To
Poor Cat—Pity Her.
Luminal for Epilepsy.
Ladies Can Fight.
Forcing Young Minds.
^ By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
In Nevada, yesterday, they tried
the new lethal “death chamber” on
a cat. The poor cat hadn’t done
anything, it was drafted to die, try
ing out a new fangled method of
killing convicted murderers.
Today, if the cat experiment is
satisfactory, “high civilization” will
put two men, one Chinese, one
Mexican, in the death chamber and
kill them with hydrocyanic gas.
While the men die inside, official
witnesses outside, will peep through
a glass window to see how they are
getting along. That will be dying
in a new way.
Perhaps the Chinese and Mex
ican deserved it, but the cat didn’t.
* * The day’s best news tells of a
new remedy for epilepsy, a dreadful
disease that has cursed some of the
finest minds ever born on earth.
The remedy comes, like many
others, from the extraordinarily
useful intelligence of German
chemists.
The new remedy, called lumi
nal, relieves epilepsy by lowering
the nervous pressure. There is no
doubt as to its giving extraordinary
relief. Whether or not the relief is
permanent has not been proved.
Luminal does not form a habit,
or produce evil results that follow
excessive use of bromides.
Good news alsov is that General
Motors, big auto making company,
broke all records last year, selling
$698,000,000 worth of cars. Many
Americans are getting fresh air
that didn’t used to get it, plus the
health that comes from fresh air.
Men with small heads and big
necks once offered as their final
argument against woman suffrage,
“If the women vote, let them fight
in war, and be brave, as we are.”
Today’s news might satisfy them.
Catherine Richardson, 25 years
old, public school teacher, heard the
screams of'two boys that had fallen
in the icy waters of the Bronx
river. She ran to the river, throw
ing off her hat, coat, shoes, jump
ed in with the rest of her clothes,
swam 40 feet, saved one of the
boys. The other fought her and
drowned. That courage ought to
satisfy the thick necked ones.
For something even more excit-!
ing, consider Mrs. R. W. Clark, 66
years old, once mayor of Palmetto,
La. She went with a pistol to argue
with Louis Meyers, “prominent
merchant,” her political enemy, and
shot him, two or three times. He
shot her dead. Her 18-year-old
daughter took the gun from her
dead mother’s hand and also shot
Mr. Meyers. He was the better
shot, and she fell. A bullet entered
her hip and came out of her abdo
men. Then Mrs. Clark’s young son
poured a load of bird shot into Mr.
Meyers, which settled the fight and
Mr. Meyers.
Women can figljt if you really
insist upon it, but if the thick
necked gentry would read “The
Bacche” by Euripides, they would
be only too thankful that women,
as a rule, are peaceful.
An angry man is a cooing dove
compared with a really angry wo
man.
Think of Tomyris, African queen,
whose son was killed by Cyrus.
When she got Cyrus she chopped off
his head, dipped it in a goatskin
filled With human blood, and said,
“For once in your life drink as
much of it as you like.” No man
would have though of that. She
had warned him in advance not to
kill her son.
Ethel Jaeger entered public
school at 6, and in 18 months did
three years' work, advancing from
one class to another rapidly. In
addition, the child took piano les
sons and studied classic dancing.
The little girl will be praised, the
father and mother will be proud.
But that is false education.
A child with a superior mind
should be held back.
Children would be better off as
a whole if allowed to devote their
first 10 years to outdoor exercise,
and learning through their eyes,
-,not teaching them even to read un
til 10 or 12 years old.
Mayor Sure
Bossie Will
Be in Omaha
Dahlman to Send Letter to
Runaway Clerk and “Sat
isfied lie Will Re
turn” for Audit.
Mayor .Tames C. Dahlman will is
sue a personal invitation to Claude
Bossie, runaway Omaha city clerk,
to be present at an audit of his ac
counts in the office he formerly occu
pied in the city hall.
The invitation will be unique in
tliat it will not name the date of
the function which it announces. It
will ask Bossie to do that.
It will he delivered to Bossie on
his scheduled arrival In New York
from Cherbourg, France, February
12, by an agent of William J. Burns,
head of the secret service depart
ment at Washington.
, Sure He Will Come.
“I am satisfied he will return to
Omaha when he gets the message,”
Mayor Dahlman said.
llis announcement Friday morning
followed receipt of a telegram from
BurnB in response to an inquiry sent
by the mayor to the effect that the
department of justice will take no
action against Bossie, but that it will
apprehend him on his arrival at
New York If the mayor so desires.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Claude Bossie, wife
of the runaway clerk, believes she
will go to Lawrence, Kan., to start ac
tion against him before he arrivee in
the United States.
