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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
LARGEST SEARCHLIGHT IN THE WORLD
This, the largest searchlight to the world. Is the Invention of Elmer A.
Sperry. It has 1.2S0.O0O.OO0 beam candle power, and Is so powerful that its
rays will light cigarettes and melt lead at a distance of 12 feet
MRS. LEEDS NOT
ROYAL
Recent Marriage to Christopher
of Greece Did Not Give Her
That Status.
PRINCE RENOUNCES HIS RANK
American . Woman's Only Title Now
Is Countess Gluecksburg, Official
Athens Gazette Says Similar
Cases Recalled.
New York. Cable dispatches from
Athens effectively contradict the as
sumption that Mrs. William B. Leeds,
through her recent marriage to Prince
Christopher, youngest brother of for
mer King Constantine of Greece, ac
quired the status of a princess of the
blood and the title of "Eoyal High
ness." The latest Issues of the Offi
cial Gazette of Athens publish an an
nouncement by the Hellenic govern
ment. In the name of the crown, that
mnce Christopher, before he married
Mrs. Leeds, was obliged to renounce
his rank as a prince of the sovereign
house of Greece and his place in the
line of succession to the throne. The
renunciation automatically erased his
name from the official roster of the
princes and princesses of the royal
nouse.
Renounces Danish Rank.
Nor waa this the only renunciation
that the prince was compelled to make
In order to obtain the consent of his
brother, the present King Alexander,
ana tbe consent of the Hellenic gov
ernment. He was a royal prince of
Denmark, and he was obliged to re
nounce his Danish royal rank and his
place in the line of Danish succession.
His father, the late King George,
assassinated at Salonika In 1913, was
a prince of the reigning house of Den
mark prior to his election to the
throne of Greece. He was so appre
hensive as to the tenure of his king
ship In Greece that he required the
protecting powers, Great Britain,
France and Russia, to guarantee him
an Income of $80,000 a year as long
as he lived, and to permit him to re
tain his royal rank and status In the
house of Denmark. All of his sons
and grandsons continue, therefore, to
rank as princes of Denmark, all ex
cept Christopher. The king and gov
ernment of Denmark agreed to give
ALL GERMAN SHELLS LEFT
All that German shell fire left of a
church In northern France was this
font, about which, In the deep grass,
a family is shown, gathered for the
baptism of a child.
,
PRINCESS
Finds $1,200,000 Order;
Returns It; Reward of $2
New York. Harry Hahn.
seventeen years old, stepped on
a piece of paper on lower Broad
way. He picked It up and found
that It was an order on the
Bank of Montreal to give the
bearer $1,200,000 In raftroad
bonds. The boy returned It to
a brokerage firm and received
a reward of $2 and the Infor
mation that he was an honest
lad.
their consent to the marriage only af
ter this further renunciation.
According to the Official Gazette,
the former Prince Christopher was re
warded for the various surrenders of
royal rank with the consent of the
kings and governments of Greece and
Denmark to the union with Mrs.
Leeds and with the rank of count In
the Danish nobility. His title Is now
Count Gluecksburg, and that is the
GERMANY SWEPT
BY CRIME WAVE
Burglars, Holdup Men and "Aris
tocratic Swindlers" Are
Reaping Harvest.
MURDERERS ALSO ARE BUSY
Cafes and American Bars Are Resorts
for Pickpockets and Thieves
Smashed Skulls an Everyday Oc
currence In German Capital.
Berlin. Berlin Is being swept by a
crime wave such as perhaps no city
In Europe has known In modern times.
A German minister remarked a few
days ago that profiteering now is hard
ly considered a crime, and that If It
were possible to tie every profiteer In
Berlin to a lamp post there would not
be enough lamp posts.
However, It Is not alone the profit
eer who holds Berlin In his Iron grasp.
Equally menacing Is the daring bur
glar who will not stop even at mur
der; the outlaw who defies the law
and all authority and who holds up
men and women In the street or In
the road; the so-called "aristocratic
swindler," who, with an Imposing title
and a female companion, preys on the
stranger and finds his victims In the
expensive hotels and restaurants.
