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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917,
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SuberrtSera leavtef the city ohoulj bn Too Bee matted
to ttenV Adereea chanod as erltew aa r''",td'
The tfumu,t end the shouting ends,
the business of making good.
Now to
, The revered slogan of bygone days: "Millions
for defense," now becomes billions..
Onr first eongrtsswoman has written herself
down a suffragist, but not a migitant.
Patriotic Amyricanism recognizes no color line
neither does it know sect of religion or an
cestry. .
Prospects for an early tenant for Carnegie's
peace palace Temain :wrapped in the Schivenin-
B'B
Yes, the mate behind thhoe cap do almost as
much to bring "peace with Tictorjt" as the man
behind the gun.
. Looks now as if there might be iteriout doubtt
at to Colonel Roosevelt keepVl h' speaking en
gagement in Nebraska in Juno).
"r State lawmakers profess pnfoud regard for
public sentiment, yet persistently ignore, the
call to go home and stay there,
Considering the.facilitiet for prolonged eon
, versatlon the houses! repretentatiwet achieved a
' record in finishing the run in seventeen hours.
That "dollar-above-the-man." tilllc has been
heard before in this land of the freel and home of
the brave, and everybody knowt. vthence it em.
aaates.
I Some votes were also recorded' against Ute
declaration of war with Spain, but they did not
interfere with Dewey at Manila or-with Schley
at Santiago bay.
President Wilson's war address, aa made pub
lic ia Germany, suffered severely from censorship
rathletsness. Evidently a few things the presi
dent said struck homel ......
a , ,nc
Amateur towns pushing for-a place oa .the
newf map, are handicapped from the start. El
Pas has too much experience to suffer eclipse
a the capital of the rumor belt
It 1 to laugh this denunciation by our amia
ble hyphenated contemporary, of. other folk for
doing exactly what the senator and bis paper have
been doing up to the moment of his last flop.
Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg is reported to
have unloaded his. Texas, land holdings. The
German leader takes no chances on depreciated
values which would follow the transfer of "a lost
province" to Mexico.
The Emergency Peace federation urges aa a
sure, means of averting war that President Wil
son adopt measures to start tt revolution in Ger
many. Means of getting in and making a start
are details conveniently overlooked. .
. Restriction of wearing apparel is the1 latest
government edict in Germany. The regulation
applies to both sexes regardless of age, and car
ries with it the customary ticket good for so much
clothing and no more. If there is anything left
unregulated in the empire Berlin it not aware
of it.
Omaha people stop now to gaze at tha bal
loons passing over the city. It will not be long
before aeroplanes amt dirigibles on the sky-line
will be so common that they will attract no at
tention whatever. If skeptical about this predic
tion, hark back to the first appearance of the auto
mobile nty a few yean ago.
In the War in Earnest
The signing by the president of the resolution
declaring the existence of a state of war, as passed
by an overwhelming majority in both houses of
congress, means that we are in the European
conflict and in it in earnest
It need hardly be repeated that all peace
loving citizens were for a long time hoping
against hope that we might be kept out of the
war to its end and nothing would have given
more satisfaction than to have had that hope
realized, but circumstances wholly beyond our
control have been shaping themselves steadfastly
to draw us into the maelstrom in defense of our
rights and the rights of humanity.
It is really the irony of fate that President
Wilson, after being re-elected on the strength of
his record for maintaining the country at peace,
should be destined to affix his signature to a
proclamation of war and it only goes to show
again how short is the distance any of us can
look ahead,
Being in the war, it behooves us to make our
strength count for the accomplishment of the
purpose. , To proceed this far without going the
whole length would be worse than continuing
to sit idly by without attempting to resent our
mistreatment
A nation engaged in war has a right to expect
the ungrudging service and the full limit of sup
port of all loyal citizens, regardless of birth, color,
creed, politics or previous condition. This the
president as commander-in-chief of the nation
should have.
Note that the most scathing indictment of the
work of our present democratic legislature cornea
from democratic members who feel ashamed of
the record and not from republicans "playing
politics." Tha democratic promise and perform,
ance, or' rather lack of performance, will be sub'
mitted for popular verdict at the next election-
Mobilizing the Nebraska Farms.
Step taken by the, regents and chancellor of
the University of Nebraska to better co-ordinate
and conserve the productive capacity, of Ne
braska farms are in line with prudent foresight.
