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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-05
PRESCRIBED FOR
ONDON, Novem ber

lish reformers' idea Of
GIRLS better is to give .l1m trips.
to the seaside. Accordingly last
year several of the detention insti-
buttons for young girls took parties
of inmates to various seaside re-
sorts where they were given q two
weeks vacation with only the SUI
pervision of two matrons to each
party of rs girls.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-05

ache, lumbago toll
lows a gentle rub
bing with St.
Jacobs Oil.
Rub this soothing,
penetrating oil right
on your chest and
like magic relief
comes. St. Jacobs
Oil is a harmless
liniment w hic h
quickly breaks chest
colds, soothes the
Inflammation O f
sore throat an d
breaks up the con-
gestion that causes
main II na.rar H.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-05
KEEP SWEET OIL

Always keep sweet oil in the
kitchen cabinet to be used immcdi-
ately in case of burn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-05
RUB CHEST COLDS
AWAY: STOP PAINS

Pain and congestion is gone.
Quickly?-Yes. Almost instant relief
from chest colds, sore throat, back
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-05
appoints and

appoints and does not burn the skin.
Get IS cent bottle of St. Jacobs
Oil at any drug store. 1t has been
recommended for 65 years.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
SPLENDID, MR.. PRESIDENT
AN EDITORIAL


the
is
nandd it
shall hit republican
the he
of
wnh
Biberysa s an crime All action
hundred in
nations stnavalo nreserve bnbed him.
that bber and brbed
with reach o s
Mr. Sinclair will not
the % All the guilty will
sdonemo
No wasted Words rect 10 doubtful
Courage fne,hg II il splendid Mr. President
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28

ONeill. Neb.. Jan. 27.-After sew
oral years of painstaking research
and investigation. Prof. NJ. II. Horis
key. local scientist. Mt last has sue
ceeded in solving the problem Of how
the large man-eating mosquitoes
which infest the vicinity OF the
stream banks of north Nebraska and
the fishing lakes OF Cherry county,
survive the rigor OF a northern win.
ter.
As result Of the professor re
search north Nebraska may be en-
tIrew without mosquitoes tho com
ing summer.
The big blood suckers do not hiber.
nate In the true definition of the
term. says Professor Iloriskey. but
protect themselves from extremely
low temperatures by seeking refuge
In hollow trees or other protected
places, and the mosquitoes of north
Nebraska spend the winter In the
caVerns and caves along the banks
OF Whisky creek In southern Boyd
county. the waters OF which stream
are warmed hv the hot springs To-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28

Up to Wayne to foregather with
professional brethren, and to visit Tor
time with the good people OF a won
ing something about what civic en-
terprise and community spirit mean.
I'll say that Wayne has both in
abundant measure. And for proof Of
the statement, the following Is Of
fered:
There is the commodious commu-
nifty hall, built by the Woman's club
and maintained for real community
that works tirelessly to live up to the
meaning of Kiwanis-.we build. And
there are two newspapers that en-
joy an advertising patronage that Is
the wonder of the brethren. These
are the Herald and the Democrat.
And there Is the State normal,
owned by all of us. to be sure, but
which Is the especial pride of the
joying its best year. and the pros
poets grow brighter with each passing
day.
But these things could not be with.
out an enterprising. energetic, har-
monlous lot Of citizens-and that's
where Wayne shines. The architect
of this department has attended
many banquets In his time, but never
n more enjoyable one than that pre-
pared by the good women OF the
Wayne Methodist church. served by
their charming daughters. paid for by
the Kiwanis club and rendered the
visitors to the Northeast Nebraska
Press association.
Such a genial. companonable lot
OF folk I'm Wayne. The guest soon
feels like an old settler. and looks
forward regretfully to tho hour OF
departure. Great sorrow In felt for
the newspaper brethren who could
have been there. but were not. They
missed the best ever.
Watching ID. II. Brainard In action
one readily understands why the ki
wants club Of Wayne functions M
perfectly. He is the president. And
no banquet could bc n failure when
II has n toastmaster like O. X. Bowen,
and fnn.lovlnR song and stunt
leader like Prof Leon Beery. But
with all due respect To these deserv
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Pneumonia Threatens
Fall: Doctor Declares
Condition Is Critical
ny Universal Service.


