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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 28, 1912.
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RAISE FO BDOUGLAS COUNTY
State Board of Assessment Decides
i on Tax Values.
AMOUNT NOT YET GIVEN OUT
Notice Seat Each County and Glvlng;
V'ntll Thirteenth of August to
1 " Show Canae Whjr Shonld
! Not Stand.
,; (From a State Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., July Z7.-Special.-The
board of assessment was In session
this morning for a short time and finished
up all the counties as regards the raising
(or lowering of the land values. Box
Butte still continues to be the delinquent
county ahd until that report Is In nothing
-definite regarding each county will be
given out for publication by he board,
j Notice was sent to each county today
showing the. amount the board has agreed
on for a raise or -reduction and giving
them until August IS to appear and show
cause why the figures set by the board
should not stand. - ,
Following are the counties which will
be raised, though In some cases the raise
' Is practically small:
i I Boyd, Boone, Buffalo, Butler, Cass,
Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Colfax, Cum
ing Custer Dawes Dawson Deuel Rlxon,
Douglas, Dundy, Fllmore, Gage, Hall,
Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock,
Holt, Hooker, Johnson, Kearney, Kleth,
Keya Paha, Knox, Lincoln, Logan, Lou,
Morrejl Nuckolls, Phelps, Pierce, Platte,
XVtiU VV11IVW xviv.ia. uouu .
Sioux, Thayer, Thomas.
jThe following counties will be given a
reduction:
. Blaine, Burt, Cedar, Seward, Thurston,
Washington. York. x
State Sell Porkers.
' Land Commissioner Cowles reports this
rnorning that fifty-six hogs were mar
keted at the Lincoln asylum this week
which sold for S7.2S per hundred. ine
net proceeds from the sale amounted to
l,352, maklnan average of a little over
$24 per hog. Mr. Cowles said he could
remember back several years ago how
It ook nearly a wagon load of hogs to
bring as much as one of the asylum ani
mals did this week.
i Ooster Case to Begin.
: Acting as referee for the supreme court.
Judge Silas A. Holcomb will begin taking
testimony Monday in the court house in
Omaha, in the case of the state against
Fire and Police Commissioners Pivonka
and Ryan, charged under the Sackett law
of having wilfully failed to enforce the
laws which by virtue of their offices they
were compelled to do.
"Flag. Lady" to Talk.
.The prisoners at the penitentiary will
be treated next Sunday to a chance to
hear Miss Frances Richardson of Los
Angeles, who Is known over the country
as the "Flag Lady." Her addresses wiu
be, "The American Flag."
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fa ARRESTED AT TABLE ROCK
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( TABLE ROCK, Neb.; July 27. (Spe,
cial.) Otis Parnell and Carl Parnell, who
claim to be brothers, from Joplin, Mo.,
were arrested here yesterday on the
c'harge of burglary, being accused of
breaking into a car of merchandise in
transit Wednesday night or. Thursday
morning. They werev brought before
Justice M. H. Marble yesterday after
noon, having been arrested on the com
plaint of W. C. Heaton, a Burlington
detective. They pleaded "not guilty,"
and waived a preliminary examination.
They were bound over to district court
j of Pawnee county and their ball . fixed
: at $500 each. In default of the furnishing
of ball they were taken to the county
today and it is said by the county at
i torney they are willing to plead to a
I charge of larceny and take a jail sen
I tence. Goods, were found on their per-
; Every woman's heart responds to
jthe charm and sweetness of a baby's
voice, because nature intended her for
(motherhood. But even the loving
nature of a mother shrinks from the
ordeal because such a time Is usually
la ' period of suffering and danger.
(Women who use Mother's Friend are
leaved much discomfort and suffering
and their systems, being thoroughly
prepared by this great remedy, ara
In a healthy condition to meet tha
time with tha least possible suffering
knd danger. Mother's Friend is
recommended only for the relief and
comfort of expectant mothers; it is in
ho sense a remedy for various ills,
but its many years of success, and
the , thousands of endorsements re
beived from women who hare used It
are a guarantee of the benefit to be
Derived from Its use. . This remedy
toes not accomplish wonders but sim-
ntnnr a HTlpnrt allv tinnae. nru.
rents caking of M '
!he breasts, and Ilf ftinC!
n every way
Contributes to lfi fro. ft A
itrong, healthy
notherhood. Mother's Friend is sold
It drug stores. Write for our frea
took for expectant mothers.
