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THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1916. DEATH FOR UNFIT BABIESIS WRONG Three Clergymen, Dr. Lord and T. F. Sturgess Oppose Bal ( linger Baby Theory. , STURGESS WRITES OPINION Dr. J. T. Lord, Rev. Edwin H Jenks, Dean J. H. Tancock, Rabbi Frederick Cohn and T. F. Sturgess are against killing unfit infants at birth. Mrs. H. C. Sumney and K. L. Schreiber take an opposite view of this proposition. Mr. Sturgess, as a member of the advisory board of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, was asked for an opinion as to the advisa bility of indorsing "The Black Stork," a photoplay presentation of tue sub ject of killing the "unfits." He wrote Omaha social workers for expressions Mr. Sturgess is chairman of the Board of Fubhc Welfare. His reply to the national board fol lows: "Personally, I do not think it ad visable for your committee to approve the photoplay "The Black Stork," be lieving that the alleged advantages to society at large will be offset by the damage that might be done through wrong impressions. It Is my belief that there is an increasing tendency to value human life too lightly. In my opinion, the strongest impression and the greatest influence of a photo play of the character of "The Black Stork" would be stimulating to the growing tendency to regard lightly the value of human life. In other words, the total influence of this pho toplay would be for evil and not for good at this stage in our social de velopment "l will leave to those who have ex pressed their opinions to me to state more fully the reasons why this pho toplay should not be passed by the national board. Sleuths Seeking Men Who Stole the Eoof from City Hall Oty commissioners, sitting as a committee of the whole, ordered an investigation into alleged thefts of copper sheeting from the root ot the city hall and materials being torn out in connection with remodeling of the municipal building. The contract for a new roof pro vided that the city should receive all of the old copper, which is valued at nearly $2,000. . Detectives from the police depart ment will be assigned to trace the missing material, i City Purchasing Agent Grotte re ported the matter to the commission ers. Three and One-Half Million Bushels of Grain Are Stored ' While receipts were" fairly heavy last week, gram stocks m storage in Omaha elevators decreased close to 750,000 bushels, as compared with Monday of last week, but were 1,234, 000 bushels more, as compared with the corresponding date of one year ago. The following shows the bush els in storage now and on this date last year: Now. Last year. Wheat 1,588,000 1,031,000 Com 220.000 108,000 Oats 1,550.000 960.000 Rya ..-.....-. 97.000 98,000 Barley . 12.000 20,000 Total ....... ...8,466,000 3,232,000 Total increase, 1,234,000. Oats, it will be noted, continue to hold the greatest portion of increase. Resinol the tested skin-treatment If yon want to experiment on your skin, there are plenty of treatments to experiment with. But if you want something whose value has been proven by years and years of suc cessful use, if you want a'treatment that doctors prescribe constantly, that you know contains nothing harsh or injurious, you will find it in Resinol Ointment, aided by Resinol Soap. It usually stops itching in stantly, and rarely fails to clear away all trace of eczema or similar tormenting skin-eruption. Resinol Ointment and Resinol Snap are told by all druggists. For trial free, write to Dept. 27-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. DRIVE AWAY HEADACHE ' Rub Miisterole on Forehead and Temples K headache remedy without the dan gers of "headache medicine." Relieves headache and that miserable feeling from colds or congestion. And it acts at once I Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. Better than a mustard plaster and does not blister. Used only externally, and in no way can affect stomach and heart, as some in ternal medicines do. Excellent for sore throat, bronchitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, con gestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, all pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, Jrosted feet, colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). Advocates Co-Operative Buying to Combat Present High Cost of Living Mrs. Craighead Explains the Aims of the Newly Organ ized North Omaha Con sumers' League. Co-operative buying and a munici pal market to lower lite high cost of living were urged by Mrs. D. G. Craighead, in explaining the aims of the newly-organized North Omaha Consumers' league. Mrs. Craighead's talk was given before the social sci ence departmcni of the Omaha Wom an's club Monday. "I do not believe in boycotting, though, of course, there