Washington. Jan. sT,-Bronchiai
pneumonia threatens tonight to com.
plicate the illness Of Albert h. Fall.
central figure In the naval oil reserve
scandal. His condition Is regarded as
critical.
At the home Of Col. James w Zeve-
ly. attorney for the Sinclair oil inter.
csts. 1t was learned that the former
secretary OF the interior spent mos,
restless night Saturday. and that his
condition showed no Improvement to-
day.
The concern OF Falls physician. Or
John Wharton. WAS shown by an
early morning visit. Everything pos.
sihle is being done TO ward or the
onset OF pneumonia. regarded as mos,
serious, not only because Of the pa
tents age, hut on account Of his
weakened state oocasioned by thu dur
alton Of his illness.
Falr. appearance before the pub
lie lands committee TO testify rela.
tive 10 his leasing OF the Teapot
Dome tract and naval reserve lands
in California and hi, receipts oi
money and Liberty bonds from lea
secs Is now indefinitely postponed
Friday was set as the day on which
his hearing Mould commence. En-
nute from New orleans to Washing
ton with zevely. t'all wired plea fol
delay owing 10 his Illness.
Il am a sick man, he declared OF
HE arrival,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Professor to Rid State of Man-Eating
MOSQUITOES With Bats in Cave Hiideouts
Blood Suckers Lined to Cherry County:
Found Roasting Head Dozen on Ceilings;
Smudges Suffocafe Thousands Of EN-.

Gated just about the town OF Lynch.
The location OF the winter habitat
OF the Nebraska mosquito was deter
mined by lining them just as wild
bees are lined 10 locate honey tree.
Attention was attracted TO the pos
sibility Of n possible local rendezvous.
when large tlooks OF the insects were
noticed migrating northward from the
Cherry county lakes during the first
cold spell late in December.
Observation Of their course OF
flight was made and a simple mathe-
mnticai process enabled the searcher
10 determine the converging point OF
the several routes after which the
actual location OF the winter quarters
soon was discovered In several large
caves along the creek hanks.
There the mosquitoes were discoy
cred. roosting. head downward, on the
ceilings.
Smudges at once were started and
thousands OF the pests suffeeated.
The professor win stock the caves
with bats tho coming summer and
thus expects To eradicate tho insects
from tho state within short time
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Other Inquiries
Oyershadowed by
Teapot Dome Case
Surtax Rates in Mellon Bill
May Be Reached by House
Committee by End of
Week.

Washington, Jan. q. - Develop
ments in the naval oil reserves leases
overshadow every other subject be
fore congress.
Tax, farm relief, Muscle Shoals and
the Box peace plan investigation are
struggling for a place in the sun. but
recent and prospective disclosures In
the oil inquiry have left them in po-
sitions of comparative obscurity.
Despite an announcement by Presi
dent Coolidge that the administration
will move Immediately for annulment
of the leases and the prosecution OF
any who may be guilty Of wrong do.
ing, the senate will proceed tomorrow
with consideration of a resolution
calling on the president to act in the
case of the Teapot Dome lease.
Discussion Deferred.
Discussion of the cancellation reso-
luton affecting the California oil re.
serve lease will be deferred under
present plans until E. L. Doheny has
had an opportunity to make an offer
over his own signature to reconvey
this lease to the government.
The big bone of contention In the
Mellon tax bill--the income surtax
will be reached by the
house ways and means committee by
the end of the week.
Word from Henry Ford, as to
whether he will appear to discuss his
offer for Muscle Shoals is awaited by
the house military committee which
hopes to wind up its hearings on this
subject by midweek.
Farmers Queried.
With the senate agricultural com.
mittee still considering several forms
of farm relief. a group Of northwest
ern farmers has sent message TO
the farmers OF that section to get to.
gether and let congress know just
what they want. The senator's in
their message endorsed the Norris.
Sinclair farm export corporation mea-
sure as the one promising the great
vt good.
Definite preparation for handling
of railroad legislation will be made
tomorrow by the senate interstate
commerce committee. with the ap-
pointment of subcommittee to study
the various measures which have been
offered.
Further inquiry into the Box peace
plan by the senate propaganda COM
mittee Is planned for this week.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Fire Causes $2,5OO Loss
to Residence at Kearney

Kearney. Neb., Jan. 27.-Fire and
water are estimated to have caused
loss of $4,000 at the A. Il. Atkins
home here. The fire evidently mad
been burning for some time when the
alarm was turned In shortly before
8. for school children reported they
had observed smoke coming from the
roof at noon. but had not turned IN
an alarm because they could see no
fire.
There was considerable anxiety
among parents when telephone oper-
ators reported the alarm had been
turned in from Whittier school. The
school building which Is across the
street from the burning house. has
been strenuously condemned by
school authorities during the last
few months as fire trap.
The fight to extlnguish the fire was
retarded for time by low water
pressure caused by break at the
waterworks.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Leniin Rites
Sadden City
of Moscow
Citizens, Crief.Bowed, Disre'
gard 40 Below Zero Wealth
er to Pay Last Tribute
to Premier.
H eroic Age Returns
BY Universal Service.


