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,0 , THK BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921. 14 Across Ocean in 14 Hours Plan of Italian Airmen Construction Started on Mam moth Air Liner to Carry 850 Passengers at 100 Miles an Hour. By Vnlreraal Srrlce. Paris, April 18. Paris to New York in 14 hour is nof only a pos sibility but a scientific probability within a few months, according to true Italian engineer, Vaugean, who has completed plans on behalf of Ricci Brothers of Naples for the construction of a commercial air liner on a new principle. The characteristics of the future Rir colossus, construction of which has already been started at the great ificci workshops at Posillipo, will be as follows: Measuring 91 yards long the bag will contain 42,000 cubic yards of a nCm-inflammable gas and the pro pelling force will be no less than 750 . horsepower. . Plan Sumptuous Fittings. Other details are that the airship can of itself construct a 'shelter, thus dispensing with hangars, can rise and descend vertically, can outride a storm on the surface of the sea and will be provided with engines which will obtain part of their motive pow ir from the air itself. . Each ship so constructed, will car ry 500 passengers first class and 350 second, beside 800 tons of freight. Average speed will be more than 100 miles an hour. The passenger division of the air line will be on a sumptuous scale like that of ocean greyhounds and will include bath rooms, barber shop, ball rooms, tea room, restaurant, bar and prome nade deck. The Ricci Brothers state that the invention is no wild dream but has so good a chance of success that they are spending 4,000,000 lire on the first vessel and are prepared, if it fulfills expectations, to build 12 &t!iers wherewith to establish regu lar passenger service between New York and Faris, Rome, London and Brlin. Prices t be Cheap. "In 10 years the air will be the f-y means of rapid transit," said the elder of the Riccis to a Rome news paper. "Our vessel Ms only a be ginning. Now that "the new prin ciple has been discovered, making airships as safe as a railway train and far safer than a sea-going vessel, there is no reason why the next decade should not see air mammoths with a carrying capacity ' equal to that of the Mauretania. - "Prices on our line to begin with will be actually cheaper than those ' on first-class ships. We are con-! sidering charging $50 each way for ordinary cabins, meals included. Such details, however, have yet to be worked out. But there is no doubt in our minds that in the near future it will be possible for a New . York business man to leave New York, Monday at 5 a. m. and dine "the same evening in Paris, return ing at the same speed. The word distance will be sunk into oblivion." Japanese Friendly To America, Solons ' Told by Missionary Lincoln, Neb., April 18 (Special.) Japan's reputed word-wide ag " grandizement policy was given a clean bill bf health today, by Rev. William Axling, returned mission ary from the island nation, hr an hour's talk before the lower house of the legislature. Rev. Mr. Axling is a graduate of the University ot Nebraska. ' "The men of affairs in Japan arv friendly to America and wish it no harm," the missionary said. The address came on the eve of a meeting of a conference commit tee on the Japanese alien property bill. There were a number of Japa nese in the gallery' during the ad- dress. t "I saw Japanese1 weeping on the streets of Tokio when they read the horrors of the Korean massacre," he said, "and as a result the man in , charge in Korea was wiped into po litical oblivion." ' ' ' Burlington to Make Number of Changes In Omaha Service The Burlingtcui will make a num ber of train changes in its Omaha service May. 1. There will be a new train to Lincoln,' leaving Omaha at 11:30 p. m. This tram also will fur nish the Omaha northwest service. The new and opposite- eastbound train will leave Lincoln at 8:30 p.,m., arriving at Omaha at 10:15 p. m. ; No. 5 from Chicago will reach Omaha at 8:10 a. m., instead of 8:30. " NV 1 'Xhicago-Omalia-Denver train, will leave Chicago at 5:30 p. m.. which is 6:30 Chicago towi time. The Burlington-Northern Pacific express will leave Omaha at 4:15 p. m. instead of ,4:20. The 6:30 p.