The farmers of the state must realize fully the
vast importance of their relations to society,
never so impressively emphasized as now. In
war or peace they have a tremendous share in
securing the welfare of the world and the fidelity
with which they play their, part wilt have its di
rect effect on all. People must be fed and be
cause of this state's place among the leading pro
ducers greater responsibility rests upon it The
world's food supply it short now. and extra ef
forts are called for to bring it up to normal, Thus
the appeal to the farmer it direct and imperative.
Patriotism may be shown in many ways and one
will be to see that every acre of our fertile soil
it made to bring forth its capacity of foodstuffs.
The Nebraska farmer never has been found, lack
ing when called upon and he may be depended
upon to do his share along the lines suggested by
President Hallef and Chancellor Avery and to
co-operate willingly and effectively In any. move
ment to restore the balance between food supply
and hungry mouths.
Seizure of the Interned Ships.
One of the first defensive acts of our govern
ment in the newly recognized war with Germany
is to seize upon the German, ships interned in
American waters, In its first application, thit
move it ft precautionary step, although it may
easily lead, further. . The United States is res
ponsible to the owners of the vessels, although
it it contended by tome that under existing trea
ties. with Prussia property of citizen of eights;
country may be confiscated by the government of
the other in time of war. If need be; these se
questrated ships may be employed in the service
of the United States and any payment to be made
deferred until peace is restored.
One of the interesting sidelights of the war
it here brought to view. In the midsummer of
1914 German commerce on the high teat was sud
denly abandoned and many of the finest vessels
afloat were laid up in safe harbor in American
waters. The spectacular flight of the Kronprinx
cestin Cecelia, which put in at Bat Harbor in the
haste of ita master to secure safety, was one of
the sensational- incidents at the beginning of the
war,. Demolition of the machinery of this boat
under orders from high German authority forms
one of the unpleasant lines in the later chapter
of tin relations between the United State and
Germany leading up to, tha war. It atrvet to
support one charge made against the imperial
government of Germany, that it was not acting in
good faith with the United States at the time.
The German-owned vessels now In possession
of the United States amount to almost the total
tonnage of all ships sunk through U-boat opera
tions in the last two months and can be used to
replace the tost ships. Their employment in com
merce or transport service might raise another
delicate question. If one of them should be sunk
by a submarine, could the owner hold the United
States responsible for an act of the German gov
ernment which in itself ia held to be unlawful and
not permitted by warr It ia not likely, however,
that for the present ft great deal of hair-splitting
wilt be dose by the federal authorities as to the
disposition of these ships. '
Warriors of the Farm
Nn Yer World
There is nothing spectacular in Secretary
Houston's appeal to the farmers to grow bigger
crops, but it contemplates war measures as im
portant in their way as any yet undertake by
the armv and navy.
Most of our farmers have heard exhortations
like those of Secretary Houston many timet be
fore, iher know that as a class tney are not
thoroughgoing in their tillage. They know that
bv improved seed, fertilization and metnooa ot
cultivation thev could materially increase their
crops. They know they are wasteful with their
' lane and the products ot tue una, ana tney Know
that to the uiiurv of the consumer as well as
themselves many of them do not study market
Opportunities as they should.
- For the betterment of such conditions there
ftre now two powerful incentives. With war at
hand, the men ef the farm who put forth their
best energies will be serving their country as
truly as the men in the ranks and oa the snipe.
With the prices now prevailing, tne money re.
ward is certain to be as gratifying at the con
sciousness of duty well done. In times like these
the man who aa a tesutt of idleness or ignorance
grows only half a crap is to be compared with the
other slacker who, being qualified, refuses to take
his place with the colors.
Secretary Houston should have generous
financial and moral aunoort in his undertaking.
ft ia eresarednesa reduced to first principles. It
ia national defense of the highest order. Perhaps
m the grim days to come its results win be rec
' ognized as part of the very foundation of victory.
Tinkering with the Banking Laws.
Much of the time of the present session of
the Nebraska legislature has been expended in
tinkering with the banking laws, the theory evi
dently being that if every possible act of a banker
is carefully prescribed by law no danger can come
to depositors or patrons. Ia the latest manifes
tation this spirit it shown in amtndmeata that
have to do with state funds on deposit. Limit.
tions on the sums that my be deposited ia any one
bank, en the rate of Interest that may be paid by
the banks to the state and for other purposes are
proposed, all aiming to safeguard the state on the
one hand and protect the public oa the other. This
u well enough, but the efforts put forth teen to
imply that the democrats no longer repose un
questioning faith In the deposit guaranty law, fn
the dependability of the banking board or the
Impeccability of the state treasurer. The whole
proceeding points to the fact that Nebraska seeds
a better banking law and that one of the early
dutiet of tome not distant legislature will be to
provide for a complete revised banking code at
once workable and free from complicating fea
tures. . ' . V- . .
