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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1917)
GERMAN IS DROPPED BIG TRACTOR BREAKING GROUND FOR BOY SCOUTS' GARDEN Picture thow. Mra. E. C. Henry operating gang plow following motor car in opening campaign to cut high cost of living. Boy scouts watching. BECAOSEOFTHE WAR School Director Says Board Aoted Through Patriotic Motivi After U. S. Breaks With Kaiser. "Teaching of Gcman in the Omaha Dublic schools has been promoted for unpatriotic purposes. The teachers' committee had the subject up for con sideration before war was declared, but the open breach made the situa tion more acute." said Arthur R Wells, chairman of the teachers' com mittee of the Board of Education. "The abolishment of the office of su pervisor of German and the proposed dispensing of German-language teach ire; in grade schools has been in the hands of the teachers' committee for several weeks before action was taken," said Mr. Wells. Fresident Ernst of the board said; "The children should learn English in mi, cVinnW Let them he tauffht Ger- man at home if they wish to master that language, u is a waste 01 money and time and an injury to the chil dren to teach them foreign languages in the grade schools. ''They should be taught more of the three Rs. The war situation did not move the board to act in this matter. The subject has. been up for several months." Hearing Friday Afternoorl. C. V. Warfield and C 0. Talmage. board members, expressed the opinion that the war situation was not the controlling factor in the board's ac tion. The question of teaching the Ger- man language in grade schools next school year will be up before the teachers committee Friday afternoon. At this meeting it is expected that representatives of the German-American Alliance will appear. They have been invited. ' Val J. Peter of the German-American Alliance of Nebraska has been given to understand that the school board will dispense with German in the scVools because of financial and pedagogical reasons. Seven Lecturers Before Fine Arts Next Year . Seven notables, who have never been heard in Omaha before, will be brought by the lecture committee of ' the Fine Art aociety next year. They are Royal Cortissoz, art critic; Colonel George Harvey,, editor North American Review: ', John Masefield, poet; Henry Van Dyke, author; Amy Lowell, imagist poet; Thomas Whit ney Surette, magazine., writer, and , William Gillette, lecturer on the drama. The lecture committee, consisting of Mrs, Leonard Everett, chairman; Miss Jessie Millard, Miss Caroline Dodge, Mesdamei W. G. Ure, C.W. Russell, A. S. Rogers, J. T. Stewart, L. F. Crofoot and R. B. Howell, met Tuesday to pW the program. - , - Mrs. Ward Burgess, chairman of the exhibition committee, and Mrs. F.verett plan to bring to Omaha either the Fenetlosa or Buckingham collec tion of Japanese prints, with a recog niicd authority to lecture on them. Mrs. Everett will leave in a few days for New York to make definite ar rangements. Wants Preference for c . ' V Spanish War Veterans Chief Deputy County Attorney Ab bott is drafting a resolution to be presented before congress in the name of the United Spanish War Veterans of Nebraska, asking that preference , be given Spanish war reserve officers who have passed the examinations for admission to training camps, provid ing other conditions re equal. Mr. Abbott said that the move was prompted by the fact that Spanish war veterans are as a rule older men . than the others applying for commis sions in the officers' reserve and that they could not afford to leave their businesses or professions unless they were given assurance of preference over younger men with no military training. The Soanish War Veterans ' will meet at Columbus, Neb., May 16 to ao, inclusive. ' Shows Judge Cellar Does - Not Connect With Store Morris Rosenstine, grocer at 801 North Twentieth street, admitted in police court Thursday that he had ten cases ot beer in his cellar, but he considered it an extenuating circum stance that the cellar did not connect with the store. He explained the ' presence oi