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Evening star., 1924-12-10
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We drove back to the Metallurgical
through streets that seethed with ex-
cited humanity. Newsboys were run
ming about. offending the ear with
unlawful and raucous yells, flourish
ing newsbills that smote the eyeballs
with their flaming scare lines. One
journal, apparently despairing of ad-
Jectives sufficiently lurid to describe
the reported enormity of the raid on
the banks, had printed a sheet con-
tanning nothing but one large excla-
nation mark. Broadway was Babel.
At every other corner policemen were
trying to move on the crowds that in
evitably clustered round each fortu-
nate with a newspaper. and SO dense
was the press at the lower end OF
Broadway that It took two mounted
men nearly a quarter of an hour to
drive a path for the car through the
last hundred PAGES to the bank door.
Once we were inside I Immediately
got through to my mechanic. Mill
ken, on the telephone. and told him
to tune up the Merlin. Wise fellow
that he is, he had anticipated the or
der, and could promise to have the
plane ready in a couple Of hours.
Next I spoke to the housekeeper at
Hazeldene and arranged for the place
to be kept open for my father and
myself In the ordinary way I lived
in a hut close to the hangar and
workshops on the beach. only joining
my father at Hazeldene when he went
there for the week ends. He had
been at the cottage on one OF these
visits when the news of the robbery
had pulled him out of bed for our
flight this Monday morning.
l was on the point of stepping out
to make what Investigations ] could
Evening star., 1924-12-10

while my father and myself had been
good enough friends up to this, our
ways had lain very much apart. He
was devoted to his banking business,
and ! was immersed in aeronautical
| research. There had been times when
we did not meet for months. and
when we came together again IL had
simply been. "Hullo, Jimmy" and
"Hullo, dad"'-pretty much as If we
hal parted overnight. I knew all
right what ! thought of him. What
he thought of me had been another
story. That he had a good enough
opinion of me to hand me a Job of
this sort, and give me the run Of his
purse with it, put me in such a way
that | could only nod acceptance.
Good boy" said he Now here's
another point. During the day you'll
be free to conduct your investiga-
tions, but l shall want you to ny me
INTO the country every evening. I'm
not going to stop in town and have
the telephone buzzing in my ear all
night. I'll keep Hazeldene open and
live there. Can you do it?"
DO IT.! ! cried. Why. dad. there's
nothing I'd like better-and If at any
time I should be called away on this
job. you'll find Milliken a first-class
man"
That's settled then. take il you
have something better in your shed
than the old seaplane you used this
morning."
You bet. There's my own Merlin.
Three hundred kilometers and more
an hour are nothing TO her. I'll have
her tuned up for you right away
can get you from the Battery to Ha-
zeldene well inside the half hour"
Bully" said the old man, and rose
with a cigar going strong. Now ]
must get back to the bank. SON
Evening star., 1924-12-10

guesswork at that, but at the time guess
WORK was about all any one had to
start from
IN any case, / thought the coinci-
dehce that smears of pulverized glass
shouid be outside three of the robbed
banks sufficiently strange to be worth
working on, and in pursuit of the
| ideas 1t gave birth to / went in search
Of the policeman of the tarnished
locket
was afraid he would nave gone OFT
duty. but my luck held, and l came
upon him practically on the same spot
where l had parted with him earlier
In the morning. He had just been
relieved and was going home.
walked with him up Broadway in the
direction Of the National Metallur-
gical.
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Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1924-12-10
Continued from Yesterdays star)

'I've a bit of a locket," he said.
with a photy av the girl in ut. She
makes me wear ct next me heart.
Don't laugh, an I'll show ut to ye--"
gave him my promise not to laugh
and he produced the trlnket under
his tunic. He was much more sur
prised than ] was to find il tar
uished TO a dull brownish green.
Evening star., 1924-12-01

so." and II 10 q mark Of honor to be
invited to take cup OF the rich
chocolate beverage, The viceroys Of
Mexico used to- send the King Of
o~h soro~usco as . special Gift.
The word COCO 10 the name Of .
tree which produces the familiar co.
ronut Frequently misspelied cocoa
nut'o. r.
Pala oe Many Uses.
The coconut tree ~ to the South
Sea Islanders what KfaAn Is to our
plains States. or cotton Is to~-our
South-only more 50. It Is the most
precious gift OF nature to the dwell
ers on coral Isles. and where 1t does
not grow usually there are no inhab-
ttRnts. :.
The green coconut furnishes milk
and a delicate meat like the white of
a scft-boiled egg. The ripe nut pro-
vides the copra OF commerce. The
dried and polished shells make water
bottles and oil TASKS.
The fiber which surrounds the nut
in the husk Is twisted into cord,
which serves a multitude Of ways,
from binding the rafters of huts and
timbers Of canoes to tying sharks
teeth to spear blades and making bird
cages and fish nets.
Tn" sap, which drips from the sew
cred flower stalk, IL sweet toddy,
which, fermented, becomes a favcrite
The unopened leaves of,
the trees crown make q delicious
white salad. the sailors cabbage" of
old whaling days.
The sheath at the base of the leaf,
the lower leaves. the leaves dried
Evening star., 1924-12-01
Two of q Kind.

