THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917.
CUPID'S DRIVE NETS
MAKYPRISONERS
Bridegrooms Resent the Word
"Slacker" War Bride
Tells Her Opinion.
ONE-STEPPER PLATS SAFE
The war is surely injectinR new life
into the matrimonial game, while on
the other hand business in the divorce
courts, is practically at a standstill.
Engaged couples, for some reason or
other, have decided that thry can't
wit any longer to sign up the life
sometimesagreements, but those
who areimarried evidently intend to
stay married until the war is over,
at least.
Marriage license desk at the court
house continues to he the scene of the
greatest activity of any department.
Several couples were on hand when
the doors of the county court were
opened Tuesday morning, and in the
hours which followed prospective
brides and bridegrooms stood pa
tiently in line, awaiting their turn to
pay over the necessary $2 and pro
cure tne tatai certificate;.
Though the popular refrain seems
to he, "I Didn't Train My Man to Be
a Soldier," nevertheless the future
heads (?) of the household resent the
term, "slacker," and insist that "they
made their wedding plans a long time
before war was declared." Many of
the men, however, were seen to sigh
with apparent relief when they pock
eted the document entitling them to
take the step that will remove them
from the ranks of single men.
While one big husky was conferring
with "Cupid" Stubbendorf and an
swering the stereotyped qnestions put
to applicants, his bride-to-be stood in.
a corner of the county office talking
to a girl friend.
"1 tell you, I'tarl," she was heard
to say, "that man of mine is too good
to shoot up. Hut he's the grandest
man and the bravest yo I ever acen
and he'd rather defend me than some
millionaire's munition plant. Why,
Pearl, he told ine last night, when
wt decided to get married, that he
would fight in s minute if he thought
they needed him. But, you know, kid,
there are plenty of fellows without
girls to join the army; and, besides,
honey, it would just break my heart
tu see him come back with a teg off.
You know, Pearl, he's the best one
stepper in our crowd and he and I
won a cup last year for doing fancy
stuff on the roller skates. That man
go to war and leave me behind? Say,
kid, he's too brave for that. That's
what I call real bravery, to stick for
his girl and let those army people
roast him."
But here the conversation was In
terrupted, ss the "grandest man" came
up and took the roller-skating queen
by the arm.
Nebraska to Have Largest
Corn Acreage in Its History
Reports coming to the Burlington
headquarters are to the effect that in
many parts of the south half of Ne
braska, where it was thought that the
winter wheat had been killed, the re
cent rains have caused the fields to
begin to show green. It is said that
in may localities the farmer! have
discontinued plowing up their v. heat
and are going to wait ind see what a
few warm days will bring forth.
Railroad officials are not inclined
to think that any large acreage will
remain idle by reason of partial fail
ure of the winter wheat crop. They
say that where the fields have been
plowed, up spring wheat, oats or bar
ley has been sowed. In addition to
this farmers are making preparations
to put out the largest corn acreage In
the history of the state.
During the last ten days s goodly
portion of the southern part of the
state has been visited with light to
heavy rains, and as a result vegeta
tion la coming on rapidly. Pastures
are turning green and cattle are able
to get most o( (heir feed from off the
range.
Trained Instructors Are
Needed for Red Cross Work
A dearth of trained Instructors
liandlcapa the work of Red Cross en
thusiasts.' Miss Carolyn Barkalow
has a group of young society women
leady to prepare surgical pressings,
but no one can be found to instruct
the group In the requirements. If
these dressings are not exactly ac
cording to the prescribed standard
they are useless for hospital purposes.
The Sub-Sea Sea-Serpent
Prowler Attacks
Guardsman; Runs
When Others Come
Under the National Guard censor
ship now prevailing here, officers arc
withholding information concerning
an assault upon a guardsman Tuesday
night while he was on duty at a
bridge. A. Company D sentry was
badly beaten up by an unidentified
Erowler, who disregarded warnings to
eep outside of the guard lines.
Rumors assert that the man is
thought to have intended to do dam
age to the bridge, but he escaped
without carrying out his intention,
after the guard called for help. Cap
tain Harris of the company and Maior
Todd of the Omaha battalion as
serted thitt the sentry was not serious
ly injured.
New York Business Man
Awed by Omaha's Growth
J. V. Ritchey, formerly of Omaha,
now of New York, is here sttending
the funeral of his wife's father, C.
H. Norton, of Benson. Mr. Ritchey's
rise since leaving Omaha has been
rapid. He is now president of the
Greenwich Lithographing company of
New York, one of the largest con
cerns of its kind in the country.
He was one of the founders of
the Mutual Film corporation and is
today one of the large stockholders.
