Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1909, Page 13

Page views left: 0

You have reached the hourly page view limit. Unlock higher limit to our entire archive!

Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.

Text content (automatically generated)

A mosque. A\ ’\l glLlA\b I\"E-T 1 whiteness against & dark background of |of office, pashas with dlamond -umv..} £ Ju I\ A b lILRE #igantic cypresses, shoot up from & |in their fezszes, eunuchs In crimson velvet coronal of domes and domelets. That is|&nd gold brocade, the ulema in snow | b the mosque. It stands alone In the|White turbans, halberdiers in scarlet Girding of Mohammed V with the|sflence of the tmmense cemetevies -n.»‘;-':fl-wn teather two vards long helr Othm cover the hills. Around it s nothing but (headdress made a gallant show Sword of ) tombs. Shady paths wind between kubbe Thi y s ago when Abdu Hlnth &nd marble monuments, forming & white, | Tavelied the road of Mohammed to con-| SCENES WHEN TURKEY CHANGED | Ceremony Piet resque hut Less Mag- nificent Than in the Case of Other feltans—Symbolical Taking of Com: inople Agal ONSTANTINOPLE, May 10.—~The caliph | oll the falthtul fs not crowned fn the manner of other rulers of nations. In #tead lie is girded with the anclent sword of Othman the founder of his dynasty This ceremonial investiture in the case of Mohamined took place today at the holy | nosque of Eyub, which on the water's| *ige at a point where the Golden Horn bends toward the sweet waters of Europe. | The mosque, a magnificent example of | orfental arehitecture, fs built of white mar- ble #nd decorated with Persian tiles. It is *stecmed the hollest Mussulman temple in Zurope. When a Moslem wishes to make urbreakable vow he undertakes a pil- srimage to 1+ ot Eyub and sacri- | flees a lamb 11 To this day crod apot remains untroddan by non-Mos- lem feet, al 1gh the story goes that on enturesome European suc ceeded In hiding himsclf over might in the | bullding and thus witnessed a ceremony :pon which none but the faithful may look Story of the Mosque. centurles before Mohammed 11| conquered Constantinople the Om o the eity in vain that of & Bvub—or, Joh— i this sa- e oacasion a | For tinally miad ealiphs hud 2 of the sieges As the Bible spell Ansari dled ur He n one the held in great he prophet. He had prophesied should fall and that one day a| ilman conqueror would discover his| The revealed in a | s an Imam in the Conquefor, | nate tomb, then & then a medresseh, or college | The ription encircling the | dome of the mosque signities: “In the year of the Hejira. 853 (A. D. 1459). Suitan| Mohammed 11 built May it resemble Paradise! Tt has been made the of God, whose followers are to be revered.”" Inside is the holy man's shrine, within a screen hung with costly At the head is a turban, at the foot stands two sllver candlesticks and a jeweled stool & name, w war u mon reverence andard rer of at h M mb. exact spot was am the 4 savs, to the of Mohammed 1T So there rose first site Arable ins this mosque. house ehawls, | on which the sword has been preserved ever since the Imam seer first solemnly girded it on Mohammed IT | Ceremony of Solemnity. Thie then was the spot that was to wit- ness the solemnity of today. For cen- | turfes the taklidi saif (girding with the sword) has been a ceremony at which the | officiant, by exclusive privilege, has been the appointee of the chief of the Mevlevi, or dancing dervishes, a descendant of Dyellal-ed-Din Ruini, one of the greatest | of orlental mystics, who founded the order | in the days of the Selfuk sultans. | The chief of the Mevievi bears the Tar-| tar title of Tehelebi (lord) of Konla in An- atolia, where the tekke pr monastery Is | situated, the famous blue mosque. This hereditary head of the Mevievi is a person of considerable Importance. All who are familiar with the inner life of Turkey are | aware of the extraordinary influence the order has possessed through all the poli- tical vicissitudes of the country. The Tchelebi rarely officlates at this tunction. Indeed he so commonly dele- | gates his duty to a brother of his order | he himself traveling only as far as Scutari at the notion that if he were to cross the Bosporus his rank would excel | that of the siltan himself | Anclent usage fixes the girding of the | sword for the fortieth day following the proclamation of the new sultan, a period necessary for the sending of the