Author of Story of Barroom Days Now 80 Years Old Writer of “The Face on the Floor” Denies Recitation Was Meant to Aid Pro- • hibition Cause. New York, March 7. —"The Face on the Barroom Floor,'’ the pathetic reci tation that thrilled the hearts of an other generation, was written as an admonition to rough and ready bar tenders to go easy with the ragged stranger, and not as a tirade against rum. The author, Hugh Antonlne de Arey, supplied this information yes terday at a party celebrating his 80th birthday. He nearly choked when it was pointed out that the recitation had been used hy the prohibition crusaders for years and was popularly believed to have been written as an argument against rum. "I hope It never helped prohibition," he snapped. “If I thought it had I would jump into the Hudson." The original title was “The Face Upon the Floor,” he said, and the bar room part of it had been inserted without authority. The famous lines begin: “ 'Twas a balmy summer evening, and a goodly crowd was there. Which wellnigh (Hied Joe's barroom on the corner of the square.” Then through the door came a vaga bond who begged for a drink. Ito fused by the bartender, he was treat ed by customers, to whom the broken artist told his story. Calling for chalk, hs drew the face of a beautiful woman upon the floor and fell across it, dead. Mr. De Arey said he wrote the reci tation after a similar incident In Joe Smith’s barroom on Fourth avenue »nd Fourteenth street, much fre quented years ago hy members of the theatrical profession. The bartender was unnecessarily rough with the ragged stranger at that time, Mr. De Arey thought, and the “Face on the Barroom Floor” was the result, an admonition to all bartenders to be lenient with down-and-outers. * Paving Bill Passes House. Lincoln, March 7.—(Special).—The ‘Hughes bill, providing a method by which Sarpy county can pave the Bellevue road, passed the lower house on third reading today. □ ADVERTISEMENT □ utVELOP INTO C hronic coughs and persistent colds lead to serious lung trouble. Tou can stop them now with Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote that Is pleasant to take. Creomulsion Is a new medical discovery with twofold action; It soothes and heals the inflamed mem branes and kills the germ. Of all known drugs, creosote is recognised by the medical fraternity as the greatest healing agency for the treatment of chronic coughs and colds and other forms of throat and lung troublos. Creomulsion contains, m addition to creosote, other healing elements which soothe and heal the Inflamed membranes and stop the Irri gation and Inflammation, while the creosote goes on to the stomach, Is absorbed Into the blood, attacks the seat of the trouble and destroys the Terms that lead to consumption. 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I Ask your druggist for genuine 'Californio Klg Hyrup" which has full ; glrectlon* for Infante In arms, and ohlldren of all ages. plainly printed on bottle. Mother! Tou must say “Cali fornia" or you may get an Imitation fig syrup. Page Adam and His Ribs A contest is being conducted in, Chicago under tin* auspices of the Na tional league for Prevention of Kpinal Curvature to locate the must perfect feminine ribs. The strange part of the wholly Interesting matter Is that perfect ribs are gaged from tlie back. The photograph shows, left to right: Dr. O. C. Foremen, examiner; Gladys Hewitt, contestant, hating her ribs ex amined; Mrs. M. G. Feeder, nurse, and Constance Martin, contestant. Meeting Favors Countv Merger Bellevue Supports Plan in View of Improvements to Roads and Schools. At a meeting of residents of Belle- j vue Tuesday night ft unanimous vote [ was cast favoring the proposed annex- ! ation of Sarpy county to Douglas j county. Chairman Arthur Balls announced that people of Bellevue favored annex ation for the reason that it would give them belter assurance of getting , paved roads and Improving their school problem. Efforts will be made to aid the pas- i sage of ft bill now before the state legislature which provides that the [ governor shall call an election of the | two counties to determine the senti ment. Another bill in the senate which is | opposed by Sarpy county is the pro posed paving of Fort Crook boulevard. This hill, while it Insures the begin ning of the work, makes it plain that the construction of the road may be stopped at any time. John R. Hughes, the representative opposing annexation, was scheduled to speak, but failed to appear. Rehearing on Bank Stork Tax Ruling Will Be Asked Lincoln. March 7.—(Special)—W. 11 Osborne, state tax commissioner, an nounced today that ho will ask At torney General Spillman to requert a rehearing In the supreme court of the decision that bank stock shall be listed as intangible property and shall he assessed at one-fourth the value of tangible property. The supreme court decision la sai l to have taken J750.000 off the state' tax Income this year. Osborne de clares an act passed by congress on the last day of Its session made It possible to tax bank stock on ful! valuation, and that the act makes it possible for the state to legalize the taxes heretofore levied against the national and state banks. Boston Apartment Owner Says Children \X eleome Boston, March 7.