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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-17
WEST OF SUNDAY.

(Continued).
Good Lord." hoarsely calculated
Dick, the poor DEVILS tainted, get the
brandy"
TOO late, I'm afraid" grimly re-
piled Ted, look He knelt down
beside the PROSTATE native and raised
the negro's right arm that had fallen
Imply to his side.
Look herei" he repeated, pointing
to dull red smudge just below the
ribs, Il know that wound, il was made
by poisoned arrow. and if that fell
low ran hundred yards after being
shot he had some constitution"
Ted had spoken truly. the native was
dead. nevertheless beads of persipra-
ton continued TO roll from his fore.
head and several times the muscles in
his powerful frame rippled convulsive-
~ For several moments the boys
stared at the body in silence. The
storm was dying out as rapidly as it
had come up, and the only evidence
that there had been one of those ter
rife tropical thunderstorins was the
distant and intermittent rumbling
that was fast becoming indistinct. The
wind had veered 10 new quarter and
was fast driving away the struggling
clouds and freshening the moister
laden atmosphere.
Il wonder why they picked on him ?"
muttered Ted as he rose to his feet.
why, do you know him?n
Yes, he broke his arm the day 1
arrived and / set it for him and ever
since then he has been as faithful as
4 dog. He was the only of the whole
bunch that I'd trust replied Ted.
I'm, But what shall we do with
the body, bury it?"
BOY, you've lots to learn about this
place and unless you are anxious to
get 2 poisoned arrow in the side you'll
take hold Of this fellows feet and wen
carry him over to the natives huts.
Ii we didn't give the body to the ma
tives to perform their sacred rites we
wouldn't be worth a nickel in site
of a half an hour and not only that,
but curse would come upon his whole
tribe ard all the men would become
women and then their blood would
turn to water. so altogether there
would be the deuce to pay all around.
l suppose / seem rather callous to you.
but after living here awhile a person
takes on some of the natives view
points and they don't think anything
Of death as long they can give the dead
their funeral rites. Come on, grab
hold!"
Dick rose and nervously obeyed
Ted's command in silence They had
barely removed the body from their
hut when two negroes approached
them and made it known that they
would take charge of the body The
boys lost no time in argument oyer
the matter and one of the natives
swung the body over his shoulder and
then they both departed in the direc-
ton of the village Dick noticed much
TO his discomfort that both natives
were armed with bow and that each
had a well stocked culver of rather
unusually headed arrows,
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to the platforms with pleasure seekers.
The latest acquisition to Wauwa-
tosa's business enterprises is a young
gentleman who shines and polishes
shoes. His place of business is at the
east end of the bridge, near Thomas
barber shop.
Dogs are disappearing on vliet
street in the vicinity of West Park.
The third one attempted to pass under
the street car on Wednesday of this
week. He made a close connection
with the wheels.
i. d. Gilbert has been quite III from
coming in contact with poison ivy He
was poisoned one day last week while
gathering ferns and other plants for
decorating the Congregational church
for Childrens lay.
While performing a surgical opera
ton on an equine patient last Monday,
DR.. S. S. Leonard met with quite
severe accident. The struggles of the
animal caused the operating knife TO
slip, cutting the doctors fingers to the
bone.
All sorts, kinds and conditions of
fish stories are being circulated at the
town hall since Town Clerk Bradley
returned from his fishing trip at Bea-
yer Lake. Thirty-three fish, ranging
from one to five pounds in weight, is
one version Of the result of the out
ing.
Complaint has recently been made
to Justice Glasier against certain.
small boys who have been swimming
in the mill pond without bathing suits.
Mr.. Glasier says that if another com.
plant is made warrants viii be is.
sued and the wrongdoers will be
prosecuted,
A special train containing a large
party consisting of the Trinity church
choir and friends, left this morning for
oconomowoc for a days outing. Gift
fortl's hotel has been chartered for me
day, and the amusements rsl ba dane
ing. boating, bathing. field sports. eto.
Max RosenthaI, OF the Fourth ward.
who is widely known as an expert rifle
shot, had occasion a few nights Stree
to prove that he has not forgotten
how to shoot and hit the mark. One
night last week several dogs got into
his yard. killed calf and several Bel
sian hare. much TO the annoyance of
Mr.. r., and war was at once declared. 4
Three dogs appeared the next night
for another feast, but were not as sue
cessful as on the first night in getting
came. Mr. r. being on hand with his
trusty rife and reports two (good)
dead dogs on hand. one little cur hav.
ing escaped. Max is entitled to an
other medal for the work done.
In hot weather" buy condensed
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SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Il noticed that you seemed rather
interested in those arrows" began
Ted when they had returned to the
hut
Yes, I was, although l didn't get
much of a chance to examine them
closely" replied Dick.
Il don't suppose you noticed the
wound. but if you had, you would have
seen that there were three distinct
gashes because the arrow head is
shaped something like this" He
roughly sketched a figure on scrap
Of paper and handed it TO Dick.
Well. but what's the idea of having
three points, We gods isn't one
enough?' questioned Dick.
"Oh, l suppose so. but these natives
seem to be unusually thorough and
having the three points just makes
everything o. K. You'll notice l have
marked the points A, B and c. A con-
tains the poison that does the trick,
it's some vegetable compound, you
don't have to go to the chemist to get
poison, Mrs. Nature has some very fine
ones all her own. As A penetrates the
body first. B and c bring up the rear
and they have some dope on them that
causes the hood around the larger cut
to CONCEAL, thereby sealing the poison
in the body which otherwise might be
washed out by the blood Sayoy?2
YES, but what happened to the ar
row."
THE niger probably pulled it out.
you see there are no barbs on it and
it is fiat like the blade OF a knife"
1t was early in the afternoon of the
seventh day after the death of the
negro while the boys were taking
their siesta that they were awakened
by the shouting and chattering of a
number of natives who seemed to be
| running in the direction of the beach.
Come on, Dick, let's see what all
| this racket is about" exclaimed Ted
| as he sprang from his cot" it sounds
like election night on Wall Street."
The sight that met the boys eyes
when they had tumbled out of Their
hut took them both by surprise, and
as Dick declared afterwards he
] wouldn't have been half as much sur
| prised upon seeing white niger,
for there about a mile off shore in all
its majesty, with the Stars and Stripes
fiuttering at its bow and the blue
union jack at the stern. was one oil
those formidable guardians of Uncle
Sans possessions in the East, the U
S. S. Tacoma of the Spanish-American
war cruiser type.
by George. I'll bet that dad is on
thar boat!p exclaimed Ted as the two
ran down to the beach where nearly
the whole native population was as
sembled
Look Ted, they are lowering a
boat" shtuted Dick The boys
watched with interest and admiration
in their eyes as the twelve oars rose
and fell in perfect ryll and sent the
boat skimming over the foamy crests
toward the shore. The boat dockeC
at the rude pier that the natives mac
built and figure attired in the imacu
late white uniform of naval officer dis
embarked and approached the boys.
end of Part I'D
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soups at Kurth's.