courlers | arose to Konia and the Tcheledl's journey to the capital: but time moves more quickly now In Turkey, and not only was the I terval reduced to a fortnight bat Abdul | Halim, for that is the great man's name, | was induced to perform the ceremony in person, which departure from recognized precedent has not falled to strengthen the position of the new ruler in the eyes of his orthodox subjects. Hundreds of Thousands Out. Brilllant weather favored today's pag- eant. Fully 200,00 persons belonging to all Osmanli classes crowded the narrow tor- tuous streets of Stambul from Evub to| Seraglio Point, a distance of six mines. | the mass of Btambulis— ( nd Greeks—were men Mingled ‘with Turks. Armenia; from the outlying provinces of the em- pire and of its wilder races—Albanians, | Kurds and Lazes, with here and there a 1y Arab or a cold black African h stands had been erected at short intervals, the ceuweleries along the route being especially used for the accommoda- tion of sightscers, among whom were thousands of Moslem women, whese eolored charchafs with the fezzes, uniforms and red flags of the soldiery made a scene one of the richese col It seemed o be a women's festival were In the majority. They filled the strects, the verandas and the terraces. Those who crowded the win- dow sills had raised their yashmaks, show- ing their pallid fa with large pensive eyes bLlackened with kohl, and the ample f0lds of the feredfe framing their eheeks gave them a curious resemblance to nuns Chidren from the public schools, Mo- hammedaps, Jews and Christlans, each with a little fez on head and flag and, were drawr ne in the streets, and w walting sang patriotie hymns in chorus. Regiments of infantry and squad- rons of cavelry with bands lined the route from which patrols c t gendarmes ruthlessly drove away all bands of Kurds in vellow turbaus and wide breeches, who had come up f tue dark quarters t the port Near Saint Sophia ar the square of skierat rose phal arches hung bunting, but the finest ornament of ads was the crowd 1 and clus- everywhe rming &, varl- colored embroide the bulldings. Coming of the Sultan was at 1:20 that Mohammed V in a blue and gold general's uniform with the rdon of the Order of the Medjidien e Dolma Bagtsh pal e to the sound pstitutional hymn" and the f twenty-one guns. He émbarked on the stute barge Seyudlu, attended by the Wy d military members of his house- W0ld As the Seyudiv left the quay the ~a fired & salute, and the barge, | es 4 by three steamers entered the Golden Horn amid the cheers of the sallora. To the plaudits of the numberleas specs tators in rowbeats and launches responded by waving his handkerchief from the window of his stater Punctually at noon the rived at the quay of B y mosque, where s were lined up tc Here he landed and w his cortege, Two the sultan mpertal barge ar tan Eskeless: below hundreds of der- foliowed by to the mausoleum arrowy minarets, sharp In their | | the mosque by the ehiet dignitaries of the | v | ceremony of investiture began. | Santa Sophia to the old Seraglio. Along the steep Eyub road, still covered | At that moment a small damsel with | with Byzantine pavement, the procession | coal black eyes and dark skin came in and wended its way. First came, Incongruously | Invited me to go up to the harem. I | of Rumelian cavalry with drawn swords. open a door and there, squatting on a Then came the npn-Mussulman religious | givan barely six inches from the ground, | aignitartes, patriarchs and exarchs with|were four women, who eyed me curiously | long beards, all wearing Turkish emblems | carriages contalning the ministers. The | their names. | none the less. The court officals brought European colonies. The sultan seemed |OUF friend of the morning, dressed in his Uired and continuously covered his eyes|1008e, flowing khaki colored robe and tall | with nhis right hand, as though the light | felt halt. He greeted us with greater sol- disturbed him. As the Americans and | emnity than he had shown previously, and other foreigners rose at his approach|it Was difficult to keep from smiling as he saluted mechanically. | we were ushered by a tiptoeing, palefaced At point the imperial carri official Into the presence of the great| stopped. A ulema cast a lamb to the Techelebl, whom it was evident they all ground; the sultan made a motion as|looked upon with awe. | rival sacred city. Here sleep the generations|dUerer he was mounted on e white Bag-| dad steed. “There were a hundred stand- T (s Vi ards; there were th trers of the Where the victorious of Ottoman armies| . & Potr i ‘“": -”nt:nn B o vine By- oth ere were 3 pitched thelr tents In front of am.n( - tadia. Gresssd as heraid with estrich s B R n‘_“ plumes on their heads, and each carrying o opong ikt i . 