Moscow, Jan. 27.-"Lenin is dead;
long live Leninism."
Moscow, ghastly white In her snow
shroud, black with an unspeakable
sorrow, red whit the surging blood
Of a new humanity. cried today
through 10000 banners, through
1 ,0OO, 900 bowed barred heads, through
the mouths of saluting cannon,
through it's tramp Of ice-covered
cavalry and through forests of bris-
Ting bayonets, proud lances and I'M
sheated sabers dipped to 40 degrees
below zero.
Today Moscow witnessed the re
turn of Its heroic age. presenting an
epic picture of Homeric proportions.
Today Moscow buried Lenin.
Without speeches and without pomp
lin the ceremonies, Moscow, over
come by an unutterable grief, fol-
lowed by all Russia from the Pa.
cific to the Baltic. could speak but
one thought-"Lenin" its
feelings in but way-through the ut
ter disregard for all physical discom.
fort and obliyiousness to inclement
elements.
Like molten lava. a great human
tide has been coursing since early
morning through the icy air. breath.
clouds of steam from myriad mouths.
which mingled with smoke from
thousands Of campfires encircling the
city In a grey mourning mist.
Today saw Lenin's supreme tri.
umph.
The cold which destroyed Napo-
Icons army, Lenin's name alone con-
duered.
1T is not a funeral, It IL resur-
rection," was overheard on all sides
"Lenin's death is the resurrection OF
the revolution"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
SUNNY SIDE UP

edly popular gentlemen. any banquet
in Wayne would be a success with
out them, provided the charming ma.
irons Of the city were hostesses and
their equally charming daughters
were serving the vlands. There are
several middle aged professional
brethren who might possibly blossom
out into pretty good post prandial or
ators IL always they could have an
inspirational incentive like unto that
provided to the N. f. N. p. A.
BY adroit angling. one OF those
middle. aged brethren managed to se.
cure an invitation TO talk 10 the stu
dents at Wayne Teachers college at
some time in the near future. BY far
the greater number OF these stu.
dents are schoolma'ms. present or
potential. He hopes that he will be
able to hold a majority of that au.
dience closely.
The management OF Wayne's hotel
leaves nothing to be desired. but the
building itself does. Some Of these
fine days Wayne's Kiwanis club Will
expectorate on its collective hands
and correct this situation. A new
and up-to-date hotel building under
the same management as the pres.
ont one. would come pretty near be.
Ing the Ideal Situation.
a new state song Is soon to come
out OF Wayne The words are by
Grace Welsh Lutgen. music by Prof.
Leon Beery 1t has sentiment as
well as rhythmic beauty, and the mu.
sic just fairly sings itself. A lot OF
editorial brethren who didn't know
they could sing note found them.
selves real vocalists when they were
afforded an opportunity TO sing Mrs.
Lutgen's words as set 10 MIR. Beery's
music.
A wonderfully pleasant evening. all
too short, spent with such n kindly
lpeople--and so long suffering during
tho closing moment OF the banquet
and then an hour In tho hotel Office
talking shop with the gang. One day
ended perfectly. and that ending
blended beautifully into tho perfect
beginning OF another day. one news.
paper worker has his time table
properly marked. so he can locate n
train to Wayne on the shartest pos.
siblo notice. w. NJ. NJ.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Leader in Farmers Union
Circles Dies at Columbu.

