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W atch Magnus Johnson. Lightning Is Hot. Educating the Blood. She Prayed for Death. ^ By ARTHUR BRISBANE 'j Refined reporters, sent from New York City, report that Mag nus is a terrible person. He wears no collar—not even that of a rail road or oil company. He shame lessly admits that he lacks educa tion, seems to think it possible to be n good American without it. And he actually speaks with a Scandinavian dialect. His repub lican opponent he calls “Yake Preus.” He is quoted thus: ‘‘Young fellow, 1 didn’t say that I didn’t give a damn about books. Some books ain’t worth rcadin’ and some are. I ain’t got much time for ’em.” That shocks the editor of the New Y'ork Times. His eyes roll heavily upward. He doesn’t even ask “whither are we drifting,”— he knows—bolshevism. But Magnus Johnson apologizes for reading little, saying: “I want to put in all my time seeing that the farmer and labor get a square deal.” When you say that and mean it, it makes up for lack of book reading. So watch Magnus John son. A little Scandinavian dialect of that kind might not be bad in the senate. A simple subpoena may answer the question asked by many, “will Woodrow Wilson seek the demo cratic nomination next year?” Mr. Wilson has been subpoenaed In a law suit. His doctor will say whether or not he is able, physi cally, to obey the subpoena. If the answer is “no” it would answer the politicians. If yes, the thing remains uncertain. You have watched lightning and wondered about the power in it. A German scientist tells you how hot it is, more than 2,000 degrees centigrade. Lightning has melted iridium, an element that melts at 3,000 degrees centigrade. Two thousand centigrade is a good deal hotter than 4,000 fahr enheit. Multiply “100 in the shade” by 40 and you have an idea of the lightning's heat. One of these days scientists will use the heat and power now going to waste in lightning, tides and sunlight. That would mean free power, unlimited wealth. Men are not yet fit for it. It would make our lives too easy. Education is a strange thing. Certain vines have been taught to turn to the right as they climb and they go on turning to the right for centuries. If you force them to the left, they turn back. The leuco cytes, white corpuscles, in your blood can be educated to fight and conquer. Theodore Sugarman, 12, is dying of encephalitis, incorrect ly g&ljcd sleeping sickness of the brafn.” The influenza germ en ters the brain through the nose. Dr. I.intz, caring for the boy, says he might cure him if he could get a little of the blood of a man that has had encephalitis and recovered. The blood having once conquered a disease, knows how and can do it again. A little of the conquer ing blood introduced into the sick child would teach his blood to fight the deadly sickness. That’s puz zling, especially to Christian Scientists. A hypnotist named Dunninger will “broadcast his super-natural powers” through the radio. He is experimenting with the possibility of hypnotzing human beings at a distance. Don’t let it worry you. We are bombarded all the time by radio. A thousand tunes arc played, speeches made, bands roar ing, women singing, preachers preaching—and as long as you do not put the instrument to your ears, you mercifully escape it all. You will also escape the broadcast ing hypnotist. We know about radio bombard merit on this earth, but what other messages may be coming here, come from planets around us, from solar systems billions of years older than ours, from the central power that runs the universe—all waiting for us to learn how to hear. The medium that used to make a poor overworked spirit rap on the table with a lead pencil and write “papa is happy,” has fierce com petition in the radio that sings, preaches, plays jazz music, and lectures, all at the same time and without any fake. Mrs. Kepner of Maryland was found dead, a bullet in her brain! Her husband said: “Kneeling be side me with her head resting on my arm, she prayed that she might die." That seemed satisfactory and they buried her. But an autopsy showed that slit- couldn’t possibly have shot herself. Her husband, cross-examined, is surprised. True, he did "meet a girl by chance,” hut no one could say he acted "in an ungentlemari y manner.” He says “I made her presents 1 gave her a wrist