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SHERIFF FOILS ATTEMPTED LYNCHING BEE IN FLORIDA (Preston News Service) Palatka, Fla., March 9—Eleven em ployees of the State Road Department have been lodged in the Alabama coun ty jail on charges of having attempted to storm the Putnam county jail early Friday morning. The lynching party was beaten off ty Sheriff Hagan, 11 were captured in automobiles, suppos edly leaving the scene, and five others were taken into custody in Gainesville on suspicion. More than fifty shots were fired by the mob into the jail, one strik ing Sheriff Hagan in the left hand. As the gang approached the jail Sher iff Hagan slammed the door in the face of the mob, which finally retreat ed after shooting through the doors and windows of the jail. A 50 foot rope was left behind by the marauders. A special grand jury will be called at once to take action against the eleven white men under arrest, it is said. It is said that the mob was bent on lynching Lige Lawrence, who is in the Putnam county jail charged with a minor offense, for the murder of a white man said to have been shot and killed by Edward Lawrence, a brother of Lige. According to the meagre informa tion available, Crawford Smith, white, is said to have gone into the Edward Lawrence place of business and creat ed a disturbance resulting in Smith being shot to death by Lawrence. Edward Lawrence is said to have de parted for parts unknown. The mob being unable to find Edward Lawrence sought to avenge the death of Smith by lynching Edward’s brother Lige, it is claimed. HON. W. L. COHEN’S CONFIRMATION HELD OVER (Preston News Service) Washington, D. C., Mar. 9—“The ap pointment of Walter L. Cohen. Negro Republican, to be customs comptroller at New Orleans, is personally offen sive,” declared Senator Ransdell, dem ocrat of Louisiana. The fight resulting temporarily in a draw over the confirmation of Wal ter Cohen was staged in the closing of the last session of Congress, leaving the matter for consideration at the next executive session. The Republi can senators have asked Senator Rans dell to state the particulars why Mr. Cohen's appointment and confirmation is “personally offensive” to him. DR. MOTON POINTS WAY TO ' AID RACE PROBLEM SOLUTION (Preston News Service) Cleveland, Ohio, March 8—In an ad dress at the Chamber of Commerce here last Wednesday Dr. Robert R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee Institute said: “The race problem can only be solved by full and frank discussion of their relationships.” He declared that many of the Ne groes of the South are coming North because of crop failures, the boll wee vil and labor shortage in the industrial centers, and that northrners should in terest themselves in the progress of the South is making toward the solu tion of the race problem, as the prob lem promises to grow more acute in the North than it has been hitherto. “It would be wise to talk the prob lem over frankly with our people to get at the facts in the Negroes' con dition economically, socially and indus trially, ard avoid the possibility of misunderstanding and friction,” he said. “We cannot have peace and good will in this, world unless we are willing to talk over things together; to talk over our difficulties and misunder standings and our prejudices.” EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHLIP THK DEACON The annual “Quiet Day” for women conducted by Father Leete of Platts mouth, Thursday, was well attended from the opening service of the Holy Communion at 9:30 a. m., until the close at 3:30. The general subject of the four meditations was, “Personal Knowledge of our Lord and Savior.” The four addresses dwelt upon the at tainment of this knowledge through— I, Prayer; 2, Service; 3, Suffering; and 4, The Holy Eucharist. The services Sunday will be Holy Communion, 7:30 a. m.; matins, 8:30; Church school, 10; sung Eucharist with sermon, “The Third Temptation of our Lord,” 11; vespers and sermon at. 5 o’clock. Sermon topic at 5, “The Ten Commandmenes.’’ The Men’s Club meets at the rectory Monday night at 8 o’clock. ROMAN CATHOLICS HOLD WEEK S MISSION A week’s Mission will be held at St. Benedict’s Home, 2429 Parker street, beginning next Sunday night, March 11, at 8:45. The Rev. S. J. Boyle, S. J. , of Cleveland, Ohio, a well-known and prominent missioner, will be in charge, assisted by the Rev. Francis J. Cassilly, S. J., dean of Creighton Dental College Faculty and pastor of St. Benedict’s. St. Benedict’s is the only colored Roman Catholic settle ment work and congregation in Omaha. All denominations are invited to at tend the mission. St. Benedict's choir will sing. Oetrieh Valuable Bird. The average life of the oatrlch is thirty year* and the annual yield of h bird four or five pounda of plumes ■ — ■ j—•— III 'll IN THE COUNTY COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBR. In the Matter of the Estate of Thom as Reese, Deceased. To the Heirs-at-law, Creditors and All Other Persons Interested in said Estate: You are hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in this court on the 27th day of February, 1923, by Edith Reese, alleging that Thomas Reese died on the 25th day of February, 1921, intestate; that at the time of his death he was a resident of Douglas county. Nebraska; and that he was possessed i of an equity in the following described 1 real estate: Lots one (1) in Flack’s Sub-Division of Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14, in Catalpa’s Second Addition to the City of Omaha, Douglas County, Ne braska. That said petitioner has an interest in said real estate, being the widow of said deceased; said petitioner prays that a hearing be had on said petition, that notice thereof be given as required by law, and that upon said hearing a decree of heirship be entered and further administration of said estate be dispensed with. You are therefore notified that a hearing will be had on said petition at the County Court Room of said County, on the 31st day of March, 1923 at 9 o'clock a. m., and that if you fail to appear at said timp and place and contest the said petition, the court may grant the same, enter a decree of heirship, and decree that further ad ministration of said estate be dispens e 1 with. BRYCE CRAWFORD. (3-2-3t) County Judge. LINCOLN COM M ENT Word comes to us that Rev. M. C. Knight, newly appointed pastor for the A. M. E. church, will be in the city by next Sunday. Rev. H. W. Botts was called to St. Joseph, Mo., last week where he offi ciated at the funeral of a member be longing to his former church in Platts burg, Mo. The condition of John L. Wright at | the State Hospital is about the same i The Mission Society of Mt. Zion Baptist church was entertained at the 1 home of Mrs. Mary Kings last Tues j day night. Father E. Corneal is yet quite feeble Covenant and praise services were | enjoyed by members of Mt. Zion Bap tist church last Sunday morning. The Sunday school and B Y. P. U. had nice meetings and were well attended. The pastor preached a noble sermon at 8 p. m., after which communion was served to a large number of members. Owing to the snow storm last Satur day night only a few attended the weekly supper at the parsonage. The supper given by the Mission in Wiley Hall last Thursday night was a suc cess. Rev. Thos. J. Porter conducted ser vices at the A. M. E. church last Sun day. The Sunday school and A. C. E. Societies had interesting services. | R. A. M. will meet in Masonic Hall Monday night, March 19th. Master Masons meet Tuesday night,, March 13th. Robert Henry Hucless Consistory'; No. 32 met last Monday night and re elected officers for the ensuing year. J. S. Galbrath, Commander-in-Chief; A. B. Mosley and M. E. Williams, Lieutenant Commanders; Lloyd T. Car ter, Secretary; T. T. McWilliams, treasurer. PHENOMENAL DANCERS AT POPULAR GAYETY Stone and Pillard Return After an Absence of Three Seasons. Stone and Pillard will arrive at the popular Gayety theatre Saturday mat inee to present “The Boys from Home” as the principal burlesque feature of Joe Hurtig’s “Big Show.” George Stone and Etta Pillard have attracted to themselves a large follow ing among votaries of clean and wholesome burlesque and their ap pearance as stars of "The Big Show” is another and potent assurance that the entertainment will be worthy of the attention that exacting amusement -cpkers give to the better order of burlesque the Columbia Wheel spon sors. Both Mr. Stone and Miss Pil lard have individuality of method and I their united efforts have ever been unfailing incitements to merriment and good cheer. Burlesque without a chorus would be “something else again”—and “The Boys from Home” is strictly burlesque. Joe Hurtig is said to possess uncanny faculty for picking talent from a pro fusion of beauty that annually comes to his attention and for “The Big Show” he has selected a bevy of grace ful dancers who can also sing in har monious unison, according to reports that come from cities on the Columbia V, heel where this offering has thus far appeared. Irene Evans, a beautiful and talent ed prima donna; Rose Duffin and Gretta Tyson, agile soubrettes who sing and dance, and Stone and Pillard will share in the important task