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Belles of South Sea More,Molest Than "Flappers" So Saya Author With Whom Girl Reporter Take More or Leu Successful Iisue. Bjr RUTH RAPHAEL, New York, May 13 Of all harsh word, of tongue or pen, which have been heaped upon the bobbed head of the flapper, the hardest are thee: "The women of the South Sea Ikt are far more modest in their tlrcss than the American girl. It was an American man who laid thoe word, a auuburned young man with observant gray eyes James Norman Halt, author of ' Faery Land of the South Seas"- the tame Mr. Hall who hai lived in hit faery iilet (or several yean, and who hat declared he it through with civilization forever. Linen to what lie mid: "Since returning to the United States 1 have had a chance to tee the American girl only on the street. Kven there I wat itruck by her lack of modesty. No girl of the South ea islands would dress like that It it a mistaken idea that the women go about at the photographs which reach American would indicate. At a matter of fact, the clothet of the inland girl are much more modest than the girlt up here. Alwaya Barelegged. always barefooted and barelegged. but that is - to natural and simple. You look at it as if at a tree it it not meant to be suggestive." "Do you think." I asked him. "that it would be more modest and er simple if the modern girl were to go about without any shoes or stock, ing?" "Well, evaded Mr. Hall, "tbe mod- ern girl does dress to attract the eye in a tuggestive manner, now doesn't she?" "You made a statement," I said, "that the women of the South Seas are more modest than the girls you have seen here." String of Beads. "They are," he declared. "How about these pictures show ing an island beauty wearing a Hiring of beads and a flower in her hair?" "As a matter of fact," he answered, "we don't see half as much' of the women there as you do up here. The pictures you see are taken by photo graphers who get some street girl in- Papette to pose for them. The inland women wear soft, ' white dresset of a conservative length," added this young man who has written a romance which would fit the title, "The Truth About the South Seas." "What else strikes you about the American girl?" I asked. "How else hat she changed?" Coffee and Cream. "t m struck bv the number of men's jobs that women are holding in .politics, the professions, etc. Personally, after living in the South Seas, I don't think it a good thing that is, for the women themselves. It seems to me they lose a good deal of charm certainly they lose a good deal of romantic interest." "No doubt the island women have a great deal of 'romantic interest,'" I suggested. 'They have very beautiful hair, fine teeth and lovely skin," he an swered vaguely. "Frederick O'Brient said that they are about the color of coffee and cream. It that a good description of them?" "That's all right only don't put in too much cream." Report on Print Bureau Referred Back to Committee Washington, May 13. The report of the special committee which made an inventory of the stock of the bureau of engraving and printing has been referred by Secretary Mellon of the Treasury department back to the committee, to Director Hill of the bureau and Custodian of Paper Collins for "joint consideration of the differences disclosed," it was stated today at the Treasury depart ment's offices. , Just what discrepancies had been disclosed in the report and for what purpose the joint consideration was asked by Mr. Mellon was not dis closed. ''. - " Omahan Reads Paper at ; , Osteopaths' Convention - Tr. Jennie Laird has returned from St. Joseph where she attended the convention of osteopaths from Iowa, Tr 1 XT.KicUa l)r Missouri, is.ansa uium"- -- Laird read a paper before the con vention and assisted in the program. With Dr. T. J. Young of. Fremont and Dr. E. M. Cramb of Lincoln she served on a committee to represent Nebraska's interests in the possible formation of a permanent organiza tion of osteopaths m the four states. Others from Omaha who attended the convention were Dr. A. E. Laird, Dr. Florence Mount, Dr. Antella McCreary and Dr. Essie Messiclc. Beatrice Farm Youth Is Fined on Robbery Charge Plattsmouth, Neb., May 13.-(Spe-cial.)