3. Mg B gt *|& glided axe on his shoulder. * * ¢ which seems to lay tragic, silent siege 10| momo *7 T 0 IO ay Niast Bey the town and will inevitably end by con- | quering it. The grave stones, surmounted by large turbans, look ike human figures, a multitude of white forms tottering and faliing, some supported against others, | i others prone and overgrown by the §rass, | INTERVIEWING as though wrapped in an enchanted sieep. | In the marble court of the mosque are | Aperican Woman® stretched precious carpets on which two gigantic plane trees in flower weave & { trembiing arabesque of shadows. In th® | gt aitficult people to see during these center the fountain of the AbIUtIONS e |jaet few gays has been the Tchelabl Ef flects in its basin the lace work of |u|,_ al of Xonls, whose priviiegs it % it g |gird the new sultan with the sword of |Othman at Eyub mosque. For two whole | The sultan was recelyed At the gates of | days I went from place to place trying in | vain to find him | and ecclestastic. | At the mosque in Pera of the Mevlev! prayers the impressive | or dancing dervishes, of which sect he is the chief, T was told to go to the old se raglio in Stamboul, and here after a long Sherit,” then after reading the opening|&nd tedious wait I was informed that ehapter of the Koran the Tchelebi recited|he Was not there but if 1 would go to | another prayer caliing down the divine|Eyub at 9 o'clock the next day 1 would blessing on the new ruler, while all pres-|find him. genuflected and devoutly raised their| When I drove to Eyub the next morning Finally within the tomb enclosure | ¥ith an Englieh gentleman, long resident ftself the Tchelebl took up the sacred |here, they sent us to the house where he coimitar of Othman from its Jeweled Was stopping. Turning down a dirty 4. pressed the hilt three times to his ;m»r”ml alleyway our guide stopped sud- | lips, an example which was followed by enly at a tumble-down wooden house, the sultan, and then solemnly girded Mn-}‘*' so door opened for us some m bhammed V with the symbolic blade. A |terious fashion and we entered a tiny brief prayer followed, and then mir \(‘rmrhard At the opposite end of which isters and high officers of state withdrew | through an open doorway 1 saw the Golden in silence, leaving the sovereign alone, who [Horn | prostrated himself on the prayer carpet “’J We were shown into a room off the right, render his thanks to the Almighty. ® tiny. low cellinged place with no carpet | At 1 o'clock the thunder of artillery and | | but a couple of low divane on which sev- fanfares of trumpets announced the sul- | eral khaki robed dervishes in their tall| tan's departure from the mosque. The (hats sat chattering quietly. My friend told | route followed the highway to the Adrian- |them I wanted to see the Tcheleb, and ople gate and led thence to the mosque of |then taking out his sketch book he of- | Mohammed II and thence past the Bayezid | fered to make a sketch of one who seemed | mosque, the Beraskierat, the Porte and|to be the chief, a stout, pleasant looking, gray-bearded old fellow. | In the Harem. Enver Bey and Mahommed Chevket Pasha, | the khaki clad heroes of the populace, | were more enthusiastically acclaimed than | the sultan. | THE TCHELEDI | Call on Chief ot | the Dancing Dervis CONSTANTINOPLE, May 7.— me of the | Ceremony of Investiture. empire, civil, military Atter the noonday Three Imams intoned the “Suret Feth| ent paims. Modern Touch to Parade. | enough, two armoured automobiles, each | carrying a Hotchkiss gun. Behind trotted | Salonican gendarmes and two squadrons | wondered if the same poverty-stricken con- ditions would prevail there. Mounting a rickety wooden staircase the child pushed | and aia not at first appear very pleased to and episcopal crosses. [ gty | The Ulema followed, wrapped In ample | A) the women wore blouses unfastened caftans, green or violet, embroldered With| gt tne waist and hanging outside their | {g0ld and wearing great white turbans gu;ig which trailed on the ground as they crowning their solemn biblical