—"Children Wei rome." This notice, curious as If may seem, was Inserted in a local paper recently by Mrs. Mary J. Borhek, of No. 6 Lyndhurst street, Dorchester, who has a, 10-room tenement to let. "I think It's wicked for people to own houses and prohibit families hav ing little ones renting them,'* de clared Mrs. Borhek. "I have owned the house In question for a nmber of years. The present occupants have several children, the youngest 3 years of age, the eldest 13. The house has not been Injured In any way.” Labor itcs in Hritain Oppose Rulir Invasion London, March 7.—The debate In tin house of common* last night on af fair* In the Ruhr reflected the ptrong growing feeling which has been ob j served of late In the liberal and labor ! press deprecating the government's at | titude of benevolent neutrality nnd In 1 sisting that England take definite i stand, not necessarily withdrawing Its troop* from the Rhine, but Informing 1 France plainly in a formnl note that England disapproved of the French | policy and demands that th- French government explicitly define its Inten- 1 tlon* toward Germany. Resident of Papillion 35 Years Dies in Hospital Mrs. Emma Ttloedel, 67, for 3i yeni - a resilient of Raplilion, Neh., died Tuesday at a local hospital. She In survived by one daughter. Mrs. Verna Androrsen of Ralston, Neh.; a brother, Fred lllgnell of Morse Bluffs, Neb.; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Alien of North Bend, Neb., and Mrs. Mary Murphy of Fresno, Oil. Funeral p^rvlies will be held this afternoon at 2 at Brewer's under taking establishment, Rev. A. C. Barnham officiating. Burial will bo In Forest Lawn cemetery. Srnatc Passes Measure to Pay P. A. Harrows #1.800 Lincoln, Mnreh 7 —tgoe. I .I t . Th" l senate today passed the bill nppropfj I atlng $1,300 for V A. Bsi-rows, for ' mer lieutenant governor, for tin time i lie acted ns governor or Nebraska during Hu- McKelvle administration I The bill, which ha* passed the hou»e, carried by sufficient vote* to j r*tain th* emergency clause. This mean* that tf the governor signs he bill, the money will lie turned over :o Mr. Barrow* lmmcdiutely Marriage Called Off Day Set for Wedding, Girl's Suit Alleges "He persuaded me to marry him. "He bought me a diamond ring. ‘‘lie bought me some clothes. "He procured a marriage license. “News of the license was pub lished in the newspapers.” This was part of the testimony given yesterday afternoon before District Judge Itodirk by Miss Jen nie Adirim, 22. who seeks *10,000 damages from Mayer fiorelick, shoe salesman, 25, for alleged breach of marriage contract. "On October 8, 1922, the day of our intended marriage, fiorelick spumed our betrothal,” said Miss Adirim. "He left me in the street and drove by with another woman in his automobile.” Miss Adirim charges that the en gagement was announced to her many friend*. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Government Will Try Dope Suspect M an, in Whose Room $1,500 Worth of Drugs Found, Ordered Held. Chiuiea York, arrested Tuesday |n a dope raid at 714 North Eighteenth street by Detectives Trapp and Munch, will be, turned over to federal authorities for prosecution on a charge of violating the narcotic statute, po tire said yesterday. More than f 1,500 worth of drugs were found under a loose board In the floor of his room. Haz'i O'Neil, 1711 California street, who came to the place while detectives were there, also will be turned over to federal authorities. No action hue hem taken in the ease of Mildred Weatherfleld, who recently escaped from the county hospital and who was arrested with the O'Neil woman. Nhe is charged with vagrancy. John Margan, Stevens Point, Wls., and Clara Martin, who came to the house, police allege, to buy dope, each were sentenced to 10 days in Jail by Judge George Holmes In municipal court yesterday morning. Police yesterday obtained a sign ed statement from one of the persons arrested in the raid, giving the names of half a dozen alleged dope fiends who obtained drugs at the place, and swearing that it was sold to them by Charles York. The person who signed the state ment, and whose name is withheld, said he was furnished dope free for helping York in his business. Additional arrests are expected hour ly as a result of the information fur nished by York’s helper. Georgia Governor to Be Aide to Attorney General Atlanta. Ga., March T.—Governor Thomas W. Hardwick announced here today that he would accept an ap pointment as special I'nlted States at torney general at the expiration of his term as governor of Georgia in J line. Governor Hardwick’s term aa chief executive of Georgia will expire on the fourth Wednesday In June, when he wjll be succeeded by Clifford M. Walker, who was elected In the gen cral election last fall. South Dakota Man Dies at Home of Daughter in Omaha Byron Hamlin, 59. of Harmosa. g. D,, died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Bleser, 3032 Haskell street. He Is survived by two sons and seven daughters. The body will be taken to Harrison, Neb., for burial. Quarry of Drug Sleuths for Three Years Caught $25,000 Verdict Given Rail Man Jury Awards One-Fourth of Amount Sought from Northwestern Railroad. A verdict of <25,000 was returned in favor of Roy A. James by a Jury in District Judge Stauffer's court against the Chicago A Northwestern railroad. The Jury deliberated but seven hours. Janies, an employe, was In jured In two accidents. His attorneys brought out the testimony that James was suffering from loss of equilibri um. The railroad aitempted to produce evidence from two noted n»rve spe cialists from Chicago that James' con dition was the result of a disease. The action wa* brought for MOO. 000. 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