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Celebration of Roval Wedding J o Begins in Japan State Banquet Opens Period of Festivities Which Will Continue for Five Days. By Associated Press. Tokio, June 1.—The five day state celebration of the wedding of Prince Regent Hirohlto to Princess Nagako Kunl opened here June 1 with a state banquet, the most brilliant court function In years. The imperial wedding ceremony was performed last January 26, after hav ing, been postponed hy the official perjod of mourning which followed September's earthquake and fire dis aster. Preparations for the state cele bration have been under way several weeks. The banquet was attended by S50; guests, including princes and princesses of the imperial blood, foreign ambassadors and ministers and' their wives, members of the cab inet^ privy councillors, and the highest offlalals of the Japanese army and navy. Following the banquet was a ball to Which all members of the foreign diplomatic corps had been bid. The regent welcomed the guests in a brief address. Tokio is in gala attire for the cele bration. Flags appear everywhere; the whole city has been specially deedrated. Arches of greenery have been built across the principal streets, and free entertainments provided in various places throughout the city that all may Join In the rejoicing. WATER PROBLEMS TOLD ENGINEERS Members of the Engineers’ cluh of Omaha were presented facts and fig ures on “The Softening of Public Water Supplies," at a meeting of that organization in the auditorium of Burgess-Nash stores Saturday night by Dr. William M. Barr, consulting chemist of the Union Pacific system, and Theodore A. I.elsen, general manager of the Metropolitan Utilities district. The speakers were intro duced hy John Latenser, Jr., presi dent of the club. In a foreword Dr. Barr related that the ancients had knowledge of the value of boiling and filtering water. He stated that an ancient water tank, covering an area of seven square miles, was discovered in Ceylon, and has been restored for use. He as serted that no industrial plant la so small that It would not be profitable to treat the water when it was hard. He showed specimens of scales from boiler tubes, caused by hard water, and stated that scales one-eighth of an Inch thick will cause a loss of 15 per cent of the heating efficiency. General Manager Leisen read a re port which he submitted to the board of directors of the utilities district in April, setting forth his recommenda tions for treatment of the Omaha supifiy. to reduce the hardness. He believes that Omaha will experience gradual diminution of the hardness of Its water, on account of the large cost necessary to install another unit to the plant. He explained that the sedimentation and filtration sys terns were designed without thought to the softening treatment. COOL.IDGE TAKES YACHT VOYAGE Washington, June 1.—President Cnojidge embarked on the Mayflower for the first over night trip by water ho has enjoyed since entering the White House. iTiat the president's trip to the moUth of th«| Potomac river was not unattended by cares of administra tion was shown by the fact that he toolf the tax bill with him. Tf.e president was accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns. Jn the entourage was his personal stenographer, and he looked over other papers besides the tax bill en route. SLEEPING MAN ROLLS UNDER CARS, Harry Prown, Nashville, Tenn., a familiar figure about the central po lice station, died Saturday night as a result of Injuries suffered when he fell from a loading platform at the Foi-d plant, Sixteenth and Cuming streets, under a moving freight train. Ill-own was asleep on the platform and rolled off. The train passed over and severed both legs Just below the knees. He was taken to Lord Lister bos pltal and died a short time later. C, A N. \V. CHANGE OF TRAIN. Service Effective Sunday, June 1st. Train No. 309, leaving Omnha 1:30 p. m., will be annulled on Sundays, Omaha to Scribner. Train No. 11, leaving Omaha 3:00 a. m., will be operated Sundays, Omaha to South Norfolk Instead of Long Pine. Careful examination of the Star Car will reveal its true merits to you. Touring, $620 at Omaha. Here 54 Year* Our Reputation Is Your Guarantee of Satisfaction. Andrew Murphy & Son 14th and Jackson I'—"" "■ ■ - ■■■— -■ ■■ . Boy Savant, Master of 10 Tongues, Retains Cynicism in Role of Slayer I ■ ■ ° (International Ne*rs Servlre.) Richard Locb. (International N#w§ R*rvlc».) Nathan Leopold. Hv A. J. I/ORKN'Z, FnLersal hot vice Staff Correspondent. Chicago, June 1.