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Primitive Era of Life Marks r White Indians Race uf Mysterious Origin in Central America Exists in Strict Aloofness. • *—... By International »w« Sfulff. New York, June 26.—The tribe of white-skinned Indians—a race of mys 11 riot !> origin—three members of v hlch are being brought home by the Marsh expedition frbm the jungles of Darien, Panama, wore also eh n unterod by Dr. Frank B. von Teu trr, Austrian exvilorer, in the same a ic intty almost 20 years ago. "They were a sickly tribe,’’ said Dr. von Teuber. "They used blow guns, with small arrows, for hunting and, for warfare, powerful bows and long arrows. They still make fire by friction. They do no cooking, eating the raw flesh of birds and game.” Dr. von Teuber described the White Indians he saw as having fair hair, with the prominent cheek bones of the Mongolian. Their noses were broad and flat and their lips protrud ing more like African types. Often their skins were mottled, leopard liki, with brownish spots, he said. “Regard Them as Endowed.” "The white Indians have no con tacts at all with white traders,” he explorer said. "They are at peace with the other tribes, who regard thenp because of their light skins, as en dowed with the power to exercise evil spirit*. When * dark-skinned Indian of the east coast is 111 he visits the whit* Indians and goes through an "t elaborate ritual of purification. ^ "Sun worshipers, the white In dian* seemed to me. They also fdored queer Images cut from wood. "Whether one believes that the cradle of humankind was in Asia, whence men spread slowly to the new world by way of Siberia end Alaska, or in tb* upper reaches of the Ama zon, I don’t think the existence of these white Indians will turn out to be a very significant fact. Those that w# saw seemed to me to be a degen •rate people rather than any strong ancient stock.” Short, Snappy Lafs Wanted Jokes With “Kick” Most in Demand, Easy to Write. Where to see Local Lafs today: Suburban (heater . Omaha l.nthrftp theater'.Omaha • vrlr theater .Omaha Kmprnif theatre Central City. Nrh Bmpruse theater... Ceti‘"‘ ' Kleetrle theater . Re* theater .. Auditorium . AVhat makes people laugh? Th< comedians who make their living by "cracking wise ones” on the stage will tell you that the little humorous happenings of everyday life' "go brain trying to figure out deep jokes, over” the best. * Nobody wants to overwork his The short, snappy repartee with a kick in It is the thing that livens up the spirits and makes life worth while. The Local Laf game Is just for that kind of joke, and every man, woman and chdd in Nebraska and Iowa can he a contender. The subjects for a I.ocai Laf can be found every day right around your own home or of fice. All you have to do Is to write out Ills funny incident in 30 words or Jess and send it to the Local Laf editor of The Omaha Iiee. MACDONALD BEST ORATOR IN HOUSE London. June 16.—Although no one ever has referred to tlie British house of commons as a "cave of the winds." statistics show that it gets Its full share of fervid and fulsome oratory. And the busiest talker among the r.ioie than BOO members Is Prime Min ister Ttamsay Macdonald. A compilation of i he oratorical out put of the house from the time It convened In January until Easter re cess show* that Macdonald spoke 126 columns of words to the house. His nearest competitor was William Gra ham. financial secretary of the trta$-< ury, who managed to hold himself down jo a mere 95 columns. The champion question asker of the house Is Commahder Kenworthy, an active member pf the liberal party. Commander Kenworthy demanded in formation on no less than 239 occa sion*. BABIES AND HUBBY URGED FOR WOMEN London, June 26.—"This freedom" age of women is “the bunk,” in the opinion of Mrs. Wlntrlnpham, one of the eight women members of the British house of commons. In her presidential address to the teachers of domestic eubjerte s|ie severely criticised the supposition that, with the emancipation of wom en, housewifery had to go put of fash ion. "The greatest railing for a woman,” she declared, "was .to be a home maker. "I do not agree with the idea that now woman hig been freed from bondage the right thing for her to do is to go out Into the world and become man like." FAMOUS CHURCH IS NEAR A FALL London, June 26.