lightning struck the residence of
John DittHaT, on Wisconsin street
about 3 o'clock Monday morning. tear
ing a large opening in the north end
OF the gable, breaking the ceiling, lath.
joists and flooring of the second story
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Use Of Metric System Spreading.
The metrie system has been official.
ly adopted by a3 countries and fs ussd
to a greater or less extent in 200
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Geneva Woman
And Son Killed
Mrs. Simon Totemeier and
Boy Loses Lives When Auto
Plunges Off Bridge.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 24.-(Special
Telegram Mrs. Simon Totemeier,
IS, and her son, Walter, II, were al
most instantly killed when the auto
mobile driven by the husband ara
father, and in which they were rid
ing, plunged off a 20-foot bridge near
Greenwood, a few miles northeast
of Lincoln.
Mr.. Totemeier and two other chill
dren sustained only minor injuries
and were brought to a hospital in
Lincoln for medical attention. A
travelling salesman .e,who was waiting
at the other end Of the bridge for
the Totemeiers to cross, saw the &C
cident and obtained help from Green
wood.
According to the story Of the ac-
cident told by Mr.. Totemeier, they
we're driving from Omaha to their
home in Geneva when they struck
the bridge. Two strips of plank
had been placed lengthwise across
the structure and in attempting to
keep the wheels Of the car upon these
planks he twisted the steering gear
sharply and shot the machine
through the railing and off the
bridge
His wife and, the little son were
dead when rescued from the debris
of the wrecked car. Fl. The Totemeier
family is wealthy and quite prom
inent in Geneva.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Conferees Agree
On Farm Aid Bill
Compromise Between House
Senate Reached on Terms of
Exports Credits Measure.

