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.
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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. The lawsuit consumed the great
er part of a week and was bitterly
contes'ed by Attorneys J. J. Shannon
for Jamea and Neeley and Dresser
for the railroad company.
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Thomas A. Edison
May Visit Omaha
m
• Henry Ford and Har vey S.
! Firestone, Tire Manufactur
er, Also Invited to Eco
nomic Conference.
Henry Ford, automobile manufao ,
turer; Thomas A. Edison, Inventor,
and Harvey S. FIre* tontire manu
facturer, may be Omaha's guests dur
ing a tbree-day economic conference
to be held April 25 to 2* under aue
pices of the American Economic j
league. According to Roy M. Harrop.
president of the league, Mr. Edison
has indicated that he would attend.
From 1,600 to 2,00 economic authorl
ties of the United State* are expected
to attend the conference. The pur- j
poae of the meeting 1* to devtae *eme
plan* of government financing cap
able of retiring the national debt, and ,
reducing the expense of operation of i
the government, Mr. Harrop said.
The convention has been called by
the executive committee of the league,
including George Armstrong, Fort
Worth, Tex.; Frank E. Johnesse and
l*ow Dunning, Boise, Idaho; Edgar ,
Johnson, Ogden, Utah; Charles Bon
sai!, Salem, O., and John Kale, Hla- j
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Senators Dadd of North Dakota and j
Thomas Heflin of Alabama have been 1
Invited to deliver addressee, and the
American Federation of Labor and
Big Four brotherhood* have been in
vited to send expert economic repre
sentatives, Mr. Harrop said.
Woman Startu American
Newspaper in Jerusalem
London, March 7.—The enterprise
of an American woman. Mrs. Gatling,
formerly prominently connected with
the suffrage movement in America,
has been the means of obtaining for
American and British residents in the
Holy City their first newspaper print
ed entirely in English.
All the material and printing press
es for the newspaper, which is aptly
named New Jerusalem, have been
brought specially from America.
New Jerusalem makes no pretence
of being a feminist organ, but claims
to be an independent daily and al
ieady has a rising circulation.
Man Who Escaped Chain
Gang Glad to Get Back
Atlanta, Ga.. March 7.—Lem Webb,
who recently made a successful dash
for liberty from the DeKaJb county i
chain gang, found freedom conrpli- I
cated with dodging officers rather
Irksome. When Policeman John Col
lins spoke his name casually while
Lem was waiting for a fast freight
—in order to put more daylight be
tween him and the seat of his recent
servitude—he was almost overcome j
with Joy.
"I'll sure be glad to get back to
the chain gang, ’ he said. "I'm sure
tired ducking."
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