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THE' BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1918. Conducted by Ella Fleishman V. OH Tr fe Corniest in Prt School children throughout the state, as well as Omaha, are sending to The, Bee their Liberty loan para graphs to enter in the priie contest. Thomas C. Byrne, chairman of the Nebraska Liberty loan committee, has offered, through The Bee, $100 in cash prizes to the school children of Ihis state writing the best paragraphs txplaining why the third Liberty loan oonds should be purchased. .In addition. The Bee offers five at tractive prizes for the best paragraphs published in this newspaper. All paragraphs entered in the con gest should be mailed to "Liberty Loan Contest Editor, , Omaha Bee. Omaha, Neb." The rules announced by the contest :ommittee are: " FirstThe competition is open tp grammar and high school pupils of nuhlie. nrivate and carochial schools f frt the state of Nebraska. Second Each paragrapn snail con sist of 50 words or less, shall be writ ten on the back of a post card, ana shall give name of pupil, school, town or township, grade, teacher and age tf Timi1 Third All post cards shall be mailed to The Omaha Bee, which will print the best paragraphs received. Fourth After a paragraph has been printed, and not before, clip it and mail ,it to Liberty loan contest committee1, Chamber of Commerce, Omaha. Fifth The contest will close May 1, 1918. The first prize will be $50; v .second prize, $25; third prize, $15, and '.""fourth prize, $10. The Bee today reprints three of the best paragraphs received: . Liberty Bonds. . 'By Robert Inman, 921 West Seven- teenth Street, Columbus, Neb., Grade Nine, Columbus High , .School, Prof. Webb, Teacher. "The Germans are trying to con . quer the word. If they succeed, we become slaves. It is up to YOU to , buy Liberty bonds and help win this '.' war for democracy and freedom." "" w , - Poetry. t ; By Gerald J. Witte, 10 Years Old, a Wisner, Neb., R. F. D. 5, District 66, Grant Township. Fourth Grade. : Julia Crowely, Teacher. i We will have to lick the kaiser fair, '. : Or this war we will not win, ' So pitch in and buy a third Liberty j : ; bond, r And make the kaiser swim. We want all his submarines, We are going to clian out the sea, So do your best with hearts serene, To win this world wide democracy. Why We Must Buy Bonds. ' David Kubjensky, IS Years Old, Cen tral School, Eighth B; Miss De Moss, Teacher. s "Buy Liberty bonds to stop the X barbaric work the Beast of Berlin ' does. The kaiser enjoys the news when his men report that they cut off 1,000 hands from the poor Bel- " gian children and outrage innocent 5 girls and women. "The above, statements are unpos tible to believe, but are true. Protect your children now while you have the opportunity to buy bonds. "Americans, wake up! One bond js not enough 1 Sacrifice now rather than, your children later. Bonds help our brave Sammies to stop his bar- oaric work." Wellesley Girls ' " Make Garments for War Zone Kiddies The college clubs throughout the '.and are doing a wonderful work in clothing the fatherless, homeless chil dren in war-devastated Europe. The Wellesley club of Omaha has been working for months, making gar ments for 4-ycar-old girls. The Wel- lesley unit has not yet sailed for France, but the alumnae, members ' here have worked untiringly that " their representatives might have a stoodly supply of garments for the v. tiny French and Belgian girls with , whom they Will come in contact in .heir reconstruction work. Cunning Jittle dresses, warm sweat :rs and caps, tiny hose and shoes are Included in the outfits made by the skillful fingers of these college wo nen. The club met today at the home of Mrs. John L. McCague, jr., , when eight of the members were present. Municipal Kitchens In Copenhagen The Copenhagen city government - has estimated that for the coming . year the chirity disbursements made necessary by the war will cost the , whole country about $7,000,000 and that approx.inately half of this will !all on the taxpayers of Copenhagen. This money will be spent for food ', ind fuel for maintaining community citchens; for small weekly allowances to the unemployed, who are becom tig more and more numerous, and for the relief of special cases of dis xess. Dress Hints " Many pretty dresses are made of jpholstery materials. White lingerie dresses are trimmeds jvith a little color. New hat brims are longer in front v than in the back. White wash satin skirts have very :ull puffy pockets. ' Black taffeta is used for collars on irown woolen coats. - A tremendous revival of Spanish shawls has set in abroad. - The newest overblouses are almost is long as the tunic. ,' ' Waists are