Today
Wlien Savages Don't
light.
It hen Clergymen Do
Fight.
A Sad Phenomenon.
Mr. Bryan s Unknown.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
V-_>
Natives in the Fiji Islands are
dying out, for the queer reason
that they no longer go to war. In
war times they were always on
the alert, in fine physical condi-‘
Hon. Now, with no fighting, they
sink down, lose ambition, die off.
Human beings are strange ani
mals, in the Fiji Islands and here.
Psychologists tell you that this na
tion will deteriorate rapidly, if we
continue, as at present, living free
from anxiety and real effort the
majority of us. A few worry, and
struggle, heaven knows, at the
top and bottom of the ladder. But
the majority of us drift along,
taking life easily. Times are
good, almost any sort, of man or
worpstn can get.a job and then
keep it, by using half or one
quarter of his or her ability.
That’s called “getting by” in
language of shirkers, but is really
getting stale and running to seed.
No colt could become a real
race horse, if he never extended
himself,” never gave out all "the
force in him.
Human beings have conie up
from mental and physical depths,
by desperate and constant striving
and struggling. When they settle
down “to taking things easy”
they will lose energy and value.
Forces are kept alive only by
using them.
In this country 5,000,000 young
men really think hard. Just twice
a year, spring and fall, when the
new hat and coat must be chosen.
It was a busy day in the pulpit
last Sunday, Dr. Guthrie of St.
Mark Piotestant Episcopal church
in New York city defended his
position on the “Christ myth.”
Dr. Stratton, who believes ,in
everything, - from the whale swal
lowing Jonah, to Joshua stopping
the sun in movement around the
earth, says that the modernists are
mushy.
The Rev. Dr. Grant even says
that heretics have certain rights
that should be respected.
That’s better than burning the
heretics and more pleasing to the
religious views of 1923. But these
new religiou. notions, as modern
ists will learn, are different from
a well known cigaret. They do
not satisfy. The old lady said, “If
I must drink it. give it to me
hot and strong." and that's how
many feel about their religion.
It doesn’t pay to make children
work too hard. W’hat they need
in youth is warmth, affection, ex
ercise, , good food, long sleep.
Heavy learning can come later.
Vpu have read about William
James Sidis, the boy phenomenon,
"ho at I 1 years of age was in
Harvard university debating with
nrofessors on the fourth dimen
-ion. and came out of Harvard
it 13.
That young gentleman is work
ing now, as a clerk at $23 a week
and doing his “higher mathe
matics'’ on a cash regis’er. He
=ays he hates the name of Har
vard, he is discouraged and from
i published interview he appears
n lack the greatest of assets and
nental courage. It’s easy to take
hat out of a human by over
forcing in childhood.
W. J. Bryan’s “unknown’’ oan
lidate for the presidency is Pro
'essor Murphree, able head of the
University of Florida.
It is safe to assume, if Mr.
tr.van indorses him, that Professor
Murphree is against the theory of
’volution and believes that all
kinds of men, microbes, animals,
iorses, with one toe or four toes,
linosauers, hippopotamuses, oka
lis, 500 kinds of fleas, 10,000
finds of snakes, 100,000 kinds of
beetles, and bugs, and all the oth
ers were created separately and
ndividually by the expressed will
of the Creator and were all in the
Ark together.
It is not impossible, since all is
possible to omnipotence, but it
must have been an uncomfortable
ark. especially with so many kinds
of fleas and snakes.
French francs dropping violent
ly yesterday can he bought now,
100 for S4.28. Last Saturday it
was $4.65, a week ago it was
$4.91, a year ago it was about
$6.00.
Italian lire, on the other hand,
aie very strong and going up in
price.
This drop in francs is a seriour
matter for the French natifn and
for all Europe. The collapse of
another nation’s money to the dis
appearing point would hurt every
body.
Belgium, tied up with France,
in the recent mirage hunt for
$30,000,000,000 of reparations, is
even in worse condition—the Bel
eian franc selling yesterday 100
for $3.98.