One of his productions, "A Daughter
of War," is being released today
throughout the United States. It is
a patriotic film, a call to the young
men to enlist.
He expressed astonishment at the
rapid growth of Omaha since he left.
Candy Proves to
Be Poison; Mother
Saves Boy's Life
Prompt work on the part of Mrs.
E. McGahan, 408 North Twenty-sixth
street, probably saved the life of her
2-vcar-old son, Emanuel, jr., who had
eaten several bichloride of mercury
tablets which he had evidently mis
taken for candy. The lad found the
E oison in his fathers grip. When
ir. Shook arrived he found that Mrs.
McGahan had taken all the necessary
precautions. Mr. McGahan, who is
a grading foreman, used the tablets
as a disinfectant tor a hand wash.
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BENTLEY, RED CROSS
WORKERJ OMAHA
Confers With Gould Diets and
Others About Perfecting
Organization Here.
MUST EAISE MUCH MONEY
To perfect the local Red Cross
chapter's organization, Arthur Bent
ley of Chicago, Red Cross field secre
tary, spent the day in Omaha con
ferring with Gould Dietz, W. H.
Bucholz, W. G. Ure and the executive
committee who will direct the Omaha
chapter.
That membership in the Red Cross
does not obligate one to service at
the front is emphasised by Mr. Bent
ley. The exception is only in the case
of hospital units. The purpose is to
enroll an army of men and women,
trained in first aid, home nursing and
dietetics to serve in case of emergency
and another division who will prepare
surgical dressings and bandages. A
large sum of money must be raised to
carry on the work.
Fifteen thousand should enroll in
Omaha, Mr. Bentley estimates, if this
city keeps up with the 10 per cent en
rollment ot the population in other
cities. The Red Cross society, which
last year had only 25,000 members,
now numbers half a million and bids
fair to enlist several milliqn mem
bers, so great is the interest now.
The fee is $1.
A base hospital, involving the rais
ing of $25,000, may be undertaken by
the local chapter. This chapter will
only handle the work in Douglas
county. Red Cross work throughout
the state will be directed by Denver
chapter.
A large army ot nurses aides will
be needed in real war, Mr. Bentley
pointed out.
Mr. Dietz, Mr. Bentley and others
interested in the local chapter had
luncheon at the Omaha club. A vice
chairman was named and the list of
executive members and directors
passed on.
Mrs. Iharlei 1. Kountze win direct
the instruction classes in first aid.
nursing, etc., and the groups of
women who will prepare hospital supplies.
Half of Amount is
Raised by Girls to
Buy Their Camp
With only three days more before
the option expires the fund being
raised to buy the old South Omaha
Country club grounds for a girls' sum
mer camp has reached $10,072.34, only
about half the sum needed.
The amount collected Wednesday
was $402.55.
One person whose name is not
given out, gave $1,000 to be paid in
annual installments of $200 a year
during the next five years.
A supreme effort is to be made dur.
ing the three remaining days to bring
the total sum up to $20,000, which
will make the camp and its equip
ment a reality without any expense
to the public in the future, as it will
be self-suporting and will accommo
date 350 to 400 girls at a time.
Condition of Soldier
Hurt on Bridge is Serious
Although hardly conscious, Ser
geant Walter K. Knobbs, 22, Com
pany B, who lost his right leg below
the knee April 1, when struck by a
train on the Union Pacific bridge east
of Omaha, requested his superior of
ficer who visited him at the hospital
Wednesday evening, to bring him
some crutches and a pair of overalls
that he might go. out and fight against
the Germans.
Since gangrene set in several days
ago the condition of Knobbs has be
come serious. Last night at the hos
pital it was reported that he had but
small chance for recovery.
Friends of Art Will Go
To Des Moines Exhibit
Several members of the Friends of
Art are planning to go to Des Moines
to view the Franco-Belgian art ex
hibit now being shown there, before
making any definite selection of the
paintings they will purchase from
among the pictures which were viewed
at their annual dinner at the Fon-
tenelle Wednesday evenin
Million-Dollar Creamery
Is Waterloo Company
The capital stock of the Waterloo
Creamery company is now $1,000,000,
according to amended articles- of in
corporation filed with the county
clerk by Leroy Corliss, president, and
I. M. King, secretary.
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A gratifying response has greeted our
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everything we have for spring and
summer must be disposed of. Come
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Which will be at the Boyd Theater for the remainder of the week,
will give a characteristic display of the newest
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UTILITY AND DRESS COATS
for women and misses. This apparel will be shown in the dress section on our Second Floor.
Friday Afternoon 2:30 to 3:30
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McCook, Nebraska, September 30, 1916.
C. Wilson, President,
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Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Total premiums paid Company $472.50
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