(Today
Only Mothers Know.
You'd Laugh, Too.
B. G. Lamme, Dead.
John D.'s Birthday.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
Sympathetic messages pour into
the White House, from friends
dose by, and from the other side
of the world.
Only those that have seen a child
die' can know the sorrow of the
president and his wife.
Only mothers with broken hearts
can know how that mother felt,
when the tank of oxygen was
brought into her boy’s room. Real
izing that the natural air could no
longer keep his feeble heart beat
ing, she realized also that death
waj near. Only mothers know.
Imagine how the political bosses
laujjh, when they get together in
the. convention, and make their
deals. There they are, densely
ignorant, having come up through
the front or rear rooms of liquor
saloons.
They began by having enough
power to protect the public gam
bler, or disorderly resort, from po
licemen on the beat.
Now they find themselves with
enough to pick out the candidate
to run for president of the United
States.
If you were a bullet-headed,
round-faced, small-eyed, thick
skulled, densely ignorant political
boss, understanding nothing but
graft and low politics, and you
found yourself able to nominate a
man for president of the United
States, you would laugh also.
B. G. Lamme is dead. How
many of our 112,000,000 know his
nante? He was one of the four
greatest electricians in this coun
try. Edison, Tesla and Steinmetz
were the other three. Lamme and
Steinmetz are gone.
A master of electrical science.
Lamme was creator of 150 useful
inventions, and called “the great
est methematician.”
At his work as chief engineer for
the Westinghouse company, Lamme
was helped by two sisters. One 1
with a desk beside his, was chief
designer of direct current motors.
Those two sisters worked with
their brother, as the sisters of
Herschel and Renan worked with
their famous brothers.
Such work is better than the '
fame that passes with the death
notice.
John D. Rockefeller, 85 years
old yesterday, tells the world his .
pleasure is doing good to others.
Spending for health and education,
scores of millions, he stands among
those that have helped their fellow
men.
Helping others is the only thing
worth -.vhile, when youth’s first
fooli.sh flush is past.
The human that first sailed a
float, dug a pit to catch mammoths,
fastened a flint at the end of a
club, used writing instead of
rneeeh. tamed the first female buf
falo, kept alive the first fire—all
those live forever servants of the
world,
John D. Rockefeller, through his
scientific institute, has fought and
conquered diseases more deadly
than any am'ent monster. And.
above all. he has ended the foolish
theory that competition is neces
sary. Some day when the people
own their own natural wealth, and
Auild their universities and scienti
fic institutions, instead of depend
ing on charity, they will build a
great monument to “John D
Rockefeller, destroyer of competi
tion.”
Having learned that he can do1
it, they will learn to do it them
selves.
Betting on President Coolidge is
11 to 5 that he will be elected.
Leaving out the unknown quality
—La Follette—it ought to be 11,
000 to 1 on Coolidge at this mo
ment.
Whoever thinks the people of
the United States are going to vote
for a presidential candidate chosen
by the “boys in the back room,”
otherwise the ex-bartenders pro
moted to be political bosses,
doesn’t know much about the
American people.
American missionaries, It Is said,
now will be protected against “per
secution in Japan.” That’s nice of
the Japanese, but if missionaries
are not happy there, they ought to
come home. There are plenty that
need converting, here in America.
And* it is none of our business if
tho Japanese do not want to go to
heaven. It stems inconsistent to re
fuse them entrance here and at the
same time spend money sending
them to heaven to live there with
us through all eternity. They have
an Asiatic heaven of their own. Let
them enjoy it. Providence
separates us here. We may be
separated there, among the “many
mansions.”
Ye Wo Hum, Chinese gentleman
and laundryman, died in a big hos
pital, although a Chinese witch doc
tor had done his best. Ye Wo
Hum’s joints hurt him, and the
witch doctor painted them red, on
the theory that devils, which cause
pain, are afraid to go through any
thing red.
