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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1918)
: THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1918. I . DR. WHITE TELLS OF CRUEL DEEDS TURKSCOMMIT . .Educator Gives Graphic Ac count of Atrocities He Wit nessed While at Marsa van Boys' Coilege. Turkish atrocities committed on ,.t Armenians, Syrians and Greeks and , ' the terrible conditions in Turkey were described by. Dr. George White, pres. ''. ident of a boys' college in Manovan, . Turkey, in a talk at the University club Friday noon. ' Dr. White, who has passed 26 years in educational work in Turkey, told : ' of eight Armenian members of the " "college faculty being murdered by ' the Turks, who took possession of 'r " the college and forced him and his family to flee to America in the sum mer of 1916. 4. -Unspeakable outrages are com-.- ' monplace in Turkey," ad Dr. White. . "Religious fanaticism, aggravated by the war, has driven the Turks mad and their insatiable thirst for the blood of Christians is never quenched. , At one time there were between 300 and 400 Christian Armenians, Syri-.-. ans and Greeks slaughtered with axes '; and buried, many of them still alive, -- in ditches in the province where I i lived." 'M Supported by Americana. f ' The college of which Dr. White is " president is supported by American ? funds and controlled by a board of ( trustees in Boston. There were 425 ' boys, including a few Americans, at" tending the school when tha Turks seied it , . ' t ' Since coming to America Dr. White has been lecturing on behalf of the t Armenian and Syrian relief fund. He ' has spoken in Omaha twice in the fast year. His lecture was in the in terest of the drive for funds which will be started in Omaha by the Ar menian and Syrian relief committee. PRICES DROP AS HOARDERS THROW T BEANS ON MARKET Navy beans have dropped 25 per cent in price in the last week. This,; to consumers) is tha most encourag ing news that has come from the realms of old King H. C. L. for many moons. ' Navy beans that retailed at 20 cents a pound ten days ago are selling at 15 cents now. Tha second grade, which previously sold at 174 cents and 18 cents, are selling at 12 cents. Retail grocers say this drop dis closes a plain case of hoarding, with the hoarders becoming afraid to hold their stocks any longer. The big sup plies of beans long stored up are now '.being thrown on the market, with the result that the big grocery stores are displaying them in containers as large , as wagon boxes, topped oil with huge price signs calling attention to the sudden drop. '; " Eggs, too, are coming down the scale in price. Feah eggs are listed at 36 and 38 cents irt many of the ; grocery stores today. Butter has dropped 2 cents in the 'last few days and the best creamery can now be had-at the grocery stores ' for 50 cents, whereas it hat been sell ing at from 52 to 55 cents. "Advertise and Watch Omaha Rise" is Winning Slogan "Advertise and Watcn Omaha Rise." This is the new slogan to be used by the bureau of publicity of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce In the cam paign to raise $50,000 in, Omaha to advertise the Nebraska metropolis throughout the United States. ' F. J. Alberts of the Harding Cream, ery company is the man who wrote : the slogan and is therefore the win ner of the $10 cash prize offered by the bureau for the best slogan. ;.' The committee gave honorable mention to the following slogans sub mitted in the contest: , - "Advertise Omaha and Omaha will advertise you. Submitted on an un . signed postal card. "Omaha is worth advertising." Sub mitted by A. R. Groh bi Omaha. "If you are wise you will advertise Omaha." Submitted by Guy D. Thomas. 