SKADHELO KEGULATOK Ca. Atlanta, Ca,
WM. J. DOEKHOFF,
BnU rtlsr,
.Doof. lit.
son to ihe amount of $16.25, said to have
been taken from the car.
NOTES FROM CENTRAL CITY
AND MERRICK COUNTY
CENTRAL CITT. Neb.. July 7.-(Spe-clal.)
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the fifteenth annual reunion
of the Platte Valley District Reunion as
sociation to be held at the city park In
Central City. August S to , Inclusive.
Among the men of state-wide prominence
who will make addresses are Governor
Aldrlch and George W. Norrls. On
Wednesday, August 7, Floyd E. Barlow,
as representative of the Curtis Exhibi
tion company, will make an aeroplane
flight -
Harry E. Bradford and Lulu B. Wol
ford have been chosen as Instructors at
the Teachers' Institute, which convenes
In this city on August 5, according to the
program arranged ' by Margaret Mc
Cutchen, county superintendent On
Wednesday morning, August 7, H. A.
Adrian of Santa Barbara, Ca!., will de
liver an address.
Orders have been received from head
quarters to the effect that the Second
Regimental band, together with the rest.
of the regiment' will go into encamp
ment ab. Grand Island the latter part of
August
As a party in the suits the Union Pa
cific Railroad company has filed a peti
tion asking to have the actions brought
by Hannah Aurand and Emma S. Peck
et al., respectively, against M. J. Harry
et al., transferred from the district to the
federal court These suits embody the
controversy which has ' arisen over the
opening of the road along the Union Pa
cific tracks between Chapman and Grand
Island.
NOTES OF WEST POINT
AND CUMING COUNTY
WEST POINT, Neb., July 27.-(Special.)
The usual weekly blue rock shoot of
the Buffalo Gun club took place at the
farm home of Nicholas Peatrowsky. A
very large crowd was present There
were two events of twenty-five birds
each. Following are the scores: First
event, W. Raduechel and F. Benne, 24;
Frank Flores and Karl Kerl, 23, and J.
Peatrowsky and Herman Benne, 20. Sec
ond event Karl Kerl, 22; Gus Kruweger,
19, "and F. Ruediger, 17.
Prof. Charles R. Weeks, formerly as
sistant principal of the West Point High
school and later a teacher in the Peru
Normal, has been elected head of the
Winthrop Normal and Agricultural col
lege at Rock Hill, S. C.
News has reached the city of a prob
ably fatal accident which befell William
Hoferer, a former citizen of West Point,
and now residing at Creighton. Mr.
Hoferer had ascended to the roof of his
house to do some repairing when he lost
his balance and fell, dislocating the bones
of his hips and legs. Owing to his ad
vanced age, 69 years, it is feared he may
not recover.
The Neligh-Wagner cement men will
soon commence the erection of a cement
sidewalk from the city to the Mount Hope
cemetery, east of town. This is a large
contract and fills a want that has been
severely felt for many years. ......
Contractor Amandus Derr has received
the contract for the erection' of a large
brick; church at Elgin, Neb., for the Cath
olic congregation there.
NOTES FROM NORTH PLATTE
AND LINCOLN COUNTY
NORTH PLATTE. Neb., July 27.
Ginn, White &. Schatz, who have been
engaged in the furniture, undertaking
and hardware business in this city for
the past few years, have sold their fur
niture stock to Howe & Maloney and
their undertaking department to Derry
berry & Forbes. Glnn, White & Schats
will continue in the hardware business,
but being forced to vacate their present
quarters were compelled to discontinue
the furniture and undertaking lines.
The largest residence in this city has
just been sold by W. M. Cunningham
to Julius Haler for a consideration In
the neighborhood of $50,000. The house
was erected by Guy Barton about thirty
years ago. Its original cost was $28,000.
