Human Phase
in News Game
Is Unchanged
Noted English Editor Tells of
His Sixty Yv.ars Ex
perience ‘n the
“Game.”
London, July 25.—Methods have
changed, but men have not. The me
chanical element in newspaper pro
duction has been marvelously trans
formed In 60 years. The human ele
ment—the men who "get out the pa
per"—Is much the. same today as it
was three score years ago.
These epigrammatic sentences
summarize the conclusions of Sir
John Merry LeSage, who for 60 years
has lived the romance of journalism
in Fleet street, that narrow, shabby
thoroughfare where London's news
paper activities center. Sir John now
is 66, has retired from the managing
editorship of the Daily Telegraph,
after 60 years of continuous service
with that paper.
"Looking back,” he said, “over a
period of 60 years In newspaper life,
I cannot see that there has been
much difference In the men. their
uuallflcatlons and their ability;
whereas there has been an extraor
dinary and marvelous change In the
mechanism of newspaper production.
The modern young man shows great
energy and enterprise, hut l do not
know that his ability Is any greater
than that of the men before him. The
actual brain-power expended on the
production of newspapers remains
very much what it was. but the men
who did duty in the earlier days had
much fewer advantages.”
Sixty Years on One Paper.
Sixty years in journalism. Sixty
years on the staff of a single paper.
That constitutes a record probably
unequaled heretofore and hardly
likely to be duplicated in the journal
istic history of the future. It con
jures up a vision of a period when
continents were explored and de
veloped; kings and empires crumbled
into dust: statesmen flashed for a
moment on the political horizon and
faded, leaving a record of achieve
ment or of failure: when science,
leaping forward with prodigious
strides, gave mankind new wonders
for his aid and comfort.
It was through such a period that
Sir John labored as a reporter first
and later an an editor who never
lost his reportorial instincts. He
knew and talked with Dickens and
with Stanley. He witnessed the on
try of the Germans into Tails and
lived in Paris during the period of
the Commune. He was with the
British armies when England was
conquering Egypt in 1882. He inter
viewed the kaiser and was intimate
for a period with Abdul Ahmed, sul
tan of Turkey. He had a hand in or
ganzing Stanley's famous expedition
Tor the exploration of what was then
"Darkest Africa."
Gets Interview With Kaiser.
Sir John was got averse to talking
about a few of the varied experiences
that entered into his long career. He
spoke of his interview with the
kaiser.
"The kaiser's interview created a
good deal of interest at the time
and, indeed, since,” he said. "When
the interview was put into writing
tt fell to me to secure that, if it
were published, it would not be chal
lenged. I knew quite enough of Ger
man politics and German ministers
to realize that it was very likely to
be challenged and possibly denied. So
* we had a doucument prepared to be
submitted to the Umperor William
for ltis verification and singnature.
The doucument came back direct
from Berlin varying the personal au
thority of the kaiser and with his
signature attached to it. Without
that safeguard the Interview would
not have been published.”
The difficulties of news transmis
sion in earlier days were vividly pic
tured by Sir John when he told of
hla "covering” the German entry In
to Paris—a story on which the Dally
Telegraph “scooped" all other Don
don papers.
"There was extraordinary excite
ment about the German entry.” he
said, “for It was rumored that the
Germans would be fired upon. We
had been sending messages by bal
loon to Calais and telegraphing from
there. But there was no balloon until
about 12 o'clock at night, and the
train left at 12 and took 12 hours to
get through.
"1 learned a contemporary had nr
i anger] for a special train from Paris
to Calais. It i was impossible for me
to get a duplicate train, but I found
that I could telegraph directly front
Lille to London, and I procured a
special train from Paris to Lille.
"I matched with the Germans from
'he Avenue de la Grande Armee down
to the Place de la ('oncorde. They
were not interfered with. During the
journey from Paris to Lille I wrote
the account of the day. I had pre
viously stationed a courier at Lille,
with instructions to be waiting with a
telegrapher to transmit what I hand
ed In. That was how the first news
of the entry of the Germans Into
Paris reached London.”
How Stanley’s African Trip Started.
llow Stanley came to undertake his
expedition to Africa was related by
Sir John. He had become acquainted
with Stanley In Paris after he had
returned from the Gordon Bennett
expedition to rescue Livingstone.