It has been remarked truthfully that
It would be difficult to recall in mod
ern history a happier hunting ground
for cutthroats and rogues than Is the
German capital. Indeed, life here has
reached such a state of insecurity that
It now takes much to shock or even
cause a thrill of interest among the
people, so accustomed have they grown
to murders and robberies and unnat
ural crimes.
Nails Children In Barrel.
Many of these crimes which are be
ing committed In Berlin are unexDlaln-
able from human standpoints. For
instance, a case was reported where
two children remained away from
their home too long on the occasion
of their mother's birthday. When they
returned home their mother dragged
them to the garret, thrust them Into
a barrel and nailed down the cover.
Another case was that of the murder
of a feeble and aged fortune teller for
the sake of a few coins which she had
saved.
I
Device Shoots Words
as Gun Shoots Shells
London. In a smnll nmin at
the Imperial College of Tech
nology, Soiilh Kensington. Prof.
A. O. Rnnklne Is perfecting nit
Instrument which shoot mea
snges as a gun shoots shells.
A person talking Into a t rum
pot attached Jo a minute mirror
reflecting a strong light cnn
send a message to any distance
reached by the light without
fear of the words being Inter
cepted, It la said.
The words sokcn can lo
heard distinctly half a mile
nwuy and are transmitted
through projectors to nil electric
battery uttached to a piece of
selenium fitted to an ordinary
telephone receiver. The larger
the receiving battery the great
er distance can the message ho
sent.
only title that the former Mrs. Leeds
may lay claim to. She Is- nut a prin
cess of either Greece or Denmark,
and on her appearance1 at any mon
archical court would have to he con
tent with the title of Countess
Gluecksburg.
A Similar Case.
A former Instance of similar renun
ciation occurred when Prince Aage of
Denmark, eldest son of Prince Waldo
mar and of Princess Mario of France,
married the daughter of Count Calvl
dl Bergolo, minister plenipotentiary
of Italy at Copenhagen. He was not
permitted to marry the girl he loved
until he surrendered his royal rank
and right of succession and had ac
cepted the rank of ordinary noble
with the title of Count Rosenberg.
Still another case was that of
Prince Frederick of Schleswlg-llol-steln,
who fell In love with Miss Mary
Esther Lee of New York and was not
permitted to marry her, as he did In
1864, until he had definitely renounced
his status and prerogatives as a prince
of the blood. Still another Instance
was that of Duke Henry Borwln of
Mecklenburg-Schwerln, who married
the former Miss Elizabeth Prutt of
Kingston, N. Y at Dover, England,
In 1911. The marriage was declared
Invalid In 1913 by the Supreme Court
of the Grand Duchy because It was
held that the duke had evaded and
violated the laws of his country by
marrying without official sanction.
In all the long list of American
women that have married foreigners
of rank and title, only one, Miss Alice
Heine of New Orleans, ever entered
the royal circle. Her first husband
was Armand, Due de Richelieu, and
after his death she became the con
sort of Albert, prince of Monaco, a
ruling sovereign In his own right.
The output of maple sugar In the
province of Quebec Is about 15,000,000
pounds a year.
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In the midst of the dally and night
ly holdups and the murder wave which
Is sweeping Berlin there wns one case
which attracted wide attention be
cause of Its horror. It was known as
the Falkenhagen Forest murders. The
murderer when he was arrested was
unable to remember all the murders
he had committed or his outrages on
lnnnocent persons. In one Instance he
locked his victims In a house and set
fire to It, meanwhile shooting Into the
house while It burned.
The exploits of the Strauss brothers
was another case which attracted wide
attention here. Before the war these
two men were burglars. One of them
Interrupted his criminal career to
fight for Germany. He won the Iron
Cross, but as soon as hostilities ceased
returned home and Joined his brother
In the old pursuits. Finally they were
arrested, but one of them manuged
to escape from prison.
Frees Brother From Jail."
He soon returned to the Jail, how
ever, overcame all opposition and re
leased his brother, with the result
that they went back to the business
of robbery. A nationwide hunt for
them followed. When the police lo
cated them there was a battle In
which two policemen were killed and
two wounded, and the Strauss broth
ers again succeeded In escaping.
Finally they were arrested In the east
end of Berlin.