1004 Farnam street, Omaha. - "Omaha must advertise her advan tages." Submitted by Tom Martin of M. E. bmitn & Co., Omaha. "If you advertise your business. then advertise the town your business - is in." Submitted by Fred W. 3os trom, 410 Sweetwood avenue, Omaha. Insurance Men in Drive for Sale of War Saving Stamps . Fifty life insurance men in Omaha , are still hard at work on their canvass for the sale of war stamps. The move . rrent is statewide this week, and in surance men are giving all of their , time to It The committee urges business houses to pursue the open door pol icy, and allow the salesmen to go through their plants again. It is found that wherever this is done the insurance men are selling large Quan tities of the stamps, even though the places were thoroughly canvassed a few months aao. - The sale of war stamps is to be pushed hard during March, as State Director ward M. uurgess is espe dally anxious that Nebraska shall re tain its place in the lead of all the states in the sale of these stamps, and the drive is being made with partial lar energy in Omaha in the hope that Omaha might take, first place among !.... r f.. a . nc ctuet oi me country in ims yotk Upstate Dealers Given Wider Margin on Spadra - Fuel Administrator Kennedy has fixed the maximum gross margin on spadra coal sold at retail at points outside of Douglas and- Lancaster counties at 51 J5 a ton. .The new or der becomes effective next Monday, This margin is the tame that has been permitted in Douglas and Lancaster and is 25 cents a ton more than was formerly allowed upstate retailers. The reason for the increase is said to be because of the great shrinkage, The coal distingerates and a large proportion of it becomes slack, which dealers are forced to sell at a low ance. so it is asserted. QUITS BRITISH CABINET TO TIGHT HOME BULE. rrr f4 Ik V JM fir l! I f ' 1 ' J V f : . I I H 0 1 ' S f I I , ' in y- J f ' f in p 1 I " ' S- '' " 1 1 h i 5 4 '' ' I Sir Edward Carson, former minister without portfolio in the British war cabinet, who resigned his place to lead the fight in Ireland against home rule. , This photo of the ex-British minister -was made after he returned to his home at Drumalico, Lame, near Belfast, Ireland. NATIONALISM AND WOMAN PARTY' Sexes Hold Equal Power in In New Political Organiza tion; Boosts Passage of . Suffrage Amendment. Chicago, March 8. After the open ing of the national party convention today telegrams were sent to Presi dent Wilson and the senate' urging immediate passage of the Susan B. Anthony suffrage .amendment. It was planned to send a message to the British labor party suggesting a representative be sent to this country to campaign for the national party. Election of officers was expected to conjome much of the day's session of the convention. ' , Augmented by more than 100' dele gates who bolted the prohibition con vention, the new national party came into real being yesterday by the adop tion ot a platform. I he original 1U0 or more delegates were composed of war socialists, single taxers, suffra gists, social democrats and progres sives. The platform on which these elements united includes most of the cardinal principles for which the va ried elements composing the new par ty stood as separate units. , , ; Men and women will- hold equal Eower in the new party. Chairman 'avid Coates ' ruled after the dele gates has listened tc Mrs. Howard Gould of New York, who emphasized that women were supporting the new organization financially and in other ways, fully as much as the men. As a result of the action of the chair man equal representation on all com mittees already named was made. The chairman said it is the intention of the organization to be known as the "man and woman party." Trench Ship Owner Dead. ' Paris. Thursday. March 7 Jules Charles Roux. president of the' Com- pagnie Generate Transatlantique (the f rench line;, is dead at his home here. He was one of the leading shin owners and shipbuilders of France. Wot 1 esmo soothes and heals sick skins Ressnoliswhatyouwantforyourskin-trooble-ResinoltojA'theltching and burning Resinol to Atal the eruption. This gentle ointment is so effective that h has been a standard skin treatment, among physicians, for many years. It contains nothing which could irritate the tenderest skin even of a tiny baby. AU Arantai Mil Rtttal TrUl tra. Writ DP. S-R. Reunol, Btldmort, Mi HAVE COLOR IN CHEERS Be Better Lookmgf-Take Olive Tablets If your skin Is yellow-complexion pallid tongue coated appetite poor you have a bad taste in your mouth a lazy, no-good feeling you anould take Olive Tablets. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets i ubstitut for calomel mm prepared by Dr.Edwardt after 17 years of study with his patients. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil You will know them by their olive color To have a clear, pink skin, bright eyes, no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like childhood days you must get at the cause. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets act on the liver and bowels like calomel yet have no aangerous alter enecta, They start the bile and overcome consti pation, That's why millions of boxes are sold annually at 10c and 25c per box. All druggists. Take one or two nightly and note Uie pleasing results. IU I .11 II K t brandeis Stores m ii This Specialty SAVE FOOD For the younger gen eration the "Dorothy" Frocks quoted in "Vogue." Diatinctive Styles. Girls' Tub Dresses, $1.50 Values $1.95 to $2.25 Wonderful variety of Girls' Tub Dresses, in a very special lot for Saturday's selling:, full line of sizes and colon. , Made of guaranteed washable Gingham and Chambray, Percales, etc,, in pretty patterns. Checka, stripes and plain colors. High waisted and straight lines that are so becoming to every little srirl. Pockets, too, that are so attractive. Sizes 6 to 14 years. ' White Dresses for Girls, $5 to $22.50 There is nothing ' daintier than sheer Or gandie, Net and Georgette Crepe for Graduation and Confirmation Dresses. Made in dainty styles, trimmed with real fine lace and em broidery. Beautiful ribbon sashes; all sizes 6 to 16 years of age. ' Second Floor in Women's $7.50 to,$8.50 Shoes, $5.95 i Splendid assortment of , Spring Foot wear. Included in the lot are gray kid vamp with cloth tops, black kid with gray cloth tops, brown patent leather with tops of buck or cloth: Eight and nine inches high ; all sizes. $2.00 KID GLOVES, $1.25 Ml if contains White Kid Gloves in all sizes and the Black Kid Gloves in sizes from 5 to 6v2. ; r - They are a most wonderf ul bargain indeed, at $1.25, and the wise woman will buy her a dozen pairs at this price. Saturday, While They Last, A Pair at $1.25 Main Floor Cut Flower Specials 5,000 Carnations, fresh stock, each, .2Vtc 10,000 Bunches of Sweet Peas, a bunch at :20c Large Bunches of Violets, a bunch ................ 19c Potted Hyacinths, each ... 19c Large Variety of Blooming Plants. Wedding and Funeral Designs Our Specialty. Main Floor, Pompeian Room Entrance Offers Styles for Ages Hard to Fit EVERY MOTHER knows that it is a problem to fit the growing girl and also a greater prob lem to keep fitting her into good looking garments during this period of her life. We have solved this problem nicely in what we call the "Flapper" sizes, and our stock of garments for girls from 12 to 16 years of age is complete . right now. With the near approach of Easter, the offerings we make here for the younger generation are exceptionally interest ing to the mother who not only desires to be well dressed herself, but to have her daughter or daughters stylishly attired also. The added attraction of modest prices is making this Specialty Shop for Girls more and more popular every da. "Flapper" Dresses for Girls, $15 to $35 For girls of 12, 14 and 16 years of age. Of pretty Foulard Silk, Wool Jersey, Taf feta, Covert Cloth, etc. ; in Eton styles with smart vestee and crushed girdle. Some have tunic that gives an extremely youthful effect; high waisted in becoming girlish styles. Also the new Regulation Coats, Women's $6.50 to $8 Shoes, $4.95 Four Excellent Styles of Walking Boots WE WOULD ADVISE THE PURCHASE of not less than two pair of these splendid Shoes at $4.95. Certainly you have not had a recent opportunity to obtain Shoes like these for such a little outlay. With the approach of spring and the inducements to get outdoors an extra pair or two of walking Boots comes handy. Four