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THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, JUNE 11. 1920. FORMER OMAHAN THINKS MEXICO WEARING P E A CE Louis Hostetter, 15 Years Consul at Sonora, Arrives for Visit Has Faith In New Regime. Direct from scenes of bloodshed In Mexico, Louis Hostetter, former American consul at Hermosilla, Sonora, arrived in Omaha Wednes day to join his wife and to visit his brother-in-law, , Dr. Charles Rosewater, 3424 Farnam street. For die pas IS years he has been consul in the state of Sonora and wis personally acquainted with the former presidents, Diaz, Madero, Huerta and Carranza. Knew Carranza Well. ' Mr. Hostetter was porbably better 'acquainted with the late president, j who was assassinated, than any other 'American official. ' , V "The revolution ,of May 6 and 7 'Vas like a triumphal entry of a pa rade into a city," Mr. Hostetter said. ."It all happened in a moment. Presi dent Carranza's downfall, notwith standing his goodness and liberal political platform, was due to his 'craving for power. Senor Bonnillas, Mexican ambassador to the United : States, was his tool. South to Contiue Power. "Carranza's efforts to put Bonnil fis up for president in the next elec tion 10 he could retain power were ! detected. Gens. Alvaro Obregon and ! Gonzales opposed Carranza's tactics. ! The provisional president of i Mexico was governor of Sonora i during Mr. Hostetter's consulship there. Say Mexico is Rejuvenated. "Mexico it rejuvenated," he de clared. 1 "It is the richest country in min ing and agriculture in the world. Religion, for so long the cause of I much strife there, is liberal. The fcountry is now safer for travel than jiHrer before. General Obregon has i begun a campaign against raiding I bandits In the mountain sections of jthe country. "Obregon, a candidate for the (residency, has many reformed ideas or the upbuilding of the country !H1 platform will reconstruct the ; country; will induce foreign capital to invest there; will change all laws detrimental to the liberty of the peon, and will establish a standard I school system, for Mexico is ignor ant, Mr. Hostetter thinks. Believes Strife Over. "The political strife of the past 10 years is over," Mr. Hostetter era- Ehasized. "And Mexico bids fair to e one of the leading nations of the world. Her resources are unlimit ed. It is up to America to play the part of a big brother in fostering manufacturing interests there." Mr. Hostetter declared he may make his home in Mexico City. He rejected a recent offer to the consul ship in Honduras. 32 Nebraska Delegates Go To Convention at Portland Nebraska's delegation to the .- Travelers' Protective association national convention at Portland, Ore., left yesterday afternoon in two special coaches. The thirty two delegates were accompanied by the Iowa delegation and their fiiends. The Nebraskans plan on making a big showing in the parade with their Ak-Sar-Bcn hats and umbrel las. The delegates from Omaha re: H. R. Baltzer, M. Q Carroll, L. L. Cam, A. W. Miller. H. G. Hoel, James H. Stine, J. F. Hark lerode, A. A. Tayldr, C. T. Lyon, O. L. Wohlford, C. Robv Maxwell, Milton W. Watt, W. L. Wheeler. N. ' Stanley Brown, , W. W. Watt, Charles L. Hopper and H. W. Mil ler. Delegates from other towns are: E. Collins, Fremont; William Widener, Walter Snapp, D. E. Price and A. V. Whiting, all of Lincoln; ; Nebraska City, James Kastner; ! Grand Island, J. A. Kikendall; Nor- 1 folk, F. D. Lowry and F. L. Scott; j Hastings, C. E. Bell and Leonard 1 Ayers; Kearney, H. A. Webbert; ! York, Raymond Woodrum; Fair- ' bury, James R. Black. WHY? Do Echoes Occur? (Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syn dicate, Inc.) Like light, sound is formed by a vibration, a moving of the atmos phere. These "sound waves" travel through the air precisely as water waves travel through the sea or as ripples arc formed when 'one casts a' pebble into a pond. These ripples of water are thrown back when they reach the edge or bank of the pond, but, owing to the friction and loss of mo mentum, the "reflected wave" is usually much less noticeable than the original one. i The air, however, befng more resilient than water, bounces' back when one of the sound waves strikes an obstruction and even tually returns to its original source the force of the return being largely dependent