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Today De Valera a Con nr d! Bernhardt's Love Letters. Historical Couples. A Flying Gibraltar. ^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^ San Simeon, Cal., Aug. 16.— De Valera, a prisoner at last, is ac cused of cowardice by the men that captured him. It is said he fell in a faint when free state troops surprised him, dropping to the floor in the midst of a “rebel” speech, even before the first shot was fired. Those that have talked to De Valera and followed his career will not easily believe that he is a cow ard, whatever they may think of his judgment, in continuing a hopeless fight against the Irish free state. And all Irishmen will remem ber, now he is down, that without the fight that De Valera led in the beginning, the free state might not exist today. The Pullman conductor who keeps track of literature says: “I see the papers publish Sarah Bernhardt’s love letters to Sardou.” Everybody knew Sardou wrote plays for Bernhardt, not that Bernhardt wrote love letters to Sardou. It doesn’t matter now, Bernhardt is dead. The letters tell how Bernhardt felt and expressed her own feel ings. ■ The world had only heard her express emotions written to order by others. Will the names “Bernhardt and Sardou” live, twined together, typical of deep and undying af fection? Probably not. Millions of “undying affections” have come and gone. Very few have fixed their place in our language; you can pick them off on your fingers. Here are those that occur to this writer—watching threshing ma chines blow out great piles of wheat straw, beside the railroad track. Most famous are Abelard and Heloise. That poor schoolgirl was taught only too well. Abelard, the teacher, was subsequently, as Villon tells you, “chatre et fait moine.” That has impressed men and curbed a few of them, perhaps. Anthony and Cleopatra, beauti ful in Shakespeare’s story, dull in reality as Ferrero tells you. Cleo patra was particularly ugly. An thony wanted, not her, but Egypt’s great-store of gold, to be used in fighting Caesaj. Daphnis and Chloe. That’s a pretty story. Dante and Beatrice. Dante fell in love with her when she was 10 years old, saw her rarely if ever after that. She mar ried somebody else, so did he; both had children. , . Nevertheless, he places her sec ond only to the high ruling per sonages in his Paradise and never mentions his wife, in hell, purga tory, limbo or paradise. There are Petrarch and Laura, not so inter esting. And then Dido, that un fortunate passionate queen. She ought to be in the list, for she certainly cut up didos. She origi nated that expression, more earn estly than any other lovelorn lady before or since. Her gentleman’s name is never associated with hers. It is just “Dido.” What other names twined in the immortality of deep affection, can you suggest? Romeo and Juliet? They existed only in Shakespeare's imagination. Couples of men and women, famous in history and literature for their affection are rare. And men made famous by undying friendship are rarer. Can you mention any friendship between men, universally known, except Damon and Pythias? You might drag in Robin Hood and Lit tle John, or Don Quixote and San cho Panza. But they were master and servant. What others are there? "Taft and T. R.” But that’s too bourgeois and it didn’t last. The Pacific coast is discussing a “Gibraltar” of defense to be estab lished in the Pacific. Congressman Darrow of Pennsylvania, address ing the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, warns the coast states against the danger from Asia. .... What the Pacific coast and the Atlantic coast both need, however, is not an old-fashioned Gibraltar of solid rock. The English, own ing the original Gibraltar that hitherto has given them control of the Mediterranean, realize now that their "impregnable fortress” is at the mercy of a few flying ma chines from above or heavy guns located across the straits in Africa. The Gibraltars of the future will be divided into many flying units. As you travel west on the Santa Fe you pass an isolated group of buildings in which the government has stored 12,000,000 pounds of TNT. The Pullman ear conductor tells you that the government is gradually changing that explosive into fertilizer to be used by farmers. If the explosive ran be pre served, with ail its efficiency, it should stay as it is, ready to be dropped from flying U. S. A. "Gibraltars” when and where needed. A small amount of money, the prices of two or three battleships like the $40,000,000 one on which Schwab holds the contract, would give this country the flying de fense that it needs. Copyright, 1923. First Hog Shipment From Goliinihus Goes tn Gnasl (pfrlul lil-imlidi to Tin' Omulm Bff. Columbus, Neb.. Aug. 17.