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Europe More Cheerful.
Prize Pomeranians.
When We Hang Men.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
The position of President Cool
idge in the oil scandal is not pleas
ant or easy. He will do his duty
thoroughly in his own way, there
is no doubt about that. But the
men involved through official con
nection with the matter, whether
guilty or innocent, of an illegal act,
are the appointees of President
Harding. President Coolidge is ob
ligated to act more cautiously'and
circumspectly than would be the
case if the men were his own ap
pointees.
One thing is certain, it is for
tunate for the people that they
have in congress such men as Cara
way and Walsh to watch the cor
ruptionists, and not afraid to de
mand the truth and the right pun
ishment.
England is feeling more cheer
ful. MacDonald, the labor leader,
praises the prince of Wales and
his "respected father, the king,”
and says the British empire is all
right. It is probable, for able
Englishmen, from the king down,
trained to think through centuries
and to give way gracefully, will
give the labor government a fair
chance.
Even the London stock market
is cheerful, with the railway strike
settled, and labor sitting in the
high places without any earthquake
or tornado sweeping away Buck
ingham palace.
Loucheur, said to be the great
est financial authority in France,
believes that conditions are better
all around in Europe. The fact
that the United States has kept out
of there, while patiently postponing
payment of Europe's $10,000,000,
000 debt, has helped.
The wise father leaves his ex
travagant son to find out the value
of money but letting him do without
it for awhile.
Wise Uncle Sam will render the
best service to Europe by letting
Europe realize that from the
trouble it got into it must get out.
One hundred and ten little Pom
eranians—very small fluffy pet
dogs—were exhibited in New York
city last week. Each dog had a
nicely dressed lady, nurse or owner,
watching the dear little creature,
affectionately and faithfully. Those
dogs are worth more than $100,
000.
Not far away, in an institutional
ward, you can find 110 human
babies, three or four nurses taking
care of a whole lot. And all the
babies put together are hardly
worth 10 cents, in fact, they are a
liability.
Moral: Be born a Pomeranian,
if you want to go through life com
fortably in this civilization.
When human beings start out to
kill, nothing stands in their way.
Far up in the Arctic, two Eskimos
were sentenced to be hanged for
killing white men. One white man
was going to marry an Eskimo girl,
promised to an Eskimo. That
started the fight. The other white
man killed was a member of the
mounted police who had made ar
rests.
The two Eskimos, Alik Omiak
and Tetamangma. are being hanged
for doing what is right according
to their barbarous ideas. But it is
necessary to set an example.
Therefore, Sergeant Tjorz of
Canada’s mounted police, is making
a trip of 2,000 miles carrying the
death warrant. He will travel by
ocean steamer, dog sled, and canoes
until be gets to the place and the
two Eskimos are safely hanged.
Anything to get a man hanged
when once you start. If 100 or
1.000 Eskimos had been starving
2.000 miles away there wouldn’t
have been so much effort made to
get food to them, as to deliver that
death warrant in time for the hang
ing. __
We live to be older in these days
than we used to—with all respect to
Methuselah, who was an exception.
Daily in New’ York, John Aikman
Stewart goes out for a Turn in the
park, enjoying his rest. He has
just retired as head'of the United
States Trust company, but still at
tends business at 102. General
Wingate, aged 84, an able working
lawyer, used to take checks to be
cashed to Mr. Stewart’s bank 70
years ago when Wingate was an
office boy.
Just now General Wingate is off
shooting, and he is still one of the
best shots in America.
We soon shall live a great deal
longer than we do now. Every
other animal lives to at least 10
times the age at which it reproduces
its species. Why shouldn’t man
live to 150 as a minimum? He’ll do
it. Families will be smaller.
The newspapers tell you that
“the modern gay life, dancing,
cigarets, late hours,’’ killed Miss
Harding, an unfortunate young
woman who committed suicide in
Boston. The facts probably will
never come out. If they did, they
would undoubtedly show that
“dancing, cigarets and late hours’’
had little to do with the poor girl’s
tragedy.
When a young woman kills her
st*lf there is something more than
a cigaret involved. Usually it is a
man.
(Copyright. 1924.)
Demos to Wear Teapots
Oregon City, Ore., Jan. 30.—Ten
thousand miniature aluminum tea
pots have ben ordered as badges for
('larkamus county democrats in the
forthcoming campaign, W, \V. Wood
berk, chairman of the democratic
i ounty central committee, announced
today.
Bondsman Surrenders Cltarpe
Johnnie Melvin, alleged dope ped
dler, was turned over to federal au
thorities Wednesday by bis bondarnan
who said he had information Hist
Melvin was planning an unauthorized
trip to Mexico.
K
Norris Assails
Naval Oil Leases
Launches Vitriolic Attack in
Senate Before Packed
Galleries.
