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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 30, 1916.
GOSSIP HEARD IN
SOCIETY ROOMS
Druid Woodmen of the World En
tertain Their Neighbor! with a
Program and Befrethmenti.
CONFER PROTECTION DECREE
Laat Monday nine, Druid hall was
the arena of one of the largest and moat
enthusiastic Catherine- of Woodmen In
any months. It waa the occasion of
I'ruM ramp No. U, entertaining- Counell
camp No. 14. from Council Bluff a. The
Iowa m-n cam ITS strong; In special rara
find were met several blocka a war fcf the
lrul1 camp drill team and ceeorted to
the hull. An enthualaatlo reception waa
tendered tha vialtora. followed by tha
ronforrlng of tha protection defreo.
Elaborate refreahmenta were eerred under
the supervision of the following com
mitter: J. J. Mullen, Edward I Foster.
C. D. William. W. II. Ford and R. Doty.
German-American. No. 104, will hold Ita
regular meeting on Tuesday evening. In
new Pohsmlan Turner hall, Thirteenth
and Porcaa streets. A program haa been
arranged and will be rendered at the
Close of the business session.
Nebraska Up, No. 113, will hold a regu
lar session of the camp Thuraday even
Ing, In Bohemian Turner ha.ll. Thirteenth
and Dorraa atreeta, Joseph Wolf, veteran
deputy and eoneut commander for tha
camp, haa prornleed a, lively and Interest
Ing teuton to all who attend.
Marconi, No 43!, will meet Wedaeeda,y
evening In Columbia hall, Twenty-eeeond
and fierce atreeta. Matters pertaining to
the ramp'a Interest will be considered.
An early date will be art to entertain the
lienaon drill team and camp mem here.
Columbua camp, No. , will hold Ita
regular bualneaa and work aeaalon next
ttundar, tn Prague! hall. Thirteenth and
William rtreets. Th la camp haa but one
eaalon a month.
Kosciusko camp. No. H, will meet Feb
ruary (, at t p. m.. In Woodman of tha
World hall, Twenty-aeventh and L atreeta,
Houth Hide. Leo Racgak.tha clerk of the
camp, haa prornleed all who attend a real
entertainment, lie refueea to divulge tha
nature of it.
South Omaha camp, No. til. will meet
tirketa, which will be free. One hundred
mem her a have reserved aeata for "The
Witching Hour."
Metier Wn4mn.
' Beach camp, Modern Woodmen, of
ficially opened the new year laat Friday
night by tha Installation of new officer,
by tha presentation of a beautiful flag,
donr.ted by Neighbor A. V. Wei ton, and
by etartlng a very energetlo campaign
for new memhera. The following of
ficers were Installed: If. C. Stafford,
paat conaiil; Harry C. Tag", venerable
Conaul; Jennings O. Nugent, worthy ad
viser; C. H. Pule, banker; W. D. Wood,
Clerk; J. H. Foley, eacort; C. H. Hoff
man, watchman; C, H. Long, sentry.
Thla la Neighbor Long a twenty-flflh
conaecutlve year aa aentry, Neighbor
A. A. Smith was Installing officer, as
alated by Beach camp drill team. The
campaign for new membera will ahow the
result of the January work by a claas
Initiation on February 4. The Modern
Woodmen took In over new mem
bera In IBIS, of these Beach camp got Ita
share. The objective for 191 la at least
100,000, and Beach comp Intends to do Ita
hare again. All Woodmen are Invited
to attend thla Initiation.
R4 Men.
Foritenelle Trine No. 7. Independent
Order of Red Men, and Red Wing "own
ed No, , Degree of Pocahontas, met In
their wigwam at Twenty-fifth avenue
and Leavenworth street. The Interest la
growing rapidly and It la expected to soon Apart from this teatlmony, the Introdtic-
heve a large membership In both the tribe tlon of letters written by Mrs. Mohr to
and counell. Next Monday sleep the coun- Oeorga W. Rooks, brother-in-law of Emily
ell will give a card party at the wigwam. Furgcr, who waa wounded the night when
There will be six prises and after tha Dr. Mohr waa killed, aroused much Inter
card game la over, there will be a dance, .rat at the afternoon session.
