Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-25
ADMIRAL SCOTT GIVEN FREEDOM
Accused Wife o. fragrant 0ffenss
with Physician.
AMERICAN CROOKS ARE BUSY
Scotland Yard Finds Their Tricks
Hard to Cope With.
LIVE AT THE BEST. HOTELS
Lord Kitchener Likely TO nc Offered
81 High Post, which He VIII
Not Accept, as offending
His Dignity.
IN PA11L LAMRFTII.


LONDON, June H-(spoclal TO The Beef
Divorce is on the increase throughout this
Kingdom except In ireland, where divorce
Is practically unknown In a single week
Judge Deane granted divorces to 100 couples
In this city.
Admiral Sir Percy Scott who had charge
of the naval brigade at the siege Of Lady
smith, was granted a divorce recently on
account OF the misconduct of his wife with
DR.. Philip Green. The mariigc was not a
happy one Early in 1910 differences arose
between husband and wife in reference 30
her friendship for DIR. Green. The petit
toner wished tho acquaintance to cease
but Lady Scott refused. The result was
there was n deed OF separation in 1910, the
petitioner allowing his wife $4,000 a year,
which was in addition to her own private
fortune. At the end Of 1910 the petitioner,
in consequence of something he heard, con-
suited his solicitors Admiral Scott will
have custody Of the children.
Crooks Are Plentiful.
Confidence trick swlndlers are at present
numerous and Scotland Yard officers are
taking special measures against them
Gangs have lately arrived from the CONT
nent of America. The principal haunts Of
these crooks are the larger West End
hotels, the various exhibitions and all the
principal resorts where wealthy visitors
congregate. They have already begun
operations, and for some days past COM
plants have reached the police authorities
One of the latest victims is wealthy
Anglo-Indlan tea planter staying at a
select hotel in tho West End. He has been
swindled by two confidence" men out Of
a big sum Of money and by methods that
a village crook would use In starting out
on career as a confidence man.
Caustic Colonial Critic.
A colonial official who came here to at
tend the coronation has gotten off this
slap at the Mother Country"
who governs England? Colonial opinion
dominates in politioss-Arne millionaarcs
are all powerful in the country. American
women lead society, American journalists
guide the public French dressmakers set
the fashions, foreign painters and
musicians direct our taste. American prices
rule the financial market, French chefs
dictate what we shall eat and American
collectors fix the value of our art treasures.
1t appears that between them lay the TAX
ing OF John Bull by the horns"
Kitchener I'm Favor.
Lord Kitcheners appointment to very
high post viii be announced Immediately
after the coronation. II is said he will
not accept 1t. considering the post beneath
his dignity.
This is the latest story about Lord
Kitchener. Talking over his schemes for
the Gordon college at Khartoum he ex-
pressed doubts to whether the money
could be raised. He was told his name
would be enough. ana one sum of 5000
was offered him across the table, fol-
lowed Immediately by other promises of
help and support of at least two news
papers. Still. he hesltated. repeating. ~
should not like to fall
At last. one OF the company said: well,
Lord Kitchener II you had doubted about
your campaign as much as you do about
this. you would never have got TO Khar-
toum."
myself to depend on; now l have got the
British people"
Converts to CathIicism.
Lord Alfred Douglas was last week re-
ceived into the Catholic church in tho
private chapel OF the Manor house. Win
terbourne, Gunner, by Monsignor Bicker-
static Drew. and has received confirma-
ton from the bishop OF Clifton.
Move for Home Trade.
8. n. Skinner, one of the merchants who
was active In tho "All British" shopping
week when all goods of foreign make were
tAbooed. favors a continuance of the policy
IS q general proposition. The lord
mayor backs him up. saying:
Can it be wrong for us to support home
industries, employ British labor and buy
goods so efficient and sound as to justify
them in being impressed with the hail
mark British nader" asked the lord
mayor. when rose this morning 1 left
behind me Irish linen sheets and Whitney
blankets and went into bath room and
washed by the aid OF English soap and