(Continued from Page One.)
the attention of that body by "the
eminent secretary of state, a lawyer of
highest standing.”
‘‘I don't want to dwell upon this
point.” he added, "because the evi
dence is not conclusive that the mat
ters were taken before the cabinet.”
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah,
said Senator Denby had testified that
they were not considered at any cabi
net meeting he attended. The Utah
senator asked Senator Walsh, demo
crat, Montana, if there had been other
evidence on this point.
“Nothing About Anything.”
"I don't recall Secretary Denby so
testifying,” said Senator Walsh, "but
if he had, it would carry no weight
with me. Mr. Denby knew nothing
about anything."
Resuming ids argument, Senator
Norris said that If the secretary of the
interior had authority to enter into
the oil reserve leases, he had equal
right to dispose of any public proper
ty “even to the capitol grounds.”
Turning to the testimony given be
fore the investigating committee, Sen,
ator Norris discussed at length the
statements of, Kdward B. McLean,
Senator George \V. Norris.
the Washington publisher. The testi
mony of Kali and McLean regarding
a $100,000 loan by the publisher to
the former secretary was character
ized by Mr. Norris as "a cock and
bull story,” which nobody would have
believed even before McLean testified
under oath that Kail had returned the
checks uncashed. It all had been
planned, the senator said, when Fall
found it necessary to explain the
source of his wealth. Neither Fall nor
McLean expected, he said, that the
matter would l,e fully Investigated.
To Shield Himself.
“It was an attempt of Fall to shield
himself from further Investigation
which would show,” Senator Norris
declared, "that he was a liar all the
Way through.”
“I have looked with humiliation,”
the senator continued, "upon the fact
that so many of our officiate have
gone out of their way to hobnob wdih
Mr. McLean. You know with what
humiliation we looked when the pres
ident of the United States, just elect
ed to that office, came to Washing
ton, and made his home in this man's
house.”
When Senator Glass, democrat, Vir
ginia, asked whether the president
had requested the attorney general to
advise him on the validity of an exe
cutive order transferring the naval
reserves to the interior department.
Senator Norris replied in the nega
tive. He remarked that It was true,
"there Is another member of the cab
inet who has been admitted to the
bar,” and went on:
"I won't put him in the same class
as the secretary of state, but he was
the legal adviser of the government,
and he had under him many who
were real lawyers. He could have
submitted the question, had he been
asked for an opinion, to attorneys
who were able to give him advice.”
Rohrer Abolishes Office
of Chief Deputy Nickerson
The office of chief deputy In tho
office of U. H. Hohrer, federal pro
hibition director for Nebraska, hhs
been abolished by the director. James
Nickerson, incumbent, will leave
February 1. Mr. Nickerson was
formerly chief deputy United States
marshal. lie has not yet decided
what he will do but may enter a law
office. He recently was admitted to
the bar. The pout under Itohrer paid
$2,700 a year.
Bank Hohlups Seize $10,000,
Chattanooga, Tenn.. Jan. 30.—The
Farmers’ hank of Jasper. Tenn., 20
miles from here, was robbed of $10,000
today by two bandits who followed
the cashier Into the building when he
appeared to open the doors.
They escaped In an automobile, but
not until the hank officials had secur
ed a good description of them.
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“Jimmy,” 3 Months Old,
Has Had 3 Haircuts
Janie# E. Ward, Jr., three months
old, is voted the most popular baby
among the local barber's fraternity.
"Jimmy" also makes the scales
hum when he is being weighed. For
he weighs, stripped, 20 pounds and
six ounces.
He has three haircuts since he first
saw daylight. The first "trimming"
he got from a local tonsorial artist
was when he was three weeks old.
He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Ward, 2310 Webster street.
Jimmy's brother Floyd. 6. was almost
bald when be was born, but he
weighed 22 pounds when he was four
months old.
"I don't know who he takes his
size after," said Mrs. Ward. "And for
his long hair, he sure will keep the
barbers busy at the rate his hair
grows.”
Ward Is employed by the Gordon
Van and Storage company.
Spanish Vi ar Vets to Hold
Annual Banquet at Geneva
Geneva, Neb., Jan. 30.—The second
annual banquet and smoker of the
Spanish-Ameriean war veterans will
he held here February I. The Claude
H. Ough camp No. S, U. E. W. V
will be host. Charles Higginbotham
Is commander and William Merrill,
chairman of the reception committee.
Charles Smrha of Milligan will pre
side as toastmaster at the banquet
to be held in the G. A. R. hall at «.
The list of speakers Includes the de
partment commander, D. Burr Jones
of Omaha; E. E. Placek, Wahoo;
Sheriff "Happy” Hensel, Elncoln;
George E. Ogden, Wymore; II. E.
llannes. Friend: Dr. C. K. Porter,
Seward; Art Smith, Carleton; John A.