Washington, Aug. PA complete
agreement on terms of the agricul-
tural exports credits bill, which has
been in controversy between the
house and senate, was reached by
conferees. The disagreement outside
of the controversy over the anti-beer
bill was one of the principal OBJ
stacles to the recess Professionally ar
ranged for congress.
The measure, as agreed to, en-
powers the war finance corporation
to issue $1,sOO,o0O,OO0 in its own
bonds and to lend $l,000,000,000 for
financing agricultural exports. The
house refused to agree to senate pro-
visions which would allow the cor
poration to lend directly to European
purchasers of the commodities, but
the compromise will allow the
finance corporation 10 lend to any
body, providing sufficient collateral
is furnished to it for the sums ad-
vailced.
The extra S50O,OOOO0o of war
finance corporation securities au-
thorized by the bill, it is expected,
will be sold and the money utilized
for purchase of railroad securities.
Conferees also agreed to eliminate
the senate provision allowing the war
finance corporation to lend S200,000,-
600 to the federal farm land bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Navy Men Trained
Is Months to Take
Charge Of ZR-2
Personnel Of Ships Grew
Taught How to Operate and
Build Rigid Type of
Airships.

London, Aug. 2+.-The first Sec
ton of United States naval rigid air
ship detachment arrived at the royal
air force airsiip base, Howden, East
Yorkshire, England, on April 20.
1920.
The training of the American per-
sonnel has been very thorough. They
have not only been taught how to
operate a rigid airship, but, in ad-
dition, they have been instructed
thoroughly in airsfip construction.
Their instruction also included four
days study of the German Zeppe-
Inns L-64 and LII at Pulham.
The R-32 was assigned exclusive
ly for training the American per-
sonnel. At the time of the arrival
of the Americans R-32 was out OF
commission. A large part of the
work of recommissioning R-32 was
don by United States navy men. A
great many Of the members of the
crew of ZR-2 hare witnessed the
experimental flights made by R-33
and R-56 from and returning to the
mooring mast at Pulham.
All officers and men have spent
great deal of time at the royal
airship works, Cardington, Bedford,
England. where the ZR-2 was built.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
BY RICHARD LEE.

Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
Copyright, 1891, by Universal Service J
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 24.-Henry
Ford's Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
raiiroad-the 454-mile line making
history in the transportation world,
thanks to Ford methods-will not
be developed with view to engulf-
ing all other transportation sys-
TENS. but Mr.. Ford's revolutionary
engineering ideas will be available
to the railroad builders of the
world.
That does not mean that the D.
T. & |. will not be extended wher-
ever it offers Mr.. Ford opportunity
to enlarge his field of service. but
he has no idea of making the line
the nucleus of a great national rail-
road system that would crowd out
existing organizations refusing to
embrace engineering ideas of the
new era of railroading.
1--WE cannot do everything" was
his simple reply to an inquiry on
plans for future branching out in
railroading.
Service is Sole Aim.
While he does not say it in so
many words, the Ford idea i'll en-
tering the railroad field by the D.
t. & |. road is to see what can be
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Boulder Woman Kills Self
In Salt Lake CITY Hotel