Stanley cume to Sir John's office in
London, and the subject of the dis
coveries yet to bo made in Africa was
discussed. Lord Burnham, then own
er of the Telegraph, was consulted
and was willing to co-operate, but
Stanley was under contract with Ben
nett. A telegram was sent Bennett
asking him to Join with the Telegraph
in promoting the expedition. Bennett
accepted, and the plans were drafted.
“That." said Sir John, with ths
nonclialnnce of the true reporter, ''Is
how Stanley’s great expedition ncrosa
Africa was conceived and decided
upon. It was merely a morning's
work.” .
Brooklyn Daily Kaglo
Party to Pass Through
Seventy member* of the Brooklyn
Bally bugle party which ha* marie
a trip to Alaska, will pa*a through
Omaha July 28. according lo Informa
tion received hy the bureau of pub
licity of the Chamber of Commerce.
Central Graduate
Wins Scholarship
Agnes Dunaway, 17, Central High
scljool graduatf, has been awarded a
$225 scholarship to the University of
Chicago, in recognition of her high
scholarship record In high schooi. The
scholarship covers the first year's tui
tion charge.
Mias Dunaway was recommended
for the scholarship by Principal J. G.
Masters of the high school. There is
no examination or competition for the
scholarship, which is awarded merely
on recommendation and past scholar
ship.
Agnes is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Dunaway, 4702 Wakeley
street, and is now employed in the
society department of The Omaha Bee.
8ho received her journalistic training
while in high school.
High School Head Held
for Statutory Offense
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Geneva, Neb.. July 25.—W. K. Saw
yer, 40, wanted for a statutory crime
against a high school girl In Wauch
ula, Fla., was arrested here by Dep
uty Sheriff Severns Wednesday, two
hours after information had been re
ceived from the sheriff of Hardee
county, Florida. *
Deputy Severns nabbed Sawyer at
the postoffice, where he was inquir
ing for mail. He admitted his iden
tity and was lodged in jail.
The Florida officer said Sawyer had
been principal of the high school at
Wauchula, Fla. He has a wife and
five children.
Girl Wife Admits |
Blackmail Plot
Gertrude Folsom, Who At
tempted Suicide After Her
Arrest, Signs Con
fession.
Mrs. Gertrude Folsom. IS, Neville
hotel, who attempted suicide by fling
ing herself down a stairway at the
city jail Tuesday night, signed a con
fession admitting an attempt to black
mail an Qmaha real estate man with
offices in Peters Trust building.
She went riding with the man and
later appeared at his office and de
manded a payment of $500, threaten
ing to tell his wife.
In her confession she exonerated
the man from accosting her. She
states that he did not ask her to get
into the car but that he held the door
open for her. She said he told her he
was married and gave her carfare to
return to town, claiming his auto
mobile was out of gaaoline.
Her husband, J. A. Folsom, also
arrested, is alleged to have admitted
a blackmail plot and accuses his wife
of bungling it.
Four Men Caught With
Stolen Car Arrested
J. W. MacFarland, Des Moines, la.;
Jack Sergeant, 3128 V street; Jack
Usher, 6127 South Twenty-third
street, and James Swearingen, 3611
South Twenty-third street, were ar
rested Tuesday night while in posses
sion of a car stolen from John
Anderson, rural route No. 2, Council
Bluffs.
The men stopped at a garage to
buy a tire. While three of them
talked to garage attendants the
fourth rifled the cash register. ThelK
arrest followed. They will be turned
over to Council Bluffs authorities for
prosecution.
Indian Killed Raping
Steer in Cheyenne
Fran tier. Days Show
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 25.—Injur*
ies received by Eddie Burgess, full
blooded Indian of Schulter, Old., in
the Cheyenne fronller days' contest
yesterday afternoon proved fatal
early today. The victim, with a frac
tured ahull and other Injuries, did
not regain consciousness.
At the time of the accident he
was attempting to rope a steer. Ills
horse fell and rolled completely over
him.
It was the first fatality in the 27
years’ history of the show.
“Shoot to Kill!”
Speed Cops Told
Deputies Armed on Orders of
Sheriff Following Accident
to Konecky,
"Shoot to kill!”
That's the order deputies of Sheriff
Mike Endres are working under in
their effort to stop speeding on public
highways in the country.
An order became effective last
night arming every deputy with high
powered rifles.
Endres' resolve to use rifles comes
after an unidentified autoist ran down
and seriously injured Isaac Konecky,
deputy.
Konecky, Endres and other deputies
were stopping motorists along Center
street for bright lights and other
traffic Infractions when they hailed a
speeding car going 50 miles an hour.