watch. I was in Baltimore once and bought, her some presents, f often took her out riding. I gave her $500 worth of oil stock, etc.” That "girl” was not Mrs. Kepner. Many wives wish they were dead for a good deal less than that. What a jury will wish about Mrs. Kepner's widower you will learn later. Only the recording angel knows how many women wish for death every day. And always on the same page he has to write the name of some other woman or girl. The extraordinary thing is that women should consider tHeir ser ond-clnss husbands worthy of so much worrying and fretting. It's like breaking your heart he cause your pet monkey likes pea nuts. <Copyi*shl Hill Germany Menaced by Red Outbreaks in Near Future Minister of Labor Sees Trouble in Store if Marks Continue Downward Course. (By lntrmstioiukl News'Senli's.t Berlin, July 16.—Dr. Heinrich Brauns, German minister of labor, in the first interview he has given since he took office for the Cuno government, told the writer .today industrial Germany has reached a critical point. If the German mark continues Its downward plunge he fears the red tide will surge west ward through Germany. “The wage scale of the metal work ers is the spinal column of the Ger man republic," said Dr. Brauns. “The question of internal peace or revolu tion depends almost entirely upon the wage scale. But the wage scale itself is dependent upon the status of the mark. If the mark continues its present headlong plunge, then a red tide will sweep Europe and ul timately will devour western Europe as well. We have reached the criti cal point. Says Crisis Near. “The next few weeks—perhaps days —must bring either a permanent and healthy readjustment of wages or chaos. There Is no alternative. “The physical capacity of our work ers Is growing less and less because of the ever growing food shortage. We must turn back huge food ship ments from our harbors. Ship after ship, laden with food Imports, re turn to the ports of their origin with the precious cargoes untouched be cause we have not the cash to pay the huge amounts in foreign cur rencies demanded for these Imports. ■Tust now great shipments of pota toes from Holland for the half-starved population of the Ruhr had to be turned back because we had not the money to pay for them. The health of the people is bc-lng undermined steadly. Mortality Is growing at an alarming rate.” Most Furious. Dr. Brauns is one of the strongest members of the cabinet. He enjoys the confidence of an overwhelming majority of .German workers. This lias been proved by the fact that lie has served as labor minister for three consecutive years. He has weathered all storms and shakeups since the old Kehrenbach ministry. He Is a former Catholic chaplain and a member of the centrist (clerical) party. Dr. Brauns was reminded by the correspondents that frequent predic tions had been made this year of a red rev'olution. but that all have proved futile to date. The labor min ister replied AI know that Is true. Surface ap pearances are deceiving. The longer passions are pent up the most furious I they will be when they burst forth. The French revolution was a long time coming, but It lasted for years. The same Is true of the Russian revo lution.” Copyright. Discoverer of Galli-Curci Sues Husband for Slander Mr' j [ Hornet3 J [Samuel jy By I'nivcrsal Service. New York. July 18,—William Thorner, “discoverer of Amclita Galll-Curi," sued today for J50.000 'charging the prima donna's husband, Homer Samuels, slandered him in an attempt to rob him of the credit of being her teacher, Thorner says he trained and de veloped Galli-Curcl, among other noted singers, and that Samuels dis paraged him in the presence of a number of witnesses. In his suit against Samuels, Thorner alleges that he was talking in the lobby of the Berkshire hotel In Reading, Pa,, to Cameron C. Ba^r, a wealthy Reading citizen, whose daughter Thorner was Instructing. Samuels approached them and, ac cording to thee ompialnt, said: “I don’t want to butt In, but do you know that Thorner never taught madame a note'.”' Baer is said to have replied: "It seems strange to mo that if he never taught madame a note he pould use her name in his advertisement*.” Samuels replied, according to the complaint: “The only reason we didn’t tramp on him is that he got madame her first job. If your daughter wants to study with a real teacher, she had better study with madamc's real teacher, Frantz Proachowsky.” Thorner claims to be an artist of standing and a teacher with a wide clientele and circles of acquaintances in London, Paris, Miian and else where. Among singers he says he has de veloped in addition to Galli Curl are Kosa Ponselle, Tandy Mackenizie and Anna Fritzui. _ This Year's Assessment to Be Ear in Excess of 1922 Special Dispatch lo The Omaha Bee. J-inroln, July 18.