rHF. BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. AFRIL 25. 117. Nebraska SORORITIES LEAD IN SCHOLARSHIP Girls at State University Again Demonstrate Superiority as Students. TARM HOUSE BOYS IN FRONT Lincoln, April 24. (Special.) The ororitics of the University of Ne braska again demonstrated their su periority in scholarship over the fraternities when the records for the first half year of 1917 were made public yesterday by Dean Engberg of the faculty scholarship committee. Both fraternities and sororities howed improvement in scholarship, but the co-eds belonging to the Greek letter organizations set a record which has never been equalled at Ne braska. Three of the organizations, Alpha Chi Omega, Achoth and Alpha Phi finished the first half of the year without any delinquency. Some of the leading fraternities slumped off a bit in scholarship, but the average was gain of 16 points for the men. , The Farm House, an organization which does not have representation on the interfraternity council, headed the men's organizations with Acacia' second. Gamma Phi Beta took the lead among the sororities. The general average of the frater nities this year was 163.9, as against 147 last year. The sororities piled up a general average of 266.6 this year, against Hi in.ivifj. Following are the individual records cf the Greek letter organizations, showing the scholarship average of each with the percentage of hours re ported delinquent: Fraternities. Scholarship Koura Standing, pendent. Farm House 274.8 Z.f Aearla ?4.B S.3 Buehenel! Guild 23fi.7 4.5 Silver Lynx 182.4 S.6 Kappa Sigma 182. 2 9.S Sigma Pht Epsllon 173.7 10.8 Alpha Thela Clil 173.0 11.8 Delta Upsilon 158. 4 10.0 Alpha Tau Omega 185.6 ?.2 Pht Delta Chi U.K. J .9 Phi Kappa Pst 158.1 12.2 Pht Gamma Delta 151.7 9.3 Phi Delta Theta 150.2 12. & Delta Tau Delta 143.0 13.3 Ft Kappa Phi 142.8 16.1 Kugma Hu 142.4 16.9 Delta Chi 141 .8 13.9 Sigma Alpha Epsllon 133.5 12.8 Alpha Sigma Phi 130.9 14.6 Sigma Chi 120.0 18 .4 Beta Theta Pi 80.7 21.1 11.8 Bohemian Patriotic Meeting This Week Bohemians of Greater Omaha ami Xebraska, Kansas, South Dakota and Iowa will meet here Friday and Sat urday of this week. Sunday after noon a monster patriotic ivretiug will be held at the Auditorium. A program of speeches outlining the position of Bohemians in the war will be given and music will be fur nished by the Omaha Letter Carriers' band. The following is the program: "f trc ond Stripes." Om ha LM trr Cat r!irn' bund ; "America." mihk by t lie au illenrt. ami openlusr by rlialrman. Mr. J of ,T. Mik: addrfnn of wttli-ur.tr. Mayor ,1, l Pfthlman: violin tinn, MK KtmflWrk : "Our Duty lo Thin Country," Mr. Joufph T Votava ; nctfcltonj. Omaha T.f ttrr Carriers' band; "PoBltlon of Boh ml an In tb Pres ent War." Trof. R Slmck. Iowa uiilvrrnttv ; Kr!o drtmnv ni'ij" ( HnlVniUn national hymnV bund; ml circus In Uohemtan, Hp v. O. Zlamal of Clivlnnrt. . : m I rations. Omaha Lett r Carriers' band : "Aincrtra lJmlr t)i lmmturant." F'rof. Hmetlnits. Nebraska untvprally; Wc lions. OniHlii. l.ft tr Carriers' band : "lllslorlral Conne(ton of rJohfiillann lo America." Ufv. .!. KrM,Ht of Silver 1,akr, Minn.; "Star-S,taii(,-hHl !ht ner," audience. Gothenburg Guardsmen Refuse to Take Oath Gothenburg, Keh.. April 24. (Spe cial.) All members of Company L, Fifth Nebraska National Guards, re fuse'! to take the federal oath at a special meeting held Saturday eve ning. According to instructions re ceived from the adjutant general all guardsmen who refuse to take the federal oath will be discharged from the service. The company is mostly composed of young business men, who have recently returned from seven months spent on the border. Averages 163. 9 Sororities. Scholarship Standing. Gamma Phi Beta" 297.5 Alpha Chi Omega 39(1.4 Alpha Phi 29". 5 Kappa Alpha Theta 282. 5 Acholh 271.7 Ilslta Delta Delta 270. 1 Alpha Delta PI 267.3 Alpha Omlcron PI 261 .7 Alpha XI Delta 233.9 Chi Omega 244,4 PI Beta Phi 243.9 Delta Zeta 244.7 Kappa Kappa Oamma 240.6 Delta Gamma 230.4 Tfours Deficient. (1.0 3.6 2.9 2.9 . -1 5.6 3.1 E.6 Averages 2tsti.6 2.4 Silver cups are awarded to the, lead ing fraternities and sororities of the ; university based on the year's stand ing. Plan Referendum Vote On Hog Barn Appropriation (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., April 24. (Special.) Indications are that the proposed appropriation of $t)0,000 for a hog barn at the state fair grounds may be made the subject of a state refer endum vote. The senate today re ceived a communication from Attor- ney General Reed in response to an inquiry that the state board of agri culture is enough of a state institu tion so that the referendum may be invoked on the appropriation. House Burned Near Plattsmouth. Plattsmouth, Neb., April 24. (Spe cial.) The tenant house in the Glenn Perry farm, five miles south of here, was totally destroyed by fire yester day. The loss is about $1,000. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Geary, who occupied the place, were at Plattsmouth shop- ?ing. Neighbors saved part of their urniture. Beatrice Patriotic Meeting. Beatrice, Neb., April 24. (Special Telegram.) Residents of Beatrice and Gage county held a patriotic meeting here tonight to aid in recruit ing Company C up to the full war strength of 100 men, preceded by a parade. The speakers were General Colby, Fulton Jack and civil war vet erans. . Department Orders. Washington, April 24. (Special Tele gram.) Mlk Jane Mills of Keokuk. Ia.. has been appointed clerk In the Department of Commerce. Paul A. Rune of Ottumwa, la., has been appointed stenographer In the Navy depart ment. Miss Mytta P. Goettel of Cedar Rapids. 7a., has been appointed clerk in the Agri cultural department. The postoffice at Thnrnburg, Hayes coun ty. Neb., has been discontinued; mall to Saint Ann. Soldiers9 Home Notes Obituary Notices MRS. J. E. TVEY. for ft. number of years a resident of Plattsmouth, ISeb., died at her home south of Cilenwood, la., yesterday from pneumonia, with which site had been suffering hut a short time. Some time sinee Mr. Tuey was stricken with the same disease, his wife nursing him dnrinp his ill ness, which was so serious that all the children living elsewhere were called to his bedside, thinking he would not survive, hut on his getting slightly bet ter his wife was stricken on Wednes day of last week. Mr. Tuey is still very low with the malady. HARRY CHICKEDANTZ. one of the most prominent residents tlf St. Paul, died Monday morning. Mr. ChickedantK had been in failing health for some time and returned only a short time ago from Excelsior Springs, where he was taking medical treat ment. He was engaged In the farm implement business here. He leaves a wife. GEORGE SMITH, aged 84, died at his home at Kearney, Neb., Monday. He had been a resident of Kearney for a quarter of a century and of Ne braska for thirty-five years. Mr. Smith retired from the stock buying business about ten years ago. A paralytic stroke which he suffered a week ago caused his death. Mrs. Smith died a year ago. Five children survive, Wil liam E. and Charles C, Walter M., Mrs. John G. Lowe and Miss Gladys. MRS. HENRY HERLING. 71, died at her home at Leigh, Neb., Sunday morning, following a week's illness with asthma. She was one of the early pioneers of this county and came here in 1885. She is survived by her husband, two sons and six daughters. JUDGE BENJAMIN F. REYNOLDS a resident of Hastings for forty years, died yesterday morning. He was po lice judge twelve years. Cooperage Hearing Order d. Washington, April 24. (Special Tele gram.) The Interatate Commerce commis sion has ordered a hearing held at Omaha on May 11 on the complaint of the Omaha: Cooperage company versus the Missouri Pa- : clflc. Railroad company. I Napoleon Once Said: "A Footsore Army I An Army Half Defeated." In every community men are drill ing for National Preparedness. For all these men the frequent use of Allen', Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder, shaken into the Shoes and sprinkled in the foot-bath, increases their ef ficiency and insures needed physical comfort. It takes the friction from the shoe and rests the feet. The troops on tne Mexican Border use Allen 8 Foot-Ease, and over 100,000 packages have been used by the French and English troops in Europe. We will mail FREE packages to any soldier's address upon request. Address, Allen B. uimsted, Le Key, N. y. Bright Eyes indicate buoyant health. When the eyes are dull, liver and bow els need regulating. Quickly restore healthy conditions with a dose or two in time of BEECHAM'S PILLS Lugmt Sale of Aur Mxct In the World, gold vTwywhcre. Im hoses, 10., 25c Grand Inland, Neb., April 24. (Special.) Mrs. Joe FarlBh, one of the anslntants tn the West hospital, has been indisposed for the last ten days. William Morefleld . has reported for duty nftur an absence of six months, which he