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Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12
is all wronsi At leas.

HISTORY is all wrong! At least
m its volumes on vampires. The
- man-written stuff needs femi-
nine fixing, if you ask Ruth Gordon,
the siren of Seventeen" for the
chronielers from Herodotus to Kip
ling have all trodden the wrong
track.
They have wasted their ink and
parchment on green eyes and flam-
lingo hair. They have warned every
youth and bachelor to beware Of 81
bilant whispers and sinuous wiles.
They have poured their type-set
wrath on all the harpies of Dame
Fashion. But, Adam like, they have
stumbled all around the real pitfall.
Wherefore countless masculine Wa
terloos.
| Now that no vampire has time to
vamp, what with striking and BAL
loting, Miss Gordon turns the spot
light on the apple Of destruction
that Eve has served since creation.
1t comes wrapped in III different
languages, but to the knowing its
label is always baby talk"
Yes, says this little philosopher Of
20, if you read between the hero
glyphics of Cleopatra you will find
that she was not a serpent of the
Nile at all, but baby talk lady"
Her piece de resistance was what
seems to the uninitiated mere infan-
tile babble. "My cutems crocodile
she murmured to Antony. And the
Roman map was disloeated.
And if Paris had been thoughtful
enough to write Confessions of a
Young Man." Helen Of Troy would
have been accredited with some such
mono1ogue: Terrible mans! Why
so indifferent to icle Elem" and
Flee with thee? Yes. indeedums!"
Is there mention Of such vital
speech in Homer's accounts? No.
You see, Homer happened to be a
man.
Kipling's "Fool There Was re-
vealed by Miss Gordon. would have
been as safe as fat man if he had
noted only the rag and bone and
hank of hair" in his Lorelei's
equipment. The trouble started
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gram is ."l1ungle Vaudeville" a funny
and at tine same time decidedly in
teresting series, showing a circus
performance of real animals in the
wilds.
Honeymoon Town." another of
the intimate musical comedies
staged by Edward Royce. will be
presented by ]. H. Blanchard at the
Boyd soon for a limited engage
ment. Like its predecessors. THE
Time, the Place and the Girl" "A
Stubborn Cinderella" and "A Mod
ern Eve" is the work of Will M.
Hough, with a musical score by By
ron Gay and Felix G. Rice.
Cohen & Harris Going Up" re-
turns to the Brandeis theater for
three nights and a Wednesday matt
nee, commencing Monday, October
a.,
May Bobson will appear at the
Brandeis theater for three days,
starting Thursday, October 80, in
"Tish," dramatization of Mary
Roberts Rinehart's stories, which ap-
peared in the Saturday Evening
Post.
Cohan & Harris will offer "A
Prince There Was" at the Brandeis
theater during November. This is
Mr.. Cohan's newest comedy seen in
New York last win.er for long en-
gagement and in Chicago for sum-
mer.'s run. ....'.
A. L. Granger will give Chauncey
Olcott, who will be seen at the
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| vaudeville stage.
Gladys Parker, the vivacious little
soubrette with ABE Reynolds Re-
vue," which is playing at the Gayety
theater this week, is one of the most
captivating, youthful leading women
on the musical stage today. And she
is just the most delightful person
imaginable. Miss Parker is find"
of Max Spiegers, who heard her
singing at an amateur entertain
ment in Boston. 1t required much
persuasion on the part of Mr.. Spic-
gel and the sanction of her parents
before she finally decided to adopt
professional career. Today she is
playing a difficult role in what is
said to be the most pretentious bur-
lesque offering of the season and
she is playing role that requires
an unusual amount Of girlish ingen-
uousness and mature appreciation.
Barely five feet in height, weighing
about los. with golden brown hair
and bluest of blue eyes, her attrac-
+; tiveness is a very valuable asset ITO
her acting ability.
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Among the many things to catch
the eye Of the travellers are the old
native grass houses on the islands OF
| Hawai-, and for this reason the au-
, thor has reproduced both exterior
and interior of this picturesque
abode, which serves as the FIRST
scene in the last act of "A Night in
Honolulu" which comes to the
Brandeis for one night only, next
Thursday, October 10.
Neil O'Brien Ministries will be at
the Branceis next Friday and Satur-
day, with a Saturday matinee. Bert
Swor will make his temperance,
after two years in vaudeville, and
will have an entirely new line OF
jokes and songs. Davis "Sugarfoot"
Gaffney, the elongated comedian and
eccentric dancer, will be seen in new
dances. Ollie Debrow, Bobby Cos
sans and H. F. Quinn are certain to
be favorites after their first appear
ance. Miller and Strong will have
a new comedy acrobatic dance to Of
fer, that is said to be an innovation
in that line. Major Nowak, the
worlds smallest comedian. will
again We in evidence. The finale is
cne-act satire called "The League o.
Expfa-rat .ons," written and staged
by Neil O'Brien and which gives OPP
portunity Tor unlimited comedy stu
atoms.
The first act of the musical COM
edy de luxe, "A Dangerous Girp
takes place at a fashionable water
ing resort on the coast of Florida.
A dashing chorus of pretty girls.
humorous comedians, catchy, musi-
cal comedy that cannot be surpassed.
Of course there is a plot-was there
ever musieal-comedy without
plot-but it is up to the audience
to discover tiff he can. No better
entertainment will be found any,
where this present season than at
the performance of a Dangerous
Girl" the musical comedy de luxe.
viii ! comes to the Boyd theater
on the week of October 10. Seats
for "a Dangerous Girl" will be
placed on sale Thursday.
| At the Boyd opera house, where
it will be for one week starting Sun
| day. October rs, "The Passing
Show" latest and most superb of
all New York Winter Garden spec
tacles, will have its first local show
irg, despite the fact that it has been
seen by fully million enthusiastic
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12