—In 77 counties reporting 1923 assessments, the gross total Is $115,2*5 larger than the same counties returned In 1922, the aggre gate being $2,358,298,79*. The foregoing figures Include Lan caster county, which is nearly $11. 000,000 above last year. There are still 18 counties to report, among them being Douglas. It appears cer tain that the stale assessment will be several mtlloin dollars higher than last year pn complete returns. Jack Johnson Arrested. Columbia City, Ind., July lfi A man giving his name as Jack John son, former heavyweight boxmg champion, together with two com panions, was placed under arrest here charged with violation of the liquor laws after police, who searched an nn ; Edward Reynolds Co. 1613 Farnam Street (Formerly of Eldredge-Reynoldt Co.) Wednesday A Most Remarkable Sale of 300 New Tub Frocks Secured in a Great Purchase and Offered at Dresses Worth Double and Treble Every Size Every Color Fresh, crisp, bewitching new summery frocks, extreme in beauty, and offered at a price you simply cannot resist. Handkerchief Linens Imported Voiles Linens Fine (ringhams Tissues Tissue Voiles Fponge Ratines Organdies Embroidered Novelties . If you have the slightest nerd for a cool, attractive summer frock, and want to share in the most un usual values of the year, be here early Wednesday morning. You shall not be disappointed tomobile he was driving through here, found a small quantity of liquor. Johnson also was charged with fall ure to display a 1*23 license plate on his car. The men with Johnson gave their names ns lamis guess and Gus Rhoades, both of Chicago. John son was released on bond last night. Suesv and Rhoades were unable t'» provide bond. . Hardings See Midnight Sun Rrat’ll Narthern End of Steel Transportation in Alaska — l ake to \utos. Fairbanks, Alaska, July 16.—Hav ing reached the northern end of steel rail transportation, President Harding proposed today to go further into the Interior of Alaska by automobile. About tile time people in New York and Washington are having their din ners tonight and those in the middle west are quitting work for the day, President and Mia. Harding and a portion of their party will start from here on an automobile trip of 90 miles over the Richardson trail to Mc Carty, on the Tenana river. The ride will take five hours. The presidential party arrived here last night—last night in point of time only, for, although it was after 9 o'clock, the sun still was shining and it never gets dark, as the days here now are 24 hours long. The president while here visited the Alaska Agricultural college and school of mines, the farthest north college in the world, which grad uated its first student last June. Be fore he arrived at Fairbanks the president drove the golden spike, signifying completion of the govern ment railroad from Seward through to Fairbanks in June. In a brief ad dress the president, said he was happy to honor such monumental en gineering work and paid high tribute to Colonel Mears and other builders. By A«n*<iclate«i Ftp**. Fairbanks, Alaska, July 16—In the driving of the golden spike yesterday which signalized the completion of the government Seward Fairbanks railroad, President Harding paid tribute to those who had "pioneered" in the work of railroad construction in the far north. "Before performing the last act symbolizing the completion of this Bathers Lose Money anti Jewelry While at Resort Special Illspat,-h to The Omaha flee. Plalnview, N’eb., July 16.