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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-07

4. 4 spoon iriih the imagr Of an
apostle as handle. "a there torrc
is apostles. there could b. d fan
dozen Of these spoons IN a set. These
spoons ircre popular clustering prcs-
cHis many years 400. Somsfimcs a
1871 spoon bore The iragc Of Chriaf
and icas called the Master" Spooa.
Q. What were somo Of the varie-
ties originated by Luther Burbank
A. White blackberrlcs. spineicss
cactus. rho plameos f,nads b. COM
bining tho plam and aprieoig. nctp
rarieiies Of potatoes. cherries ard
apples. stoRcicss prtmcs
@ How did tho word cowboy
originator
A. II tras first usrd during the
rcrolaioH. and tras applied 70 a
band Of forbes IN iYestchcstcr
county. NcIc York. ,rho stole cattle
from both the Americans aud Brit
ish OF recent Vcara. 70 has. Of
course. been applied 10 nc skHiei
horsemeR on tho cattle ranges Of
tho West.
Q. Who WIS Mrs pnr,ingtun7
4. 4 famous character invented
tv SVdnev Smith Ia a speech rbii-
cullHg the rejection ot the reform
biH bV the house Of lords. nc told
a story Of a terrible aform that
arose one trtRiers the fldc flooded
many houses near the beach in The
nliist Of The storm DAME Parting
ton tras sccn az tho door 81 her
house trHudling her mop. squeezing
out The ocean trdicr. and rigorous.
~ pushing Gieay The atlantic ocean T.
ho,pcucr. IN fhe end. fhc ocean tras
rictor.
Q. What was tho story OF Iaa-
bella aud tho Pot OF Baa.l-tho
title Of a painting By John w. Alex
andors
A. Isabella. a high bor,s maid Of
McSsiHa. iorcd tho manager OF her
brothers estates. Lorenzo. when
the brothers found this out. they
Killed Lorenzo. His Oho4s appeared
70 Isabclia IL her sleep and told
her he had been slain by her
brothers. She found fhe corpse. but
since shr could not rcmoue u to
holy ground, she cut on Tho head.
wrapped |. IN linen. PIT u IN pot.
covered u piHh Garth. and planted
basl IN H. She tended this plant
,eith great care. w1ferino Il nth
essences, orange irnfer. aud tears.
Q. who was boccaeclo2
A. 4 icriisr, born IN 1918 either IN
Florence or Paris. but ocncralfy
ranked rs a FiorenfiHc. he erote
"Tho Decamcron. book phich has
had a lasting aud profound Influence
on European literature.
Q. Why didn't coleridge finish
"Kubis Khan?
4. He Claims 70 hapo composed
the poem IN dream: on auakiug.
he tried 10 ierite II. tras Interrupted.
and could not remember the rest.
Q. Who was Dick Heldcr?
a. The hero Of Kipiiu0's book,
Tho Light That F'aiicde.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Armistice Day to
Be Observed Here
Two Services Planned for
Omaha; Legion Head to
Speak at Noon.

Banks will be closed Tuesday in
observance of Armistice day. Schools
VIII not be closed.
Both morning and afternoon eere.
monies conducted by the American
Legion will be simple but effective.
The ceremonies will be held at the
courthouse. beginning at 10:45.
Special traffic policeman will stop
all traffic within a radius of two
blocks of the courthouse for two
minutes-Gom II till ii.o2.
James A. Drain of Washington,
D. G.. national commander OF the
American Legion Il scheduled to ar
rive in Omaha by airplane in time
to speak at the Chamber of Com.
merce at noon and to participate in
the memorial services at 2.50, when
permanent markers will be placed at
the foot of trees planted at Dodge
street and Turner boulevard to mem
orize the soldier dead of the city.
Maj. Gen. George b. Duncan, com
mander, Seventh corps area, issued
an order Monday morning providing
tlidL SOilitlS EAdllOItb III tilt tAA'h ~
given leave during the day. with the
exception OF guards and necessary
fatigue.
The flag will be flown at half mast
at the posts from reveille to noon.
Then the national salute of Il guns
will be fired and the emblem hoisted
to full mast.
This ceremony will be followed by
the parading of troops and bands.
Everett Buckingham will preside
at the Chamber Of Commerce lunch.
con to Drain. Among those who will
he at the speakers table viii be Mai.
Cen. George y. Duncan. Brig. Gen.
Halstead Dorey, Anan Raymond, com.
mander of Omaha post No. I, Amer.
lean Legion Leo Bozell, past com.
mander; George Brandeis, Randall x.
Brown. Harley conant, Eugene Ep'
pley. Samuel Reynolds. former COM
mander of the local legion post; vii
liam Richie, past department com.
mander of the legion; Malcolm Bal.
drige, Senator Howell. John l.. Ken
ney, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, and +. w. Judson, presi.
dent of the Greater Omaha com
mittee.
The Keno quartet OF Omaha post
will put ON a musical program. Fritz
Carlson will sing his Omaha songs.
Commissioner Clark q. Powell OF the
Chamber OF Commerce announced
that the luncheon Will be open TO the
general public.
The city hall viii be closed.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Congressman Up
on Rum Charge
Lawmaker Submits to Arrest
10 Test Provisions of
Nolstead Act.