—Cynicism, born of vaunted intellectual superiority, icy stoicism, developed by material istic sophistication. Such is the Intricate psychological makeup of the confessed slayers of Robert Ktanks. Nathan Leopold, a bachelor of phil osophy at IS, his brilliant scientific and legal mind warped in scholarship of a sort at which the most mature scientist pales, proclaims himself "in tellectually emancipated." Richard Loeb, his chum and a year his Junior, w;as unable to stand up under the strain of an overburden ing secret. This is the mental picture of the two wealthy youths as psychologists etched it today against the back ground of black crime. The other pietnrp, not that of the trained psychologist, Is drawn in sim ple strokes hy the victims father, Jacob Franks. "I understsnd the two hoys boasted they are atheists," said the elder Franks, gaunt, hollow eyed, broken under the strain of anguish, hut not vindictive. "If they can he proved Insane, let them he sent to an asylum. If not; the law should take Its course These boys sre victims of themselves. They have studied too hard, have developed mentally without their portion of physical recreation and exercise." Although It Is believed that the question of "Intellectual Insanity" will he stressed when they sre brought to trial, psychologists today held this defense quite untenable. "Insanity would bo nearly Impossl hie to prove," said one noted authori ty, "but mental experts will havo a great tussle over this rase." The case, he said, Is a "paradox of parndoxles.” The confession of the youths said the crime was committed In the "spirit of adventure." "It’s Incredible, simply Insredlble," declared Hr. Kidney Kuh. "The ‘fun motive’—that these boys might have committed the crime In a spirit of adventure—It Is bewildering " "Of course these hoys are Intelli gent." Raid Ur. Robert .1. Hickson, noted alienist. "The cold precision of kidnaping and the absolute Ironic dc | tachment of the boys under question .tig for an long prov* a superior men tality. Rut. that would have nothing to do with possible rrlmlnal tenden cies." Another alienist, Dr. Clarence K. N'eyman, said the rase was too lm icrtant to "even venture a guree.” "The highest medical skill might come to naught against those hard headed fellows." Nathan Leopold, sr , millionaire father of on» of the youths, was com pletely broken hy his son s confession. "I shan’t Interfere,” he said. It was for the parents of the con ft ssed slayers that the victim’s father felt deeply In his own bereavement. "I’ve known them for a long time," said Franks. "They ate my neigh bors. Hit-hard Loeb was my son’s playmate. "For their parents T have only the deepest sympathy. Their burden, It would seem, if possible, Is nearly as heavy as mine. I have known the youths hy reputation. They were carousing quite a bit for boys so young. Possibly they needed money —more money than their parents would give them, and for that planned the ransom coup." Cynical, In the light of their con fesslons, appears the bnaet of Leopold and I.oeb that they had followed their scientific research In abstruse me dleavel studies fnr the "sheer beauty of knowledge " Leopold had devoted himself for years to the study of languages to permit him to read "everything In the original." He reada 10 languages, speaks five of them fluently. With the ease of »n eurldltr expert, he dis cussed phsycnlogy In scientific terms. As an ornithologist, he had writ ten bonks nnd treatises on bird lore, of real scientific value. He had made his first observations first hand. He hnd spent years to trace the migration of tho Kirkland warbler. He hnd studied tho habits of the elusive little songster In true scientific fashion. In the space of a second this sclen flit was able to turn from ornithology to the "flapper slang" of the emancl pated youth of today. "Loeh was ’w-ooey’ with gin Wed needay,” said Loeh In eeeklng lo ea tahllsh his ellbl and that of his chum on the dnv of the elsylng "We picked up a couple nf moll*, but latest kicked them out.” Japs Register ■ Official Protest \ Over Exclusion Document Handed to Secre tary of State Hughes hy Ambassador Hanihara at Washington. By STEWART JACKSON. I. \. 