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,