Baltimore. Nov. l0-Before the
case Of Representative John Philip
Hill. the Baltimore member of CON
gress who is charged with violation
Of the xolstead act in the manu-
faeture and possession Of wine and
court here today Mr.. Hill said that
he would not deny any OF the ma
terial facts in the case.
What we are after" he said. "is
an Interpretation of section % Of the
Noistead act as it applies to wine
Nolstead act as ! tapplies TO wine
and cider. II is possible the court
may rule that the less than one-half
of l per cent regulation in the Vol
stead act applies TO home made wine
and cider. In that case | would
expect TO be found guilty and the
case would be carried on appeal TO
higher court. II the court agrees
with officials of the prohibition unit,
as evidenced In letters in my posses
sion from them. that the one-half
OF ! per cent provision does not
apply. then we will expect the jury
to determine what is intoxicating in
fact"
The indictments against Mr.. Hill
contain six counts and are the result
of the manufacture by him at his
home here OF fruit wine and cider
which he said contained $50 per cent
of alcohol. the purpose being an
effort Ia have legally defined the
phrase intoxicating liquor" as it oc-
ours in the Nelstead act.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Married Life Was Neither Heaven
Nor He'll, Husband Tells Court

I'VE both have tempers," admit
ted Harry a. Barnett Monday In do
mestic relations court, where he testi-
fled in suit for divorce brought by
his wife, Louise. lie is lithographing
department foreman at the Festner
printing house and earns s65 a week.
His wife admitted that he gave her
$50 week while they lived at s2l
South Thirty-eighth avenue.
Numerous letters were introduced
in evidence. written by Barnett since
they separated and addressing his
wife In most endearins terms. They
are written on sheets of paper two
feet long. and eight Of the pages were
contained in single letter.
My dearest Louise" one reads In
part. las ! sit here at my new desk
and try TO work, your dear face
seems to appear TO me and my
thoughts are all Of YOU, the only
woman i'm this world that l love.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Lead Over
Steck Now
Y otes
Official Canvass Of Only Hall
of 90 Iowa Counties Costs
e.. O. p. Senator $50
Ballots.
Complete Returns Slow
by Associated Press,

Des Moines. Ia, Nov. 4.-Senator
Smith w. Brookhart's Unofficial ma.
jority over his democratic opponent
for the United States senate in Tues
days election had dwindled from
J.02j to 675. when more than one
half of the election boards in Iowa =
90 counties completed their official
canvass of the vote late today. Re
turns from these official surveys are
not expected to be completed In all
counties until late this week. numer
Gus boards having adjourned this
evening until after Armistice day.
The loss and gain for each candi-
date had fluctuated widely on the
reports so far received. In so coun-
ties the result was again of 9s votes
for Senator Brookhart. while his loss
totaled 200 votes. Steck had gained
40 and lost 223.
Among the larger groups OF Votes
figuring in the change in the SEN
ator's lead was a net gain of los
for Steck in Emmett county, again
of 1S2 for the democrat in Harrison
county and net gains OF So and So.
respectively in Lee and Page eoun-
ties. Steck also gained SO in Sioux
county.
Erookhart's greatest gain so far in
the canvass was in Page county.
where he picked up s. votes, while
Osceola added 27. Other counties
where Brookhart gained smaller num-
bers were Clay. Franklin. Guthrie.
Jasper and Woodbury..
Brookhart gained in seven coun
ties and lost in 10. Steck's gam was
registered in IS counties and he losf
eight that had reported tonight.
The new totals stood tonight.
Brookhart. 447.42s: Steck. 44s. .752.
The county auditors report on tiie
canvass contained no explanation OF
the changes. which. however. We're
assumed to be largely due to errors
Of election judges in franscribing TO
tails from their tally sheets TO the
outside Of envelopes containing the
precinct ballots
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
SALINCER CASE
ISSUES CLEARED