8. Staff Correspondent, WaBhingtoh, June 1.—The Japan ese government has solemnly protest er! to the 1'niter! States against the new oriental exrluslon poliry adopted hy congresa and approved by Presi dent. Coolidge. The protest was presenied to Secre tary of State Hughes by Masanao Hanihara, the Japanese ambassador, acting under instructions from the Tokio foreign office. "It is not denied," he said, "that It lies within the Inherent sovereign power of each state to limit and con trol immigration to it« own domains, but when, in the exercise of such right, an evident Injustice Is done to a foreign nation in disregard of its proper self respect, of International understandings and of ordinary rules of comity, the question necessarily assumes an aspect which Justifies diplomatic discussion and adjust ment." Hanihara declares that the provi sions of the new immigration law are "clearly .indicative of discrimination against Japanese,'’ and have made it Impossible for Japan to longer ob serve the Uncalled "gentlemen s agree ment,” abrogated hy congress In adopting the exclusion policy. The text of the Hanihara note wss made public tonight by the State de partment without comment. Pleasure, Profit in Laf Contest Zest of Striving for Honors; \ Chance at Weekly Cash Prizes. Where to see lorel laf* todari Strand theater, f nunell Bluffs. Woodbine theater. Boodhine. In. The Local Laf reel being ahotvn on the screens of various motion picture theaters, continues to broadcast Joy to thousands who are enjoying this feature and are talking about it to their friends. This epldemie of hap piness Is spreading. All you hsve to do to share the pleasure and profit of the Local Laf contest, Is to send In your Jokes to the Laf editor who will give them careful consideration and make the weekly award* on their merit*. In this competition you hsve the zest of striving for honors, snd then you have,a chance at the weekly rash prizes and also the prospect of hav ing your prize jokes and name on the movie screens. Others account It s distinction to see their name honor ably mentioned on the screen. It would be a good Idea to go to ; the movie* where the I.ocal Laf reel j Is being shown. Take your 'wife, mother, sister or sweetheart w ith you. You would he sure of getting a num her of hearty laughs out of the win nlng jokes In the I>ocal T.nf rontesi. It would add immeasurably to the Interest In going to the movies If there was a possibility that your Joke and your name might appear on the acreen. Karh week a first prize of IS I* of fered for the best Joke, second prize of J3, third prize of $2 and 12 other prizes of J1 earh. Begin at once. Submit your Jokes. There Is no time like the present. Delays sr* danger ou*. PACIFIC CABLF/ REPORTED CUT Manila, .Tune 1.—Th* rAble ron noting CY>rrcg1dor, T’nlted States army post In Manila, bny to the main land was cut several limes mm* time Saturday by native or Japanese fish *rrnen, It was revealed today. Author ities publicly state It 1* believed the cable was cut to secure the heavy copper wire ft. contained to ha used in anchoring boats or strengthening fish traps. However, shipping men declare it would have been slmost Im possible for fishermen to have rut the wire because of Its extra weight and ♦ he difficulty in ralaing and cutting It. Fisheries Part HatifieH. Washington, .Tuns 1.—Th* treaty with Oreat Britain for th* preserva tion of the halibut fisheries of the north Pacific ocean, Including th* Bering sea, which was approved hy th* senat* March 4, 1923. with * reservation, has been reconsidered and ratified without reservation*. Here’s the food that just keeps youngsters a-tingle with life and health. Crispy, crunchy Kellogg’s—tasty, delicious, and full of nourishment. I I I I Burgess Bedtime Stories V_—-/ By THORNTON W. Bl'RGESS. By deeds, not words, are battles won. When all la aald and all la don# Old Mother Nature. Timmy Refuses to Give Up. The Old Orchard dearly love* ex citement. It was getting It now. Skimmer the Swallow and Mrs. Swal low were making a great fuss In front of the little house which they claimed belonged to them. In the doorway, sleepily blinking at them, was Timmy the Flying Squirrel. All the other feathered folk of the Old Orchard were urging Skimmer and Mrs. Swallow to drive Timmy out. "It Is our house!" screamed