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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1923)
U. S. Senators " Invade London During Summer “abinet Officers and Other _Officials Represented in | Sailing Lists—Some Go to Russia. By Associated Press. London, July II.—Why Americans ave home Is being answered this l«j'ek by two members of President *Vxrding's cabinet, the solicitor gen ii al of the United States, nearly two oro United States senators and presentatlves and a host of private iaens who have coma to this side the international pond to find out ■out sych things as the league of tions, reparations, prohibition, Itthor conditions and soviet Russia. The list of distinguished American 0 sitors now in London or on the Ljntinent reads like a page from the ngressional directory. At the mo >nt there are three Intimate co ckers of President Harding in Lon ■n—Secretary of the* Treasury An ew W. Mellon, who Is motoring ^id fishing and paying a quiet visit . Premier Baldwin and other nota tes betimes; Secretary of Labor Lames J. Davis, who is Investigating jhe Immigration question, and So ^cltor General James M. Beck, who defending an American government awsuit in a wig and gown before [Great Britain's privy council. 1 Squad of Senators. TJien there are in Europe 15 sena tors or about one-sixth of the total membership of the upper house of congress, while representation from the house of representatives numbers more than a score. Some of these legislative visitors are going to Rus sia to see how the Russian soviet is faring. Others are bound to Geneva to study the league of nations and still others are en route to the Ruhr i*o see for themselves what all the fuss over reparations is about and w hat the phrase "passive resistance" means. Still others are mostly junketing to the battlefields or seeking the cooler climate of the northern countries, while a few are journeying to Lau sanne and thence to Constantinople to convince themselves that the miracle of peace with the Turks at last has been achieved. John I)., Jr., Entertained. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and his family were entertained at tea on the terrace of the house of commons last Tuesday by T. P. O'Connor, who Introduced the party to many of the most prominent parliamentary per sonages, Including the speaker of the commons, who showed them over his own official residence. The British legislator* expressed pleasure at Mr. Rockefeller's benefaction to the Lon don hospitals. Sir Harry Brittain on the sam* day entertained Secretary Mellon at luncheon and King George dined with Earl and Countess Beatty. The countess is American born, being the daughter of the late Marshall Field of Chicago. Old French Law Punished Owner of Tipsy Slaves New Orleans, July 21. — Even though the present-day American Is so surrounded by laws tjiat he has to watch his step at every turn, he ‘is not so bad off after all. In 1738 a (person in New Orleans could not even commit suicide and go unpunished. Someone having asserted that the 87th Congress, recently adjourned, enacted 931 new laws, and with many state legislative bodies clearing their ;'/iecks for action In order to add a ri<"ew broadsides to the list of statutes, .enquiring persons here have been ex ’(amining musty old Spanish and B 'rench official records In New Orleans y j ascertain how the people of other 1(,ays fared. A man committed suicide here in " 1738 and the records show that the ' ourts tried him for taking a life. °He was found guilty, and it Is set forth that “the inanimate body that held life too great a burden” was •sentenced to abandonment without 1 burial. f Petty theft Involved a penalty of i flogging, three years’ imprisonment, • confiscation and a fine of 50 francs, i Person* convicted of having shot or : wounded an animal owned by another were sentenced to capital punishment. As in these days and times, a mar i derer wa* executed by hanging, hut i execution for wife murder w fs by strangulation. There was no Volstead law, but for permitting his slaves to become to ’ toxicated one man was forced to (mount a wooden horse and was drawn through the street*, while his neigh bors laughed at him. The wooden horse *eems to have played a prominent part In the ' punishment of petty criminals. Pa tients at the city hospital learned i that meat they had been consuming with a relish was dog and cat flesh. i one llobert Villeneuve, a butcher i>vho supplied the institution, was paled before the court on a complaint Hied by the patients, who charged that they had been served "roasted lAogs.” The records show that Vllle n|euve waa mounted upon the wooden .hl,r*e and given the same treatment received by the man who had per ^Titted his slaves to become drunk. ‘,1 the case of VUleneuve, however, Ja chest and hack bore placards In scribed: “Master eater of dogs and eats.” After this punishment had been meted out the record further states that "an old gray cat wa* hung arond the neck” of the culprit. And finery for the women played its part then, as now, for one docu ment refers to the purchase by a father of "seemly clothe*” for hi* 18 year-old daughter. The parallel of the clothing problem then with that of the present day continues In this case, for It seems the purchase con sisted of “feathers and thread stock ings.” The finery got Into the record* !'.,ooau*e the father went Into debt for ’them, and debt then wa* a crime If ' ns could not pay. 8o reduced In . ireumstances waa the parent that he Reported to hie creditor: “I am on broth. I have but one chicken to kill.” The outcome of . the effalr I uuld not he ascertain from th* docu ment*. , ,j A diamond weli?hln* JO 14 carats .*( ir recently found In the Kimberly j. .nines. Capa Colony, South Africa. Tbe I .inn.nd, of a rich hrandy shade, and i described as the lariteet of lta kind, ‘ la valued at approximately 160,000. Fair Diamond Stars Practise for Game With Bluffs (I) I.eft to right: Florence Paulson, Nora Vincent, Helen Paulson, Carrie i>artlner, Cornelia GJertson, Mrs. Gertrude rettigrew, Margaret Wenger, Marie Feary, Mildred Amston. (3) Batter and catcher in action. The batter is Miss Marie Feary. The catcher is Miss Mildred Amston. Hi Sliding to third. Miss Nora \ inrent has just tagged the runner. The runner is Misa Helen Paulson. (5) Miss Nora Vincent catches a fast and high ball. F.esldents in the vicinity of Miller Park school were startled by excited shrieking of feminine voices several nights last week. Plainly could be heard cries of "Strike 'er out. Gertrude,” “pitcher has a glass arm. She can't throw," "slide, Mary, slide,” and a few other phrases familiar to those who fol low the great national game. A trip to the ball grounds of the Miller Park school brought « surprise. Two teams of girls, dressed in knick ers. were having a heated game of ball. They were the girl employes of the Nebraska Power company, who were practicing for their gam# with the girl* of tho Citizens Gas sn8 Electric company of Council Bluffs. The girls have been practicing sev eral weeks and since most of them are followers of athletics, they play "good ball,” as expressed by Chris Kemmy. one of the stars of ths municipal league. Miss Nora Vincent of the Electric Shop of the power and light company organized the team. Member* of the company's men * baseball team coach the girls' team. The following girl* compose the team: Florence Paulson, Nora Vin cent, Helen Paulson. C'arris* Gardner, Cornelia Gjertson, Mrs. Gertrude Pet tigrew, Margaret Wenger, Marie Peary and Mildred Arnston. Poison Gases of Autos Worse in Omaha Than in New York Are the lives of Omahans menaced by the poisonous gases thrown off by gasoline vehicles? Will this steadily increasing bar rage of gas fumes from thousands of automobiles eventually necessitate the health department taking steps to protect citizens? The public health committee of the New York Academy of Medicine sounded a note of warning on the contamination of the atmosphere by automobile gases In New York. Motors I'se Air. It was pointed out that every six cylinder car running breathes In as much air as 610 human beings, con sumes all the oxygen of the sir it takes In and exhales carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide), in which one would drown as surely as one would drown under water. (.op, Craving Dip, Finds Booze Tap in Bath Tub Boston, July 21.—A large tank con taining 80 gallons of moonshine was discovered by the Hast Boston police attached to the bathtub in a room leading off the rear of a cigar store at No. HI Chelsea street. East Bos ton. Police suspected Julius Berkowltz, proprietor of the cigar store, of sell ing liquor. A search failed to reveal any of the forbidden booze. Then Sergeant Freeman and his bluecoats adjourned to a room In the rear. The sergeant was hot. He saw a nice, clean bathtub and* decided he would wash up. He turned on the cold water faucet. A stream of liquor flowed forth from a tank In the wall attached to the faucet. The smallest cows In the world nre to be found In the Samoan Islands advertisement MRS. HINCKLEY NERVOUSWRECK Tells How She Was Restored to Perfect Health by Lydia LPink* ham’s Vegetable Compound Memphis, Tenn,— “ Two years ago I was completely run-down and my nerves were a wreck. I could not sweep a room without resting. I could not do my work except a lit tle at a time, and the doctor’s medi cine did not help me. One day some oncthrewyour lit tle book on to mv porch, and in it I read several testi moniala of women who had been like myself. 