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Events and Persons Mr. Frank Peoples, formerly of Omaha and now of Minneapolis, paid a short visit to Omaha this week. He passed through Omaha about Christ mas on his way to Oklahoma, where he spent some time with his relatives and completed some business affairs. George Wells Parker purchased a large seven-passenger Cutting recent ly and has placed it in storage until spring. For dressmaking, call Miss Alexan der. 2413 N. 29th st. Web. 3927. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peoples gave a delightful party Monday evening ill honor of Mr. Frank Peoples, brother of the host, who is visiting Omaha for a few days. A large number of guests were present and the evening was spent at cards, dancing and music. Smoke John Ituskin 5c Cigar. Big gest and Best.—Adv. The Crispus Attucks chapter of the Red Cross has resumed its weekly meetings at the N. W. C. A. Home Tuesday afternoons. All women are cordially invited to become members and help in the all-important work that this organization is doing. Pleasant Green Baptist church is holding a revival. Ten additions are reported. Rev. J. N. Parker arrived Wednesday to assist the pastor, the Rev. J. Costello, in the evangelistic services. Mrs. Richard M. Jones, who spent the holidays in Lincoln visiting Mrs. Roy Ford and Mrs. Wyatt Williams, returned home Thursday of last week. The funeral of Elijah Miller, who died December 31 at University hos pital, was held from the Church of the Sanctified on Lake street Sunday, Jan uary 6. Elders Craig and McGorhn officiated. Silas Johnson had charge of the funeral. Interment was in For est Lawn. Plain sewing done. Children's clothes a specialty. Mrs. L. Johnson, Webster 1621.—Adv. Mrs. J. Bundrant spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Ricks. Oh, joy! That Masquerade, Jan. 17. —Adv. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Brown have beer, the house guests of Mrs. E. King, 2810 North Twenty-eighth street, for the past week. Smoke John Ruskin 5c Cigar. Big gest and Best.—Adv. O. N. E. club boys will give a "ca mouflage ball” next month. Place and date will be announced later.—Adv. C. B. Mayo, foreman of the Alamo barber shop, returned last Friday from Mayfield, Ky., where he was called by the serious illness of his mother, whom he left much improved. Robert H. Johnson returned Monday from Lincoln, where he went to attend the wedding of his adopted sister, Sarah Catherine White, to Grover C. Walker, which took place at the resi dence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, 907 S street, Sat urday, January 5. The Rev. 0. J. Burk hardt officiated. Ladies tailoring and dressmaking. Mrs. E. M. January, 2310 N. 25th St. Webster 1483.—Adv. Going to the Beauty Club’s Dance? Of course we are! The Mecca, Jan. 17.—Adv. Charles Hon spent the holidays with his son John in McAlester, Okla., where he had a very pleasant time. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dorn have left for an extensive southern trip, visiting Kansas City, Mo., points in Oklahoma and Hot Springs, Ark. They will re turn to Omaha in the early spring. Mrs. George Kay of Dundee served a four-course dinner for ten Sunday afternoon. See special offer in Obee-Hunter Undertaking Co.’s ad. Ralph Humble Fields, aged 20 years, died at his home, 2304 North Twenty ninth street, with tuberculosis after a protracted illness, January 5. Ralph was one of the draftees who was sent to Camp Funston, but who was re leased soon after hiB arrival there and returned home because of his physical condition. The funeral was held lrom the residence Tuesday afternoon to Forest Lawn cemetery. The Rev. W. C. Williams, pastor of St. John’s A. M. E. church, officiated. Silas Johnson was the undertaking firm in charge. Miss Hazel Roulette left Sunday for Kansas City, where she will enter the Western University. 11 air growing and hair preservation, scalp treatment, manicuring and mas sage. Smith, Chiles & Wheeler, 2414 North 24th. Webster 3024.—Adv. Clyde White, aged 23, wbo died at a local hospital December 24 with tuber culosis, was buried January 4 from the chapel of Silas Johnson’s Western Funeral Home. The Rev. Thomas A. Taggart officiated. Interment was at Mount Hope. Mrs. E. M. Davis, 2910 Erskine street, gave a luncheon complimentary to the elderly ladies of the Progressive club and visitors to the city January 1. Covers were laid for twenty-six. Out of-town guests were: Sergeant Earl Wheeler, Mrs. Mitchell of Oklahoma, Mrs. Craft of Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Web ster of St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Jones of Wyoming, Mrs. Davie of LaG range, Mrs. Graves of Texas, Mrs. Howard of Kansas City,Mrs. Scott of Littie Rock. Ark., and Mrs. Lively of Texas. Oh, that Western Beauty Club Mas querade! Get you ready; buy your ticket.