W. Orton Tewson 10 the New York Post.
Harry L. Foster, whoSe "A Gringo
in Manana Land" is just out, was
once travelling in South America and
cumming up with a builnghter on
the boat from Panama to Peru.
"I am a great writer" Foster con-
fessed to the gentleman, who had
announced himself as the foremost
Of toreadors.
third cIass?" asked the Spaniard
i explained" says Mr.. Foster, that
nothing I had written had ever been
published"
"Ah. the senior is like me: i have
never killed Ze bull"
Evening star., 1924-12-01
COCA, CACA0, COCO
ARE ALL DIFFERENT
Words Often Misspe|Ied Re.
fer to Narcotic, Beverage
and Palm Sources.

The proofreader will rejoice in this
story: but the linotype operator will
not.
The Rational. Geographic Society
has issued a bulletin about the
most confusing and most frequently
misspelled names of the plant world"
The names, are: Coca, cacao. cocoa,
coco and coconut
The fortunes of nomenclature thus
make similar the spelling Of a shrub
which produces q powerful narcotic,
of a tree which yields a delectable
beverage and OF palm which pro-
Vides an ingredient for soap and
candy. Moreover. 1t further happens
that the "a" and 90 variants in
these names render them all but in
distinguishabIe in the average per-
sons penmanship.
Cocoa Not From Coca Tree.
The word coca, continues the bull
1etin. refers to a South American
shrub. extensively cultivated in Peru.
where its dried leaves are mixed with
lime and chewed by the natives
for their stimulating effect. and from
which the cocaine sof medical use is
obtained.
The leaves resemble tea leaves
somewhat. but they are peculiar in
that their upper ana lower surfaces
are entirely unlike--the upper Is deep
green. smooth and velvety. while the
lower is light green with paler
band on each side Of its midrib.
The plantations Of "oca occur on
the lower Andean hillsides. and the
leaves are eaten by natives and fed to
mules. because, in addition to their
stimulating effect. they make respira-
tion easy in climbing at high alti-
tudes.
Aztecs Used Beans For Money.
The word cacao Is the name Of a
tree. cultivated In South America also.
as we'll as in Mexico. Central Amer
ica and the West Indies. 1t Is from
the pulverIZed seeds OF the cacao that
two of the worlds best known plant
products, cocoa and chocolate, are de-
rived
The Aztecs priced the cacao tree
highly; they used the beans Of the
tree for money until the Spaniards
showed them that gold was a better
exchange medium.
The Mexican state of Tobasco and
the Soconusco region of Chiapas state
gave names to the kinds of cocoa
which rank with the Mocha and Java
of the coffee output. In Chile and
Peru cocoa still is called 'soconus-
Evening star., 1924-12-01
Aleer's Heroes livaled.

Victor M. Cutter. president OF the
United Fruit Company, ss 4 captain
Of industry. rivals any Of the Pic.
turasQus Horatio Algsr heroes OF DO.
ton. At - he has attained the preet-
dency Of his $3.50. 900 corporation
that has more acreage under culti-
walton than any farmer In history:
employs $1,000 mon and women. has
q heet OF steamers and innumerabie
miles Of railways. telegraph and tsle-
phone lines. He began ~ . boy sm-
ployed In the humbiest position In the
company years aGo--but considering
his present age 1t wasn't 20 many
Evening star., 1924-12-01
SCHOOL VALUES SHOW
INCREASE OF S., ,754,s52
Educational Institutions for Ne
sroes Double Worth In
10 Years.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Prese.
CHICAGO. December. 1.-The value
of the grounds. buildings. equipment
and libraries In the 1Ss negro schools
sponsored by the department Of edu-
cation for negroes Of ths Methodist
Episcopal Church has increased IT,
754.s62 in hte last ten years. accord
ing to the boards announcement here.
In 1913 the total valuation was placed
at $1.3ss.S4s and in 1928 at $I.14l, 900.
The number OF students Increased in
this time from $3.50 to t.sB3: and the
number OF teachers from 36S to 80.
Meharry Medical College In Nash!
Vile is the only medical. school for
the education Of. negro physicians.
pharmacists and dentists. with a de-
nominationRi aflliation. In the South.
Evening star., 1924-12-01
and the tree trunks are put to . wide
| variety of other uAAa.