-A short time after he had se cured the conviction of parties steal ing auto accessories from his home, resulting in one penitentiary sentence . .l.. nn j... nnntv tail sen- ana anoiner yv-uoj " . tence. Elmer Wetenkamp, son of a prominent farmer near here, was brought into court charged with breaking and entering a garage, tak ing tools valued at $45. A plea of guilty was entered. District Judge Tames T. Bagley assessed a fine of $500. Bluffs Woman Re-Elected , Head of Missions District Mrs. John B. Long of Council Bluffs was re-elected president of the west central district of the Ameri can Women's Baptist Missionary society, constituting the states of Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas, be annual meeting in Wichita, Kan., Thursday. , , Mrs. Edward Johnson, 3220 Wool worth avenue, was elected foreign vice president and Mrs. Emerson Benedict, 113 North Thirty-first ave nue, was elected administration vice president - . T - ' - Ohio Reform Mayor Has . His Eye on White House t,,. s r iK-, I V ,- I . " - V.'F y t) mi . V ) . M m vP 4 ' ' Z' s j ( Is. VrAmyKukoneti By WILLIAM J. HUSKE. Cleveland. Mav 13. Can George L. Oles, reform mayor of Youngs- town, who last fall defeated the can didates of both democratic and re publican parties when he mixed po litical philosophy and epigrams with hit grocery advertising, repeat on a statewide scale in November? Olrt announces he will be an in dependent candidate for governor. Oles himself is supremely confident. I wo brief years as governor of the best state the Lord ever made," he declares, "and Warren G. Harding can turn over the keys of the White House to me. Sure. I m going to run for president, and I'll be on the independent ticket, too. "My insiehia will be a streak of lightning," he continued, turning to a discussion of hia independent can didacy this fall. "One political par ty has chosen a rooster as its politi cal emblem; the other asks votes under the eagle. I'm strong for this, animal stuff, but I'm going to break away from natural history. "I'm Going Through." I'm going through this state so fast in mv campaign for governor that tbe. politicians will be unable to catch me with anything less speedy than lightning." "Mayor Oles, whose slogan in Youngstown last fall, "Let George Do It,", won him thousands of votes, has amplified it somewhat for state campaign purposes, and Mrs. "George" is going to do part of it. "Certainly, Mrs. Oles will be with me every step of the way," he de clared. "I'm going to make a speaker of her. While-1 appeal to women voters, my wife will talk to the men. . Here are some of the prdmises made by Mayor Oles to the voters in announcing his candidacy.v Take the electric chair out otthe North Platte High School Wins State Debate Title Left to right; Louis Breternitz. Robert Hoaglan Lincoln. Mav 13. (Special.) The North Platte High school der bating team became the 1922 cham pion of the Nebraska High School Debating league this afternoon, when it defeated the Holdrege High school team, the runner up, by a two to one decision. ' , The North Platte team argued the affirmative on the closed shop ques tion, fwhich means the champions de fended the principle of the closed shop. The question was: 95 Schools Contest. "Resolved, That the Movement of Organized Labor for the Closed Shop Should Receive the Support of Pub lic Opinion." The debate this afternoon was the ni ihr most successful season of the state league, organised by Tmf M M. Fosrtr. There are now 95 schools, members of the league. Debates by these scnoois on wo question have been held throughout the state and information relative to all sides of the proposition has been heard by thousands of citizens of Ne braska as a result ; 4 . Eleven Districts. tm.... .hnnls havine won district honors, contested for the state title in Lincoln this week. In the first round Beatrice. Nor folk Dix. Wayne and Aurora were eliminated. Greeley Omana lecnni- cal High school and aupenor wcic given the count in the second round and North Platte won over Univer sity in the semi-finals, leaving North Platte and Holdrege for the imal struggle today. Members of the North Platte team are: Robert Hoagland, George Dent, Albert Shenk and Louis Breternitz. Members of the Holdrege team are. Charles Bruce. Dean Hodges, Paul Copeland and Ivan Jones.. 