Almost dally one hears of some
body's skull having been smashed "only
a few blocks from where I live" or
that somebody was stunned and rob
bed "before my eyes." The police
seem powerless to control the situa
tion. The so-called "aristocratic swin
dler" and robber Is reaping a harvest.
He finds his prey usually In an Ameri
can bar, becomes acquainted with the
man he Intends to rob and offers him
a "prepared" cigarette, which promptly
blinds the victim. The thief then pro
ceeds to pick his victim's pocket In
a leisurely and dignified way.
Street battles between robbers and
persons whom they would rob are fre
quent occurrences. In one of these
battles in the Wedding district re
cently two civil guards and a burglar
were killed. On another occasion two
parties searching for a thief fired on
each other In the dark with fatal
consequences.
FROWN ON TOO MUCH LOVE
Family Authorities In Japan Dlecour.
age Anything Like a Surplus ef
' Conjugal Affection.
The general rule of llfo Is that the
woman stays when tier husband love
her, but there Is one little country In
the world where the women not In
frequently are sent homo by their In
laws because their husbands love them
too much.
"hat country Is Japan, we are told
by Amos 8. and Snsatme Itcrshcy In
their book on modern Japan. Thl
paragraph, one of many Interesting
ones on the Island kingdom, describes
the particular condition which some
times sends the little Jap wife back
to her own people:
"In considering the Japanese family
one must bear In mind the complete
absence of romantic love In marriage
and the absence of romantic gallantry
In the feudal code of the Samurai. If
love develops during wedded llfo It
must not appear In open denmnstra
tlon, and whenever the demand of
duty are pressing affection must be
renounced for the higher duty. Indeed,
It has not boon an uncommou occur
rence for a wife to be sent home be
cause her husband was too fond of
her, as too much affection for a wife
was considered a sign of weakness
and demoralization In the husband,
which might lead to neglect of other
family obligations. Of loyalty and chiv
alry there was plenty In Ilushldo or
the Way of the Warrior but It was
always between lord and vassal, nm;
ter and servant, and never Included
women, at least not during the last
ten centuries."
HARD TO GET CONDOR EGGS
Only Seven Are Known to Be In Ex
istence, and the Bird Itself
Is Near Extinction.
The Academy of Science In Phila
delphia, some years ago, lost an egg.
Presumably It was stolen. It was- the
egg of a California condor, and worth
a lot of money.
Only seven eggs of that bird are
known to exist In collections. It fre
quents the most Inaccessible peaks In
southern California, and hatches Its
young at dizzy heights In rave In the
faces of cliffs. Thus the task of pro
curing an egg Is one Involving utmost
danger.
The species, a gigantic vulture, has
been almost exterminated. Cattlemen
and sheepmen poison carensses to de
stroy wolves and bears; the condors
cat the bait and die.
That an ostrich egg may be danger
ous, If overripe, was discovered a
while ago by Doctor Bauer of the
Smithsonian Institution. While he
was boring a hole In one, It exploded,
the flying fragments cutting him bad
ly. The eggs of some orioles are marked
with grotesque figures, often resem
bling Chinese characters. Experts In
oriental languages have on occasions
been asked to read them, but no sat
isfactory translation has been ob
tained. Famous Egyptian Queen. '
Annies Nefertarl was the great an
cestress of the N'ew Empire nt Thebes
In ancient Egypt, 1700 n. C. This dy
nasty, the elgtheenth, was that of the
Thothmes' mighty warriors and build
ers, and of the famous Hatshepsu
Pharaoh, woman Pharaoh and dis
coverer. On the rock-tablets of Mas
sarah opposite Memphis on the Nile,
and In the sepulchral chambers of the
Theban Necropolis, this great woman
Is remembered ns "the benutiful con
sort of Aames." and as "the wlfo of
the god Arnon" (Amon-Ra). On her
head she wore not only the crown
of Egypt united, but the vulture head
dress signifying motherhood, for the
"vulture" was the symbol of Mut, the
second person In the Egyptian triad
of gods at Thebes Anion, Mut, Khon
su.
Great Names Worthily Borne.
Somebody of an Inquiring mentality
and a good stock of patience hns been
examining the personnel of the United
States army and makes the Interesting
discovery that whereas there was only
one George Washington la the army of
1776 there were seventy-four George
Washingtons In the army of 1917-1918.