—Tin first car load of hogs ever shlppei from Columbus and, according railroad figure-, the first evei shipped from this district to the Cali fornta markets, was billed out of hen today by former Mayor J. C. Carrlg The hogs were bought by the Cuilah; Packing company for slaughter am ' onslgned to the company's pa-'kini house Iri Cos Angeles. Shumway Orders Probe of Smith Honest Bread Law Violations I — _ -cs. Secretary Acts on Advices From State’s Attorney Charge Made Bakers in Omaha aad Elsewhere Fail to Comply With Regu lations. Special Dispatch to The Omalia Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 16.—Grant L. Shum way, state secretary of agriculture, today ordered all food inspectors to Investigate and prosecute all viola tions of the Smith honest loaf bread law. This action followed receipt of a letter written to Shumway by At torney General O. S. Spillman in which he Informed Shumway that numerous bakers in Omaha and else where in Nebraska are not complying with this law and directing Shumway to seo that it is enforced. “I presume it must be enforced and I’ll take steps to see that it is,” Shumway said in commenting upon the Spillman letter. "If the bakers in Omalia alone would cut 1 ounce under the maxi mum weight stamped on their loaves as they may do unless the Smith bread law is enforced it means ap proximately $250,000 out of the pock ets of Omaha bread users,” Spillman said. “If they would cut 2 and 3 ounces, ts they could do, it would mean $700,000 and $800,000 a year to Omaha bread users.” Spillman in his letter to Shumway stated that the fact the constitutional ity of the law had been attacked by the bakers and was now before the United States supreme court does not mean that the law is invalid until a decision Is rendered. “The presumption is that the law is constitutional until It Is found that it is not,” Spillman informed Sham way. The Smith law forces bakers to sell loaves weighing a pound, pound and a half or an exact multiple of a pound. The constitutionality of the law will be argued before the United States supreme court at Washington in October, Spillman announced. Son Buys Out Father in Columbus Furniture Store Special Dispatch J> The Omaha Bee. Columbus. Neb., Aug. 17.—A con tract has been signed, under which Sam Gass becomes the sole owner of the Henry Gass A Co. furniture store. Gass bought out the Interest pre viously held by his father, Henrr Gass, sr., and hie brother, Henry Gass, Jr. The elder Gass cams to Columbus In 1870 when the town had a popu lation of 200 people, and opened a cabinet shop, which he later devel oped into the only undertaking and furniture business In the city. Co lumb#i is probably the only city of its size in the country where neither of these lines has ever had any com petition. State Owes Eight Counties $97,000 for Bridge Work Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 17.—Governor Bryan today presented a statement prepared by Roy Cochran, state engineer, show ing, the governor asserted, that the state owes Knox, Buffalo, Scotts Bluff, Dawson, Saunders, Boyd. Polk and Merrick counties $97,000 for build ing and repairing bridges. According to the governor the for mer state engineer made written agreements with county officials in a majority of these counties to the effect that if the counties would pro ceed with the necessary work, the state’s part of it would be paid later, the appropriations for bridge work being exhausted at the time. Stout Women Attention! In order to clear our racks at once to make room for new fall mer chandise we offer one group of 41 cotton dresses —sizes 42 to 60—at a price that represents a genuine bargain in qual ity merchandise. * 41 Dresses Sizes H2 Vo 50 These dresses consist of figured Voiles and Linens. They are all smart models and nicely tailored. $Q95 Be the “first" lo select from this group of dresses at this remarkably low price. See them tomorrow at The Gray Shop. They won’t last long at this low price. Take Elevator to Haas Brothers 1 ' < he Shop for Women" THE GRAY SHOP 4»h Floor Brown Blk. 16th and Dougina 1 —————————==^======== .*> -«-• • ' • , * Fremont Boys’ B and to Play Here Fremont boasts of a boys’ band composed of 30 boys ranging In age from 10 to 15. V. R. Yosholz, director, will show off his charges to Oniaiians at Krug park Sunday, when the band will he in Omaha witli a Fremont picnic crowd. It will play at the park at 1:30 and 6 p. m. The band is supported by Fremont merchants. Alien Veterans Have Chance to Be Citizens Lincoln, Aug. 17.