1 nrnitiMiti.irv and lianor all murderer outside the penitentiary where every one can see then and where their fate will serve at a deterent to the crooks who have not left the coun try. Make prohibition a fact in Ohio. Give personal attention to state penal and correction institutions. Clean up the taxation muddle. Build more highways.' Drive 100,000 "crooks and profi teers" from Ohio. Financial relief for cities. "For campaign manager," says Oles, "I want the fastest, smartest, best and most honest man in the state." People throughout the state today are laughing, as ,the people of Youngstown did last fall. Not Taken Seriously. The politicians didn't take him se riously, but the voters did and he won. . Already active steps are being tak en in various parts of the state to advance his candidacy. He issued a state-wide appeal for a campaign fund of $100,000, limiting each con tribution to $5. Ohio has long had the habit of in dependent voting. In 1899 Mayor "Golden Rule" Jones of Toledo, run ning as an independent, polled more than 100,000 votes and carried Toledo and Cleveland. Olcp is endeavoring to get Dr. Amy. Kaukonen, girl mayor of Fair port, to run for lieutenant governor. He has received appeals from all parts of the state to place the name of Fairport's fighting girl mayor on the ticket. , : : Miss Kaukonen, however, has not decided whether or not she will be come a candidate. She announced she will "think it over.'.' - d, George Dent, Albert Shenk and : - Hotel Closed hy Court " Order May Remain Open There is a ray of hope that the Ha vens hotel, Fifteenth and Chicago streets, will remain open in spite of the fact that the supreme court Fri day handed down a mandate uphold ing the decree of the lower court that there was sufficient evidence that the Albert law was violated. , Such a conviction closes" the pla,ce for one year. Friday attorneys for the hotel filed a motion in the dis trict court asking the court to with hold execution of the decree until Monday, when an attempt will be made to put up a bond to have the place kept open. --';' Deputy County Attorney. Coffey stated that it was up to the discre tion of he court whether a bond would be accepted. The Havens hotel has fought bit terly for two years to remain open. ' Louisville Billiard Fans . Form Clubs to Permit Play Plattsmouth. Neb., May 13. (Spe cial.) Although the voters'of Louis ville "voted overwhelmingly against pool and billiard halls at the spring election, there are two such busi nesses being conducted in the town on the club plan. Andy Schmader. heavyweight boxer, is at the head of the Louisville Athletic club, while the Louisville baseball club is spon soring the second. Only members of the clubs are permitted to play and no direct charge is made for f:ames, thus voiding that section of the law which would prohibit pub lic billiard halls. ,,. --.,. - THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. MAY 14. 1922. Many Americans to See Opening of Passion Play Two Thousand TourUti Brave Cold and Prizi!e at Munich on Way to Oherammergau. Mr Ttia Anwrtal4 rrM. Munich, Bavaria, May 13. Two thousand American tourists patted through Munich today on their way to Oberammergan for the formal opening performance tomorrow of the Passion play, the ctasie sprcta- (le depicting the resurrection of :hrit There were scores of Americans among the tourists who left this city in open busies this morning despite the biting cold weather and a driz zling run. Others went by special trains later, all planning to arrive in time for the opening of the, play, scheduled to begin at 8 tomorrow morning. Accommodations for handling the crowds going to Oherammergau are obviously cramped. An American official of one of -the principal travel oureaus nat opened negotiations to take over all the hotels in Munich for the whole season. He declared that local management did not real ize the enormity of the summer tour ist bucinest despite the fact that al ready there are 1.500 reservations for later performances of the Passion play. London Corner Diamond Market Astute Business Methods . of Syndicate Eliminates All Competition. London, May 13. London has completely cornered the diamond market of the world. By an astute financial move the iast vestige of competition for the rough diamond market has been elim inated, so that it is absolutely im possible for a single rough diamond to be purchased direct anywhere in the world outside two blocks of buildings one on either side of Ho born Viaduct, London. For a long time the output of the world's diamond mines has been falling more and more into fewer hands, but there remained, up to a few days ago, at least two big chan nels of disposal, and there was com petition between the markets of Lon don and Antwerp.