Alleged Bigamy In Kansas.
It is in Lawrence. Kan., that Bossie
is alleged to have committed bigamy
by marrying Ruth Wamsley, the wo
man who accompanied him on his trip
to France, and who is being returned
with him.
Henry Beal, county attorney, an
nounced that there is no ca*e against
Bossie in Omaha on a charge of wife
abandonment, due to the existence of
a separation agreement between the
two. Mrs. Bossie said there will be no
reconciliation between them even if
her husband returns to Omaha.
All facts gathered by the State de
partment relative to Bossie were
turned over to the Department of
Justice today, according to informa
tion from Washington.
Swiss Bishop
to Speak Here
Rev. John L. Nuelson, For
merly of Omaha, to Be
Here February 14.
Bishop John I& Nuelson of Zurich,
Switzerland, will be in Omaha next
Thursday and speak at 7:30 In the
First Methodist church to a union
mass meeting on present conditions
in Europe.
Bishop Nuelson comes under the
auspices of the United Protestant
Churches of Europe and is making an
extensive speaking tour across Amer
ica. More than ordinary Interest at
tends his coming to Omaha, because
he was for four years In charge of
the work of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Iowa and Nebraska with
headquarters In this city, and went
from Omaha to Europe In 1916.
Owing to labor conditions, the col
lapse of the currency of most Euro
pean countries, the condition of hun
dreds of thousands of children in the
war-torn lands, and the spread of tu
berculosts. the Federal Council of
Churches In the United States ismak
Ing efforts to relieve their sufferinga
Dr. Goodspeed
Defens Elision
Chicago. Feb. 8. — Criticism of
his omission of the story of
the scarlet woman from his transla
tion of the Gospel of St. John was
answered by Dr. Edgar J. Goodspeed,
president of Biblical and Patrlstk
Greek at the University of Chicago,
in an address last night at a dinner
given by the Illinois Women Press
association.
“British and American newspapers
alike,” said Prof. Goodspeed. "have
been disturbed at not finding the
story of the adulterous woman In
John 7:61 to 8:11 in my translation.
and some of them have hastily as
sumed that the omission was due to
personal caprice or prejudice on my
part. As a matter of fact, I have not
the slightest objection to the story.
On the contrary, I regard it as a
classic of the social question.
“The grounds for omitting this
striking and structlve story from the
Gospel of John can be easily stated.
Scholars of all schools agree that it
Is not a part of the text of the Gospel
of John.
"No Greek manuscript but one prior
to the eighth century contains the
passage, and no Greek patristic writ
ing but one before the 10th century
shows acquaintance with it.’’
Store Asks Bankruptcy.
The People's Bargain store, 2624
Q street, is no longer doing business.
Ben Roitstein, the proprietor, Friday
asked the federal court to adjudge
him a bankrupt. His assets are fS,373
and his liabilities 36,013.
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Men Who Are Making Omaha
Francis A. Brogan would probably
decline with thanks a nomination to
sit among the leaders of Omaha. Yet
he Is entitled to this distinction for
several reasons. Principally, he Is a
hard working lawyer, engrossed In
the affairs of Ills clients, yet he finds
himself busy In a great many public
affairs. He has served on the Om
aha Board of Kducation, one term as
its president, and helped to bring the
present fine standing to the Omaha
city schools. As a member of the ex
ecutive committee of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce his Interest in
the city's commercial and industrial
life has been greatly extended. Chair
man of the legislative committee of
the chamber, he watched carefully
proceedings at Lincoln, and was of
great assistance in getting through
laws the city needed. In other direc
tions he has helped much and may
be depended upon at any time to do
his share.
Don’t Fail to Attend the
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Fine deep pile fabrics, richly lined, the
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we are asking for the coats. Shrewd
shoppers will be here early Saturday
morning.
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Movie Actress
Found Murdered
Body “S p re a d-Eaglcd” 041
Posts of Bed in N. Y.
Apartment.
By Akivriated Frfi«.
New York, Feb. 8.—Hound to the
pontii of her bed, and with her mouth i
gagged, Miss l.oulse I Arson, m St
year-old motion picture actress, today
was found dead in her room In a
fashionable apartment in West Sev
enty-seventh street.
Tlie actress’ bands had been
"spread eagled” and tied to the bed
post with a dog leash, ller Belgian
iralice dog was found lashed to a
chair in another room of her apart
ment.