Crop prospects are better now than
they have been during .thentire year,
a rain of about an inch and a quarter
having Just fallen which lasted a greater
part of the night and most , of the morn
ing. The corn was Irt fair condition and
had grown rapidly during the past hot
weather and was Just beginning to need
a rain. Threshing of wheat has begun
and the yield is much better ' than ex
pected, some places running as high as
thirtyrfive bushels to the acre. On the
table where the yield usually is light, It
Is yielding from fifteen to twenty-five'
bushels to the acre. -
FREMONT MAN DIES
SUDDENLY IN OKLAHOMA
FREMONT, Neb., July 27.-Spec!al T'
egram.) A telegram was received here
today stating that L. B. Coman, for some
time Western Union manager at this
city, was found dead In his bed in a
Guthrie (Okl.) hotel this morning. No
further particulars -were given. He was
running a moving picture show and his
family had their furniture packed ready
to move next week. His, mother, Mrs.
Laura Coman, is at a hospital here In a
critical condition. He was about 48 years
old.
Jefferson Democrats for Thompson.
FAIRBURT, Neb., July 27.-(Special.)
The democrats of Jefferson county passed
resolutions endorsing the course taken at
Baltimore by W, J. Bryan. The fourteen
delegates from this county were in
structed to vote as a unit for VT. H.
Thompson for chairman of the state com
mittee so' long as his name is before the
convention. The following democrats
were elected to attend the convention:
John Melvin, W. 8. Stewart, Fred Minus,
Noah Unger, John A. Thiesen, Charles
Sandman, R. S. Starr, C. F. Stark, V.
E. Chamberlain, Dan Kavanagh, S. M.
Bailey, C. C. Andrews, H. C. Nisepl and
Bernard GUI. ''
Ran Over by Load of Lumber.
WTMORE, Neb., July , 27.-(Speclal.)
John Rothmeyer, a farmer living south
of town, was run over by a wagon full
of lumber yesterday morning and escaped
with severe bruises. . Physicians are un
able to understand why the man was
not killed outright or seriously injured.
Rothmeyer was hauling the lumber out
to his farm, starting out just before noon.
In the east part of town be fell off the
wagon and two wheels run over his abdo
men. He wac taken to his home last
night and reports today say that he Is
all right, aside from considerable sore
ness. V" '
Nebraska
Stanton Farmer
Commits Suicide
STANTON, Neb., July 27.-(Special Tel
egram.) Frank Koza. a Bohemian farmer
who lived five miles east of Stanton,
oommltted suicide this morning by shoot
ing himself with a shotgun. Domestic
trouble Is supposed to be back of the
tragedy. A few weeks ago he deeded a
half section of land to his wife and went
to Oregon. Last week he returned and
asked his wife to deed the property back
to him, but she refused. He was about
60 years old and leaves a widow and
four children.
EFFIE JOHNSON IS GIVEN
INTO CUSTODY OF FATHER
BEATRICE, Neb., July 27.-(SpecIal.)-
The case of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Terry of
Pickrell against J. Alfred Johnson of
Clarlnda, la, wherein the plaintiffs
sought the custody of their grand
daughter, Effle Johnson, fifteen years of
age, was decided yesterday In the dis
trict court by Judge Raper of Pawnee
City in favor -of the defendant The
case has been in the courts for six years,
and the Terrys alleged that Johnson was
not a fit person to have the custody of the
child, and that he was away from home so
much that he was unable to properly
care for her. Until recently the child
has been In a convent at Omaha. Mr.
Johnson left for Clarlnda. Ia., today with
his , daughter.
Cortland has organized a commercial
club by the election of these officers:
A. T. Cooper, president; J. Wehrlt, vice
president; A. L. Sausman, secretary; Dr.
Schowengerdt treasurer.
Edward McCabe, one of the young men
accused ' of brutally assaulting James
Carpenter, who was found lying uncon
scious tn a cornfield west of the city
Thursday, walked Into police court yes
terday and gave himself up to the of
ficers. He was arraigned before Judge
La Sella on the charge of assault and
battery and pleaded not guilty. His
case was set for hearing August 7 and
he was released on bond."