Witter, Beaver Crossing; Dr. John
Stewart, Franklin, and Burt Fisher,
Geneva.
Three Bartley Boys to Be
Tried on Robbery Charge
McCook, Neb., Jan. 30.—John
Baker, Jackie Fletcher and Eorin
Kite, three Bartley boys were ar
raigned before County Judge Zink,
charged with breaking Into the Broth
ers hardware and furniture and other
stores of Bartley and stealing goods.
They were hound over to the next
term of district court under bonds of
$500 each.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Flour Milling
Continues Slump
Activity in Seventh Federal
Reserve District Exceeds
December of Year Ago.
By Associated Press.
Des Moines. Jan. 30.—December ac
tivity in the flour industry in the
Seventh Federal Reserve district ex
ceeded that of December of a year
ago. but there was a continuation of
the downward trend' of production
which began in November, 1923, ac
cording to the December report on
business conditions by the Federal
Reserve bank of Chicago, made public
here today.
Operations of 38 flour mills of the
district averaged 52 per cent of ca
pacity in December, compared with
55.9 per cent of capacity in Novem
ber and 44.8 per cent in December,
1922. Aggregate production declined
7 per cent from the November level,
with wlient flour showing a decrease
of 7.8 per cent and other flour 1.2
per cent. Compared with a year ago,
there were increases of 16 per cent in
total flour production, 8.7 per cent
in wheat flour and 108 per cent in
flour other than wheat.
Stocks of flour at the end of De
cember showed little change from No
vember 30 or a year ago, but wheat
stocks decreased 8.2 per cent in De
cember and 14.3 per cent during the
whole year, 1923.
December production of meats and
their by-products continued !n large
volume, the report says. The condi
tion was the result principally of the
continued movement to market of
hogs in numbers greater than the
seasonal slaughter at this season de
mands.
Colorums Massing.
Manila, Jan. 30.—Messages from
Hurlgao received today Indicate that
bands of Colorums are massing for
attacks upon the constabulary.
Terrorized by the reports of activi
ties of the Colorums, the populace Is
making appeals for military rein
forcements.
Bank Short $74,940.
Harrisburg, Pa.. Jan. 30—Discovery
of a shortage of $74,940 In the funds
of the People's bank of McKeesport,
Pa., was announced by the state hank
Ing department today'. Peter <J. Cam
eron, state secretary of hanking, said
a warrant had been issued for the
arrest of James M. Bayer, an employe.
Ex-Ohio Congressman.
Dos Angeles. Jan. 30.—Frank Cun
ningham. former congressman from
Ohio, died at his home here today af
ter an illness of several weeks.
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This may appear to be a rose, but
it isn't. Just a part of a cabbage
and passesses the usual cabbage fra
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The rose-cabbage belongs to Mrs.
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street. She intends to let It grow by
putting it in water.
Woman Dies at
Daughter s Home
Mrs. Emma Oarothers, 68, died
Wednesday morning at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Allan D. Falconer,
f.25 South Thirty-first avenue.
She was the widow of T. J. Caroth
ers, at one time superintendent of
the electric light company in Coun
cil Bluffs.
She is survived by three brothers.
E. X,. Kromer and L. Xt. Kromer of
Omaha and William XCromer of Ori
ent. Ia„ and a sister. Mrs. Sophie
Gordon of Duluth, Minn., besides her
daughter.
Funeral services will he held Fri
day afternoon at 2 at the Falconer
home. Burial will lie In Forest Lawn
cemetery.
Courtlancl Dines Declared
to He in Serious Condition
By International »*-» Sere Ire.
Los Angeles, .Inn, 30.—Courtland 8.
Dines, Denver oil operator whom Hnr
me A. Greer, chauffeur fdr Mabel
Normand, film actress, admits having
shot New Year's night, is in a "very
iprlous condition," according to an af
fidavit made to the court today by
Dr. Guy Cochran, physician for
Dines.
The medical man’s affidavit further
said that "if the good of the patient
is to be considered he is not to appear
In court for at least 50 days."
The physician's further explanation
was that Dines' removal from the hos
pital to testify at Greer's hearing
might bring on pneumonia. _
Woman Walks
1.000 Miles to Son
Mother Goes From Sioux
Falls, S. I)., to Detroit to Be
With Sick Boy.
Ily Associated I’rt'dfc
Detroit, Jan. "0.—Mrs. Mary Han
sen watches at the bedside of her
son Joseph here today after walking
more than 1,000 miles from Sioux
Falls, S. D„ to take care of him.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Hansen re
ceived word that her son was ill
"somewhere in Detroit." She started
out on foot to come to this city and
with the aid of motorists along the
way arrived late yesterday. Mrs.
Hansen’s eldest son was a lieutenant
In the world war and was killed in
the Argonne forest. American Le
gion posts and auxiliaries for tills rea
son, she said, helped her along the
way.