The body was discovered by a
negro maid who went to the apart
ment to prepare breakfast for the
act! ess.
The police said the murder must
have occurred after 8:30 o’clock
this morning as the tenant of an
adjoining apartment said she had
heard Miss Larson's bell rung sev
eral times at that hour. To the
girl's query, the caller replied that
he was an expressman. The door
was opened, the tenant said, and
the caller apparently entered.
Nothing more was heard.
The body was attired only in a
nightgown. A portion of the towel
about the woman’s head had been
stuffed into her mouth, and it had
been fastened to the sides of her
head with adhesive tape.
The girl had been strangled to
death after she had been attacked,
according to the examining physi
cian.
Wales Falls Off Horse;
Collarbone Is Broken
By Auoclated Pres*. ,
London, Feb. 8.—The prince of
Wales broke hla collarbone while ex
ercising one of his hunters at Billing
ton Manor, near Ascot, thia morning.
The prince was putting his mount
over a fence when the horse fell,
throwing his rider heavily on his
shoulder. The prince got up and was
remounting with difficulty when his
equerry said: "I believe you've broken
your collarbone."
"Yes. X have.” Wales replied.
An express train which was stopped
at X^elghton Buzzard to take the
prince on board, brought him to I,on
dnn before noon. After receiving
further surgical treatment, he re
turned to St. James palace and went
to bed.
Coolidge Orders Gasoline Probe;
Responds to Plea of Two Governors
Washington. Feb. S.—The Depart
ment of Justice will immediately set
In motion its machinery to go to the
bottom of charges by Governor Ate
Master of South Dakota, that “allied
interests of Standard Oil" had corner
ed the crude oil supply and enhanced
gasoline prices.
The department's action has been
taken upon instructions from Presi
dent Coolidge to whom was directed
today a telegram from the South Da
kota governor setting forth his
charges and also a similar message
from Governor Bryan of Nebraska.
Shortly after the announcement
that the president had ordered an in
quiry into the gasoline and crude oil
situation. former Representative
Campbell of Kansas, speaking for the
Prairie Oil and Gas company, submit
ted to the executive a statement giv
ing reasons for fluctuation of crude oil
and gasoline prices In the last year.
Mr. Campbell suggested that the
operations of the economic law of
supply and demand alone were re
sponsible for the fluctuating prices.
The president's Instructions, it was
said at the Department of Justice,
would mean a broadening of an In
quiry which has been underway many
months. United States attorneys
long have had instructions, officials
added, to aid local officials In efforts
to run down monopolistic tendencies
of all kinds and those orders, it was
emphasized, apply to oil and ga,soline
as well as any other commodities.
Although there has been constant
observation of renditions in the oil
Industry, department officials said
there would now be an Intensive
study of the situations of which the
two state executives have complained
Governor McMaster declared In his
telegram that South Dakota had "per
formed its duty in preventing ex
cess profits in the distribution busi
ness” and called upon the federal
government to check excess profile
in the refining of gasoline.
The department Is prepared to
study both phases of the Industry,
however, and the federal trade com
mission. which also was directed to
day by the president to Inquire into
the situation, is considering Its
course In the matter. The commis
sion already has much data bearing
on the questions Involved and a re
view of that will be made to deter
mine its further course.
Denial was made at the Depart
ment of Justice that Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty, who Is returning
from Miami. Fla., where he has been
with his invalid wife, wae coming
back because of the charges con
cerning the gasoline and oil prices.
His return, however. Is generally ac
cepted as meaning that the inquiry
will he speeded up and that he may
designate some one of his assistants
to have complete direction of the In
vestigation.
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Paris Protests
Illinois Raids
French Peasants’ Homes at
Johnson City Pillaged in
Dry Raids, Charge.
By Associated Pres*.
Chicago. Feb. 8.—The French gov
ernment through A. Bartholmy. Its
consul In Chicago, has appealed to
the State department at Washington,
demanding redress for alleged wrongs
Inflicted on members of a French
colony at Johnson City, 111., during
dry raids led by S. Glenn Young, ac
credited federal prohibition agent.
The French authorities charge that
Young and his follow**? In the raids
were In fact pillagcrt: that crucifixes
in the homes of the French and
Italian peasants who labor in Wil
liamson county were openly desecrat
ed and that the raiders made away
with "everything they could lay their
hands on."
Similar action, it is stated, may be
taken Vy the Italian government.