—Miss Ab-tha Mosher had her wrist watch stolen while in bathing at a pleasure resort near her. and several others of a' party of eight from Plalnview lost 15 to flO each when their cloth ing was rifled. A couple there at the same time from another piste reported the loss of f25 and a pearl necklace. Oneslxth of the 6,635,000 persons in Austria are on the state and mu nlcipal j>ayroll«. There are 456,000 employes, with 230,000 wives and 274.000 children pensioners. The Drinking Season Is Here! Just one more! One more glass of ( reamed Buttermilk the nay you like it. It's a mighty healthy lialnt! ■ Or tool, refreshing Street Milk, with more i ream in it than the law requires. Try it. ■ I-e. We have the very best of pastries, the freshest of eggs and the sweetest milk to be found in this city. Hundreds of people stop in daily for their glass of buttermilk. Hundreds more find pleasure in our pastries and sandwiches. Our line is limited. We carry onTy those articles in which freshness and purity are of first importance. Try a Northup-Jones Home-Made Cake Tonight II PUTTERMIL1C SHOP* Northwest Corner, 16th and Farnam Sts. Threshing Engine Explodes; 2 Men Hurt Spr, lal DUpatrh to The Omaha Bp#. Fremont, ,\eb.. July 16.—Ted Fauss, Hooper, farmer, is in a critical con dttion, and his brother. Otto, suffers from painful burns as results of the explosion of a steam threshing engine wbch they were driving from Wins low io Hooper. As they were passing the Burling ton station at Winslow the engine exploded, with a cloud of steam en veloping the men. Ted was picked up 60 feet from the wreckage seriously burned and injured. The other brother was lying in the middle of the road suffering from burns when help arrived. The victims were taken to Hooper for medical attention. The report of the explosion summoned the entire population of Winslow, a small village north of Fremont. The Fauss brothers operate a threshing outfit. They were on the way to Hooper to exchange the old steam engine for a new and modern machine when the accident occurred. Total \altie of Cuming County Set at $36,749,036 Special OWpateh to The Omaha Bee. West Point, Neb.. July 16.—Accord ing to the latest figures compiled by County Assessor Nelson, the total value of Cuming county, including real estate and personal property. Is 656,749,036. The acreage of the coun ty is figured at 6367,932 03 and the value of farm lands Is 639.613,063, while city lots are valued at 63.19S.715. Mule F raotures Boy’s Jaw. ft pedal DUpstrh to The Omaha He*. Bloomfield, Neb., July 16.—Leo Parker, 13, son of L. A. Parker, a farmer, living northeast of here, is in a Yankton hospital suffering from Injuries received when a mule kicked him on the chin. One jaw was broken and the other dislocated. 12 Trainmen Die on Wild Freight kD T. T. Train of "\2 Tars Buns \vtay When Air Brakes Fail. By .\K*ocifUril I’rfi*. San Bernardino, Cal., July 1(1.—The wreckage of 30 freight cars were burned today aa a means of clearing the track after a Union Pacific freight train loaded with cement and coal ran away last night on the Ca jon pass, and, at a speed estimated up to 80 miles an hour, left the track. Two trainmen were killed. When the engineer, C. K. Holland, who was seriously injured, found the air brakes would not work, he crawled to the top of the train to aid the head brakeman. W, V. Ham lin, who was killed, in setting the hand brakes. The other killed was Cleveland Palmer, the fireman, who was hurled through the engine cab window to the state highway along the track. Two ranchers, who were in an au tomobile on the highway, had a nar row escape from death. One of them was burled under sacks of cement hurled from the train. The locomo tive landed feet from the ranchers’ machine. Ths last four cars of the train carrying the conductor and rear brakeman did not leave the track The brakes on them had been set before the speed of the runaway train became too great for the conductor and brakeman to walk on the top of the cars. Marcus Garvey, self styled “Em peror of Africa,” who raised and squandered a million dollars of his people’s money, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the states. He had planned to make Africa into a- paradise for negroes. Marathon Dancers Quit After 30 Hours Special Dispatch to The Omaha n». Norfolk, Neb.. July Ik —After d.-, itifC 20 hour* cofitinunuly in a . endurance test. Teddy Bing, liar « Fredericks, James Finnlngan a? Paul Jones quit by agreement. M,« Ralph Knight was the only some darner remaining the full 30 h>ijr. Tliese dancers believe they have tabllshed a state dancing enduran record, which began on the stage nr the Grand theater Saturday eve : ^ and continued until after 3 this morning. One woman fainted several tlm« and her body became numb. E amlning physicians declared she v> not injured but was very weak a needed rest. * One man collapsed during t! e dance. Several of the womer qi dancing after going 20 hours aic were replaced tiy others. Farmer Escapes Death From Sickle of Binder sf»^r|i»| !