February 7 the tribe will give another i One Indicated that Mrs. Mohr, at tha
danne. Theae dances and card parties are time she wrote It, waa angry with the girt
MRS. MOHR ANGRY
WITH MISS BURGER
"I'd Hare Abont Killed," She Wrote
Relative of Girl Arousing;
Her Wrath.
6HE EH0W8 MORE COMPOSURE
PROVIDENCE, R. I Jan. 29.
After baring repeatedly asserted
that she never intended to divorce
her husband, Dr. C. Franklin Mohr,
and that there was no sincere desire
on his part to divorce her, Mrs.
Elliabeth F. Mohr, charged with in
stigating two negroes', Cecil Brown
and Henry flpellman, to murder him,
admitted on cross-examination today
that the had discussed with her at
torneys last summer the question of
allowing Dr. Mohr to have an abso
lute divorce on the basis of his turn
ing over to her bis Newport villa,
known as the Montpeller, and $75,
000 In rash.
Iter Letter Interest
said to be becoming popular.
who aha acrused of breaking up her home.
"If I'd got ahold of her Saturday," this
letter aald. "I d have about kl'lod her."
Mra. Mohr aeemed more composed on
the stand today than she hsd been at any
time alnce she begun her testimony
Wednesday afternoon. She reaffirmed
her former declarations that she had
nothing but undying love for her hus
band. 8h e did not deny that she wanted
Initiated, com- i Miss Purser to know of her feelings.
Instructions to "I wss heartbroken." she declared, "and
charier, It Invites applications.
Council Bluffs drove No. 141 will be
Instituted this afternoon at t o'clock in
Wednesday evening. In Woodman of the .paternal ball, Pearl' street. Over 300
world hall. Twenty-flfth and M streta application have been received for
Order of Stags. , -
Omaha drove No. 1ft, Patriotic, and Pro-
teollva Order of Stags of the World, will
meet next Friday evening at the Kwedlsh
auditorium. At this meeting the bylaw
will be adopted.
West Lawn drove No. 142 met Thursday
evening at Fifty-ninth and Center streets.
Several candidates were
mlttees appointed with
report at th next , meet'ng Thursday I wanted Miss Burger to know how dls-
February I. Thla drove being the only i tressed I wss over her actions. But the
drova of "tags in the city with an open ! doctor never would have married her."
received for mem-
(alrtrt't See 11 1 m.
She denied telling the police officials
after she was taken Into custody that
"tha doctor vu a terrible man." She
After the regular bualneaa la dlspoeed f-berehtp. Tha instituting ceremonies will admitted she did not see her husband at
be under the direction of W. A. Ilaynes. ,no nspai me nignt he waa ahot, plcad-Rl-hmond,
Va., national director, aaslsted th"t the alght of him covered with
by the degree team of, Omaha drove, No. , b'00l was more than she could stand.
IU. Asked to explain why she called up her
Bouth Omaha drove No. i:fi will hold Ita attorney about 11:30 o'clock on the night
next meeting Wednesday evening In Me- J the shooting, she said it was to tell
Crann's hall. The committee appointed n,m w" to the hospital as the
tn nrncure a nermancnt home will re- , ,Dr n"a neen snot.
the protection degree will be conferral
on a number of candidates. Th drill team
will demonstrate the work by showing th
standard of proficiency It has reached.
ladependent Order of Fareater.
Th Joint installation of the Indepen
dent Order of Foresters, hold last Tues- !
day evening,' waa a success. Supreme
Deputy Chief Ranger W. T. Wllllama
presided a Installing officer. An ad
dress of welcome was delivered by High
Chief Hanger A. P.' Roop. Th follow
ing were the speakers: Dr. Aberly,
Supreme Ifeputy Chief Ranger W. T.
