THK OMAHA SUNDAY l.KK: tKTlXIUKIt 31. UUo.
5 A
IDOL OF THE BRITISH NAYY
lir John Jdlicoe Comes Up from
Ranki and M&kes Good Fight
ing for Crown of England.
IS A FAVORITE WITH HIS MEN
Helen Keller, the Wonderful, Will
Lecture in Omaha Next January
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.Correspondence of The Associated Prrss.)
INDOM. Oct. 1-Of all tho great
leaders of the mar. Sir John Jelllcoe.
commanding the PrittKh grand fleet, t.i
least known to the world, and his In the
portrait which rorclve tho most cheers
when it Is thrown onto a screen t a
Ixmdon theater. Rut the Dritish public
knows nothing; of him rxceit that he is
the fighting commander of .the "In
visible" power of the Hrltleh navy.
When war was threatening it is related
that meet Inn of admiralty lords and
others who would have the say was held
to decide who, in cajio of hostilities
should command the British fleet. Th
opinions ran something- like this, It In
aald:
"Jelllcoe! He has the brains.
"Jelllcoe! lie is young. He has the)
health to endure the strain. He lias the
nerve.
"Jelllcoe! He has been tried In every
branch of the service.
"Jelllcoe! Ills fellow-officers believe In
tilm."
It was that sort of recommendation
that helped. When the great war came
he waa given supreme command and the
rest left to him.
Barn with Tireless Kaerir.
"From the time he was a midshipman,
Jelllcoe has been a marked man in the
service," aald one of his admirals. '"He
Is one of those men who seems to be
born with tireless energy. No matter
what difficulties arise, he Is always
smiling. Both he and Beatty were in
the first attempt to relieve the Peking
legations at the time of the Boxer re-
belllon. Captain Jelllcoe Ana then Ad- j
mirai Seymour s tnier-or-siair. wnen ne
waa wounded and the little band of sea
men were surrounded by Boxers and it
looked as if every minute might be their
last, he was smiling as cheerily as if ho
had been on the quarter deck. Nothing
ever seems to ruffle his equanimity. His
personal charm would win him his way
anywhere: but when you have served
" s- f .v. . -v.. ;: t- J ft
U. IX
k .aw
rienty of Men Who Will Wager
Their Money on Freaky Features
that AApear to Be Ridiculous.
ELECTION BETS ONE OF FADS
The newai apers lat week told of how
drnMi made Henry t lavls, a man about
town of Ormnnd Reach, Kla., loa Ills
wager when he was on the last lap of
wlniiln. Two months previous Iavl
started from lrmond Reach with a horse
and bttggy to drive to Trenton, N. J.
they disnppesf'd from view and no trace
of them was seen nln. '
Heme of Klnst Threatened.
Hefnre t.ie great European war broko
out the suffragettes In Knsland were
making It warm for government official
and threatened even the home of th
king. Tho newspapers said, apropia of
the suffragettes' doings, that It would be
Impoea'hle for any one to make bis way
Into Buckingham palace.. Harry l'lke. an
engineer's fitter, took the newspaper dare.
Tike clambered over a ton -foot w all sur
mounted by sharp spikes, dodged the sen
tinels, guards and servants and lelwirely
lie waa almost two months on the road, lennlorcd the pnlsce from the basement to
and the overexertion and exposure proved ' h sixth flwr. In one of the chambers
too mix-h fcr bis strength. He died In i he exchanged his own clothes, lorn In
Jersey City. He.really went beyond his climbing over the wall, for a royal serv
dcsltnatlon, bsvit'g missed his war and nt'g suit. The awakening of a fervent
come to New York by mistake. He brought other alarmed servants to her
started bat k and collapsed on the way, !!' fhe thought l'lke was a burglar. If
says the New Yoik Fres I'lVe bad kept to the corridors Instead of
Wagers are made almost dally. A test I wandering about various rooms ha would
of strength, a question of Judgment, an jhsf reached the royal apartments,
election, a dare, a boast, are sufficient I MnV th" chMr world of Raltt-
to mnke the losrr di queer stunts. i more and the newspaper reading public
It was only last summer that so nnnu. were amused by a wager made by O.