Two Ulysses S. Grants and five Ulysses
Grants took the field against Prusslun
lsm; and with them marched seventy
nine Robert E. Lees, an Impressive
tribute, by the way, to the enduring
quality of the affection and admiration
that the great southern general In
spired, Lands In Texas.
The federal government ' never
owned any of the public binds In Tex
as. It was a republic for some years
before It entered the union of states.
When It came Into the Union It was
stipulated by Joint resolution of con
gress, passed March 1, 18-15, that Tex
as was to "retain all vacant and un
appropriated lands within Its limits to
be applied to the payment of the debts
and liabilities of the said republic of
Texas," etc. The state established
Its own land office, made grants to
railroads, etc., and made Its own set
tlement laws.
Study the Ten Commandments.
In almost every part of the British
empire provision Is made for children
to learn the Ten Commandments In
school hours. A New Zealand circu
lar urges that a "knowledge of these
laws Is In the Interests of character
building and good citizenship, and Is
also an aid to good government."
IDEAS IN FROCKS
Pannier Model Among Latest,
London W.-iter Says.
Style Is Declare ii to Be Decided De
parture F -m Slim Outline
of Cl.emlte Dress.
Among tlM- new Idem In dress,
which arc im appearing, Is the pan
nier frock, writes n l-omlun rashlon
rorreMjKindeni In the Christian Science
Monitor. Ii Is ii decided departure
from the sImi outline of the chemise
dress, which tins been our great stand
by for so long, (if roiirne, wo art-
not going to wenr panniers In any
literal sense of the word, but this new
mode demands that we shall he draped
or frilled or bunched at the bins In or
der to obtain the new silhouette.
Some of tho stlffer silks, printed or
woven with little bunches of flowers
of charming old-world design, are ad
mirably suited to express this fashion ;
and shot taffeta, which has been little
used of late and which was In no way
suitable for the long lines of the
chemise dress, will again come Into
Its own. Mttle kilted frills nnd ruches
with frayed edges will take the nlare
of fringe In tho way of trimming, and
this should ho plenslng news, as most
persons will agree that the fringe has
been terribly overdone. Oultu tinv
fringe mny still be used for edging
frills, but the long shaggy kind, so
strangely reminiscent of the cave-
woman, which used to hang tho entire
length of a skirt, has gone, let us hope,
rorcver.
A dress which showed one way of
expressing the pannier style, wns mndo
of taffeta, changing from peacock blue
to old gold. The top layer of tho three-
decker skirt flared more tlinn the
others nnd was bunched up nt the
sides. The bodice crossed over In
front and fastened nt one side, show
ing a llttlo vest of peacock blue nlnon,
embroidered with a fine gold thread.
Now, It Is obvious thnt this stylo of
dress will not suit every one though Its
"bunchlness" can be reduced to a mini
mum. Also, It must not be Imagined
ROBES FOR SLEEPING HOURS
Light and Dull Garments, Latest
Fashions; Different From Old
Time Nightgown.
Slumber robes light and slumber
robes dull Is fashion's program for
the present season. Very different,
Indeed, from the old-time nightgown
are the new robes for sleeping hours.
From bluck to white, with all the
colors between, Is the wide variety
of colors one has to select from. Fine
lingerie, batiste, French voile, crepe
de chine, washable satin, georgette,
chiffon and crepe de meteor are among
the materials one finds for bed-time
wenr.
A dainty nightie that Is simple, yet
effective, comes In white French voile,
double crossed with rose. It is a
sleeveless model shaped to a point on
either shoulder and edged with fine
filet edging. Tho bottom Is also
shaped and Is cut up slightly at the
sides. It Is finished with the filet, and
shows bits of old blue ribbon both
on the shoulders and bottom. To de
fine an empire waistline there Is a
row of beading with old blue ribbon
drawn through.
This delightful model also comes In
white voile, with squares mnrkod In
lettuce green and trimmed with pale
lavender squrfres, or you may choose
squares of orchid on a white back
ground with light green ribbons.
Bizarre slumber robes select black
georgette crepe for their material and
nne cnnntiny or Venetian lace for
their decoration. Ono intniwi.,..
nightie" favors a deep yoke of tho
lace, and accordion plaits on the lower
Variation of Pannier Frock.