upon the nature of the obstruction and the atmospheric conditions at the time of the experiment. It is this return of the sound waves that we call an "echo." One of the . most famous sources of echos in the world is the "whispering gallery" in the dome of ,St. Pauls, London, where even the slightest whis per or the sound made by the ticking of a watch returns dis tinctly after the lapse of a few seconds. Barthius mentions an echo near Bingeni, in Germany, which would toss a sound back and forth no less than 17 times, and the ancient Greeks made use of this same principle by placing brass vessels under the seats occupied by the audience in the amphitheaters, thus rendering the sound of tfce actors' voices more clear by reason of the arti ficial echo. ' Tomorrow Why Does $ Stand for Dollars? Oldest and Youngest Making Silent Appeal Sitting in the sun outside the appeal to the republican delegates youngest suffragists: Mrs. Olympia Miss Betty Graham, Portland, Ore. Italian Vice Consul Is Sued for Divorce By Wife of 15 Years Antonio Venuto, Italians, vice consul in Omaha, was sued for di vorce by his wife, Delia Venuto, yesterday in district court. She al leges desertion. Since their marriage in 190S they have conducted a grocery store at Tenth street and Capitol avenue. During these years, she says, she has worked in the store, upheld by her husband's promise that when tliey had accumulated money they would move "to a decent part of town." Now, she says, her husband is living at ease on their joint earn ings and on his income as vice consul. His office is in the Brown block. Aged Brother of the Late Mrs. James Creighton Dies The body of Archie McCallum, brother, of the late' Mrs. James Creighton, will be placed in a re ceiving vault at Holy Sepulcher cemetery until relatives in Wallace, Idaho, are heard from. Mr. McCal lum, 75 years old, died Tuesday at St. Josephs hospital. He was a mine.r and was related to the Creightons by the marriage of his sister. Funeral services will b held at St. Anncs Catholic churcn at 9 o'clock Kriday morning. rWIN STORIED BY LUCY Wk- -XV V LUCY 1 FITCH How the Japanese Twins. Kept Warm. The "hibachi" is the only stove, except the cook stove, that they have in Japanese houses. It is an open square box, made of metal, with a charcoal fire burning in it. In very cold weather each person has one to himself; but this day it was just cold enough so the twins loved to cuddle close up to their mother beside the big hibachi. The mother put on a square framework of iron over the firebox. Then she brought a comforter she called it a "(uton" from the cup board. She put it over the frame, like a tent. She placed one large cushion on the floor and on each side of the big cushion she put a little one. v She sat down on the big cushion. Taro sat on one side and Take sat on the other, on the little cushions. They drew the comforter over their laps and, oh, but they were cozy and warm! "Tell us a sory, honored mother," begged Taro. "Yes, please do!" said Take. "Let me see. What shall I teil you about?" said the mother. She put her finger on her brow and pre tended to be thinking very hard. "Tell us about 'The Wonderful Ie Kettle,'" (aid lak ' J ' ' Coliseum in Chicago making the silent as they pass by are the oldest and the Brown, 85 years old, Racine, Wis., and Palmer Rules Wilson Has 10 Days to Sign Bills After Session Washington, June 10. Attorney General Palmer has made an infor mal ruling, which has been com municated to President Wilson, that the chief executive has 10 days after the adjournment of congress in which to sign bills and resolutions. This rule may change the status of a number of bills which the presi dent killed by a "pocket veto," ex plaining that he had not had suffi cient time in which to consider them, hese measures include the water power bill and the resolution repealing most of the special war time legislation. Poppy Day Drive In Omaha Nets $3,739.90 for Children Omaha contributed $3,739.90 to the American French Children's Re lief association during the Poppy Day drive one week ago last Sat urday, according to Mrs. F. J. Despecher, treasurer of the society for Omaha, yesterday. Mrs. Despatcher yesterday re ceived a letter from th4 state treas urer, H. B. Alexander of T incoln, in which he states that $6,500 has been sent by Nebraska to Gen. Le Grand Griarde in France. 