. W. W. Butts of Omaha, who ownes
several farms near Ellis, this county,
was stricken with paralysis yesterday
while working about the farm. ' Mrs.
Butts was summoned and Mr. Butts was
brought to the city and placed In a
local hospital. , 1
THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN
TWO HOURS AT BENKELMAN
Dundy county was visited with a rain of
Dundy county was visited with a rain of
three inches within a space of two hours
last night, washing out many of the
streets and flooding cellars in the lower
part of town. The rain comes at an op
portune time for the corn crop, whtch Is
in splendid condition, being the best In
years. Land prices are rapidly rising
and a number of good sales are reported.
Harvesting Is Just about through with
in the county, the yields of small grain
promising better than expected. Esti
mates place the average of winter wheat
at eighteen bushels, spring wheat twen
ty-five bushels and barley at thirty-five
bushels per acre. The hay and roughage
crop la also quite heavy.
No Instructions In Merrick.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., July 27.-(Spe-cial.)
The Merrick county democratic
convention yesterday afternoon elected
these delegates to the state convention:
Thomas Ferrell, G. C. Agnew, William
O'Connor, W. S. Austin. J. H. Pollard,
Jacob Pahl, Matt Harry and J. D. Van
Pelt Dr. Boyd was re-elected as chair
man of the county central committee.
The motion to endorse Byrnes of Colum
bus as candidate for chairman of the
state central committee after a lively
discussion was laid on the table. Tho
following resolution was adopted:
We. the democrats of Merrick county,
in convention assembled, do hereby pledge
our support to the national ticket nomi
nated at Baltimore; also to our state and
county tickets, and we point with pride
to the record of our democrats in con
gress.
Btsr Crops in Johnson County.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. July 27.-(Speclal.)-A
rainfall of several hours this morning
has broken up the hot. protracted drouth
and caused . an appreciable drop In tem
perature and soaked up the ground in
good - shape. Wheat . thus far threshed
has. been running between thirty and
forty-eight bushels to the acre and is
of . excellent quality. Oats . averaged a
little over'fifty bushels. Most of the corn
is looking fine and promises a big yield.
There will be no lack of fruit In this part
of the state.
GOLD COINS LOSE WEIGHT
Millions of Dollars in Circulation
.that Are Below the
Standard.
There are probably millions of dollars
In gold coin circulating in the United
States which . are not worth their face
value. This fact haa been called to the
attention of Lee McClung, treasurer of
the United States, but the government
haa no desire nor intention to recall the
money, In order that only gold of stand
ard value may be In circulation.
Should this gold be presented to the
treasury or subtreasury, Its owners
would be the losers, because of the enor
mous wear cauBed by abrasions in cir
culation. 4 While the government does not
require that gold coins shall be of stand
ard weight to be redeemed at their face
value, it has established what is known
as a "limit of tolerance," which permits
a loss In weight of one-half of 1 per
cent Below that limit the treasury
makes a reduction at the rate of 4 cents
per grain.
Lightweight coin, it is said, exists prin
cipally on the Pacific coast where the
greater bulk 'of the yellow metal Is in
circulation. The financial interests of the
west, the treasury has been advised,
know two kinds of gold, treasury gold
and bank gold. The former Is the full
weight while the latter is below the
"limit of tolerance." ,
The worn gold never reaches the treas
ury or the subtreasuries. According to
report here, it Is passed from bank to
bank and individual to Individual, like a
plugged coin, and in that way maintains
its parity of value.
' Curiously enough, silver coin is always
worth Its face value, however much
abused by the ravages of time. Wash
ington Post
Persuaded
"What made Mr..Chugglns buy an auto
mobile?" . "His wife persuaded him by calling hie
attention to the economy of having gaso
line on hand to clean gloves with."
Washington Star.
KIDDIES VIEWBIG PARADE
And Grownups Also Block the Streets
as it Passes.
RANCH LIFE IN WEST IS SHOWN
101 Ranch with Hundred Indians
and All Sorts of Connors and
Cowgirls to Repeat Show
This Evening;.