Brandeis for week, beginning Sun
day, November 9, in that beautiful
Irish comedy, "Macushla," a pro-
duction typical of other successes.
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Seventeen" Baby Talk
Tells Of Vampire Methods

"Marc Antony Paris and Kpngs Fool" says Ruth Gordon
only OF the of the nsdous of
said form being the Smoky Ookum variety
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who put over one of the snappiest
rapid-fire series of feats seen on the
vaudeville stage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
BIG MUDDY IS
GREAT BAffLER
YANkTON PEOPLE HAVING AN.
NUAL TROUBLE MAKING WAY
ACROSS MISSOURI.

Yankton, Nov. 21.-Down at the
Missouri, it is the same old question
the problem that has made Yankton
people for fifty years sigh for a per-
manent steel structure.
1t is SO much commercial great.
ness that Yankton aspires to via a
real bridge, but safe and permanent
crossing all the year round, every day
in the year. Just at present this is
exactly what Yankton has not got.
The slush ice, which had been COM
ing down stream thickly for several
days, ceased moving on November 12
and was locked in wintaer's embrace
in an hour or two. This date is early
but close. after all, to other seasons
The year before the same situation
came on November %, an average
date, while in 1917 it was December
4 before the ice interferred with the
pontoon. On the 18th of the same
month winter had so settled down to
business that the boats were replaced
on the ice and a good crossing secur-
ed once more.
The past few days have interferred
with the plan of bringing the open
draw" back into place on the ice. The
return of warm weather has made the
crossing risky for even foot passen-
gers, although many are. crossing
daily, men, women and children. One
man, caught on this side, and axious
to be away on long trip southwark,
asked that his auto be crossed some
how.
Captain Giesler laid a track on the
ice and the auto was run carefully,
in an attempt to cross. Then Old
Muddy work up. She as good as said
mot if l know it," and the ice crack
ed and rumbled so the auto was pull
ed back just in time to save it. The
man is here yet.
The Missouri is very low, indeed
and has fallen foot or more Warm
weather is going to bring at least a
small raise, and only a little will be
necessary to move the ice out. just
below Yankton the river is clear and
word from above says there are signs
of breakup.
1t is likely it will not be long un-
til the ice is omving again, in which
case when possible, the draw will be
swung back into place, until the ice
shall again come to interfere with
Yankton's primitive way of crossing
the river
The whole situation makes the
Miridian highway bridge folks buckle
on their armor, determined this shall
be positively the last season that
Yankton will submit to such condi-
tions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
WOULD PROHIBIT
GOLB COIN use
GEORGE Il. ROBERTS SAYS MIN.
ING INDUSTRY AFFECTED BY
ADVANCING COSTS.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2O.-Prohibi-
tion of the melting of gold coin fol
use in the arts, to aid the gold min
ing industry and help preserve the
gold standard was suggested by
George E. Roberts. vice president oi
the National City bank of New York
in an address before the American
Mining congress.
"We have no law against the melt
ing of coin, as is the case in Eng
land and most other countries" he
said. ''Of course. with our great
source of gold coin freely available
it is impossible to raise the price oI
gold bullion. but il our coin stock
could be effectively protected bul.
lion would Immediately cease going
to the mints and be salable at 0
premium"
Mr.. Roberts said the gold mining
industry in the United states mac
been seriously affected by advancing
costs while its income had been held
down by the fixed coinage value ol
gold, $20.67 an ounce.
The United States is almost thu
only country in which gold producer.
are unable to obtain premium above
the mint price. he added.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
SENATE ACTION
SURPRISES MANY
PEACE CONFERENCE CIRCLES
AMAZED AT ADJOURNMENT
OF U. S. UPPER HOUSE.