-mChicago limited will be improved by arriving Chicago 25 minutes earlier, or 8:05 a. rn, Powerful Searchlight Shipped to San Francisco Schnectady, N. Y Apru 18. A searchlight 60 inches in diameter has been shipped by the General Elec- trie company for installation on Mount Tamalpais, near San Fran . cisco.- This is one -of the largest searchlights constructed, it was said, - there being only - two or three as large in use. . The searchlight will pick up a battleship 12 miles at sea and is 500 times more powerful than a head light on a locomotive. K Baby Weighs But 22 Ounces At Birth ; in Perfect Health Lincoln, " April 18. (Special Omaha's championed 24-ouoce baby has a rival in Melvin Martin John Hiedman, net weight, one pound and six ounces. 'Melvin w-as bom 'March 11. 1921 alive and well, ac cording to the birth certificate just reaching-the state bureau of health. ' His father is Fred J. Hiedman, 23, a fanner. His mother is 27, the : . mother pf . six other children, only u" of ;ihom 'arc Jiving. THE GUMPS J VINO DOXOUTXinK IS &TANMNfc iff . I IT J IM FROHYOP TOO ' M I ' V J 1 XOukNOWTWAT MOUSE- hi ili NDX4 .A that little Bun tow IV -J VI S L EE PJr" -TIME TALES Trie TALL ur GRUMPY WEASBIJ lURSCOnMILtY CHAPTER V. Solomon Owl Interrupts. Plump little Mr. Meadow Mouse wished, he had stayed away from Grumpy Weasel's hunting ground. He would have scampered off, had he not known that Grumpy could overtake him before he had made three leaps. So he saw no way out of "What gouf bui-rg. qentlunatT; Solomon called to tfcem. ' his trouble, though he could think of nothing less agreeable than trying to slip through a small hole with Grumpy Weasel close at hand, watching him narrowly. Then all at once Mr. ' Meadow Mouse had an idea. "You go first 1" l.o said politely. "Go through any hole you choose and then I'll try my luck " , But Grumpy Weasel was too crafty to do that. "You'd try your luck at running away," he Snarled. "You are the one to go first; and we'll have no words about it." v , Well, Mr. Meadow Mouse began to shake more than ever. "Don't you think," he quavered, "that we'd better wait a few days until I'm a bit smaller? I'm afraid I've been overeating lately and I might get stuck in a : hole. And of course that would be awkward." "Ha, ha!" Grumpy Weasel actually laughed. But it was not what any one could call ft hearty, wholesome, cheerful sort of laugh. On the con trary, it sounded very, cruel and gloting. , - "Hoo. hool" Another laugh this one weird and hollow boomed out from the hemlock tree just above Mr. Meadow Mouse's head. He jumped, in spite of himself did Mr. Meadow Mouse. And so, too, . did Grumpy Weasel. Both of them leaped for the old stone wall, And each flashed into a crevice be tween the stones, though Grumpy Weasel was ever so much the quicker of the two. . They knew Solomon Owl's voice too wety .tA mistake his odd laughter. ''..' ' "What's; your hurry, gentlemeB?" Solomon, called to them. Mild Mr. Meadow Mouse made no reply. But -fromxGrumpy Weasel's hiding place an angry hiss told Solo mon Owl that one of them, at least, had heard his question. , . "Come out!" said Solomon Owl. "Don't be shy I I've dined already." Well, that made the two-in the wall feel somewhat bolder. And soon they ventured to peep out and gaze at Solomon, to see whether he looked like a person who had just enjoyed a good meal. "You're not : as hollow as you sound, I hope," Grumpy Weasel re marked with some suspicion in his tone. . ' As for Mr." Meadow Mouse, he wouldn't dream vof making so rude a rerriark. " - , 1 "It's a fine evening and I hope you're feeling happy." he piped. "Oh, veryl Very!", said Solomon Owl solemnly. 1 , ,.vMr. Meadow Mouse was a trust ing sort of .chap. He was all ready to1 leave his " cranny. But Grumpy Weasel was not yet satisfied. "Which one of,us are you answering?''