will be less buying, because people cannot afford more." said Mrs. Craighead. "What is the reason for the high cost of living? Who is to blame? What is the remedy? Is there anything the consumer can-do to lower the prices? These are sonic of llie questions we are striving to answer. "Our plan is to organize leagues in different parts of the city. If enough women join they may bring pressure to bear on the market. We haven't a definite plan of action yet, but want suggestions." A metting will be held Thursday evening kat the home of the president of the Consumers' league, Mrs. Ver non C. Bennett, 2733 Fowler avenue. Mrs. Bennett will speak on this subject next Sunday at a meeting of the Philosophical society. Mrs. D. G. Craighead. Bean Soup Without the Beans is Now Served in Omaha Restaurants Bean soup without beans that is what many restaurants in Omaha are now serving. There is a reason, for beans have climbed steadily in price, even faster than corn or wheat, until now they are selling at from 2'2 to 15 cents a pound. , If anyone were so rash as to desire to buy a whole bushel of navy beans he would probably be required to pay somewhere between $8 and $9 for it, if, indeed, the grocer would sell him that many in these days when there is so much danger that a man may be trying to corner the market. So bean soup without beans is be ing served. Kor years bean soup has been one of the very cheapest dishes at the restaurants. Bean soup could be had for a dime most anywhere. To day it may still be had, but it lias merely the flavor of the bean, while the beans themselves are religiously strained out and kept back in the gen eral pot to flavor the bean soup for the next day. Of course, some of them become so soft from constant boiling that tney will eventuallyj mash up and slip through the strainer. This tends to keep up the flavor and makes it necessary once every few days to add another handful of beans to the pot to replenish the loss,' iTwo and a half or three years ago beans sold as low as eight pounds for a quarter and one could get a bushel for $1.50 or $2. Thus they have.-gone up over 300 pef'cent in thjree years. Those who used to get eight pounds for a quarter now get two pounds for tftat money. Oatmeal has been climbing stead ily. That staple breakfast dish has reached a price where it will soon be prohibitive also for many. About three years ago the companies pack ing uaiuieai in sianuara pacKages De gan to cut down the size of the pack ages. They did this just as the baker cut down the size of his loaves. The difference is that the oatmeal manu facturer thinks it still a shrewder scheme to cut down the size of the package than to raise the price of the standard package, as the baker sought to do in going to IB-cent loaves. But there is bulk oatmeal and for years many have bought this to avoid paying for the package and the cost of packing. A few years ago one could get nine or ten pounds of bulk oatmeal for a quarter, Three months ago one could still get eight pounds for a quarter. A month ago one could get only seven pounds. Today one can get but six pounds for a quarter and in fact oat meal is moving rapidly toward the class of navy beans in the matter of price. New Bridge to Be Moved Into Place During the Month If there are no changes made in the plans, the Union Pacific's new bridge being constructed over the Missouri river, alongside the old structure, will be shunted into posi tion sometime during December 15, the exact hour of the move not hav ing been decided. The four spans of the new bridge are being built just to the south of the old bridge, resting on the piers. When the move is made, the spans of the old bridge will be pulled to the north and those of the new bridge pulled into place. It is figured that changing the location of the spans will not consume more than a cou ple of hours of time and that traffic over the bridge will not be seriously delayed. SPECIAL ELECTION UPON LIGHT TODAY Voters to Decide Whether They Will Sustain Five-Year Con tract Passed by Council. TWO BOOTHS ARE CHANGED A special election, under the refer endum law will be held today from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. to determine whether the five-year street lighting contract passed by the city council on October 3 shall be sustained by the voters. Th: ballots will contain the full text of the proposed contract and the question upon which the voters will express themselves will read: "Shall the passage of Ordinance No. V396 of the city of Omaha, passed by the council on the third ot UctoDcr, lyio, entitled. 