In France the law says you must
bury all criminals executed. Late
ly they have thrown a few shovels
"f earth on the coffln, then taken
it up and given the guillotined
body ana bead to medical students.
Newly killed bodies are valu
able for experiment, in our prisons
here, the doctors cut them up as
soon as they are killed by elce
ricity, and while tho tissue still
ives.
It’s an unpleasant subject, but
any intelligent man might be glad
to have his body useful to others,
after it has ceased being useful
to him.
One student in Paris was disap
pointed when they took his body
away. He thought he could make
the heart heat even without the
head, and meant to try.
There are many bodies going
•round on earth in which the heart
• beating without much assistance
j'om the head. Dante told of
Sodies walking around on earth,
vhile their souls were really down
below. Here he talked with them.
Rat an could not wait for them to
die. •
Cnp^ilitht, 1924.
Fraud Charge on
Home Loan Heads
Stockholder Alleges Money
Loaned on Poor Securities
and Funds Misused.
Charges of dishonest practice while
serving as officers of the Home Build
ers, Inc., were made against C. C.
Shinier, George J. Morris, G. A. Rohr
bough and A. B. Chase Tuesday in a
petition filed In federal court asking
for the setting aside of the decree in
bankruptcy against the Home Build
ers, Inc. The chargee are u result of
mi involuntary action in bankruptcy
against the company last August.
The petition was filed by Melissa
Parrott, 21)6 Chicago street, who de
clares herself a stockholder in the
company and says that she brings
suit in behalf of all stockholders.
It is charged that during their ten
ure of office the four men with others
misused and appropriated the funds
to promote their own private enter
prises. •
It is alleged that the officers made
a loan of $300,0110 to the Fireproof
Building company for which second
and third mortgages were taken and
that at that time the loan was made
all four of the men, Chase, Rohr
bough, Morris and Shimer, were of
ficers or directors of the Fireproof
Building company. It is also charged
that the security obtained for this
loan was not equal to the amount of
the loan.
Another alleged loan cited is to the
Ralston Tounsite company. In this
case also it is charged second and
third mortgages were accepted as se
curity and the value of the security
is alleged to have been known to be
below that of the loan by the four
men.
Petition Illegal, Kami.
The petition asks that the decree
be set aside on the grounds that It
was first filed by stockholders in
the company who were not creditors
and had no right to file such a pe
tition.
It is contended that the officers
of the company so manenvered that
they accepted the petition, first de
manded a jury trial, then agreed to
file voluntary petition of bankruptcy
and canceled the trial. q
At the time of filing the petition
it was alleged the company was not
insolvent as stated by the document
but had assets many times greater
than liabilities. The statement filed
states that the liabilities were only
$51,146.05, ..while the assets were
$742,629.52.
The misuse of more than $500,000
deposited with the company by
Chase, Morris, Rohrbough and Shini
er Is also charged. The petition
states that $1,308,110 was deposited,
while the company, in Its statement,
accounts for only $742,829.52 in Its
list of assets.
Morris Singled Out.
Morris Is especially named ss be
ing the man who was Instrumental
in removing part of the court rec
ords of the case from the clerk of
the court's office. It is charged that
on August 10 a petition signed by
Morris was filed, requesting that the
bankruptcy petition be vacated and
that after the receiver for the com
pany had borrowed $26,000 from a
bank Morris was paid $10,000 In cash.
After this payment the records of
his petition were removed from the
office of the clerk.
Girl Who Died and Man
Blanw*d »n ^atemenl
I.illiun lloliiinn
Doctor and Nurse Out
on Bail After Death
(lontinurd From Paco One.)
dying statement as the man respon
sible for her condition.
“Although Hazen gave the girl
money, he never knew whether or
not sho went to see a physician,"
Yeager said.
Both Dr. Edwards and Mrs. Childs
have retained attorneys to defend
them.
County Attorney Henry Beal said
the case of the slate against the ac
cused couple is virtually perfect, and
that he will personally conduct the
prosecution, lio said he would ask
for an early trial of the charges
against the pair.