Skim mer. “You have no right In it!" "Then put me out," retorted Tim my with a mischievous grin. "I dare you to put me out. You eay it is your house. What you mean is that it was your house. It is my house now. You know the rule of the Green Forest, the Green Meadows and the Old Orchard just as well as I do. You know that an empty house belongs to no one. Any one who wants to has a right to move In. You left this house late last summer. I moved Into it early this spring. It stilts me. It suits me very well, Indeed. It suits Mrs. Timmy. Now, fly away and look for another house." But the Swallows wouldn’t fly away. They begged and pleaded. They said that all the other houses in the Old Orhhard had been taken, and unless they could have that house they would have to leave the Old Orhhard altogether. "That's too had.” replied Timmy. "But, you know, this Is my house now, and her# I shall stay." "Tut, tut, tut, tut!" scolded Jenny Wren, jerking her tall In that funny way of hers. “Tut, tut, tut, tut! You don't belong In the Old Orchard, Tlm rny, and you know- It! You belong over In the Green Forest! Give Skimmer hi* house and go back where you belong. We don't want you over here.” "No ona asked you for your opin ion, Jenny Wren," retorted Timmy. "I may have belonged In the Green Forest once, but now I helong right here. Such a fuss! Such a fuss to make over such a small matter! I'm tired of listening to such a racket.” With this Timmy disappeared Inside the little house. The noise didn’t stop. Skimmer and hi* mat* continued to flutter about the entrance, scolding and threaten ing and pleading The other feather ed folk hung around for a while with a great clatter of tongues. Drummer the Woodpecker thumped a few times on the side of the house. But It was of no use. Timmy the Flying Squir rel refused to so much ** poke his nose out again. Finally Skimmer and Mrs. Swallow were the onlv ones re malnlng The other feathered folk i hsd grown tired of the excitement and had returned to their own home*. TTie.v were sorry for the Swallows, but. after all, what Timmy the Flying Squirrel said was true. After all, it was no business of theirs, any\i*\ Finally Skimmer and Mrs. Swallow flew* over to Farmer Brown's barn and sat on the ridge to talk things over. Their joy In getting back home ! had been spoiled. (Copyright. 1124.) The next story: "Spooky the Screech Owl Become* Curious." AGNES BRITTON HURT IN CRASH Agnes Britton, dancer, suffered a severely sprained hack Saturday night, when an automobile driven by Russell Anderson, Bradish, Neb., was forced into the car in which she was sitting in front of her home at 2*15 < ’nlifornia. street. Miss Britton had been playing bridge and had just returned home In company with A. J. Connor, 2*04 Rristol street. Anderson told police that he was ; forced into the Connor machine by a car driven by Burt Holmes, 620 North Twenty seventh street. No on© was arrested. “WHIPPING BOSS" GETS NEW TRIAL Tallahassee, Fla., June 1.—Thomas . W. Higginbotham, convict whipping boss'’ who was convicted In circuit court here last July on second dc ere* murder, and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment as an outgrowth of the death of Martin Tabert of North Dakota, was granted a new trial In a decision handed down b> the Florida supreme court, reversing the lower court. York—William Phelps, 20. wa« sr rested in Waco, charged with stealing property from the PaplHion hotel He was lodged In Jail awaiting the arrival of the sheriff from Harpy Wife of Police Chief Is Injured When Hit by Auto Mr?. Peter Dillon Taken to St. Joseph Hospital With Badly Wrenched Back. Mrs. Peter It. Dillon, wife of Chief of Police DUlon, was injured serious ly Saturday nitrht when she was run down hy an automobile driven by .Take Spieshereer, 6114 I'nderwood avenue, at Twenty-fifth and Califor nia streets. Spleshercer tn]d police that he did not see Mrs. Dillon until It was too late to stop. P. H. Crotte, Loyal hotel, and Harry Zimman, 3019 Cali fornia street, former city commis sioner, were in the car with him at the time. Mrs. Dillon had left her home and started to cross the street. She was picked up and taken into the St. John church. Later she was removed to the Ixird Lister hospital, where It was discovered that stie had suffered ,i badly wrenched back and a severe ly lacerated hip, in addition to a