—St. Paul cathe dral, one of England's most famous churches, and well known to all visi tors to Iyondon, is In danger of col lapsing, according to eminent archl tecturai authorities. - Unlit more than 250 years ago by the famous Sir Christopher Wren. I Hi. Paul’s dominates half London, with Its enormous dome reaching to a height of noaily 400 feet. Authorities state that the dome has sunk several feet in the last cen tury flue to the perpetual vibration set by passing traffic. Unless the sinking Is Immediately remedied, they eay, there Is a very real danger of |t* colhitaring ----------'I I The Hall of Democratic National Convention as a Session Opens * Pacific gnd Atlantic Thoto. « New Childbirth Is Minus Pains Boston Hospital Authorities Watch New Anaesthetic Work. Boston, June 26.—Boston hospitals, for the present, will not accept "synergistic analgesia,” the newest childbirth anaesthetic, discovered by Dr. James T. Gwathmey, noted New York obstetrician, and formally an nounced at the convention of the American Medical association, ,in ses sion at Chicago. The doctor predicted that child birth would be a painless process within the next 10 years. Hailed as one of the greatest steps in’overcoming the ordeal, It has been used at the Boston Lying-In hospital, but complete indorsement is with held until further results Justify its use. "Dr. Gwathmey's preparation is surely an important contribution to obstetrics," declares Dr. Jtidson A. Smith, resident staff physician, "but our observation of it has not war ranted its unqualified use. “In some instances its results have been most successful, in- others it has not been as effective as our own method. We are still using nitrous oxide and consider it one of the finest things in obstretrical surgery when handled by a competent physician. "The method of Dr. Gwathmey consists of hypodermic injections of morphia in a solution of magnesium sulphate. It is called a ‘synergistic analgesia' because the action of the morphia is prolonged. "It is used in the first stage fol lowed by a preparation of ether and quinine, dissolved in oil, when the distress becomes more Intense, "In the last stages, of course, some anaesthetic like ether or chloro form must be used," Dr. Smith ex plained. “Several of the New Tork hospi tals have adopted the ‘synergistic analgesia.' but we have not seen it uniformly successful. “In drugs like ether and chloro form and nitrous oxide there is less difference In individual reactions. It is because of this that we have not adopted Dr. Gwathmey's method — simply that many patients did not re act successfully.” Another new method used In ma ternity cases which minimizes the pain of childbirth without the danger to mother and child was recom mended to the American Medical association by Dr. H. T. Cooke, of Los Angeles He defined it as regional nerve blocking and declared it superior to all other anaesthesia In that it per mits the patient to remain conscious. Some years ago, he explained, it was hoped that the same objective could be obtained through "twilight sleep," which left the patient partly conscious; but it seemed, neverthe less, to block muscle action, as do the other methods of anaesthesia. Static Makes Broadcast Stations End Programs nttsburgh, .Tune 2*.—Radio recep tion has been so poor during the part few weeks that many of the smaller stations throughout the state arc closing down for the summer, snd th<* larger etatlons are "cutting their pro grams. This announcement was made to-, day by a radio official In response to numerous queries. There has been so murh static, due to thunderstorms and artificial sources, that rereptlon has prove# unusually poor this year. However, during the summer, radio officials will atudy' conditions throughout state in the hope of finding the causes of numerous electrical leclce and thereby Insure better radio recep tion during the fall and winter. 7.000 Germans Allowed to Remain in French /one By AuKKllt'd Cofclen*. Ocrrnuny, June 2f». Thf Rhineland commission, on the pc*, posal of the French member, today annulled the expulsion of more than 7.000 Germans from the French ?."Ue of occupation. Tbgse exiles, with thtlr families, number about 30 "W persons The tolal number of persons •■%■ pelled bv the slPes from the Rul; and the Rhineland Is about liO.OUO.H i By THORNTON \V. BURGESS. Contentment you will find to be To hapnine&a the golden Key. Prickley Porky. Prickly Porky’s Great Surprise. Prickly Porky was perfectly happy. While It takes a great deal to make eome people happy, it takes very little to make others happy. One of the latter is Prickly Porky the Porcupine. Contentment Is the surc est means of happiness. And given plenty to eat Prickly Porky Is con tented. With the coming of spring and the bursting forth of new leaves on the trees Prickly Porky found all about him tender, delicious food of the kind he likes best. Everywhere ftas new, tender bark, and equally tender