77 PERKINS "Tell us about 'The Four and Twenty Paragons.' " said Taro. "What is a paragon?" asked Take. "A paragon is someone who is very good, indeed better than any body else," said the mother. "Are you a paragon?" Take asked her mother. "Oh, no," cried the mother. "I am a most unworthy creature as compared with a paragon." "Then there aren't any such things," said Take, "because nobody could be better than you!" The mother laughed. "Wait until I tell you about the paragons. Then you'll see how very, very good they were," she said. "Once there was a paragon. He was only a little boy, but he was so good to his parents 1 Oh, you can't think how good he was! He was only 6 years old. lie was a beauti ful child, with a tender, fine skin and bright eyes. He lived with his par ents in a little town among the rice fields. The fields were so wet in the spring that there were millions and millions of mosquitoes around their home. Everybody was nearly bitten to death by them. The little foy saw how miserable and unhappy lis parents we'e from the mosquito bites. He could not bear to see his dear parents suffer, so every night he lay naked on his mat so the mos quitoes would find his tender skin and bite him first and spare his father and mother." "Oh, my!" said Take. "How brave that was! I don't like mosquito bites a brt!" "You don't like beetle bites any better, do you?" Taro said. "Well." said Take, "I'd rather the beetle honld bite me than mother." "Well, now, maybe you'll be a paragon yourself some time," the' mother said.l (RlghU reserved by HoughtM-Mlftlln Co.) Tomorrow: Japaao Twins Hear Stwies. Old People's Home Honors Birth of Oldest Resident Open House Friday to Ob- serve 92d Anniversary Of Mrs. Mary Nesbit. Friends of the Old People's Home, 3325 Fontenelle boulevard, are in vited to visit this institution Friday afternoon when a reception wi'l be given in honor of Mrs. Mary Nes bit, who will be 92 years old that day. " This nonagenarian, who will have been 17 years at the home next Sep tember, is the oldest of the 55 resi dents, both in longevity and years of residence at the home. Although it is necessary for her to be moved around in a wheel chair, she retains a remarkable interest in life and her mentality is comparable with persons many years younger. Makes Own Dresses. She insists that she is "92 years young," and docs not include the word "old" in her vocabulary. She explains that she is young in spirit and intends to remain so. When she was brought out on the porch of the home this week to have her photograph taken, she wore a dress which was all of her own re cent making. In fact, she finished the hooks and eyes this week, believing there is always something for willing hands to do despite advancing years. Affiliates With G. O. P. She was born in Ireland in 1828, lived part of her life in Pennsyl vania and was a resident of Fre- For Boys Dollar-Making Ideas Press Clippings. FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER. There are seveial large com mercial press clippjng bureaus, whose work is of the highest im portance, but they only cover a limited field. For people living in small towns, such bureaus make no effort. There is, therefore, a direct field open in every small city, town or village. Every community has its local pa per, and every local paper his its local news. Some news is interesting to all the community, some only to the persons interested. Many towns have several papers. Moreover, some Jocal doings are important enough to be" given place in the near est metropolitan daily. There are very few forces stronger than vanity, and an amaz ingly large number of people are hungry for every notice of thtm- selves that appears in the paper. They intend to cut them out and paste them in a scrap-book, but they forget to, and when they remember, a day or two later, the paper has been thrown away.. Here is where the clipping bureau comes in. Almost any one will agree to pay j$5 for 50 clippings about himself pr herself. Hostesses of social events are very responsive. Let them pay in advance. That will enable you to pay your subscription to the papers you have to take. An average day's news would give you 10 to 20 items, or 100 a week, and that would be $10. By sending the dippings two or three at a time, the postage could be kept down to 50 cents