- South Africa s output , passed through English channels and was handled by the South African dia mond syndicate in London. The Congo output was handled by an other syndicate, which was outside the "trust." The Anglo-American syndicate, in which the Morgans are largely inter ested,' recently bought the German Southwest African mines and now has taken over the Congo group, which has its center at Antwerp, it also has just purchased Congo dia monds to. the value of 8,000,000 francs. By the agreement just reached the Anglo-American syndicate and the South African syndicate have de cided to work entirely together. , In future London will be the only channel through which the . rough diamond can reach the lapidary. This means that the market will always be held up-strongly and destroy anyl chance of a slump n the prices ot diamonds. - . y ; Three Boys Freed From ' Riverview Mothers' Day Agreeing that their mothers are their best friends, three boys who have been performing hard manual labor in Riverview home for the last two weeks, will be; home for Mothers' day. -: s The boys are Joe Louis, IS, 4111 Charles street; Harry ,Gleason, 13, 3601 Parker street, and Robert Net zel, 14. 1706 - North . Thirty-sixth street, charged with being implicated in breaking into a school building, and with the theft of a bicycle. With tears in their eyes, the boys, listened to some wholesoire .advice from Judge Sears in juvenile' court, and were then directed to kiss, their mothers, who were present in court, and to tell them how sorry they were. The mothers welcomed their boys with open arms. - ;, Miss Ella Scott Becomes ' , Bride of Edward Wseeler kiss Ella M. Scott and Edward Wheeler of Omaha were married at Tekamah, 1 Neb., last Wednesday morning.': Rev.' Joseph A. Aughney read the wedding service. Miss Scott wore a dark blue traveling suit and blue crepe hat and carried white -roses and lilies of the valley. Miss -Margaret Niday, the bridesmaid, was dressed in brown taffeta and hat of the same color and carried orchids and roses. Harold Wheeler, brother of the groom, was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler left for the east on their wedding trip. : They will visit friends and relatives, at Chicago and New York. A large number of the ' yonng couple's friends were at the station to see them off. On their return they will make their home in Omaha. "AttaGirirtoBeCry at Oklahoma V. as Girls Play Baseball Norman, Okl.,'May 13 "Atta girl" may become a -pet exclamation on the Oklahoma Univresity baseball diamond in the near future. The dainty co-ed this year has dropped her powder puff and stepped to the plate with a menacing bat and a creditable wallop. Feminine members of the fresh men and sophomore classes are en tering the national pastime with as much enthusiasm as their brother leaguers. A series of intersectional and in terclass games will b pleayed by the women students before the close of school, according to Miss Iman James, director' physical education for women. Council Bluffs Must Serve Lincoln, May 13. (Special.) Maud Rodion and Grace SlaaV, Council Bluffs sutert, shed copious teari in vain Tuesday before the state board of pardons aud paroles. The board today ordered that they serve their oiie-to-seven year cn trnret for shoplifting, in the state penitentiary. They wanted to servj their time in the home for women at York, The sisters had been aivru a re.pile pending their hearing be. fore the board. Immediately after the hearing the respite ended and Sheriff Ira Miller met them at the penitentiary gates and placed them under arrest after Mrt. Robsou bade a tearful farewell to her husband, an Omaha traveling man, who aided her in pleadings that they be placed in the York home. They were transferred . from the county jail to the penitentiary today. Pardon's Denied. Mary Newell, Omaha, wat denied a pardon. She it terving from 18 months to five years for manslaugh ter. Omaha men granted paroles, are: John Burke, 1 to 20, forgery; Charlct Parker, 1 to 7, breaking and entering. Out state paroles granted follow: Edward Szarenski, Dawson, break, ing and entering. 