young leaves. So Prickly Porky ate, slept and was happy, lie didn't even miss Mrs. Porky when she was out of his sight much of the time. He didn't even wonder w-hat she was do ing. In fact he didn't think about her at all. Then one morning as he shuffled along toward a certain treo he had decided to breakfaet in, he met Mrs. Porky. Now Prickly Porky's eyes are rather dull, and nt first he didn’t notice that Mrs. Porky was not alone. [£e grunted a good morning and started to shuffle along past her in the most matter of fact ,woy. And I hen he made a most astonishing dis covery. It was so astonishing that he stopped and blinked those dull eyes of his with such'a foolish look on his face. Behind Mrs. Porky were two other Porcupines. True, they were small, but they were Porcupines nevertheless. Prickly Porky didn't like it at all. N'o, eir, he didn't like it at all. lie "My Children!" he muttered. considered that the Green Forest be longed to himself and to Mrs. Porky. He didn't want any other Porcupines there. These were strangers, and they had no business there, lie didn’t know where they had come from and he didn’t care. Wherever It was, they could go right etraight hack tljere. He lifted the thousand little spear* in his coat and rattled them, and made his teeth claUer angrily. Then he started toward those small Porcupines. But Vie took only a step or two. Quite suddenly Mrs. Porky was right in front of hlpi- Her thousand spears were rattling and she began to chat ter angrily: "What is the matter with you?" she deman led. "Nothlnti is the matter with me," grunted Prickly Porky. "But I don’t Intend to have any strange Porcu pines around here." "Same on you," retorted Mrs. Porky. "Don't you see how small they are?" "I don’t care how small they are," replied Prickly Porky. "I don't want them around here. The Green Forest belongs to us, and no strange Porcu pines can make their home here.” Mrs. Porky's dull little eyes actual ly snapped. "This Is a nice way to treat your own children I must say!" she cried. "You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Prickly Porky! You’re a nice kind of a father!" From sheer surprise Prickly Porky allowed all his little spears to drop hack out of sight In the hair of his coat. "My children!" he muttered. "My children! I haven't any chil dren!" "Yes, you have,’ retorted Mrs Buster Keaton r-nr i ii^ Natalie Talmadge CTf —and Their Two-Year-Old Son ■ BUSTER KEATON, Jr. ffg in the ►Summer’s Greatest Laugh Picture I ‘Our ospilalily’ 1 of^laugh'and a story of I JURILLS on OLD KENTUCKY I AMERICA'S FIRST ^EW YOR^ ■ RAILROAD TRAIN W YORK - ■ j^Hf ON THE SAME PROGRAM After the Ball” ■n| with Gaston Glass and Marian Cooper |g|g| 13 REELS IN ALL - J ^- ^*XyL'vr-con'E-n yFF%"T|^M:i^|j^\ ^HNorrow Tomorrow - 1‘VrfTwtfs COdlER iRiitt SUN1HAN iNtlif BtAOtV’ --- '■ PICTURES -No Ut-Up SUMMER or WINTER_ Porky. "You are looking at them right now." (Copyright. 1924.) The next story: "The News Travels Swiftly." FLYING PIGEONS WORRY WALKERS Peoria, 111., June 26.—Peoria may have an official pigeon catcher, as well as a dog yatcher, if a movement begun in the City Council succeeds. The Council passed a resolution to iirocnd the ordinance concerning the prohibition of domestic animals run ning at large to include pigeons. The next two I-.'linor Glyn novels to be filmed will be "Alan and the Mo ment” and "Man and Maid." I STARTS I TOMORROW The MARRIAGE C U CAT The spirit of South Sea Island love had caught (hem—the spirit few souls | could resist. Leatrice Joy Adolphe Menjou Percy Marmont and an entire company went to the South Sea Isles to make this story. I A drama that will startle you because it dares give a wife the rights a man never would. FERF.RAS HAWAIIANS “‘‘"“I SYDNEY CHAPLIN 1 AST LOUISE FAZENDA TIMES TODAY “Galloping Fish ” | I ■ ———— r- ”ii ■ The Bto»v ol a girl who won hi*r wav in New York through brainy nod bluff. || “BLUFF” WITH Antonio Moreno AND Agnes Ayers l fflRn | Daughters of Today Iwt*l*Kl 1 Af> AY “Danger Trail" | - I Jack London's I “Call ol the Wild’’ NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS OR AND .... 