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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1921. zMh Ha! Samson Scents Foul Play In Drive, Report More Truth Than Poetry I og Hill Paragrah -By JAMES J. MONTAGUE- Nary Member Turned In Bp M2 Coyotes Yesterday After noon ; Holding Out Until ;o ' Last Minute, Suspicion. Samson suspects the Jack Rabbits and the Coyotes, rival teams which are striving to ' increase Ak-Sar-Rcn't inctubershin bv 700 members before 1 this afternoon, are trying ' Jto slip something over on each other. "-' At noon yesterday the score stood: -Coyotes 121 '-lack Rabbits .; 96 Bur during the long afternoon the new memberships failed to roll in as Jhey had done before. The Jack Rabbits hopped in 17 members, to be ,ure, bringing their total to 113, but wilcy Coyotes failed to appear it Ak-Sar-Ben offices witli a single ryot. All of which leads Samson to suspect there's a surprise in store for somebody when the final check ns made this afternoon. . In other words, Samson is con vinced the rival membership teams .pre hoarding votes to deceive the .ther. Motive? Deception! Why Reception? To win the membership race. Reason for each team wanting to win? One large meal to be paid for-by losing team. Romance in Origin Of Superstitions ri By H. I, KING. Your Enemy's Picture. - Researches of the American Folk- I.ore society show that compara- -wv.tively recently there have been '"'cases in North Carolina where a person sought to injure his enemy . by drawing that enemy's picture on a board and shooting at it with a rifle or pistol. It was believed that the one sought to be injured .would feel great pain in that part ,-fx'i his person represented by the part of the picture pierced by the bullet and that no one but the per son who did the shooting could give -"'biiii relief. Kindred superstitions are now and '"""then met with in various sections ""cf this country and in rural Eng- "lana they are most common. ' Again w'c have merely a survival .""7f svmoathetic magic handed down """Jrom primitive man. Injure the man's '-"picture and you injure the man. This , . sort of vicarious vengeance was prac- . - l t. . .if : . A..M .Iia i.Lfujns 0f Thebes was found a small ?lay figure ci a man tied to a papy "'svtas scroll, "evidently to compass the -""destruction of the person denounced ?m7n the script." Just what process the clay figure had been subjected to in order to sympathetically affect the man it represented does not appear. - The superstition has come down un- VuiCrea tnrpugn me ages anu is muu 'rnore common today than most peo ph have any idea of. If the stories 16i Catherine ae Medici' art true one v -a square", with her enemies was to 'have waxen figures made of them and set the figures to melt before a 1 fire, or for a quicker result pierce """the heart of the figure with a pin. wfcvThis superstition, as Frazer puts it. 'is that "The man feels the injury 'cone to his images as it it were done t ;,to his own body," and El worthy r"" adds: "The idea is as old as the hills and is practiced today." The reason ' ""'we do not hear more about this par v ticular superstition is because tiiosc who practise it naturally do so in f secret and do not talk about it. Copyright, 192t. by Tli McCIura .ews paper Syndicate. Common Sense By J. J. MUNDY. "Little Pitchers Have Big Ears." When a child does something wrong or displeasing the parent should not say, "You got that trick ftom your father." or "That is just like your mother." ' Such remarks have a bad effect on the child. Some children reason that if the thing done by them' is like father or, mother, they should j not be blamed for h Others learn to think cf the ac cused' parent as, not quite what they should be and the effect is particu larly disastrous if the one says that the other is "just as bad" or "does the same thing." Parents; should not accuse each other of wrongful action when a child is within hearing distance. Young minds are easily impressed and many impressions last as long as life. "V '." It is also easy for the childish mind to misconstrue the meaning-of accusations, and form opinions which mean a loss of respect for the parent. " '. ; Parents should try to idealize each other in ' the minds of their boys and girls, for it may be the beacon ;ife'ht in after years which spurs them on to honor and success to be "like father" or "like mother." (Copyright, 19S1.' Internntlunal Feature . Service, Inc.) Do You Know the Bible? (Cover up the answer, read the ques ttona and see if you can answer them. Then look at the snswers to see If you are riant.) Follow These Questions and An . As Arranged by J. WILSON ROY. kifc'fcat king's daughter was re ferred to as a "cursed woman" on account: of her wickedness? 