THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 1917. M'CORMACK GRINS AND GRINS AGAIN Great Irish Tenor Admits He Eats Food and Recalls Olden Times. WANTS TO SEE PRIZE FIGHT IT IS HARVEST TIE NOW INAUSTRALIA Midsummer There, Ten Below Here Cold is Only Com parative After All. FINE DAY FOR ESKIMOS John McCormack rose from his i hair, closing the popular novel which he was reading and shook hands with i lie reporter. Thir was in his rooms at the Fontenelle Monday morning. The great Irish tenor wore a greyish brown tweed suit and heavy bronn walking shoes. lie sat down again and immediately lattled off a long rigmarole in which he acted as interviewer and inter- iewed;- "Sit down. sir. If ye can't sit down, Mam', up. Do 1 think the weather's cold? Yes. Will we have a big houje luinorrow night? bo 1 am told. Y'es. Hiyger house than las' time 1 was here? Good lord, 1 shou. '. hope so. Do I eat food? Yes. And I don't -ccin (o he able to get any thinner. I guess that about covers the ground, ilot-sn't it?" He grinned at the reporter from 1 lie depths of the chair it. which he w a half reclining. His manager, C I.. Wagner, re marked on the improvement in Omaha hotel accommodations since juhn McCormack was here last. Scant Audience. "Oh. lord, I don't remember the hotel." said John. "All I remember is the Hr ndeis .heater and the 11 m-nnle ill the audience. Omaha was tin- wnr-r-sl. exeeiil one. That was Scarborough, linglaml. I sang there. that was tin years ago. 1 here were fifteen people in the amli.'.icc and 1 .-ang t'irtten songs, one for each of llirni " "That a before the orhl had heard of lolm McCormack." said the t ennrter "Alt. an it might be betther for them if thev hadn't heard of him, Miid John with a smile. Mr. McCormack bought Eugene Fi.-ld's manuseririt .' "Little Boy I Hue" at the Allies' bazar in Chicago last week for $'.40O This was men tioned. , "An' 1 have a little boy bine of my own at home." he said, referring to his son. A Human Being." McCormack is like :io other gr singer. You sit dr-v.i . tr' talk to him and lie "jollies" you along and acts just like a "human jeing." He mentioned receiving an invitation to attend a .nzc light i . St. ram. "I'll no if we -ct time," he s; "Might sec a good scrap. I'm going over here In this theater across the street this afternoon. I see they have mi- old fri'nd. Douglas Fairbanks there. That's the boy hat knoc!.". on down. Ye always sec a good scran in his pictures. And so ohn rattled on. After ten minutes' conversation with him the reporter wouldn't think of calling htm Mr. McCormack. He's just John. It is said his audience feel the same way after he has sung thrc or (our songs. He walked with the reporter to the door and told a couple of funny stories, and tun sang a trill and danced around the room to the tune '4 a snug someone had sent him with the request thai hewing i'. "It's a divvil of a good- chune." he -aid, "but the wor-ruds are a crime." Big Seat Sale. So great has been the demand for SI seats for the McCormack recital, the fourth number of the retailers' concert course, that the local man agement has decided to place a lim ited number of general admissions on -,ale Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at $1 each. These admissions are for reserved seats at the rear of the regu lar sections. The curtain will rise promptly at S:15 and those not seated will have to wait until the end of the first number By A. R. GROH. It's cold, i Y'es. Still, it isn't as cold as it might be. We'll all agree on that proposition. Cold is merely relative. The polar bear loves to swim around among the ice floes in the northern sea. He is oppressed with the heat on hot days when the temperature is high, say about 20 below zero. That cajls to mind the story of the clerk in a drug store. She was show ing a man some thermometers. "Haven't you any better thermome ters than these?" he asked. "These are the best made," she said. "These arc genuine Fahrenheits. See the name on them. The Fahrncheit peo ple don't put out any cheap thermom eters. Harvest in Australia. It is midsummer now in Australia. January and February are to them what July and August are to us. That is because Australia is in the south ern half of this spinning globe of ours. They're harvesting wheat down there now. In the