—Adv. Mrs. S. K. Brownlow had for her dinner guest Sunday the Rev. W. C. Williams. On Tuesday he was the guest of Mrs. E. G. Scott, 28 Ohio street. Be courteous. PROFESSOR FOGG'S FOUR-MINUTE MEN AREJURNED LOOSE A Thousand Speakers In 330 Theatres Will Preach the Gospel of War Savings Stamps to Half a Million Nebraskans. A rapid-fire, machine-gun message about United States War Saving* Stamps Is being hurled out over Ne braska this week und the next two weeks to half n million people who will be nttending moving picture thentres. This message will be pul across through the voices of fifty score human dynamos—speakers of the national organization of Four Minute Men. Each of this far-flung regiment of Four-Minute Men Is limited in ills ad dress to four minutes, hut a talk is being made every night from January 2 to January 19 In 330 moving-picture houses in the state. Thus for 22,440 minutes these thousand trained speakers of the Ne braska brigade of B’our-Mlnute Men will be firing home to moving-picture theatre audiences the facts about 25 cent and $5 C. S. War Savings Stamps. Prof. M. M. Fogg University of Nebraska Tliesij Four-Minute speakers are telling the people that two billion dol lars worth of these stamps must lie sold. They are telling the people that they can buy the stamps at the post offices, stores, banks, telephone offices —or most anywhere- hut to buy, for these stamps must he sold to help win the war. These Four-Minute speakers are j telling the people thut the more War I Savings Stamps that are sold the less | American blood will he shed. They ! are telling the people lliut while they j nre at home beside the warm Are I these nights tlielr brothers and sons. I or their neighbors' brothers and sons, | are over there in France out In the ! cold In blood-smeared trenches. They j nre telling the people of Nebraska that while they are sitting beside the i warm fire thousands of American i soldiers arc dodging death from bomb and shrapnel. These Four-Minute speakers are I telling the moving-picture audiences ! that the boys In the trenches are risk ! lng their lives for the people at home and the people here are not even asked to risk tlielr money for the soldiers. But the people are im plored to loan their money at 4% compound Interest, the highest Inter est the government has ever paid, that their money may help this na tion win the war. These Four Minute Men of Nebras ka are telling half a million people throughout Nebraska that If they buy War Savings Stamps they will save the lives of American soldiers by milk ing the war shorter, and If they refuse to buy them they will let hrave men die. These Four-Minute speakers nre asking the people to refrain from the purchase of things that nre not neces sary to their health and efficiency and loan the money they thus save to the Government. They are telling the people that there are not enougli workmen In the country to make all the luxuries and necessities the peo ple have money to buy nnd at the same t'rne produrc sufficient guns munitions and supplies for the mill tary forces. They are saying with Lloyd George that "extravagance and the purchase of non-essentials In war time Is treason." Prof. M. M. Fogg of the Depart ment of Rhetoric of the University of Nebraska, In charge of Debate and Journalism, Is Director of the Four. Minute Men In this state. In addition to Ids work ns general In chief of the Four-Minute Men Prof. Fogg la also Director of the N’« hrusku Bureau of Speukers und Puh lldty which was recently established by the State Council of Defense. Texas Towns Are Progressive Monitor Representative Finds Waco Wide-Awake and Citizens Hopeful; Impressed by Places and People. - . To the Readers of The Monitor: As per schedule I arrived in Waco j over that new and convenient inter-1 urban line, crossed the Brazos river the fourth largest suspension bridge in the United States, to disembark on the east side of the public square, from whence in every direction the streets lead into Waco’s business cen ters. I located the Mecca drug store and became acquainted with the propri etor, Dr. Frida, and the pharmacist, Dr. Clemmons, who directed me to