Before you laugh, make sure that
you are not superstitious about 13,
going under a ladder, or anything
else in the witch doctor line.
(Copyright. 1*24.)
Northwestern Sunday
Mail Service Expedited
Harvard. Nob., .July 9.—Notice of
an Improvement In the Monday morn
leg mnll service out of Harvard ha*
been received by I,. W. Claddls, mull
messenger, who has charge of out
going and Incoming mall from the
trains here. Under tho new nrrnnge
went mnll consigned to Eldomdo,
Stockham, Henderson nnd Uharlcs
ton—points east of here on the
Northwestern railroad—will he trnns
furred from Burlington trnln No. 9
to the Northwestern freight train
leaving here shortly before noon on
Sundays. Thus It will be possible for
citizens of these towns to receive
Kundny mail which would othcrwls'
he detained until .Monday.
Failure to Get Virginia Delegates
Cost McAdoo Possible Nomination
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 9.—Out of the debris comes the
story of where the McAdoo movement
faltered and fell back when It was
in sight of a goal.
On July 4 the McAdoo forces stood
at their Marne when they pushed
their vote to 630—wlthing striking
distance of a majority. If they
could get a majority they proposed
to make a powerful play to abrogate
the two-thirds rule. They appealed
to the Glass delegation from Virginia
to join them .but the delegation stuck
to Glass. For the next four ballots
McAdoo field marshals managed by
one device or another to keep their
strength around the same level while
they used all the powerful arguments
at their command to Induce the
Virginia delegation to come over.
But the effort was In vain. The
Virginia delegates stuck to Glass
when a turn of their 24 votes would
have turned a majority of the conven
tion to McAdoo, and possibly Jerked
the key from the log Jam and per
mitted the McAdoo tido to rush on to
victory.
From that point the McAdoo vote
steadily declined under the battering
of the big drive of the coalition and
only recovered some of its former
strength when, spurred on by McAdoo
himself, his workers raised Its level
again just before he released his
delegates.
Every convention has Its "inside
story” of how it happened. This is
the accepted explanation of how it
happened in 1924.
Central Nebraska
Crop Outlook Fair
Livestock in Some Localities
Suffering From Lack of
Pasturage.
Kearney, Neb., July 9.—Unless Cen
tral Nebraska experiences a liberal
general rain during course of the
week or 10 days It appears inevitable
that a premature movement of cattle
to market will get under way, In the
opinion of John Ludden, Buffalo
county agricultural agent. Continued
dry weather has played havoc with
the hay and pasture lands in this
section of the state and in some lo
calities stock is actually suffering
from lack of seasonable pasturage.
Oats promises a record yield in the
event a timely rain falls in this
vicinity.
Wheat, already being harvested,
has headed out in fine shape and
while the lightest harvest in 10
years i» in prospect, due to a re
duction of acreage, it is believed the
quality will exceed that of many
years average.
Corn has made favorable progress
during the past few weeks and gives
promise now of coming through in
fine shape, although a trifle back
ward.
Indications at this time are that
the winter wheat acreage will be in
creased in Buffalo county this fall,
due to the excellent condition of the
present crop and the favorable prices
in prospect.
No shortage of farm labor is ap
parent in the valley this season, for
the first time in many years.
Columbus, Neb., July 9.—While
there Is a surplus of local labor here
the wheat harvest, which will begin
in the central Platte valley the lat
ter part of this week, Is little Interest
among laborers, according to em
ployment bureau men here. The ma
jority of the men applying for har
vest jobs come from the Dakotas and
Minnesota.
Harvard, Neb., July 9—The de
mand for harvest help here, is being
met satisfactorily, due to the some
what delayed start of cutting the
wheat, farmers say. Until a few days
ago little outside help was available,
but now transients to supply the de
mand are arriving dally.
Beatrice—For the third time van
dals have entered the Glenover
schoolhouse, now In course of con
struction, and made off with work
men’s tools.