- he demanded of Solomon. "Him 1" said Solomon. "Did you say, 'Ahem?' Grumpy Weasel wanted to know." . "No, no!" Solomon assured him. "I said, 'him.' I was answering your friend." : ' ' - Grumpy Weasel made a wry face, as ' if he did riot care o have any body speak (of -,Mr. Meadow Mouse as a friend of "his And he did not quit the stone wall until lie had seen Mr. Meadow Moue . venture 'forth in-safety. ' ' v "Just by accident I overheard your remarks a few mifiutes ago," Mr. Owl explained. "I'd like to watch this hole-crawling contest. And 111 stay here and be the rmpire and see that there's fair play." Copyright, Orouet Dunltp. , . From the age of 13, ; when she takes the tcharchaf, the Turkish girl is forbidden all places, of amuse ment or of public resort; must be indoors by sundown: can only con verse with three men," her husband, father and brother and spends most of her time in gossip with others of her sex or in intensive secluded beautification, later in household duties and in the care of the children. More Truth By JAMES J. V NEW REMEDY FOR AN OLD OFFENSE. " A fUfornl Judge, criticized tar citizen, knocked film out wttl 1 wUop to the Jw. . , In days that are gone, if a man would resent A learned judicial decision 1 ' ' And mutter, "Oh, Fudge! What a sap of a judge!" " In accents of scorn and derision, The judge would most likely remark, "Thirty days!" And after the sort of a diet - That is served by the guard in the hoosh-gow's backyard ' The offender would wish he'd kept umet. But though he'd be famished, and angry and sore, ' .His contempt for the judge would be quite as before. But now if a person should voice his disgust i With a man who dispenses the law, The judge will come back with a vigorous crack On the point of the scornful one's jaw. And when he comes to a court bailiff will take His pedigree, record and name, 'And he'll go to a cell for a thirty-day spell Which he's sentenced to serve just the same. At least, so a court's indignation's expressed In a wild little town in the wild little west. Of course it is true that all judges have not t T,he wallop such answers require: A punch one must pack for the sort of a smack That betokens a justice's ire. But if each offender were punished that way The records would shortly divulge That contempt of a court was the sort of a sport In which very few would indulge. A judge with a punch that could always connect, , Most people, we think, would regard with respect. THE BIG DEBT. What Greece owes to Pericles and Leonidas and Plato and that bunch isn't a marker t what she owes to the Leeds family. ' ' AS A STARTER. Doubtless Henry Ford got thijdea of building a synthetic cow to use up an overstock of horns in his plafit . ' 1 , A MUCH WRONGED MAN. The news from Georgia makes us suspect that Simon Legree was really a pretty jood'cout. . (Coprrlihi, "MM, to the BU Sjndlct. Inc.! Romance.inOrigin Of Superstitions By H. I. fclNO. Buzzing Flies. There is a very general .supersti tion in fact it is world-wide--that a large fly buzzing persistently about one, or preceding one as he walks, is a sign of bad luck. It is said that the late Russel Sage wouH not do business with-a man who came into his office with a -fly buzzing in front of him. . ' . This1 appears-to be a survival oi an old idea Of primitive man that flies were embodiments of the souls of the dead, and of wicked souls"at that. Even today among the . natives of Assam a fly which' is peculiarly: dem onstrative is supposed to be the soul of some dead malefactor who, hav ing spent his allotted time in the underworld, has been recincarnated in that form preparatory to final ex tinction. At Huhlbach in Transyl vania in the 18th century it was testified at the trial of a witch that tnnu workmen ' saw . the woman'j souV which had temporarily- left, her, re-enter. her moutn in tne lorm oi a fly. W: ' '"' ' . ' i In-c lassie times "the fly was re-, garded'as an especiallymalignant and-'bad-luck-brmging creature; and one of the titles of Zeus, the Grecian Jupiter, was the fly-catcher;yas.-onc of his jobs was to exert his tywer as chief of -the gods against the fly. Once, when Zeus was sleeping, or too surfieted with nectar and abrosia to head the, prayers of his: votaries, Apollonius of Tyana, , a greaJ magician, cleared Constantinople of flies by working a counter magic on then. He set up a great bronze fly and. the other flies, alarmed by this prodigy'left-the city., v, t (Copyrisht, l2I."-by "tlkr McClu,re New . paper ByBdlcate.); Chicago Postal' Employes To Be Armed to Protect Mail Chfeagv' Tri!ti!M-Onh iWXeaecd Wire. Chicago."1 " April 18.-4Postmaster William? B. Carlile received .official instructions , from , Fpstmastcr Gen eral Will Hays' today , toi" arm with revolvers and shot guns, all the em ployes in his1 jurisdiction-essential to the '- protection of ' the mail. vThe order stated that 200' shot guns and revolvers would arive here tonight and that a school for "employes in the correct manner of handling fire arms should' be instituted at once, , A . new departure jn the appear ance of women at public functions in Argentina was inaugurated re cently - in Buenos Aires, when the wife of the British minister to Argentine, Mrs. Ronald MacLeay, delivered an address at a gathering of Scots. - ... AT LAST, A Than Poetry MONTAGUE. Jewel, Flower.