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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
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Ciiviic,Church
Dies
Former President of School
Board, Chamber of Com.
merce: Ill for Two
Years.
Began as Messenger Boy

John L. McCague, SO, president of
the McCague Investment company,
died early Monday night at his home.
AIS South Fortieth street, after an ill.
ness of two years. Mr.. McCague, who
was a resident of Omaha since 1867.
was prominent in all civic affairs and
in church work.
He was the son of Rev. Thomas
McCague and Mrs. McCague, who
went to Egypt in 1854 as first mis-
sionaries for the United Presbyterian
church. Mr.. McCague was born in
in Cairo, Egypt, october 6. 1855. He
moved to the United States with his
parents in 1861. coming to Des Moines,
Ia, in 1853, thence to Nebraska City
in 1866. and TO Omaha in 1867.
Was Ferry Messenger
As boy he worked as messenger
for the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Transfer company that operated a
ferry between Omaha and Council
Bluffs. From 1875 10 1880 he worked
in the office of the auditor at the
Union Pacific headquarters.
Mr.. McCague opened his first real
estaoe office in 1880 and three years
later joined one of his brothers in
the banking firm known as McCague
brothers. In 1888. the McCague In
vestment company was formed, Of
which Mr.. McCague vas president un
til his death.
In the early sos Mr. McCague took
great interest in the work OF the
local Y. NJ. c. A. He was a member
OF the school board from 1904 to
1909 and was elected president In
1905. He served on the executive
committee of the Chamber Of Com
merce, of which he was chairman in
1914. A year later he was elected
president OF the Chamber of Com.
merce.
Cbunrch Founder.
At the time of the Omaha tornado
Mr. McCague had charge Of a relief
station at Twenty and Parker
streets. He was a founder OF the
Central United Presbyterian church
and was an elder of the church for
a number Of years. He was also
charter member Of the University
club. and a member of Happy Hollow
club.
He was married in December. 1882,
to Mary G.. Van Kuran of Omaha.
who survives. Mr.. McCague is also
survived by two sons. John l.. Me.
Cague and Robert A. McCague of
Omaha: two daughters Mrs. F. L.
Mcmillan Of Omaha and Mrs. c. A.
Aldrich of Evanston, Ill; eight grand
children. two brothers. Brewer f. of
Omaha and william L. of Chicago.
and four sisters, Mrs. Albert Gordon
OF Newark, Y. J.. Mrs James II. Nc
Culloch of Chula Vista. Cal. Mrs.
George Marples of Evanston, Ill. and
Miss Lydia S. McCague, teacher at
Technical High school.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Guard Medical Regiment
Company to Be Organized

Columbus. MAY 26.-Initial steps
toward formation of collecting
company OF National guard medi-
cal regiment will be taken here We'd
nesday evening. when Lieut.. Col.
David Hilton, NJ. D.. Lincoln, and
state officers will address mass
meeting Of young men in the Amerl-
can Legion hall, in an effort TO en-
list 50 officers. commissioned and non
commissioned, and men for the new
company.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
IOWA DRY LEADERS
TO HOLD FIELD DAY

Shenandoah. Ia. May 26.-Prohi-
bition field day" 70 be held at
Shenandoah June ]. Will attract
prominent prohibionists from all over
the state OF Iowa. according TO as
signments received by local pastors.
Among the distinguished prohibit.
itnoists who will visit Shenandoah
are: Alice j. Boyer, general secre-
tary OF the Iowa Anti.Ssloon league;
Fl. H. Sawyer OF Des Molnes, well
known Iowa jurist: p. II. MeBeth,
assistant superintendent OF the Iowa
Anti Saloon league; George Ham
mond. son OF former chief OF police of
Des Moines. and Prof. S. G. Pattison
of Coe college. Cedar Rapids.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Twister Destroys Barn
and Kills Six Horses

Geneva, Neb.. May 26.-In a small
twister near shickley Thursday night.
a barn on Nick Donddnger's farm
was demolished and six horses killed.
Eleven horses were In the barn and
only one was unhurt. Windmlls
were blown over and sheds partly de.
stroyed About an inch Of rain fell
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
COURT AFFIRMS
DOOM OF SLAYER

Helena. Mont. May 26.-The Mon
tana supreme court today denied the
request OF Seth o. Danner for new
trial. Danner was convicted at Boze.
man and sentenced TO be hanged for
the death of Mrs. Florence Spruce
Of Mobridge, S. d. The woman's
husband. John Spruce also was slain.
the two bodies being found in a mud
hole near Central Park. Mont.
lilled both the husband and wife who
were enrouts 10 the Pacific coast by
automobile. but formally charged
Danner with the staying of the
woman,
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
McNary-Haugen
Bill May Block
Plan of Recess
Bloc to Resist Adjournment
Until Farm Relief Put
Through = Shoals and
Rail Laws Also Asked.