Salt Lake City. Aug. 24.-Miss
Nellie Cleveland, Is, Boulder. Colo,
was found dead in rooming house
here last night. According to a
police report she shot herself through
the right temple some time between
7 o'clock Monday night and 6:45
o'clock Tuesday night.
Mis- Cleveland came to Salt Lake
from Seattle, Monday afternoon. on
the way to Boulder. She is said by
the police to have purchased re-
volver from store and to have
killed herself with this Weapon in her
room.
A letter addressed to her at
Boulder, a postcard from Mrs.
Charles Cragin, were found among
her belongings,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Ford Not Developing Road
With Idea Of Engulfing All
Other us. Railroad Systems
Does Not Mean Line Will Not Be Extended Wherever
1t Offers Opportunity for Service, But He
Has No Idea of Making It Nucleus for
Great Organization.

done for mankind in the way of
railroad development. He has no
thought of showing up" the rail-
read engineers of today. He has
seen another opportunity to serve
and service is his sole aim in life.
His 75-ton locomotive destined to
be nationally known as the "flivver
engine" will probably be as widely
ridiculed and just as widely used as
the "flivver automobile" Ford's
idea of service wholly precludcs the
possibility of the new era locomotive
being held exclusively for the Ford
lines. In the same way the one
third weight freight and passenger
cars designed tc slaughter the cost
of railroad service will be available
for the railroads of the country and
of the world in time. Henry Ford
has a most peculiar thought for a
railroad president. He thinks that
while increasing wages, freight rates
should be cut low enough to rout the
high ccst OF living and that passen-
ger charges should come down to
the point where all can afford Pull
man accommodations.
Gives Tram Service.
In the passenger service he has
utmost confidence in the ability of
his gasoline train to produce even
more radical reforms. With that
Turn to Page Two. Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
|44 KILL Ed D|R|G|bL E WRECK
Technical Point
Delays Signing Of
German Treaty
United States Commissioner
Postpones Ceremony Pend
ing Information From
L. S. Government.

Berlin, Aug. 24.-The peace treaty
between the United States and Ger
many was not signed Wednesday as
had been intended.
The delay in signing resulted from
an unexpected technical point raised
in connection with the formalities as
arranged by Ellis Loring Dresel. the
United States commissioner. and DIR.
Friedrich Rosen, the German foreign
minister, yesterday. The ceremony OF
signing was to have occurred at noon
at the foreign Office, but It was post
poned at the request OF Mr.. Dresel,
who asked the privilege of querying
the Washington government on the
nooted point.
At both the headquarters of the
American commission and the Ger
man foreign. Office it was said that
the technicality which involved the
delay did not affect the contents or
character Of the treaty, as both gov
crnments reached full accord on the
official text some days ago.
Conference Postponed.
German editors had been sum-
moned to the foreign office for dis
cussion of the treaty. but the COIL
ference was postponed pending re-
ciept by Commissioner Dresel of a
reply from Washington.
Although the point which was re-
ferred to Washington is said to be
of minor technical Importance, Com
missioner Dresel preferred to obtain
ruling upon it from the American
State department. Ii this reply is
received early Thursday. it is prob
able that duly executed copies of
the treaty will be exchanged that
day.
Vienna Pact Signed.
Vienna, Aug. 24.-The treaty of
peace with the United States was
signed at l o'clock this afternoon.
Negotiations for peace between
the United State and Austria as well
as between the United States, Ger
many and Hungary, have been i'll
progress for some time.
Officials Surprised.
Washington, Aug. 24.-Word that
a treaty of peace with Austria had
been signed received in an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Vienna,
caused surprise today at the State
here where officials said
the expectation had been that the
would be continued sew
eral days.
1t was learned that negotiations
have been under way at both Vienna
and Budapest for several weeks. The
at Vienna were carried
on by Arthur Hughes Frazier, the
American commissioner there, and at
Budapest by U. Grant Smith, the
American commissioner to- Hungary.
The nature OF the treaty with Aus
tria and that under negotiation with
Hungary are understood to be the
same in principle as the German
treaty. They are expected to be
followed by treaties OF commerce
and amity.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Fire Raging on Army
Piers at Hoboken, N.J.;
Leviathan Damaged