faces. Car- | qov s ™ or " G O Tie: eldeat, rolled | Fages passed containing deputies and sena- | ina g oyca’ cigarettes incessantly, and | tors. Among them were some fine Arab| yp.; gne rose I saw her bare feet were | heads draped Iri rich Bagdad turbans. | yhrugt fnto old heelless slippers. Another | Groups of the Amrenian population ho(os therm was excesdingly pretty, but too | watehed the procession from the walls of | oy n Uit ang @ boy (prob- | their cemetery clapped their hands as the gty o S0 U8 T L, all about § years Parliamentarians went by, but the Turks | o.a¥ 0 0 0 Dehind thelr were silent. There passed numerous viz-|p oty .. lers, their breasts covered with gold lace. | | When I aadrossea the women tn French | They seemed annoyed by the jolting of the | ;0o o¢ them said she was the only one wheels over the rough stones. who spoke the language a little. A cup 0 | wh ke the 1 lttle. A t Bands played and between squadrons of | coreee” way brought me and presently the | cavalry on magnificent horses came COUTt | yo vecwoman, who kmew about twenty | | words of French, plied me with questions. Was the gentleman downstairs my hus- Among them was the grand | pangy How many children had 1? Where vizier with the mew shelk-ul-slam In | gia™y 10t 1Ua'Y a mother? ete. white mantle. Ahmed Riza, president of | the chamber, was with Sald Pasha, preei- | Away On the Trafl. dent of the senate, he of the white beard | Presently a woman came in and indl- nd penetrating eyes. | cated that I was to descend, and we were people when they perceived them shouted Cheer for the Heress. {to1d by the old fellow whom my friend Cheers resound; an old general carries|had sketched that the Tchelebl was n'vt‘ his hand to his brow In salute. It is Ed- | there, but if T would go to the old seraglio | between 1 and 4 o'clock he would us. The probabllity is that the man was | there the whole time but was not disposed to see us, or he may have begun the forty- | two ablutions which told he had to go through before great ceremony on Monday. We passed down the long avenue cypress trees and through another gat way Into & courtyard surrounded by vari- ous white bulldings, many of whic were decorated with magnificent blue tiles. To she right was the treasury containing un- | told riches, to the left the library full of rare and anclent books, the throne room, and beyond the celebrated Bagdad kiosk Here at the door stood a group of offi- clals fn Stambull coats. These bowed low and salaamed as we entered the hallway, In the centre of which stood a Mevlevi, hem Pasha, victor of the war with Greece recelve Another and louder cheer greets Mahmoud Chevket Pasha and Enver Bey, who are on horseback dressed in khaki. New and old Turkey march past together. Then came Ali Pasha, the tall, soldierly minister pt police, and twenty yards be- hind him the scarlet and gold imperial | carriage drawn by four white horses, in| which sat the sultan with Ghaz Mukhtar | Pasha facing him. Behind rode a mixed regiment of cavalry of the Becond and Third army corps; some of the men in brown and some in blue uniforms, untidy and often {ll mounted, but a soidlerly body | we were the of up the rear of the processien. Outside the Adrianople gate many Americans had joined the group of foreign ambassadors and leading members of the though to draw his sword from its scab- | Picture of the Great Man. bard. Thus he signified that he t0ok| The walls of the room were of colored | possession of the city, of which the lamb | marble. Save for the divan, a chair .d‘ ified submission. Byzantium 18 con-|an enormous gilt framed mirror and fire Quered! | screen the room was bare. A short stout, At the Mosque of Mohammed II |broad shouldered little man with a round, | where the junior officers of the army |fat face, close cut black beard and dark had gathered, the sultan left hie carriage | Arab countenance was seated comfortably | and visited the tomb of the conqueror | with many cushions upon a low couch up- of Constantinople, where he prayed holstered in pink and yellow striped satin At the old Seraglio ministers, senators He wore the high felt hat of the der- and deputies saluted the =ultan's ar- | wisher and a pale pink silk robe with Thence the return journey Wwas|gleeves, over which, owing to the co by ses to Dolma Bagtsh The | had thrown another coat of black Journey and the ceremony ad occupied | Fis little plump hand played ince: tive hours. with a chain of beads, and hls tortoise Comparisons With Past Parades. cigarette case, mounted In gold, lay The change of regime in the Ottoman him the couch empirc inevitably Invites comparisons rose as we entered and smilingly with the previous ceremonies. There are|shook us by the hand, apparently pleased still eyewitnesses living of the procession|and flattered at our visit. 