Washington May 26.-Reclamation
relief legislation and Muscle Shoals
bobbed up in the senate today as
further obstacles to the carrying out
OF the plans OF leaders to adjourn in
advance OF the national political con.
yentions.
Farm aid measures and the pro.
posal to abolish the railroad labor
board already had threatened to prove
stumbling blocks. and with the addi-
ton Of reclamation and Muscle
Shoals. leaders became doubtful that
their program could be put into ef.
feet.
With the fate of the McNary. Hau-
gen farm relief bill still in doubt in
the house and with vote there out
OF the question before the end of the
week, Senator Frazier. North Dakota
a republican Of the farm bloc, served
notice in the senate that there would
be resistance to adjournment until
some sort of agricultural aid bill had
been put through.
Shoals Action Demanded.
Then Senator Borah. republican,
Idaho. insisted that congress should
not adjourn until reclamation relief
legislation had been enacted, declar-
ing that unless it were. thousands of
western homesteaders would lose
their property. Later he said pri.
vately that farm legislation also must
be enacted before adjournment.
A demand for action on Muscle
Shoals. and more particularly Henry
Fords offer, was made by Senator
Underwood. democrat, Alabama. and
Senators Borah, Warren, republican,
Wyoming, and others gave him as
surance of their support in demand.
ing action. after the Alabama senator
had announced he would vote for jus
tlce for homesteaders.
In the face Of these developments,
Representative Longworth. repun
lican. Ohio. said he and other leaders
in the house, as well as some OF
those in the senate, were determined
to conclude this session by the end
Of next week, and that, falling in
that, he would insist that there be no
recess through the convention period.
He conceded, however. the possibility
Of a determined group in the senate
blocking adjournment.
Farm Relief Outlook Dark.
Representative Longworth ex-
pressed the hope that the next 10
days would see action on most of the
important legislation remaining and
that the opposition TO adjournment
thus would be dissipated Senator
Curtis of Kansas, the assistant re
publican leader. declared the senate
could dispose OF legislation now de.
manded if the committees would re
port promptly.
After a canvass of the situation
in the house, some leaders OF the
farm bloc were in agreement with
party. managers that the outlook for
pa ssage Of the McNary. Haugen meas
urs was dark. Should IL fail, some
were of the opinion that a substitute
should be pressed. II possible during
| tho coming week, while others de
clared they were willing to see con.
gress adjourn in the belief that agree
ment on farm legislation was impos
sible.
Should the McNary. .Haugen bill bs
passed by the house. there appeared
some doubt that II could be pui
through the senate, where the Norris
Sinclair bill is to be brought forwarc
as g. substitute. The latter measure
already has been rejected by th.
house agriculture committee.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
We HaUe
With Us
Today
Rear Admiral w. +. Fullam.
Washington, -. C.,
Naval Expert.

Washington, ID. C.,
Naval Expert.
For so years Rear Admiral Fnllam
has served in the navy of the United
states. lie has, in that time, par
tlcipated in two wars and has watch
ed naval equipment progress from
awkward wooden ships with station
ary cannon to It's present scientific
perfection of steel battleships and
long range, easily traversible guns.
Born in Monroe county, New York.
1856, he received his early education
I'm the schools OF that district. Later
he attended the Naval academy at
Annapolis and graduated from there
in 1877 at the head of his class.
IN the course Of his service he has
sailed every sea. has been commander
Of the Great Lakes naval training
station and the United States
naval academy at Annapolis. He
was aboard the New Orleans during
the Spanish. American war and was
senior officer in command of the Pa
cific fleet during the world war. Be
was retired October 20, 1919.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Masons to Lay Cornerstone
for Falls CITY Courthouse

