SHAKES IMMUNE
TU POISON GASES
Army Finds Phosgene, Chlorine
and Tear Chemicals Have
No Effect on Reptiles.
San Antonio, Tex.—Poisonous gases
do not prove so formidable against the
Texas rattlesnake as they did against
troops along the western front in the
World war. The Texas rattlers seem
to be equipped with natural gaa
masks.
The first of a series of experiments
by which it is hoped to devefcp a
means of exterminating the deadly
reptile while he Is hibernating was
performed In November hy MaJ.
Oeorge M. Halloran, chemical warfare
officer of the Eighth corps area. Fort
Sam Houston. The experiment was
conducted In a cave near San Marcoa,
in Hays county. 50 miles nortli of San
Antonio. The region is known to be
alive with big rattlers.
Phosgene and chlorine were forced
under air pressure into the recesses of
■ rocky cave, the molting quarters of
a big den of diamond-hacks. Soon aft
er the fumes had filled the crevices
the rattlers began stirring about and
could be seen crawling among the
rocks near the main entrance of the
cave. They were not sufficiently Irri
tated, however, to come out to face
the attacking party.
Snake Enveloped in Gae.
As one huge rattler squirmed along
a rock ledge in full view, the nozzle
of the phosgene tube was trained on
him. and the monster was completely
enveloped In clouds of the gas. He
quickly changed his course and
crawled behind some rocks.
"That was enough to kill a regi
ment,” said a chemical warfare offi
cer, in Surprise, after the snake had
failed to show signs of being seriously
affected.
The most exciting moments of the
experiment carne when two large rat
tlers were roped. After one had
crawled upon a rock ledge a member
of the party wearing a gas mask, ap
proached perilously near the spot and,
with a wire noose on the end of a pole
succeeded in looping the reptile around
the head. Pulled from its winter
home, the snake hissed and struggled
and, its dozen rattles droned with a
fury characteristic only of a Texas
rattler. A second snake about the
size of the first was looped in the
same manner by one of the enlisted
men who helped with the experiment.
The two snakes had been exposed to
phosgene and chlorine fumes for fully
an hour before they were captured.
They were alive next morning. A
heavy concentration of tear gas to
which they were later subjected #ad
no effect upon them..
Teat Made at Request of Farmers.
Major Halloran intends to perform
further experiments witli the prison
ers, putting them in glass boxes and
trying other kinds of poison*' gases.
Other caves in which rattlers are
hibernating will be gassed and It la
probable that mustard gas will be
used in some of the subsequent experi
ments.
The project of eradicating the rat
tlesnake during the winter grew out of
a request from Hays county farmers
and ranchers to the Department of
Agriculture. The department ap
pealed to the army, which in turn re
ferred the matter to the chemical war
fare service.
The rocky hills around San Marcos
have long been a haven for diamond
back rattlesnakes, and every spring
they are a terror to farmers and
ranchers. Texas residents, especially
those In the southwestern part of the
state, ace watching with interest the
outcome of Major llalloran's experi
ments, for if a means of exterminat
ing the rattler can be worked out. an
Invaluable service will have been
done.
That tiie poison gas used in the first
experiment sank into the most re
mote recesses of the cave is indicated
by the fart that several large rats
were forced out. They were barely
alive when they reached the fresh air.
and it wen ttie opinion of officers that
large numbers of the rodents never
lived to reach the top.
The diamond-hack rattlesnake Is
the most bulky of all venomous snakes,
and the virulence of Its poison makes
It a dreaded enemy wherever it ex
ists.
Cuts Off Nose With Ax;
Has It Sewed on Again
Hendrickson, Mo.—When Ills nose
was cut off by an ax while he was
chopping wood, Elliott Farrington was
rushed to a hospital. Surgeons sewed
the nose back in place and are con
fident that it will grow on Farrington's
face.
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! Crowns of Spanish \
J Madonna in River !