frequently modeled after tiens evening shirts. Heavy angora wool is used for em ' broidering chiffon and linen. Omaha Girl Receives Government Position As Junior Chemist School Liberty Loan Climbs to $57J90; . Hotel Booths Close School subscriptions for the third Liberty loan already total $57,190. Central High subscribed $9,000; Long, $1,200, and Miss Elizabeth Rooney, principcl of Monmouth Park school, joined the "$1,000- Liberty loan club." Mrs. Jay Kata, Mrs. Charles O'Neil Rich and Miss Irene McKnight, school captains, report subscriptions of $3,400, $4,200 and $6,200, respec tively. Hotels booths selling Liberty bonds closed Monday night. The total subscriptions will be announced Wednesday. Mrs. Alvin Johnson, chairman of the booths committee, agreed to superintend the work for but. one week. Every waiter in the Fontenelle bought a bond Monday-before the Fontenelle booth, in charge of Mrs. A. V. Kinsler, Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Mrs. E. T. Swobe and Miss Helenc Bixby, closed. Rome and Her Grand hotel em ployes are 100 per cent in the third bond -campaign. Miss Amy Gilmore assisted Mrs. H. E. Waggoner at these booths. At Liberty Bank. Among the largest subscriptions reported by the Liberty bank Mon day were R. C. Howe, for Armour Partincr rnmnanV $75,000: Metronol- itan Water district, $100,000; $5,000 for the Underwood Typewriter com pany, and $2,000, Charles L. ' Deuel. R. C. Chock, a Japanese student enrolled at Creighton, bought a $50 bond. W. H. Rothert subscribed for a $300 bond for himself and a $50 one for each of his four children, Waldo, Harlow, Lorace and Flor ence. Other subscriptions were ER. Woods, $1,500; Dr. Alfred C. Peter son, $1,000; Miss Elizabeth P. Allen, $500; Albert Miller, $500, and W. C. Mam, $500.. Liberty Bond Notes. All Saints' church subscriptions to tal $171,000. This is the largest sum reported from any one church. Miss Katherine- Dwyer, infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Dwyer, is one of the youngest bond holders in Omaha. Her father bought a $5,000 bond for her. Miss Ruth Bjork, maid in the W. J. Hynes home, bought a $50 .bond from house-to-house canvassers. "I can't afford to do much but at least I can throw a bond at the kaiser," she said. Mrs. O. A. Nickum, chairman of the Omaha Woman's club Liberty loan committee, announced at Mon day's meeting that through the club $13,700 had been subscribed to the Liberty loan. ' Marie Dressier, musical comedy star, will speak for the Liberty loan in Omaha Saturday at 12:15 o'clock at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon and at the Liberty bank at 2 o'clock. Miss Dressier will be here without fail, according to T. C. Byrne, state chairman, who went to Kansas City Monday to make the arrangements. Knitting Falls Off. Mrs. A. W. Jefferis, chairman of knitting for Omaha Red Cross chap ter, calls on patriotic women not to give tip their knitting needles with the advent of warmer weather. "We are still receiving emergency orders for sweaters and 4,000 must be completed before June 1," said Mrs. Jefferis.' In War Poster Competition. August W. Dunbier, promising Omaha artist, has been invited by the government to submit a poster in an art competition opening April 25 for posters to be used in the next war .savings stamp campaign. Young Dunbier has completed his poster ana sent it on to Washington.' Red Cross Notes. The Mothers' Red Cross unit will meet at the Omaha Social Settlement Wednesday at 1 p. in. 4 J?- Y i By MELLIFICIA. 1 3)oroilvy c5coH Another Omaha girl to serve her country is Miss Dorothy Scott, daughter of Mrs. Carrie Dawson Scott, who has just received her ap pointment from Washington as jun ior chemist in the quartermaster's de partment. Miss Scott will leave Thursday evening for the capital, stopping at Camp Grant to visit her brother, Lieutenant Winfield Scott, who is with the 36th engineers. Miss Scott is a graduate of Central High school and also of the Omaha university, where she specialized in chemistry. Not content with this training, this ambitious girl has taken special courses in science! and worked through the summer months as well as during the regular' school term. Her labor has its reward, now, how ever, and Miss Scott will be able to use her knowledge in Uncle Sam's laboratories. Twins Registered at Every School in Baby Welfare Work Twins have been registered at every school house in the city in connection with the Council of Defense baby reg istration work, according to Miss Charlotte Townsend, superintendent of school nurses. A pair of twins were registered Monday at both Vin ton and South Lincoln schools, where 167 altogether appeared, and there were twins this morning at Comenius school, where 