lar a man In Knglnnd as fir len'a Anson
loM his life and a young bandsman
named Mitchell also forfeited his because
of a date.
tint on MlilntaM Trip,
Count Oonstanlln Renckendorff, a sen
of the Russian Amhaseador to (irest
Britain, chartered a large steam launch
and, with twenty guests and a band, made
a midnight trip from Westminster
brldgu to Kew ard back. After a mid
night supper bad been served, Mr Ienls
announced to the captain that he pro
posed ti dive Into tho river. The captain
sent him off the hrldire, A few minutes
later the captain heard one of the women
aay;
you daro not d i It. Penis."
There was much good-natured fun;
everybody knew he was a strong swim
mer. Over he went. But when fifty yards
awny the good-natitred fun was Inter
rupted by a scream from glr Ienls. The
captain swung his boat around and a
yourg bandsman jumped over'and struck
out for the struggling man. Thin Count
Benckcndorf f went over the e:de. A shore
boat finally rescued the count with dlfil-
Helen Keller, 2x1 J Jiilii Ifevrcoml J OmaU
Helen Keller, the blind, deaf and for-
with him, tnen you reanse wnat a master. meriy dumb, young woman, whose
of his profession he is." ' achievements are among1 the marvels of
Only the commander-ln-chlefa' fjag the century, will come to Omaha Jan-w-hlch
it flies distinguishes the flagship, uary 2. The Teachers' Annuity and Aid
which Is in the, center of the fleet, from society, of which Mrs. Nora Lemon ia
the rest of 'the gray fighters In their president. Is bringing Miss Keller to
precise lines at anchor in harbor. Sir j Omaha for a lecture to be given at the
John takes his exercise and his holidays Boyd theater.
pacing the quarter deck. He never leaves I But it is to Ailsa Julia Newcomb, a
the fleet even for a few hotirs. Theteacher in the Park school, that Oma-
commander-ln-chlef Is the one man who,,"n w"l e especially indebted for an
must take no risk of being absent If the 1 oprortunlty to observe the almost un-
German fleet should come out. j can"y educational heights to which Miss
Personal Presence Felt. Keller has risen, for it Is through her
Not tall, spare, his face tanned by thele"orU. th1 KelIer consented to
. , i come to Omaha,
brceres, he walks up and down the deck, . ... ' , . .
.. ... , . , . . ... j Miss Keller and Miss Newcomb became
aomctlmes with one of hi. aides or with ft Men on
hi. chlef-of-staff. again with one of h a the ..8oulh Am?rlcnni.. piying
admirals. Everyone in the fleet Is faml- twee CnJc(lgo and Du,uth on whloh
liar with the quick, light step of that boat M1 Newcomb BpCnd() her gummcrB
. alight figure with a telescope always M ottCM reader and entertainer.
-under his arm. If a ship should come j Though her'eyee saw not and her ears
to anchor with a bow out of line, he . heard not. Miss Keller waa the most In.
. .
knows it. All his righting ships -are
under his eye and every human belnif
on the fleet feels his personal presence.-'
' Descend a ladder under the shadow
. of two great 1J. 5-Inch guns and the visitor
is In a large cabtn extending from side
to aide of the ship, which in a house
would be called the dining room. Here
when he was In port In time of peace the
commander-in-chief would give his )of-
terested person on the boat In the enter
ta.nment course. With Mlaa Newcomb
she was especially delighted, uecause of
the Omaha woman's careful enunciation.