—There are 1n Nebraska a number of foreign-born veterans of the world war who are not yet naturalized and who have an opportunity to become American citizens without fulfilling require ments as to residence over a definite period of time, according to word re ceived from the United States bureau of naturalization by Frank B. O'Con nell, state adjutant of the American Legion. The residence requirements will bo waived for the veterans until March 3, 1924. Mr. O'Connell said. This information has led the legion officials to urge all Americanism of ficers to lend their assistance to those aliens who served honorably, but who through ignorance, have not yet applied for citizenship. About 50,000 such veterans in all sections of the United States are eligible. Under the law the applicant needs only an honorable discharge from the military, naval or marine forces of the United States, and two witnesses who are citizens to identify the ap plicant. No charge is made for naturalization. Specific cases may be presented to the commissioner of naturalization through post Ameri canism officers of the legion. Tourist Robbed by Three Men Whom He Gave Lift Grand Island. Neb.. Aug. 17.—After having given three strangers a lift, IV. E, Baldwin, tourist of Blooming ton, 111., was robbed by them of his gold watch, $136 In cash and of his touring car and was left stranded by the roadside. He walked four miles to Gibbon. Baldwin had picked up the men near Lexington, invited them to sup per with him at Kearney, after sup per continuing the Journey east with his new friends. The latter finally held him up with his own revolver. The ungrateful trio was seen at f-'helton late last night, but the of ficers have no clue today Mayor of Allianre and Head of Rank Dies at Home R. M. Hampton, president of the First National bank of Alliance, Neb., died yesterday at Alliance, according to word received here by Frank Boyd, vice president of the Omaha National bank. Mr. Hampton, who was mayor of the city, was a well known figure in western Nebraska where tie was a leader in civic enterprise. #«> ' 1^*000 OOOOt 1508 D0UGLA8 STREET C XVarid Theater Iluildlna V * OOO e $ Over 5,000,000 Old | Y Wedding Rings V A are waiting to be A 6 MADE INTO MODERN V © STYLE V x Old Fashioned x 0 Wedding Rings C A Being remodeled into new, A A narrow, modern shape with- A A out cutting or destroying A A the inside engraving. X © “The sentiment of the orig © © inal. combined with the 0 © style of the modern wed- Q A ding ring.” And tho cost Is A A moderate. X © It's just as simple as put '/ © ting a new casing on an old © © inner tube on your car. © Y Let us explain It to you t A Have the substance of the X X old with the attractiveness A X of the new. X © ,<sp.b otrn itit.m at © A WORPP THEATERl A 0 Ye l A Diamond o © Shoppe © CoooGifts That Lastood/ 1 O-Month-Old Baby Is Scalded by Bath Water Special Dispatch to The Omaha flee. Columbus, Neb., Aug. 17.—Hattie, 10-months old adopted daughter of Frank Whittaker, is in a critical con dition at tlie home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Whittaker, as the result of burns received when she was scalded with boiling water. Mr. Whittaker's mother, who has been taking care of the child since the death of Sirs. Frank Whittaker several months ago, was preparing the tot's morning bath. She placed the tub on the floor and was pouring the hot water into It from a teakettle when Hattie got In the wav of the stream. Fireworks Close Program of Old Settlers’ Pirnic Special Diepatch to The Omaha Bee. Alma, Neb.. Aug. 17.—Fifteenth an nual old settlers’ picnic at Orleans Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, closed last night with a display of fireworks. Judge Hastings delivered an address and music was furnished by the Orleans band. Free ice cream and coffee were distributed. About 3,000 persons attended dally. Large crowds were attracted by the display of laces, embroidered silks and jewels in the store window of James Mc Oeachin, collected by him on his re cent trip around the world. Nebraska Paving Projects Total Nearly $2,000,000 Lincoln. Aug. 17.