Hoboken, N. J., Aug. 24.-Fire
broke out late Wednesday on army
pier No. 5, near which the giant liner
Leviathan is docked. The flames
spread rapidly and soon enveloped
the structure. Bodies of several
hundred soldier dead are on pier 4.
The mast and some of the wood
work on the forward part of the
Leviathan also caught fire. Famed
by a strong southeast wind, the
flames soon spread to piers 4 and 6
and the evacuation OF all movable
property thereon was begun.
New York City fire boats were
hurriedly summoned and are assist
ing the local fremen in fighting the
fire. which was still spreading at 7
o'clock. Fire apparatus of Jersey
City and all municipalities in Hudson
county also have been called out.
Burning embers have set fire to
roofs of several houses on Hudson
river and Washington streets, ad-
joining the army piers.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Huge Dirigible
ZR-2 Able to Lift
Cargo Of IS Tons
Huge Craft Was 100000
Cubic Feet Larger in Capac-
ity Than Ship Built to
Bomb New York.

Washington, Aug. 24-The ZR-2
(R-3S) was built at the Royal Air
ship works, Cardington. Bedford,
England. The zR-2 is the largest
airship that has ever been built. 1t is
about 100000 cubic teet larger in ca
pacity than the German Zeppelin
LII, which the Germans built to
bomb New York City. Its total
length is 700 feet, its greatest diam
eter IS feet and its total height
from the bottom of its suspended
cars to the top of the hull is 90 feet.
Its cubic capacity is approximately
100000 cubic feet, which gives it
about 81 tons gross lift and dis
possible lift OF approximately As tons,
which consists of gasoline, oil, crew,
cargo or armament.
Its motive power consists OF six
350-horsepowcr Sunbeam Cossack
motors located in six-power cars. 1t
has speed of Is miles (full specd)
and cruising speed of 50 miles per
hour. 1t carries 10,400 gallons Of
gasoline, which gives it cruising
radius of 5000 miles at full speed, or
about o,0C0 miles cruising speed. The
propellers on two OF the power cars
are equipped with reversing gear.
which enables the ship to check its
speed at will or even fly astern.
The ship is controlled from the
control car situated forward, which
is similar to the bridge OF a ship.
The captain controls the ship ex-
actly as does the captain OF sea-
going vessel. The communication
system consists OF engine room tele-
graphs, ships telephones and voice
tubes. All orders to the power units
on the engine telegraphs are repeated
back to the control car before being
put into execution.
The ship is equipped with radio
set, with a sending radius of about
1,500 miles. 1t is also equipped with
a wireless telephone and radio direc-
ton finding set.
If the outer cover were spread on
the ground it would cover four
acre plot. The gas bags (which
contain the hydrogen gas are lined
with gold-beater's skins. Gold beat
er's skins are taken from the outer
covering of the intestines OF COW.
There is but one gold-beater skin to
each cow that is slaughtered. There
are 100000 of these skins used i'll
lining the gas bags of ZR-2. The
cattle sent to market from several
of our largest ranches on western
plains would have to be slaughtered
to build one airship.
The structural strength OF the
ship depends great deal upon
piano wire, used as stays and braces.
There are 90 miles OF it on the ZR-2.
There are 20 miles of duralulnin
channel section used in making the
girders OF which the hull is conf
posed. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Woman Held as Slayer of
Broker Suffers COLLAPSE

Los Angeles, Aug. 24-Mrs. Made
lynne Obenchain, indicted in counec-
ton with the death by shooting here
recently of J. Bolton Kennedy, be-
came so nervous last night in her
cell at the county Jail that he county
authorities announced they would re-
move her to the county hospital to-
day until she showed more calmness.
Mrs. Obenchain's illness was de-
scribed by matrons as a nervous col
lapse. She broke down completely
and wept through the night, they
said w..
Arthur c. Burch. indicted with
Mrs. Obenchain, was also more
nervous than heretofore Yesterday
and last night, jailers said.