PLAN WORLD WAR ON PLAGUE. + Twenty-six nutionnl Red Cross societies forming the League of Red Cross societies, have opened a united war on disease, famine and disaster in all parts of the world. The league has started its work in Poland, where typhus is raging and threatening to spread over western Europe. A med ical commission has been sent to handle the situation there and to re port on methods of checking the plague. The roster of the league in cludes Argentina. Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba. Den mark. France, Grpat Britain, Greece, Holland, India, Italy, Japan, New Zea land, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Rou mania, Serbia. South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United States and Vene zuela. WANTED One million volunteers to en list with the American Red Cross for the Third Roll Cal), November 2-11, and enroll an nual members. The Red Cross needs $15,000, 000 to complete its remaining war work and for a comprehen sive peace program. The Red Cross needs 20,000. 000 members to maintain Its present high standard of organ ization. The Red Cross needs YOU. ENLIST. Your chapter is your recruit ing station. B« v .- - GEN. PERSHING GIVES $10,000 TO RED CROSS + The last act of Gen. Pershing before he left France for the United States was to turn over to the American Red Cross 94, 625.40 francs, about $10,000, to be used by the Red Cross for tht care of French orphan children wh< had been “adopted" by the Red Cross A chaplain attached to Gen. Pershing’s staff visited the Red Cross headquar ters and saw the work which was be ing done for the children. Apparently he had carried a report to the com mander in chief, and the check was the result Classified Advertising RATES—2 cents a word for single in sertions; 1V4 cent a word for two or more insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. Cash should accom pany advertisement. DRUG STORES ADAMS HAIGHT DRUG CO., 24th and Lake; 24th and Fort, Omaha, Neh. WANTED—A competent operatoi for hairdressing, facial massage and manicuring; good salary and perma nent position; railroad fare refunded after six months’ service. Address Mrs. Thompson’s Beauty Shop, Laurel Bldg., Muscatine, Iowa. P’irst class looming house, steam heat, bath, electric lights on Dodge and 24th street car line. Mrs. Anna Banks, 924 North 20th. Douglas 4379. First-clas.. modern furnished room. Mrs. L. M. Bentley Webster, ilo. North Twenty-sixth street. r"hon« Webster 4769. Houses for sale in all parts of the city. Tel. Douglas 2842 or Webster 5519. Guy B. Robbins. LODGE DIRECTORY G. U O. of O. F., South Omaha Lodge No. 9374. Meetings first and third Fri days; College Dept., second and fourth Fridays, 25»h and N Sts.. South Side. Past Grand Masters Council No. 442, first and third Tuesdays, 24th and Charles Streets. WM. R. SHAFROTH, N. G. E. E. BRYANT. G. M. and P. S. i Res. Colfax 3831. Office Doug. 7812 £ t AMOS F. SCRUGGS % £ LAWYER £ A Real Estate, Insurance, Loans, A A Notary Public A A 220 South 13th Street. V ♦ (Over Pope's Drug Store) y W“X"W'X'v‘X“X',:''X’'X"X"X“X"X | We Sell Kashmir Goods X | STARK’S PHARMACY | £ 30th and Pinkney Streets £ Phone Webster 4225. £ Y •X''X'v,X'*X'''''X''X,v*'MX,,X**l*v'i"XX* | FIRST CLASS | \ HAIRDRESSING f y MANICURING AND FACIAL Y | MASSAGE | X We use the Walker system. <£ Y Will call at your home. £ y l’lione Douglas 1379 X l Mrs. H. L. Massey f 924 North 20th St. '£ ENROLL RED CROSS ASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Workers Needed to Conduct Third Roll Call. RECRUITING LISTS OPEN Every Local Chapter Will Enlist Men and Women to Obtain Annual Memberships From Novem ber 2 to 11. Two hundred and fifty thousand volunteer workers will be needed In the Central Divi sion to conduct the third roll cull of the American Red Cross, November 2 to II. An appeal la _ made from Cen tral Division headquarters in Chicago calling upon the men and women of ev ery community to enlist for the ten-day