interior of Aus tralia January temperatures some times soar as high as 140 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. Vc could use some of that surplus right now, eh, what? The coldest cold e.er recorded in Omaha was i2 degrees telow zero. That isn't very cold comparatively. The l.skimo would call that a fine, warm, pleasant, springlike day. lie would call out his F.skiwiie and the F.skichildrcn and the Eskidog and they would go off. perhaps for a pic nic. They would sit on the edge of the ice and the Fskichildren would take off their bokamoks and dangle their feet in the nice, warm water. Then the Eskimo would go out, per haps, in his kiak and spear a nice fat fish, which he would bring back, and then he ami the Eskiwife and the Eskichildrcn and the Eskidog would have a nice lunch of blubber and raw fish. You see, cold is all relative. Coldest Spots. Miles City. Mont., and Williston. X. D., hold the join t record for cold in the United States with 49 degrees below zero. Bismarck, N. U., has had 44 below, Havre, Mont., and Moor head, Minu., boast a minimum record of 48 below. Des Moines has had 30 below, Kan sas City 22 below, Chicago 2.1 below. New York City 6 below and Boston 13 below. Down in Key West, clear at the south end of Florida, they once had a very cold day. Oh. very cold, in deed! The temperature dropped to 41 degrees above zero. "Above," y'understand! Br-r-rl In Los Angeles the lowest temper ature ever recorded was 28 above. You might think that Arizona and New Mexico are never cold. But they had 2 below at Roswcll, N. M.. once and 13 below at Sante Fe. And FTagstaff, Ariz., has recorded a mini mum of 22 below zero. Spuds Slapped from England to Chicago Chicago, Jan. 22. High prices paid for potatoes on the Chicago market have attracted big ship ments from England to compete with the American grown product, according to a statement made public today by Sol Westerfeld, former president of the National Retail Grocers' association. "It seems impossible that war stricken England can send pota toes to Chicago to compete with the product grown in Illinois, Wis consin and other western states, but I have seen the bills of lading," Mr. Westerfeld said. Potatoes on the Chicago market are selling today at 52.25 a bushel. PAVLCWA ENLISTS MISS HELEN KRONER Omaha Girl Dances Her Way Into Famous Troupe Will Tour World. Burlington Hustles to Build Bridge Over Platte The Burlington has begun to lav the steel girders for the bridge over the riatte river on the Chalco-Yutan , . - . ! cut-off. with the expectation ol having If StUte Refu8es to Co-Operate the strucUir. completed for traffic Financially with National BUSINESS MEN HERE ! WANT GOOD ROADS1 uiilnn loin wrcks, pn.wilini: I'm' j Mtuiln'i ! i t .ii'iialily l.m . i On I ho Burling. on., (.'lulco uum : i-ut-'fT t!ir raiN are laid aloiiu ttir entire grailc ami up to ihr ..ppruaclic:. , t tlir brulKO on citlier siilc. As soon a llic bri'lRt' tini-licrl regular i fmnlil ami pas-enpr mtvut between i Oirulia and .in tru rated. Sioux City will be Dr. KIdb'k Nfr Life IMUi. Krgulfir lnw,l movtmnnt Ib sumo t la 1 to your hralH. PI tin Hint h)tv Take Dr. Klnf'a New Llf : h dally movement !&c. Alt clruRKtMfl. All vcr list niPtit. Government They Will. DRAFT A SPECIAL BILL RAPID RISE OF DANSEUSE Chief Dunn Issues New Ukase to Auto Drivers Lliici ol Police Dunn has directed lii- tralt'ic rquad to leipnie that auto mobiles parked at nirbiims tdiall be placed at mm h an ingle that the rear .it cars shall not extend tnorc than feet from (he curb line. I lie chief says he intends to abate ihe evil of automobiles extending into MlTCtr-. At a conference on this subject City Commissioner Jardine said: "The tunc is comniK when we will not per mit parking ol automobiles on any portions of the downtown streets, tuber cities are adopting that idea. Sonic Ituiit th.- parking t;mc to ten minutes and require that a driver be In each car while so parked." Omaha's parking ordinance permits leaving an autonu bile thirty minutes ,it the curb, or for an indefinite period (he parking spaces provided in the center of designated streets. Many Attend Funeral Of Father of R. C. Howe James Howe, father of R. C. Howe, manager of the Armour Packing com pany's plant in South Omaha, was buried from the home of his sister. 