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    THE' BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1918.
Conducted by Ella Fleishman
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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.
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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.
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It helps you get your washing on
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Borax is recommended by the lead
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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.
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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.
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