1 to 10; C. Sven son, Otoe, forgery, 1 to 10; Frei Shirk, Lincoln, grand larceny, to 7; Dean W. Bliss Platte, auto steal ing, 1 to 10; Roy Edwards, Thayer, auto stealing, 1 to 10; Jack Cook, Thayer auto stealing, 1 to 10; Byron G. Evans Dawes, grand larceny, 1 to 7; George Fields, Nox Butte, at tempted to assault, 2 to IS; Pugh Firethunder, Sheridan, forgery, 1 to 20; William Hutter, Sarpy, burglary, 1 to 10; Mat King Hamilton assault to wound, 1 to 5. Paroles Refused. Paroles denied follow: Farnum Djureen, Washington, grand larceny, one to seven; Eric Whatley Douglar, breaking and en tering,' one to 10; John C. Morris, Saunders, sodomy, not to exceed 20 years. Oeorge JJaverport of Uay, serving Representative Byrum Explains Code Law Lincoln, May 13. (Special.) Representative Byrum today con cluded a two-days speaking trip in Saunders county where good-sized crowds listended to his addresses. Mr. Byrum replied to the charges that the plans he proposes would hurt the state, university, by saying that the university t will suffer noth ins from coming a careful budget of its needs and a careful audit of its expenditures. Mr. Byrum explained the code Dm and said that the democratic threat to repeal the bill would amount to tearing down the whole fabric of ad ministrative law in the state. He said that those who opposed to the present administration of the code want to- so amend the law as to bring it under the officers elected by the people. York Girl Wins Prize in Beauty Contest .York.' Neb., May 13. (Special.) A Denver publication offered a prize of $10Q for the most beautiful girl in the country. Miss Mildred Booth, 18, Of York, won first prize out ot 1,862- contestants. Woodmen Circle Officers' ' to Hold Special Meeting A special meeting of the Woodmen Circle Officers' club, organized April 22, will be held Monday evening at 8 in Seymour hall, 1517 Capitol ave nue, for final preparations for . the exemplification of ritualistic work Monday evening, May 22, for field workers from all over the jurisdiction who will be in the city then. Plans for a bazar next fall were discussed at the' meeting of the Omaha Wood men Circle federation last Monday evening. The meeting of field work ers May 22 was discussed at the last meeting of W. A. Fraser Grove No. 1. - - Gordon Newspaper Man Files for Legislature Lincoln, May 13. (Special.) Rep resentative Dwieht P. Griswold of Gordon has filed as a candidate for re-election on the republican ticket. Griswold is one of the world war veterans, who served on the danger ous side of the Atlantic, who show ed signs of leadership in the lower house last year. He is the son of a Gordon banker and for a time con templated entering the race for re publican nomination for state auditor. Recently he has purchased the Gor don Journal and is now active in its management. Girl to Be Center of Dundee School Field Day Dance The annual May field day exer cises of Dundee school will be held on the cmpus of the school next Monday evening at 6:15. - Instead of having the usual May pole, Ruth Schwafer will be the cen ter of a group of girl dancers who will dance around Miss Schwager. The program will include clown tumblers, a parade of decorated bicy cles and wand drills and songs. Bankers Oppose Bonus.' White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., May ' 13. The declaration of prin ciples adopted by the executive coun cil of the American Bankers' associa tion at its final sessions here in cluded condemnation of all forms of paternalism in government, oppo sition to the soldier bonus and to changes in the federal reserve board. Endorsement of care for disabled veterans, regardless of expense; of the Denison blue sky law, of per petual charters for national banks, and of the proposed constitutional amendment doing away with federal tax exemptions on securities, was de clared. 3 It was also recommended that the United States send an official repre sentative to the reparations commis sion and that free zones.be estab lished at principal harbors of - Hut country. . Sisters Prison Terms 7fr&. IHaudd , Robsozi 10 years for assault, was denied com mutation. Reformatory men granted paroles follow: Lewis Benderson, Dixon, burglary and larceny, one to seven; Dean W. Bliss, Platte, snito stealing, one to 10; Jack Cook, Thayer, auto stealing, one to 10. Trade Commission to Probe Steel Merger On't lift, 1k Wire Washington, May 13. Acting on the La Follctte resolution adopted by the senate, the federal trade com mission called upon the Bethlehem Steel corporation and seven other large steel and iron companies to submit to it at once all the facts re lating to a proposed merger of inter ests before the