ipont in traveling and visiting. Granville Joyce, an ox-member at nur-kr-ttt, but now a member of the MUford home, la reported lo be seriously ill. Rev. L. a. Arthur of Grand Island filled the pulpit of the home chapel on Sunday itfcrnoon and delivered a splendid sermon. Mrs. Cora B FWd has been made night nurse hero and her former pot-ition has been taken by Miss Myrtle Jones of North Platte. Neb. Mrs. Reed Is an Omaha woman and a graduate nunse. LOST ! Oar auto license. No. 81043. but we didn't 0 lose our knowledge of Cleaninr Palm Beach Suits since last year, and $1.00 la the price. Goods received up until 6 p. m., Thursday returned Saturday. CAREY CLEANING CO. SAVE MONEY By Having Your Clothes Cleaned and Dyed by DRESHER BROTHERS Dyars, Cleaners, Hatters, Furriers and Tailors. 221 1 to 2217 Farnam Street. Tyltr 345. RUSS SOCIALISTS ANGRYAT KAISER Killing of Leaders Who Were! Enrotite Home On Ship Sunk by Torpedo Causes Wrath. CALLS RULERS HYPOCRITES I.omlun, April J-f Dispatches from rtlrcKr.nl today stair that the Russian suciatiMs arc greatly rxor ciscd over the sinking by a Herman submarine of the steamer Zara. which was taking homo a mini her of Russian refugees. The Zara sailed on April 11 and wai torpedoed in northern waters two days later. Among those on board the Zara were IVter Karpovich, leader of the progressive nnncment among the students in IVtrugrad university, wlm lost 1m life, and M. Jensen, leader of the Lettish social democratic com mittee in London. Karpovich was sentenced to Siberia in 191)1 for shoot ing M. KogoliepotT, Russian minister of public instruction. He escaped from prison and in 19U made his way to Londpn. The official organ of the council of labor deputies in Fetrograd. comment ing on the sinking of the Zara, says: "This heavy blow right at the heart of the Russian revolution cannot pass without its elfect. The revolutionary democracy must reply with a blow at the center from which the torpedo was sent. The democracy must re gard the murder of its leaders as proof that the rulers of Germany are base hypocrites and that their promises not to harm the cause of Russian lib erty are empty words' hawka schools, operating under one governing bead is the plan being con sidered here now. Funds totaling near ly $..$5,000 arc available for building purposes. Thirty Thousand Dollars Given Hastings College lI;iiittRS, VI., April J4. Special THi'Krum.) An uiuomlilinniil con iriluiiinn of S,I0,IXXI was nude to the S.'OO.IKW biiiltliitK anil endowment fund ,'( HaMiiiKs collcKe, the laruesl sin Ir eontrilmtion ever received by the inMitutinn. The name of the contributor is withheld. The sub scriptions now total over $H)5.(tM Dr. Cratcher Appointed Orthopedic Hospital Head Hastings, eb.. April '4. (Special Telegram.) Dr. W. IT. Cratcher, as sistant superintendent at Inglcsidc asylum, has been appointed superin tendent of the Orthopedic hospital .it Lincoln, which has been combined with the. home for dependent children. Nehawka District Has Plan For School Consolidation Nehawka, Neb., April 24. (Special Telegram.) Centralization of Ne- Notes from Beatrice And Gage County Rratricr, Neb., April 24. (Special.) The Gage Counjy Crop Improve ment association has decided to con duct a labor bureau this year to meet the mutual demand for help from the Gage ii)unty farmers. Farnr'Pemon- strator Kist wul endeavor to enroll a large number of young men from the schools of the county. l;red Damrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Damrow, who reside south of Heatrice. died last night after a pro longed illlness of heart trouble, lie was 21 years of age. Quint Hunts of Burchard was badly hurt Saturday night in an auto ac cident on the road between Armour and Burchard when his car went into the ditch at the foot of a steep hill. He was found unconscious and re moved to his home at Burchard. He will recover unless complications of some kind set in. Mrs. Mary Saxeuberger, formerly of this city, died at the home of her I Purity and genuineness are both guaranteed by the Bayer Cross on every package and every tablet of real Aspirin. Tablets ia Pocktt Boxes of 12 Bottles of 24 sod 100 Capsules In Sealed Packaf ea of 12 and 24 Thetrsde-mark "Aspirin" (Reg.U.S.Pst OH.) is a guarantee that the moaoacetio acidester of saltcyltcacld In these lableta and capsules is of the reliable Bsyer manufacture. "7n BaytT Croat Koor Caarantn cf Parity The House of Taylor jL- HOTEL MARTINIQUE 