a nearby hotel where I was comfortably located for four days. I found many changes in Waco j since my last visit, twenty-three years ago. It now has a population j of 43,000, one-third of which is j i claimed by the race. Camp McAr- j thur, one of the cantonments allotted to this state, is situated just west of the city and has 136,000 men being made into soldiers. The business ad vantages it brings to this little city is shared by the race. The race men of Waco are very opti mistic, that is, those representatives I j came in contact with, and with whom I talked. Judge John Evans, a prominent and prosperous lawyer, in whose beauti ful and modem home I was enter tained on New Year’s day, said: “We have forgotten the horrors of the past and pushing aside the obstacles of the present by concentrating our actions and bending our efforts to a success ful future.” Dr. A. S. Jackson, who it will be remembered on July 4th last, deliv ered that eloquent as well as sensible address to the men attending the of ficers training camp at Fort Des Moines, says: “That as secretary of the A. M. E. educational society (as well as having occupied the chair of mathematics at Paul Quinn Colelge, located in East Waco, with an enroll ment of 3,00 students, supported by this same church society), I can see Waco as the future center of education of this great state of Texas.” The Farmers’ Improvement Bank proved to be a very busy institution. The president. Prof. R. L. Smith, found time to give me some very in teresting data, which I will disclose later. Dr. J. M. Var.deville, the popular little dentist with up-to-date-and mod ern office, a true race man, said: “I mean to take every race paper and magazine that is being offered to the reading public; so send me The Mon itor. It is the best of them all.” The Mecca Drug Store where in th<* future, The Monitor will be sold, is finished complete in mahogany, ex cept the fountain, which is marble. To j describe it in detail would cover too much space, but a visit there is well worth while, for a chat with the courteous attendants, Mr. Clemmons, the pharmacist, Dr. Frida, his wife and son. I left Waco with many regrets, hav ing spent New Year’s with many old friends and a number of new ones. My next stop was at Temple, where I found the people fairly well situated, all being employed, the wage scale though low, but H. C. I,, twenty per cent lower than in the northern states. Bastrop, my next stop, is the county seat of a large farming community. Although in the Colorado river dis trict, failed of crops because of a long and extended drought, which up to the present, has not been broken. I did some business there just the same. Lagrange, Texas, the place of my next visit, was not a stranger to me, having lived here a little over a quar ter of a century ago. It seemed like the return of the prodigal son, for I found here one of the three living relatives I now have, a cousin, Ewing Schermask, which has made my stay one of pleasure. I am leaving here for points south on my way to Houston. I am, Correspondingly yours, FRED C. WILLIAMS, Tarveling Representative for The Monitor. Mrs. Winifred W'hite entertained a few friends New Year’s day and even ing in honor of her husband, who was home on a five days’ furlough from Camp Funston. TEXAS i J I : WATTLES COUNTY PLAN IS ADOPTED GENERALLY The county unit plan of food organi zation prevailing in Nebraska is being generally adopted throughout the United States, according to informa tion coming to Gurdon W. Wattles, federal food administrator for Ne braska. Favorable comment on the plan and the urging of the adoption of the Ne braska plan was sent broadcast from Washington. Every county in the state, save two, now have county food administrators and complete organizations. “The county officers are doing great work,” commented Mr. Wattles, “and Nebraska should be proud of her pa triotic men who are giving their time to this work.” MILLERS CAN SELL CORNMEAL PROFITABLY A'l 3c A POUND Millers grinding commeal from com which cost $1.25 per bushel can sell at 3 cents per pound at the mill and make a fair profit. This information was given to Federal Food Administrator Wattles by a prominent out state mil ler. Complaints that meal was being sold too high at the mill prompted the in vestigation by Wattles and deveolpeci this information. These complaints have come from all parts of the state ! and the practice of high charges seems ’ to be general. — CARD OF THANKS _ We wish to thank our many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our husband and uncle, and the beautiful floral offerings.