of leading the chorus in various ensem bles of melody and dance. Among the men who will help George Stone pro ceed with the comedy are Billy Baker, an eccentric dancer; Sammy Wright, German comedian, Marty Semon, lead ing man, and James D. WiWlson, ver satile entertainer. Ladies’ matinee at 2:15 daily all week starting Monday. DRIVE FOR MEMBERS The officers of the N. A. A. C. P. are very busy at present with the spring drive, with the membership mark set at 1000. Let all Omaha help in this as it takes moral and financial support to carry on this noble work. The president is making a thorough canvass of all churches and lodges In this and is inviting as many as can come to hear Mr. Walter F. White when he comes next month. Daddy's ?dEvei\ii\£ Fairy Tale gyr\ARY GRAHAM BONNER m covlwel rr vuiwm ue.o* ■ It — CHRISTMAS AIR “Of course,” said Santa Claua to hU reindeer, “I nan’t help but be cheery and gay and merry and happy Just as 1 am, for I have so many, many friends. And It delights me so that all the chil dren are so dif ferent. “1 love to have them all differ ent. 1 wouldn't want all hoys to be Just alike In their ways and | all girls alike In theirs. “I think It l« "Many, Many splendid that Stocking.” there are so many “ different kinds, perfectly, perfectly splendid. "You all know that.” And the bells of the reindeer jingled as they went along through the cold, crisp, clear winter air. Santa Claus had just finished Ills Christmas work. He had filled any number of stockings; oh, so many, many stockings! And he hud trimmed trees and arranged presents. Gra cious, but he tiad been busy! “And how he had loved it all. Every hit of his work he had loved. He had seen the children asleep and he had left his work of unpacking tlie pres ents for many a look at his little sleeping friends. And now he was buck and his reindeers were taking him home. He was calling out stories about the children to them as they went along, little notes he had re ceived. and some of them hud left him little notes wishing him a Merry Christmas, and that pleased him so much. He told the reindeer, too, of how they looked and of Helen's hair tied up so tightly in rags so it would he curly on Christmas day. And It hud looked quite quaint and pretty tied so dose to her head. Then Samu Claus begau to sing: “Helgh-ho. heigh-ho, the Merry Chrtat maa season! My children have made me the King of . Day, With them as my subjects 1 can't help but be gay! I chuckle and smile and I laugh an. 1 shout, As 1 think of the numbers of children about! I can't feel the cold with my heart so well warmed. Heigli-ho, helgh-ho. the Merry Christ mas season!" The reindeer jingled their bells more than ever and Santa Claus be gun to sing again : "The Christmas and the stockings hang ing up, heigh-ho, heigh-ho. The letters and the messages, and every thing just so. Ail for Christmas Day, all for Christinas Day, And that's the very right way! For Christmas Day is the day of the year When we all are so merry and full of good cheer. And Santa comes a-calllng and it delights him very much. For then with ail his children he keeps In such close touch. And children are the best of all. Santa Claus knows: Santa Clarui knows!" And so Santa Claus went on sing ing, and singing and the reindeer made music for his songs as they did when he sang about his work during the days and the nights before Christ mas. For they always wanted to make music for Santa's songs and before he started they wanted to let him knew that they were ready. And on his way home they wanted to Join in the gay merriment of the season. “Yott know,” said Santa Claus, “1 am going to send a message to the children this very day. People think that there's a cer tain feeling In the air at Christ mas time which Is different from that at any oth er time. And It la different. For tt Is filled with the echoes of Santa’s laughter and the music of the sleigh bells In the frosty, dear air, and that is what they really hear! “Oh yes, the "Quite Quaint." air Is very differ ent at Christmas time, and while everyone feels there is something wonderful about It unlike that at any other time of the year they do not know what It really means. And so I am telling them. "They hear the echoes of .Santa's laughter and of his singing and of the music of the bells of the rein deer. And the air is full of these sounds, and of the echoes of every Merry Christmas which Sama Claus shouts and slnga and whispers, and 8anta Claus wishes many Merry Christmases, I can tell you.” A Soft Answer. Freshman—"I’m doing my beat to get ahead." Sophomore—“You need one.” MRS. JULIA B. JONES