consolidation is con summated. Telegrams' asking (or this information were sent by Chairman Gaskill of the trade commission to the Bethlehem company and the fol lowing concerns: The Mid vale Steel and Ordinance company, Republic Iron and Steel company, Lackawanna Steel com pany, Inland Steel company, Youngstown Sheet and Tube com pany, Steel and Tube company of America and the Brier Hill Steel company. Love for Bahy Saves Boy , From Industrial School Although he has been traveling a trail of broken promises and has been under the shadow of a sen tence to the state industrial school at Kearney , for the last two years, Barney Pilitowsky, 14, 3414 V street, was given one more chance to re deem himself when he pleaded his cause before Judge W. G. Sears in juvenile court Saturday. Barney has been before the court on several occasions. He was ar rested in 1920 for breaking into a house and stealing a small sum of money. Since that time he has been at Riverview Detention home and Father Flanagan's Home for Boys, from which he ran away. Last week after he had been away from home for several days, his father found him and . took him to Riverview for safe keeping. In court he wept and clung to his baby sister and made such good promises that the judge agreed to - suspend sen tence during good behavior. The lad was warned that one step from the straight and narrow path that leads from home to school and back again, would mean a trip to Kearney im mediately. i G. A. R. Awaits Word From Schools for Memorial Plans At a meeting of Old Guard post No. 7, Grand Army of the Republic, in the courthouse Saturday afternoon, Commander C. F. Weller announced that the organization would like to hear as early as possible from school principals who desire G. A. R. speak ers for their Memorial day programs. Ten schools already have applied. Delegates from Omaha to the state encampment at Lincoln last Thursday related the details of that occasion for the benefit of those who were not there. It was stated that the average age of those who were in- the parade at Lincoln was 80. Reference was made to the nation al encampment, which will be held at Des Moines, beginning Septem ber 24. Retail Clothing Prices Drop. Chicago, May 13. Retail clothing prices have dropped 42 per cent since July, 1920, and a further decline is expected, according to the National Industrial Conference bpard, which has made a survey of the clothing industry. Women Jurors' Too Busy to Eat Meal During Frisco Trial San Francisco, May 13. Women jurors here yesterday acting on a damage case tried in superior court smashed an old precedent of jurors going out to banquet and suspend ing all deliberations when the clock approached a meal hour. After several hours' deliberation, call came from the jury room. They wanted "a few sandwiches and some coffee." The bailiff al most fainted When he recovered from the shock he told the judge. The request was granted and luncheon was strrcd in the jury loom, . Slodz yy r v 'Six Bob in Pound' Tax Stirs Britain Heat y Gomnmfitt Lrvy Is Cue of Much Unrest in F.nplaml. By DAVID M. CHURCH. Loudon, May IJ "Sis. bob in the pound." That is the anwer to political un ret in Great Britain. "Six bob in the pound." a phrase w hich has almost at hirved the status of an epithet with the averag t-tng. li'hinan, mrans that every Bnth subject is taxed on a basis wherrhy he pays 6 shillings to the government in taxes for every 30 shitting he nuket in income. Whether Lloyd George reruns or not. wheiher a new national party it formed or whether there be a new government formed by the old parties, it is virtually certain that future life for UritUh statesmen it going to be tinplratant at long as British subject ran continue to storm about their taxation of "six bob in the pound." Driiifthcrt are surfeited with taxa tion. There i little or no propect of relief in tight for them. There have been promiset of reduction of taxes, but while the war debit are heavy there seems little prospect of a lcening of the tax burden. The Washington conference will mean a reduction of approximately 11,1100.000 pounds a year in UritUh ' expendi tures, and- the Geddes economy com mittee recommendations promised even greater reductions, but neither of these tentative reductions have brought definite promiset of reduc tions in taxation. The workinginan in England pro tests against the tax upon his beer and his tobacco. The middle