Mrs. Child, the statement says, as
sisted at the operation. The girl re
membered seeing her diploma as a
trained nurse on the wall,
i On the morning of December 1“
Miss Holman left the house in a taxi
cab. Her sister met her near their
home. Her folks, she said, believed
she had been on a visit to Tekamah.
Another girl arrived at the Forty
eighth street house Just as she was
leaving, she declared.
Chills started the day after the girl
arrived home. The family called Dr.
C. B. Foltz and her sister told him
the facts. He ordered her sent to
Nicholas Senn hospital. She became
worse. It was while she was there
that Y'eager heard of the case agid
sent the detectives to work on it and
to watch Dr. Edwards.
Mother Critically III.
The body of the dead girl will be
placed In a receiving vault.
Her mother, who is critically ill
in Swedish Mission hospital, has not
been told of Lillian's death.
Edward flaxen "Is still free and
County Attorney Beal said he lias not
decided that the evidence at hand
will make it possible to bring any ac
tion against him. He is out of the
city, according to hia father, but is
expected home in a few days.
Mrs. Child is the widow of an Om
W. SOMERSET
MAUGHAM-An odd
story from an odd
comer of Hie world.
ROBERT HICHENS
A bizarre tale of tke
love and kate of a
young Greek.
Tke Rt. Hon.*
WINSTON S.
CHURCHILL-Tke
story of Tke Time
Wken I Lost My
Memory.
(§sinopolitan
Now On Sale
Washington, Jan. 15. — A pro
(M>»al to declare the existence of
ail "agriculture emergency” with
direct Instructions to the Interstate
Commerce Commission to restore
pre-war freight rates on all farm
products was made in the senate
this afternoon by Senator Robert
M. l.aFollette, republican of Wis
consin, leader of. the insurgent
bloc. ,
It was the third offensive
launched in as many days by the
insurgents to force a reduction in
freight rales.
aha attorney. She has three chil
dren. Before her marriage she was
a trained nurse. Her home Is a large
frame dwelling at the northeast cor
ner of Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
Mrs. Child and Dr. Edwards were
taken from the county attorney's of
fice to police station and booked at
noon.
The dead girl's father js J. E.
King.
She attended Technical High school
and Ursulas academy, 5'ork, Neb.
Mrs. Childs has an office in the
Sunderland bgilding at Fifteenth and
Harney streets, where she operates
a nurses' exchange.
Mrs. Philip Potter
Heads Church League
Mrs. Philip Potter was re-elected
chairman of the Nebraska branch of
the Church Service league at a meet
ing held Monday afternoon at Trin
ity Cathedral. Bishop Ernest Vin
cent Shayler of the Omaha diocese
is president ex-officlo. Mrs. Wilbur
S. I^ete of Plattsmouth was re
elected vice chairman. New officers
are Mrs. Hubert H. Wade,, recording
secretary, and Mrs Charles F. Joens
j of Omaha, treasurer.
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Stop at
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keep the extra pennies
in your p cket
Cold weather “shows up" low grade gaso
line. It makes motors slow starting.
Then some motorists pay a few cents
extra per gallon for so-called “quick
starting winter gasoline.” There's a
way to keep those extra pennies in
your pocket.
Red Crown — the balanced gasoline
— is not sold at the advanced price
asked for special winter gasolines. But
it has the right proportion of low
boiling point fractions to assure quick
starting in the coldest weather. Your
own car will prove it.
Drive up to any Red Crown Service
Station and fill with Red Crown—the
balanced gasoline. You'll find that a
lean, economical mixture gives ample
power just as soon as the motor gets
warm. Drive in today and find out
for yourself that .vou don 7 have to pay
an extra price for quick-starting winter
gasoline. Red Crown is that and more.
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Agriculture
Recovering,
Says Wallace
Retail Stores Run by Packers
Might Cut Meat Cost to Con
sumer, Secretary's As
sistant Says.
The tug question of today is to try
to get agriculture on a fair basis
with other things, declared Henry C
Wallace, secretary of agriculture, who
tame to Omaha to attend the Amerl
can National Livestock association
convention at Hotel Fontenelle
"The condition of agriculture is im
proving," said Mr. Wallace, "hut
there Is room for it to Improve a
great deal more. Agriculture has hit
the bottom and Is on the way up now.