and the envelopes and sub scriptions to less ihan that. The work would then be widened out to the neighboring town, and quite a satisfactory little income developed. Such work would be excellent for an invalid or for a shut-in, mny of whom would be glad to earn a few dollars weekly. I'M THE GUY! I'M THE GUY who makes slurring remarks to his wife before other people. And why not? The only time I can get away with it is when we're in company. She won t talk back to me then. She has a sense of de cency. I haven't. It's my opportunity to show her just where she gets off and to show others that 1 can put her m her place. If she's so1 sensitive that' it hurts her feelings, she d better get over it. Besides I like to show off in front of people, especially strangers who don t know me. I believe 1 m a lot more important than my wife and I want them to realize that I feel that way. If she made sarcastic remarks to me I'd resent it, because liiy su periority as her husband should not be subject to criticisfri. "But it's all right for me to say anything to her that I please. She's only mv wife. Copyright, 1910, Thompson Feature Service. Deaf Mutes Married Here. Miss Pearl A. Pollock of Jeffer son, la., and George A. Murphy of Akron, O., deaf mutes, were mar ried yesterday through Miss Grace Mason of Omaha, interpreter, by Rev. Charles W. Savidge at his home. J. J. Wittwer of Council Bluffs and Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cameron and little daughter of Sioux Falls, S. D., were present Hare Root Trlnt It Beacon jfc ' ; mont for 15 years before she en tered the Old People's home. She can read a newspaper with out spectacles and can thread a needle as quickly as many young people. John McCormack's selec tions on the Victrola are her fa vorites and she affiliates with the republican party. Her birthday anniversary is al ways remembered by an "open house" affair at the home and on Friday she hopes to meet and greet her friends and demonstrate how it is possible for one to be more than 90 years old, be an invalid, and at the same time look on the bright side of life. ' and Girls Every Day Science for Boy Mechanics, All-Seeing Periscope. GRANT M. HTDE. "Can a submarine captain see all around his submarine with his peri scope, Daddy, or can he see in only one direction?" "Some can see all around and some can't. There are two kinds of sub marine periscopes. With the older kind, which was the only one in use until recently, the submarine captain can look in only one direction at one time he must turn the periscope around to sweep1 the horizon. While he is looking in one direction, an other boat may run up on him from behind. The newer periscope, known as the universal observation peri scope, gives him a view of the en tire horizon at once. "The older single-vision periscope (Fig. 1) is a simple device, consist ing of an iron pipe sticking up from the boat, with an eye at one side of J. the top end and a squint hole at the bottom. The reflection that comes into the eye at the top is reflected downward by a mirror set at an angle. Another mirror at the bot tom turns the reflection into the eye piece or squint hole. Lenses (L) in side the pipe enlarge the size of the image just as the lenses in a field glass do. To look around him, the captain turns the periscope around, and a gauge tells him in which di rection it is pointed. "The universal observation peri scope (Fig. 2) is also a steel pipe, but it has a continuous eye all around the top looking in all directions at once. This eye is a thick glass lens (A) that looks like a heavy glass bowi with" very thick sides, lined with quicksilver (Q). But the bowl is a carefully ground" lens whose sides are really a continuous prism. Every image, coming from any side, goes straight through the glass bowl's side until the qnicksilver lin ing, acting as a mirror, reflects it downward through the bottom of the bowl into the periscope pipe. An other prism (P) at the bottom re flects it out into the eye piece. "This periscope has two eye pieces. One (Y) gives the entire image shows the captain the com plete horizon with all the ships in sight in a circle around the edge. The other eye-piece (X) contains more powerful lenses and is mov able so that it can be focused on one part of the picture. For in stance, if the large eye-piece shows another ship at