Back In 1912 the anthracite wage boost ef 6
per cent slipped down to the consumer fattened
to 25 cents ft ton. Coal carrying roads In nearby
bituminous fields secured permission to advance
freight rates 5 tent a ton, 1 In the localities
affected confidence it felt that the toft coal
crowd will put over an equally smooth job of
price inflation,
Easy Money
By Frederic J. Haskin.
Washington, D. C, April 3. Some months
ago many people all over the country were
amazed to receive a communication from an
obscure silk firm reading something like this:
"To introduce and advertise our ready-to-wear
goods in the least time, we give to anyone
complying with conditions herein stated one 1916
model silk petticoat retailed at $4.80. (Give size
of band, length of skirt and color wanted). Make
five copies of this and send to five different
friends. Then mail their names to the National
Order Broker, Glove building, Minneapolis, Minn.,
and you will receive a silk petticoat. Enclose 10
cents to cover the cost of wrapping and postage."
While the offices of the mysterious National
Order Broker, dispenser of ailk petticoats, were
closed within two weeks by the United States
postal authorities, the letters, once set in motion
by some member of the trusting public, are still
going on. Women, young, old and middle-aged,
throughout the entire country, are still trying to
take advantage of this remarkable opportunity to
get a silk petticoat One woman even confesses
she wrote for the very largest size in skirts, so
that she. being a small woman, might cut it uo
and make two out of one. She was very much
disappointed when her letter came back to her.
Apparently, only a few of the recipients of
these chain fetters suspected the validity of the
offer and the (majority of these were men, who,
having no interest in the wearing apparel offered,
were able to regard the matter with an unpreju
diced mind and quickly pointed out its flaws to
the nearest postal authorities. But, on the whole,
the trustfulness of the public in matters of this
kind is almost incredible. Here the swindle was
for only ft small sum 10 cents but there are
hundreds ot such cases on the postomce records
in which the investment is anywhere from $10,000
to $25,000.
Mr. iiarnum s historic remark concerning the
world's population of fools appears to be justified
by a glance at the files of the United States post
office, and the authorities themselves will corrob
orate it Walk into the office of tha chief inspec
tor of mail frauds in Washington and you will
be greeted by a tolerant grin. Poor devil,"
whispers the office boy to the stenographer, "I
wonder how much he subscribed fori" For here it
is known that the public contributes between
$60,000,000 and $70,000,000 to various more ox less
clever fraudulent propositions every year.
It used to be much worse before the govern
ment stepped in. Half the mail of the country
was made up of fake circulars and letters, until it
got so you felt disappointed if you didn't receive
at least three mining frauds and a couple of lot
tery notices in the morning mail. But wben sev
eral of our most eminent statesmen were induced
to buy shares in an agricultural project which
existed only on emblazoned note paper congress
rose up in wrath and passed a law making it a
prison offense to send such offers through the
mail. Even so, however, it keeps the government
postal authorities extremely busy tracking down
Violations of this law. ,
f he rostomce department has a secret service
bureau of 420 inspectors, including some of the
best-trained detectives in the country. Experi
ence, expert judgment, strong nerves, keen eye
sight and a sort of sixth sense which warns him
when a new game is about to be "pulled" are some
of the requisites of a postal inspector, but there
are many others. He must know the principal
criminals of all the large cities, their personal
characteristics and their method of work: he
must know the "fence" men who buy the crimi
nal goods he must be an expert accountant, so
as to detect discrepancies in postal accounts, ,nd,
lastly, he must be ft man of some imagination,
for his work ia primarily with the imaginative
and intelligent criminal.
fraudulent stock schemes are, of course, the
most popular form of swindling in this country.
Out of the $70,000,000 swindled out of the public
every year it is safe to say that at least $50,000,
000 is obtained through bogus stock companies.
And the most unfortunate part about it is that
the victims are not the affluent nor the people who
make money easily, but usually those who, by
means of much hard work and saving, have than
tged to accumulate a small hoard.