More than 100 affidavits concerning
alleged actions of the raiders have
been taken by Signor Giovanni Pico,
Italian consular agent In Springfield,
and forwarded to the Italian embassy
in Washington.
Aged Benedict in
Mental Test Suit
Incompetency suit against Levi Kei
*er. 78, wealthy retired fanner of
Ashland. Neb., was pending at the
time of his marriage this week in
Council Bluffs to Mrs. Irene Buell,
Ashland attorney, 30 years his Junior,
according to information reaching
Omaha from Wahoo, N’eb.
Harry Keiser of Mitchell, Neb.# a
son, filed the suit, asking that hla
lather be declared Incompetent, on
January 24. He alleged that his fa
ther's estate, estimated at 360,000. is
being dissipated and asks the appoint
meet of a conservator.
If the son's action is successful, ac
cording to J. H. Barrie, his attorney,
further action will be brought In an
effort to annul the marriage.
Lloyd George
Denies Expose
Says He Did Not Give Out
Interview on French
U. S. Pact.
Hr AwkIsOJ Press
I^ondon, Feb. 8 — Mr. Lloyd Geort.'
through the Dally Chronicle, has is
sued the following statement con
cerning the Interview printed In. tho
New York World on the alleged seer
Rhineland agreement between Pref.
dent Wilson and Premier Clemenceau
at the Paris peace conference:
"I did not give the Interview re
ferred to and was more than aur
prised when my attention wag called
to it by telephone messages. 1 can
not accept the vlewa attributed to me
ag accurately setting out the facts of
what happened at a critical momerr
in the peace conference. As to tho-o
facta, the official statement issued by
the French foreign office Is sub
stantially correct."’
Then, alluding to how he wa* called
to London at the time in question.
Mr. Lloyd George proceeds: "I found
on my return to Paris that during my
absence an agreement had been ar
rived at between Mr. Wilson and M.
Clemenceau on two very important is
sues. One wa# the military occupa
tion of the Rhineland and the other
a guaranty by the United States of
the French frontier against acts of
aggression by Germany.
■ To describe this agreement as 'a..
secret compact’ between Mr. Wilson
and M. Clemenceau la ridiculous. Mr.
Wilson. I need hardly say. acted with
perfect loyalty, and it cannot be im
puted aa a blame either to the late
president or to M. Clemenceau that I
was called to England at the time
these grave matters were under dis
cussion.
"The fact that the late president
and M. Clemenceau had arrived at an
agreement during my absence wa*
communicated to me on my return
and the agreement regarding the oc
cupation of the Rhineland was^after
some modification ultlmely incorpor
ated in the peace treaty.”
Albion Citizens to Held
Wilson Memorial Sunday
Albion, Neb., Feb. 8 — Residents oi
Albion will hold memorial services in
lionor of former President Wilson
Sunday afternoon at the Methodist
church. Mayor Craig will preside and
several addresses will be made by
local speakers. The new eygem of
flag decoration recently installed was
used for the first time during the
lime of the funeral of the *ate states
man.
Thompson Belden s
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Last
Day
of
the
Jubilee
M
20%
is a
worth
while
Discount
Our Discount
Jubilee Gives on Apparel
With our 20 per cent Jubilee discount, it s surpris
ing what lovely things you may buy at prices so
much less than you had planned to pay for new
spring clothes. A $39.50 dress will be $31.60,
leaving the price of a pair of shoes; a $59.50 coat
will be $47.60, which means a saving that will
buy a hat. Oh. it's good fortune that you can't
afford to overlook.
Every coat, suit and drew, all of them new Spring
models, is subject to 20% discount on Saturday.
Dresses of Sports
and Tailored Types
are much in demand, for this is the
season in which to wear these
smart woolens. Simple one-piece \
flannels, and essentially smart
"oat styles of charmeen, a nesv
and finer charmeen with a silky
sheen—these with color, daring
new shades, their spring feature.
The Silks
This Spring
are crepes, satins and quaint
prints, all displaying a loveliness
in whose simplicity lies their
charm.
Third I loot
I
Plaided or Plain Are
Enveloping Top Coats
Plaided or plain, you‘11 feel the im
pulse to slip into their enveloping
} folds. The plaids are gay, to say
the least, for color has had ita way
w ith blocks and stripes, and plaids.
One model checker boarded with
black and yellow wears a cape ef
fect over its sleeves. New. oh.
very new.
Paris
Decrees Suits
This season the Tarisienne wears a
small suit. We are showing tai
lored and sports styles — varied
and unusual models.
...— Saturday—Last Day of Jubilee Opportunities ■