Paris, Noe. 21.-The adjournment
of the United States senate without
ratification of the peace treaty Gre
ated much surprise in peace confer.
ence circles, and dispatches from
Washington had suggested that some
compromise was probable.
Henry White of the American dele
cation. received the news from The
Associated Press while he was attend
ing the supreme council session to-
day. The members of the council
after adjournment withheld comment
No formal meeting has been held
between the German delegates, who
arrives yesterday morning. and the
representatives of the allied powers
concerning the protocol to the Ger
man peace treaty. 1t now seems un-
likely that the protocol will be signed
before the end of November as the
Germans oppose the provision requir?
ing them to replace warships sunk
when their fleet was scuttled at Sea-
pa Flow.
The failure of the allied and asso-
ciated powers to reach an agreement
on the treaty is reported to have
greatly encouraged the Germans.
AS the protocol must be arranged
before the formal announcement of
ratification by the three powers re-
Quired to make it effective. the date
of putting the treaty into effect seems
uncertain.
While the failure of the American
senate to ratify the German treaty
has apparently alarmed the French,
it seemingly is not agitating the av-
erage Frenchman SO much as the fear
the United States may not ratify the
joint agreement with England for the
defense of France which is uppermost
in the minds of all French people.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Girls Beat Out Boys;
Annual Pig Club Sale

Pierre, Nov. 21.JEvidently the girls
beat out the boys in returns at the
sale of pigs handled by the boys and
girls pig club of the eastern part OF
this county. At the sale, which was
held at Blunt, $3,735 was realized
from 81 pigs handled by the members
of the club.
Erma Sparks secured $3.50 for five
of the pigs she cared for. and Ethel
Wright received $440 TO four of her
collection of porkers.
This class of work will go a long
way toward helping keep the boys
and girls on the farm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
iowa BANDITS
GET LIFE TERMS
DESPERADOES WHO SHOT THEIR
WAY OUT OF JAIL IN LIE
MARS SENTENCED.

lie Mars, Ia, Nov. 21.--Lee Bar
rington, Harry Smith, James O'Keefe
William Cullon and Willie Convey
the five bandits who shot their way
out of the Plymouth county Jail Fri
day night, last, mortally wounding
William Maxwell and seriously
wounding his father, Sheriff Hugh
Maxwell, were given life terms in the
Iowa penitentiary by Judge C. E.
Bradley of the district court at $40
O'Clock last night. The men were
brought here after nightfall from
Sioux City following an indictment
of first degree murder by the Ply
mouth county grand jury. They
quickly pleaded guilty to the charge
and sentenced followed. Within 10
minutes they were started back to the
Sioux City Jail, and at o'clock this
morning were taken under heavy
guard to Fort Madison prison. Sc
quickly and quietly was the disposal
of the men that the people of neither
city were aware of it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Milwaukee's Shortage
In Cotton Theft Is $500

Sioux Falls, Nov. 21.--An investi-
CATION of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad and the American
Railway Express company accounts
at Calton following the disappearance
Of Nick Lapman, joint agent there.
has been completed by agents for the
two companies, according to w. D.
Llewellyn, superintendent of the ex-
press company, who found that the
express company's loss was fully COW
cred by drafts and remittances left by
Lapman, while the Milwaukee's short
age will amount to about 5000.
Lapman left Cotton about ten days
ago leaving a note on his desk advis-
ing his successor not to associate with
gamblers and inclosing securities for
the express company sufficient to
square his account. Authorities have
since been unable to locate him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
GOV. N0RBECK ASKS
5000 CARS OF COAL
FUEL DIRECTORS PROPOSE $. ID
GOVERNOR APPOINT COMMIT.
TEE TO HANDLE PRODUCT.