campaign to secure dollar annual memberships. With approximately 000 chapters in the division, this num ber will allow for about -WO workers to a chapter. Every chapter will be a recruiting office for these workers. Workers Will Wear Badges. Each worker will be supplied with a badge proclaiming that the wearer is a volunteer worker for the Red Cross The success of the campaign will, in reality rest upon the shoulders of these volunteer workers, as the third roll call cannot be a success without a complete organization. The purpose of the campaign Is to obtuin, as nearly as possible, a univer sal enrollment in the Red Cross as an expression of confidence in the past performances of the Red Cross and a reaffirmation of allegiance to the prin ciples which will guide its work In the future. In order to do tills every man and woman in the territory of each chapter must be asked to Join the Red Cross, and this will require the serv ices of hundreds of workers. The Central Division wants at least 4,000, 000 enrollments for 1920. Special stress during the campaign will be placed upon the annual one-dollar memberships in order to make the roll call an appeal to all the people. Past Campaigns Successful. Success has attended all Red Cross activities in the Central Division In the past. In the the last war fund drive this division, with a quota of $13,800,000, subscribed $21,307,002.83. In the second roll call, more than 4, 000,000 were enrolled. The money quota for the Central Division Is $3,000,000. Throughout the nation, the Red Cross will enlist 20, 000,000 members and raise $15 000,000 to carry on its International, national and local work. All You Need Is a and | + a $ 1 You Need B a V and a $ 1 ■ - MOBILIZED FOR DISASTER CALLS Red Cross Machinery of Organ ization Ready for Any De mand for Service. 50 BASE HOSPITALS READY Chapters Provide Emergency Relief Committees and Establish Supply Centers to Answer Appeals. Preparedness for disaster relief on a scale never before possible is being undertaken by the American Bed Cross as one of the Important features of its new peace program, in support of which a nationwide Third Roll Coll will be conducted from Nov. 2 to 11 to obtain 110,000,000 members and $15,000,000. Plan Survey of Supplies. Since 1900 disasters of peace have cost many thousands of lives and have brought personal injury or prop erty loss to 1,500.000 persons, destroy ing property valued at $1,000,000,000. During 1917 eighty disasters were re ported to the American Red Cross. Oil tornadoes, 5 floods, 4 great tires, two earthquakes, two serious mine disasters, two munition plant explo sions and the tragic calamity which befell Halifax. Under the direction of the Red Cross the entire resources of ull com munities will be mobilized for instant use w'hen needed. Chapters every where will create committees to make surveys, locating emergency food sup plies, drugs, hospital supplies, cots, mattresses, blankets, clothing, armor ies, schools and other buildings for housing refugees and will canvass phy sicians, nurses, social workers and others prepared to respond instantly to calls for their services in disasters. National Resources Available. The thirteen divisional organiza tions will establish disaster relief sup ply centers and take charge of opera tions when assistance is needed. In cases of major dTsasters where the resources of the division in which it occurs are overtaxed, the entire strength of the Red Cross in the coun try may be mobilized through national headquarters. Fifty base hospitals organized by the American Red Cross and turned over to the government for use with the military forces will he ready for immediate service. NURSING CLASSES PLANNED BY RED CROSS CHAPTERS. + Classes in nursing the ill, conducted by trained nurses and open to every woman the local chapters as a part of the Iieace program outlined by that or ganization. The course will include Instruction in home sanitation, hy giene, care of the