1 asked per. of 183 n Su Abdul Medsid rode | mission to take his portrait for the papers. the the old Seraglio ac-|and he immediately rose. I might take | companied by his courtiers. him stand sitting or any way I pleased, His horse was caparisoned with As 1 was about to snapshot pings of gold and a saddle cloth vant crept In with a gold broidered with thousands of pearis three minute cups of coffee, ladies of the court followed the proces-| his amazement at seeing b sion in gilt carriages drawn by white photographed nearly caused bullocks, whose horns were g with!y tray However, he blue beads and bits of look lass to without doing n aside the evil eye. The sheik-ul- two or three am end the grand visler in their robes Dessribes Does It Cure Tchelebi P ree | he | made oth. | antly o He tan to mosque from trap- em- T him a se tray bearing and I think s chief being him t backed out much damage. successtul arop of the and 1 Ppletures the Ceremony. ’ we were seated once more the | pegan to describe the rerrn)lfi\‘ & the sword and told one of th n and show us the kind f‘ robe he would wear for the great cere | mony on Monday. This robe proved to| be of a greenish colored cloth with enor- moasly wide sleeves hanging to the ground | and head gear similar to that always w of § mer to come Why Not because it is Sarsaparilla, but because It is a medicine of peculiar merit, composed of more than twenty different romedial agents effecting ONAL | 1y (he Mevievi dervisher, but with severai | cures of troubles the biood, »f bright green around the base stomach, liver and bowels. s olden days the costume of the Thue Hood's Barsaparilla cures scrof- his courtiers was very magn ula, eczema, anemia, catarrh, pervous though the Tchelebl told us he had | ness, that tired feeling, dyspe, ed the suitan to wear his aigrettes he of appetite, and builds up the system, | Pelleves the whole ceremony would !--I N . lacking in col ¢ the offic Geot. it today in the necai liguid form or in ors whwcolaied tablet foim calied Sarsatabe. resent will now fa able aki E M MOORE Wo_are for th one wotion Fold- ing Go-Cart. ents Allwin, Carpet Bweeper. MILLER, STEWART & BEATON 413- 5-17 Sou h 16th Street. Porch and Lawn Furniture Outdoor Furniture is now uppermost in our minds. We have a very complete stock of good, roomy, comfortable Chairs, Rockcrs and Settees, made of reed and rattan fraines, made of maple, natural finish, for porch and lavm. Reed furniture is the kind most in demand this summer, it is light, durable and artistic. .We have provided most liberally for your wants in this direction. Chairs and rockers for the children and the grown ups, svings or porch and lawn. India Moodja porch rugs in oriental designs and colors, Waite grass porch rugs, plain green with figured borders, all sizes, porch blinds to keep out the sun, all of which will add greatly to summer comfcst and will cost but little. Come and see the display on our first floor, Porch Rocker, Reed seat, for ............ Red or green Porch Settee, 3-ft. 6-in. long, $1.25 Child's Rattan Arm Porch Rocker, for Red or green Porch Settee, 4-ft. ¢-in. long $1.40 Misses' Rattan Arm Porch Rocker, for Double cane seat and back Arm Rocker, for $4.40 Rattan Arm Porch Rocker, for . Double cane seat and back Arm Chair, for §4.25 Large Arm Rattan Porch Rocker, for Large double cane seat and back Arm Rocker 85.00 Rattan Porch Rocker, without arms, for Large double cane seat and back Arm Chair $3.00 Rattan Arm Porch Rocker Reed Porch Swing with pocket arme and chains, Large Rattan Arm Porch Rocker, for for ’ féteRivis 815.75 Double Rattan Seat and Back Porch Rocker 5-ft. fumed Oak Porch Swing with chains $12.00 Double Rattan Scat and Back arm Porch Complete line of Crex Green Porch Furniture for i . sist K atrs ettees, with wide Double Rattan Seat and Back Brace Arm consists of rockers, chairs and settees, w Rocker, for § range of prices Double Rattan Seat and Back Porch Settee Our line of Kaiki Porch Swings with felt mat- Double Rattan Seat and Back Rocking Porch tresses and wind shield, something very new and tee, for luxuricus, at a small cost. Three different styles. PORCH BLINDS PORCH RUGS We are agents for the TULSOUM PORCH SHADES, imported from 9x12 Moodji Porch Rug $20.00 4-6x7-6 Waite Grassy Porch Rug Germany, made of seasoned Linden wood, finished natural and in green 7-6x10-6 Moodji Porch Rug— at, each £3.50 Porch Shade, 6-ft. wide, 8-ft. high, each 3.75 for S $15.00 1o waite Grassy Porch Rugs 8380 Porch Shade, 8-ft. wide, 8-ft. high, each vv o SR i e g 31800 $x10 Walte Grassy Poren Rugs $8.00 Porch Shade, 10-ft. wide, 8-ft. high, each ... 