.As may be supposed, it is somewhat dis
couraging to the secret service 'men of the Post
office department to exert every effort in appre
hending a notorious swindler, perform the often
more difficult task of collecting sufficient evidence
to convict him, and then have him receive a sen
tence of a comparatively small fine and a prison
term of a few months. It is not however, the
purpose of this article to encourage swindling by
first emphasizing the gullibility of the public and
then the impotency of the law in the matter of
punishment It is, on the contrary, to warn the
public that no punishment yet devised will ever
stop a man from swindling it he tees the oppor
tunity. Don't give him the opportunity!
The World's Breadstnjfs
Will Sim! JoictoJ , i
Since August 1. 1916. world exports of wheat
have amounted to 345,000,000 bushels, or about 3
per cent less than the average of the correspond
ing period of the two preceding years of war
conditions.
In the current eight months, Russia, India,
Argentina and Australia furnished a larger pro
portion of the world shipments than in the two
preceding seasons, cut at tnu time, wnen Ar
gentina should be making its heaviest exports,
it has laid an embargo on shipments of wheat and
flour. This will not only interfere with the usual
European shipments, but will turn Brazil toward
North America for its bread supply.
Australia has a surplus, but owing to trans
portation difficulties, shipments in the last few
weeks have been less than 600,000 bushels a week.
Russia has doubled its shipments over those of
the corresponding period of last season, but its
total exports of 6,000,000 bushels in the eight
months do not bulk big against a world need
of 11,000,000 bushels a week. British statesmen,
it it claimed, hope that Kussia will be free to
ship wheat before the end of the calendar year.
Should that happen, and the Russian reserve
prove to be a reality, another change in world
shipments may be seen.
In this oeriod under consideration. North
America furnished less wheat than in the two
preceding seasons. The United states shipped in
this period 135,000,000 bushels of wheat and flour
as wheat, for which it received. $229,600,000. In
the same period of the preceding year it exported
164,000,000 bushels, for which it was glad to get
$201,000,000. Its surplus now is low, but high
prices have Induced economy in use, and r a
temptation to sellers as long as possible. -
Canada still has Urge surplus. The .final
official estimate was for an exportable surplus of
150,000.000 bushels as of August 31, 1916. Private
estimates are still larger.
People and Events
: It it stated officially that the California state
treasury will have at the close of the fiscal year
a surplus of $7,500,000. State appropriations have
almost doubled in four years, but the shakedown
of taxpayers exceeded liberal facilities for getting
away with it
Henry P. Davison, a partner of the Morgan
banking souse, is esteemed a good risk for $2,000,
000 life insurance ; The banking house carries
half tht policy, which has just been issued. The
banker is one of the most heavily insured in the
United States.
Professional safe-crackers regard Chicago as
the easiest proposition on the toot route. Between
Saturday night and Monday morning the gang
dynamited ten safte, four of them in one building,
secured teveral thousand dollars' worth of loot
and got away with it. The record tops the scoreboard,
TO DAY i
Proverb for tbe Pay.
A stitch In time saves nint.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Austrian recaptured ridge near
Monte Christabel.
Italians took by storm Austrian po
sitions on Chlese river.
Canadian driven out of part ot the
mine craters at Bt. Elol.
Germany completed commercial
treaty with Koumanla, designed to
facilitate purchase ot Roumanian
grain by central powers.
Ia Omaha Thirty yean Ago.
F. M. Spragu and Miss Amelia B.
Sylvester were married at the resi
dence ot the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Sylvester, by Elder Mark
if. Forscutt
P. E. Iier elosed a contract for the
building of a shaft which It soon to
be constructed to work the coal de
posit which it has been ascertained
lies beneath this city.
Austin M. Collette was tendered
pleasant surprlst party, the occasion
being the twentieth anniversary of bit
connection with the Union Pacific, of
which be is superintendent Among
those present were noticed tht fol
lowing: Messrs. and Mesdamea Jerry
Whalen, Dailey, George Hess, G. A.
Leary, Nelson Martin, Joseph Miller.
James Wadsworth and Philip Dorr.
The Imperial club gavt a delightful
party on Cherry Hill, Louts Littlefleld
acting aa master of ceremonies.
Among tbe guests, tbe following were
noticed: Mrt. W. H. Later, Mrs. J. P.