0 Gljon. Spain.—Two diamond- 0
* studded crowns stolen from the *
* heads of the Virgin and Child 0
f In Covadonga cathedral at Ovie- J
* do were recovered from the river *
t here. J
J Nihl Wollman, a (german, who 0
t bad been arrested, confessed- to J
* the police that he had taken the *
0 crowns and thrown them into t
1 the river, intending later to fish J
0 them out. They were not dam «
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SETS SOCIETY'S FASHIONS
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Anthropologist Says People of
Tropics Practice Ancient
Customs.
Chicago.—Ancient man. / pahit-he.
decked and ornamented with bits of
bone and feathers, set the style lor
the generation tliul culls itself ultra
modern. Not only some features of
present dress and ornament a Non nut
also several of the modern ideas of
propriety and correct behavior are
rooted in the life of antiquity.
These statements are vouched for by
Dr. Fay Cooper Coles, newly appoint
ed assistant of anthropology ut the
University of Chicago, who lias just re
turned from a stay of a year and a
half in the uncivilized districts of the
Malay peninsula and t lie Philippine
islands, lie was sent to the Orient as
a leader of the Field museum expedi
tion. which had as its purpose the
study of the customs and habits of
the primitive peoples in those lauds.
More tiian the modern world re
alizes, the professor says, are many
modern customs outgrowths of sav
agery.
"By studying these primitive peo
ples," Doctor Coles said, “we can get a
good idea of how ancient man lived
and acted, for people In these tropical
lands, because their development has
been retarded niuny centuries, are
really indicative of the life of antiqui
ty
“In my study in the Orient I found
that many customs which we call our
own and think are peculiar to civilized
countries are in practice there, at least
In rudiamentary form.
"For instance, we are accustomed to
indicate our respect by giving presents
of flowers and candy. This is merely
a development front the prehistoric
custom of heaping up the ancestral
graves with fooil and sacrifices and is
seen at the present time lit such coun
tries as those situated on the Malay
peninsula.
"Bracelets, necklaces and rings arc
another instance of this custom. They
are t lie modern forms i«ito which bar
baric manacles have grown. The gold
bracelet flashing from some fair arm
is only a short transition from the
bronze chain of a former day."
New Mexico Claims
Land Held by Texas
Austin, Tex.—Legal briefs for tbe
state of Texas in the suit instituted
in the United States Supreme court
by New Mexico for recovery of 20.000
acres of land have been tiled by the
attorney general's department.
, New Mexico claims the domain in
| dispute was part of the state of New
Mexico but is now occupied by Texas
| because the Itio Grande river, which
| is the Boundary of the two states, has
I changed its course since 1850.
The Texus brief* maintain that evi
1 dence gathered by New Mexico from
; old Indians and Mexicans us to tbe
j course of the river In 1850 is not au
: thentic- and is of no value.
Judge Rules Bathroom
in Home Is Not Room
Youngstown, O.—A bathroom is not a
! room. Not in Ohio. So a Judge has
I recently ruled. The decision will be
of more than lexicographical interest
to members of the National Associa
tion of Heal Estate Boards, who are
concerned with building restrictions.
A permanent Injunction based on
the ruling was granted to restrain
a lot owner from erecting a five room
and hath house on a lot restricted to
| a six room house.
| Irish Drown Pigs Owing
to Very Low Prices
Dublin.—Farmers in County Donegal
j are drowning their young pigs because
j the prices they bring are so low that
it is unprofitable to raise them. It
Is not an unusual sight after a county
fair to see a farmer open bis cart and
let a litter of young pigs out on the
road for any one to take.
This condition is attributed to an
eleven weeks’ strike in the Irish bacon
industry.
| Eagle Injured During
Attack on Automobile
San Francisco. — A young eagle,
| probably strayed from somewhere in
the high SierraH, descended on the au
; tomobile of Dr. M. B. Mooslln in a
street here and began a vicious attack
on the windshield. The bird shattered
; the windshield and injured one of its
I wings on the broken glass. Doctor
| Mooslin captured the eagle and
I dressed *its wing.
! Man Made $50 Weekly by
Robbing Church Poor Box
New York.—His business of robbing
church poor boxes, according to police,
landed Louis McCauley in Jail. He
was arrested while robbing a poor box
In a wealthy church.
McCauley is said to have confessed
that he obtained about $50 each week
by his looting.