2. What four small things are re ferred, to in the Bible as having abundant wisdom? 3. Who was Potiphar? 4. What was the name of Sam uel's second son? 5. Who was the man known as "the man who found the mules in the wilderness ?' 6. What name did Pharaoh give Joseph? Answers. 1. 2 Kings, ix, 34. 2. Proverbs, xxx. 24-28. - 3. Genesis, xxxvii. 36. 4. Abiah. See i Samuel viii. 3. 5. A.Tiah. See Genesis xxxvi. 24. 0. Zaphnath Paaneah. See Gcne- ' sis, xli. 45. . tCuurxiaJit 121. Wheeler fc-adUBi Inc.). WHAT WILLIE LEARNED AT MEDICAL SCHOOL Bill wanted to be a great surgeon, And deftly remove people's hides. In order to see what the trouble could be ; That lurked in their painful insides. So his father disposed of the hay crop. '. And mortgaged the house and the mule And Bill washed his cars... and for three weary years, Attended a medical school. He heard pathological lectures And patiently learned them by heart. At clinics he saw, with a shudder of awe, How people are taken apart. He studied till 2 in the morning By the light of the flickering gas, And his work was so good in the lab that he stood Right up at the head of his class. Great things were predicted for Willie ' By Docs, when he got his degree. He was certain to shine when he hung out his sign As William Alfalfa, M. D. He would gather in patients and riches And climb to success over night, Which is just what the kid very easily did, Which proved that the doctors were right. But William, though rolling in riches. Isv not any shark with the knife, He honestly owns that he cannot set bones And never mixed pills in his life. Yet patients from sunrise till sunset Each day to his office resort, And hurry away with prescriptions that say: "R; Spirits ferminti 1 quart!" , NO WONDER. After a couole of months in Russia Bill Haywood is hurrying home to spend a pleasant 20 years in the Leavenworth penitentiary. . NOT ESPECIALLY HELPFUL. We'd call the kind of celebrity the Stillmans are getting, pitiful pub licity. ; ; , . ' .' DESTRUCTIVE CUMrh.ll 1 lUiN. ' No wonder the theaters aren't doinar anv business. .- People can get into divorce trials for nothing. Conyrislit. lSl. by The lfell Syndicate. Inc. Where It Started Stockings. The long stockings rormerly worn were called hose; when knee-breeches were introduced the breeches were called upper-stocks and the lower part nethe knit stock was first William stockings Lee of St. in 1599. Copyright, .r-ctftrtc nr crnrVinfre Till ;ing originated in Italy; it brought to England by Rider in 1564. Woven were devised by William Johns college, Cambridge, 1921. .Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. ' By George Bingham Slim Pickcns-says while the fleas at the Hog Ford church look so small and thin it must be borne in mind that there is no preaching there except one time a month. Washington Hocks has written to the auto factory at Detroit for some parts for his wheat thresher. A cloud passed over this vicinity today, and Poke Eazley moved his WHY- .... , -J chair out under it but it wouldn't stop. Copyright. 1921. 'George Matthew Adams. Club Drive Success Pawnee City, Neb., July 15. (Special.) The membership drive launched by the new Pawnee Com munity Service club was a success. Fiftv paid memberships have been secured. !4 "Boweris Do Not Miss This Opportunity All Dining Furniture Specially Priced At BowenV This Week 1 mm brlfou and Yoms w There's nothing too good for iruj faniihjl" lou sag it, and mean it, and live up to it in almost every thing. But when it comes to giving them an honest-to'goodness vacation the kind that will do them the most good, and give them the most pleasure urtro lou sag, "Colorado involves too much of a trip to under take this gear." . ' It doesn't 1 It's an easu, comfortable trip; a comparatively inexpensive one; and there's no place in the whole, wide u?orld where so much vacation value can be found in the same area. Climate? IDhq, a country whose altitude ranges from one to two miles above sea-leuel can't be anything but cool and bracing. Amusements? Anuthing that uou want, or that any mem ber of your family wants: riding, driving, fishing, golf, tennis, bathing, mountain climbing it's all there; in fact, we haven't space enough here to give the complete list ' Scenery? Sublime 1 There is nothing grander, more beauti ful or more inspiring, anywhere, than the Colorado Rockies. , "- '- Hotels? Camp sites? Cottages? Cabins? Tou can "umte your own ticket" Railroad Service? Rock Island! Two luxurious, all steel trains from Omaha every day: the Rocky Moun-. . . tain Limited, at 11:55 p. m. quicker time and the Colorado Express, at 2.00 p. m. Direct to both Denver and Colorado Springs. Famous