Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
FEAR RISE OF COMMON PEOPLE
May Be Forced to Associate with the
Wives of Tradesmen.
DEATHS FROM STARVATION
Lack of Food is Discovered in Por-
lions of the Kingdom.
BRUTALITY OF ENGLISH POLICE
Officers Attack ard Commit Acts of
violence Upon Respectable
Women in the streets of
the English Cities.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

LONDON. June 17.-(Special to The Beef
The women members Of the nobility are
taking a deep interest in the discussion
over the House Of Lords. many being fear
full lest the ancient and useless concern
be wiped out powerful influence
working hard at present in the direction
of inducing the House OF Lords to pass
the parliament bill is that of the peeresses.
At an at home held one afternoon last
week at the residence of a duchess a
little mass meeting was held in one OF the
corners of the drawing rooms by wives
of peers. One of the most eloquent Of
them impressed on the others the neces-
sity OF doing all they could to persuade
their husbands ito protect their order"
''The idea" she said, that we should
have to associate in future with wives Of
common tradesmen is too horrible to con-
template"
In the end all those present endorsed
the views Of their sister peeress and
pledged themselves to work hard to get
their husbands to pass the bill without the
necessity for any new creations.
Death From Starvation.
One Of the most pitiful returns ever
issued by the local government hoard is
that which shows that l19 deaths occurred
in England and Wales in 1909 from starva-
ton. Fifty-four cases occurred in the
country of London and sixty-five in the
provinces. In several cases death was
ascribed to starvation in conjunction with
some other cause-disease, exposure, i'm
proper feeding or self-neglect. For the
most part the deaths appear to have been
due to disease consequent upon or ac-
CELEBRATED by want or exposure, or both.
English Police Brutality.
Apropos of the growing lawlessness OF
English policemen, Maude r. Groocock, a
school teacher of Darnby, made a serious
complaint against a member of the Motifs
| constabulary force. In court Miss Groo-
cock said that on the evening of April 1s
her sweetheart visited her at her fathers
house and left at 1915 p. m. She went on
the road with him toward Newark, and
was returning when she met the defendant.
He asked Where are you going?" Wit
ness replied, Home" He said, Are you
aware that II is my duty to see home or
take to the police station all young ladies
out after 9 o'clock?" The young woman
replied in the negative. Defendant put his
arm around her and struck a match, re-
marking, 81 see you are Miss Groocock. 4"
Defendant put his face close to hers and
the witness eventually struggled free. De-
PENDANT went with witness toward the
farm and when they reached the yeomanry
field she asked him to leave her, as she
preferred going through the wood alone.
The constable said that he could show her
in black and white that it was his duty
to see her home. He frequently put his
arm around her and she struggled free.
When in the drive the defendant tripped
her up She struggled and screamed and
ran toward the road She gained the high
road again, pursued by the policeman. He
was let off with fine of 81 and a mild
rebuke,