>f*pat<*h to The OmaE* Fk*# Fremont, Xeb., July 10.—K1J Het rick. farmer, residing near Font* • Washington county, ha/1 a narrow escape from being mangled to de.c when vibration of a tractor threw the machine Into gear while the owner was adjusting an attached binder. Hetrick was working in the field near his home, when a part (ft: machinery on the binder broke. ii» slipped the gears on hi* tractor in to neutral and sought to mend the broken part, when the accident o turred. The sickle on the binder struck h;r>. on the leg, laying bare the bone, just as he leaped to avoid being crus to death. His calls for help were heard I • nearby workers and the injured man was taken to Arlington for medical attention. Hot Weather Sale «> Cool Wearables at Reduced Prices Cool things to wear are presented here as a means of minimizing the effects of the heat wave. Each enjoys a reduced price as a part of our July Clearance program. Take advantage of the op portunity to play this winning combination Tuesday! Hand-Made Blouses $1.59 A small price to pay for the privilege of looking fresh and cool in a hand hemstitched blouse of crisp dimity with Peter Pan neck and short sleeves. Also tuxedo models of batiste edged with filet. Sizes 34 to 46. but not in every style. Third Floor All Parasols Vi Price Adorable silk and cot ton affairs for children and lovely silk ones for women. At half price they are no longer a luxury, while the blaz ing summer sun makes them a necessity in completing a summer costume. Main Floor Women's Silk Hose Specials Chiffon Hose, a clear, fine quality, full fash ioned and silk to the top in white, black, gun metal, otter, cinnamon, beige and nude, now $1.95. Pure Thread Silk Hose with lisle tops and soles in black and brown, now i.. price, per pair, $1.25. Mam Floor Turkish Towels The family uses heaps of them when it’s hot. Re duced prices on these heavy, absorbent quali ties encourage you to have plenty on hand. 21x40-inch size, ea., 25c. 22,_.x45-in. size, ea., 39c. 22x47-inch size, ea., 45c. Play Suits $1.25 Put one of these peg top coveralls of blue cham brav gingham on Sonny (and he won’t need much else!) and he can scamper about cool and happy all day long. “Breadwinner” is the make and they are trimmed in scarlet. S«<ond Floor Undergarments Lace Brassieres—A cool style with back fastening and built up shoulders. They will fit. 69c. Net Corset—Wear them during the hot weather to save your better corset and be cooler while doing it. Good fitting models in flesh colors. $1.50 and $2.00. Second Floor Summery Hats Now $3.86 158 higher priced hats in summery materials and dainty colorings en courage you to look k both cool and charming at a very small expend iture. Be sure and see these wonderful values. Third Floor Porch Frocks $2.89 It is not expensive to look pretty and cool in the mornings if you take advantage of July reductions on these dainty home frocks of gingham. A few white poplins trimmed in color adds to the choice of shades. Second Floor Children’s Socks l/2 Price Every pair we have at exactly 1 •> the marked price. Half socks, three-quarter socks, silk, cotton, lisle; plain colors and imported novelties. Main Floor Sport Silk and Cool Cottons Reduced Black and white striped /x/\ Canton Crepe., Vl r May Queen, plaid effects in colors 11*^ /x — and white -. Mallinson’s Boshnnara Crepe with silk chenille border, ivory only, an exceptional «n 7 value.JJO.'y Mallinson’s lloos Hoo, ivory with 7 plaid effect in color./ Mallinson's Tlusldu, plain and (f* 1 l)-" dropstiteh weave ------- 1,7J Sport Trieolettes .... $1.29 Race Striped Trieolettes - - $1.95 Tissues 3oc Plain shades, small checks and pretty broken plaids in the 3‘J-ineh width. Button Tissues 58e They are the finest tissues ! you know and their reputa tion is well sustained in this attractive offering. 86-inch. Zephyr Ginghams 45c A splendid quality for chil dren’s clothes that must stand much washing and . hard wear. | A COOL PLACE TO SHOP A cool drink can always bo found at the ice cold bubble fountain. Main Floor—West,