shock to her nervous system. She i3 expected to recover. Man Found Shot to Death in Auto Body I) igcovered in Car I’arkrd in Front of l ndrrtaker'p. Dr. Fred Hahn. 34, son of Hr. Gus tave Hahn, former police surgeon, was found dead in the rear seat of a new automobile parked in front of the Brailey & Dorrance undertaking establishment at Nineteenth and Cum ing streets at 1:30 Sunday morning. The body was discovered by Ora Johnson, employed as an embalmer In the undertaking establishment, and who was returning to the place, ac companied by his wife. Hr. Hahn had been shot through the heart. An automatic pistol was on the seat beside him. The body was removed to the un dertaking parlor and police were noti fied. Winfield Ferdig, another em ploye, inld police no car was parked in front of the establishment when ho left for lunch last night about 11:30, No note was found on the body. NAVAL MEASURE REPORTED OUT Washington. .Tune 1.—Carrying out the wishes of President Coolidge and the Navy department the senate naval affairs committee has favor ably reported the hill providing for the construction of scout cruisers and river gunboats to restore the 6-5-3 ratio at th»* Washington conference. PuriTan Malt Gives you sure results. And you'll find it Richest, Strongest —Best you have ever used. No need to experiment when you can Ret Purttan. Two kinds — Plain Puritan Malt Extract with a 3-ox. pack age of hops, and Puntan Hop Flavored Malt Sugar Syrup. PuriTan HO* ~ m MB *1 AIM UAI X t ■ T MAC ▼ • UOAB fTIMk I *,TN 'MW "Highest Qus/ity" M( Con) Hr.tdv Co., Omaha, Nab., Distributor* “1 ■ Scattered Over Face. Cuticura Healed. “ My face was full of blackheads which later became little pimples. (They were scattered over my faceand Itched | and burned, and when 1 scratched them they became worse and left scars. I waa troubled with them for about three or four ntonthi when I read an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and i aent for a free sample. It hrlped me so I purchased more, ar.d now 1 J stn completely healed." (Signed) I Mias Father L. Ball. Man! toil 1 Beach. Michigan. I Use Cuticura for all toilet purposes. I a..si« ri,.». tun i«,«. • e.u,,., utu. I .MtiM Il.fl S U.U.. II Mu. Colil MU.. "4 MWp Irtiplf I' n'eyiPfsf «MUV Tilnin I jfl W^T~ Iry oft »s*s* Mias irst Mi. ■ D At the Sun. Mabel Normand, debonair and ob viously attempting to make a good impression upon Omaha, makes a most sincere little speech In connec tion with the showing of her picture, • The Kxtra Girl," at the Sun theater this week. Funny little incident*, such as the real thrills experienced when the big lion is pawing his way into a room in which Mabel and two of the cast are huddled, that can he laughed at now, but which were very real then, are told by the star in an interesting way. Miss Normand. attractively garbed, is ss pretty off the screen ss upon it. She will appear every clay this week. "The Kxtra Girl,” her latest pic ture. is the finest characterization j which Miss Normand has yet made 'for the screen. Her part is even better than that in “Mickey,'' her most famous and most successful pic ture-—even though ‘T'he Kxtra Girl” is not as good a picture as Mickey. “The Kxtra Girl” is an original sort of a story, somewhat improbable, hut delightfully entertaining. Only soma one as original In her ways as Maher Normand could make of It a film full of laughs. One doesn't notice the little disconnection* in the story—for each one of them has been cleverly followed by a laugh. The "business ' of making people laugh is well worked out throughout the whole picture Mabel a* a "home town” girl, who has won a movie contest, leaves by way of s window on her wedding day—the bridegroom standing open mouthed in the middle j of a train track after a whirlwind chase scene. In Hollywood she Isn't a star, but a helper in the costume department. Then there is the vlillan, who obtains all the old fnlka’ money upon the arrival, and the hero—a boy from the home town, who in melo dramatic manner, rescue* the money, with the aid of Mabel. Not anything brilliant, nor highly j dramatic, but a hearty laugh at the motion picture business and the fun t of making them. Will Rogers, in "The fake Kater,” has a new satire on male vamps that Is amusing At the Strand. One's wildest dream* of the gayety of the Katin quarter of Paris are pic tured In marvelous