Wllllama and J, W. Mutr. There were
aongs by Miss Brown and Mlas Walker
and a violin solo by Mis Brown. Re
freahmenta were served and afterward
a dance.
Kalabta aad Ladle f Ceearlty.
A union meeting was held Thuraday
evening by Omaha council No. SIS,
Otnaaka council No. 2X4, Loyal council
No. Sit, Oak counell No. 1S3 and Har
mony council No. KM. Nathan Bernstein
poke and wa followed by short ad.
dreases by F. M. Monroe, district man
ager, and President Du Roe of Loyal
council.
President Oarlock ef Omaha council
Ko. 415 acted aa chairman. Refreshments
ver served. eftf which, the averting
a spent In dancing.
Everyon is preparing for th next
union meeting, to be held at tha Eael
ball, home of Harmony council No, 1480,
th dst to b announced later.
Frateraat l?ia.
aibndamln lodg No. 111. Fraternal Aid
Cnlon. held it weakly meeting Friday,
January SI, with a good attendance.
Initiation f candidates took placa. There
wa drill work by degree staff, under
In direction of th newly Installed esn
taln, J. M. Hamilton, after which r.
treahmcnta wer served.
Laarel Hevlew.
Laurel review No. 19 wilt give a card
party next Thuraday afternoon at their
ball in th Continental building.
1-awtea A axillary.
The General H. W. Lawton auxiliary
to the f nlted "panlsh War Veterans win
hold their regular meeting at Memorial
hall, court house. Wednesday afternoon.
Hrl Neighbor ( A erl.
, Tansy camp No. la held Ita rtrulr
meeting and Installation of officers Trt
day evening. Mra Ada Brady and Mr.
Ada Wliley .acted as Installing officers!
Officers Installed were: Oracle, Mi Mary
Andersen; vie eraci. Mrs. Mary De
berty; chancellor. Mra. Velva Palraqulrti
recorder. Mra. Oliva Grlreaa!
port.
Kalahta of Pythias.
Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of
Pythlss, held It regular monthly enter
tainment Monday evening. Vocal solos
wer rendered by Miss Badl Rot hols.
MISS Loot Parker and Miss Carolyn
Barber. L, A. Mangold delivered a tribute
to the flatt A quartet consisting of
Messrs. May, Newklrk, Richarda and
Dwarr entertained with numerous eleo
ttons. Chancellor Commander L, B. Day
presented A. A. Taylor with, th jewel of
a past chancellor. Refreshments wer
served, er which th evening was spent
In danoing. Next Mondsy evening th
lodge W)ll work In th rank of knight.
Asistllary Clam Gnrdoa.
The Ladle auxiliary to Clan Oordon,
No. (t, will hold their regular meeting
at th bom of Mra. R. O. Watson, 4231
Erskln street, Wednesday afteroon, at
I o'clock. ,
Basasr Lodge Program.
Banner lodg. No. 11, Fraternal Aid
union, will render a musical program
Thursday evening at 1:30, at Myrtle hall.
Member and their frlenda are cordially
Invited. Th program wilt be given on
th phonograph.
Jta laatallatUa.
VT. A. Fraeer Orov. No. 1, and Alpha
Grove, No. S, of th Woodmen, met In
Joint Installation exercises in th W. A.
Fraaer hall, tn th Continental buildup.
Tuaaday vnlng. Ther wer present !
momoera rrom a number of th groves
In Omaha and Benson, Paat Supreme
Delegat Manapeaker and Miss Teresa
Droega of llaUsmouth, wsr also In at
tendance. Th first en th fro gram ws th Initia
tion of a class of members into th W. A.