BACK ON COURIER STAFF (Preston News Service) Pittsburgh, Pa., March 8—Mrs. Julia Bumry-Jones has returned to the staff of the Pittsburgh Courier after an ab sence of several months. Mrs. Jones is regarded as one of the foremost newspaper women of the country and especially good at feature story writ ing. Seat'/League °J Natinns *v Geneva, Aetnde the River Rhone. (Prepared by the National ideographic So ciety. Washington. D. C.) Because so many tourists have flocked to Swiss beauty spots for cen turies und must needs be cared for, Switzerland has been referred to, ex travagantly, of course, as "a nation of hotelkeepers," Since the World war International meetings have been so frequent within the mountainous little republic that the nickname may well he changed to “country of world conferences." Lausanne, latest of Swiss cities to become a hostess to diplomats with the meeting there of the Near Hast conference. Is not so well known by name. perhaps, as some of Its sister towns, but the products of none other are more commonly at hand among Americans. Look over the shelves of a grocery store and, prominently displayed on the shelf of condensed milk, you are almost sure to find a variety made ut Lausanne. Scan the confectioner's counter In any drug store and ttiere, In bluck paper and silvery foil, will he a milk chocolate made at Vevy, not far away, and probably shipped via Lausanne. An Inevitable mental morsel of a public library Is Gibbon's "Koine,” and the last three volumes of that work were penned at Lausanne. Stroll along the main street of an American town that dates back to colonial days, or among the "For Sale” signs of your city's newest suburb, and you are likely to note a mansard roof —Invention of the Frenchman. Fran cois Mansard, whose fame is enhanced by a beautiful chateau In ihe vicinity of Lausanne, Lausunne Is the all-year-round host esa city of Switzerland. In 1910, by count, nearly one-fourth of the 4*1,000 residents were citizens of other coun tries than Switzerland. And In 1922, by estimate, this proportion has l>een restored, despite the war's disturb ance. From Lake Geneva the other part of the city especially is striking, trailing the crests of five ribbed hills, which are the lower slopes of Mount Jurat, with the cathedral of Notre Dame, the finest medieval church edifice of Switz erland, easily the most conspicuous feature. From the Signal, whence many a writer has pHlnted word pictures of the lakeside city, the eye again eatehes the massive bulk of the Gothic cathed ral, sweeps red roofed houses, rebels at the factories of the newer town to. the south and west, but Is captivated by the expanse of the lake's blue wa ters. across which the "Jagged teeth of the Savoy mountains Idle into the sky " University Is Famous. The luster of famous names clings chiefly to the university buildings. Though the Institution did not achieve a formal university Hiatus until 1921, It has been famous since Ms founding, In 1537, the year after Herne took over the control of Lausanne. Previously, It had been said. Lausanne "lay dor mant at the liuse of Its many churches." The tide of the Reforma tion swept In with the Bernese adula tion. A school was needed to train young preaeliers quickly to spread Protestant doctrine. Thus Pierre Vlret, a tailor's son, became the John Harvard of Lau sanne. Then i-ame Conrad Gesner, whose fame rests on h solid pedestal of more than three-score works In sci ence, ranging from philology to bot any. Overtopping this prodigious re search was his enumeration of some flOO plants not hitherto recorded. Most humanly appealing of these early schol ars was Theodore Ileza, who graduat ed from the adventures of a cavalier, a sort of medieval “man about town," and forsook the writing of sprightly and risque verse for the chair of Greek and morals at Lausanne Then tie turned his |>eii to Biblical dramas be fore he went to Geneva to he * 'alvln's chief aide. The Simplon tunnel assures Lau sanne's futuri The city now lies along the main rail route from Paris to Mi lan. While Lausanne Is temimrarlly In the public eye as a forum for the dis cussion of world problems. Its sister elty, Geneva, stands on u more perma nent International footing as seat of the League of Nations, This “world eapllal" is seated serPnely on both banks of the River Rhone, w-here It leaves the limpid waters of Lake Ge neva us a placid stream, In contrast to the muddy turbulence of Its Ingress at the other end of the lake. The city Is not the metropolis of the miniature republic of Switzerland, for Zurich surpasses It In population by 50 per cent, and