About a million kids crowded the streets
today to see the "grand free street par
ade" of the 101 Ranch wild west show.
Little tots Just big enough to wobble
about mixed with their elders on an equal
footing for once and demanded and re
ceived due recognition.. They waited Im
patiently for some time. At last a brass
band was heard way out on Sixteenth
street and a thousand squeaky little
voices shouted:
"Here she comes!"
Then their was a wild - scramble for
points of vantage. A few thousand curl
ous papas, who still remember their first
circus, respectfully assisted the urchins
to the front Girls were not absent and
waged an equal contest with the boys to
see the parade.
While nearly 100 boys were fighting
their way through the crowd at Farnam
and Sixteenth to see the parade, half as
many girls out-generaled them, formed
in line and lock-stepped on the double
quick to Douglas where the line of parade
turned east
Two little . ragged fellows unostenta
tiously became heroes. A very weary
mother was attempting to squelch the
howls of a 2-year-old who Insisted, "I
wanna balloon." The boys each had a
quarter.
Boy Baby a Balloon.
They held a consultation, got change
for their quarters and bought the kid a
balloon. ' The 2-year-old became meek as
a lamb at once and crowed for Joy. A
man standing by offered to reimburse
the boys, but they declined his charity.
Over 100 real Indians, an army of cow
boys, cowgirls, Mexican vaqueros, old
scouts and plainsmen rewarded the grown
ups and the kids who witnessed the par
ade, which formed at Webster street
station and winding around the down
town ' streets disappeared in the circus
grounds at Twenty-first and Paul. '
The parade was led by a squad of
police, who kept the streets clear. Then
followed the Indians and the ' cowboys,
and the buffalo and the long-horned
Texas steers and bringing up in the
rear was the ever present blaring calllop.
The Initial performance of the Ml Ranch
is taking place this afternoon before a
big crowd. All the typical wild west
features for whtch the show is noted
are being presented. The robbery of the
stage coach by Mexican bandits, the In
dian attack on the settler's camp, the
pony express, the "round-up" with its
long horned steers, its broncho busting,
with outlaw horses, steers and buffaloes,
and Its many other characteristic fea
tures, are incidents of the program. The
performance will be repeated tonight at
8.15.
AUTO VALVE GRINDING
DEVICE INSTALLED HERE
"Pitted valves and valve seats or col
lections of carbon 'on the valves or
valve seats causes many a motorist to'
ponder why his engine haa lost its former
strong pulling power," said Albert Blhler,
one of Omaha's oldest and expert auto
mobile dealers. "They imagine all sorts
of troubles, but fail to locate the right
one and the engine continues to rather
hold back instead of pulling forward with
a decided vim. The trouble is easily
remedied in Omaha now. Formerly It
was necessary to grind each one of the
valves Into its seat by hand, a tedious
and more or less costly piece of work."
Mr. Bihler has Installed in his shop a
machine for the exclusive purpose of
grinding valves. The outfit cost nearly
$600 and is said to be the only one west of
Chicago. Motorists can have valves
ground accurately and without laying up
the car and the big valve grinding ma
chine actually lowers the price of the Job
by cutting down the time."
SLEEPING SPACE OF NATIONS
How People of Different Conntrles
Woo "Nature's Sweet
Restorer."
The American or European in order to
get a good night's rest ordinarily re
quires a soft pillow under his head, but
the Japanese stretching himself on a
rush mat on the floor puts a hard,
square block of wood under his head and
does not sleep well If he does not
have it v
In China they make a great to do with
reference to their beds. These are very
low, scarcely rising ' from the floor, but
often carved equisitely of wood. Like the
Japanese the Chinese never makes his
bed any softer than is possible by the
use of rush mats.
It is a curious fact with reference to
the sleeping habits of the various peoples
that while those In northern countries
do not appear to be able to sleep well
unless they have lots of room In which
to stretch their legs, the Inhabitants of
the tropics often curl themselves up like
monkeys' at the lower angle of a sus
pended hammock and sleep very soundly
that way.