Fraaer Grove, th work being put en by
ut vora Alexander guards, for which
they were generously applauded. Then
came th installation of officers, Mis
Dora Alexander, supreme clerk of th
Woodmen Circle, acted aa installing
officer, performing her duties In a very
eapabi and pleasing manner, and waa
ably assisted by Dr. Charles P. Brown,
supreme physician of th Woodmen
Clrcl.
Th lodges ware also honored with th
presence of the following supreme man
ager! Mra Mary Taylor, chairman, of
J Antonio. Tex.; Mr, fcffle Rogera,
The attorney general finished his cross-
examination luat before adjournment.
Mra. Mohr's counsel win begin the re
direct examination tomorrow morning.
WANT UNCLE SAM TO
CHANGE THERMOMETERS
Directors of tha Omaha Manufacturers'
association appointed a committee headed
by Fred S. Knapp to aee if Uncle 8am
will not arrange to Install a centigrade
Instead of Fahrenheit thermometer at
government stations.
Th centigrade system of thermometer
registering, places th aero mark at th
point wher th Fahrenheit f reeling mark
I located.
Recaua th movement for the adop
tion of thla system la as widespread as
th movement for th universal adoption
of th metrlo system of measurements,
Omaha manufacturers believe It Is sure
to com.
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BRIEF CITY NEWS
Towasend' for Sporting Ooeds."
Lighting riatnres Burgess-Oranden.
Eava Boot Triv. It Now Beacon Press.
r. Vtokes removed to 474 Brand. The.
"Today Kovl WTOg-ram" claaalflsl
section today. It appears In The Bee
EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what th va
rtou moving picture theaters offer.
City Hall 1 rnmlgate" Every nook
and corner of the city hall wa fumi
gated Friday night. Lingering fume of
formaldehyde 'addressed the olfactory
nerves of city workera in the morning.
Bound Over for Totlag Ctaa W. J.
Reed of Parsons, Kan., pleaded guilty In
police court to a charge of carrying con
cealed weapons and was bound over to
the district court with bonds fixed at .
Madame Kelba toe We Madam
Melba waa a westbound paasenger on
Northweetem-Unlon Pacific No. 1 enroute
to California occupying a drawing room
In one of the can. tfhe wa still sleeping
when th train passed through Omaha.
Hew Oram Company E. O. Heiednall
and C. 12. Kern have joined forces and
have gone into the grain commission busi
ness, taking offl-'cs In the Grain exchange
building.
The Be Is I tied for Carnages An un
named oil burner company, which think
It has been hurt, has brought suit against
The Bee for M.'jOO damages, which It al
leges waa sustained by th publication of
an article on oil burner.
Vacation at Uncle's Zxpanse Evsrett
Bennett. SmO Parker street, left on an
outing for a month at th expense of
Unci Barn. He is a naval reserve man
and will go to th receiving ship at Nor
folk, Va.. from which he will be trans
ferred to a battleship for a cruise.
NEED OYER MILLION
MEN MDEFENSH
War Department Board Member
Telli of What ii Necessary to
Guard Vital Areas.
WHOLE COAST LINE STUDIED
WASHINGTON, Jan. J9. Why a
force of at least 1,025,000 men
would be needed to protect the "vi
tal areas" of the United States
against a strong enemy waa detailed
to the senate military commute to
day by Lieutenant Colonel W, O.
Haan. a member of a War depart
ment board which spent seven years
working out defense plans.
The board visited and studied
minutely every part of the coast
line. It reported In 1913. but its
findings have been held confidential
by the department.
Men Weeded In Kast.
To protect the arlous areas from Port
land. Me., to Norfolk. Colonel Haan
added, the board had concluded that a
total of SS0.000 mobile troop would be
necessary for thla section, xetuaiv of
the coast artillery aupport and battery
personnel.
Th need of '.h Paclflo coaat he gave
as three divisions In th Puget Sound re
gion; on at the mcuth of th Columbia
river; three at Kan Francisco and on at
Los Angeles and Ban Diego, f-l divisions
should be held In reserve, he said.