Bhlpman, the Mlsse Bailey, lAtey,
McMenamy, Whiting, Hubbard, Bed
man, West, McCoy, the Messrs. Nel
son, Byron, Smith, Brown, Clark,
Argo, Christie, Pickens and Epeneter.
Miss Lizzie Isaacs of London, Eng
land, a soprano and pianist of long
standing, has decided to locatt hert
and glvs lesson In thest branch!.
The police hav shut down on prize
fighting and robbed Johnny Clow of
hi vocation. Therefor Johnny ha
left for Minneapolis.
H. S. Smith, of the advertising de
partment of The Bee, ha returned
from an extended eastern trip.
This Day In History.
1781 Lord Cornwallit, the British
commander, arrived at Wilmington,
N. C.
1817 George .Graham of Virginia
became secretary ot war ad Interim In
the cabinet ot President Monroe.
1862 Surrender of Island No. 19,
Tennessee, to Admiral Foot.
1881 British, French and Austrian
governments remonstrated with Rus
sia for cruelties In Poland.
1891 P. T. Barnum, famous show
man, died at Bridgeport, Conn. Born
at Bethel, Conn., July 5, 1810.
1898 The diplomatic representa
tive of the great power of Europe
waited on President McKlnley with
a plea for paac in the crisis with
Spain.
1903 Rear Admiral George E.
Belknap, TJ. S. N., who fired the last
shot at the evacuation of Charleston
in 1888, died at Key West, Fla. Born
at Newport K. H., January 12. 1832.
1918 Carranza asked the United
States how far the punitive expedition
would penetrate Mexico.
The Day We Celebrate.
W. F. Megeath ha reached hi
twenty-sixth birthday. He is an
Omaha-born boy and 1 holding down
the position of secretary and treasurer
of the Bull Mountain Trading com
pany. Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher,
commandant of the New York navy
yard, born in Indiana, sixty-two years
ago today.
Captain Ellsworth P. Bertholf, com
mandant of the United States coast
guard service, born In New York, fifty
one years ago today.
Walter Camp, celebrated a a writer
and authority oa athletic, born at
New Haven, Conn., fifty-eight year
ago today.
John J. McGraw, manager of the
New York National league club and
the highest salaried man la base ball,
born at Truxton, N. Y., forty-four
years ago today.
Adrian C. (Pop) Anson, one of the
most popular base ball player In tha
history of the game, born at Marshall
town, Ift lxty-nve year ago today.
Benny Leonard, noted lightweight
pugilist, born insNew York City, twenty-one
years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
One hundread year ago today the
first Institution for the instruction of
deaf mute in America was opened at
Hartford by Dr. T. H. Gallaudet
A national convention of the social
ist party Is to assemble at 8t Lout
today to determine the policy of the
party in the present national crisis.
The new chemistry building at the
University of Cincinnati, recently com
pleted at a cost of 8250,000, is to be
formally dedicated and opened today.
The University of Michigan base ball
team leaves today for a southern tour
that will Include games with the Uni
versity of Georgia. University of the
South and Vanderbllt university.
Storiette of the Day.
Little Marie stood In the doorway,
one hand on the doorknob. For a mo
ment she gased at her mother, who
was preparing to go out
"Mother," she said, "do you knew
what I am going to give you for your
birthday when it comes?"
"No, dear," answered the mother.
"Please tell me."
"A nice hairpin tray with gold flow
er on it all around," said the tittle
girl.
"But my dear." exclaimed th
mother, "I have a nice one like that
already."
"No you haven't mother,"'Marle an
swered. "I have just dropped it on
the floor." New York Times.
THS SUMMONS.
Baltimore Atwloaa.
T smul To srmst Celwmbla erlasi
Te vnwl ray hM-hart4 ooosl
So whore Old Glory froudly flloa
As suard U with onclrctln sunil
TTpoa tbo land oarou the ac
Go, wavo It In th mornlne Ushtl
Th olorry mblem mt th fr
Uplift It to Ilium tin alshll
To srmi! To armsl' tb tociln rings:
la snawor sound the tramp or ft.
An rslmDt after resiment iwlass
la httle-lln as war drums boat;
While eheddln elory over ell,
Osr tee la Avar ssalnet the iky,
Ineplrls mea U hr-d the esll
Of Uhwty, to atht end dltl
To ermat To ansa! aat nut the fee.