- Color , Symbols for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL, - For today, the sapphire is both the talismanic stone and natal gem. To the woman who wears it, fc promises unfailing constancy on the part of husband or sweetheart. Sho need never fear that she will know unhappiness caused by jealousy. The Orientals believed that the sapphire assured them of the courteous treat ment at the hands of all with whom they come in contact. The ability to think clearly and to reject all that is not fine and praiseworthy in life characterizes the man who Owns a sapphire as his natal stone, according to an ancient belief. It is also said to gain for him the confidence and trust of those in high positions, and to bring him positions, of great responsi bility and honor. All shades of green bring good luck today. It is said that those who wear green today will soon ex perience a change of fortune which will bring them great good. . , Sweetpeas should be worn and used for decoration in the home to day. They 'are the symbol of a journey,- and promise a happy honey moon to. the bride who carries them. (Copyright, '1(21, by The Wheeler Syndl . , - - - , ; cte. Inc.) Common Sense - By J. J. MUNDY. . Cheer Up. When you have had some misfor tune, and you are tired and discour aged, what do you do? Mope around and mull over your hard-luck experiences? Do you allow your mind 'to dwell on such a subject' till you become despondent and almost ready to give up trying to better your situation? Why add , to your" present trouble by connecting with it all the trouble you have had in the past? Is there any possible, chance of such thoughts helping the situation? ' Isn't it true that the' more you think of misfortune you have had the less able you are to plan some way of overcoming your latest setback? The ill luck you have had in the past should be forgotten, because 'to remember it lessens your-chances ot success in the future. To continue to think of ill luct leaves no place in your mind. for any other thoughts. The battles we have to face and the problems we daily have to solve ate enough, without adding what is past and gone. , Be hopeful and confident for the future and push ahead. Enough sunshine disnels doom. copyright, izi. international Feature Service, Inc. HOME vjn, w uuunr ru cc how rrt mY y LOOK- THE-TULIPS ARE AN&NN&CAN TAKe POSSESSION QF IT ANYTIME.- XNt'tt, SNEAK OurOP HE-RE BEFORE- YwE rRSTOP MAY WNIN OU CAM YAtK TO ON OF TH655 VAN OWNet? "N'lNUUTAN INTRODUCTO B&POPE- TCOVr V YOU TO M0VeA32. Dog Hill Paragrafs By George, Bingham Fletcher Henstep is getting to be such a prominent citizen the Dog Hill preacher pointed his finger at him and proved something during the sermon last Sunday. . -. A store in the Calf Ribs neighbor hood was broken open a few nights ago and some clothing stolen. Of ficers were in our midst this week and suspicion did rest on Flim Dil- lard, but he proved he hadn t had a new suit since he married. A plank has been placed over, the liole in the Gander creek bridge where the mule of Yam Sims fell through. Y Copyright, 1521, George Matthew Adams. Do We Use the Expression to Laugh Up One's Sleeve?" There are many expressions in English as we speak it today, which hark back to other days and other customs, particularly the .customs of dress. To say that some achieve ment is a "feather in one's tap" is a reference to the days when men's headgear was not as staid and digni fied as it is at present, while "the shoe on the other foot" recalls the time when shoes wre far more clumsy and ill-fitting than those of modern manufacture. , So, too, the phrase to "laugh up one's sleeve" brings tip a picture of olden days when outer garments were made in long, flowing lines. Then if a person covered his face with his hand, there was a suspicion that he was hiding a smile, for the generous sleeves were of sufficient proportions to conceal more material things than an expression of ridicule. Copyright, 1921. by The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. Where