Duluth, Nov. 21.-Fuel administra-
tion officials yesterday received re-
quest from South Dakota state Off
cials for 5000 cars of sofe coal to be
billed to Governor Peter Norbeck al
Pierre and to be disposed of by execu-
tive direction.
counter proposal was telegraph
ed to Governor Norbeck, suggesting
that he appoint a fuel committee of
five members to pass upon all applica-
tions for coal in South Dakota and
to send approved applications to Du-
luth for final action by the execu-
tives of the northwest coal distribut-
ing committee.
A train load of coal was sent to
Omaha
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Whirling Board Hits
Trigger; Kills Boy

Colome, Nov. 21.-Edwin M. Con-
over, aged IA. son of residents of the
Colome district of Gregory county.
was the victim of one of the most
peculiar shooting fatalities on rec
ord. ss
He had gone to a shed to secure
a gun for the purpose Of going rabbit
hunting, and was In the act OF search
ing for a game bag when he was
accidently shot and killed. To reach
the shelf where the game bag war
kept it was necessary to stand on
some bags of cement and nail keg.
Apparently the keg tipped, and
the lad, in falling, struck HIS heels
on the side of the keg with such
force that it bent one of the hoops.
The bent hoop came Il, contact with
a losse board. sent whirling by the
boys fall. and the piece of board In
turn struck the trigger Of the shot
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
gun. discharging it, the full charge
passed through. the boys head, kill
ing him instantly.
Government Will Give
Sick Soldier Treatment

Watertown, Nov. 21.-Through the
efforts of Codington County Post No
II, American legion, one of its local
members will receive hospital treat
ment locally for one week in order
that the local representative of the
U. S. Bureau of Public health may
determine whether or not such mem
ber is afflicted with tuberculosis.
Hospital treatment was arranged
for by one of the leEionaries upon a
personal visit, following the national
convention at Minneapolis last week,
to the office OF DR.. Barken, supervisor
of the bureau at st. Paul; authorize
tion was given for placing the man In
the hospital at the expense of the
government.
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a surprise to the members of the
house of commons, who greeted it
with loud cheers.
The liquor trade was equally sur
prised and was besieged by the we'll
to-do among the public as soon as the
news spread. Many orders for from
SO to 100 dozens were placed inn
mediately.
Although it is figured that enough
spirits has been thus freed to supply
each man, woman and child in the
country, with thirty-siX bottles, it is
doubtful If the public will find it
easy at present to increase consump-
tion to great extent. The govern
ment maintains control over the max
imum price, which for whisky is ten
shillings and six pense bottle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Are Bootleggers
Using An Airplane


Mitchell. Nov. 21.YAre bootleggers
using an airplane to bring whisky in
to Mitchell? This is question which
is puzzling the county authorities here
today. 1t is said for several weeks an
airplane has been in the haDit of land
ing at least once a week ip the neigh
borhood of this city. One week II
drops on one side of the city and
the next week on another side, never
appearing twice in the same place.
1t is declared that each appearance
of the airplane is followed by the ap-
pearance of plenty Of liquor. The
plane never remains on the ground
long at time and thus far the au-
thorities have not been able to find
where it comes from, where. it goes
or by whom 1t is driven.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Aged Lady Meets
Trabic Death

p u Z +
Mitchell, Nov. 2i.---The death of
Mrs. Mary A. Stead, an aged resident
of Alexandria, is regarded as some
what of a mystery by her most inti-
mate friends in Alexandria.
Mrs. Stead was found dead in the
burning ruins Of her home in Alex
andria. Her body, however, it is de-
clared, was unmarked by the flames.
1t is believed the fire. which par
TALLY destroyed her little home before
the neighobrs could extinguish it. was
started by a lamp, which the old lady
is thought to have knocked over.
1t is said that friends of Mrs. Stead
are considering demanding an investi-
cation into the real. cause Of her
dealth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Turkeys Are Fattened
On GrasshOppers

Taylor, N. D.. Nov. 21.--Grasshop-
per fattened turkeys will be the prime
mover In North Dakota Thanksgiving
-feasts this fall, says George Christian
son. owner Of q large ranch near here.
who is successful breeder Of tur-
keys. Mr.. Christianson has several
hundred gobbIers ready for the mar
ket. He says they ate hoppers last
fall until they could hardly waddle
and that finer lot Of birds has never
bean fattened in North Dakota. The
hopper diet. says Mr.. Chr1stlanson, IL
superior to grain and he declares to
produced usually sweet and tender
meat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Millions Burned
| In Straw