1705 South Twenty-eighth street, with services in Brewer's chapel. The bearers were A. S. Midlan, William McGuigan. H. H. Norton. Charles Tanner, E. C Kohansky and X. R. Denny. Rev. T. J. Mackay, pastor of All Saints' church, officiated. Inter ment was in Forest Lawn cemetery. Many attended the funeral and services. Helen Kroner has signed a three year contract to make a lour "f the world with Pavlu.,a. M r. I"sn' Kroner, mother of Omaha' .au;litcr of Terpsichore, received a n-lcBrani Iron. -New York, telling ut the Rom! fortune of her daughter and asking her to make the trip. Miss Kroner n. ..de rapid strides in her profession since she was selected a few years ago to -go to New York with Marry Walker of this city, as guest.; of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, following a contest held at the Auditorium. Pavlowa's Promise. This rising young dancei lias been with the Metropolitan Opera com pany in New York City. Recently she rehearsed three days with Pav lowa before the three-year contract was negotiated. While in Omaha a few years ago Pavlowa saw Miss Kroner dance and ; . that time told the Otni.ha girl to h.jp in touch with her and that at sonic future time in New York she would note her devel opment. Miss Kroner will begin her world tour at Havana in February. It has been a comparatively short time since Miss Kroner was going through her steps at Chambers' danc ing academy. "Friend" Leads Jensen Into a Strongarm Trap K. V, Jensen of Tekaniah. Neb., has reported to the police that lie was strong-armed by t n men at Thir teenth and Douglas streets and rob bed of S. He said he. made friends with a stranger at Sixteenth and Cani tol avenue and started to take him to his room for the night. When tllev reached I bn-tccnth and Douglas streets a second man knocked him to the ground and the two went through his pockets. Corset Wearing Brakeman Sues for Big Damages Declaring that he is compelled to wear a steel corset constantly, .Ar leigb l.eeper, formerly a brakeman for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, has filed suit in district court asking $35,000 damages for in juries alleged to have been suffered in an accident at t'latte, D. l.eeper asserts that he is unable to make a living as a result of his injuries. Induces Sleep. Tako Or. Brit's rine-Tar-Honey for that harking night rough; tt stops the cough and you slr-p. 2&r. All druggist. Adv. I If Nebraska, as a state, docs not ! appropriate a road-building fund in ' order to make the federal good roads fund available in this state business men and farmers in Douglas county arc anxious to provide a means whereby the county may vote bonds and lake advantage of this federal money for development within the county Conferences have recently been held bv the men interested in good roads in Omaha and the county, including delegates from the Douglas County tiood Roads association, which is made up of farmers. The conference Saturday at the Commercial club lasted most of the afternoon and the best kind of sentiment for co-operation between the city and country districts was expressed, ticorge H. McAidle. II. K. Avery. O. .1. Ptckard. Hans I'ahl. II. C. (ilissuian and others were among the delegates from Ihe fanning districts of the county. Claike ti. Powell presided. Ran dall K. I'.iiumi. president of the Com mercial club: Kd (leorgc of the good roads committee and other represent atives from the auto club, the good mads committee, the Commercial club and the Douglas County flood Roads association were present. Draw Special Bill. Percy Wells, president of th Cicorge Washington Highway associ ation, and John Paul lireeti, attorney, are delegated to draw the necessary bill In be introduced in the lc?isla lure. seeking to establish a kind of "county option" in the matter of mak ing the federal money available for road building in a county. The federal law appropriates $8. 