sick, and dietetics. These classes are being Introduced in to public schools and colleges and are offered to employees of department stores and factories, girl scouts, or anyone who desires to ieam to prevent Illness as far as possible, and to care for the patient when Illness comes. Backless Evening Gowns. Backless evening gowns as shown in Paris continue to cause consternation. Jenny, one of the most cautious of makers usually, is exhibiting mnny gowns that are scarcely more than elaborate skirts with a pretense of a bodice at the front and in the baek there Is actually no more than a gir dle. As the afternoon dresses are short In the sleeve and frequently decollete, it Is apparently necessary to differentiate In one way or another. Oh! Yes, Indeedy. June—Did he marry for money? Belle—Well, he married just one day before Ids income tux was declarable. Easily Understdod. “Adnm Is said to have been 12o feet tall." “Then it's no wonder he couldn't afford clothes." Fifty-Fifty. First Yegg—Money is plentiful. Second Yegg So is cops; so wot's de use? Airy Persiflage. "An aviator lives high.” "Oh, I don't know; only one flight up.” The Naughty He-He! Mrs. Bonham—Where have you been? Bettham—I have been to one of lliose afternoon tee-hees.—Cartoons Magazine. —-»_ One Test of a Vacation. A vacation is a success if the vaca tionist comes back with the conscious ness that work is an easy Job. Getting Together. “How do you meet the high cost of living?" "You are not supposed to meet it. It overtakes you.” Quite Logical. “How did the story you cooked up to fool your wife pan out?” "in a regular family stew." Easily Named. “Can you tell me what fire the yel- f low races?” ‘'Sine I can. They're the ' oues with the crooked jockeys.”—Bal timore American. Bad Substitute. • “Have you a fireless cooker?" “No, but we have a cookless fire."— Baltimore American. His Preference. “My husband reads me like an open book." ”1 wonder if he wouldn't j rather shut you up." I The Modern Family Doctors. “Who Is your family doctor?" “I can’t tell you.” “Why not? Don’t you know his name?" “Yes. Doctor Johnson used to he our family doctor, but nowadays .mother goes to an eye specialist; father to n stomach specialist; sister goes to a throat specialist; my brother Is In the care of a lung specialist and I’m taking treatments from an osteo pntb." The Result. “He seems to be a scrubby sort of follow.” “Naturally. He made his money in soap.” Then Pick Away. Profiteer—"What makes you work so hard?" The Common One—"Sure, an’ I'm too nervous to steal, sir." Not Quite So Bad. “Have you that runabout on your bands?" “No, but I have a ruu-a rotmd on my finger.” THE CHEERFUL CHERUB All ^reit musicians we a.re told Hfcve suffered more moit folks do. And new I Vvtve to r/tisA. . 4« 24th and Parker Sts. |; ? THURSDAY and FRIDAY ? Special Benefit Nights for T A Grove M. E. Church A A RALE HAMILTON A “IN HIS BROTHER’S PLACE” <’ 4- BAHT MARIE OSBORN iln “BABY MARIE’S ROUND UP” «> FATTY ARBI'CKLE Comedy SATURDAY ! I Ml RUSSELL 4* In ! J Y “THIS HERO STUFF” A •j> I’aflie News Strand Comedy 4. t SUNDAY <’ VIVIAN MARFTN J; A In < > 4. “PETTICOAT PILOT” Y Putlie News Comedy A No. I “BOUND and GAGGED” .. ❖ Coining *' Y Pearl While in The Blnek Scrret X Nov. 27 and 28 .. A A Diamond Theatre New Prices Effective Sept. 14 CHILDREN 10c, Including W ar Tax. ADULTS 15c. Including AVar Tax THURSDAY, Nov. 13 ,1ACh PICKFORD . iu “BILL APPEUSON’S BOY” And Comedy FRIDAY, Nov. 14— File Keel Feature, also .11 >1 CORBETT in First Episode of . «ci “THE MIDNIGHT MAN” Lnsl Episode of “ELMO THE MIGHTY” SATURDAY’. Nov. 13— KOSEM VRY THE BY in “LOVE’S P VY DAY” SUNDAY. Nov. Hi II \ it It A H A ( ASSELTON In “SIN OF AMBITION” Sliorf Western Feature and fomedy MOMMY, Nov 17— WILLIAM HE MONT, in “THE HOPPER" Comedy H. LAZARUS | A ? A SHOE REPAIRING Y t A i 2 1201/2 Cuming Street Y <• A ' <“SSSM“SM.«.S».K-X..X“W~K..>.> Smoke John Ruskln .’>c Cigar. 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