The two women spent, many hours to
gether on the week's trip and Miss New
comb relates almost unbelievable incl-
ttowell Farr that he cniM roll from the
Flk Ixdite kennels to Charles street and
Cnlversily I'arkway, a d'stance of three
miles, and he waa wlll'ng to wiijrer i."0
that he could do It, The wager waa ac
cepted. l'romptly at S o'clock people In auto
mobiles and carriages were on hand. '
Tarr. or "Hal," as he Is known to his
Intimates, was on hand In foot ball cos
tume. Three men attended h'm, one
man carrying a carriage cushion and the
other two a pillowed chair.
Thl cm Parr's method: From a posi
tion In which ho sat on a carr'aae rush
tin with a pillowed chair at his back be
would turn so thnt first one band and
one knee struck the ground, and then the
other hand and the other knee. I'sually
this was done four times without reeling.
Then the man who carried the carriage
seat with the pillows wou'd place It where
Mr. IV rr would fall on It! The two who
carried the chair with the pillows would
place It In the way of the roller. Parr
would fall against It, fold his arms, rest
half a mlnuto and resume. Ho rilled the
distance In fifteen hours and ten minutes.
Kach roll meant four feet. He coverett
the 1S.SW feet and made about S.JOO rolls.
Kvtry time he rolled he ma do 25 cents.
It will be remeinheieo that Baltimore
was also the scene of a wading party of
"The Three tlraces." One of the fore
most Of ' The Three drama" sa MIm
l.uclle Y1k. Phe waa a member of the
famous "In ana Rand" of which Harry
liehr waa a member. Walking home from
a party, some one dared "The Three
Oraces" to wade In the fountain In Mon
ument square. Miss Polk was the first
to take the dare, and the story wna tho
talk of Baltimore and the country
wherever newspapers are read for weeks
afterward.
Election time Is when frak wngera are
made. In l?lf, hen tUiosevelt, Taft and
Wilson ran for tho prefldency, Mlis Myr
tle Hays of Addyston, a Cincinnati sub
urb, felt sure that T. TX. would reach the
Whits House a wtnnet as tho result of
the bnllotlmr. Mr, Konsevelt was not
elected and Mlaa Hays paid her bet . Klie
rolled a peanut tnrongh the streets of
Addyston for three blocks pushed only
with her nose. It tor.k three hours to do
It. The winner of the wager hired a
brass band to play "When Teddy Comes
Marching Home."
Before the police could get to one man
ha fried an egg on the steps of rapltot.
Another man tried to climb Washington
monument balancing an egg on a salad
fork.
l-ast winter Catherine A. Henry of
Houth Norwalk went to school all winter
In white silk hosiery and white pumps
'because she loet an election bet
When the tllants lost the championship
Walter Stone of Phllllpsburg, N, J. did
pennance for one day by wearing four
white beans in each shoe.
Not so long ago that Kith women do not
rememlier It, Mra Klizahath Weir and
Mrs. Mary Klynn of 13 Vina street.
Brook n, had a dispute about their lift
ing power. A teat of strength was de
cided upon. Mra. Wer weighed at that
time 300 pounds and Mrs. Flynn l.W. They
decided to hoist each other In turns up
a ropo attached to a pulley. Mrs. Weir
was the first and last. hn had been
ralfted ten feet from the ground when
Mrs. Flynn lost her grip. Tho law of
giavltatlon prevailed. Mrs, Weir was
taken to the Long .Island hospital, much
bruised up. Tha wager wns never Oeclded
satisfactorily, for Mrs. Weir never tried
to see how high she could lift Mrs. Flynn.
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hair has disappeared, and after anothei
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and appears glossy, lustrous and abun
dant. Advertisement.
dents of Miss Keller's accomplishments.
The picture shows Miss Keller "listening"
to Mlsg Newcomb.
"Miss Keller's presence radiates a spirit
of peace and good will to those about her .
that is most wonderful to behold. Her '.
smiling good natur and expressive coun- I
tenance win the hearts of all who come
In contact with her." said Miss Newcomb.