It Started ,"Mind Your Fa and Q's." In the reign of Louis , XIV of France wigs were worn with large queues; as the dances of those days were very cerenionious and re quired much elaborate bowing, the dancing-masters used to say to their pupils ."Mind your P's (pieds, feet) and ' U's - (queues.)" In time this passed' into a ' general : expression meaning "Be careful, of your be havior." (Copyright, .1(21, by Th Wheeler Syndl , cate. Inc.) . AMCSKMENTS. TONIGHT Jr The Most Joyoue Muaicml Comedy Hit of Dozen Year Nlfhti tl to $1. Wd. Mat. 750 te (2. Set. Met .11 te $2.. The Greatest Girl in the World I M Near Perfection a Anything the . Theater Ever Produced EMPRESS TWO SHOWS IN ONE PEARL'S GYPSIES, TorpUchorean Nov elty; BLACK ODONNELL, "Violin, lata and the Boobr". BAYLE A PATSY, Singing and Talking; HARRY TSyDA. Photoplay Attraction "THE t GREAT LOVER." - Mat. Daily, 2:15 Every Night,. 8tlS "A TRIP TO HITLAND;" "FOR PITY'S SAKE;" HAMPTON BLAKE STUART BARNES; Moody ,S Duncan; Rosa Claire; Delnwre A Lea; Wilfrid Du Bols; Klnograms; Topics of tha Day. Matinees, 15c to 50c; some 75c and $1.00. Sat. and Sun. Nights, 15c to 11.25. . OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" 104-9 f VTjr" Dally Mais., 15 to 75c 73AllayG'& Nitea, 23c to $1.25 Al Reeves' it IflV DCI I t" Musical New Show JUT DtLLS Burlssk With HARRY (Heinle) COOPER and a Cast Par Excellence. EXTRA! The Nay Bros. Colored Jan Band Start whore others quit. Tynlcal Reeve Beauty Chorus. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS Bjl. Mit. A Wi. ; "Xotrn Bcauualt" lirnd heir) WHY Mil ( Ans Chester- n wait till Vou AUL OUT- NO JANITOR OP- IT VkktnnvVft; siimtY -3k D. &R. G. Rehires Men I Laid Off in Shops Denver. April 18. Ward W. Le- men", superintendent of motive power of the Denver& Rio Grande railroad, announced today that 250 shopmen of the road had been returned to work at their regular scale of pay and prevailing seniority. The men had been idle since March 16. Mr. Lemen said more men may be taken back at a later date. The men were laid off in March. Mr. iLemeri said, because the work 'PHOTOrLAYH. I 'PAYING, THE PIPER IDOPOTHY DICKSON -ALMA TELL-1 . -f .0OR.OBAWCETI , MROOLAROqUE ' . "The jail of Nc-.y Ye; Is s::d her pleas-nre-mad spenders. Danced in . tha haunts of Fashion and Folly while OW Nick calls the tune. . R1ALTO SYMPHONY PLAYERS Horry Bradcr, Director Johnson at the Organ Cemedy ' JONNIE HINES m "Crowning Torchy" ALLEN HOLUBAR'S : DRAMA ETERNAL AI3--UOMAfJ-MARMAGE Shows at 11, 1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 7:20 and 9:20 TOMORROW , Katherine MacDonald Why Not Tonight? - If you had been in Chi cago, New York Jr San Francisco and had seen an Amusement Palace like the Empress Rustic Garden, you would come home and tell all , your friends about it. This beautiful Garden is right here for you to enjoy, and still about ' half of the people' of Omaha have not seen it yet. Eventually you will. Why Not Tonight? f LAST TIMES TODAY V Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. (Copyright. 1921, by Chicago Tribune Co.) SEE VOUft PLAY ROOV-AUDAYUIW-VJ0N T WANE TO CrtT A SEARCH UCyHY YOU CAN INVITE YOU LITTLE" FRIENDS IN AND PLAYALlO0 MK- IT'S OUe,RASS-AND )rs ueaxCjRASS NOYrAOYH EATEN - CAN CHASE YOU Off EITHER in the branches in which the men were employed at that time, was pretty well caughrup. More than 500 men of the Colorado Southern, 700 of the Union Pacific and 150 of the Burlington, all in mechanical departments, are still out of ; employment, officials of those roads announced. : PHOTOPLAV8. SQDG3 greatest picture startling drama of life not as tk. wciMin$ would have it, nor us tk viiilk vobblevs, paint it. but as, it actuallij teartelij ex--ists m everq home, in ani) clime,atanij houror place. 1 0118 HI ..' ITS f rAVe Ni CiOTAJUtE In Main Restaurant ner Hours as well as for the After Theater Dances from 10:30 to 12:30. No Cover Chat gte Dance' IVi Extraordinary "Something moTori-AYs. If W jj 11 If FAMOUS STORY A TIME m TO AiFRANK LLOYD PRODUCTION A powerful story of i white girl caught ' ir the undertime of Sai Francisco's Chinatown LAST JIMES TODAY Charles Ray in "AN OLD-FASHIONED BOY" TOMORROW "Idols of Clay EATTY'S Co-Operative Cafeterias We Appreciate Your j Patronage. Beginning Today April 19th The Fontenelle features the Inter nationally famous usic Different" r A i i . Y