Falls City, Neb., May 2s.-Henry
n. Wilson of Lincoln, former presi-
dent of the Nebraska Bar associa-
tion and past grand master OF the
state Masonic bodies will deliver the
principal address at the laying of the
cornerstone for the Richardson coun-
ty courthouse June II. Masonic
lodges will have charge OF the pro-
gram.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Resignation
Accepted by
President
Ebert to Confer With Leaders
Today to Name New Chan
cellor and Form
Ministry.
Tupitz Urged as Leader

Berlin. May 26.-The German gov.
ernment has resigned.
President Ebert accepted the
resignation OF the ministry and re-
quested Chancellor Marx 20 carry on
current affairs.
President Ebert will confer with
the parliamentary leaders tomorrow
regarding the selection of chan
cellor and the formation Of a new
government.
Prior to the resignation Of the cabi-
net, attempts 10 construct straight
bourgeoise government definitely
foundered on obstructionist tactics
carried on by the German nationals.
who. after four hours party caucus.
drafted an evasive resolution in which
they reiterated their readiness TO CO.
but only on the condition that they
lie given representation commensu-
rate with their numerical strength
and that the selection OF the new
c. hinet take precedence over the
question OF formulating a program
OF internal and foreign policies.
Tirpitz Again TO Fore
The reactionaries again sent Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz TO the fore as their
candidate for chancellor, designating
him as man who by virtue OF his
antecedents and past record was
eminently qualified for leadership.
The nationalists informed the mid
die parties that the question OF
agreeing on leading personality
Of government, inasmuch as outstand-
ing political issues will more readily
be solved through the medium OF
leaders than through parliamentary
! formulas"
To Observe Foreign Policy
They consented 10 observe a Ger
tain line Of continuity SO far as rec
osnizing the present government
foreign policy was concerned. but de-
! elined to agree 20 any previous ar
rangements which ted the hands Of
German agents in connection with
/ impending reparations negotiations.
| The nationalists rrefaced their reso-
| luton with the statement that after
mature deliberations they had decided
not to put any barriers in the path
| Of further negotiations with the mid
lie parties.
The latter gave the reactionaries'
pronuneiamento brief consideration
and voted 70 make no reply 10 il.
then adjourned IN order - permit
The Marx-Siresemann cabinet 70 -
into executive session.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Club Buvs Golf Grounds.

Holdrege. MAY a6.-The Holdrere
Country club purchased Of the Fer.
terdale dairy farm 50 acres of pasture
land for $500 This action followed
the organizing Of stock company
and the selling of - ~ the 500
shares. \ person must hold 800
share in order To become member
~ the rlnh
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Children With Matches
Start Disastrous Blaze

Columbus Neb May 2s-Fire. he.
lleved To have been caused by chill
dren playing with matches. resulted
in destruction Of barns and out
buildings on the Frank schott farm
four miles from Silver Creek. Neh
Several head OF cattle and hogs were
burned 10 death.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
l78 in Boone Class.

Albion, Neh. May 26.-Boone
county Eighth grade promotion OK.
efcises viii he held Tuesday. The
class this year numbers 14s. Rev.
Charles German viii deliver the ad-
dress and superintendent Bertha
sheckler Will present the diplomas.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Clarke Barred From Stand.

Washington. May s6.-EdwRrd
Young Clarke. once a national leader
Of the ku Klux klan. appeared today
as witness in the Mayfield sena-
torial investigation. but was tempo
rarily barred from testifyins on the
objections OF counsel for Senator
Mayfield
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Jury Refuses Damages.

Albion. Neb,, May 26-1n the case
OF A. J. Muffley against the village
OF St. Edward for damages sustain
cd from water flooding his land,
tried in district court last week, the
jury returned a verdict Of no cause
for action.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Lumber King Dies.

Los Angeles Cal. May 26.--lseoh
Mortenson, 7b, millionaire Oak Park
qlll banker and lumber king, died
here today. lie was said to he the
wealthicst resident OF Danish extrac
Ion in America
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Rainfall at Beatrice
Helps Corn and Whea,

Beatrice Neh., May 9s- Showers
fell in this section ot the state TO.
day and prospects are Tor more rain
tonight. Farmers state that mois.
tnro is badly needed for crops OF al,
kinds. especially corn and wheat
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
High Court Quits June o.

Washington, May 26--Chlef jus.
tee TAFT announced today that the
supreme count of the United States
would adjourn for the term on June
2. II will not reassemble until
October,
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
The Weather
,,ourl, Temperature.