The robust American will cover him
self with a pair of blankets ahd throw
his window open to the air even in the
dead of winter and sometimes he will not
complain if there Is a bit of snow on
the window sill in the morning. But the
Russian, on the contrary, likes no sleep
ing place so well as the top of the big
soapstone stove In his dwelling. Crawl
ing out of this blistering bed in the
morning he delights In taking a plunge
In a cold stream even if he has to break
through the Ice to do so. .
: In Lapland the native crawls, head and
all, into a bag made of reindeer skin and
sleeps warm and comfortable within it.
T..e East Indian, at the other end of
the world, also has a sleeping bag, but it
la more porous than the Laplander's.
Its purpose is to keep out the mosquitoes
rather than to keep its occupants warm.
The American clings to his feather
pilliw, but he rat long slnoe discarded
the,old feather bed in favor of the hair
o;' straw or felt mattrese. The feather
bed had been relegated to the country,
and many persons who slept on It In
their childhood found it unendurable in
their after years.
"But the German not only sleeps on a
fetfther bed, but underneath one as well.
The feather covering used in Germany,
however,' is not so large or thick as the
one used as a mattress, and the foreigner
who undertakes to sleep beneath It often
finds hie feat suffering from cold, while
hi- shoulders are suffering from heat
New York Sun.
THE GREATEST
Player-Piano Value
Ever offered by any manufacturer for
Here is a Player Piano of such unusual musical and constructional excellence that to purchase
an Instrument of Its grade elsewhere would cost you at least $600.
To market this instrument at $450, has taxed to the utmost the vast resources of the largest
manufacturers of musical Instruments In the world tha Aeolian Company, makers of the Steinway,
Weber, Steck, Wheelockt Stuyvesant and Stroud Pianola Pianos and other famous Instruments.
w From this fact alone It Is evident that If you spend $100 to $250 more for a Player-Piano of
another make It will not be, in any particular, superior to the . -
TECH NO LA PIANO
After you have seen and heard the Technola Piano and played it yourself, you will have a stand-:
arl of comparison by which to Judge other makes of Player-Pianos higher priced ones.
The Technola Piano may be played by hand like an ordinary Piano, from which it does not dif
fer in appearance. ,
A small down payment gives you immediate possession of the Technola; the balance may be paid
in small monthly sums that you will not feel.
V The Technola Piano is On Sale, in Omaha, Only by ' , , '
n Schmoller & Mueller
1311
Oldest Piano House in the West,
S&TISFillO) CUSTOM
BONANZA UffiraW':GQA.
The largest deliveries we have made at the Special July Price have been to house
holders who have used this coal before and ABSOLUTELY KNOW what the saving
amounts to. ' " ,
We have been in business for years and will be soliciting your orders during the
coming years and stake our reputation on our guarantee , "We not only RECOMMEND,
but GUARANTEE Bonanza Coal for use in Furnaces, Grates, Hot Water Heaters and
Soft Coal Heating Stoves. ' :
July Delivery Screened
Lump........
August Delivery Screened
Lump ' ,.
CENTRAL COAL & COKE CO., OF OMAHA
Opposite Orpheum
ECHOES OF THE - ANTE-ROOM
Lodges Drop More Serioui Activity
for Lighter Festivities.
BEN HUH 10 HAVE . A PICNIC
members of Canton Bsra Millard Are
Practicing for the Odd Fellows'
Grand Lodge at Lincoln
Meat October,
Fraternal Union of America,
Banner lodge, No. 11, Fraternal Union
of America, will give a high, five social
Thursday evening at the Paxton block
hall, Sixteenth and Farnam streets. Re
freshments, dancing and prizes. '
Lawn Social Friday.
On Friday evening Omaha court, No. '
110, Tribe of Ben Hur, will give a lawn
social at the home of Henry Hempen, Jr.,
(223 Seward street
Ben Hur Basket Plcnlo.
Mecca court, No. 13, Tribe of Ben Hur,
will give a basket plcnlo Thursday after
noon and dancing In the evening -of
August S, at the Rod and Oun club for
the members and their friends.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Omaha lodge, No. 2, at its last meeting
decided to dispense with degree work
during the month of August Degree
work will be resumed the first Friday
night In September. '
State lodge, No. 10, will exemplify the
first degree work tomorrow night.