"This marvelous young woman has a ,
vision and range of thought that sur- 1
passes that of many a woman who has j
suffered no physical defects. Her knowl- ;
edge of most casual subjects is as broad i
as her deep knowledge and appreciation i
of world affairs." j
Miss Keller was accompanied on this '
trip by her teacher, Mra. Macy, who, as
Anne Sullivan, won lasting fame as the
teacher of Helen Keller, and by her soo- i
retary, Miss Thompson.
Helen Keller's learning to speak is said. t
by distinguished aural surgeons to be the
greatest individual achievements In the !
whole history of education. It is interest- ,
Ing to note that Miss Keller Is an en
thusiastic suffragist and is now in New
York giving suffrage talks at the wlndup
of the campaign there.
Mrs. Macy will accompany Miss Koller
to Omaha and will give an introductory
talk.
It
EXfOHE VOW. SOAL Ml TOOAV
requires that we neglect nothing that
devotion to dutv will nrnmnllah Mml
ficlal dinners. In time of war the cabin ; ot ti,eBe crew, you BCe nave ten at
is partly screened off. as there is more; their posts, whether gun-pointing or
passing ammunition, ' for five or six
room than Elr John and his staff need
for meals. Aft of this is what would be
called in a house the sitting room. The
furnishings are of the simplest. Every,
thing Inflammable could be removed
promptly in case of action. The few
names in the visitors" book on a table
were suggestive of the fleet's isolation
from intercourse with the rest of the
world. Ono name was the king's and
another the Prince of Wales, and a few
high officials.
Little Red Tape.
The visitor looked about in vain for
Igns of the immense amount of official
detail which would seem necessary for
the focal point of a vast campaign. Borne
staff officers and a few records were all.
The flagship Is kept cleared for action in
this aa in all other respects. The actual
directing of the 8.000 ships and auxiliaries
ot the British navy is carried on In a
space occupied In & New York office by
a lawyer and two or three clerks. An
orderly went and came with messages
from the wireless room which, aside from
the installations, had space enough for
the wireless operators to stand and no
more.
Officers asserted that it was difficult
to contemplate how such a naval cam
paign aa the British In this war could
have ever been conducted without the
wireless. Sir John could talk with the
admiralty in London or with any ship,
whether off Heligoland or Iceland. He
knew what each .man was doing. Let a
German cruiser show her nose In the
North sea and he had the news in a
minute or two after she was sighted.
"He makes it all seem simple and
easy," said one of his admirals. 'That
la his gift it is the essential gift for one
who has such a great i3ponalblllty.
Some of the Others.
Beatty, who sank the Blucher, is the
youngest of Blr John young admirals
45 years of age, boyish tuid quick. Btur
dee, viotor of the Falkland islands; bat-
tie, smooth ahaven, aa smiling as Sir
John, is quick spoken and rather studious
in appearance; be is an expert In naval
strategy
In the British navy promotion is by
election up to the grade of captain.
A man with a single flaw in his record
aa lieutenant must wait on others be
before he can become lieutenant com
mander. Those with perfect records in
each grade are canvassed by boards and
those who have shown industry and In- j
itiatlve are chosen to gv. ver the heads
of less active 'men. The aim is to ap
ply the system of civil life, where abil
ity rises and mediocrity must be content
with tha lower rungs of the ladder.
Jelllcoe, Bturdee and Beatty entered
the navy as boys of fourteen. None had
any particular Influence; they made their
way by industry. Bir John has served in
very branch. He Is regarded as pos
sibly tha ab'est ordnance expert In tbe
nary, which meana that ha knows the
g-uns which he will fire in action.
Officers Hara Workers.
Notwithstanding his amiability, all
agree that he has only one criterion
nucceas. If ar. officer fall he is su
perseded. Most of these young admirals
sleep on the bridge even in harbor, r'ot
the last ten years the avcr-4 ItritUli
uaval officer has worked barrier than
men of any profesaion in civil lite. They
have kept up the grinding drill, which
continues since the war begun.