'An ordinance authorizing a contract between Omaha Electric Light' and Power company and the city of Umaha tor lighting streets, al leys and public places ot said city, and fixing the terms and conditions nf such contract, be approved by the qualified electors of the city of Omaha?'" Voting "Yes" will sustain the con tract. Howell Calls for Election. R. B. Howell circulated the refer endum petitions which held up this contract and called for the special election at a cost of more than $6,000 to the city, to satisfy his municipal ownership ambitions and give the Metropolitan Water board more au thority. In li s addresses at meetings tract ordinance on its merits as a bus iness proposition, although he has What is the Cause of Rheumatism, Lumbago and Gout? (By -Valentine Mott Pierce, M. D.) Ever since Scheele, in 1775, discov ered that uric acid was present in the sysfem, scientific men have been making experimental investigations and it is the almost universal opinion of our best medical men that the presence of uric acid in the system in excess is the cause of rheumatism and gout. When theVurate salts are precipitated out of the blood into the solid tissue-structure the person suf fers from gout or rheumatism in the muscles and joints or suffers from lumbago and pain in the back mus cles. The first aim of the sufferer should be to get rid of the uric acid, which, in excess, is a poison, and to do this it is well to drink a pint of hot water morning and night get tablets of Anuric at the nearest drug store and take them before meals regularly. Anuric will do no harm to the system and will carry off the uric acid by stimulating the kidneys. Then tincture iodine may be painted over the swellings, or in more severe cases hot linseed poultices may be applied to soothe the local symptoms. But most important it is for the sufferer to abstain from red meat, to diet, drink only lemonade or hot water, and take Anuric for a considerable time as it causes a drainage outward of the uric acid and is many times more potent than tithia and usually one finds that it dissolves uric acid as hot water does sugar. Adv. City Physicians Explain Why - They Prescribe Nuxated Iron To Make Beautiful, Healthy Women and Strong Vigorous Men NOW BEING USED BY OVER FIVE MILLION PEOPLE DAILY Quickly transforms the flabby flesh, toneless tissues and pallid cheeks of weak, anaemic men and women into a perfect glow ot health and beauty Often increases the strength of delicate, nervous, run-down folks 200 per cent in two weeks' time. Now York, X. Y. It Is ronaprva lively estimated that over flva million people daily In this country ulono are taking Nuxated Iron. Such astonishing reKUita have been reported from Its uso both by doctors and hiynien, that a number of physicians in various parts of the country have been asked lo explain why they prescribe It so extensively, and why it apparently produces so much better re- Its than were obtained from the old forms of inonranic iron. Kxtracts from some of the letters rc- celved are given bolnw: i Pr. Kin?, a New York physician and ! author, says : "There ran be no viRorou iron men without Iron. Pallor means j naemia. Anaemia means, iron derVienry. The skin of aniieml'' men and women is pale. The flesh flabby. The musce lack tone, the, brain tugn Hnd the memory fails and they often become weak, ner vous. Irritable, despondent and trie Ian- ! holy. When the iron iroes from the blood I of women, the roses go from lliou- beeks." In the-most common foods of Amerira. t : he starches, fuigars, tuiile nynins, i'an- I dies, polished rice, while brad. soda ' rackers, biscuits, maeamnl spaKliettl. lapi-i oea, paRO, farina, degerminaled cnrnmeal, 1 longer Is Iron to be fount). Heflning , processes have removed he iron of Mother ; Karth from these impoverished foortn, and ; silly methods of home cookery, by throwing down the waBte-pipe the water in which our vegetables are cooked is responsible for another gravo iron Ions. Therefore, if you wlub io preserve your youthful vim and vigor to a ripe age, you must supply the iron deficiency in your food by using some form of organic iron just as you would use naM when your food has not enough salt. Pr. Sauer, a Boston physlelnn. who has studied widely tn both tlil country and in prominemt European Modit4, Insti tutions, says: "As I have said a hundred times over, organic iron is the greatest of ail strength builders. If people would only throw away patent medicines and nauseous concoctions and take simple Nuxated Iron, I am convlneed that the lives of thousands nf persons might be saved who now die i-very year from pneumonia, grippe, consumption, kidney, liver and heart troubles, etc. The reai and true cause which started their diseases was nothing more nor less than a weakened condition brought on by lack of iron In the blood." Not long ago a man came In me who was nearly half a century old and asked me to give htm a premi Unary examina tion for life insurance. 