37 were registered the first hour this morning. At Comenius school, in which dis trict parents of most of the babies both work, older sisters and brothers, sometimes not more than 7 or 8 years old themselves, came with the babies. Wednesday babies will be regis tered at the Corrigan school in the morning and at West Side school in the afternoon. Masque of Omaha Writer Produced in Chicago, May 30. "The Spirit of the Dunes," a charm ing fantasy written by Mrs. Myron L. Learned of Omaha,, will be pre sented May 30 at the spring festival of the Prairie club in Chicago. The stage' will be constructed on the sandy shore of Lake Michigan, with the sparkling, blue-green waters of the lake as a background, and here the actors will make the perfpictures drawn by Mrs. Learned really live and breathe. The story centers about Amaryllis of the prairie and a youth she meets in the dunes. Lovely fairies, spirits, birds, wild flowers and flames will have a part in the production and with their beautiful dancing on this outdoor stage, with only the soft lap ping of the waves against the shore to be heard in the lulls in the music, one can imagine what a wonderful scene it will be. The Prairie club is composed of na ture lovers who have made a special study of the dunes on the shores of Lake Michigan. Fifty miles out of busy, bustling Chicago they built their summer' club house tind week end camp and here they may rest and study, gathering fresh inspiration from the great outdoors. It has a membership of 1,000. Mrs. Learned, who Is a member of the Omaha Woman's Press club, is the author of the nature masque, "The Spirit of Walden Wood," given at Hanscom park last summer for a Red Cross benefit. This gifted nature lover and writer was given but one month in which to complete "The Spirit of the Dunes.'' Red Cross at Club House. A number of women meet every Tuesday at the Prettiest Mile club and work on surgical dressings. After the morning's work they have lunch eon together. The group included to day: Mesdamea Herbert Pelton, Kred S. I.arkln. E. R. Bralnard, G. O. Gideon, MrirtumM A. I,. Hi-hand, M. A. KKfflm, Stuart Johnston. Red Cross Needs Typewriter. Civilian relief workers need a type writer. They wish some one would either lend or donate a machine for their use. Part of the work of this Red Cross branch is to give advice and assist ance to the families of the men who are in the service. Every man who enlists or is drafted receives a letter telling him how to obtain help for his relatives in case of need. Surprise Party. A surprise party was given Satur day for Mis Amy Fitzwilliams by Miss Ruth McKeon. The decora tions were redwhite and blue. Those present were Misses Elizabeth Hall, Marion Smith, Lucile Johnson, Messrs. George Barker, Robert Smith. Don Sterling, Frank Williams and George Hayden, Club Luncheon. The departments of the Omaha Woman's club which meet on Tues days, the Public Speaking, Current Topics, Psychology and Parliamen tary law, had a luncheon at the Pret tiest Mill , club today to close their club season. Covers were laid for 100 members and guests. The table was decorated with American flags. The program was given by the public speaking de partment. Department Election. Mrs. Joseph C. Lawrence was re elected leader of the public speaking department, Omaha Woman's club, at the meeting in Metropolitan club this morning. The assistant leaders are Mesdames O. Y. Kring, Grant Williams, G. W. Shields, John M. Mullen. Mrs. Joseph Duffy was elected secretary and Mrs. Paul A, Themanson corresponding secretary. On the Calendar. Mrs. Louis Hanson will entertain the St. James Orphanage Sewing dub 'at her home Thursday afternoon. ' Mrs. Charles T.,Kountze, who is the guest of Mr. and. Mrs. Joseph Cudahy . in Chicago, will return Thursday morning. Mrs. Ashby Nicholl of St. Louis, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Simpson for a few days, left this morning for her home. Mrs. Carrie Dawson Scott has re turned from Camp Grant, 111., where she visited her son, Lieutenant Win field Scott, who is with Company A, 36th engineers. Mrs. Scott motored over with Mrs. Lena Warren and her son, Frank. Darken Vour GRAY HAIR A regular 50 cent lfcboic of Never-Tel- the world 8 cleanest safest, most sani tary hair restora tive in delicately Perfumed Tablet Form Easflv dissolved in ft little water aa nunrL Gradually M . .1 . oaricena array nair vo ny ffi. Shade desired removes dandruff -makes hairaoftananntry. f o- tively will not stain the most .. delicate kin. Endorsed by ' eminent chemists' and users everywhere. Mall Coupon Today! Newer-Tel Laboratories Co. . Dent. 249 Kismi City, mo. I have never used Nevsb-Tkl, bat I woold ItVe to try It. 