Brookings, Nov. 21.-,Seventeen
million tons of straw are burned every
year on American farms just to get
II out OF, the way. according to gov
ernment estimate, = waste OF $685.
100000 worth of nitrogen alone at
pre-war prices
These 1900, 900 tons OF straw.
says DR.. A. N. Hume, state college
agronomist, contain 1S7,0OO.000
pounds of nitrogen. 34.OO0.O0O
pounds OF phosph. .orous and 323, ,O00.-
600 pounds Of 20 &as6Ium. This straw
might well be reourhed to the soil tc
help maintain the fertility. Further
the South Dako T. experiment station
has observed I hat : thin mulch oi
straw cafefully applied to winter
wheat may be the means Of helping
the crop to survive winters thai
would otherwi os be TOO severd for It
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
pyinu, Wants Pigeons Fed.

Portland, Ore.-On q sick bed 50
dangerously i'll that his life for days
hung In balance, Joe Harty, legless
newsie, was so constantly agitated
about the flock Of pigeons. birds and
horses he has fed for years that at
tending physicians were forced to con.
sent to the newsie being taken to his
selling corner to relieve his worrying
mind. Harty. who is IS years old
propels himself about the busy corner
Of downtown street on a platform
set on heavy rollers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Find Curiosity Shop
in Mans lnsides

Boston.-Discovery Of a hu-
man curiosity shop" was an
nounced by officers Of the house
of correction at Deer island.
Charles w. Buzzell Of Montreal,
serving q sentence Of one year
for forgery. complained Of indi-
gestion.
In his stomach a doctor found
parts Of dog chain two feet
long, part of a safety razor
blade. a suspender buckle, 179
pieces Of glass, bits Of hay bal
ing wire, staples, nails and
screws.
This collection was for pur.
poses Of suicide, not amusement
or profit, according to DR.. L. c.
Rockwell.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PRESIDENTIAL ISSUE

Washington, Nov. 21.-Ratifica-
ed to be shaping itself into big is
sue for the 1920 presidential cleo
tion. Many prominent men of both
parties here look for finish fight
before the country, with the voters
deciding whether the United States
shall enter league of nations and if
so, with what reservations. In this
struggle party lines may be broken
down.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
PREDICTED President
WILSON WILL VETO
IN CASE THE LODGE CONCUR.
RENT RESOLUTION is PASSED.

Washington, Nov. 21.--The Lodge
concurrent resolution which declares
war at an end can and will be vetoed
by President Wilson in case it is pass
ed by both houses of congress. is the
opinion of high administration Off
cials. The cited the constitution to
prove Wilson h S this power. Al
ministration officials believe that op-
position could not muster the neces-
sary two-thirds vote to pass the reso-
luton over Wilson's veto.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
PROBABILITY OF COAL
STRIKE SETTLEMENT

Washington, Nov. 21.-The pro-
posal for settlement of the coal strike
will be made to operators by miners
late today, John Lewis announced.
While Lewis refused to say what de-
mands will be made 1t is understood
miners have decided to recede from
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
Britain Releases
Bonded Whiskies

London. Nov. 21.-One hudred and
fifteen million gallons Of whisky be-
Sides quantity of other spirits in
bond In Great Britain, were released
from war time restrictions today and
may be distributed to all comers who
can persuade the dealers to SELL
Announcement Of the removal OF
the restrictions, which was made by
the food controller Tuesday, came a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
HUNGARY ISSUES
ULTIMATUM TO AUSTRIA

Paris, Nov. 21.-The Hungarian
government has addressed an ultima
tum to Austrian government order
ing Vienna authorities to surrender
Bella Kun, former Hungarian soviet
dictator and his accomplices.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
INJUNCTION in FAVOR
OF BEER MAKERS

ST. Louis, Nov. 21.-Judge Pollock,
of the federal court, granted tenn
porary injunction against the govern
ment interfering with brewers here in
the manufacture and sale or 2.75 per
cent beer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-11-21
"CUT OUT THE
MIDDLE MAN

Chicago, Nov 21.-"Cut out the
middle man." this was the slogan for
war on the high cost of living, de-
clared by a joint conference of farm
organizations and labor representa-
tives here. The conference will
recommend a program of legislation
to congress.