detail in "The White Moth," with Raehara IjMarr, Conway Tearle and Charles de Roche in the leads. A riot of beautiful girls, well dressed and greatly undressed, plenty of care free jazz and all the life shown full of enthusiasm and picturesqueness, with all Maurice Tourneur has built the T-at!n quarter as nontraveling movie fan* want to believe it. The story is just the least little hit risque, the set ing* are gorgeous and j the costumes will bring ahs of delight and sighs of envy from the women. And If you like pictures that cost ' i money—this on* must have cost three email fortunes. The theme of the story ia the efTort of a man to save his brother from marrying a dancer—only to fall In love with her himself. Miss LaMsrr, as the dancer, keeps her part alive, every moment of the film, and her gowns are creations over which to go into raptures. Scenically, Mr. Hourneur has ac complished the most beautiful back grounds seen in many a day. They :are odd and the detail work In build ing them probably cost more than some whole pictures cost. The eff*W' obtained is a wonderful series of - backgrounds. At the Moon. "The New Disciple," at the Moon, is a picture with a message and is an ! earnest picturlzatlon of the problem [of capital and labor. Woodrow Wil lson's book, "The New Freedom," Is frequently quoted throughout the film. The story of the picture la the suc cessful application of a co-operative plan of labor and capital of working out their problem and a dramatic ! story is made out of the grim situa tion built up by the author of the ! scenario. i The town railed Harmony Is the 'spot of the story. Peter Fanning, a [war-made millionaire, meets labor troubles, and at the end of the con join both sides are shown to be in the wrong. Rad advice in the councils of capital seems destined to wreck lrf>th sides In a long strike, but a solu tion is found by the hero, young John McPherson, with an old solution of such problems—that of brotherhood among men. At the Rialto. Sixth anniversary week at the Pi alto proves to be one of the most complete presentations ever put forth by an Omaha photoplay house "Cytherea," the feature picture, is a sex drama, pure and not so simple. The fast moving artlon overshadows the theme, which builds up the plot to the point where the moral that the W'ages of sin is death is brought out. Lewis Stone in the lead gives ore of the finest performances of his ca reer and through his nicely balanced interpretation the picture is better than a mere sex play. Irene Rich and Tonstanre Bennett are close be hind Mr. Store in honors, while Alma Rubens has the part of the vamp— in an especially attractive manner. The picture evidently cost plenty of money and will appeal strongly to the feminine sex. Loul*e Fazenda and T>ee Moran in "Dizzy-Dizzy furr.lah the comedy, and Kinograms completea the pro gram. The Sixth Anniversary revue, with eight singers and players In a musi cal number, goes over well. The Ri alto symphony orchestra and an or gan and violin duet are the special musical numbers. k. Today at 3:50 B 7:40 and 9:20 1 MABEL NORMAND I I N PERSON ~ r. r. '£?•■ I Added Fun Featurt B WILL ROGERS I In "THE CAKE EATER" B You Mutt Como Early to Socuro Good Sr at* Ticket* on Sale—Beaton’*, Fontenelle, Unitt-Docekal. $85,000 IN PURSES fith Anniversary Week LEWIS STONE IRENE RICH In a Picture of Love 6tH Anniversary Revue with H Hall Clovis F\il>n Rrrsr Dorothy St Clair Annette Riklin Clars Young Paul Jordan Frank Peterson Floyd Paynter Louise Farenda in “DIZZIE DAISY” Geo. Haupt — Harry Brader “Isle of Golden Dreams” RIALTO ORCHESTRA ‘'William TelP*—Lovi Tales n yj o W « iwuAV yy BARBARA LAMARR CONWAY TEARLE and an alLstar cast — IN— “THE WHITE MOTH" rrfYTT now , w 1*1*1 V i SHOWING ‘The New Disciple' j “ll'» Dif f»r*nt'* 1 Another Musical Comedy Triumph Bert Smith Player* “THREE TWINS” and photoplays WEDNESDAY EVE. SURPRISE NIGHT An event of fun and profit for all 9 1 00 Bank Account frea all •* all this week with every lady's and child's paid admission. NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS LOTHROP- 24th and UtLop VICTOR HUGO’S HUNCHBACK OK NOTRE DAME' GRAND—14th and Binn*\ John Row*,, *„d Mat f viri it* de I* Mott* in \U.*n A Man* A Man" RauUvatd A.Vi and l rav*nworth 1 h* 1 al* *»f a t lapp# ” ■WANDERING DAUGM I I RS ttlltV l\ \ KKI> OK ,,EI p rn\ ,*M\H\ HM W V\T AIM a