alcohol in his store by saying he had it there for medicinal purposes only." Judge Madden sentenced him to thirty days and auspended the sen tence." Kobert Wiggins, itinerant, was fined $100 and costs for unlawfully having intoxicating liauor in his oos- session. He went to jail. His chum, ' Walter Gultett.. was fined $10 for drunkenneiui, and he also went to jail - "Oklahoma is Calling , J v For Harvest Hands Harvest will start in Oklahoma about June 8 or 10, according to in' formation United States Labor Com' missioner Coykendall of Omaha has received. ' About 5,000 men will be needed for .' the Oklahoma harvest, Mr. Coykcn s dall elrarns. Wages will be not less than Si a day. From Oklahoma harvest hands work north to Kansas, where harvest is due to start about June 15 to 20. "from Kansas to Nebraska and from Nebraska into the Dakotas. The government urges harvest workers to travel northward via. Ok , lahoma City, Topeka and Omaha and report at the labor bureaus in these cities. Wheat is Up Two Cents And Corn Down a Couple Wheat on the Omaha market went to $3.22 e bushel, an advance of 2 cents, thirteen carloads being sold at this price. Sales were made as low as $J.20 on grade stuff. Receipts were fifty-seven carloads. Corn was 2 cents off, setting at $1.581.63. Receipts were seventy eight carloads. ' : Oats were one-fourth of a cent lower and sold at 70HSl70)i cents, with thirty-si carloads on the market. Machine Doing Its Work on Plot of Ground Obtained by Mrs. Henry, Who is Sponsor for the Movement Red Cross Activities Books tor Soldiers Mrs. 'Walter Page, who has donated 3,000 New Testaments to be sent to tne Nebraska boys who are leaving tor train ing camps, has or da red 1,000 printed slips to be pasted In the In side bindings, of the Teatam n ts. The girl at Matthews' b o e k i si store nave ottered IA j,fl their services to 'Wm"" naste the sIIdi In " the books. The following sentences written by Mrs. Page will appear on the slips: i asx you to put your trust in God. He will watch over you and strengthen you. rou win una in this little book guidance When you are in health. comfort when you are In alckneaa and strength when you are in adversity. To Have Red Cross Booths Promt. nent Omaha women will have charge of canvassing the retail dlstriot dur ing the big membership drive be ginning next Monday and lasting all ween. Aiinougn local Hea ureas au thorities have set the membership 5oal for 16,000, It Is thought by F. '. Foists, whoIs here from the Waah- Ington headquarters, that Omaha la capable of taking 10,000 members during the week. Red Crow Auxiliary Miaa Mar. garetha Grimmel haa organised one of the first Red Cross auxiliaries among the younger set to aew at the war relief rooms at'the Balrd build ing. They will meet Wednesday after noons from 1 until S under the direc tion oi air, u. v. Kedlck. "The olaas will doubtless outgrow, one room when the girl arrive home from their respective colleges and boarding schools, for we expect to work all summer long," said Miss Grimmel. The followln younz women inm. pose the class; Misses Kmiiy Keller, Henrietta Mc Arthur. Carlta O'Brien, Mary Fuller, Gertrude porter, Ruth Klnsler, Marian Weller, Helen Pearce, Eleanor Austin, Dorothy Smith, Mabel Allen, Jose. nine congaon, Mildred Rhodes, tslla Robinson. Ruth Fltueraid. nor. trude Owen, Ruth MoCoy, Dorothy Balbacn, Alice Rushton, Grace Rob ertson, Marjorte Menold, Blanche Deuel, Helen Smith. Helen Ingwer aen, Marjorle Howlund. ir.n. i'r..r and Beatrice Johnson. afagailne Wantett Muaiin wanted at the National League r Woman Service headauarturm. Th.. will be distributed anion the aoldiam ions. Mrs, ivowrie cmlds, as wu, ii manumit ni inn anniai mil w.n. uopaiinmni, n in cnarge or the collec tion of literature, but any on having """ may leave tnem at the league headquarters. BODIn NlfM 1A rmn , . . o . . . , " iVUJ VI v.,, ouum vmana women have formed a Red Cross auxiliary which will meet Friday afternoons at the war relief rooms In the Balrd bulld- uc ,u mix nospiuu supplies, ana. C. H. Marling la In . charge of the group. Red Crane Want a nim,ij. r. ha