones should
be avoided and the feet should b'
nearly round. About nine-tenths o.
horse blemishes and defects ar'
found in the legs and feet, whiel
should be examined closely.
Most farmers will likely prefer
mules. because they are tougher aHt
will stand more rough treatmen
than horses. Mules should weigl
from 1000 to 1900 pounds AM
should be sound in the same respect