500,000 to road building in this fifth road district, which includes Ne braska. Missouri and other states. The money is not available unless the stale in which federaj money is to be spent will spend dollar lor dollar in t lie t improvement work. It is also pro- I vided by that federal law that in or der to avail itself of this federal aid a state must establish a state high way commission, under whose super vision, jointly with the federal com mission, the roads ill any slate shall be constructed. An Obstacle. Thus if the state does not appropri ate in Nebraska for this work, a law making it possible for Douglas county alone to come in for federal aid would have to embody a provision for a state highway commission. If. for any reason, this bill should fail in the legislature it is hoped that another bill can be passed permitting Douglas county to vote bonds for the development of its own roads, as sessing back to the abutting and bene fited property a portion of the cost not exceeding 10 per cent of the to tal. , ,. Both the Omaha and the country representatives of the movement arc well pleased with both plans as they are now contemplated. 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"The Retional Tri-atmoiU for Constipation." STANDARD OIL COMPANY, (New Jny) B-yonne New Jeney UJti 1 or faded hair. And lh"m Is Mrs. Gist to Talk to The Scottish Rite Women Mrs. T. C;. Gist of Falls City, for merly president of the Nebraska Fed eration of Woircn's Clubs, will talk on different phases of club work Fri day afternoon, following a reception i the Scottish Rite Woman's club will give al the cathedral in honor of wives of members of the last Scottish Rite class. ! Mrs. R. E. McKelvy will talk on 1 parliamentary usage. The program is arranged by the new president, Mrs. Cuthbert Vincent. morr r pa ion or nenac In tol erating unattrac tive hslr titan thrre Is In wear ing unbecoming gOWPH. The one hair ntaiii tlut BUuida s ii p r r m f i "Prownftfnnr." Jl. an1 Footpad Suspects Get Sentences for Vagrancy Ui three men arrested in conncc I'vii with recent holdups, two have been ' sentenced to sixty da s in jail -hi chargr of vagrancy while the third will be held for further investi gation. The men. who gae the p. lines ol William A. Klombcrg. Yitt (Jlcck and C. II. Elumherg, were ar 1 1 Med at f05 North Eighteenth street .Hid when their rooms were searched two revolvers were found. William nionihcrg and Olrrk were charged wii!i agrancy and C. II. Blomberg will be held until holdup victims h;ie an opportunity to look him Many Cases of Rheumatism Now Says We Must Keep Feet Dry, Avoid Exposure and Eat Less Meat. Here is a Federal Job Which is Going Begging For the first time iji years a federal iob in the postnfT.cc is going begging. It is that ot charwoman and pays the munificent salary of $J5 per month, t he woman applying fnr the position does not have lo pas an educational examination, the only qualifications asked for by I ncle Sim i& that she -hould ii"t be under JO or not over vcars. I he applicant must be hardv and capable f scrubbing floors two and a halt Innir.i in the morning and two and a half Inmrs in the aiternoou. M women applied fnr application blanks la it week, but inn mic shoucd up for the job. Slay oft the damp gTound, avoid ex posure, keep feet dry, eat les meat, drink lots of water and above all take a spoonful of salts occasionally to keep down uric acid. ! Rheumatism is caused by poison-i ou? toxin, called uric acid, which is i generated in the bowels and absorbed! into the blood. It is the function of the kidneys to filter this acid from the blood and cast it out in the urine, The pores of the skin are also a means of freeing the blood of this impurity. In damp and chilly, cold weather the skin pores are closed, thus forcing the kidneys to do double work, they become weak and sluggish and fail to eliminate this uric acid which keeps accumulating and circu lating through the system, eventually settling in the joints and muscles, causing stiffness, soreness and pain called rheumatism. At the first twinge of rheumatism get from any pharmacy about four ounces of Jad Salts; put a tablespoon ful in a glass of water and drink be fore breakfast each morning for a week. This is said to eliminate uric acid by stimulating the kidneys to normal action, thus ridding the blood of these impurities. Jad Salts ib inexpensive, harmless and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia ami is used with excellent results by thousands of folks who are subject to rheumatism. Merc you have a pleas ant, effervescent lithia-water drink which overcomes uric acid and i beneficial to your kidneys as well. 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