Rock Island dining car meals. tPhere will you be next year, and how will you be situated? lou don't know I J But you do know where Colorado is this year. Ijou know how to qet there. Ijou know what a Colorado trip means to your, family, and to you. ! Attractive vacation fares all summer. Telephone, write or call, and let us plan your Colorado trip. Illustrated Colorado booklet furnished free. n Tl n ail &USSra1ffig Union Station, or Consolidated Office, 1416 Dodge Street L. BEINDORFF, Agent, Phon. Douglas 16S4 J. S. McNRjLLY, Dir. Pass. Agent, Rock Island Liaa? t!2 Railway Erfhanf BWf., Omaha, Neb. Pbon Douglas iZl Do We Speak of "St James Court?" The appellation of "St. James Court" is given to the court of Great Britain because the official residence of the king of England was at the palace of St. James from 168, in the time of William III, until 1837, during the reign of Queen Victoria. Then the queen and remainder of the royal family changed their abode to Buckingham Palace but, in theory, the court continued to reside in the squat and rather ugly edifice of St. James. In support of this legal fie. tion, many official functions con tinued to be held there and, to this day, representatives of foreign pow ers are still accredited to the "Court of St. James," , the palace being so named because it occupies the site of a hospital for lepers founded in the twelfth century and dedicated to St. James and Less. Incidentally, it is interesting to tiotc that the proper luase in thij connection is "St. Janie's Court" and not St. James' Court," in compliance with the well-esiablishcd British practise of using the "s" as well as the apostrophe in the possessive case of proper names ending in the sibilant. ' Copyright, 19:1, Wheeler Syndlinle, Ino. mm m mm STRAW HATS If old Adam was hereabouts, he'd most likely take home a good sharp hatchet to use on the fig-tree. In those days he was appropriately clad in leaves, but any man in the city of Omaha will find it much safer to follow the gang in clothing styles. Most of the fellows who know good clothes are drop ping in here during this sale and getting the sox, collars, underwear, shirts an' things most of us need, at prices that don't put a dent in the old wallet. The boys bring in the lady folks wife, mother, sister or sweetheart, because THE WOMEN-FOLKS KNOW MERCHANDISE VALUES. BRING YOUR WIFE! This store has had an honest reputation for 25 years we aren't going to lose it now: 1914 Prices Full 1921 Values Off the kind that will give you that dressed-up feeling all the rest of the summer. Practically all styles, shapes and full line of sizes. - SHIRTS All fresh and new. Prices almost, cut in two. Solid colors and stripes, or the popular whites. Prices from 1.15 to 7.65. Imported Dressing ROBES made by .Welch Margetson & Co., Ltd., of London, Eng land. Silk and cotton robes, cool and comfortable for lounging at home these hot nights. These robes were or dered last year, but arrived months too late for the holi days. Selling at . OFF.. . ALL TIES huge stock. Off Wash and silk ties, in the newest of colors and designs. We can suit your, fancy from our UNDERWEAR almost as cheap to buy NEW as to pay the laundry bill on old suits. Athletic and knit, one and two piece styles. Heavy price cuts. ' HOSE to go with summer clothes, thread and fiber silk or mercerized cot ton. Priced from 25c to $3.00. SILK SHIRTS The shimmery kind "that are so cool and fresh looking. We have a full line of sizes and colors. Priced very low. ' and don't forget a pair of garters!! COLLARS Sixteen for Two Dollars or eight for One. Better get some of these standard collars while the prices are so low. THE "SUDDEN SERVICE" SHOP AT 1417 FAR NAM OMAHA'S BEST BRAINS ARE WORKING ON THE BEE'S L Q. ARE YOU o 100 Prizes REWARD 100 Opportunities Hundreds of folks in this part of the country are capable of holding better jobs or positions. Scores of these people really do not know how capable ihey are. THE OMAHA BEE is offerings readers a chance to test their intelligence in an inter esting way. The "Intelligence Questionnaire" presents one hundred questions hav ing to do with general knowledge. The ability to fulfill the conditions in,. the I. Q. indicates to a certain extent a person's business ability. 0 Here's an opportunity for you to test your brain-power, and at the same time partici pate in the $3,500 award. ' The leading one hundred entries will divide this melon will you be one of them? It will not take you long, and the I. Q. will interest you. If you haven't a copy, watch Sunday's paper,' or phone Miss Hughes at The Omaha Bee, ATlantic 1000. She will forward one to you free of charge. ' BE SURE YOU READ FULL DIRECTIONS he Omaha Bee r