For - hnurs ending y fn May -
Precipitation inches and hundredths.
Total Q tes total since January T. SIS.
deficiency. aSt
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27

Liberty. +. Cratvcn. 65. cid RES.
dent IN this vicinity. died az his home
following Ions illness. lie is sur.
ylved by his widow and a son. Fu.
neral services were held Sunday at
the Baptist church At Liberty and
burial was at that place.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

To every man there openeth
A high way, and a low,
And every man decideth
The way his soul shall go.
John Oxenham.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27

Nebraska-Mostly cloudy today and
probably showers. Not much change
In temperature.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-27
Married in Council Bluffs.

The following persons obtained marriage
licenses yessrdsy In Council Bluffs:
Evening star., 1924-06-22

In between hikes and swims and
fishing trips at camp, boys like to
play games-good games with lots
of punch and noise and action. This is
ono Of a series of games that are
fun makers either at camp or right
in your own back yard.
When a gang Of boys seeking some
thing exciting gets together. let some
of them put on an exhibition by stag
ing a rousing cup fight" There's
just enough fighting in this game to
make 1t lively.
An even number Of boys play the
game, and, if possible. they should
be nearly the Same size If there is
room enough. let any number play.
But at least four must be in the
game to make 1t a success Each
player wears a boxing glove on one
hand and has tin cup with a stone
in it in the other. It doesn't make
any difference which hand has the
boxing glove or which has the tin
cup.
The players are securely blind
folded and placed in two rows, back
to back. At a signal the fighting
starts, but in order to hit any one
with your glove you have to find
Evening star., 1924-06-22

teenth and eighteenth century mas
ters OF Spanish painting gave prom
inence to lace, as did their sitters.
CRETONNE is used in several in
~ teresting ways this summer.
There is, for one, the cut-out applied
with gold stitchery. That has al
ready been referred to. Then there is
tho combination of cretonne with
thin fabrics. One frock that has at
tracted attention is made of gray
cotton voile. with a deep yoke Of
figured cretonne-mauve and rose on
a gray ground. There is also yoke
of figured cretonne-mauve and rose,
on a gray ground. There is also a
band on the skirt, which is cut with
an oversection-and it is this over
section that Is deeply banded. or
bordereds- with the cretonne.
The effect is most interesttng-the
heavy, stin cretonne on &he soft,
clinging voile.
Another frock Is OF oyster-white
marquisette with a brilliant cretonne
used for trimming. There are bands
of it, and tiny buttons, cut so that
they come in all the colors-gTeen
and orange, blue and flame.
The character that makes these
clothes especially interesting is that
Evening star., 1924-06-22

American shops are now selling II,
and 1t Is the choice Of smart dress-
makers when wide ribbon is needed
to make bows or loops to trim soft.
light GUNNER frocks.
Tho narrow crepe do chine ribbon
is hailed with delight by French
women. who never feel that their
babies and little girls arc properly
dressed unless they are highly deco
rated with numerous ribbon bowu and
loops Here, at last, Is q ribbon that
need not be removed when the little
frock or bonnet or apron goes to the
wash. They also choose it for deco
rating lingerie
Wide ribbon Il chosen BY many
women for scarfs. For evening tho
crepe de chine sort is usually pre-
ferred. while heavier plaid or striped
ribbons are chosen for tailored or sport
frocks.
Satin ribbon has been used to
bind edges OF simple-line daytime
frocks. Ono frock Of white crepe
showed an edginG Of inch-vide
navy blue satin ribbon.
y
IN Paris the ostrich has been
= running a pretty race with the
enormous stork whose plumage
gives us marabou. Both sorts Of
plumage are dyed successfully and
are most effective In the new fresh.
clear evening tones. Instead Of
selecting this pfumage to match the
material with which 1t is used the
smartest dressmakers often use 1t
in a darker tone-ruby against pink.
clear orange against yellow. Aphro-
dite green against . paler tone.
Sometimes = fringe Of very long
uncuried or giycerin ostrich material
is draped in an arbitrary manner
across an otherwise severely simple
frock. Ono frock shows this ostrich
fringe draped over the left shoulder
and thence down to tho op-
posite hip. where the two ends are
tied and dropped together to trail
at the side. A white evening frock
shows two naring flounces on the
skirt edged with full fringe Of ruby
and pink ostrich, while a double
| row of gray ostrich edges a wrap of
silver lame. A straight-line, tubular
frock of gold and green lame carries As
it's sole decoration three founces Of
ostrich-one just below the hips. ono
at the knees and one at tho hem
| The ostrich is long and uncurled. In
emerald green. The Same ostrich
edges the scarf which Is worn with
the gown.
Quite frequently the cleAr-cut
silhouette demanded by fashionables
at the present time discounts the
value of lace. Persistently, however,
some OF the leaders here and abroad
are using lace, and Premet is spoken
of in Paris as the special champion
Evening star., 1924-06-22