and the tree trunks are put to wide
variety OF other uses.
Tree Of water-Borae Seeds.
To make the idylIic picture perfect
for the idle native the coconut trees
plant themselves. With their, great
air. filled husks the coconutsrtravel up
and down the seas for months, and
even years, until they find a. beach
whore they gain foothoid.. Conse.
quently. no matter what tho geo.
logical history. or other plant life Of
the vast number of isiets In the
tropical waters. their shores are
trinGsd with coconut palms.
In your memory's eye, then. coco
nut and COCO may be grouped togeth-
er: COCOA. the beverage. and the cacao
tree from which 1t comes; and coca, a
shrub, which is the source Of cocaine.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
Louise Dietz
w eds n eW
Yorker

News of the wedding of Miss Louise
Dietz and William NJ Schultz, which
was solemnized In New York City
Friday, November 2s, reached Omaha
Monday.
Miss Dietz left Omaha month ago
in her car for Baltimore, Md, to
visit her sister, Mrs. Benjamin Har'
wood, through whom she met Mr..
Schultz some time ago when Mrs
Harwood was in residence in Forrest
Hills, l.. l.
Miss Dietz is the daughter OF j.
Frank Dietz, the sister of Victor
Dietz and the niece of c. n. Dietz
and Gould Dietz.
She and her husband are tempo
rarily at the Hotel Roosevelt and Will
secure a permanent residence in New
York later.
With the marriage, Miss Dietz
famous toy Pomeranian, MISS
Brown" has been given back to Its
owner, for Mr.. Shultz was the donor.
The little animal accompanied the
bride on her motor trip and is with
her now in New York.
The newlyweds will come to Omaha
in the spring and will stop at the
blackstone
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

world belonging to me. cant YOU I'M
agine Mrs. Madge. how tiekled pink
| am that your motherin=law hap
pened TO select this house 10 stage
an accident?
Alfred Jokes On.
"For my part he went on. I'm
ready TO move rising vote OF
thanks to the old girl for 50 neatly
impersonating Providence. Aof course
1 wanted to give Leila her way. but
I felt like somebody with an invi-
tation to step up and view the re-
mains, every time l thought of her
going that far away from me at this
time"
"well, / must say began Mrs
Durkee, unsheathing her claws tiny
bit. that | never could get Leila s
point of view on. that proposition.
"Why waste time trying2" her son
suggested cody Il could get IL per.
.fectly. and that was all Leila needed.
1t was the most natural desire in
the world. and I would have been
mighty glad to see 1t gratified. !
only hope she isn't unhappy over 1t.
when she gets time to think about
It,"
lie rose as he spoke and left the
kitchen hurriedly, with something as
near a frown on his forehead as j
ever had seen careless. iovial Alfred
Durkee wear. His mother set her
arms akimbo In amusing fashion as
she looked after him, but she did not
speak until he was we'll out of sight
and hearing. Then she turned to me,
a smile on her face. but a flash OF
temper In her eyes.
"You see, Madge" she said.
You're less than nothin when you're
a mother-in-law. Did you note how
he flared out at me when | dared
to suggest ever so slightly that the
queen might have erred a bit in judg-
ment? / tell you. / think Adam
was in pretty small business when he
got off that thing about man leav-
ing his father and mother and cleav-
ing only to his wife. What did he
konw about it anyway? He didn't
have any mother. yet every woman
with a mother-in-law thinks It's the
strongest quotation in the Bible.
Mrs. J. w. Burt will return De
f~o,,a Do nj MINI
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

ther comment OF that sort, l spoke
hastily.
DO Be Still, Alfred"
I'm a very worried one just now.
You don't know how relieved l am
that this accident to Mother Graham
should have happened In your house
Just at this time, and with such an
upsetting of your plans. II she hadn't
come here just when she did
And IL the IRA had caught on
fire before she landed. and II the
prince of Wales had chosen an
American wife, and If"
do be still. Alfred" his mother
admonished "A body cant think the
way you're rattlin on. l know just
the way Madge feels, but 1 think
she's foolish, when everything has
turned out so well''
That's Just what I'm trying to
impress on her alleged mind,' Al
fred interrupted unabashed. I'll ad-
NIT l was scared out OF three years
growth last night, but now that It's
all over, with Leila safe, and the
sweetest little daughter in the whole
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