800 Coins in One Chain.
Buckingham, England.—The next
mayoress of tills borough will have
presented to her a chain made from
800 “threepenny pieces," which were
paid us a fine of 10 pounds Imposed on
Councillor Roper, who refused to ac
cept the position of mayor. Councillor
Roper handed over these 800 small
coins and will have them made*Into n
chain for future mayoresses.
TOP-NOTCH MUSICAL SHOW
BOOKED FOR A WEEK
OF ROLLICKING FUN
of Colombia Burlesque is promised at
die popular Gayety theatre, week
starting Saturday matinee hi Clark
and McCullough’s "Monkey Shines,”
scheduled for the usual dally matinee
and regular evening performances.
Here is an all-new show brought into
view for the first time this season.
Written and produced by Bobby
Clarl^ and Paul McCullough, those
two noted comedians, who but recent
ly forsook Columbia Burlesque to en
gage as chief entertainers wjth Irv
ing Berlin’s “Music Box Revue,” the
ater-goers are assured of a rattling
good entertainment filled with laughs,
songs and dances. And to further
CRCWS PURLOIN GOLF BALLS
Trade Them to Japanese Caddie for
Food, Says American Consul
at Kobe.
The Montreal yarn about the squir
rel that stole and hid sixty-odd golf
bulls against a hard Canadian winter
Is more than matched by a report
reaching Washington from Krie R.
Klcso^er, American consul at Kobe,
Japan. In commenting on the increas
ing popularity of golf in Japan. Consul
Kickover tells solemnly of the crows
that Infest the links of the Miko club
•nd m ike away with the hulls, even
those slicking to the fairways.
Members of the Miko. the consul as
ierts, are authority for the statement
that some of the astute Nlponese cad
dies seemingly have what might be
Culled a working agreement with the
Crows, hy which the halls are traded
for food, says a Washington letter in
the Philadelphia Public Ledger. At
least, the members are at a loss to ac
count for the large number of balls the
caddies offer for sale.
Consul Dickover says that there are
lour good golf courses In the vicinity
of Kobe, and one is perched on Mount
Rokkn, 2,500 feet above sea level, and
is regarded as exceedingly sporty, par
ticularly because of the hazard en
countered in getting to the course.
There is no carriage road up the moun
tain. so that golfers en route to the
links must he drawn In Jlnriklshas or
go afoot, assisted by a coolie, who aids
progress up the steep Inclines by push
ing the puffing pedestrian with a bam
boo pole.
LEOPARD CULTS IN AFRICA
Numbers of These Societies Kill Their
Victims With Sharp Iron
Claws.
P. Aamaurv Talhot, who had an op
portunity to learn something about two
of the heat-known Leopard societies,
has this to say In Adventure Maga
zine shout the Sierra Leone branch :
“Members of this society can often
be recognized at sight, as many of
them have the shandy protruding fore
head, caused by pressure applied In
Infancy by their mothers.
“When the society wishes to kill •
man certain member* are chosen for
the deed. These are armed with a set
of iron instruments fastened inside
both hand*, and they track their vic
tim until they come upon him in 0
lonely part of the bush. They watch
their opportunity, suddenly spring
upon him from behind and seize him
by the throat. Should the body ever
he discovered, the marks upon It »o ex
actly resemble those made by leopard
daws ttiat the death is put down to
tiiose beasts.”
So that the daws are useful as well
as emblematic! And It Is evident that
members of the I-eopard society are
brought up to It from infancy.
Store Wrecked by Auto* 40 Timea.
There is a corner drug store in
Paris close to the terminus of the
| Northern railroad which possesses an
Irresistible attraction for motor-driven
Vehicles. Placed just below the meet
ing point of two rapidly descending
streets, it has been wrecked forty
times in tile last tb'rteen years. Three
months ago a motorcyclist drove
through its glass front and died on
tlie spot. A few day* later a motor
lorry crashed through into the middle
of the simp without causing any fatali
ties. Recently a taxicab went right
througli the store, breaking the large
red-colored globes that still mark a
drug store in France, overturning the
counter and doing about $1,300 worth
of damage to the stock. The proprie
tor of the store complains that these
repeated mishap* are ruining hi* busi
ness: bis shop Is forever under repairs
and customers go elsewhere.