one side, he moves the smaller eye-piece around so as to get a magnified view of this ship. A scale of degrees tells him in which direction the ship lies." Sanitary Inspector Quits Jury Job; Donates to Suffs Jerry Howard lias 1 resigned as federal juror and has forwarded to the militant suffragists at Chicago a check for $9.10 which he received for his services "which covered a pe riod of three days. He figured that the $9 were for three days at $3 a day, but he was at sea to understand the item of 10 cents, unless it Was intended to pay for carfare. He said he figured carfare at 7 cents a ride. Mr. Howard is back at his post as health department inspector, serving notic.es on persons who maintain nuisances in back yards and alleys. Fig Whisky Seized Nine quarts of fig whisky were taken in a raid on the home of B. h. Denton, truck driver, 3028, Ames avenue, Wednesday night, according to police. Denton was arrested for illegal pfiiiyiion of liquor, SIMPLIFIED WALL STANDS STRONG PRESSURE TEST City Officials, Contractors And Real Estate Dealers Investigate New Build ing Methods. A wrecking machine rigged up at Sunderland Bros, company's west yard at Forty-second and Izard streets for testing various types of dwelling house wall construction nearly wrecked itself yesterday in a fntih attempt to wreck a panel built after the so-called "simplified" con struction, which is not authorized ,by present city building ordinances. The machine, however, had no trouble in causing a similar panel, built to legal specifications, to give way. Eight different types of con struction were tested. The simpli fied type showed the greatest strength. The first panel tested was the legal type, including sheathing H of an inch thick. That gave way at a pressure of 2,100 pounds, after a distortion of 5 inches. As com pared to that, the simplified type showed a distortion of only Vi inch at a pressure of 3,500 pounds, all that could be applied with the test ing apparatus. The panel still was intact and showed no sign of crack ing or giving way. Officials Watch Test. Other types at present not per mitted by law also made better showings than the legal type. A pat ented sheathing known as bish opric," applied similar to lath, but somewhat heavier, showed only 1 9-16 inches distortion at the pres sure at which the legal panel gave way. A larce crowd, including city offi cials, architects, contractors,', build ers, real estate men, building supply dealers and representatives of manu facturers, were present. All ex pressed surprise at the showing. made bv the simplified construction. I"1!- . I ! f J ine simpmiea type consisis oi three layers of cement stucco ap plied to the outside of metal lath, which is nailed directly to the stud ding of a house. Used in War Work, Inside the metal lath a half-inch back coat of cement plaster ,is ap plied. The whole makes a sheet of reinforced concrete one and one quarter inches thick. Acording to Ralph S. Smith, of the Sunderland company, who helped develop the type, it costs less and can be ap plied quicker than the old type. The What Do You Know? (llere'e s chiinre to make yoar wit" worth money. JSacb day The Bee will publish a nerle ot questions, prepared Lt Superintendent J. H. BeveHUe of the public schools. They cover thins whleh jou .should know. The first complete list of eorreet nnswers received will be reward ed by SI. The nnswers and the name of the winner will be published on the day Indi cated below. He sure to Kive your views pnd address In full. Address "Question Editor," Omaha Kee.) By J. H. BEVERIDGE. , 1. What was Mark Twain's real name? 2. What battleship was called "a cheese-box on a raft?" 3. Who was the editor of the fa mous newspaper, The Liberator? 4. Who wrote "The Raven?" 5. Who was the leader under whom the Mormons set out for their new home in the Far West? (Answers Published Tuesday.) TUESDAY'S ANSWERS. 1. What nAme did the British give to Francis Marion during the Revo lutionary War? "The Swamp Fox." 2. Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country?" Nathan Hale. 3. From what country did the Hessian 'soldiers come? Germany. 4. Who said, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me dearth?" Patrick Henry. 5. In .whose memory, did Walt Whitman write the poem, "O, Captain-, My Captain?" Abraham Lin coln. Winner: John A. Kolacny. 