class business man protests against the income tax, and- the wealthy man literally howlt with rage every time the subject of taxation it men tioned. Everyone wantt a govern ment that can reduce taxes. There is no statesmen who feels capable of making any rash promise in this di rection. Hence it seems certain that for some time to come the path of the British politician is to be a thorny one. When "six bob in the pound" i no longer a British epithet, then there may come a period when politics in Great Britain will not be in constant turmoil. Boy's Tearful Plea Fails to Stay Term at Kearney On his knees before Judge W. G. Sears in juvenile court Saturday morning, with tears streaming down his checks, Chester Rzcsa. 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rzesa, 4211 South Twenty-ninth street, pleaded for "just one more chance," after the judge had sentenced him to the state industrial school at Kearney. The court refused to suspend sentence. Chester saved himself from a trip to Kearney a week ago by his plead ings and promises of good behavior in the future, and was told to go to Riverview home instead. He failed to arrive at Riverview and was pick ed up during the week by juvenile officers. The boy is said to be in corrigible and has run away from the detention home on three oc casions. . Federal Judge Modifies Decree Against Railway New York, May 13.-(By A. P.) Stating that the decree which dis solved thf New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in 1914 was made under conditions which since have been 'materially changed by adminlstra tion policies,. Federal Judge Meyer 'yesterday ordered a modification, which will give to the New Haven road five directors on the Boston & Maine. The directors will be elected Tuesday in either Boston or Portland. Attorney General Daugherty stat ed that the . policy of the United States government was not -to run the railroads. " Public utility laws, he said,' governed the administration to some" extent, but beyond their limi tations it was the policy in Washing ton "not to trespass." Official Denies Shipping Board Backs Union Labor Washington, y May 13. A pub lished statement that the "shipping board is supporttng union labor in the Portland (Ore.) strike, is without foundation." T. V. O'Connor, vice chairman of the board, declared in a statement issued yesterday. Mr. O'Connor quoted a telegram he sent several weeks ago to J. C. Jenkins," acting . director of the board's division of industrial rela tions, who is representing tbe board in the Oregon controversy, advising him to co-operate with the mayor of Portland and his committee and with the state board of conciliation in their efforts to adjust the diffi culties " "" " Court of International Justice Open to World Geneva, May 13. (By A. P.) The court of international justice yesterday afternoon was thrown open to the entire world -when the council of the league of nations de cided that Russia, Germany, Turkey, Hungary and Mexico could bring cases before the court, provided they previously hid agreed to accept its decisions and not declare war over the disputes in question. These nations were the only ones to which the court had not previously been available for the settlement of disputes. Two Fishermen Are Fined . for Violating Game Laws Glenwood, la., May 13. (Special) Game Warden Thomas L. Hall of Glenwood obtained the conviction of two men for violation of the game laws. James Wooting of Hamburg and C. W. Walling of Glenwood both paid fines of $10 for catching game fish out of season. The fishing season opens May IS. Divorce Court. PrtltloiM. Ruth McNeil against John F. McNeil. cruHty. Helen B. Schulti (galnit Dalla II. S"hulti, cruelty. Irena Cola ag-alnut John Cole, cruelty. Kuala R. R. Alb-rtaon from Robert E. Alhertson. Pearl M. Johmon from John it. John son. JtiUua e, Johnson from Mary Johnaon. Americans Live Too Hard and r Fast, Says Doctor, Cliamri of Dratli After 50 Yean IncreasingInfant Death Rate Lowered, However. Columbus, Mo., May ."Amer irans live too hard and too fat. The t hancrt of drath after SO years of life are Increasing intead of decreasing. In the Ut A) years the death rata during the 6rt live years of lite hat been grratly towered, but (or the later yeait of lite it has not. It is poor economy to educate and train hutinrtt men aud women only to loss their services to the community and state when they reach middle life." These are some of the deductions nude by Dr. M. P. Kavrnrt. protes tor of preventive medicine, in charge of the public health service labora tories at the school of medicine ot the University of Missouri. The bu reau of the ernsus has recently sent advanced information on new life ta bles, which are soon to he Usurd. 