This one has border OF tiny
checks; another has short little
wool fringe, or is bound with con-
trasting color, or may be Of bright
plaid or Roman stripes, being useful.
however, at southern beaches for rain
or shine.
There should, OF course. be a rela'
tionship between the colored umbrella
and purse. for purses are colorfui'
even when leather.
The designs sketched. both have
black for groundwork. Tassels are
greatly involved in many bag and
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
Prize Winners at
Altrusa Bridge

AItrusa club made S120 from its
bridge benefit party Saturday after
noon at the Burgess-Nash tea room.
Winner of the first prize, fitted
leather case, was Miss Bernice judo.
Mrs. Jay >won second prize, wall
mirror, and Mrs. n III. Z. Jury took
third prize, silk lingerie. Mrs. Tom
Jones, Mrs. A. J. Nelson and Mrs.
Edward Ross were the next three
winners. Twenty-eight prizes were
given in all.
Mrs. Paul Ebnar won large. beau
tifully dressed doll, and Mrs. Hemphill
of the st Regis apartments won the
door prize, wall mirror.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
A WUe's Confessional
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
How Alfred Durkee Put Made Mt
Her Ease,
Copyright, ls24.D


I found little Mrs. Durl<ee bustling
about her kitchen, frilly and emil
nently becoming apron envoloping
her plump figure. Alfred, sitting at
the kitchen table. was eating as If he
were fam shed, while his mother how
cred over him, beamingly anticipating
his frequent requests for a replen-
ished plate and cup. lie flourished
a knife and fork In burlesque greet.
ing in my direction as l came
through the door, and / saw that he
was in the full throes of the reaction
from his terrorized vigil of the night
Trust Mrs. Madge's nose" he
called out teasingly as / entered. TO
smell Out Mothers cooking. But It's
worth a trip to the kitchen. And If
you're very good, I'll let you sit be-
side me. I'll feed you. What
do you want first?'
Some coffee for Mother Graham"
I answered. Inadvertently | told her
Mrs Durkee was getting you some
thing to eat, and she Immediately
dedueed eoffee-you know how she
loves 1t. She confided to me that
your mother is one of the few women
IN the world who knows how TO make
a decent cup Of coffee. Needless to
say I'm not on the list
why should you be-" Alfred re-
torted. "Why are you. anyway?
You're only a daughter-in-law."
Did l imagine 1t, or was there the
faintest echo OF bitterness in the
raillery? Involuntarily l glanced
quickly toward Mrs. Durkee, and saw
by the CLINT in her eyes that she also
had caught the innuendo in Alfreds
laughing reference. With the instinc.
dive feeling that l must flag any FUR
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

in design as possible. and their
bright -colored silks. No one, appar-
emily, is expected to take rainy day
seriously. Be gay. in spite of the
showers, Is the admonition; so, OF
course, umbrellas are decorative as
we'll as useful.
Both bag and umbrella counters
focus attention-ucib brellas because
they are so stumpy and fat, with
their thick short handles as eccentric
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
The Francis Murphys
Christmas Visitors

Francis Murphy of st. Louis VIII
Join Mrs. Murphy here December ~
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Weller. Mrs. Murphy ar
rived on Wednesday. They will stay
here until January }.
On January 2 Mrs. Murphy's sister,
Miss Dorothy Weller, will give
dinner-bridge in honor of their first
wedding anniversary.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

vanity cases, for the oriental note
persists. One has gold Chinese
dragon and the other chenille en-
broidery.
Lock and key and gate-top bags
are rivaling under-arm bags. and
many novelty vanity cases have suffi-
oient accommodation for all the
money one is likely to have left
after the holidays.
Copyright. 1910
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
Delta Gamma Tea

Delta Gamma sorority alumnae will
give a tea on December 22 at the
home OF Mrs. Arthur Rushton. Mrs
Ruth Bryan Owen. who was to have
been their honor guest. viii be Hnablei
10 attend
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
Mrs. Benson Hostess.

Mrs. r. n. Benson will entertain
the members OF the Book club at her
home "Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Frederick Stott will review Michael
Arlen's Green Hat and Miss Erna
Reed will read from his These
Charming People
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
For That Christmas List.
Rv ELEANOR GUM.