Phoenician Stone.
The Phoenician stone was a famous
Imposture, in the shape of a stone,
bearing a bilingual Inscription In Greek
and in*pretended Phoenician, and pur
porting to be a genuine tablet of the
Fifth century B. C. In 1S‘J4 the stone
was sent from Malta to Raoul Ro
chet te, curator of tlie cabinet of antiq
uities at Paris, and was declared to
be genuine by him. A copy of the in
scription was sent to several of the
learned men of Kurope for decipher
ment and translation. Among the sa
vants imposed upon, in addition to
Roehctte. were Gesenius of Halle and
Hamaker of Leyden. The Phoenician
stone was afterward proved to be a
boax.
London.—Lady Dorothy .Mills, novel
ist and explorer, who not long ago re
turned to London from a hazardous
trip to Timbuctoo, la now planning
to go to the Negro Republic of Haytl.
She wil! undertake this adventure
alone armed only with a revolver and
with what she calls the best bargain
ing material In the world—money. Her
purpose is to study the religion of the
island natives who are voodooists or
snake worshipers. These people still
make human ^sacrifices and Lady
Dorothy anticipates seeing this cere
mony.
insure its success “Monkey Shines”
has been provided with a cast that
is a real top notcher.
George Shelton and A1 Tyler, well
known to both vaudeville and bur
lesque as character comedians par
excellence, assume typical Clark and
McCullough roles. In these parts
they have been skillfully coached by
the originals so that their work re
sembles the Clark and McCullough
brand to a pleasing degree.
For the entertaining support of
these talented principals the produc
ers have supplied Wally Sharpies, an
excellent straight man; Sarah Hyatt,
an exceptionally fine prima donna
who was featured with “Flashlights”
in Columbia Burlesque last season;
Bud Harrison, a soubrette who is said
to be a bundle of pep and person
ality; Mae Myers, a very clever sing
er and yodeler; Thomas and Hayman,
dancers ,Hugh Wilson and Lloyd Ped
drick, an all ’round good character
actor.
The company will also include a
large chorus of extremely pretty
girls, every one of whom possesses a
pleasing voice and is an agile and
nimble dancer. This chorus has been
drilled into co-operating with the tal
ented principals with such alluring
effect that the result is said to be
extremely pleasing. *
“Monkey Shines” is to be served in
fifteen unusually attractive scenes j
with a dozen musical numbers that
are both tuneful and jingly. Paul
McCullough is the author of the lyrics
set to music written by Mike Zelenke.
Larry Ceballos staged the many danc-1
ing numbers in a most novel and;
appealing manner. Dependence for
good entertainment may be placed on
“Monkey Shines.” Sunday’s matinee
starts at 3:00.
Triad t- Tribulation.
Thou art neve, at any time nearei |
to God than when under tribulation;
which He per • 'he purification
and beautifyli soul.—Miguel
Mollnos.
People Mu«t Be Informed.
A popular government without pop
ular Information or the means of ac
qulrlng It. Is but a prologue to n
farce or a tragedy.—Janie* Madison
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the Madam South and Johnson hair
i system, wishes to announce to her
; many friends and patrons that shs
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Webster 3067.—Adv.
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ED. F. MOREARTY
Attorney-at-Law
700 Peters Trust Building
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION
To Leon Simmons, Non-Resident De
fendant:
You are hereby notified that Myrtle
Simmons, your wife, and the plaintiff
herein, riled her petition in the Dis
trict Court of Douglas County, Ne
braska, on the 11th day of October,
1923, to obtain an absolute decree of I
divorce from you on the ground* of
wilful desertion for more than two
years last past, and for non-support.
You are required to answer said peti
tion on or before the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1924.
MYRTLE SIMMONS, i
41-1-18-24 ' I
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A. F. BRUNGARDT
Attomey-at-Law
308 Courtney Bldg.
Notice of Incorporation of Sanitary
Products Co.