chapter of the Red Cross society wn a trained dietician to take charge of th classes which are being formed under th leadership ot Mlas ' i.u rroa - a "las Gertrude , on'r one w know of, who is . ., ua w omens christian asso ciation, ia leaving Omaha for the anm- IDT S w nv no oa to '"cn the nun Mia miv Kountae. Th young Women's Christian asso ciation laboratory will be available for the classes as soon as they wish to begin work, according to Miss Etta """""i ioung woman i Christian aaeoclaUon secretary. Church Women Help Th Grace Lutheran church women, who have formed a Rd r... ..m T, met Friday afternoon at th war re- ..... tuvim ,a lne uaira ouiiding. Mrs. H. H. Miller and Mrs. John K.uhn are in charge of th auxiliary. Volunteers Coming In Volunteers for th Red Cross membership cam paign next week are pouring In to the booth committee. The Vaasar club haa offered to start the ball rolling Monday at th booth at Thomas Kil patriok Co., and Mrs. Harry Cum niing, Mrs. F. A. Brogan, Mr Wil son Low and Mrs. Lynn Curtis will have cbarg th rest of th week. iimii!iiiiii!niiamijjii;inmMi Now Summers here I want my P0STT0ASTIES every day AYS rtps'ex' w . - a the publication was by Harper's The booth at th Brandels stores will be in chant of Mrs. John L. Kennedy and Mrs. A, V. Klnsler, srho are providing their pwa hslpsrs. At the Henshaw hotel the booth will be In charge of Mrs. Jack Webster, Mra. Beulah Turner and Mr. C. A. Hull. Mrs. Fred Metz, Mra. George, Pet erson, Mrs. Richard Carrier and Mrs. JoseDh Lehmer volunteered to look after the booth at th Beaton Drug company. Miss Martha Folda will have th Union station booth for two days; Mrs. C. L. Burdlct, Mrs. Joseph Barker. Mra, A. L. Reed and Mra Louis Natih will take memberships at Burgess-Nash, and Mrs. H. B. Bowen and helpers will be In charge of th booth at the Raymond Furniture com pany. The House of Menagh was th first firm to offer to give space to a booth. Red Cross campaign headquarters are open at 810 South Sixteenth street in the First National Bank building. Offers of Drivers Since ths an nouncement In Th Ba that th Oma ha chapter of the Red Cross society wishes to give an ambulance oompany, the Red Cross headquarters have had numerous offers from Omaha and out In ths state of young men fitted to be come drivers., Twenty ambulance driv ers are needed for a company, and the names which are promising ara being filed for future reference. . Among those applying up to th present tlmejire E. C. Goddard ot th Central Coal and Coke oompany, age 24, and Is fitted for the medical serv ice; W. R. Sergent of th F. S. Martin company ot this city, age St years. wno nas nao lourteen years' experi ence; Lewis Deiarm, age 21, and Clarence W. Olson, 21, of Albion, Neb.; i: m. nam, age 2Z, ana B. w, Hartt, 24, both of Wilmington, Neb. "If Omaha Is successful in aalnlnr a large and representative membership rou next weK 11 win os more likely to gain the consent of the Washington authorities to provide an ambulance corns. Perhaps we can even offer to give two." said Mrs. Howard Baldrlge, in speaking enthusiastically ot the work. Offers to Make Cans Mrs. C. L. Burdlct and a committee of ten Pres byterian church women have offered to make 100 cap for th girls to wear in charge of booths during the membership campaign next week. Their costumes are to be white ehlrt- waisc suit, whit cans with th Red Cross emblem on It, and they will carry bag with th cross on them. isveryone paymg a dollar for a mem- Dersnip will Da given a Red Cross button. Six-Cent Libel Story Printed in Collier's Washington, May 10. A dispatch published yesterday announcing that a verdict had been awarded to Henry Lane Wilson, tormer ambassador to Mexico against Norman Haoiood. former editor of Collier's Weekly, by. interence may have indicated that the article on which suit was brought was published in that magazine whereas We Consider The Mew Edison "Tke Phonograph With a Soul" ' You have heard talking machine good, bad and indif ferent But you have not heard the literal re-creation of music until you have heard the New Edison. "We extend to you a cordial