Columbus Neb., Jan. 27.-Frank w.
Kiernan, former member OF the coun-
ty board Of supervisors, one OF the
early leaders In Farmers union cir
cles in Platte county and member
Of a pioneer family, died at his home.
Death followed stroke OF apoplexy
which he suffered while eating sup
per Thursday evening. The stroke
left him unconscious and he did not
regain consciousness before death.
Funeral services will be held at 10
Tuesday at st. Bonaventure's Catho-
lie church. The body will then be
taken to st. Edward where services
again will be held and where burial
viii be made In the Catholic ceme-
terry. A wife, three sons and four
daughters survive.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
COOLIDGE PICk''"G PROSECUTORS
DR.. Coue, Jumping Faster and Faster,
Spends 80 Seconds at Omaha Station
French Psychologists Po,oer Of Suggestion
Holds Connecting Train Here-Day by Day
He's Getting Tighter, Mouns Red Cap

the Rock Island, which was over an
hour late. Union Pacific No. l was
held for him, and when the sleeper,
in which DR.. Coue had been pacing
nervously for hours and wishing the
belated train would go faster and
the sleeper on Union Pacific No. ].
there was a rush. A half-dozen red
caps hurried the Coue baggage across,
DR.. Coue gave hop. skip and jump
and landed on the car platform, and
before he was inside the door, No.
was pulling out westward.
Later and Later.
DR.. Coues power of suggestion
must have been working in high a
second or two after he discovered that
the Rock Island train carrying him
was hour by hour in manner dour
getting later and later. And it must
have been suggestion that enabled
the train to pull into the Union sta
tion 80 minutes ahead of the expect
ed time.
And il you do not believe in the
power Of suggestion. just you try to
have Union Pacific No. ! held for you
the suggestion machinery into full
motion with a full gas tank and every
bearing oiled.
But DIR. Coue got away with II
somehow, and there's no other way
OF explaining things except by saying
that 'every day in every way they're
doing things for Doc Coue."
Tighter and Tighter.
DAY by day that fellow is getting
tighter and tighter" CALCULATED the
chief red cap in a voice OF deep CON
tempt. as he viewed the thin dime
that DIR. Coue had handed him to be
apportioned among the half-dozen of
the red cap crew.
1T must have been DIR. Coue's
presence aboard the Rock Island that
made it possible for the train to ar
rive at $50 when reported an hour
and 40 minutes behind its arriving
time of S:40," said a station attache.
Must have BEEN" said red cap.
1T certainly wasn't because that
Frenchman made it a financial in
ducement TO the train crew to speed
'er along"
More and More.
How are they coming. doctor?"
queried reporter as DIR. Coue gave
very correct imitation OF the jumping
frog Of Calvearas county. while get.
ting from one sleeper to the other,
The reply sounded very much like
a settler bottle that had gotten out
of hand. but there was a trace OF a
smile to be seen through the facial
foliage.
DIR. Emile Coue is making another
tour OF the United States to scatter
mental fogs by concentrating rays of
mental sunshine. But scattering isn't
his only object. He expects to do
quite a bit of monetary harvesting.
Uncle Sans money looks good TO all
from overseas. They know that an
Uncle Sans dollar is worth 100 cents,
while the franc, the pound sterling
and the lire are worth only what you
can get for them the day you are so
unfortunate as to have to accept
them.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Federals Take Esperanza.
'Bv Associated Press.

Mexico, City, Jan. 27.-The town OF
Esperanza, considered the most i'm
portant strategic position on the rail
way between the capital and Vera
Cruz and described as the key to Ori-
zaba, was captured late Saturday by
the federal forces under General
Martinez, according to an official
statement made today by Under Sec
retary Of War Manzo. The statement
was based on advices received from
Minister of War S9rrano. at Puebla.
At 6 this morning General Alma
zan's cavalry defeated Gen. Fortu-
nato Maycotte's rebel forces at San
Miguel, Saltepec, the rebels losing
five officers and five privates killed.
The rebels withdrew to Canada, Nor
clos, to which place General Alma
zan's troops pursued and finally dis
persed them.
According to advices from Secre-
tary Serrano, the advance of the fed
eral forces is proceeding.
u. S. Boats Arrive.
General Martinez reports that he
expects shortly to take Orizaba. Early
saturday morning Gen. Gonzalo Es-
cobar reached Salvatierra, on the way
to Morelia, where he will reinforce
the local garrison. There has been
fighting for several days past in Nor
ella.
President Obregon yesterday vis-
tied Penjamo. later returning to Ce-
laya.
Special dispatches from Tampico
report the arrival there on Friday OF
the rebel gunboat Saragoza. which.
however, did not attempt to come
into port, anchoring three miles to
the south.
Two American torpedo boat destroy
ers are reported to have arrived
shortly after the Saragoza dropped
anchor. They are stationed outside
Mexican territorial waters.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Coolidge Asks Both
Parties to Aid Cleanup