The wheat farmer ajid the range cat
tlemen are the ones who are suffer
ing severely.
"The price of corn is better but the
cornbelt fanners have a long way to
go before getting their proper share
of the national income.^
Farm Conditions Belter.
Agricultural conditions are de
cidedly belter than in 1922 and are
certainly much better than In 192!.
It is just a case of worrying through.
The man w ho is feeding corn to hogs
is not making money but he Is Im
proving his condition."
When Seoretai\ Wallace was asked
about the milking contest held re
cently in Washington, D. C-, between
Senator Magnus Johnson and hin.self.
lie laughed and said: "He wasn't hard
to beat." Secretary Wallace sai^ that
he learned all of that when a boy on
a farm tri Iowa.* Senator Johnson had
challenged Secretary Wallace as to
his ability to tnilk a cow and Secre
tary Wallace won.
Farmers attending the convention
greet Secretary Wallace with a cot
dial handshake and tell him that they
were brought up on Iowa farms, too.
Charles Brand or the Department
of Agriculture, Washington. D. C'.,
told delegatee to the convention that
through establishment of chain tetall
stores nianaged by packing companies,
distribution costs could In all prob
ability he lowered with a consequent
reduction in meat costs to consumers
Economies in distribution would save
the buying public $100,000,00b annual
!y, he estimated.
Another distinguished visit'i to the
convention is Senator J. B. KAidrlck
of Washington. D. v.ho is accom
panied by M. Kendrick, 22. They live
In Sheridan, Wyo.
F. 11 Bixby of Albuquerque, X. M
on the program of speakers, was un
able to attend on account of illness,
He sent his address which was read
today to the members and delegates
He referred to the association's
preparation of a bill looking toward
the proper financing of the livestock
industry of the United States.
"This hill was called the Capper
bill.” he wrote, "and was passed on
favorably by both houses of congress
and signed by the president, hut it
was mixed up with two or three other
bills, and eventually came out as part
of the intermediate credits act, the
result so far being of very little
benefit to the breeding herds of the
country.
"I may state right here that on
December 2. T took this matter up
personally with President Coolidge
and I think th»re will be proposed
amendments that will change things
so that we may get considerable bene
fit from the intermediate credits
act .*’
Mr. Bixby stated his belief that
there need be no fear of the tariff
being changed to permit Canadian
cattle to enter the United States free
of duty.
Bishop Here W ho
Lives on Equator
Episcopal Churchman Has
Sp“nt 30 Years in Jungles
of Africa.
.Spending most of his life in Lll *
ria, Africa, three and one-half miles
north of the equator, the Rt- Rev.
W. H. Over*, bishop of Liberia, iti
in Omaha Tuesday complaining of the
eold. Bishop Over* is the gu< st of
Bishop E V. Shayler and spoke Tu's
1 day afternoon at the USth an
nual meeting of the Nebraska bran-di
of the Woman's auxiliary to the Na
tional Council of the Episcopal
Church at Trinity cathedral.
Bishop Over* first went to Liberia
?,0 years ego as a missionary an*!
has been there since, except for brief
furloughs An African hut in the
capital city, Monrovia, has been his
home. His wfe and children have
remained at .1 ntedown N" V . Y ■
former horde so that the • h. . • n
could be educated.
When Bishop Overs penetrated • h‘
dense forests in Africa there v.a»
great danger of the native*. N'o
Liberia I* a republic and the go
ernment has taken firearms a tv
from the natives, said the bishop.
Life and property have often been
saved hi' Bishop Overs by preying on
the superstitions of the countrymen
such as striking a match or silo
ing them the face of a watch with
radium numerals.
Council Grants Permit.
W. E. Landers of Shenandoah, la .
obtained permission laet night from
the Council Bluffs city council to ^
canvass Council Bluffs merchants In
an effort to sell them a street deco
rating device on which he has ob
tained a patent.
Thompson-Belden’s
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Women’s Winter
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While all makes may not
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neck sleeveless.
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