Why lurk In eceea depths snseea,
Prepared to launch hut ruthless Mow
From seoret tube ef aubmarlae:
The foe who aouta the tes thai war
Net for oppreeetoa, hut defease
The foe that eende 1 watery sraTaa
Wives, anothers, helpless laaeoenta.
To arm I To arms! Columbia carta:
Baoh hero-heart reepondlns, thrtlla:
From mill and mart, from otudeai.haus.
They cornel They comet while echoing
him
Repeal the essemeae. elariea-teaed.
To valea that aaawer cliff aad crag, '
where high ta patriot heart eathroaed,
Lore reuraa tar country, home sod flag.
Caring for the Poor,
Council Blurts, April I. To the Edl
tor of Th Bee: I hav a few word
to say in regard to carina- for the
poor. Th other day I and others
mad a trip to th Pottawattamie
county poor farm at McCiellan, Ia.
Th place looks more like a mansion
of soms rich man than a poor farm.
The house Is well kept; it is clean. The
farm to all appearances 1 a model.
I thought to myself what a contrast to
the old poor house that used to be.
The poorest thing about the house
to look at and which struck me, and
made me think and sit down and write
these lines, was not th home, but its
Inhabitants. Those poor, sick, feeble
down-and-outera appealed to me. They
need a good home, good eats and good
care. They have, perhaps, lived in
vain. Some of them have lived a life
of misfortune; disease ha ruined
their strength and made them unable
to fight life battles. Some, perhaps,
have given all their strength In the
service of some employer, who let
them go for some better servant and
then tney bad to go to the poor farm.
It (truck me whan I looked in the
poor people' facet that they were
starving. Now. I don't say they are
starving tht poor, but I lay It was my
Impression by looking at them. It
might be because these people art not
nappy tnat give tnem a starving iook;
also there are two kinds of starvation
if th spirit Is not fed it will starve,
t think really these people are starv
ing spiritually. It might be an oppor
tunity for tome ont to feed th poor
In spirit, to go there ahd talk to them.
I would suggest that th county or
torn good person give them an up-to-date
musical instrument for amuse
ment, or even a second hand on to
brighten th corner where they are.
JOSEPH JENSEN.
How to Hang the Flag.
Omaha, April t. To tht Editor ot
Tb Bet: It teem to be now tha op
portune time to state torn simple
rule for th proper hanging of our
flag. There 1 evidently soms confu
sion In th mind ot our people on
this very Important point judging
from the lack of uniformity displayed
In the hanging of flags.
Mrs. Nslcamp, Ohio state chairman
of th Daughter of the American
Revolution on the prevention ot des
ecration of th flag, has spent years
of study on this subject and is my
authority for th following general
rules:
Th most approved way Is to hang
the flag from a staff.
When the flag is hung without the
tart in a window, from a window or
outside a building, It should be hung
for the outside observer. When space
will permit it 1 best to hang the flag
with the bars running boriiontally and
the blue field with the stars in the up
per left-hand corner. When the flag
la hung with the bar running per-
Jiendicularly the blue field should be
n the upper right-hand corner.
Th flag should never be draped.
Nothing should ever be placed upon
the flag but the Bible.
The fact that our beautiful banner
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and failed, you can stop turning, itching
externa quickly by applying t little xerno
furnished by any druggist for 25c, Ex
tra large pottie, ?i.uu. ncaung uegm
tht moment iemt it applied. In a short
time nsualty every trace of ectema, tet
ter, pimplet, rash, black heads and sim
ilar skin diseaset will be removed. ,
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy, always use semo, the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It s not a
greasy salve and it doet not stain. WHen
others fail it is the one dependable treat
ment for tkin trouble! of all kinds.
The I. W. Boss Co, Cleveland, a
Houn ot
Jttyhr
lends Itself to readily to decorative
purposes should not be taken advan
tage of. When it I desired to use
the national color In draped decora
tion it 1 allowable and proper to us
red, white and blue bunting without
stars, but not the flag.
SARAH S. ADAMS.
Chairman Committee to Prevent Dese
cration of the Flag, Omaha Chapter
Daughters of American Revplution. -
Comfort Kits for French Soldiers.
New York, April . To the Editor
of The Bee: In view of President
Wilson' address to congress on April
2, when hs urged America to assist
its allies in every way available, the
La Fayette Fund committee held a
meeting and decided to redouble Its
efforts to secure subscriptions in or
der to eend over as many comfort kits
aa possible to the French soldiers.
