oc-plain-dealer 1924-05-19

KING GEORGE OPENS THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXPOSITION The royal carriage, carrying King George V, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, entering the Wembley exposition grounds. Great Britain is busy advertising the empire on which the sun never sets to the English people. The advertising is taking the form of a huge fair, known as the British Empire Exposition, being held at Wembley, near London. Every one of the British dominions is represented with exhibits. The whole thing is intended as a liberal education in the value and possibilities of English-ruled lands. The exposition was formally opened by the king himself, attended by Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. Their visit was made the occasion of a huge demonstration of esteem for the sovereigns by great throngs. HEIR TO MILLIONS NOW A WANDERER, BANISHED BY COURT FROM HIS HOME TUBBY HEIR TO MILLIONS NOW A WANDERER, BANISHED BY COURT FROM HIS HOME J. T. Milliken, Jr., and the home he cannot go to. Too much money. That's the cause of all the troubles of J. T. Milliken, Jr., heir to millions. He now is a wanderer because a St. Louis court, wearied by censure escapades that began when he was 14 years old, banished him from the state of Missouri. His father, gold mine and oil magnate, left an irrevocable will which bars him from his inheritance until he reforms. The banishment by the court followed a shooting scrape. CIGARS DUE FROM JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, MATHILDE GIVES HIM GREAT GRANDCHILD ADMIRAL'S REPORT EXPECTED TO START BE PREPARED EIGHT CIGARS DUE FROM JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, MATHILDE GIVES HIM GREAT GRANDCHILD ADMIRAL'S REPORT EXPECTED TO START BE PREPARED FIGHT Mathilde McCormick Oser and her husband, Max. Will John D. Rockefeller send congratulations to the mother of his great grandchild? Society is wondering. Mathilde McCormick Oser, whose marriage to Max Oser, Swiss riding master, John D. thought ill-advised, is the mother of a daughter, born in Paris. Neither of Mathilde's parents, Harold P. McCormick, harvester king, and his divorced wife, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, were present at the birth, both being in this country. Mathilde, then 18, married the middle-aged riding-master a year ago, after precipitating a war in her family by announcing that she intended to do so. The report made by Admiral Robert E. Coontz, commander-in-chief of the United States fleet, to congress disclosing the startling deficiency of the navy is expected to precipitate a preparedness fight in both houses of congress. Huge increase in appropriations is considered necessary to bring the navy up to conformity with the 5-5-3 ratio fixed by the disarmament conference. OFFERS U.S. DEVICE FOR FIGHTING WARS WITHOUT SOLDIERS Niels Asson. Complete abolishment of armies in warfare through use of mechanical soldiers is the effect aimed at by an invention of Niels Asson, Norwegian scientist, who is in this country endeavoring to interest the United States army. The invention takes the form of a mechanical soldier. Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas TUBBY Spider Missed With The Brick Too By WINNER TUBBY Spider Missed With The Brick Too By WINNER MY UNCLE IS SUCHA GOOD SPELLER HE CAN SPELL ANY WORD THERE IS AN I'M JUST LIKE HIM I KNOW HOW TO SPELL ALL THE WORDS IN THE BOOK IF YOU THINK YOU ARE SUCHA GOOD SPELLER ILL BECHA YOU CAN'T SPELL TWO WORDS WHILE RUNT COUNTS TWENY-FIVE NOW JUST SEE IF YOU CAN SPELL HARD-BOILED EGG IT IS NOT! HARD-BOILED EGG SPELLS HARD-BOILED EGG ANY DAY, AN I CAN PROVE IT WRONG ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR-FIVE WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! I GUESS IT AINT WRONG I GUESS I KNOW HOW TO SPELL HARD-BOILED EGG NINEETEEN TWENY TWENY-OUR TWENY-TWO TIMES UP YOU LOSE! YOU DIDN'T SPELL 'WRONG' WHEN I TOLD YOU TO TWENY-TARREE TWENY-FOUR TWENY-FIVE Copyright by United Feature Syndicate Inc. AL'S REPORT TED TO START PREPARED FIGHT When these two little boys, counts and pals, grow up they will ACCUSED AS AGENT OF G. O. P. IN PROB AL'S REPORT TED TO START PREPARED FIGHT When these two little boys, cousins and pala, grow up they will be kings. Providing democracy does not capture the Balkans, Peter son of King Alexander, will one day sit upon the throne of JugoSlavia, the king of the Serbia, Croatia and Slovenes, and Michael will inherit the rulership of Roumania. He is the son of the crown prince, Carol. Both are grandsons of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Roumania. Queen Marie of Jugo-Slavia, seated, with Crown Prince Peter, and Crown Princess Cecilia of Roumania, standing, with Prince Michael. ACCUSED AS AGENT OF G, O, P, IN PROBLE OF WHEELER'S PA Blair Coon. While George R. Lockwood, a retary of the Republican nation committee, is discharging barrad of charges aimed at the "seneign of terror," Senator Thouwalh of Montana is seeking a state action against Blair Coon, wiis accused of having acted as agent of Lee G. O, P. committeegoing to Montana and investigating the record of Senator BurK. Wheeler, Daugherty probe leer, who was indicted there. Sentor Walsh avows Coon said he afound enough evidence to indict b (Walsh). Coon denies it. BRAVE SEA FOR 16,000-MILE CRUISE IN LIFEBOAT Not daunted by the civil scrawls and angry swain of that "old davil sea," William Thomas, an English engineer officer, and his wife have undertaken to go from Penshance to Australia, 16,000 miles, in an open lifeboat. They will not be dependent on oars for locomotion. Thomas having fitted up the craft with a 17-h.p. engine and fuel tank. Their plan calls for alternate duty as "captain." Mrs. Thomas steering by day and her husband by night. Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas and the refitted lifeboat in which they hope to complete a 16,000-mile cruise. Matching Hats and Scarfs for Summer Wear Show Just How Smart This Combination Can Be Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas and the refitted lifeboat in which they hope to complete a 10,000-mile cruise. Matching Hats and Scarfs for Summer Wear Show Just How Smart This Combination Can Be No. 1 is a chic hat of printed silk, with scarf of the same material. No. 2 a sports hat of crepe with an original decoration of dominoes and silk braid embroidery. No. 3 shows a youthful chapelau of white felt and printed silk, featuring Hungarian wool embroidery. The accompanying scarf is of plain and printed silk combined. No. 4 is a smart sports hat of felt with an even smarter scarf of printed silk which matches the bundeau of the hat. VICTORIOUS IN BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT, SHE REFUSES TO TAKE THE MONEY VICTORIOUS IN BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT, SHE REFUSES TO TAKE THE MONEY Blair Coen. Geertrude Gladys Hunter. In November, 1922, Geertrude Gladys Hunter, young and gifted and starry-eyed, brought suit for $200,000 against Paul E. Heller, millionaire Newark, N.J., manufacturer, whom she charged with breach of promise. A substantial amount was put to her credit in a bank when the suit was settled out of court, but now she refuses to make use of the money. "For all I care, it can stay in the bank. I cannot bring myself to touch it."