10th and Bmnet HOBART BOS WORTH m "THfc M A 1 ION .la«k Mulhall m “The So» i*t |luccan#aiM LOTMROP ■ • « • • 24th »«d I othirp t.Aston tain**. Ratbaia ! a Marr in “Till HI RO* BOU1 I.N ARD • .Hd and l e« sen smith RF\ RP AOH'5 •now INC GOI P‘* Spooning Should Be Post-Nuptial Girls’ Counselor Says “Pet ting” Only for Married Couples. Utica, N. Y.. June 26. — Spooning In a necessary part of life, but it should come after marriage, not be fore the trip to tho altar, declares Mrs. Alfreda J. Howell, girls’ counse lor of the New York Civic league and a recognized authority on mar riage problems. "As the child grows older avoid all things that will stir up unclean thoughts or load to temptation,” she advised. We are out to sub vert or abuse God's great gift of creative power. God has given that power to everything that lives. "While the home, the school and the church have been silent on this subject, there are other forces that have not been silent. Unclean litera ture and commercialized amusements arc making an appeal to this instinct, stimulating it and turning it into a destructive force. ‘'Petting” Hold Normal. "Most young people indulge in what is now termed 'petting.” They seem to think it is a normal game and that if they don’t 'pet' they are not normal. The girls say: 'If we don't let the boys hug and kiss they don't take us out and call us flat tires, or dumbells.' The boys say: 'The girls expect it of us.' "Both are mistaken. They get the idea from the movies, as there is plenty of it on the screen and often in the audience. The movies are not the only places. Often parents tease little children about the oppo site sex and thus arouse sex con sciousness and a perverted notion of lovemaking. "How often a girl becomes an easy victim of petting parties! "The resSN is an overstimulation of a consciousness that is neither normal nor wholesome. Spooning should not have a pla# with pure minded people, or in the lives of boys and girls who have not set up their homes. Girls should confine their friendships to boys of their own age. ‘‘Never look on spooning as a harmless game, or as a subject of ridicule. It has a place In life, but after the marriage altar. Mothers should talk to their boys as well as to their girls, as fathers general.y will not. "Be slow to censure or blame, but quick with sympathy and understand ing. The teen age just suffers from lack of these qualities." Joe Jackson, the original, heal lines the new six-act bill at the World starting tomorrow. Jackson is the last word In silent fun. lie Is a head liner of national prominence and of fers an act that has been frequently imitated but never equalled. Hhaffner, Wagner and Bernice keep the c-oni • dy going with their farce "The Sales man." Connor twins introduce snap py song and dance. Wallace and May are sure to provoke laughter with their happy interlude "Bird Seed " Marie Wiedman is a talented little girl from Hollywood. Torino, master entertainer, completes the list of acts. "Stop Thief," the musical farce which the Bert Smith Players pie sent at the Empress tomorrow is one of the most successful of Broadway plays. Originally produced l)y Cohan and Harris "Stop Thief." had a run of one solid year in New York and .'1 most ns long in Chicago. The com plications are numerous and varied, the story screamingly funny and the presentation given ’here will be more than adequate in every particular. Billy \*.in Allen. Pearl Mack and Rudy Wlntner are the featured play ers. Wintncr is a new comer and Is said to be a clever light comedian. Amateurs are an added attraction this evening. PAGEANT SHOWS . BRITISH GROWTH London, July 26.—The most ambi tious effort in connection with th» British empire exhibition commence! in the exhibition stadium toaay with the presentation of a pageant symbol izing the development and growth ol the British empire. Scheduled to occupy six weeks, the pageant will be given in 12 bi-weekly performances, each performance ad ding an epic in the history of the British empire, until, with the pres entation of the 12th episode, a com plete history of the empire will hav(e been built up. Besides a large number of vol untary performers, a battery of horse artillery, a squadron of cavalry, two companies of infantry and a thousand Boy Scouts will take part In various roles In the pageant. I TODAY-LAST TIMES PALO t PALET 4 GIRTON GIRLS and a record-breaking bill. 1_ takes pardonable pride in presenting for seven days, starting TOMORROW one of the most notable vaudeville and photoplay programs it has offered in many months. 6 Great Acts Built for laughing purposes only, head ed by the world famous silent comedian JOE JACKSON The One end Original A photoplay feature ■ second to none I in Omaha. Elaine Hammerstein In a Story of Gay t New York S“BROADWAY I GOLD” With Elliot Dexter TONIGHT at 8:30 AMATEURS 7 Days Starting TOMORROW Bert Smith Flayers Offer the famous Broad way farce comedy— ‘STOP THIEF A crook play that cap tures all laughing honors. Two Mighty Screen Attractions ELLIOT DEXTER in j “BY DIVINE RIGHT" and the second story | “TELEPHONE GIRL" scries, each story com plete in itself. Written by H. C. Witwer.