Instead of stopping the nutist speeded
on, running Konecky down.
Konecky suffered internal Injuries.
A soiled clothesline can he wrapped
^otind the washboard and thoroughly
•crabbed with a brush and hot soap
suds.
Legion to Give Baby Away at Its
Outing Tom orrow at Krug Park
Someone who attends the Ameri
can Legion's picnic for service men
at Krug park Friday is going to re
ceive a baby.
Officials of Douglas County post
have decided to place a youngster
in the hands of some willing foster
parent, in connection with the le
gion's batiy show for the children of
service men.
Parents desiring to enter their
chilren are requested to register at
the Krug park ballroom at 2 Friday
afternoon.
Placing of the baby to be given
away will be made at 10:30 Friday
night at the ballroom.
Tickets for the picnic are free to
all service men and their families,
and may be obtained at the legion of
fice in the courthouse.
In addition to the regular program
of games and races, a number of
novel contests will be staged at the
picnic, among them being a needle
threading contest for married
couples, bow tie race for men and s
boxing contest for women.
Here’s where .
the joy bsgins /
COUNT everybody in, when Post
Toasties are served! The name and
the fame of these delicious flakes of toasted
corn are a call to every one's appetite.
If you know about them, there’s a get
hungry thought, in just hearing about them!
They’re so delightfully golden-brown
and flavory and satisfying—and they stay
crisp in the cream!
And you can be generous! A serving
usually costs less than a cent There are
many servings in a package—every flake
a delight All ready to serve, too; no
bother, no waiting—and they build energy
for work or play.
A fresh supply at the grocer’s for you.
Worth asking for by their own name, Post
Toasties, and be sure to get the Yellow and
Red wax wrapped package.
Burgess Bedtime
Stories
---!
By THORNTON \V. lit HGESS.
Don't make up your mind In a hurry;
"Twill lavi you full many a worry
—NANNY MEADOW MulJSR.
Danny Meadow Mouse Makes a Great
Find.
As soon as they were sure that
Peter Rabbit was no longer algiut to
Interfere, Danny and Nanny Mead
om Mouse resumed their journey to
look for a place for a new home.
"I don't know where we're going,
but we're on our way," said Danny,
trying to be cheerful.
"It's a good thing we haven’t a'
family," replied Nanny. “We have
only our two selves to worry about,
and that is something to be thank
ful for. Oh, dear, I know we'd never
again find such a good home as the
one we have Just left!"
They didn’t find a place to suit
them that day. so the next day they
continued their journey. Nanny was
very hard to please. Danny found
several places that he thought would
be very fine. But each time Nanny
found fault. If it wasn’t one thing
It was another that was wrong Each
dime Danny cheerfully said, "All
right, my dear, we will look some
where else."
So at last they came to the edge
of Farmer Brown's cornfield. For a
while they followed along the fence. I
Nanny became aired and stopped to
rest and to eat a -big grasshopper
which she had caught. Danny kept
on. He had gone only a short dis
tance when just at the foot of a
post he found something that wds
new and. strange to him. It was an
empty glpiare ean lying on one side.
In one end was a smooth, round hole.
H.f*#
“Hurry up, Nanny! Hurry up,” he
cried, “I'te made a wonderful find.”
That, hole was just about big enough
for Danny to slip through easily.
The '-art was old and rusty. Of course,
Danny didn’t know it was a can. He
didn't know anything about cans.
He tried his teeth on it and found
he couldn’t gnaw it at all. At first
he was afraid to go inside, but after
a while he gained courage. The can
was empty.
Danny came out again and went
all around that old can. It was quite
hidden in the tall grass that grew
long the fence. Danny’s little black
eyes snapped joyously, lie felt that
he had made a great find. This
thing would make a wonderful home.
They would be snug and cozy and
STRYKERS
1
Stryker’s Policy Sale
Is Now in Full Swing!
Scores of women and men are benefiting by Stryker’s
great Policy Sale. They realize that Stryker’s Policy
Sales mean real shoe bargains because every pair of
shoes sold during these Sales must make a friend for
this store—and Stryker deals in friendship.
Women’s Shoes, Oxfords
and Pumps
Women'* calfskin one-strap low
heel pumps; welt QE
sole; $6.00 value.. s|> 1 se/O
Woman's tan, brown and black
oxfords, in kid and calf leath
ers; made by John Kelly, Selby
and other reliable shoe makers;
values to $10.00, $4.