2303 S. Eleventh Street, Omaha, Neb. AMUSEMENTS. Vaudeville Summer Season Photoplays Popular Prices Afternoon, 15c and 25c Night, 25c and 80c Continuous Show, 2:15 to 11:18 Vaudeville, 2:40, 6:40 and 9:00 Photoplay, 3:55, 8:30, 8:00 and 10:15 MONTGOMERY and ALLEN; "THE CHAMPION;" Berk nd Sawn; Edd and May Ernie; Rouble Sims. Photoplay Attraction EUGENE O'BRIEN in "HIS WIFE'S MONEY" NEXT WEEK The Biggest and Best Act of Its Kind SINGER'S MIDGETS Over two score of people, elephants. Ponies and Dogs and Carloads of Paraphernalia. TWO SHOWS IN ONE THE JAIL BIRDS Musical Comedy Featuring Dainty Dolv Davis and Geo. B. Hall BERT COWDRAY Chicago's Famous Detective (MonotbgistL. HALL & SHAPIRO "Bundles of Nonsense" Comedy. Singing and Dancinc THOMAS TRIO Comedy Gimnasts I . Photoplay Attraction "THE LITTLE CAFE" Featuring Max Linder tests yesterday show it to be much stronger, he believes. According to Mr. Smith, it is in use in other cities, and was widely used in government construction during the war. Harry Ziman, city commissioner in charge of the building depart ment, was present. R. D. Edge comb, city building inspector, and 11. r. Vult and 1-red Hoye, assist ants, conducted the tests. Blind Man Is Run DowrK By Heavy U. S. Army Truck A five-ton United States army truck yesterday ran down and seri ously injured Anthonv Wade, blind, 901 Fillmore street, Council Bluffs, at Fifteeenth and Douglas streets. The truck was driven by William Nelson, 1932 South Twentieth street, who told police that Wade stepped directly in front of the machine. Wade was taken to the Wise Me morial hospital, where an examina tion showed that he suffered frac tured knee cap and face bruises. Charged With Murder Keith T. Davidson was put on trial before a jury in District Judge Troup's court yesterday, charged with first degree murder in the kill ing of William Brown, colored, at Twenty-sixth and N streets, April 10. Divorce Court Plvoree Tetltlons. Dorothy Clark against William Clark, cruelty. August Vnn Engel against Emma Van EnKol, desertion. Frnjik W'alther against Lottie Walther, cruelty. Divorce Peerees. Cornelia Rohwer from John Rohwsr, nonsurport. rilOTO-PI.AYS. Lift cqj arrrrjtc sun-v Today and Tomorrow "OLD LADY 31" "JIGGS and the 400" Coming Sunday Wanda Hawley i Larry Seamen FARNAM 24th TODAY AND SATURDAY DOROTHY D ALTON In the Great Comedy Drama "Chicken Casey" APOI I f 29th and rirVJL.L.J Leavenworth "Ths Cinema Murder" with Marlon Oavlei A Coimooolitan Production Alio a Mack Sennett Comedy Right . Now CONSTANCE - in nswr-,j - "THE LOVE EXPERT" A First National Attraction This is positively the most novel and unique theme ever presented in pictures. Think of it. A young girl, realizing that this is the day of specialization, eschews ath letics, science and philosophy and goes in for specializing on the emotions. She's a love doctor. And what she doesn't know about love could be put in a thimble. She'll open your eyes. She pulls off the greatest of ove matches history ever re corded. Ana she does it in a way that will make you split your sides with laughter. Pathe f (WXk NeW8 JP svW Comedy IsQtt I I I V7 i I 1 SUMMER vv X SUMMER PRICES PRICES I HI Double Standard Is Attacked at Meet of . Equal Suffragists By MARJORIE SHULLER. International News Nervloe Ntaff Corre spondent. Geneva, June 10. The double moral standard for men and wom en was hotly attacked in the eighth congress of the International Wom an Suffrage alliance today. A resolution was introduced pledging the convention to oppos the following: 1. Legislation which makes spe cial penalties or special health rcg. illations for women. 2. Legislation putting any clasf of women under special police suj'( vcillance. 3. .Legislation which would per mit the medical authorities to en force compulsory examination of women. The alliance unanimously re solved that a strong society of na tions, based upon rirht and justice, is the only hope for tlic future peace of the world. PHOTO-I'I.AYS. NOW PLAYING The Big Show of the Year Steed's Syncopated septette iginalJazz Then the Great Photoplay Feature JACK LONDON'S Cyclonic Drama of Red Blood and Yukon Gold "BURNING DAYLIGHT" Omaha Daily News Moving Pictures of republican national convention Hallroom Boys Comedy "MILLIONAIRE PAUPERS" Moon International News Moon Topics Moon Music All Week TALMADGE - Silver man' 8 Music r .. v