& Jjospe (To.
mi :is- Q”?1** *s
July
Clearance Sale
Used Pianos
v a a\avia a a
$50.00 and up
PLAYERS
$275.00 and up
GRANDS
$450.00 and up
All in good condition. Our
five-year guarantee with each.
Exchange privileges.
PAYMENTS
ARRANGED TO SUIT
ouauirn
Corns
Don’t Pare Theml
Cutting a corn it always dangerous.
Blue-jay endt corns. Kills the pain
instantly, then the corn loosens and
comes out. No risk, no constant trou
ble. Get Blue>jay at your druggist
Blue=jay
Carnival Held
for Milk Fund
Dundee “Kiddies” Donate $15
to Help Poor Babes Who
Are Suffering.
Eleven girls and a bpy in Dundee
"got up” a miniature carnival at
5117 Burt street and earned S15 for
the Free Milk and Ice fund of The
Omaha Bee.
There was a "beauty parlor” where
there was a constant waiting line of
very young patrons. Treatments
were reasonable, only 3 cents. Mary
Updiko had charge. Dorothy Brown
presided over the “fish pond." Harriet
Kelly managed the "menagerie” and
Alice Sachs the fortune-telling booth
Others who worked were these: Jane
Steel gave out lucky ntlmbers; Caro
line Sachs dished up lemonade and
candy; Lorraine Updike and Elizabeth
Hendrieke operated the Mexican
game; Georgia McCague had picture
drawing; Jean Kelly and Anne Updike
ran the golf game. Edward Brown
built the booths.
"We had fun doing it and It will
help buy milk for a lot of poor
babies," said the girls.
Yes, and thla fund Is In urgent
need of money to supply these neces
sities. The number of babes and
small children In destitute homes Is
extraordinary and the visiting nurses
are having their hands full.
If you enn "get up a carnival” or
give money to this cause, do It so
that no little lives will be sacrificed
during the hot weather. Send checks
or cash to "Free Milk and Ice fund,
care of The Omaha Bee.”
Already acknowledged .$224.50
Marie Klein . 2.00
lake District Mothers rluh . 5.00
( hiidren’s carnival . 15.0.)
A Friend . 6 MU
A Friend to the Paid** . 5.00
(■corse T. Krllv. Council Bluffs ... 1.00
Total .$255.60
Grain Seed Registered.
Shenandoah, la., July 9.—Most
“town folks” do not know that grain
se'd is registered Just like pure bred
livestock, and for the same reason—
to get a pedigree. E. R. Ilensen, In
struetor in farm crops at Iowa State
college, Ames, has been In Page
county this week, Inspecting Kanred
wheat and Iowar oats on several
farms. By certifying the seed a guar
antee Is offered that the grain Is true
to type, being unmixed with other
varieties or other grain, and having
no noxious weed seed. ,
1 I
Pioneer Crusader
Against Drinking
Hears Rum Trials
Charter Member of W. C. T.
U. Praises Judge McGee;
Prays Nightly for
Samardiek.
Crusader met crusader Wednesday
morning In federal court when Mrs.
Eleanor Jane Ingersol, 83, was Intro
duced to Judge John F. McGee, "the
terror of the bootleggers.’’
"I was a crusader, but Judge Mc
Gee is a greater crusader,” declared
Mrs. Ingersol, who sat through the
morning court session In company
with five other members of the South
Omaha Woman's Christian Temper
ance union.
Mrs. Ingersol participated In the
original crusader movement in War
ren county, Ohio, 61 years ago. She
is a charter member of the W. C. T.
U. which was organized a year later.
"I can remember how we used to
go from one saloon to another with
llibles and hymn books. Sometimes
the saloonkeepers would not let us
in and many is the time I have stood
In the snow on a blustery winter day
singing psalms to a locked saloon
door. When we were granted ad
mittance the drunks would gather
around and sneer.”
Admires Samardiek.