Sioux Falls. s. d. Nov 1o.-All
issues but two in the Midland Pack
ing company case. in which Ben l..
Salinger. jr.. c. II. Burlingame and
Fred Sawyer are charged with using
the malls In n scheme to defraud,
we're ruled out by Judge Joseph W.
Woodrough in federal court today.
At the opening OF court Judge
Woodrough declared that the jury
would have only two ISSUES TO CON
whether there was fraud In
paying dividends, thus inducing fur-
ther stock purchased, and whether
the defendants actually diverted funds
by the system OF rcselling so.called
dummy stocks thereby defrauding
tho corporation
The ruling Of the court today is
the result of further consideration OF
motions made by the defense Satur-
day after the prosecution had com.
pleted its case.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
WIFE OF PONZI
GOES ON STAND

Boston. Nov. 10.-Charles ponzi,
acting as his own lawyer in the de.
fense before the state courts Of
charges OF larceny In connection with
his get.rich-quck scheme of four
years ago. introduced his wife. Mrs.
Rose Ponzi. as witness In his be-
half lie asks her whether she had
any money OF her own now, whether
she had received any money from
PonH after his Business was closed
by the federal authorities and how she
had supported herself while he was
serving three and one.hnlf years in
the Plymouth jail as federal pris.
oner. The prosecutions objections 10
this line OF questioning We're sustained
by the court.
Mrs. ronzi said she had invested
SO 900 Of her own money in her hus.
bands enterprise.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Louise. It is a shame we have had
this trouble. Don't let's take it
through the courts. Let's get to
gether and as God is my judge We
viii be a happy little family again
Honey. tell me. don't you love me?
That Is the only thing that matters. .
An uncle OF Mrs. Barnett testified
that she was highstrung and nerv-
Gus In disposition.
Your married life wasn't heaven.
vas it," inquired the attorney.
No, and 1t wasn't hell. either. :"
said Barnett My wife is n good
woman and l never have had any
inclination to bother with other
women"
Emery Peterson. vice president Of
the company, testified that Barnett
sometimes had TO work at night and
also to make trips to Chicago and
New York.
The court took the case under ad'
vlsement
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Boy, 3, at Play,Is
Crushed Beneath
Wheels of Tram
Baby Confused by Two
Trans Falls Under Wheels
of One While Dodg-
ing Other.

William Davies, 3. only son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Davies, 1859 Bnney
street. was caught between two street
cars and instantly killed at ESQ p. m.
Monday while his mother was franti-
cally searching the neighborhood for
him.
The child ran onto the car tracks
in front of Clifton Hill school and
fell under the wheels of northbound
Forty-tifth street car as he was at
tempting to escape passing south
bound car.
The child had been playing in the
yard when his mother last saw him.
When she missed him she called for
him and began to search the neigh.
borhood.
Sees Sons Body.
While she was still looking for the
boy man who had seen the accident
ran to her to ask her name. When
she said it was Davies he informed her
that her son had been hurt. She ran
to the scene of the accident and crowd
ed through the throng of onlookers
to see her sons torn body being taken
from beneath the car.
When police and surgeons arrived
they found her in a critical state OF
hysteria. She was persuaded with
difficulty to leave the scene.
The child's father, who Is a brick
mason, was at work at Thirty eighth
and Dodge streets when he was in
formed OF the accident. He was
taken to his home by Mrs. II. J.
Cooper. 2723 North Forty-fifth street,
wife of his employer. and was on the
verge of nervous collapse.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Davies were
treated by Police Surgeon Greer. who
said that the shock of the tragedy
had left both in critical condition.
Boy Becomes Confused.
The car which struck the boy was
manned by Motorman L. II. Payne and
CONDUCTORS L. p. Couch. Payne said
that he had not been driving rapidly,
but that the boy had become confused
by the two approaching cars and had
suddenly turned back directly into.
the path of Payne's car.
j.. J. Raines. 4119 North Twentieth
street, a teacher at Clifton iill
school, who saw the accident, verified
the motorman's statement that the
boy was confused by the cars.
Raines and Mrs. Cooper assisted Mr..
and Mrs. Davies to their home and
attempted to assuage their grief. Or.
Greer said that the care given the
mother by Mrs. Cooper may have
saved her from complete mental
calla pse.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
SUN YAT SEN
AT TIENTSIN