1 hum amo.ii.Ui'd to find him with a blood pressure of a boy of 20 and as full of vigor, vim and vitality as a young man; in fact a young man he really was, notwithstanding his age. The secret, he said, was taking iron nuxated icon had filled him with renewed life. At 30 he was in bad health; at 46 he was careworn and. nearly OMKI HOWS DR.FERBfrt yfT prolonged trial. I have been more than pleased with the re sults and will continue Its Ir, Hchuyior C. Jaques, Vis iting Surgeon of Ht, Kllizabeth's Hospital, New York City, said, "1 hsve never before given out any medical Information or advlco for publication, as I ordinarily do not believe in it. "Hut In the case of Nuxated Iron 1 feel I would be remiss In my duty not lo mention have taken hII irj now at. r.n, a miracle of vitality mid his face beaming with the buoyancy of youth. iron Is absolutely necessary to enabl" your blood to change food Into living tissue. Without It. no matter how much or what you eat, your food merely passes through you without doing you any good, and as a consequence you become weak, pale and sick ly-looking. Just like a plant trying to grow In a soli deficient In iron. If you are not strong or well you owe It to yourself to make the following test: See how long you can work or how far you can, walk without becoming tired. Next, take two five. grain tablets of or dinary nuxated iron three times per day after ni'-als for two weeks. Then test your strength again and see how much you have gained. I have seen dozens of nervous, run-down people who were ail ing all the while double thdr strength and endurance and entirely rid them selves of all symptoms of dyspepsia, liver and other troubles in from ten to four teen days' time simply by taking Iron in the proper form. And this after they had in some rase been doctoring for months without obtaining any benefit. But don't take the old forms of reduced iron, iron acetate or tlnctur1 of Iron simply to save a few cents. The iron de manded by Mother Nature for the red coloring matter in the blood of her chil dren is, alas ! not that klnrl nf Iron. You must take iron in a form that can he easily absorbed and assimilated to do you any good, otherwise It may prove worse than useless. Many an athlete and prlJte-flghter has won the day simply because he knew the seeret of great strength and endurance and filled his blood with iron before hn went into the affray; while many another has gone down in Inglorious defeat simply for ihe lack of Iron." Pr. V. Von Unruh, Medical Director In Chief of the New York City Clinic, said: "I have given Nuxated Iron a fair and e w WIN. r v. IAS I It myself and giv en it to my pati ents with most surprls- V Ing and satis factory results. And those who wish quickly to increase their strength, power and endurance will find It a most wonderful ly effective remedy." Dr. James, late nf the United States Public Health Service, says, "Patients in an enervated and devitalized state of health those, for Instance, convalescing from protracted fevers, those suffering from a long-standing esse of anaemia, all such people, In my opinion, need Iron. Of late, there has been brought to my at tention Nuxated Iron. In practice I have found this an Ideal restorative and up building agent In those cases above men tioned." NOT K Nuxated Iron, which is prescribed and recommended above by physicians tn such a grat variety of cases, Is not a patent medicine nor secret remedy, but one which is well known to druggists and whose Iron constituents are widely prescribed by eminent physicians everywhere, t.'nlike the older Inorganic Iron products, It is easily assimilated, does not Injure the teeth, make them black nor upset the stomach; on the contrary. It Is a most potent remedy in nearly all forms of Indigestion, as well 'as for nervous run-down conditions. The manu facturers have such great cofidenee In Nux ated Iron that they offer to forfeit 100.00 to any charitable institution If they cannot tako any man or woman under 60 who lacks iron and increase their strength 200 per cent, or over, in four weeks' time, provided they have no serious organic trouble. They also offer to refund your money if It does not at least double your strength and en durance tn ten days' time. , It Is dispensed in this city by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. and all good druggists. Advertisement. been challenged several times to ex press himself along that line. No Bar to Municipal Ownership. Those who are supporting the con tract maintain that it will not inter fere with municipal ownership, nor abridge present rights of the city to Mr. Howell failed to attack the con buy the existing plant or build a com peting plant. It has been shown that the contract is fair and that it will afford Omaha 1,071 new lights, give an