excellent styles, low heel Walking Shoesi Styles in-. elude dark brown calf, white Nu colt; lace style only; sizes 2 to 6' and widths B to D. $4.00 to $6.00 50 Doz. Pairs White Kid Gloves $1.25 Worth to $2.00 Pair If we were, to buy these gloves to day we would have .to sell them for $1.75 to $2.00 a pair. While this limited quantity lasts, we will sell them at $1.25 a pair. The lot j 1 pi V Shop for Girls Girls' Coats, $5.00 to $39.00 Of Check Velour, Wool Poplin, Wool Jer sey, Silvertone, etc., in very latest style. New belted effect, high waist, with extra detachable collar. , Lovely new spring shades, such as Pe kin Blue, Rookie, Copenhagen, Khaki, Green, Navy, etc.; all sizes 6 to 16 years. moderately priced. - buck, dull calf and patent Women's Novelty Boots, at $9.85. , Tan Russia Calf, dark tan calf, gray buck tops, gray calf, all with the new mili tary heels, gray kid with cloth tops; patent kid vamps, with gray cloth welt and turned soles, all sizes; extraordinary values. Main Floor, Rear Drugs ' Djar Kit Parfume, spe cial, an ounce at. .$1.00 $1.50 Aiuraa or La Trefle . Faca Powder at ...... 98d Madama It a'balle't Lilac ' Da ha'bella Faca Pow der, $1.25 size at 791' Listeria, $1.00 size at. .65d Aspirin Tablet, a doz. at 10 William' Toilet Water, 75c size at 59 Ulypto Ointment, 25c size 186 Hay'a Hair Health. $1.00 size at .59d Two-quart Maroon Color Fountain Syringe com plete with pipes, $1.19 ' value at 79 PeroxideVanuhing Cream, ' 25c size at... 19J Lemon White, contains the juice of fresh lem ons for whitening the skin, 35c size at 196 Armmd'i Face Powder, 50c size at... 336 Jap RoteSoap,- a bar at .... 86 Ess Peroxide Soap, bar 86 Cocoanut Oil Soap, a bar 56 Imported Caitil Soap, bar 96 Main Floor, Rear Special Saturday Night Turkey Dinner Served from 5:00 to 8:30 P. M. Cream of Celery Marthmallow Queen Olive Celery Hearts Young Onions - RadUhes Boast Yonnff Turkey With Dressing 'Cranberry Sauce Cream Mashed Potatoes Succotash Mexican Cold Slaw Hoi Bolls Apple Pi Blackberry Pie A La Hod Custard Pie Cream Puffs or lee Cream and Cake Tea ' , Coffee v Milk SPECIAL MUSIC If PGD )tU!l Leather Goods and Jewel Ladies' Hand Strap Pocket $1.00 values; each at Fine Oriental Pearl Beads, opera length and graduated, large pearl beads in center; . do no special at . Main Floor , , p II Sport and Splendid Showing of Si As indicative of the smartness and simple, jst: we present these two groups for Saturday's selljtiff i r Sport Blouses, at $2.00 Made of Striped Dimities with Organdie Collars. ; i. , White Orgakdie Blouses,' with polka dot linen col. lars. Plaid Voile Blouses with linen vests. AZo all White Voile Blouses, lace or embroidery trimmed. : Hosier An Extraon Women's Thread Silk Bo, colors and while and bi less, lisle tops, spliced he tra value, a pair at. . . . Women's LUI Hose in Black an? White; seamless and fashioned Black Cat and Burson ; makers double heels and toes; regular and out sizes; Q a pair .' Women's Thread Silk Hose in shoe shades and fancy d1 OP stripes; a pair at .... V Mam Undi Kayser Silk Top, Lisle Bo 1 pink and white ; extra val a suit, ........... va. h . Out sizes, a suit at,..-.-. Children's "M" Knit Waists; Wei taped; bone buttons; OP ' special, each at dOC Children's Fine "M" Knit Uaiod Suits; well taped bone buttons the garment for spring and sum4 mer wear, a QQil .ni OUQ3 Women's Fine Cotton LUle Vestsi hand crocheted yokes; alscl hemmed tops; extra length; all each at .... 59d ThiroJ Here's a Itemarka 29c Ribrjon Buy liberally here on S a turd Special Sale of Fancy Warp most wonderful assortment of advanced prices we will values up to 29c a yard; Sati Main 1 Special In Ladies' Hand Baigs and Pocket Books $ Ladies' Hand Bags and Pocket Books; finest leathers; beautifully made ind finished; all shapes and styles; regu lar $5.00 values;- , j0 QQ very special at. . . . . . . Pin Seal, Crepe Seal and Fancy Pais ley Ladies' Pocket Books or . Hand Strap Pocket Books; regular flj 1 A A $2.00 values; special at. ... ,U Books; regular 69c Dress Bloii. ' - Seeoad 5) ll