This is the second trip Mrs. Han
son has made on foot for her son
Joseph. Some time ago she walked
from Montana to Washington to ap
peal to the late President Harding in
behalf of the • young man when he
was a prisoner at Leavenworth. (Kan.)
federal prison. She says she was
u former resident of Marion, O., and
knew the late president when he was
learning the printing trade.
Norfolk, Neb., Jan. DO.—The dis
patch from Detroit telling of the
1,000-mile walk by Mrs. Mary Han
sen from Sioux Kails to visit her sick
son, aroused speculation here as to
whether Mrs. Mary Hansen is the
Mrs. Margaret Anderson who was
here about two years ago. Mrs. An
derson said she was on her way from
Montana to Washington to appeal to
President Harding for her son, who,
she said, was in Leavenworth (Kan.)
prison. Mrs. Anderson claimed Sioux
Kails as her home and said she was
a former resident of this vicinity.
I.ast summer she was here again in
search of her Bon, who, she said, dis
appeared after his relase from prison.
Cummins uf Seward Piles
for Congress Nomination
Lincoln, Jan. 3n.—H. R Cummins of
Seward today filed his nomination
for congressman from the Fourth
district on the democratic ticket.
Cummins was a candidate for con
gress in the 1920 election and was
defeated by Congressman McLaugh
lin.
L. If; Laughlin of Beatrice today
accepted a petition filed here recent
]) asking him to be a candidate for
the state senate on the republican
ticket from the Sixteenth district.
Texas Land Fraud
Probe Is Defied
Brownsville. Tex.. Jan. 30.—Chal
lenging Senator Heflin, democrat, Ala
bama, to press his resolution intro
duced in the United States senate
Monday In which it was charged that
an effort was made in 1931 to "stifle
an inquiry into land frauds in Texas,"
R. B. Creager, republican national
committeeman for Texas, in a state
ment here today declared Mr. Heflin
was actuated by the "lowest of po
litical motives." i
"J challenge Senator Heflin to press
his resolution." said Mr. Creager.
"1 do not. believe he introduced it
with any Intention of ever having an
investigation aft to whether any cab
inet officer has been improperly in
fluenced or that I had sought to Im
properly influence them. I denounce
Henator Heflin in taking advantage
of his position In the United States
senate to slander honorable men and
Interests, to do an injury to a great
and rich section—the lower Rio
Grande valley—with the low'est po
litical motives."
Manager of Central City
Cream Station Is Held l p
Central City, Neb., Jan. 29.—F. It.
Marshall, manager of a cream sta
tion in the west end of the city, was
held up and robbed of $25 in cash
as he was crossing an alley at the
rear end of the Ford garage. The
bandit, stepping from the shadow,
demanded Marshall's money at the
point of a gun arifl then retreated
to his car which was parked direc t
ly across the street with the engine
running.
On Saturday night Mayo Bass, a
high school student, was held up
but when a light w-as flashed on his
face and his Identity revealed, he
was ordered to move on. It Is thought
that the one they sought was Harold
Gavin, high school treasurer, who
had in his jcossesslon $150, proceeds
from the Omaha-Central City game.
Judge Thinks Lord Vi ants
Pastor to Support Family
Lincoln, Jan. 30.—William Jurgen
son, who aaya he is an evangelist,
was released from county jail by
Judge Morning. ' I think the Lord
would like to have you support your
wife and children, but whether He
would or not, that's what you're go
ing to do.” the judge sakl. Jurgen
son was in jail for nonpayment of
alimony.
Farmer’s Hand Amputated, j
Central City, Neb , Jan. 30.—Luis I
Maeanec. 27. farmer residing south
of Archer, suffered the loss of his
right hand by amputation, after It
had been badly crushed In a corn
sheller.
Smallest Living Baby
Making Fight for Life
Hy Associated I’rwi
Fort Worth, Tex., .ian. 30—A
baby girl, weighing scarcely three
quarters of a pound and believed
to be the smallest living child in
the world, is making a hard light
to live in a haby hospital here,
and il is believed she will win her
battle. The baby is being kept In
an incubator. Physicians declare
the child's breathing is regular and
that she has the color of a
healthy, well developed halie.
Epidemic in Hawaii.
Hy Aft*f>ritt*cd I'reMi.
Lahaina Island of Maui, T. IT., Jai
30.—8ix persona are dead and 2->
others are seriously ill as the result
of an epidemic of spinal meniindti*
discovered hy health authorities 8at
urday. All the victims arc Japane.1
Percolator Inventor Die?..
Carbon dale. 111., Jan. 30—Horse*
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percolator, died at his home. Before
inventing the percolator he had been
a railroad conductor.
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Madeira Pieces, Table Cloths, Lunch Cloths,
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