1 his will be the second official pub lication on life tablet ever issued in the I'nited States and figures are now available for the lat 20 years. "People are interested in health largely because they are afraid to die," Dr. Kavenel, who is aUo prent. dent of the National American Pub lic Health association, continued. "The true motive for health should be efficiency and not the mere pro longation of life. Average Increases. "The results obtained by our cen sus bureau show that the death rate at practically all ages is higher for men than for women, and the women showing the lowest death rate are hose living in rural communities. For both sexes rural dwellers show a lower death rate, age for age, than for persons living in cities. "While the average span of life has increased for both sexes, there is no evidence that there has been any ac tual increase in the years of life. This is -explained by the fact that practically all classes of people are living longer on the average, and the greatest cause of this average in crease is the saving of life in the first five years. ' "In 1909 a white female was enti tled to expect three years longer life than white males, and in 1910 this had increased to three and one-half years. Except for negroes, there has been a general improvement for all classes up to the age of 40 for men and 50 for Women. Decided Improvement. ' "There lias been a decided Im provement among all classes of pop ulation in . the infant death rate. Again, we find that children born in the country show a considerably lower death rate than those born in the city. However, it is not as great as it was in 1901, which indicates that the widespread efforts which have been put forth to better conditions ' in our cities have met with success. "Comparing ourselves with the fol lowing foreign countries, Australia, Denmark, England, France, Ger many, Holland, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, we find that, except for France, In dia and Japan, our expectation of life both for men and women is less fa vorable than in any of the foreign countries mentioned. ( Lives Toe Hard "In Norway, for example, which shows the lowest annual death rate for the first year of life, for every 1,000 the rate is 81 deaths for males and 67 deaths for females, while for the corresponding class in this coun try the rate is 127 for males and 105 for females. The most striking thing about these figures is the great Im provement in' our death rate during the early years .of life and the lack of improvement after SO years of ge in fact, after SO the conditions in regard to certain diseases have be come worse instead of better. "The American lives too hard and too fast. It is poor economy to ed ucate and train business men and women only to lose their services to the community and state just about middle life, when they should be at their best. " "This is the problem which con fronts physicians and sanitarians at the present day and one which de mands the closest consideration not only from professional persons, but from the community at large." Judge Promises Prisoner to Aid in Getting Parole District Judge Leslie yesterday told Emil Mario, whom he sentenced one to five years in the penitentiary, that he would co-operate with his at torney to obtain a parole when he has served his minimum sentence. Mario was convicted by a district court jury of shooting John Dow. Mario stated that Dow was responsi ble for "wrecking" his home. Mrs. Martha Mario, divorced wife of the convicted man, testified against her former husband. ' She was with , Dow when the shooting occurred. Dr. Clark The Painless Dentist Rome packet for the treatment of Pyorrhea.. It cures. Remember my $15.00 set of teeth. Crown and Bridge Work that looks and feels like your own teeth. Gold "Plates, the best made. Comfort Plates made to fit any mouth, no matter how difficult We use our own X-Ray for hid den tooth troubles. Teeth extracted absolutely without pain by the use of Vapor Mist. Oxygen and Gas for the painless extracting and minor surgery. 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