up-to-date ornamental lighting sys tem downtown and it also has been explained by experts that the city could not build a competing plant and have it ready in less than five years. Approval of the contract will carry with it acceptance of the cent rate ordinance by the light company with out opposition and thus give light patrons immediate reduction of 25 per cent in their lighting bills. Howell Sends Out Circulars. Circulars sent to voters attacking the contract were addressed by the addressograph in the oftice of Gen eral Manager Howell, public property being used for this purpose. The contract ordinance was passed by the city council after long and careful consideration and has the approval of the city legal department as protect ing the city in all of its rights. The location of two of the polling booths lias been changed. The Tenth district of the Kiglith ward will be 2b South Twentieth street, instead of ..'..VO Farnam street. Voters of the Twelfth district of the Kighth ward will cast their ballots at 1 70S Jack son street. The old voting booth was at Commercial High school. University Club Will Hear Hon. Peter Jansen The Hon. Peter Jansen, a student of Russia and its despotic govern ment, will talk Wednesday noon be fore members of the University club. He will tell his personal observations of the people, the laws and the land of the czar. Mr. Jansen was a commissioner to the St. Louis, Paris and San Fran cisco expositions and was one of the foremost colonizers of Nebraska. He is an able orator and a long-time stu dent of social and economic problems. Trfventa Infection. Slonn's Liniment applied to a sore cut. wound or bruis prevents Infection and blood poison. 2 fie. All druggists. Adv. Traffic Delayer By Grading Sirsst Working jointly in a measure, the I'niou Pacific, Burlington and the city -,are making good progress in reducing uic grade ot i nincemn siren iiuui the tracks south to beyond Pacific. While the city is reducing the grade of a greater portion of the street, tHe two railroads are looking after' that portion inside their right-of-way. The greatest cut is a short distance south of the railroad viadutt over Thir- i teenth street. The carrying on of the work interlercs with traffic on the street, vehicles of all kinds being sent around. The street railway company, having a line on the street, is put to considerable inconvenience, as pas sengers on the South. Thirteenth street line are forced to transfer, walking over the gap where the im provements are being carried on. The mail is transferred by automobile, one of the street railway motormcn driv ing the machine. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. I The Rendezvous of the j Patriot Pirate 1 Bfll tti 11! mi The Old Atimthe Htuse t In the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans was estab lished the headquarters of Jean Lafitte, "king of the pirates," and absolute ruler of the privateers and free booters of the Gulf. Pirate though he was, Lafitte was a patriot, too. He refused to sell himself to an enemy gov ernment, though the offer in cluded a gift of thirty thou sand dollars and the rank of Captain in the invading army. With a price on his head, Lafitte boldly entered the of fice of Governor Claiborne and offered his sword and his services and those of his freebooters to the Govern ment of the United States. . General Jackson accepted the services of Lafitte and his band, and one of the latter became famous as Dominique You, who afterward enter tained General Jackson with true pirate hospitality and cheer. Rising in stately Creole grandeur, the Old Absinthe House still tells fascinat ing tales of the days of the Jolly Roger. Here is the very staircase up which stepped members of the famous band. Yonder is the buzzard-handled sword of the leader. It is in vivifying history thus dramatically that New Orleans offers her greatest charm to the visitor. : And" to .this quaint Creole city, there is one route as romantic as the city itself, one train worthy of its terminus The Panama Limited To ''Nero Orleans from Clucago and St. Louis This is the speed-train that has quickened the tick of the clock by eleven percent. Many hours, faster than anf other train to New Orleans; twt and a half hours faster than the quickest of the two other Illinois Central trains to New Orleans. No extra fare. Only one night on the way, and the daylight horns planned so as to show you the scenic best of several states. As for the train itself, it is one of the miracles of modern transit, with every latest luxury complete j the most superb train that has ever connected the North with the South. En route to Panama, California or South America, add this stimulating New Orleans experience to your trip. 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