The La Fayette Fund since Decem
ber, 1914, has been sending over to
the French soldiers for every (i con
tribution a comfort kit comprised of
the following articles: "Poncho (com
bination rain cape and blanket), one
pair of sock, combination knif and
spoon, cretol ointment, soap, pencil,
note paper, pipe and the name and ad
dress of ths donor on a postcard."
It will be many months before our
soldier will requite such kits as these
and In the meantime the La Fayette
Fund appeals to the Americans to re
double their efforts to help the soldiers
of France.
If you will be good enough to co
operate with us by publishing this
we shall bs more than grateful to you.
FRANCIS ROCHE,
Secretary the La Fayette Fund.
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CATHARTIC UNO UVtg TOWC
Lax-Fos Is not a Secret or Patent Medi
cine but is composed of the following
old-fashioned roots and herbs:
OA6CARA BARK
BLUE FLAG ROOT
RHUBARB ROOT
BLACK ROOT
MAY APPLE ROOT
SENNA LEAVES
AND PEPSIN
In Lux-Foa theCAScasa Is Improved by
the addition of these digestive ingredi
ents making it better than ordinary Cat- '
CARA,and thus the combination acts not
only as a atimnWttng laxative snd cathar
tic but also as a digestive and liver tonic.
Syrup laxatives are week, but Lax-Pos
combines strength vaim palatable, aror '
matte taste and does not gripe or disturb
the stomach. . One bottle will prove .
Lax-Fos is invaluable for Constipation,
Indigestion or Torpid Liver. Price 50c
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Broadway, 32d St. New York
On Block from Pennsylvania Station
Equally Convenient for AmiuemenUt
Shopping or Businen.
Pleasant Rooms, with Private Baths.
$3.00 PER DAY
2S7 Excellent Rooms, with Private
Bath, facing street, southern
exposure.
$3.50 PER DAY
Also Attractive Rooms from $2.00.
The Restaurant Prices Are Most Moderate.
Easter Saturday
Drug and Toilet Goods Sale
Come to our stores Saturday to do your Drug, Toilet Goods and
Sunday shopping, You will find the articles in our line for which you
are looking, and service and price as well. Now more than ever, you
"save time and money" by trading at the Sherman & McConnell
Sexal Drug Stores.
Toilet Good
11.00 Vantine's Kosai Toilet
Water, at 69c
25c Carman Cold Cream, for the
complexion 19s
Hansen and Jenks Wood Violet
Extract Special Saturday, at,
per ounce 39c
2(o Jess Talcum Powder, big jar
for . .....19c
Houbiganta Rice Powder. .. .19c
CASTER EGG DYES
100 pretty colore and designs,
at 5c
Ftver Aiurea, La Trefle or
Floramye Face Powder. , .8Sc
Proprietary Medicines
and Drugs
25c Sloan's Liniment for. . . ,14e
1-tb. box Mule Team Powdered
Borax for ..9c
85c Limestone Phosphate.,,...
Fletcher's Genuine Castoria. 21
Sal Hepatica, cut to 19c, 34c
and ,..,.69c
Pure Wines and Liquors
Tor Medlelaal Use Only.
West End Pharmacy
Have you seen our beautiful
Rose and Gray. Store at 49th and
Dodge? It's the fifth link in the
Sherman & McConnell chain.
Fine Candies for Easter
1 lb, Liggett' Elect. Chocolates,
at 80c
1 lb. Liggett's Faust Cordial
Chocolates $1.00
1 lb. Martan Chocolates..., SOc
1 lb. Guth's Bon Bons for. , . ,80c
1 lb. Triola Sweets for 39c
1 lb. Idlehour Sweets... ... 50c
Cigar Special ,
For Saturday
10c La Marca Be
Box of 50 for $2.50
10c Flor de Murat Londres. . .6c
Box of 60 for $3.00
Black and White, the world's
neatest 5c cigar, made in Club
House, Invincible, Londres shapes
5c each, whether you buy one
or thousand.
El Paxo, splendidly good.,.. 15c
1 for 15e box of 26 $2.75
Sherman & McConnell DrugCo.
5 Good Drug Stores
Cerr. ISth and Dedg. Car. 16th and Harney (The OwL)
Cer. ISth aad Farasm. Cor. 24th aad Farnass (The Harvard.) .
Cer. 49th aaal Dodge (New). The West End Pharmacy.