—Mrs. Alice Letcher. Mrs. Charles Turner, Mrs. Joseph Campbell, Mrs. Anna Mann. The Clenlans Woman’s club met at the residence of Mrs. M. A. Shelton, j 3410 North Twenty-ninth street, Tues- j day, January 9, and elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. G. Ashby; vice presi dent, Mrs. S. K. Brownlow; secretary, Mrs. H. Fields; treasurer, Mrs. R. Se vere; chaplain, Mrs. M. A. Shelton. Be sure to patronize Monitor ad vertisers and tell them why.—Mention the Monitor. Mrs. Fields returned from Kansas City Sunday evening. Pay your debts. Be honest. If you are interested in new or I econd hand MAXWELL CARS at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES let me fill your order. I'll treat you right. MIDWEST MOTOR & SALES CORP. ROBERT PERRY, Colored Salesman. For any information call DOUGLAS 8685 ----- —-— = Neatly Furnished Rooms Modern Conveniences With or Without Board Telephones, Doug. 9458, Doug. 8703 The Booker T. Washington Hotel Mrs. Laura Cuerlngton, Propr. In Connection with THE WASHINGTON CAFE 1719-21 Cuming Street Omaha j G. B. ROBBINS REAL ESTATE | FIRE INSURANCE T 1623 Farnam St. Web. 5519 , , (-• ..... Rex Theatre Fid Gavin and HiB Tango Girls in “GLORY BE TO PETER” All New SongB and Dances Every Afternon and Evening 1316 Douglas Street A Riot of Fun—Don’t Miss It ............ .... . . .■:~i Miss EudoraWare TEACHES PIANO AND VOICE Special Attention to Beginner* Term* Reasonable. Webster 2921 2622 No. 25th St. * . ............ . .. . I OMAHA TRANSFER CO. ‘•The Only Way" BAGGAGE Checked to Destination r~--\ Mr. Bachelor: If your 1917 salary or in come was over $83:33 monthly you must make your Income Tax return. Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. V__ II ♦ I P m'nn 1 916 CUMINC STREET llOlSI burning Comfortable Rooms—Reasonable Rates | Douglas 2466 D. G. Russell, Proprietor ...-...... Particular £00) DentistrY < Best 22K gold crowns...$4.00 and $5.00 Gold fillings..$2.00 and up Casted gold inlays..-.—._$5.00 and up Heavy 22K bridgework....$5.00 and $6.00 per tooth Porcelain crowns ..$5.00 Full upper or lower plates, best material....$10.00 Silver fillings .—. $1.00 Temporary fillings....$ -50 Extractions __$ -50 and up i i Clarence H. Singleton, D. D. S. 109 South 14th Street (Over Peoples’ Drug Store) Office Hours, 9 A. M. to 12 M. 1 P. M. to 7 P. M. Phone Douglas 7812 i .... .... . LOur Growing Popularity Up-to-date methods, courteous atten tion, clean, sanitary surroundings, five barbers who know thtir business. This is what my shop offers you. Omaha's Most Successful Barber. P. H. JENKINS Telephone Red 3357 1313 Dodge Street Omaha, Neb. 1HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|||||||||||||||||I> f Dunham & Dunham 1 MAKERS OF THE BEST | $15.00 f SLITS AND OVERCOATS IN THE WORLD REPAIRING, CLEANING AND PRESSING = 118 South 15th Street. Omaha, Neb. E iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiii? A Church Where All Are Welcome Services Sunday School, 10 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m., 8 p. m. League, 6:30 p. m. Florence P. Leavitt Club, Mon day afternoon. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday Evening. W. H. M. S. Thursday Afternoon GROVE METHODIST CHURCH Ladies’ Aid, Friday Afternoon. 22nd and Seward Sts., Omaha, Neb. _ LRjFFIN G. LOGAN, Res. 1628 N. 22nd. Web. 5003 Diee-Hunter ndertaking Company CENSED EMBALMERS j ral Home, S. W. Corner 1st and Cuming Sts. mat. hunter I [ONE DOUGLAS 8103 Res. Stf/tfaRh Ave. Phone Web. 4740 WE DO OUR OWN WORK and Guarantee It to be the Best That Can be ; ! Had and at the Mott Reasonable Prices. For Cash or Secured Insurance. Crep; Cloth Casket, Auto Hearse, 7-Passenger Car, Robe and Embalming ,$75 j Crepe Cloth Casket. Dead Wagon, Carriage. Embalming, $50 J. H. WAKEFIELD. MGR. SOUTH OMAHA BRANCH I 4430 South 16th St. Phone South 2614 If You Cannot Get Mr. Wakefield, Call Main Office, Webster 816. Council Bluffs Calls Answered Promptly. Why Not Give Us Your Business. Our Fast Auto Service Will Bring Us to Your Door In 30 Minutes. Largest and finest chapel and parlors in the city. Free auto to parlors r.nd casket factory for family. If you need advice or a friend, call on us. Always open. Ring, and ring again, until you get UB.Webster 816. If you cannot get the parlors, call Hunter’s residence. Webster 4740. Credit Cheerfully Extended to All Worthy. We belong to the Masons, K. of P.'s, U. B. F.’s and Tabors.