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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1922)
French Women Tell of Eseae From Germans Ssrrifire of AgrJ Stranpfr $ae Young Girl From Deportation ly Knrmy, Tlif stories Itiil tome out f the dcviMatcd rfgiont of France nuke erne wonder whether to liugh or cry. The whole gamut of rnioliom it stirred, and the uual reaction of the Amcrit nn temperament is a loud "HnrraH." to cover the display of frrling and a reaching for coin to cxprcu approval and encourage m rut. A young mother carrying a wee white bundle came for the lirtt time to the American committee for con Ktiltatiou on the care of her baby. With hrr came the grandmother, marked beyond hrr year by the har rowing experience of war. The mother had come. skeptically, to see what these American women knew about baliic. t rench babies had al ways been well carrd for had she not ruisrd nine herxelf- After the doc tor bad given hi advice and gone, the two women told their story. . When Women Grew Old. They had- been native of Rhcimt and had remained there after the (icrmant had occupied the city. On top of other affliction, word was sent out that an order bad been is Micd to end all the old people, un fit for work, back to the French lines, while the younger one, girl, boy and men fit for work, were to be earned off to Germany. Each old person or cripple entitled by the rule to return to the French line got a gray military pass. With out the gray slip of paper there was no safety. Not to have a pa meant going to bard work for the enemy, Vto privation, to death or even worse for the younger girls. Madame I Frantic. Madame Ifenriot was frantic- Her youngest daughter, pretty little Mar cclle. was to be separated from her. On the final day Henriot bundled Marccllc into a long cloak and hood, powdered her hair and drew skillful lines upon her fa?c. Marccllc bent her proud back to a semblance of age and weakness- But there was no gray slip of pa , per. Mon d!eu! Could they outwit the enemy somehow? They huddled among the town folk, fearful but trusting that some help or scheme might appear at the last moment. From the crowd of townfolk they squeezed to the plat form and then into the compartment - already filled with miserable, harried persons, aged or crippled beyond - use to the oppressor. Saved By Sacrifice. The guards began roughly to col lrrt the slips. ' ' With bated breath they watched and waited while the guards came nearer and nearer. Suddenly som'e- yphing was thrust into the girls band ana sue gazed into the eyes ot a ice ble old face that had been watching the terror of Henriot and .Marcelle. . With a quick movement the old wo-, man stumbled from . the compart ment, staggered a few steps and ap parently collapsed. '. ; ; . Marcelle had the gray slip of pa per perhaps, they hoped, so hard, their deliverer might get another; The guards allowed the old woman to remain where she had fallen and as the train moved away, their last - sight 'of her was lying ' prostrate, helpless, left behind. With tears streaming down her face Madame Henriot told the story of their deliverer. Madame Henriot has her . daugh ter, the daughter is married to a "beau gars" and you should see "le bcbe" - , Produce Movement Heavy. Chicago, May 3. The produce movement continued heavy " during the last week of April, according to a report of the United States bureau of markets today. Shipments of a dozen leading fruits and vegetables approached 10.000 carloads. The de mand was fairly active and prices recovered considerably. There was a sharp, trend upward for potatoes. . onions, cabbage and tomatoes and nearly all lines showed a firm tone. ( The strawberry markets were ir regular, with prices about 5 cents a quart higher in consuming mar kets. The apple markets, as well as u sweet potatoes, remained dull and jPyrcgular. . . Sidner Re-Elected Head of Fremont School Board Fremont, Neb., May 3. (Special) S. Sidner has been . re-elected chairman of the Fremont school board S for the ensuing term.