(lint the one-piece dres Is going to
disappear or become demode; It U far
too useful anil convenient a garment
for that, and It ran be Hindu with
Just an Indication of the new outline
In the way of n tendency to drupe
slightly at the sides.
Thu mat and skirt of (he more
dressy or "dresMiimkery" order Is !
Ing rut rather on Louis XV Hues. Tim
routs have a decided fullness over the
hips, flaring over the narrow skirts,
which, by the way, are not quite so
narrow or quite so short a recently.
The real talliiMiiiiile suits, however,
pay no attention whatever ' to this
change of outline, bul continue to be
built on straight and narrow line.
DOING SHOPPING FOR BABY
Searching for Apparel for the Wee Tot
Afford. Delight and Di
version. The fascinating garments and other
personal belonging provided for the
wee baby and the buby of one or two
Important years urn marvels of elfin
daintiness thai lend a peculiar delight
to baby shopping.
Exquisite handwork Is lavished nn
tho making and oruamentntlon of the
wee baby's wanlrobo. Tiny tucks,
hemstitching, feather stitching and
needlework of all kinds with a very
llttlo hand embroidery and lace dec
orate tho small dresses, but ns a rule
t lu-iio are very sparingly used, a re
flucmcnt of simplicity being the 'de
sirable end to attain.
Th very first llttlo frocks are sim
ply gnthered Into nn embroidered and
lace-trlnnued neckband, but for later
wear dresses are made with round,
square or scnlloped yokes delicately
embroidered and set on tbe frock with
Valenciennes Insert Ion.
While tho bottoms of the dresses
are usually hemstitched innny nre fin
ished with fine tucks and edged with
Valenciennes either set on flat or edg
ing a tiny ruffln, This rule of re
straint In trimming Is occasionally
broken In favor of beautifully em
broidered christening robe which Is
Intended to be worn only on Hint snd
other state occasions and then to be
carefully laid nsldo for sentiment's
sake.
HOME-MADE BOUDOIR PILLOW
Decoration Easily Produced by the
Matron Who Delights In Fsncy
Needlework.
This moon-slmpcd pillow of sheer
est lawn Is but a trlllo for skillful
fingers to fashion. A wreath of liny
pink roses, cnught In four places by
the Jauntiest of ilellcate hows outlined
Combination of Frills and Bows.
In blue, decorates the center. Tho
frill of embroidered, lawn Is easily
purchased by the yard, nnd Is an ex
quisite finish for the frail boudoir
pillow. The Christian Science Mon
itor. 8mall Rings as Trimming.
Small ring sewed on to blouses and
frocks as ornaments are much In
vogue. They are used Instead of bead
trimming and sometimes In connection
with strands of beads, the steel rings
being very effective with steel beads
Ii. strands.
section. A bit of Chinese yellow cord
lends nn attractive color note that
gives tone to the somber black.
For tho winter bride there was re
cently designed a nightdress of peach
colored chiffon, fine Inco and pale blue
ribbons thnt wus exquisitely dainty.
Straight and graceful It hung from
lace shoulder straps. Tho ribbon was
turned Into tiny forget-me-nots and
laid across the breost. Iustend of the
usual hem at the bottom, three rows
of lnce ruffled Itself In true pettleoav
style.
Belts to Be Worn.
Following their Introduction In
plain, conservative styles, belts de
signed to be worn by women with
their coats or suits are now being de
veloped In most novel not terns, tin.
sides a vnrlety of lenthers nnd Imita
tion leathers, stitching In different
colors Is used to ndd to the attraction
of theso articles. Designs ore nlso
worked out by cutting the facing
Belts of (ho sort described nre found
on the majority of coats and
suits selling to the populnr priced
trade, and during the coming spring
at least there Is promised more of a
vogue for belts for women than for
men.
Fetching Danes Frock.
A smart dance frock recently seetl
was of pale pink taffeta with the drnp
ery nt either side of the skirt arranged
In a sort of Jabot effect, the taffotn be
ing so cnught In ns to reveal a petti
coat of silver lace. The bodice was of
the silver lace over the taffeta. A sin
gle panel sash finished the frock at tho
back.