The do your Christmas shopping
early slogan has gotten in the
blood. Not even waiting for Thanks
giving to pass. women prowl about
the shops, speculating on what to buy
as gifts.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
ST. Pbilomena Parish Cards.

st. Philomena church choir will
give a card party at the Christ Child
center, Tenth and William streets, on
Thursday evening. December IL.
Both Might've and bridge. Refresh
ments.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
All About the Home.

For the colonial style room Priscil
Ia Alden rugs come plated in oval
shapes in both dark and light color
ings in three sizes. And Colonial
ruffled curtains of white grenadine
with a block pattern of dots and tie.
backs to match, complete harmon.
ious scheme.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
Feathery Snow Allures to
Hillsides for Shedding

yesterday morning to
burdned with kinder
ga arten
were Sbbensen and her
delghedy
Farnam hill coastns
dis
rac
with little Jane who
Of
in
neig e. Daley Coad
shedding down the incline
on Fortyse tverye
history class
ing IIanchet TO-
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
De Molay Dance at Fremont.

Fifty of the high school set attend
ed the DE Molay dance held at the
Pathfinder in Fremont.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
To Tour the World.

Mrs. John A. McShane will sail
December % from San Francisco for
trip around the world.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
Birth Announcements.

A son YVES born Thursday to DR..
and Mrs. Karl Connell, New York
CITY.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Carpenter will
spend the week end at Dodge City
Ia, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. T..
Merriman. who have frequently visit
cd them here.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

Silver shakers in Adam period de-
Signs and candlesticks in Georgian
style with fluted columns reminiscent
of Greek temple are both dignified
and up to date.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

Beleek china is lovely creamy
white ware that is made off the coast
of Ireland in charming designs. Some
depend upon latticed border and
others upon colored patterns for dec
grafton.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09
The House,Uite's Idea Box

Here Is a rule that must be follow
ed IL you want to have a successful
cake: Never open the oven door be-
fore the second half of the baking
time has~begun. II you do the cake is
likely to fall. THE HOUSEWIFE.
downright. 19z4)
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

Something new is a framless We
netian mirror. But the edges are
bordered with fine designs etched by
hand and beveled. Then the glass
buttons make them very dainty and
graceful as well as the arched top.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-09

Mrs. ]. w. Burt will return De
.ember l6 from St. Paul, MINI.
Askov American., 1924-10-23
ROUMANIAN HERE TO
STUDY AGRICULTURE

Konrad Bercovici, a native of
Roumania, who is visiting Ameri-
ca for the purpose of studying CO.
operation in agriculture, spent
Saturday in Askov. He visited
the potato warehouses, feed
stores, the public school and
other places and spent some time
in questioning several men in the
community regarding co-opera-
tive enterprises.
Mr.. Bercovici has travelled in
many countries of the world, is
a student of world affairs and as
such is an interesting man tc
converse with. He stated that
Immediately after the armistice
was signed the Roumanians went
right to work with the result
that year after the World War
Roumania was on the road to re-
covery and people there are now
getting along very nicely.
Askov American., 1924-10-23
ARRANGING FOR A
POLITICAL MEETING

II is likely that there will be
a big Republican political meet
ing in Askov some evening next
week but as the date is not def
mtely set yet il cannot be an
nounced at this time, II may be
necessary to print posters an
nouncing the meeting SO look for
them.
VIM. II. Lamson, Hinckley.
chairman Of the Pine County Re-
publican committed. is trying to
get Sam Y. Gordon. st. Paul. for
mer lieutenant governor Of the
state, to address an Askov audi
ence and likely Godfrey G. Good
win, Cambridge. candidate for
Congress, Tenth district. will
speak as will perhaps also some
local men.
Askov American., 1924-10-23
PUT ALL AUTO TAXES
INTO HIGHWAY NEEDS
Niekles n. Dimes, Gas Tax Man.
80 Urges That Car Owners
May Escape New Tax for Gen.
eral Expenses.
tHIghway News servIce.)

Boiling the whole question
raised in Gas Tax Amenment No
! down to a single sentence,
Nickles N. Dimes inquired:
If the Minnesota Legislature
puts tax on gasoline, shall the
money be used for good roads?
Vote the way you answer,
for that's all there is TO it, he
added. The legislature already
has the power to tax gasoline as
well as automobiles and as much
or as little as it wishes. Voters
are to decide only whether gas
tax money, if collected. shall be
used for needed highway work.
IL there are not enough yes
votes for amendment No. /, any
gas taxes will have to go for gen.
eral state expenses-to buy coal
for state insane hospitals. and
what not"