1 went right out and got me a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound, and before I had taken the whole of that bottle I knew it wan helping me. i took six bottles, and then In aLout three months 1 took two more. Now I am In perfect health. I do all of myown work and could do more. I can truly say that I know Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound gave mo my health.”— Mrs. O. J. Hinckley, 310 Union Ave., Memphis, Tenn. Lydia E. Pinkham's Private Text Book upon "Ailments Peculiar to Women’’ will be Bent you free upon request. Writ* to The Lydia E. Pink ham Medicine Co., Lvnn, Masa. This book contains valuable information. Moreover, under certain conditions the car gives off carbon monoxide, which Is a deadly poison. While the carhop lc gas is declared not to be poisonous, human beings cannot live long in air contaminated with but a small percentage of It, and It Is as serted that a man will die in half an hour In the atmosphere containing >4 of 1 per cent of carbonic acid gas. Take No Action. Although there is a greater number of cars In Omaha In proportion to population than In New York, health officials here have thus far taken no steps to counteract the effect of mo tors on the atmosphere. The total population of Belgium Is 7,539.668 person*, of whom 3,713.756 are males and 3.825,812 females The town with the largest population Is Antwerp, which has 300,321 Inhabit ants: Brussels comes neit with 316.504. EAT IN COMFORT ^ At the Hrnshtw Cafeteria It It tht Coolest Cafeteria in Omaha BEATTY’S Henshaw Cafeteria Hotal Henshaw V__J Boss Bill says—Cut *£111! And, boy, we’re sure doin’ it, don’t forget! The way we’re “cuttin’ up” around here would make some of these movie stars green with envy. We fellow’s here in the store have seen some wonder ful “policy” sales and know ^ their value to the trade ■—but, take it from us folks, this policy sale is going to be a knockout! Watch for the big noise tomorrow. W. S. STRYKER Douglas Shoe Store, Inc. Il7 North 16th Stroot Opposite the Postoffice Army and Navv Men at Ak Show Six Iowa Towns Will Also Have Delegations Mon day Night. Monday night will be army and navy night at the Ak-Sar-Ben den show. The naval men In Omaha and the troops “from Fort Omaha and Fort Crook will be present. Accord ing to Charles Gardner, Ak-Sar-Ben secretary, there will be several changes In the show tomorrow night. L. F. Kreizinger of Belwood, Neb., has made arrangements to bring 35 men from that city. Bellwood Is about 125 miles from Omaha. Six Iowa towns are to be guests at the show. They are Mlnden, Avoca, Neola, Shelby, Atlantic and Harlan. Georgia Booze Sleuths Develop Smooth System Waycroes, Ga., July 21.—The technique of moonshine pursuit took on a new kink with a method recently uncovered by county officers re of learning how long moonshiners re main away from their stills. When officers discover a deserted but apparently active still, with its accompanying tubs of corn mash, they hold a lighted match over the mash tubs. If the match is extin guished promptly, the mash is nearly ready to "run" and the officers wait, for the still crew won’t be gone long. Boys Light Match Near Gas Leak and Main Is Bursted Wheeling, W. Va., July 21.—Boys walking along a street here thought they smelled gas. Disregarding the advertisement based upon the theme: "Your nose knows," the lads struck matches, fumes from a natural gas main ignited. The ensuing explosion r.pped up the main. AD\rRTI“K!WKNT FRECKLES Don’t Hide Them With a Veil; Re move Them With Othine—Double Strength. This preparation for the treatment of freckles Is usually so successful in removing freckles and giving a clear, beautiful complexion that it la aold under guarantee to refund the money If It fails. Don’t hide your freckles under a veil; get an ounce of Othine and re move \hem. Even the first few appli cations bhould show a wonderful im provement, some of the lighter freck les vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask the druggist forthe double strength Othine; it is this that is sold on the money back guarantee. BEE WANT ADS BRING RESULTS. 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