"How large an army would thee plans
Involve?'' asked fnnator Chamberlain.
"On million and twenty-five thousand
man to protect the critical areas." Colonel
Haan replied.
Cans He .Reeoaa meads.
Ship could lis outside of Boston, Col
onel Haan said. In discussing harbor de
fense, and destroy th nary yard, th
stat house, th For River works and
the business district without being In
rang of th American guns. H recom
mended that eight stateen-lnch rifles for
direct fire and sixteen twelve-Inch long
range mortars be added to the defenses,
all with a rang of more than D,000
yards, against th maximum rang of
18,000 yard of the present guns.
Many Men Called
To Work, but Not
Many Answer Call
Captain Klin of th Salvation Army
yesterday issued a call for MO men to
shovel snow and succeeded In getting
sixteen, notwithstanding that he visited
sll the cheap hotels and lodging house
In the city, where many men out of Jobs
i usually conrresata Tho captain also
wanted fifty men to hustle rreigni arouni
th Union Pacific freight house. He uc-
Jobs.
Th experience of Captain Kiln dur
ing the laat week leads him to the belief
that there re more Jobs in Omaha than
there ar men to fill thera. Th work
that Is avsllable Is not easy, but th
wages are very good.
Wanted Soma Vanta-Ads In exehang
for lots of answers. Phone Th Pee.
at.
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Montana in Grip
Of Worst Storm
In Twenty Years
BUTTH Mont, Jan. JS. Montana is tn
th grip of th worst storm tonight In
twenty years. Railroad trafflo is de
moralised by hug drifts and snow slides
and th situation is aggravated by th
temperature ranging from 1 to M degrees
below aero. Missoula reports that th
storm which ha been raging for twenty
four hours throughout western Montana,
without any sign of abating, la th most
severe of any within th memory of
pioneers. Th Northern Paclflo and Chi
cago, Milwaukee Ja St. Paul railroads have
abandoned th movement of freight. Th
Butta-Mlssoula passenger train ef th
Northern Paclflo wa wrecked by a
broken rail with th therrooneter SO below
sero,' but no passengers wer Injured.
Billings reports the longest cold spall
in seventeen years and a temperature at
a below. '
Mrs. Maria Gross; marshal. Mrs. Emily ' WtU Rock. Ark.j Mrs. Bmma T. Camp
Knott; sentinels. Mrs. Uaxle Baldwin nt bell. Fort Huron. Mleh.i Mr.. r. i vr.n-
Mrs. Anna Weaaman; manager, Mra. Ella !Bt- Mo., and Mra. Mamie B. Long
Car tow.
After the meeting lunch wa served In
th dining room by the refreshment com
mittee, Mr. Jennie Miller. Mrs. Etta
Woolf. Mrs. Mary Koeatera and Mr.
of New York. Kach on of these officer
favored us with a nlc little speech which
wa greatly enjoyed by all present
. At th conclusion of th exercise Miss
Alexander and Dr. Brown wer each pre
Palmqulat. Paat Oracl Devol Waa pro- asrtud with a gift In appreciation of their
services. Th membera of W. a Fraaer
Orov In appreciation of th work don
during th paat year, presented their
guardian, Mra Buno. with a beautiful
guardian' pin and also a lovely hand
made linen center piece.
Refreshments wens served and everr
on Indulged In a good old faahioned
vlalt and Judging from th merriment
every on bad a pleasant evening.
ented with half a dosen hand-painted
;ups and saucer.
Od Frllawa.
Mlasea Iron Horton. Florence Johnson.
Mesera. A. J. McCluna and
will a'ng and Miss Alio McCreary will
play at a musical program t be given
by Odd Fellows' lodg Monday evening
for the member and families. Mtea
Lillian Huber will give a number of
aelect readings and th Rabekahs will
arvo supper at th close of th pro
gram. fcelle Rebekah lodg of Benson ln
tailed Its officers for th rear last Fri
tay evening. Th drill team did th work.