- Mrs. Charles G. Marshall becomes the new secretary, filling the posi tion formerly held by James A. ' - Donahue. Miss Elizabeth Forster has been chosen vice president of the board. C H. Christensen and D. D. Rowe were the members of the board chosen at the recent city election. I " Eighteen new teachers were ac cepted by the school heads for next term of school. This includes seven high school instructors, ten grade teachers and a grade school prin cipal. Three Japanese Destroyers Are Ordered to Tientsin Honolulu, T. H., May 3. Three ij- Japanese torpedo boat destroyers " stationed at Port Arthur have been ordered to proceed to Tientsin to protect Japanese citizens and prop erty jeopardized by the Chinese civil war according to a cable received by the Nippu Jiji, a Japanese language newspaper today. High Oil Rail Rates Refused. Washington, May 3. New rail- oad tarifis which would have effect- d changes in freight rates on low grade petroleum products moving from the midcontinent fields in Mis souri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar kansas to points of consumption in states lying west of the Mississippi and north of the Missouri, were set aside bv the Interstate Commerce commission, today. The commission acted upon the complaint of the state fii Iowa and the. Western Fctrolcum Community Night for Good Will Candidate Mii MyrtU M. Wood of Wabash. Her friend art planning a Commun ity night in connection with her campaign. Her slogan It, "Hang a risket of flowers on the door of France." McCord-Brady in Lead in Good Will Election onllnanl tram Pat Oaf.) now hold second place. Miss Kauf mann succeeded in replacing Mi O'Brien for third position, due to the fact that Mis O'Brien had not deposited her funds at the close of banking hours. She now hold fourth place. Automobile Row Busy. Considerable interest was aroused when it was learned that the candi date of the Automobile row. Mis Florence Anderson, had climbed from seventeenth to fifth place. Un fortunately Miss Anderson has been taken ill and was unable to solicit votes yesterday. She has, however, asked the Good Will editor to remind all her supporters that she still is in the race and tbat she will be around to collect their donations in the near future. Automobile row is planning some elaborate stunts for the support of Miss Anderson who is employed at the Hansen-Cadillac agency, and arc anxiously hoping for her speedy recovery. Plans arc being laid by several candidates to capture the vote of Lincoln which has been made avail able by the withdrawal of Miss Trott. Much merriment was caused yes terday at the McCord-Brady com pany store through the rattling on of a silk shirt. Each day some article of wearing apparel is to be disposed of in this manner and the tunds secured will boost the standing of their candidate.- Saturday at noon, the girls of McCord-Brady company will hold a candy sale in the cafe teria of the Woodmen of the World building. - Additional prize. The Roval Lemon company " has been studying the list of the .candi dates and gave up the effort of mak ing a selection in despair. They have deposited with the Good Will editor a check for $100, which they propose to donate to the candidate selected through a voting contest of their own. Announcements of the method of selection will be found in other columns. 1 In addition to this prize of $100 the Royal Lemon company will do nate to the American Committee for Devastated France 10 votes for each case of Royal Lemon sold at whole sale during the contest. Dances and Ball. The Union Pacific employes are lay ing elaborate olans for a dance to be 'held in the Auditorium on : the 12th, and the employes of M. fc. Smith & Co., are likewise busy with nlans for a dance to be held on their roof-garden, Saturday the 13th, in the interest ot miss ftnna mchs mara. Further plans were tuade yes terday for the ball to be given. at( the Fontenelle for Miss Funk. Just at the time when the streets were filled " by the closing of busi ness offices, the livestock interests paraded the downtown section, 'be hind a float representing Big Pigs and Little Pigs All For Elizabeth Kaiifmann " Following the floa an even two dozen automobiles, bear ing banners with Miss Kaufmann's rmme, and filled with rooters made known the fact that Miss Kaufmann was a candidate to be reckoned with. First Map to Be Printed : in Library at Lhicago Chicago. May 3. What is reputed to be the first map ever printed is contained in a rare volume of Isa dora of Seville's "Etymology," print ed m Strassburg in 144 and one oi additions to the collection in the Newberry library here.. The map is a woodcut, cruae in design, but with the "Mare Mag num" (Mediterranean sea), River Nile and continents of Africa and Asia plainly drawn. The book in which it is-- contained is the 401st printed prior to 1500. ADVERTISEMENT KEEP LOOKING YOUNG It's Easy If You Know Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets . The secret of keeping young is to feel young to do this you must watch your liver and .bowels there's no. need of having a sallow complexion dark rings under your eyes pimples a bilious look In your face dull eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor will, tell you ninety per cent of all sickness comes from inactive bowels and liver. Dr. Edwards, a well known physi cian in Ohio, perfected a vegetable compound mixed with olivo oil to act on the liver and bowels, which he gave to his patients for years. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel, are gentle in their action, yet always effective. They bring about that natural buoy ancy which all should enjoy by ton ins up the liver and clearing the system of impurities. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are known by - their olive color. 15c and SUc. IfciRaDIO DEPAMMENTr? Wind and Haiti Do , Not Affect Sets' OrUiti Weather Condition, Haw e rr. Hamper Radio Kerrhing. ii J'rulubly ilte nrt attrition a radio amateur will ak about et : 'Mow f4r will 1 be able to bear with it?" Many factors enlrr into this nut ter, experts say. Weather cunduiou have much to do with the receiving set a well a the trantmittrr, and particularly on a hot night when there ire storms in the oiling a good set may not be capable of receiving more than a few milrt. and a tranmittinc set will not operate anywhere near it full ( cirncy. Wind and rain will not af fect any set, and the only reason sett are affected ly hot weather, an ex pert state, it became during such times the percentage of atmospheric electricity it very high. If it were not for this, we could receive at well in summer at in winter. Aerial Construction. One man wants to know what he w ill be able to hear under ideal con dition! with such and such a act. In faimrts to the radio editor. thee questions should not be asked be. cause they cannotbe answered with anything but pure gucuwork. I'rohably the most important factor in getting the greatest efficiency from a set it the sue. shape and location of the aerial a well at the surround ing objects. Experts say the aerial should not be run parallel to other wires nor should it be set up near a metal roof or steel structure. With a receiving set put up prop erly, the operator will learn more by experimenting than all the books can teach him. QUESTIONS John R.' Chapman, Omaha. O (I) Would an erll of N. M or U wire, in ret long (1111 it (t hmh b llrrti,r? CI llnw I lb re- Mlvfr bnok4 up? (31 How can ont avoid aharp curvra in tns ieaain through the tub and witch? A.t-11) Tea, but It mould oe msner; 1 In. aerlea wlih the cryalal deiertor. or In tonra villi the plate or tha bulb on an audlon aet. (3) Not nceaaary to avoid sharp curvea. J. L. H., Valentine. Neb. Q What la th ratio between the number of turna of wire on tha primary to the aerondary roll? A. Approximately alx to one. SPARKS The Board of Education of the Omaha public schools has au thorized expenditure of $250 for ad ditional equipment for the radio de partment of the High School of Commerce. So enthusiastic over radio is Superintendent John Bev cridge that he is planning to install a receiving set in his home. Coast-to-coast rarlionhone com munication will soon be in operation by, the signal corps of the army, with immediate communication with posts at Omaha and Honolulu, a dispatch from Washington, D. C, Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION 6 BeiX-as Hot water Sure Relief ELL-AM S 25t and 75 Packages Everywhere ADVERTISEMENT It's Nerve Force from Nuxated Iron their ow mattering prasaaee felt the aacesent they eater room. NUXATED IRON contains the principal chemical 'constituent ot active living ntrve fore in a form which moit nearly resembles that in the brain and nerve cells of man. It also con tains organic iron like the iron in your blood and like the iron in spinach, lentils and apples. Organic iron enriches the blood and plenty ot rich red blood means more nerve force, so that Nuxated Iron not Snly feeds what might be termed ar tificial nerve force to the nerve cells, but it stimulates the blood to manufacture a greatly increased supply of new nerve force. If you are weak, nervous or run down, get a bottle of Nuxated, Iron today, and it within two weeks' time' you do not feel that it has in;reasd your nerve orre and made you feel better and strong er in every way, your money will be re funded, gold by all drugtfuts. as ' 1 lit ("fill! THE PEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. MAY" 4. 