| Written and Illustrated by Edward
McCandlish.
- ARLY in his career Pop Turtle
@ had attained notofiety by
wearing a patch of sand
paper on the seat OF his
breeches, to strike matches on. This
had been an original idea Of his own.
and ever after that Pop Turtle had
| regarded himself as considerable Of
an inventor.
Being an inventor had many ad-
| vantages. For one thing. 1t kept
him from doing any very hard work.
If Brother Slinkum Hedgehog sat on
his doorstep q while everybody said
he was loAnng. But il Pop Turtle
did the very same thing, folks mere
| ly said he was Formulating q plan
One of Pops pet ideas was COM
bination ironing board and step-lad.
der. Another was q patent window
| fastener that weighed about fifteen
| pounds. And a third was an air
| LAMP that was fed from a wind bag
| as big as a man. Pop Turtle gave .
demonstration of the air lamp. with .
view to lighting the city hall. Old
| Slokum- -Pokum Groundhog. the
states attorney, spoiled the demon
stration by observing that II it took
| a wind bag of that size to light the
air lamp, lighting the city hall
| would require q wind bag as big as
the town square.
But Pop Turtles favorite delusion
| was perpetual motion. After sew
eral decades of intermittent labor,
| he had finally produced a curious
| machine on wheels. that was run by
| sort of clock spring. q lever, and
| some odd bolts and screws. When
| we'll oiled with axle grease, this ma
| chine could make remarkable speed
along a straight road. until the clock
| spring broke, or one of the screws
came loose.
One day the whole village turned
out to watch Pop Turtle give a fnal
demonstration of his perpetual-mo-
ton machine. Crowds OF ducks,
geese and rabbits lined the side
walks, while the young squirrels and
chipmunks looked on from the tie
| graph poles and trees.
When all was ready, Pop Turtle
climbed into the front seat Of his ma
chine; wound up the perpetual mo-
ton; waved q CHEEKY farewell to his
| family and set OF down the big
| road.
The program called for q detour Of
the mill pond run through the
meadow, q two-mile hike across some
| plowed land. and back again to the
main street Of Seldom Seen village,
where the crowd was looking on.
Through q lane of cheering spec
tators Pop Turtle guided his machine.
The machine sped merrily down the
main road; Olithely bumped its way
across the plowed Aeld; made q de-
tour, and raced through Seldom Seen
like a plug out OF q molasses barrel.
Again the people watched and
waited. In a few minutes the ma
chine appeared, humping the bumps
Evening star., 1924-06-22

like a little dog crossing a stubble
field. Pop Turtles expression, after
the hrst trip around, was the look of
a man who has reached the zenith Of
happiness. After the second trip his
expression had changed to . look Of
wonder. A third trip around. and his
face had assumed = combined look of
amazement, concern, apprehension
and perplexity. This was really a
very curious expression. And worth
seeing any time.
After a fourth trip down the main
road everybody realized that Pop
Turtle couldn't stop the gosh darned
perpetual motion. A rope was made
ready and set in q moose, tho other
end being tied to . sapltng. The
moose caught the flying machine
fairly in the middle. But the sapling
came up, roots and all, and want
humping after the flying car. like q
tin can tied to a yellow terrier.
Returning for fifth trip. Pop Tur-
tie took the last chance Of a desper-
ate manor turtle. BY the side Of
the town square was a bed of onions.
AS the machine passed, Pop Turtle
stood up. balanced himself for mo-
ment on the front seat. spread his
arms out and made . graceful. swan
like dive straight into the onions.
He landed In the onion patch; turned
. complete somersault; bounced
through the open door Of . millinery
establishment, and crashed into a
plate glass door. Around hts neck
vas q COCO mat, with the word "WeI-
comew worked out on II in silver
tinseL
Pop Turtles machine climbed =
plum tree; hurdled . fence; disap-
peared across q plowed field. and was
never heard Of afterward. Which ac-
counts for the fact that the perpetual
motion principle is still an open
problem. --.---------