Washington. Jan. ss.-PreSident
Coolidge has decided . employ spe-
cisl counsel drawn frem both tho re
publican and democratic parties 10
rrnceed with court action as a result
or evidence aaauctd AZ tho senate
committee hearings on The leasing ~
naval Gil leases.
White House officials in making
public the statement said Ahat the
special counsel would " appointed
tru,n 60 rsge Tive. Ceiama rsei
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Man Attempting to Lift
Car From Ditch Drops Dead

Kearney, Nebs, Jan. 27.--Al Crowell,
IS. dropped dead as a result of over
exertion. Crowell and a fellow work
er were returning from the country
where they had been working all day.
when the car they were driving skid
ded ito a ditch on a road about 10
miles northeast Of Kearney. The
strain Of lifting the machine from the
ditch seems to have been too much
for Croweil's weak heart, for he col
lapsed and was pronounced dead by
the first physician to reach his side
He is survived by awife and family.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
20 Bodies Recovered
After Mine Explosion

Shanktown. Pa. Jan. 27.-Twenty
bodies have been removed from the
Lancashire mine here and the bodies
OF five others have been located by
mine rescue workers In the workings,
which yesterday was the scene OF
gas explosion. Fifteen others are be-
lieyed to be entombed and little hope
is held that they will be found alive.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28

Day by day in every way Emile
Coue must jump faster ana faster.
that he will find difficult
to break unless day by day in every
way he gets younger and younger, in
stead Of day by day in every way get
ting older and older. like the rest of
The French psychologist was at the
Omaha Union station less than 80
seconds Sunday. He came in over
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
5Mexican.s
Accused of
Plot Slain
Men Face Firing Squad Fol-
lowing Alleged Discovery
of Scheme to Give Up
Juarez to Rebels.
Esperanza Is Captured

Eel Paso. Tex, Jan. 27.-Fiye men
were executed by a firing squad in
the Juarez Mex cemetery early to-
day, following alleged discovery of a
plot to turn Juarez over to Mexican
revolutionary chiefs.
Col. Roman Lopez, commander OF
the Juarez GARRISON, announced that
a large quantity Of rifles and pistols,
together with ammunition, was found
after the plot had been uncovered.
Four of the men were barely FL
years old. The Oldest, a former fol
lower of Francisco Villa, had but
one arm, the other having been lost
while fighting for the bandit chief
tain.
The men were taken from the an
cient stone Jail in Juarez and march
ed to the cemetery, followed by
crowd attracted by the grim aspect
of the party.
"Mercy Shots" Administered.
Little time was lost after the ceme-
terry was reached, the condemned men
being acquainted with their fate dur
ing the march.
Following the usual custom OF read
ing their sentences, the men were
ordered to prepare for death. Some
stood mute. Others removed their hats
took out their hankerchiefs and faced
the squad.
One at a time, as their names were
called, the men walked In front
of the adobe wall of the grim
cuardhouse In the cemetery and stood
al rigid attention.
At the command Of fire. the limp
form of the prisoner would fall to
the ground In death throes. Imme-
diately after the volley. a mercy
shot, WAS administered.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
The Weather

For "a hours ending .. m. Janu-
Highest. 40; lowest, IA: mean. IS; nor
NAL, 22. Total deficiency since January
Precipitation, Inches and hundredtha;
Total o. Totals since January ], V.ol, 4,
excess. .0t .
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28

ORD-Col. +. C. Weller. local
auctioneer. has filed FOR county asses.
sor on the republican ticket orin
kellison and Bon fiaekle have filed
on the republican ticket for re-elec.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28

tlcn ON She county board from theii
precincts. J. N. Ward OF Arcadia
has filed ON the same ticket for state
representative from Valley and Gar
field counties
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28
Jefferis on Way Back
From Washington
BY p. C. POWELL.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Ralph b.
one OF President Cool.
idge's boosters. will visit Nebraska
in tour of western states during a
campaign to consult with Coolidge
leaders. Former Congressman JET.
ferris of Omaha. who was in Washing
ton Friday and Saturday. left last
night for Omaha While here he
called on Senators Howell and Norris
but said nothing to them relative to
mis- interview with Strassberger.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-28

Chautauqua Crcle-Dundee Chau-
taugua circle will meet Monday after
noon. January 2s. at 1880, at the
home of Mrs. p. r. Cook, 5011 Cass
street