invitation to visit our (tore and let your own ears bear out the above statements. Rouse's Edison Parlors Cor. 20th and Farnam St. German Teachers Refuse To Attend Peter's Meeting Several German language teachers ct the public schools reported to school headquarters that they had been requested to attend a meeting called by Val J. Peter of the German American alliance for Wednesday aft ernoon. The responses were so (cw that the meeting was called off. When asked about the matter Mr. Peter said: "I know of no such meet ing having, been called. The only meeting I know anything, about is with the teachers' committee of the Board of Education at 4 p. m. on Friday.'! The issue is whether the German language shall be taught next school year in tlie grade schools. , Munsey Fined With Others On "Dope Trust" Charge Vagrancy was the charge against seven men and one woman, who were arrested by Detectives Rich and Pszanowski on suspicion of being members of a "dope trust." Thcv were patrons of Mr. and Mrs. Tohn Munsey' place at 223 North Thir teenth street, where quantities of co caine and morphine were found. John Munsey was fined $25 and costs. His wife was discharged. Har rison Talbot, better known as "Dan ger," and Robert Mc Adams drew sentence of thirty days. Harry Col lins and O. Hoffman got fifteen-day sentences. John Morris was fined $15 and costs and John Ware was fined $25 and costs To Offer Reward for The Slayer of Druggist A resolution offered by Mayor Dihlman and adopted by the city council offers a reward of $400 for apprehension of the murderer of Samuel C Smith, who was killed at his drug store during a recent holdup. The resolution calls upon the county and state officials to offer re wards and directs the police depart ment to renew its efforts to find the guilty person or persons. Fourth Nebraska Company Organizes Floor Quintet Company D of the Fourth Ne braska has organized a basket bait five and wilt play its first game at the Omaha Young Men's Christian asso ciation tonight The ,rY" Comets will oppose the soldiers, who are said to have fast quintet. City Planning Expert Pays Visit to Omaha George B. Ford of New York, in the service of the City Planning com mission for this year, is here for a few days on his way east from the planning convention at Kansas City. It an Honor that we have been licensed by Mr. Edison to sell hi favorite invention. The New York Tribuno says of this Invention: "Edison has snared the sonl of music. " The Boston Herald says: "Impossible to distinguish between the singer's living voice and its re-creation by the musical in strument that bear the stamp of Edison' genius." Four hundred other great newspaper have con ceded that this wonderful new in vention re-creates all forms of music with such literal perfection that the re-creation cannot be distinguished from the original. Tel Douglas 7782. Union Pacific Office Men Turn to Big gardens Fifty men of the freight accounting department of the Union Pacific sys tem have organized the "Union Paci fic Patriotic Producing club," for th cultivation of thirty-two acres south of Y street, between Twenty-seventh and Thirtieth street. The land was offered by the O'Neil Real Estate comoanv to the citv ear- den department in connection with the food conservation movement E. W. Sinnett has been elected manager ot the railroad gardening club. Potatoes and beans will be raised. The men will work evenings and Saturday afternoons. Thieves Break Into Church, But Do Not Steal Anything All Saints' church was entered by burglars last night through a window in the west side of the church, by breaking one of the large panes of glass and unfastening the window. Nothing of any value is missing but a thorough overhauling of the robing room was made, an tne drawers broken open. The sacramental wine was untouched. Withnell O. K.'s Action Of the City Electrician Superintendent Withnell of the city building department reported to the city council mat City electrician Curran acted within the law and rea son in issuing temporary permits to journeymen electricians. The Central. Labor union complained against