—Paving projects in various cities of Nebraska ag gregate nearly $2,000,000. according to surveys made by federal agen cies. Tn Omaha, the total of paving projects contemplated aggregates approximately $1,000,000. Lincoln's paving projects will amount to about $500,000, according to city officials. Other cities in which extensive pav ing is contemplated include Grand Island, Norfolk, Beatrice, Fremont, North Platte, Columbus, Hastings and Plattsmouth. Omaha Leads in Stock Purchase Report Shows 2.965.134 Head of Livestock Bought Here Last Six Months. Meat packers at the South Omaha stockyards bought more livestock for packing purposes in the last six months than any other packing cen ters, according to figures compiled hy the bureau of publicity of the Chamber of Commerce, based on fig ures from the last federal reserve monthly review. Omaha packers bought 2,965.134 head of livestock. The largest purchase was 1,112,243 head of hogs. Sheep were next with 914,410 head, and cattle and calves 532,635 head. The Kansas City packers were next to Omaha with 2.74K.572 head; St. Jo seph, 1,769,094 head; Wichita, 35R.747 head, and Denver and Oklahoma City, 386,762 and 346,072 respectively. According to the report of the. Tenth Federal Reserve district, the livestock industry at this time is more stabilized than at any previous season since the world war. Gains in meat animals have been reported through the season at all livestock centers. Pastures and ranges have shown Im provements and there is an abund ance of stock food In all sections. Full Corps of Teachers Engaged for Platte County Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Columbus, Xeb., Aug. 17.—Prac tically all rural and village schools in Platte county have engaged their full corps of teachers for the school year which opens the second week In September, according to Fred Lecron, county superintendent of schools. He says there is a greater surplus of teachers this year than In many years because during and after war times salaries went up and many girls began to prepare themselves for school work. Drawing of State Capitol to Be Shown at Legion Meet Lincoln, Aug. 17.—Shortly after his election as national iommander, Alvin'Owsley, head of the Ameriiau Legion, dedicated the new state capl | tol of Nebraska in honor of the sol dier dea(\. Because of this interest, the Nebraska department of the legion contemplates taking an original draw It g of the building to the national legion convention at .San Francisco, where it will be displayed to visitors. A booth for this purpose already has been offered. Boy Who Fell 011 Handle of Pitchfork Dies of Injuries Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Columbus, Neb.. Aug. 17.—Injuries he received when he fell off a load of hay onto a pitchfork, the handle of which penetrated his abdomen proved fatal today to Andrew Keller, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Keller, living two miles east of Humphrey. Neb He Is survived by two brother* and seven sisters. Funeral services will be held at the Humphrey Catholic church at 10:30 Saturday morning c ... . . - national Institution --I 3mm Coast to Coast*] W iKNOXl. HATSi I; for~ j lifimeni I Knox Hats For Women These wonderful creations are filled with distinctiveness in quality and in their superior styling. You will like them because of the un common appearance they have and lend to you! And the new colorings are very beautiful. $13.50 to $22.50 Coats For Women New models, and very exclusive styles. Not a whole lot of ordinary looking garments, but an assortment that’s extraordinary and not to be found else where in Omaha. Hand-tailored gar ments that have the same reputation as our men's garments, “unequalled." “You are invited to look them over." $30 to $95 Browning fting & (jo. 15th ftnrl Dougins Always Reliable 30 Per Cent Columbus Girls and ff omen !\ow Slyly Enjoy Puffs of Fags a la Cleopatra j Special Illapatch to Tim Omaha Bee. Columbus, Neb., Aug. 17.—"You'd be surprised," said a local tobacco dealer, "at tbe rapidly Increasing use of cigarets in Columbus by women and girls. To provide these fair pa trons with fags and to serve our regu lar women customers without any un due publicity, we keep a supply of all kinds of cigarets and matches done up in paper bags beneath the counter. "Many amusing tilings arise when one comes In for a package. Invaria bly single girls will say they want a pack for Mr. So-ad-So, only men don’t smoke Kgyptiun cigarets, and fhen you bfnk on it that they ure get ting the 'pills' for themselves. School teachers have a harder time and will wait until there Is no one else in the store. "Hut when a woman comes in and asks boldly fqf cigarets you can bet she doesn't want them for herself, but is acting for hubby, brother or fath er." Local dealers say that at least 30 per cent of the younger women are using cigarets secretly. Adams County Annual Fair Now Assured Event Special Dispatch l«> The Omuha Iter. Hustings, Neb., Aug. 17.