The members of Canton Ezra Millard,
No. 1, are practising for the grand lodge
meeting at Lincoln next October. This
canton has been selected to confer the
decoration of chivalry upon a class of
candidates, at that time.
THIRD DEGREE IN NEW DRESS
Practical Tests of the Mnnsterbera
Theory of Criminal De
tection, What Is believed to have been the first
demonstration In a court of Justice of the
Munsterberg theory of criminal detection
by heart pulsations took place not long
ago In a California court. The demonstra
tlon ended in the discharge of Arthur
Smith, a metal worker, who had been
arrested as a suspicious character.
The theory and the proposed test were
explali d to the prisoner, who readily con
sented io be a party to the experiment
The stethoscope was adjusted and his nor
mal pulse was tested and found to be
seventy-nine beats a minute.
Certain words were then spoken to the
prisoner, who was asked to reply to each
with a word suggested by the one asked.
Thlt was done for the purpose of testing
the claim of Prof. Munsterberg that words
spoken to men under arrest, especially
those pertaining to the crime with which
they might be charged, would cause them
embarrassment In answering an woulc
produce accelerated action of the heai'
The word S&n Quentin, where the pris
oner wa; suspected ot havinc served a
term, caused no acceleration of the heart
ar.d demonstrated his Innocence according
to the theory.
When Interrogated as to hik assumed
name of James Smlthers his heart action
Increased to ninety-one beats a minute.
On belni' charged with nc'.. having told
tho truth In this particular the prisoner
gave his correct name and address.
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action is desired it may be obtained by
the aid of a machine which Dr. E. A.
Newton, a German scientist, Is said to
have Invented. It portrays accurately the
pulsations' of the heart muscles and the
action of the valves and discloses all Ir
regularities, however slight. Aocelerated
action of the heart resulting from' the
emotion of fear arising from guilt would
be disclosed in a characteristic series of
leaps and bounds which are quite diverse
from the pulsations due to the influence
of love or Joy.
A New York dentist advocates laugh
ing gas as a substitute for the police third
degree. He believes that this, the least
dangerous of anaesthetics, lays open what
already Is In the mind, unconscious of the
search for Its secrets. He believes that If
a man who has committed a serious crime
should be questioned about It during a
certain stage of recovery from nitrous
oxide, or laughing gas anaesthesia, he
would not. only replyand truthfully, but
half a minute later he would realise truth
fully what he had said.
An interesting experiment u na prize
fighter of international repu.itlon, who
was one of his patients, was made by the
physician administering the nitrous oxide.
As the patient was recovering from the
anaesthetlo and had reached the point
wher he began to break away from com
plete unconsciousness the physician be
gan counting distinctly, "One, two, three."
and then the patient took up the numbers,
saying, "Four, five, six I'm all right and
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ready," acting upon the impression that
he had been knocked down in the ring
and must, show that he nevertheless was
qualified to meet the requirements of the
situation. When he had recoverd he said
the experience was most vivid.
It Is claimed that this method can be
used to extract the truth from persona
charged with serious crimes; that they
will make a confession under, the nitrous
oxide partial anaesthesia and on recover
Ing full control of the senses will realise
what they have done and will give the
full details. But no "confession" will be
made If there it not guilt Case and Com
ment.
v.
A Bachelor's Reflections.
We get in cents, but have to spend In
dollars.
Life is mostly a series of compromises,
except with wives,
The first time a man is a hero he may
deserve it, but hardly ever afterward.
No matter how hard he tries, a politi
cian never seems to be able to break into
Jail.
Just the kind of beautiful stockings a
girl wants depends on Just the kind of
contents she has for them.
Probably if everybody had to pay 12 to
vote, like going to the theater, everybody
would go to the polls.
Some men seem to worry more about
not being able to get Into debt than
others about not being able to get out
A bad thing about women voting would
be how many more days the- cook would
have have to have off for electioneering.
A girl on the plasza with a chap la
awfully afraid the map In the moon could
see If anybody else happened also to be)
around. New York Press.
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