London, Nov. io.-Sun Yat sen.
head OF the government Of southern
China, arrived today at Tientsin.
wheer conference OF several Of the
principal figures opposed to the
former military regime in reiin, IS
about TO be held. says a dispatch from
Tientsin, Chang Tso-1.ln. the Man.
ohurian war lord. also arrived for the
conference.
Feng Yu-llsiang, the christian
general" had previously reached
Tientsin. whore 1t had been an.
nomeed he would confer with former
Premier Tuan ChiJui. Tsang Tso.
Lin and Gang lisueh.ldang. son of
Chang Tsa-tin.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
STATUTORY CASE
ENDS IN MYSTERY

A complaint charging Mike Miller,
1910 South Twenty.fifth street. with
statutory offense was mysteriously
replaced in South Omaha police court
Monday morning by complaint
charging assault and battery.
Miller was sentenced to 80 days In
Jail, but second complaint charg.
ing him with contributing to the
delinquency of two young girls was
Immediately clapped on him. A hear.
ing on this charge will be held We'd
nesday.
Miller was arrested Saturday eve
ming when officers found Hilda
Kudna, 16. and her sister, Mary. II,
In his rooms. A confession from the
elder girl implicated Miller.
A statutory charge was filed
against Miller. but when his case was
called in police court the only com.
plant which could be found was one
charging assault and battery. He
pleaded guilty TO the charge and was
sentenced to 80 days In Jail.
Deputy County Attorney Gordon
Nickelson was indignant when in
formed of the disposition Of the case.
and Immediately prepared and filed a
second complaint. lie Is investigating
to find who substituted the assault
and battery charge for the original
complaint.
/. Bowers, proprietor OF a restaura MT
adjoining Miller's rooming house, was
fined 500 and costs in police court
on a charge of possessing liquor. He
was charged with the ownership of
/ 900 quarts OF beer found In Miller :
home when the officers arrested Mill.
er and the two girls.
The two girls are being held by
juvenile officers
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Atlanta Agents DESTROY
2i.000 Quarts of Liquor

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 1n.--The largest
shipment Of expensive liquors ever
seized here. according 10 local off.
GERS. was destroyed by federal nrohi-
hition agents. The lanor-s4 600
quarts OF Scotch. rye and champagne
was found in the railroad yards By
Capt. Grover {. Fain. et the police
department.
BASED on current haotlegger priccs
II is estimated Il WIS worth between
Sen0 on0 and Sssa .ona.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
INDUSTRY SURVEY
BEING MADE HERE

The bureau OF statistics OF the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce has
begun its annual task OF obtaining
manufacturing and wholesaling sta.
tistics OF the city. \ complete report
viii be given out about December 81
The report will have statistics OF
the total amount Of business done
during the year. the pay roll and the
number OF employees in the manu-.
featuring plants and wholesale
houses.
The work Is heing done by the
regular staff Of the chamber. assisted
by W. u Pereivai. who has recently
completed government survey Of
manufacturing conditions in the west
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
First Ship Leaves Great
Lakes for Foreign Port

Detroit. Mich. NeV. fa.-netrolt
sent its first shin to 2 distant foressn
port when the steamer onendago of
the Ford Motor company's fleet sailed
from the River Rouge plant fot
Buenos Aires. Argentina. South
America. with a cargo Of automobile
parts. the first Of its Kind ever sx.
ported direct from any Grest rSkes
port.
Departure OF the onondage created
something OF a furore In the Offices
OF the customs officials here. where
clearance papers Mere issued fer the
first time 10 ship sailing 10 = FOR
ciSn port.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
YOUTH HELD FOR
CAFE ROBBERY

Forest Sleezer. q. arrested BY
Omaha police early Monday morning.
was turned over 10 sheriff's officers
in Council Bluffs Monday and
charged with entering and robhins
the Perry cafe at Nicola. Ia. Sunday
evening. Four pistols and several
watch charms We're stolen from the
cafe. Two pistols were found on
Sleezer's person when he was arrest.
ed in Omaha. lie WAS formerly EN-
ployed as a cook At the restaurant.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
MAN FOUND DEAD
BESIDE RAILROAD

kearney, Neh.. Nov. 1o.-Frank
Musil. 40. was found dead beside the
Union Pacific railroad tracks. near
his home Sunday night. Following
an investigation held by County At
tcrney Hugh Drake this morning. II
was announced that Mnsil came te
his death accidentally. being struck
by a train while walking along the
side Of the train tracks. He is sur
Nved by his widow. four daughters
and two sons.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
NEGRO'SLAYER
GETS SENTENCE