Mrs. Ingersol also met Chief Feder
al Agent Robert P. Samardiek and
ihis agents and Samardlck’s chief.
"---;
Federal Prohibition Director Elmer
Thomas.
‘‘I am a great admirer of Samar
dick," declared Mrs. Ingersol. "For
over four years I have prayed nightly
that he might be spared a bootleg
ger’s bullet. He has done wonderful
work."
Mrs. Ingersol came to Omaha 87
years ago with her daughter, Mrs.
Mae Kennedy, 3921 South Twenty
fifth street, with whom she lives.
“I have fought for prohibition and
I have seen the amendment passed.
I do not expect myself or anyone else
to see It repealed or modified," she
said.
Will Come Again.
Other members of the “white rib
bon” order who attended court were:
Mrs. F. A. Hart, 4104 North Nine
teenth street; Mrs. C. M. William
son, 3521 South Twenty-fifth street;
Mrs h. C. Banner, Koute 6, South
Omaha; Mrs. M. Boicourt, 1900 South
Twenty-ninth street. Mrs. Banner is
president of the South Side W. C.
T. U.
Fourteen or IB of more of our mem
bers will attend Wednesday after
noon,” slated Mrs. Banner.
At the opening of the case, Ray
Lones asked the Jurors If any of them
would be Influenced by the presence
of members of a dry society In the
courtroom.
"They way he looked at us you
would think bootleggers were the
best people on earth and we were
worms,” said Mrs. Banner.
"I think the attendance of our
members In court does have a good
effect, though.”
Byron—Fire said to have been
started by sparks from a passing
freight train burned over several
acres of wheat on Walter Orueber's
farm, one mile east of this place.
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Berg's
Semi-Annual
• SALE
/ x of the Famous
Manhattan !
^ SHIRTS
and Pajamas
These Prices Tell the Story—
$7.50 values.now $5.00
$6.00 values.now $4.00
$5.00 values.now $3.35
$4.00 values.now $2.70
$3.50 values.now $2.35
$3.00 values.now $2.00
$2.50 values.now $1.70
Here is your chance to ge the world’s finest shirts and
pajamas, Manhattans, at prices far below their regular
selling price. First here gets the choicest selection.
Come today.
Berg Clothing Co.
1415 Farnam St.
Fabrics—
Silk and Cotton
Novelty Pongee Tub Silk Printed Silks
$1.69 $2.29 $2.19
Pin checks of contrast- King Cloth, La Jerz, With two features to
ing color make this Country Club and Broad- recommend them, the
washable fabric, which cloth silks, qualities that quality of their manu
is so ideal for summer, you know are fine facture and the distinc
attractive a. it i. ..rv- enough to merit a much ^
iceable. Greatly used h.gher pricing. Checked, chine become m08t de.
for children’s dresses plaided, pin striped and sjrable at our July price,
also. 33-inch width, re- sport striped. The re- 36 inches wide, in both
duced to $1.69. duced price is $2.29 yd. light and dark shades.
Pcrcalines Silk and Wool Mixed Jersey
19c Reduced to $1.79
The best quality but offered at An attractive fabric and a practical one, for it
a very reduced price during the does not wrinkle with wearing or with packing.
July sales. A good assortment One chooses it for one-piece dresses, sport
of colors. outfits and bathing suits.
Flock Dotted Voile Plaided Ratine jk#
50c 49c ^
Sheer, cool voile, flock dot- Smartly patterned in con*
ted in tiny white dots much servative plaids is this pop
resembling dotted Swiss. ular summer fabric of 36
40-inch width in orchid, inch width. Orange, gray,
nile green, navy blue, blue, tan, green, brown and
honeydew and other shades rose.
Ihompson-BdJen
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ture of a new gown and immediately she visual
|Hj izes herself in its folds. It is the neV way—the (R
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“deeper etched” engravings in your sales liter
fell a ture. They print “sharp” and clean—adding |3f
beauty and charm to the soft folds of women’s
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