, "We can take no risks,'' ono of them
"Oar responsibility to the nation
as gastric disorders, may be regarded aa
potential remote causes of anginal pains
and seliures. London Lancet.
Use The Bee's "Swapper" column.
years. We want each man to be letter
perfect in his part."
In all actions thus far the firing
has begun at extreme range 18.000 yards.
At that distance a dreadnought painted
the color of the sea Is a vague speck.
But one fortunate hit may be vital, and
either side wants to get that fortunate
hit first. The accuracy of fire both at
the Falkland Islands and In the battle
of the Dogger bank had been as good as
at battle practice.
Like Heaa of Family.
Been among his admirals Sir John Jel
llcoe seems the head of a family. In
frequent consultation, they know one an
other in the fellowship of their confined
existence. If he had anything to say
to one of them or they to him, the defi
nlteness of their remarks and the prompt
ness of his replies were Impressive. De
cision seemed automatio with him.
He showed the visitors over the flag
ship himself, calling attention to things
which he thought would interest them,
as he led the way along the cramped
passages behind the armor, or pointed the
way to enter one of the turrets, where
the gun crews were going on with their
drill, which they went through like so
many human machines. Most of them
were In the early thirties, mature, ex
perienced and confident.
"All they ask is that the Germans will
come out." said an officer. "They could
not work harder than they did before
the war. But the war has given them
renewed eagerness."
Medlraleae for Itoatsck-Arke,
This conclusion is Important because
segmentary neurosis la the predisposing
cuuuo of diseases belonging to the class
of the paroxysmal spasmodic disorders
associated with the maaculature of the
alimentary canal. In memlere of this
class seizures ooctir In connection with
fu:d taking and gastro-oesophageal hyier
tonus; they aiso- occur from mental and
emotional excitement, and from muscu
lar Effort; In them both visceral and
parietal layers of muscle are engaged In
apaoms. Consequently they resemble the
anginal selxura In other features besides
that of predisposing causa. A neurosis
attended by intercostal hyperalgesia en
sues when dendritic fibers belonging to
the affected centea traverse preaauro
sonea of hyperplasias, aneurysms, new
growths, and pericardial and pleuritic
adhesions. Hence these dlsoaaes, as well
Americans Equip
Hospital Trains
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
PARIS, Oct 22. Equipping railway
trains for hospital service Is a new de
velopment of charity In France In which
Americans are taking an active part.
During the recent reorganization of the
entire hospital service, the need tor prop
erly arranged trains to transport the
wounded from the front to the hospitals
located throughout France became evi
dent ' i
The first step in improving tha service
waa the addition to each train of a car
equipped with an operating table and
surgical supplies so that wounded sol
diers might be treated during the Jour
ney from the front to the permanent
hospital, perhaps hundreds of miles away.
One of the first cars so attached to a
train was a freight car rebuilt at the
expense of Mrs. Washington Lopp. Bhe
contributed the money to Commandant
F. Loiseleur, in charge of the temporary
hospitals at each of the railway stations
of Paris and of the construction yards
ot the Btate railway, and then requested
others of her friends to provide money
for the same purpose.
To date a number of Americana have
helped, one car having been fitted up by
money sent front Ha wall through Dr.
James K. Judd and friends. Among other
Americans thus contributing are Walter
B. Hardy of Chicago and Mrs. Emory R.
Johnson cf Philadelphia. As a result of
the rebuilding of these first freight rare
for this purpose, to date no less than
fifty tars . have been remodeled with
money contributed by individuals or
cities of France.
Stimulated by the example of these
Americana, Madame Marguerite Carre,
the singer wife of the director of tha
Comedie Francalse. has Just equipped an
entire train of fourteen cars with money
she collected. This magnificent train,
known as the Carre train No. IS, la be
lieved here to be the model hospital train
of the world.
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