Visitor from th Omaha Ruth lodg were
present snd refreshment served. The
oew officers ar Chrtstln Specht, aebl
grand; Jennie Murray, vie grand; Fran
cis Seaman, treasurer; Ruth Parker, sec
retary. Besssa Warkaaea.
Anetnt Order United Workmen, loda
No. J-CT. Benson, installed It new offw
ters last Wednesday evening. C. W. An
dirson. deputy grand master, acted
Installing officer, and Charles Ore'pea
trog aa grand guide. The new officer
are: Pat master. Roy Culver; Master
workman, H. A. Snow; foreman. W.
Woalager; overseer. H. C. Campbell;
financier-recorder, E. II. TlndeU; receiver.
W. J. Powers; guide. Ray Shelly; lnstd
match, F. E. Young; outside watch. C. C.
AN ill'sms.
. Mareskm,
Omaha tent No. ?S will entertain H
inemtK-rs wlih a theater party Tueaday
ctemng. Members should attend th re
view Monday evening So ss to eciie
P0ST0FFICE CLERKS
TO ORGANIZE UNION
Poatoffioe clerk ef th Omaha poet.
offio will meet Sunday at I o'clock at
th Labor temple to organise a local
tnlon and affiliate with th National
rdrtloa ef poitoffic clerk.
Genera! Organiser Coutts of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor will address th
meeting.
The National Federation of pnatoffic
clerks i afflliatsd with th Amarbaa
Federation of Labor and maintain
permanent headquarter in Washington
looking ' after the needs of th clerk In
ns poeiaj service, it woms la con
Junction with th American Federation of
I abor legislative bureau In Washington
and I puaMng billa looking toward
abolishing unnecessary night work In th
postofftce throughout th country by
making a six-hour night shift equal a
eight-hour 4a y.
Membera of congress who ar members '
ef the American Federation ef Labor ar j
actively Interested In all measures that I
eon. em labor and at doing their utmost j
to enact Ihirn into law
Sets Many a Man
To Thinking
Strange how many limes a
coffee drinker will pass lightly
over a Postum advertisement
until all at once nervousness, a
sleepless night, a dull head
ache, heart flutter, or some
other ailment often due to
coffee drinking brings the f
messago home.
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Then attention is called to the fact that caffeine,
the drug in coffee, does hurt 6ome people and hurt them hard.
II you are a coffee drinker and think anti-coffee talk is only a "scare" it would
be a good idea to make this easy, personal test: Quit coffee ten days and in its place
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POSTUM
Red Tte ore Want A:, u pat:
If the change to this puro food-drink brings steadier nerves, sounder sleep, a
clearer head, and the better health that follows freedom from the coffee drug, you'll
know where comfort lies whether to stick to Postum or go back to coffee and its
troubles.
Made of wheat and a small portion of wholesome
molasses, Postum has a delicious flavour much like
that of mild, high-grade coffee, yet contains no caf
feine nor other harmful element.
There arc two forms of Postum. The original
Postum Cereal must be boiled; Instant Postum is
quickly soluble in hot water, more convenient to pre,
pare, and has the fame rich flavour as the original
Postum. Some prefer one form, some the other. Both
forms are equally delicious and, the cost per cup is
about the same.
Tlie change from coffee to Postum is a little thing
to do for so great a benefit. It's worth thinking over I
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Original Postum Cereal
15c and 25c package.
"There's a Rnason"
Grocers everywhere sell Postum.
Before the Birds and Breezes
Before all other welcome har
bingers of Spring
The Benson & Thome Co.
Are Showing
New Spring Suits
and Dresses
Every garment is characterized
by quiet good taste and yet with
that touch of brilliant original
ity in color, style and fabric that
produces the impression of
something really new and dif
ferenta deft blending' of very
stylish ideas with all the harsh
and coarse features eliminated.
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Moderate Prices Prevail
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