Notice is hereby given that on Sep
tember 6, 1923, Articles of Incorpora
tion were duly executed and filed of
the Sanitary Products Company. The
principal place of business of said
corporation shall be at Omaha, Ne
braska. The general nature of busi
ness to be transacted shall be to man
ufacture, trade, deal in, sell and job
soaps of all descriptions, cleansing
powders, disinfectants, floor oils,
sweeping compounds, brooms, brush
es and janitor supplies; and otherwise
dealing in any and all kinds of ma
terials necessary or appropriate to,
or required for, or incidental with
the foregoing premises; the procuring
by lease, exchange or purchase of pat
ents, and the buying, selling, improv
ing and leasing of real estate. The
authorized capital stock of said cor
poration shall be $30,000.00 in shares
of $100.00 each and shall be fully
paid for when issued and shall be
non-assessable. Money, property or
labor may be accepted for shares of
stock. The corporation may purchase
its own stock. The corporation began
business on September 6, 1923, and
shall continue for 25 years. The busi
ness of said corporation shall be con
ducted by a board of directors, not
less than three and not more than
five. The officers of said corpora
tion shall be President, Vice-presi
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, who
shall be chosen by the Board of Di
rectors. The said Board of Directors
shall also adopt by-laws for the con
ducting of the business of this cor
poration. The highest amount of in
debtedness of the corporation shall
at no time exceed two-thirds of its
capital stock. The regular annual
meeting shall be held on the first
Monday in January of each year.
Mathew J. Norton.
A. F- Brungardt.
Michael J. Flanagan.
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PINKETT, MORGAN & BRYANT
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT
To William K. Flemming, Non-resi
dent Defendant:
Notice is hereby given that pursu
ant to an order of attachment issued
by Arthur E. Baldwin, a judge in the
Municipal Court of Omaha, Douglas
County, Nebraska, in an action pend
ing before said judge wherein Samuel
W. Mills was plaintiff and William
K. Flemming was defendant, to re
cover the sum of Two Hundred and
eighteen ($218.60) Dollars and Sixty
cents, with interest and costs, a writ
of attachment was issued and levied
upon the following described prop
erty: One large printing press, No.
1030, pat. April 12th. ’87. Mod. No.
24054, and any other article belonging
to said defendant and listed in the
attachment returned, and that said
cause was from the return day of the
summons issued therein continued
on December 28th, 1923, for trial to
January 21st, 1924 at 9 o’clock A. M.
Samuel W. Mills,
3t-l-4-24 * Plaintiff.
El). F. MOREARTY
Attorney-at-Law
700 Peters Trust Building
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT
DEFENDANT.
To Albert Hall, non-resident defend
ant:
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to an order in a Writ of Replevin,
issued by Hon. Robert ^W. Patrick,
Judge of the Municipal Court of the
City of Omaha, Douglas County, Ne
braska, on the 30th day of November,
1923, in an action pending before said
court wherein Gussie N. King Is plain
tiff and Albert Hall and PanBey Hall,
husband and wife, are defendants, to
recover the sum of $75.00 with inter
est and costs, said Writ of Replevin
was issued and levied upon the fol
lowing described personal property,
to wit: One dresser, one dining table,
two blankets, one (fuilt, one center
table, one rug, one heating stove, one
rocking chair, one kitchen cabinet,
one Overland car, all being of the ag
gregate value of $75.00. That said
cause was by said court on December
27, 1923, continued to February 14,
1924, at 9 o’clock a. m., at which time
said cause will come on for trial.
GUSSIE N. KING,
3t-12-28. Plaintiff.
ED. F. MOREARTY
Attorney-at-Law
700 Peter* Trust Building
NOTIcf TO NON-RESIDENT
DEFENDANT BY PUBLICATION
To Clara R. E. Malcolm, Non-resident
defendant:
You are hereby notified that on the
7th day of September, A. D. 1923, John
Richie Malcolm filed a petition against
you In the district court of Douglas
County, Nebraska, the object and
prayer of which are to obtain a di
vorce from you on the ground that
you have been guilty of extreme
cruelty and desertion toward' the
plaintiff, without any fault on his part.
You are required to answer said
petition on or before 7th day of Janu
ary, 1924.
4t.-12-14-23. John Ritchie Malcolm.
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