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For sale by all dealers EiiM h IsmaH Gross tOUSZHOLD ARTS VPT CZfTFAL HIGH SCHOOL Bran The use of bran as a war flour sub stitute is not quite the same as using barley, corn, etc., but its use is far more in line with conservation than the use of white flour, or even of gra ham flour. The white flour, the gra ham or whole wheat, and?1he bran, are all wheat products, but.the bran is almost a waste product. To make white flour (at least be fore the war), only about 75 per cent of the wheat berry was used, thus only about 75 pounds of white flour was milled from 1(K) pounds ot wheat. If whole wheat flour is milled, more of the berry is included, making more pounds of flour available from the same amount of wheat, and if graham flour is milled, practically the whole berry is used. What is left from milling the finer flours is the bran, which was for merly used only for feeding animals, or possibly as a remedy for consti pation. Dietary Value of Bran. This coarse outer part of the wheat berry was discarded as human food because it cannot be digested by the human system, though it can by ani mals, such as cattle and horses. We very foolishly omitted from our diet, the part of the grain that is so very valuable as a body regulator. There are mineral salts in the bran which help in keeping the body in good condition, and this very fiber or bulk, which is indigestible, acts as a scourer of the digestive tract. The sedentary person, especially, requires bulky food to keep his di gestive system in good condition. Hence the moderate use of bran in the ordinary diet is an excellent idea. There are people whose systems are irritated by such coarse food and they, of course, should avoid bran. The average person will be benefited by its use. .Conservation Rulings On Bran. Bran, though ordinarily a waste product, is not considered a substi tute for wheat; but it is sold on the same basis as rye flour that is, it may be purchased in any quantity without the buying of pound for pound substi tutes. Graham flour is on a different basis than either white flour or bran. It may be purchased with only 60 per cent of substitutes. The reason is the one suggested above namely, that more graham flour can be milled from 100 pounds of wheat than can white flour. General Uses. Bran may be used in much the same way as other substitutes. It can be used up to 50 per cent in coarse cookies and quick breads. It may be used in part in yeast bread; and may be used nearly alone in gems. It may be used in brown bread. Bran Gems. H4 e. bran. ; 1 mt. V, c. white flour. 1 a. milk. 4 t. baking powd.r. 1 T. moist.. y, t. salt. I T. mtltad fst Sift white flour, baking powder and salt and mix with bran. Beat egg. Co-Operation Miss Gross will be very glad to receive suggestions for the home economics column or to answer, as far as she is able, any questions that her readers may ask. add milk and molasses and add to dry ingredients. .Stir till well mixed then add melted fat. Bake in greased gem pans in a hot oven 25 minutes. Bran Raisin Cake. I r. white flour. 1 c, bran. 4 c. fnt. 1 t. vanilla. i rt: ft t. baklnit Cream fat well beaten. 1 e. milk. 1 1-3 c. sugar. H t. (alt. 1 c. raialns. powder, with sugar, Sift white add eggs flour with salt and baking powder. Mix two tablespoons of this mixture with the raisins. Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately, then the floured raisins last. Bake in a greased loaf cake tin 40 minutes in a moderate oven. Bran Biscuits. 3 c. bran. 3 T. balilna pr.wdor. 1 e. cruliam flour. 1 t. fnt, melted. 1 e. vrhlts flour. 2 c. milk. I t. aalt. Mix and sift dry ingredients, add milk and melted fat. Roll out to half inch thickness and cut into small bis cuits. Bake in a moderately hot oven. Bran Drop Cookies. 1 e. surer. 2 c. bran. 1 t. maplelne. t e. whlta flour. i e. fat. 1 o. raalna. 1 e. sour milk (thick) e. chopped nuts. t KS Vi t sods. H t. salt. I t baking powder. Cream fat and sugar, add eggs well beaten. Sift white flour, soda, baking powder and salt together. Flour the raisins and nuts with part of this mixture. Add milk and dry ingredi ents alternately, lastly raisins and nuts and mapleine. Drop onto a well greased pan and bake in a modenti oven. t Taaapoon. T Tablespoon. e Cup. Housing Problem In Denmark Copenhagen, like Washington, ii trying to cope with a wartime hous ing problem. It has already erected temporary barracks for housing the homeless, and is now cortsideringlthe building of some apartment houses to contain, in all, 300 small apart ments. It is estimated that about half a million dollars will he sperit on this project during the year. AFFINITY POLISH ... 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