Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-16
Around New York

nipples on the Current Of Life
az seen IN the Great American
Metropolis from nay 20 nay
surprising and amusing proof OF the
dread elephants have for live mice was
| shown In the Bronx zoo few days ago.
| Paul Truman. head keeper OF animals,
/ entered the pen OF the elephant Gunda for
| the purpose OF manicuring the intractable
/ beast Gunda was not In a mood 20 receive
visitors and quickly chased the keeepr
/ into a corner, from which there was slim
chance OF escaping. Just as IL seemed GER
tain that Truman would be caught up in
the lashng trunk or trampled under the
ponderous feet, he drew something from
his coat pocket and threw It at Gunda.
The elephant gave a trumpet Of terror
and, swinging around raced to the farthest
corner, standing there a-tremble. Truman
slipped past the big fellow, got through
the gate, slammed it, and said:
by hockey that was a close call
When asked what II was he had thrown
at the elephant with such success, he
replied:
Nothing but live mouse. always
take one with me when I tackle that fell
low, but this time the scheme came near
not working. Mr. Mouse had eaten a hole
| in the middle lining OF my coat and
came near not getting my fingers on II
in time. Some Of these days that same
trouble may cost me my life with Gunda."
-Four Irish girls. black-haired, blue-eyed
and showing by their praise Of America
and Americans that they had been dan
gerously near the Blarney Stone, IL they
have not kissed it, arrived in the liner
| Mauretania, last week. They have come
under the auspices of the Celtic league
and will remain in New York City several
weeks, in which time they plan to give
exhibitions of Irish lRcemaking, oroohetng
and painting.
Something has happened TO quicken Ire
land" said Marion O'shea, the leader of
the four girls, who has been organizing
schools Of art and industry I'm the Emer-
aid Isle. "She has awakened again to
patriotism and better times, and every
where today you win find the people wear
ing the green as proudly as they wore 1t
years ago"
The three other girls Eileen Noone,
Bridget Mclaughlin and Bridget Quinn.
were quick to echo that sentiment and
add to it. Miss OShea and Miss Noone
bercurry, County Sligo. and Miss Nc
Laughlln is from Dundrum
The attraction of an examination Of wit
nesses by a blind lawyer filled United
states Judge Hough's court in the fed
eral building where George H. Munroe
was on trial accused Of having got by
fraudulent use Of the mails $500 600 from
! Investors for otOplF TN
cred.
The blind lawyer was Raymond g.
Brown, who was appointed an assistant
by United states District Attorney Wise
several months ago. He was honor man
Of his class in Harvard and has prepared
several cases for the government. But
he was upon his feet In a court argument
yesterday for the first time.
Lawyers and spectators agreed in ad-
miration of Brown. He examined w. v.
Robinson, one Of Munroes lecturers on
Marconi wireless and later treasurer OF
tine Sovereign Realty company, and J. L.
George, a clerk employed by Munroe. The
examination was technical and frequent
objections were interpreted.
: The lawyer who has not seen daylight
since he was s years old, never wavered
second. The instant an objection was
. sustained he would put two OF three short
! incisive queries and get at the point in q
. manner TO which there could be no OBJ.
lection. He knew just what papers to hav,
handed to the witnesses, and as quickly
as Assistant United states Attorney Dor
whispered TO him that the papers were II
the hands OF the witness the blind lawyer
proceeded with his questioning.
Wind epouy and fa1ipsr t.,,,,,,v. t,,-. 49,.
doing their worst to make the lives o
homegoing New Workers miserable, whe
"a the conductor on an uptown car joine
: forces with nature and announced tina
q everybody would have to take the ca
u ahead or the car behind because that ca
wasn't going any further. Protests rattle
c more numerous and violent than usus
u greeted that announcement.
= Cant be helped" ne said stolidly. "Thi
&c car is all out Of fix. 1t amt ut to travel.
SO, according to their custom. when OF
u dered to do a thing, the New York crow
- did It; but one Of the number continue
II to ponder on the disability of the abandone
le car. No fuse had blown out and It ha
- run with only the ordinary noise and friC
+" ton. What then allied It? Presently h
said to the new conductor;
II What was the matter with that car W
ne were hustled out of back there? What wa
W broken about it?"
~ The cash register" said the man "'The
&c couldn't ring up sny more fares"
" BY day and night the correct time Is
be signalled throughout the length an
breadth OF New York harbor for the ben,
y fit Of its enormous traffic. The captain
es and officers of it's great fleet OF ships al
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