86.75 ydji Porch Rug $5.00 9x12 Walte Grassy Porch Rug.. 9880 Refrigerators When you buy a refrigerator why not buy the best; it may cost a little more, but the saving in fce will pay the cifference in price in one summer. We sell the BOHN SYPHON REFRIGERATOR, the only pure dry air refrigrator made, entirely free from sweating. Any odorous foods, such as onions, fish or cheese, placed on the top shelp cannot contaminate milk or butter, even if placed in open vessels on the lower shelf, consumes less ice and still ten degrees colder than other makes. Porcelain-lined Bohn Syphon Refrigerator, 65-1b. White Enameled Refrigerator, 60-1b. ice capacity ice capacity, for $31.75 0P~ L “vsa 5oy $23.75 Porcelain-lined Bohn 8§ phnn Refrigerator, 90-lb. White l:rmmrled Refrigerator 80-lb. ice capacity, ice capacity, for . BOF U ontloivn ov pe s el dbnes s ane $28.50 Porcelain-lined Bohn S\'phnn Refrigerator, 125-1b White Enameled Rt(rlgv'rnnvr 100-1b. {ce capacity, fce capacity, for ... BREBY | HOr s i s 1% 0 LI Porcelain-lined Bol phon Refrigerator, 150-Ib. White Enumdnd Refrigerator, 50-1b. ice capacity, ice capacity, for . ... s .$48.00 for Sty SV ... $15.00 White Enameled Remgermor, 50-1b. ice capacity, aon.fl merchsnu will call these prices extrava- | L RNR R e s e o $19.00 | gant, but that does not pay the ice bill. These are Zince Ilnvd Rerrlgerntors, up from ice savers. S 189.50 Gas Ranges Before you buy a gas range you should see the VULCAN RANGE, the kind that saves gas, and is positively odoriess. We have them. A call at oyr store and a personal inspection of the working of the burners on these stoves will soon convince you that there are none equally as good. We have replaced many soalled reputable makes, with the VULCAN, and recefve the highest compliments from our custome- ers after making comparisons. Don't miss seeing the VULCAN. Three burner Gas Cooker, with oven, connec.eq | Four burner range with baking oven and broiler, Ry Toe Mive iR A Ry connected ready for use ... $19.75 Four burner Rflng@ with hn‘ing oven and broller, Four Burner Junior Gas Range, with oven, con- connected ready for use .$21.50 nected ready for use ..$18.75 | Four Bnrner Range, with elevated oven and broiler, Four burner Junior Gas Range with 18-inch oven, connected ready fOr uUse . ........... .828.00 SChGAAE PobtY. Tor bE, 1o Flh,ur”bumor Cnblget li’nng’«-. elevated oven and Four burner Gas Range, with 1S-inch oven, con- bt il S s G50 e BORLTRM 28.00 Pl St R | Two burner Hot Plate, with 6 feet of tubing, at, . <o $17.50 IR e $2.20 $3.00 214 $3.50 ‘We have the largest and best assortment of Cedar Chests and o s 530, Japast DA best We are exclusive agents for the Original Gustav Stickley Crafts- man Furniture. “Something Doing” In The Pacific Northwes This Summer Visit Colorado, Salt Lake City and Yellowstone National Park, Enroute Travel through the Heart of the Great West, aboard the Luxurious trains of the UNION PACIFIC “The Safe Road to Travel” Dining Car Meals and Service, “Best in the World” Low Rates Now Effectiv For the Following Occasions: THE ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION................... THE NATIONAL GROCERS' CONVENTION, PORTLAND THE ROSE FESTIVAL, PORTLAND.. : THE NORTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, PORTLAND. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BANKERS, SEATTLE THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF EPWORTH LEAGUES, SEATTLE Opens June 1st. .June 2.5 June 7-12. June 25 to July 1. .June 21.23. UNION UNION PACIFIC PACIFIC For Descriptive Literature and Full Information relative to rates, routes, etc., call on or address: CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1324 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska Phones: Bell Doug., 1828; Ind. A-3231

Other pages from this issue: