Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 6, 1916, Page 1

r_—_—_ { = Use the telephone for Bee Want Ads. Tyler 1000 Seven trunk lines. Intelligent ad-takers. One cent per word. VOL. XLVI—NO. 95. President and Wife Reach Omaha; f’ Reviews Great Historical Pageant; | Multitudes Chee Chief Executive Comes with Mrs. Wilson to Be Guest of .Omaha and Nebraska for the Day. GUEST AT A BIG DINNER Makes Short Talk at Fonte- nelle at Banquet Given by Oentennial Celebration Committee. VIEWS HISTORICAL PARADE Leads Magnificent Pageant Through Streets and Then Reviews Spectacle. SPEAKS AT AUDITORIUM Indians Give Roses to White Chief’s Squaw Sioux Indiang from the Pine Ridge reservation took the occa- sion of the visit of President Wil- son and his wife to Omaha to send a token of esteem. Don H. Foster, in behalf of the Indians, presented a beautiful bouquet of La France roses to Mrs. Wilson with this note on an attached card: “The Sioux tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian reservatic1 begs me to present this token to the Great White Chief's squaw.” Omaha was the capital of the United States yesterday. President Wilson was-here, the guest of the city. He arrived with Mrs. Wil- son at 11:40 a. m. to view the histor- ical parade and to speak last evening at the Auditorium, A great crowd was at the Union station to greet the nation’s executive. The people began to gather two hours before time for his special train to ar- rive. By 11:30, the viaduct and the approaches to the track ievel were filled with people. A large platoon of police had charge of the interior of the station, and all visitors were excluded. Many travel. ers leaving or arriving secured posi- tions inside the station, but thece even were held back by the police, and a wide aisle was kept entirely free from the train shed to the side entrance of the station. " Four Meet President. Four members of the reception com- mittee constituted those who went fo the station to meet the president ind his wife. They were G. W. Watles, John L. Webster, Governor Morehcad and Senator Hitchcock. % Secret service men, Chief of Police Dunn and a score of policemen and traffic officers handled the crowd that was surging at the station. Three moving picture men and half a dozen other photographers erected their machines commanding the au- tomobile of Mr. Wattles, which was placed atithe entrance for the presi- dent and Mrs. Wilson. The newspaper men and secret ser- vice men traveling on the president’s train came out first and entered one of the automobiles. President Bows and Smiles Then a cheer went up and President Wilsone came_walking through the station with Mrs. Wilson, He took off his high hat and bowed and smiled to the crowds. b They entered the automobile with Mr. Webster. The chauffeur and a se- cret service man occypied the front seat and a secrdt service man rode on the running board, standing beside | the president. The processio to the Commercial club was headed by a squad of mo- torcycle policemen and an automobile containing Chief of Police Dunn and other officers. The presidential automobile was drapped with a big-flag and on the hood was the president's flag. The second automobile was occu- pied by other members of the recep- tion committee that went to the sta- tion and Secretary Tumulty. Follow- ing this came automobiles containing the newspaper men, * The press representatives who ac- companied President Wilson to Oma- ha include: M. G. Claggett of the (Continued on Page Five, Colunm One.) The W,eathef For Nebraska—Fair, Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Bo"/ u "~y ‘Hour, Degree, A m | ’ \ XN ‘ 60 58 48 60 21 departures 1 tempera pitation Temperature and preeipit; nal at Omaha sf With the last t rature the day.. since Murch 1. ..281 £ a 08 {nen 08 inch 4.18 inches 11,16 {nches 1.00 inch . 4.62 inches M. :|and the Indians cast furtive glances 4 | sands of people had waited in the hot 6 .00 | | olis of the middle west. n r for Nation’s Chief | President and Wife Enjoy Day in Omaha President and Mrs. Wilson spent a busy day in Omaha, and, judg- ing from appearances, enjoyed || every minute of their Stay. They had lucheon at the Com- mercial club, where the president spoke to the club members. They rode over the parade route and were cheeredb y hundreds of || thousands who lined the streets, | At the reviewing stand they | watched with great interest the || passing of the pageant typifyi the history - of Nebraska. Mrs, Wilson was especially interested in the Indians. l Ajter the parade the presidential || party went over to the South Side || and visited the National Swine show. Formal dinner at The Fon- e filled out the afternoon, A at the Auditorium closed sit, and the party left for the east at 10:10 last ni; Doors of the Auditorium were closed before 7 o'clock, all space in the huge building being filled before that hour, PRESIDENT TAPS | TIME FOR DANCERS | “First Inaugural Ball” Float Makes Hit With Executive On Reviewing Stand. MRS. WILSON LIKES ‘DIXIE’ President Wilson enjoyed every minute o the time spent in the review- ing stand, while the historical pageant passed. He smiled and bowed and took a keen interest, turning now and then to his wife, Secretary Tumulty and others in his party. The “First Inaugural Ball” float stopped in front of the presidential stand for several minutes. William E. Chambers and a group of young men and women on this float took advant- age of the situdtion by going through the movements of a quadrille, Mr. Chambers leading with considerable vim. The president, who had been standing, tapped time for the dancers with his hat and hand and several times his feet moved as if he would have enjoyed the dance himself. The president was within a few feet of the dancers. Indians See “White Father.” _The president and his wife re- viewed the Indians with keen interest at “The Great White Father,” who lives at Washington. One of the braves yelled something which sounded like “Hello, Willie!” which salutation evoked a smile from the president and Mrs. - Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was seated until a band struck up “Dixie,” when she stood beside the president and did nbt re- turn to her seat for several minutes. | She is a member of the First Families of Virginia and “Dixie” means much to her ears. While the prairie schooners, drawn by oxen, were passing in review the president turned to Governor More- head and Senator Hitclicock and made a reference to the antiquity of the scene, No Detail Escapes. Not the slightest detail of the parade escaped the president’s eyes. The group showing the Mormons who left Florence in 1856 with their push carts, stopped in front of the re- viewing stand and one of the carts collided with the cart ahead, and in- cident which aroused the risibilities of the president. \ “You're right there all of the time!” was a remark to the president by a smember of the group, representing General Fremont and Kit Carson and their entourage. The words, “Popular Sovereignity” on the tqritorial seal brought an- other presidential smile. Those On Reviewing Stand. There were seventeen chairs in the president’s section of the reviewing stand. With the president were: Governor Morehead, John Lee Web- ster, Dr. Grayson, Secretary Tumulty, on Page Seven, Column Four.) | ing car swung into line at the head of | the historical parade at Sixteenth and Cuming streets, followed by his party in a dozen open autos, tens of thou- | sun tweniy-five minutes after the time | set’ for the start of the pageant. It was 2:25 when the presidential car drove up Seventeenth street from the Commercial club to avoid the crowds jammed on Sixteenth. When the !)ig machine drove up to the reviewing |stand in_front of the court house it | was , and during the thirty min- utes’ ride over the parade routc on | | the downtown streets the chief execu- | tive was given such a welcome as was | never before extended by the metrop- section of the parade, eenth and” California | president rose to his feet | ctter greet the crowd. | At Sixteenth and Dodge streets the | surging mass of humanity refused to obey mandates of pol officers unted on white chargers and| ped into the forbidden center of | street, surrounded the president | jand refused to allow the automobiles | y Rousing Welcome From Omahans When President Wilson's big tour- to proceed until | miserable for officers and spectators, | shoved to the sidewalk at Sixteenth OMAHA, FRIDAY. MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1916—TWELVE PAGES. Wilson occupied S braska Semi-Cr' 8¢ water, G. W. " & s, & & PRESIDENT WII " IN REVIEWING STAND AS GREAT HISTORICAL PAGEANT GOES BY—President and Mrs. ‘viewing stand in front of the Douglas county courthouse, while the floats and groups of the Ne- & .al pageant passed. In the picture are shown from left to right: G. M. Hitch \&,\Q' These formed the central group in the great stand where 500 were seated. G ) $ Secret service man, Victor Rose- Governor J. H. Morehead, President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Victor Rosewater; standing, Senator On Ira News 8 EXECUTIVE VISITS | THE SWINE DISPLAY He and Mrs. Wilson Attend National Hog Exposition } Late ip Afternoon. | CAME AS4A— SURPRISE A welcome surprise sprung shortly after 5o'clock yesterday after- noon, when President and- Mrs. Wil- son and the members of their party, with the exception of Secretary Tu- multy, paid the National Swine Show a visit. The swine “show officials were not notified that the president would visit the national hog expositiofi until late in-the afterndon, although, when fhe | invitation to make the trip to Omaha | was accepted, those in charge of the show began making plans to have him motor down to the South Side for at least a few minutes. Decides to Visit Show. Instead of remaining in his suite at the Hotel Fontenelle, aftér the his- torical parade was over, till the hour for the formal dinner, President Wil- son consented to a visit to the swine| show. > p 2 In the presidential automobile on the trip to the horse barns on the South Side, where the swine show is being held, were President and Mrs., Wilson, Arthur Mullen and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the president’s per- sonal aide. Secretary Tumuity did not accompany the party on the visit to the swine show. - Other motor cars on the trip to the South Side were occupied by secret service men, Chief of Police Henry Dunn and local police officers, Sheriff McShane and the eastern press rep- resentatives. Shortly before the party | reached the entrance to the swine| show, word passed among the crowd | that the! president would soon be | there. The news spread like wild- | fire, and a large gathering of swine show officials and visitors were on hand to greet him. President Closely Guarded. Closely guarded by secret service men, the president and his wife and the members of the party walked | through the show barns, stopping here and there for a moment as at- tention was called to some particu- larly large member of the porcine! stock family, or an attractively ar- ranged exhibit. President Wilson recognized the cheers and applause accorded him on every hand by lifting his hat and! smiling, Mrs. Wilson also smiling | was (Continued on Page Seven, Column Four.) Wilso Get Most | they had offered cheer after cheer, * Then again at Fifteenth and Doug- las the crowd broke the barriers and surged into the street. All the way up Farnam street the thousands of throats sent up a medley of cheers, But one untoward incident marked the march on Sixteenth street. . An aged democrat, fired with corn juice, irsisted on breaking through the lines and, waving both hands and his hat in the air, shouted, “I'm a democrat and a free American, but [ won’t vote for you.” He was taken in charge by secret service men. Thousands of boys, perched on the tops of buildings where the parade was forming, became tired at the long wait past the appointed hour and with their megaphones and quips made life While the crowds were being and Douglas in front of the Brandeis stores, some woman missed her dog. The canine became entangled in the | feet of the multitude and was finally | forced into the steet. Then the meg- aphones from ‘the tops of the build- ings began calling, “Here Rover, nice | doggie,” and young America hegan whistling catcalls, Rover was finally rescued ;;/ebraska Pageant President Watches Parade Intently ‘Ox Teams and Indians and Stage Coach and Pony Ex- press Tell of Early Days. OMAHA’'S LARGEST CROWDS l CARNIVAL ATTEN'DANCFi.ms Tuesday ..... Wednesday 5,113 3,201 Thursday 3,900 5970 Friday . . 4,629 6949 Saturday .17,418 19,174 Monday . 1,651 6,542 Tuesday 13,099 18,242 Wednesday . 20762 18421 History lived, and marched in an amazing brigade through the streéts of Qmmaha yesterday afterneon, before the astonished eyes of a quarter of a million peaple, The historical parade, long heralded as the great feature of this year's Ak- Sar-Ben celebration, took place be- tween the hours of 2 and 4 during the afternoon. 7 Yes, and in this proud moment for Nebraska, when her splendid history from ages ago to the present moment was taking the quick-step down the great thoroughfares in allegorical rep- resentations of most exquisite design, President and Mrs, Wilson sat in the *| Cuming stree ‘| packed the sidewalks and pressed Chc;r;ws Thron£ : | special presixlcmiaf box across the | street from The Bee building and re- viewed the entire pageant. President Leads Parade. In fact they rode over nearly half| the line of march some few minutes before the parade followed. They | rode in the private automobile of G. W. Wattles, starting at Sixteenth and , and following the line of march south to Douglas, east |to Eleventh, south to Farnam and ;wcst to ‘Seventeenth and Farnam where they took their places in the reviewing stand with a few hundred Omaha. people of the special escort, to review the parade. Everywhere along the line of march, especially the section of the route .wlluich the president covered in his lit- tle drive, tens of thousatds of people against the steel cables for hours be- fore the parade was to begin. This section o} the route was especially popular because everyone wanted to get as near as possible to the street to see the chief executive of the land as he drove by with Mrs. Wilson. Cheers For President. Shout after shout and cheer after cheer went up along the line as the Wattles car with President and Mrs. Wilson rolled gently by. The great parade did not move un- til somewhat after 2 o'clock. i ic in conception and de- e Five, Column Two,) (Continued CHEERS FOR WILSON AT COMMERGIAL CLUB Reception Committee Here In- troduced on Arrival from the Railroad Station. - ROOMS CLOSELY GUARDED President Wilson made his first ad- dress of the day to Commercial club members at the luncheon at noon, when 600 crowded the limited capac- ity of the house, and some 500 more stood in the corridors and in the aisles between the rows of tables after the luncheon had been served. Mrs, Wilson was with the presi- dent, directly across the table from him. Mrs. H. H. Baldrige sat at her right and Mrs. James C. Dahlman at her left. J. A. Sunderland introduced the president. Governor Morehead was at the president’s right luncheon, “America has been imitating other " said the president, | “whereas America has a store of na- | peoples too lon tive genius that is amply adequate to all her needs.” He spoke of the newer. American ideals, and said, “I venture most of the business men at first spoke of the anti-trust law with curses under their breath. There was much talk of big business getting no sympathy. The fact is, big business had pienty of sympathy, but bad business ought not to have had any sympathy. “Some of the days when the tide of business runs free, you'll look back and say, ‘that is when the channels were dug for this tide,'” The executive talked briefly of Ne- braska’s history, and declared that the people out here are people who are accustomed to lookinz after them- selves, and are self-reliant. Wilson Calls it Pleasure. President Sunderland of the Com- mercial club introduced Wilson, saying “We ¢ selves that our semi bration here was sufficient President induce- ment for the president to leave the seat of government and confer upon us the great‘honor of being present here toc To tt esident Wilson, getting to his feet promptly, replied, “I came not to confer a great honor, but to | give myself this great pleasure. “One of the very interesting things about coming out here into the west (Continued on Fage Two, Column One ) during the | FONTENELLE DINNER 10 HEAD OF NATION Tables Banked With Flowers| as Omaha Breaks Bread | With President. — SEATED AT ROUND TABLES The center of interest last evening from 6 to 8 o’clock was the Fontenelle hotel ball room, where occurred the formal dinner in honor of President Wilson. The speakers’ table extended across one end of the beautiful room. It was decorated with baskets of roses and garlands of pink roses. Back of it -~ palms and ferns were banked and also i several big baskets of yellow chrys- anthemums, Thirty round tables occupied the rest of the room, all decorated with pink roses and with pink-shaded can- delebra, X There were corsage ' bouquets of roses and lilies of the valley for the women and rosebud boutonniers for the men. Charming Scene. The scené was charming with the | | | ke Reven, Column One.) Mfs.fll'.lrt;gh—es Coifie New York, Oct. 5-—Charles E. Hughes' third western campaign tour which begins Monday next, will take | him as far west as Nebraska, as far south as Kentucky and as far north as | South Dakota, He will make speeches | on the way in N vania, Ma Mis- | souri, Tow re«| turning here October 20, His itiner- ary was announced at republican na- tional headquarters, The tour begins with a noon-day meeting in Newark, N. ], Monday,| after which Mr, Hughes will return! to New York City to register for the| election. He will then board a special train making speeches in Philadelphia, | Hagerstown, Md., Clarksburg, W. Va,, | and Parkersburg, Huntington and Charleston, W, Va,, On October 12, a trip will be made through the mountain district of Ken- | tucky, cnding with a speech in the| evening in Louisville. | Friday, October 13, he will go to! WINS ADMIRING OMAHA Becomingly Attired in Fur and Velvet, President's Wife Scans Big Crowd. |WEARS PERENNIAL ORCHIDS By MELLIFICIA, A smiling vision in fur and velvet, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson walked on the left side of the president, down the aisle formed by secret service officers and stepped into the automobile of Gurdon W. Wattles, with the presi- dent, Mrs. Wilson looked miost beau- tiful, her large blue eyes alight with interest and ‘her face wreathed in smiles. A trick of facial expression, raising one cyehrow high ahove the other, was most perceptible as she scanned the crowd. Wears Seal Coat. Mrs, Wilson was wrapped in a beautiful - seal coat three-quarters length, trimmed qwith a very high collar* and bands. of marten fur, Her hat was the all-black velvet in the Gainsborough sailor fashion turned back from the face on the left side, the’type of millinery affected by Mrs. Wilson. Tt had a bunch of black numidi feathers as trimming. Black patent leather slippers wers worn by the president's wife. Has Orchid Bouquet. “Will she wear the perennial or- chids?” was the question in cvery wo- man’s mind. Yes, she did, A gor- geous bunch of lavender orchids and lilies of the valley, presented by John Lee Webster, was worn on the left shoulder. Her aprcarancc wai so true to published photographs of !er that it was as if shé had stepped out of a newspaper print. Crowd to See Wilson Twice as Large as On Night Before “I don't know where they all came from, but as I passed along the line of march, [ saw so many faces that it scemed as though it would be im- possibility to crowd any more in,” was the expression of Police Captain Dempsey, who led the police platoon at the head of the parade, “While I do not think I could make even a close guess as to the actual number, I think more than twice as many persons saw the historical pa- rade as on the night previous,” Every road leading into Omaha was crowded all day yesterday with autos and buggics, and every train brought hundreds, The Douglas street bridge was jammed nearly all day’ with autos going to Omaha and after the parade, It was 7 o’clock before the homeward- bound blockade loosened up. The board of governors of Ak-Sar- Ben were also certaih that the crowds far exceeded any ever gath- cred here, s with Hu;szdnd When He Visits Omaha October 16 southern Missouri. Saturday, Octo- ber 14, five speeches be made in Nebraska, at Falls City in the morn- ing, Beatrice at noon, Fairbury and York in the afternoon and Lincoln in the evening. Sunday will be spent in Lincoln where Mr. Hughes and his party will rest. 5 Monday, October 16, he will still be in Nebraska, speaking at Hastings in the morning, Grand Island at noon, Columbus and Fremont in the after- noon and Omaha at night, Tuesday, October 17, the candidate will visit South Dakota and Towa, where speeches will be made at Mit- chell, S. D, in the morning; Sioux Falls, S. D., at noon; Yankton, S..D,, in the afternoon and there will be an evening meeting at Sioux City, Ia. Mrs. Hughes will accompany Mr, Hughes on this trip as on the two previous trips. This it is said will be the nominee’s last tour before. elec- tion. THE WEATHER CLOUDY SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. BULGARS DEFEAT INVADERS THAT CROSSED DANUBE Sofia Reports that Roumanian Army Was Cut to Pieces and Suffered Heavy Losses. DESTROY BRIDGE IN REAR Statement Says Pontoons Used by Invaders Were Broken Up by Austrian Monitors. RUSS l‘!.EPORT 18 DIFFERENT Sofia, Oct. 4—(Via London.)— Bulgarian troops from the fortresses of Rustchuk and Turtukai attacked and defeated the Roumanian force of some sixteen battalions which recents ly crossed the Danube into Bulgarian territory near Rahovoe, the war of= fice announced today. On the main battle line in Dobrudja . attempts by the Russians and Rou- manians to advance have been frus- trated by the artillery and by suce cessful counter attacks. The state- ment follows: “Roumanian front: On the Danube front, 15 or 16 Roumanian battalions without artillery which crossed the Danube near Rahovoe advanced and occupied the village of Siwopol, Ka- jamhle Boroisselwo, Maolowranowo, Gaolemowrajowo and Breschlien. In order to repulse them we sent two columns from Bustchuk and Turtukai, “On October 3 the troops from Rustchuk attacked the enemy and speedily forced him to seek re in lfie direction of his pontoon bridge, which was destroyed by Austrian mon= itors, The battle field is covered with enemy dead, Villages Reoccupied, ¢ “Toward evening we occupied the villages of Liahowo and Babow. The enemy troops retreated in disorder castward, consequently meeting our troops advancing from Turtukai. The surrounded enemy was dispersed in saveral directions.” Other troops today are completing his destruction. tivity by enemy artillery and infantry along tile entire front. iy the enemy infantry to advance were irustrated by successful counter at- tacks. i "A/ Russian war vessel off the Black Eight-Hour Act is Misbranded, 8ays Senator Cumming Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 4.~ were a drug and were brande ‘eighte hour law’ it would be a crime to carry it from state to state,” said A. B. Cummins. in_an explanation and de- nunciation of the Adamson law at a banquet of the Chamber of Come merce, held in the chamber rooms here tonight. ' 3 In the course of his gddress he de~ clared that congress was not coe erced by the brotherhoods into passe ing the bill, that the bill makes no retense of limiting the hours of la- gor of the trainmen, that its effect will be to lengthen the hours of la- bor and that after the period of ten months allowed for an investigation of its operation b[\: the commission which it creates the entire problem will remain unsolved and. neither railroads or railroad trainmen will be bound by its provisions. Christian Brothers’ College is Burned; Two Teachers Die St. Louis, Mo, Oct. 5.—Fire today destroyed the main building of Chris« tian Brothers college here today, Two aged members of the collége faculty are missing and are believed to have perished, and an assistant nurse, who jumped from an upper window, was seriously injured, All the faculty except two and all students are accounted for. Most of the students had not arrived for the day’s work when the fire started. The two faculty members who are missing are Brother Cormac, 73 years, and Brother Clemens, 72 years old, Their room on the! fifth floor of the infirmary was swept by the fire and it is not thought either could have escaped. The assistant nurse who was injured was Lewis Nolean, who jumped from a fifth story window in ihc infirmary. It is thought that his injuries will prove fatal. Widow Loses Thirty Thousand on Races Chicago, Oct. 5.—~Cancelled checks representing $7,000, said to have been paid the alleged members of the syndi« cate of hand book operators a widow, were to be placed before l'Yed- eral Judge Landis in the course of his vestigation into the betting ‘ring case today. The woman is said to have informed the court officials that she lost the sum indicated in the checks and $23,000 more betting on horse races, and that she is now woeks ing for $2 a day. He Had an automobile, some extra office furniture and several vacant lots. He Sold them all by the persistent I use of Bee Want Ads, ek i . “In Dobrudja there has been great ace’ All attempts say that if that piece of I ilm