Women's brown kid oxfords;
Goodyear welt; low d* O 4 P
heels; $6.50 value vOs^xO
Women's white pumps and ox
fords; a wonderful selection;
good style; values d* X QP
to $5.00; price. . . . V 1 swO
Misses’, Youths’, Child’s
Shoes and Oxfords
Misses' patent and gunmetal
one-strap slippers; a charming
selection of smkrt d* 1 QP
models; $4.00 value V * ea/O
Youth's black and brown
shoes; Goodyear welts; good,
sturdy shoes; $4.50 d»0 4 P
value .sP^sT'O
Youths' and boys' leather trim
Keds; $2.25 value; J | ^
Men’s and Boys’ Shoes
and Oxfords
Men's brown and black shoes;
regular $6.50 and dJO QC
$7.00 values 3>OsJK>
Men's oxfords, brown calfskin;
Goodyear welt QC
soles; $6.50 value. tPOsa/O
Men's black and brown kid
leather and calfskin oxfords;
medium and wide toes. Values
to $9.00. Priced $4.
Boys' oxfords in black and
brown calfskin; Goodyear welt
soles; $5.00 values, $3.45
Boy,' black and brown calf,kin
,hoe,; Goodyear d*Q QC
welt,; $5.00 value
500 pair, men*, and boy,' rub
ber heel,; 35c value, 1 A _
at . 1UC
Child’: white Nile cloth one
itrap ;iu- pa; a tplendid a,,ort
■nent vf child', dre„ pump, at
very i ."ice,; $2 00 QC —
value,; only.wwl.
Infant,' patent leather |un
metal and brown kid one*,trap
• tipper,; $2.50 ^1 AA
value,; only .V 1 *“Vr
Stryker’s Policy Sale Offers Genuine
Shoe Bargainr for the Entire Family
Come to this great Sale today! Let us prove to you
that Stryker Policy Sales will save you money—that a
purchase here during this sale will make YOU a friend
of this store. Hundreds of real bargains await you here
this week. Supply yourself and family now for Fall
needs at a fraction of regular cost. All shoes are
regular stock and you’ll get Stryker quality, no matter
how low the sale price may be.
W. S. STRYKER
Douglas Shoe Store, Inc.
117 North 16th Street Opposite the Postoffice
No Charges—No Exchanges—No Refunds
safe. Even if UetMy Fox should
find It he wouldn’t be able to get at
then; In there. No one but Mr.
Blackanake could possible get at
them In there, and Mr. Blackanake
could get at them wherever they
might be.
Back scampered Danny a* fast aa
hla short legs could take him. He
was so excited that he could hardly
talk straight. “Hurry up. Nanny!
Hurry up!" he cried. "I've made a
wonderful find. It w-ill be the safest
home we have ever had. You've
never seen anything like it. Hurry
up, Nanny!"
But Nanny refused to get excited.
She had had too many disappoint
ments to get excited over a thing like
this. Ho she took her time about fol
lowing Danny. But when she reached
that old rusty can her face bright
’ened. It really was all that Danny
had Baid of It. She went In and out
of it a dozen times. Danny watched
her anxioualy. “What do you think
of it. my dear?" he ventured at last.
“I think it will do if we can't
find anythin* better," replied Nanny.
' Well stay here a while, anj way,
and look around."
And with thla Danny had to be
satisfied. ,
(Copyright, lltl t
The next story: "Nanny Makes a
Find of her Own.”
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
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Hot watdr
25* and 751 Poc*»ge* Everywhere
Porch and Lawn
HAMMOCKS
Prices Cut to Cost.
%
We only have fifteen left and we do not care to carry
them over to next season.
They are well made of a fine grade of canvas, heavy pad*
on seat and back, reinforced with good springs, adjustable
backs. Not a cheap one in the lot. They 1 CH
will move quickly at up from. v IviJw
Everything You May Need
for Touring and Camping.
SCOTT
Auto Tourist Store
15th and Howard. Opp. Auditorium.
Wonderful
'^indention l&nd
~~ right at your very door in
White tower Country
of the Ozarks
A playground of natural beauty. Mountains,
woods and streams. Wonderful camp and
water life. Thrilling exploration trips. Float
trips down the James and White Rivers —
every’ mile a miracle of beauty. *
LOW SUMMER VACATION FARES to,
Hollister, Branson and Catena
via the
Missouri Pacific
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Write for beautifully illustrated booklet.
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Any travel information gladly given upon
request.
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