New York. Nov. 10.-Julius M.
Miller, known in the Harlem negro
quarter as yellow Charleston" to.
day was sentenced by Judge Mcintyre
to die In the Sing.Sing prison electric
chair during the week of December %
for the murder of Barron ID. Wilkins,
Harlem negro cabaret owner. last
May. Notice of appeal was filed.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
COMPANY DENIES
TRADE CHARGES

washington. Nov. l0.-The Cane
Moore company OF New York today
filed a complete denial Of all the
charges OF wrongdoing made against
IA IN complaint issued recently by
the Federal Trade commission. eharg.
ing unfair methods Of competition in
the marketing Of coal 10 South Amer
lea
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Rail Bonds Authorized.

Washington. Nov. io.--rhe South.
oru Railway company received au-
thoriiy from the Interstate Commerce
commission TO produce authorization
and delivery OF It's treasury OF
81. ooo.o 600 OF development and general
i<Argin per cent gold bonds. to be
heid until further order
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
We Have
With Us
Today
American

James ID. Drain.
Washington, ID. C.,
National Commander, American
Legion.
A veteran OF the world war, Mr..
Drain Is now deVoting his entire Time
TO furthering the work and aims oil
the American Legion. lie gave up his
law practice in Washington to serve
the country during the war. When
elected national comma nder OF the
legion he again gave up his prac-
tice In Washington and moved to the
legion headquarters at indianapolis.
lie Is TO speak at the Chamber OF
Commerce. the Armistice day ban
1uet in Hotel Rome and at the party
to he given Tuesday night by the
womens auxiliary Of the legion IN
the Burgess-Nash restaurant.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Thieves Loot Poolroom.
sneelnl nI.ratch Dol Ths Omnha Bec.

Newcastle. Neb., Nov. 10.--Sneak
thieves entered the poolroom here
conducted by Jack Roche and looted
the money drawer which contained
about sac. Entrance was gained
through the hack door. 1t Is believed
that the theft was made by someone
who fnequents the poolroom and is
acquainted with things about the
building.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
George Parks Company
Sued by Girl for $25. 900

Mario Burmelster sued The George
Parks Construction company and
city of Omaha In district court yes
terday for $685. 900 for injuries sus.
tained October 81. when she fell into
an excavation at Fifty-fifth street
and Military avenue. injurlng her
spine and knee.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Man Sentenced TO 30
Days on Check Charge

Beatrice. Neh.. Nov. 10.-W. G
Howard. who was brought back last
week from Omaha on the charge of
passing n no.fund check for $40 nt
thes Funk garage. pleaded guilty 10.
day in county court and WIS given
30 days In Jail and ordered 10 pay
tho costs which amounted to s5a. OF
fcers say he IL wanted nj Lincoln
and Omaha on similar charge.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Fire DESTROYS Coal Bins

Greeley. Cole.. NV. ia.-Fire AZ
tr.huted 20 spontaneous combustion
early today DESTROYED the eealnx hins
ot the Union Pacific railroad at IA
Saile. colo. near herr. causing dam
axe estimated AZ 50 s.eee.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Gale Injuries Wheat.

Beatrice, Neb., Nov. ia gale
blew all day In this section from the
south and farmers fear that winter
wheat will he damaged as a result
because the ground Is very dry. No
moisture has fallen for more than
three months.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
l. :. Jury November la

The federal grand jury vii recon.
Nene November Is. according Ia
United states District Attorney ]. 4.
kinsler, The Jury vii hear iSa
liquor cases. L.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Railroad Head Dies.

Norwich. Conn. Nov. 10.-Charles
Henry OsEood. 81. president of the
New London NorthSfn Railroad
company. died
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Former Police Chief Dies.

Milwaukee, Wis. Nov. 10.--John r.
Jansen. 20. for 80 years chief OF po-
lice here, died. He resigned as police
chief In 1921.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
The Weather

Fer "a hours enaipr y. m. NoN. 10.
Precipitation. inches and handfvdths,
Total o, total siaee Jan. = rs 90, at+
Il,iencN. tls.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

WYE SHOULD all remember the world
wv Experience is the best teacher and we need
to renew our recollections that may not lose
the benefits
When do this two days stand out: April 6,
1917, .the day of entry into the conflict, and
November H. 1918, when fighting ceased.
Armistice day is the best possible time for think
back will he recalled hat neOnle Wer
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
WEATHER FORECAST

Nebraska - Generally fair; not
much change In temperature.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Money is created by trade, not
trade by money.-A. b. Barker.