Berne Is the capital. But It Is doubtful whether, before the World war, any other city of Geneva's size was visited annually by as many tour ists, for It was the main gateway into the world-famous playground of Ku rope. Although Its recorded history gi>es hack beyond the Christian era, to the time when Julius Caesar, In his com mentaries on his first expedition Into Gaul, mentions It as a stronghold of the Allobroges. its growth has been phenomenal only In Its leisureliness Today, after 20 centuries, It has less than one-third the population of the century-old capital of the United States. The city enjoys the distinction of be ing the birthplace of the International Bed Cross, but also has some durk chapters in Its past—the religious ex cesses of the Reformation, when the [terseruted became the persecutors Geneva’s Noted Men. Rousseau, of whom Na|>oleoii snld, “Without him, France would not have had her Revolution"; uud the patriot Bonlvard, whose trials Byron Immor talized as the “Prisoner of Olilllon,” were Genevans. Farel, the Billy Sun day of his day, who could not he made to desist from preaching, even though the women of his congregation dragged him up and down the aisles of the church by his beard, made the lake city his headquarters during his as cendancy. .And John < 'alvin, “who found Geneva a hear garden und left It a docile school of piety," was virtual dictator lu-rc for u quarter of a cen tury. one of the most picturesque figures In the history of Geneva during this period was Francois de Bonlvard, who, when tils victorious friends rushed In to tils dungeon at Chillon crying.; “Bonlvard. you are free!" responded I with the query, “And Geneva?" Upon ! being assured that his city was also saved, he went home rejoicing. By one of those curious chances up on which hinge events of monumental moment, the young French philoso pher, John < alvin, u native of Picardy, passed through Geneva one evening on his way to Strasshurg. He had Intend ed spending only one night; but Karel, hearing of his arrival, rushed to him las in the vicinity of the park which characterized every act of his life, con vinced Calvin that It was his duty to remain and assist In the organization of n theocratic state. There Is no more beautiful picture of Christian charity than the scene In this city when, on August .10, 1(572, merchants of Lyons brought newa of the massacre of the Huguenots on St. Bartholomew's day. Pastors were dis patched to the frontiers to meet the fugitives who were reported to he on , their way to this asylum, and the ven erable Theodore de Beze, who had suc ceeded Calvin as the spiritual head of the council, directed the whole popula tion to fast and pray for the suffer ers. Geneva has set aside as a site for the permanent home of ttie la-ague of Nations, a beautiful wooded |>ark bor dering on the lake, some five miles from the center of the city. Behind the park tower the snow-clad Jura mountains. While there are many vll has In the vicinity of the park which an- suitable for offices and for quar ters of the delegates ond their secre tarial staffs, the capitol building Itaelf must he built. On Theie Crispy Momin’a. “On these crispy, crimpy momin’s when I hear my rooster crow ijo blan kets can’t seduce me when my system hollers ’Go.’ So I charge the autumn landscapes with a military tread, reap in' victory after victory—till It’s time to go to bed. From my early mornin’s flapjacks, till the mush-an'-mllk at night, this merry-cheery weather is a round of pure delight, and she tinkers with my system, lendln* comforts an' repairs, I'm so busy feelin’ thankful that I've got no time for prayers. Oh, there's worlds of Joy in livin' when the spirit strikes a chord In the harmony of Natur’ by the hlessln's of the Is>rd. There's demands upon digestion that we never feel in spring—while I ain’t no hand to whistle you'll excuse me If I slug."—Atlanta Coustitutiou. JOHN ADAMS, ATTORNEY NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the Matter of the Estate of James M. Kinney, Deceased. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said Court alleging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for administration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said Court on the 24th day of March, 1923, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 24th day of March, 1923, at 9 o'clock A. M. to contest the said petition, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said estate to Horace Kinney or some other suitable person and proceed to a set tlement thereof. 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