al leged irregularities of Mr. Curran. A Delightful Trip I NEW H4-U5 Cih, Doctor Tells How Evesight SO Week's Time A Free Pretcription You Can Have Filled and Use at Home. Philadelphia. Pa. D wr tlasaeflT Are you a victim of ay itrala or other eye weakoeasM? If so, you will be aiad to know that aeeordlnr to Dr. LawH thara la real hope for you. Many whoaa eyee were ratline eay they have hud their ayaa re stored through the principle of this won derful free prescription. One nut aaya. after trying It: "I was almost blind; could not see to read at all. Now I can read everything without any glasses and my yea do not water any more. At night they would pain dreadfully j now they feel fine all the time. It was like a miracle to me. A lady who used it nays: The atmosphere seemed hasy with or without glasses, but after using this prescription tor fifteen days everything seems olear. 1 can even read fine print without glasses." It Is believed that thousands who wear glasses ean now discard them tn a reasonable time and mul titudes more will be able to strengthen their yes so as to be spared the trouble and a nonse of aver getting flssses. Eya troubles ot many descriptions may bs wonderfully -I ran DEMAND IS HEAVY FOR GARDEN SEED Rush Develop Jar Beyond the Expectation of the Orig inator of th New , Plan. Sales of garden and potato seeds by the city garden department have reached $125, and many still coming lor packages of small seeds and pecks and bushels of seeo potatoes. The work is developing beyond ex pectations. Miss Susie Chadwick i volunteered her entire time to heln i in the office of Director Fleharty of ine municipal garden project, me services of two more volunteers could be used for a few weeks. Mrs. H. B. Fleharty also is giving her time. Chauncey P. Coy & Son of Water loo donated two and one-half sacks of sweet corn seed and half a sack of cucumber seed, which will be dis tributed to needy and worthy fami lies who will cultivate their gardens more. H. H. Auerbach is in charge of the city's seed sale, the plan being to sell at actual cost Sales will not be made to speculators. The eity wants to help bona fide gardeners and give them the benefit of reduced prices. Efforts are being made to interest members of the Omaha Woman's club in a movement to provide seeds free to families who are unable to buy, but who will plant and care for gardens if they had the seeds.. Mayor Dahlman In Charge Of Selective Draft Law Mayor Dahlman and Election Com missioner Moorhead agreed that the existing machinery of the latter's of fice shall be used in connection with the forthcoming selective conscription registration. Under the plan as outlined from Washington the mayor of Omaha will be in charge of this registration. One hundred volunteers have signi fied a willingness to serve ss regis trars. All of the work will be done by citizens who volunteer their services. Missing Picture at Art Exhibit Has Been Found The missing; picture from the art exhibit, Barbier'a "Turandot," was found by Mra. Ward Burgess, chair man of the exhibition committee. It was hidden in a mass of packing cases, where it had Lcen left on ac count of a broken frame. Mrs. Burgess immediately notified the Buffalo committee in charge of the pictures that the painting had been found. HOME NURSING HOME NURSING CLASS . y. w. ca: Class Begins Monday, May 14, at 7:30 P. M. IS Lessons, $3.00. to Mew Vr.Dir' IIUTV alValXfV Because she experienced the elements of service to which she is accustomed, this dainty Miss, bom to home refinements and luxuries, was at ease on the The Train of Today Um tASTSXWND Chicago s:,:T.,i'.Hn lii?K YORKimTS:" sftutsjrsi Tbnm WESTBOUND YORK J?.".'r?5 245 CHICAGO ri?JS Shortest Route 20 Hours of Luxurious Travel on Tke Standard Railroad oi tb WorM turlhtr frticuton mm Ucu ffcssl Afu tMrm ROWLAND, trmttm PalMW Ami Jfwlitmml Ban tldl. team OMAHA. NEB To Strengthen per cent In One in Many Instances benefited by following the simple roles. Hera ts the prescription: Go to any active drug stora and get a bottle of Bon -Opto tablets. 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