1922. tte- The tranmitiing station at j ft rittuim m run.Lco U (lit mot poftrdul on tht IV 'fit f04t. iht 4puh states. When this tommuntcsima it rtabhhe4 radio operators should he no Uo. pie listening in. A rheatUt Is a form of device to wry the current. It is ued esclu- utrly to turn on or off the filament el a vacuum tune. It should at a a i . ways oe uteq wrni a tube, at a switch in lit place would be very apt to burn the tube out. It ran. not be u.ed in place of a putrnno- mrirr. Maium Pcatlihfd Reveals Hiding IMarc of $60,000 Great tend. Kan, May J. If. J. Brack, a pioneer farmer, of wet cm Kansas, often told friends and neighbors he "had a cellar under hit houte as good at gold." Hefore he died recently h railed the members of his family to hit Cfd.iue and told them to dig tn the cellar and they wild find gold. A search for the buncd treasure after hit death revealed over SoO.llOO in gold pieces buried in the cellar, hit accumulation of a lifetime. Permanent Position For salesman with car, familiar with farm trar)e. Write I. W. Kesler, care Paxton Hotel, Omaha, Neb. ADVKRrinEMKMT Doctor Ordered Womah Obeyed Took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and is Now Well Chicago, Illinois. "Yon rarely gave women one good medicine when yon put L,yaia n. Pinkham'a Vege table Compound on the market. After I had my baby I was all run down and so ner vous it kept me irom gaining, uy doctor did every thing he could to build me up, then be ordered me to take Lvdia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound with his medicine and I am now a new woman. I have had three chil dren and they are all Lydia E. Pink ham babies. I have recommended your medicine to several friends and they speak highly of it You are cer tainly doing good work in this world. " -Mrs. Adrith To MSHECaT, 10667 Wa bash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. There is nothing very strange about, the doctor directing lira. Tonuheck to take Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vege table Compound. There are many physicians who do recommend it and highly appreciate its value. , Women who are nervous, run down, and sufferingfrom women's ailmenta should give this well-known root and herb medicine a trial. Mrs. Tom sheck'a experience should guide you towards health. Big Sale .on MONUMENTS Decoration Day is near, don't delay. Enormous stock on sale at greatly reduced prices. Free Catalog. Open Sundays. ArtMemoiialCoa 704 So. 16th St. . "Delicia" Ice Cream and Sunshine Cakes Served Free All Week Union Outfitting Co. "Gurne y" Refrigerator Demonstration F e a tures Low Prices, Easy Terms. Keeping milk and food sweel and wholesome during hot weather is indeed a problem, but wastage can be prevented, as the "Gurney" Refrigerator Demon stration now going on at the Union Outfitting Co. will show. The, big, homefurnishing insti tution, which is sole Omaha agent for the "Gurney," is serving "Delicia" Ice Cream and "Sun shine" Cakes free to all visitors. Easy terms are being made and a "Gurney" Refrigerator is to be given away on Friday to some visitor. L CI M piil Thursday Features in May Sales Circlet No.lUM.00 Is being sold for less than any Circlet heretofore.- It is more than a brassiere, and completes the good lines of your figure. White or pink batiste. Sizes 34 to 48. A New Nemo Self-Reducing Corset at a New Low Price If you are stout, you know, of course, about the fam ous Nemo Self-Reducing Corset, which actually banishes undesirable abdominal flesh and makes the figure inches smaller: Nemo Self-Reducing-No. 444-4.00 The price alone is low. In designing, workmanship, material and hygenic features No. 444 is entirely ud to the Nemo Standard of skirt; sizes 24 to 36. The fitting is so important often you endure a pres sure here, an uncomfortable feeling there, that can so easily be eliminated. Our fitters will study your fiirure and make adjustments to quirements. MISS GALLAGHER, special representative of the Nemo School of Corset Hygiene, is now in our department She will be glad to demon- atrate and fit you with a Nemo Corset. Third Floof North Thursday Special ihe Three of the very finest silks are offered at special . prices pr Thursday. For costumes of the highest qual ity, this is the character of silk you want to buy. v Molly O Crepe That reversible quality for handsome gowns. This is the " genuine Molly 0 crepe with the name stamped on the edge; 40-inch width, in. black, navy, gray, tan, taupe, mode, and brown. , Q OA Regular, price 5.00. For Thursday, per yard, 3Oc Romaine Crepe Beautiful for a beaded or embroidered gown, 40 -inch width, in black, navy and cana .only. Regular price 5.00. For Thursday, Q QQ per yard, : OaOc? Hand Mirrors 98c 1 .69 300 mirrors, all made of the best grade of French ivory, with bevel ed glass, in round, oval,' or octagon shapes, with long or short han dles; mirrors of practically every shape and design to suit every requirement. Iyory Backed Hair Brushes Oval and flat backs bristles; 1.00 and 1.25 values; each, -, . Basement South Perfection. Low top; medium . meet your own individual re Silks ait 3.89 Crepe cape in Main Floor Center , , - . y . - . T yll ' jy Sale of French Hartmann Wardrobe Trunks . Full Size-40.00 Extra Deep Size, 45.00 These trunks are well kndwn for their strength of construction. Gibralterized body, made of extra heavy hardware; blue cushion top; steel bound raised head; special laundry bag; with shoe container. , , A full carload shipment of Hartmann Trunks, in various styles, priced at 27.75 to 100.00 Fourth Floor Our May White Sales for 1922 Begin Monday, May 8 ' Every White Goods Department in the store partici pates in this big event. You at the price reductions all along the line. It is impoKrtible to detail the many offerings. Domes tics, White Goods, Linens. Silks, Draperies, Embroid eries, Laces, and Stamped Pieces, together with all want ed goods properly coming will be offered at most attractive prices during these great sales. V atch the daily newspapers. Notion Coltingsbourna's Satin Finished Basting Thread Regularly 6c a spool; special, 2 spools, 5 Parisian Heir Wavers N'o metal to cut the hair, 10 inches long, can be used for waving the hair or making long curls for children; special, 6 for 25 Sanstlk 100-yard spool, a regu lar 10c spool for 6 Black Sewing Silk 100 - yard spools, letter B only; each, 7? Carbon Dressing Pins 300 pins to the paper; 2 for 5 Cray Jersey Dross Forms All sizes; regularly 3.00; special, at 1.69 Gilt Edge Darning Cotton All wanted colors; regularly 5c a spool; special, 2 for 5 O. N. T. and Star Crochet Thread Regularly 10c a ball; special, three for 25 Bias Lawn Tap s-inch; regu larly 15c; special, bolt, 10 Main Floor South Selling of Faille Much used for costumes; 40-inch width, black, brown and 3.89 navy; per yard, Ivory with good 50c will be immenHcly gratified in the "White Goods" list Specials Twill Tape 6 yard bolts. 5 Ampinco Hooks and Eyes Reg. ularily 10c a card; special, Naiad Nainsook Dress Linings sues 34 to 40; regularly fine; apecial, 35 Shoe and Slipper Trees Regu larly 10c; special, per pair, 7 Ready-made Dress Belts, at 10 Corset Laces 8-yard laces a 15c value for ka Star Skirt or Trouser Hangers Regularly 10c: each . Kohinoor Snap Fasteners All sizes, black or white, card. Rickrack Braid By the yard special, 'i yards lor 5, Foot form Stocking Darners Fits the foot of the stocking; regularly 15c; special. 10 Safety Pins A 10c card for 3 Rubber Pants for Babies, 25 Children's Barretles Shell or amber; regularly 25c each special. I5j For Infants Amoslreag Ginghani-Drestes Jn pretty checks, that will tub well. The collars and cuffs are embroidered or plain, while some have belt and others with sashes to tie. Some come with bloom- 1 ers. Specially priced, 83c Infants' Hand-made Slips or Dresses Long or short dresses of soft fine nain sook with plain or embroid ered yokes and narrow lace edging at neck and sleeves. Sizes 6 months to 1 year. . bpecially , priced, X tti7 Children's White Rompers Peg top style with checked collars and cuffs, in brown and navy. Sizes 2-6 years. Specially AQ priced, 10C" White Organdy Baby Bonneta Lace and embroidery , trimmed; special- OQ ly priced, OaC New Straw Hats For the 2 to 6-year-old. Large and small shapes in tailored styles black, brown, red, and tan. Priced 1.39 to 4.98 Consult Our Nurse The season .is here for the change of baby's gar ments. Consult our train ed nurse for the weight and quality suitable to baby's age. There is no charge for her services. Third Floor Eatt Toilet an d Drugs Hinkle Tablets ' for Creme Simon' Import, Williams' Talcum Powder, Bayer Atperin Per dozen, Orchard White, at Stearate of Zinc Can, Cuticura Ointment, at Lady Either Cream i or Powder, Germicidal Soap, at i 15c 49c 12c 15c 37c 15c 39c 50c 14c Main Floor West Goods