—The sec ond Adams county annual fair which closed Friday night, was far more successful than the first. The at tendance on each of three days was from 12,000 to 15,000. The equipment 1 nthe way of build ings was almost doubled since last year and yet every department of the fair was filled to overowing. More than 150 horses were entered in the races. More than 500 hogs, 125 beef cattle and 75 dairy animals were exhibited. Many of these ani mals will be entered at the state fair. The success this year means the fair is permanently established and that additional improvements will he made before next year. Dr. L. A. Powell Appointed Sildiers’ Home Physician Special Dispatch to The Omaha Her. Lincoln, Aug. 17.—Dr. L. A. Powell of Superior has been appointed resi dent physician at the state soldiers' home at Grand island, the state board of control announced today. Dr. rowell practiced medicine in Nebras ka for 30 years, excepting two years, when he held a similar position in the state soldiers* home at Fort Dodge, Kan. The sure way to get results is to tell Omaha readers the full details of' Who Is Looking for Jokj* Pulling Lever That ff ill Send 2 Omahan.s to Death at State Pen? Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 17.—Who wants to pull the lev< r that will send two Om ha men to their death September 10? Warden W. T. Fenton stated today that a number had applied for the Job providing there is suitable com pensation attached. For the three electrocutions in Ne braska since Installation of the elec tric chlar, the state executioner from Massachusetts has pulled the lever, a two seconds' Job, for which he re ceived as many hundred dollars Other officials have volunteered to act at lower prices, the warden as serted » The two men to lie electrocuted sro Sol Wesley and Leroy Muldoon. found guilty of killing a man In an Omaha, grocery. Neither has filed appeal to the supreme court. Both men, according to report, re main calm. They aro permitted to attend penitentiary ball gam's and are given exercise daily. The peni tentiary chaplain calls on them each day. .1 . ' ™ I ^©feoiipon ,C>cl6en & Co. PHONE ATLANTIC 0«00 Saturday— A First Showing of New Fall Suits —whose lustrous pile fabrics and duvetyns, gorgeous with em broideries and rich furs are forcible reminders of the many occasions when a woman looks her best in a suit. However, this _ _ 1_ _ 1 _ • year, as always, plain tailored styles in navy twill that are both the aristocrats and the backbone of suit fashions, find adequate representa tion here. 8 J Tailored Suits $49.50 to $79.50 Fur-Trimmed Suits $98.50 to $150 Third Floor White Silk Hose Specially Priced $2.25 All pure silk from topmost thread to sandal foot are these beautiful full fashioned hose and ex actly the kind careful women hunt for when they want good wear as well as glistening ankles. Buy them Saturday at considerably less than regular prices. M«.n Floor Redfern Wrap-Around In speaking of corsets, Redfern means a quality that satisfies. Wrap-Around means comfort and the “natural” figure contour, not only for girls, but the woman of average full figure. Several pretty models at $5.00. Second Floor August Fur Sale 20 to 331/3% Less Than Fall Prices No matter how skillful the shopper, when it conies to furs she must rely to a great extent on the integrity of the firm where she buys. Many years have proved to many patrons that Thompson-Belden’s is a safe place to buy. Third Floor A Clearance of Boys' Pajamas It is good economy to pick up such well made garments as these at re duced prices. Sizes 2 to 16 years in striped percales and cotton crepes. One-piece Pajamas, 98c. Two-piece Pajamas, $1.49. Second Floor Handkerchiefs Women’s Linen Hand kerchiefs, plain hem stitched ones that are nice for marking for the school girl, 12Vic, 15c and 19c each. Men’s Pure Linen Hand- "V kerchiefs of a quality you don’t often find at 50c each. Main Floor Home Frocks Now $2.89 There is still a goodly number of pretty styles from which to choose in this clearance of all of our summer house dresses. Particularly good selection in the larger sizes. Sizes 15 years to 52. Second Floor 10y-> Off on All Linens and White Goods —during the August sale of linens in addi tion to a number of at tractive special you will - find featured in the de- * part ment. Main Floor L m * Uo you know ? PREMIUM SODA CRACKERS Templing aquarr* of criapneaa with pwt a daah of aalt. Trv them with a glaaa of milk. They i are made by the bakers of Uneeda Biscuit The National Soda Cracker % \ Cuticura Talcum ForYoungAnd Old After a bath with Cuticura Soap! and warm water Cuticura Talcum j is indispensable in soothing and* cooling tender or irritated skin*. I They ate ideal lot all toilet uses. _ i x—. Fr»« V* Mad' 4 ' •*»*.« iiUrtnUHr •) 1 • D*ft IkMtil Him .'v'dHsrtH | • %< O rtnsrn* KiitdhV T» f Hti!k« 1 fV Cuticura5o«pUutciwithouta«| ( Hotel Rome