400 Baths 600 Rooms Broadway, 32d St., New York On Block from Pennsylvania Statloa Equally Convenient for Amusements, Shopping or Business 157 pleasant rooms, with private bath $2,50 PER DAY 257 excellent rooms with private bath, facing street, southern exposure. $3.00 PER DAY Also Attractive Rooms from $1.50. The Restaurant Prices Are Most Moderate. Good service is the foundation on which the Great Western's supremacy as a Twin City line is built. to stop dandruff and loss of hair with Resinol Here is a simple, inexpensive treatment that will almost always stop dandruff and scalpttching, and keepthehairthick.liveand lustrous: At night.spread the hair apart and rub a little Resinol Ointment im.. the scalp gently, with the tip of the nnger. Repeat this until the whole scalnhasbeentreated. NVi infj, shampoo thoroughly with Res inol soap ana not water. Work the creamv Resinol lather well intmh. scalp. Rinse with gradually cooler waier, me last water neing cold. RMtnnl ft,n and Imi . bul most ,kinrupliona. Sold bv all drusrsu. Trisl free. D,pl. 15-R, Reiinol, Baltimore, Md. r JM p On the Great Western you travel in luxurious steel cars, the best money can buy sleep ing cars by night and parlor ob servation cars by day arrive "on time" almost without exception and trainmen are kind and obliging Lv. Omaha S:L'0p.ni. 7:20 t.m. 3:50 p. m l,v. Co. Bluffs.. 8:40 p.m. 7:50 a.m. A :10 p.m. Ar. Ft. Dodge. .12:37 a.m. 12:I6p.m. 8:37 p.m Ar. Mason City. 8:t0a.m. 3:0.", p.m. Ar. SI. Paul 7:30 a.m. 7 :fi0 p.m. Ar. Minneapolis. 8:06 a.m. 8:25 p.m. F. BONORDEN, C. P. and 1522 Farnam St., Omalia. Phono Douglas 260. T. A. I "8 daughter, Mrs. Ilrrry. at (irand Island Sunday. Th' body was brought here today lor interment. Bids for Hastings School. Hastings, N'eli., April .'4. (Special Telegram.) -Bids wore opened last nicht for the coiistnu'tion of the Jun ior high school, the lowest hiing that of Olsen and Johnson of Mis soula, Mont., for $1 Jli.o.UI. Ruther ford LUmhers of Hastings and l'ome rane and company of Lincoln tied in ill,- I,l,l,l, lr ,,!,,, ..,,. , , being S-lo.lW. I he hoard of educa- tion will meet cdnesday to consid-' cr the bills. Tecumsch Band Plans To Build Auditorium Tecumsch, Neb., April ?4. Spe cial.) Trcumsrh military band will undertake the organization of a slock company and the erecting of an audi torium lo cost not less than $25,000. The band expects to put on concerts 1 and other entertainment: on its own ' account. T he proposition is mcet-l iug the approval of some of the men i of means in Tecumsch. The follow- j iug committer will plan the oreaniza-, lion and solicit stock: llarrv I'hclps. L. L. Fuller. J. C, Moore, J. B. Doug las and I-i. II. Hush. Two Tecumseh Men Enlist. Ticuiiiseh, Neb., April .M.-(Special ) Oscar F. Aitken, son of Mrs. R. K. Aitkrn, has enlisted in the army aviation corps. He has reported at Omaha. Mr. Aitken says he will be sent to an aviation school for a few weeks, probably at Mare Island. Roy j. Nibbe, youngest son of I County Treasurer and Mrs. R. J. Nibbe. has also enlisted. He has joined the Fourth regiment and will be given work in the medical depart- Kcarney Man Badly Hurt In Motorcycle Spill Kearney, Neb., April 24. (Special.) Gcrlad Gentleman, a young man of this city, was badly injured when rid ing a mritorcycle on the seedling mile of the Lincoln Highway. The machine left the road and went into a deep ditch at the side. Gentleman was thrown a great distance and picked up unconscious. No bones were broken. ' hut the young man suffered interna! injuries and it is feaed also a con-' cussion. He has not'ully regained consciousness. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackage proves it 25c at all druggists., Eastman Kodnki and Photo Supplies Drug Store, Main Floor brandeis Stores Stor Your Furs! Don't Delay, Place Them Here in Safe Keeping. "Biltwell" Porch and House Dresses The Best That You Can Buy Please note the care exercised in the fashioniner of the carmenta. the finish in the sewing and the general excellence displayed in these "Biltwell," and you will say as we do: "The best that vnn can buy." The veiy latest styles in the best of ginghams and percales. We are showing them here at three prices v $1.19, $1.50 and $1.98 In offering these "Biltwell" Dresses, we do so with the knowledrA that thov embody all the best noints in wear of this kind. Good style, good materials, good make and finish and perfect satisfaction. Come in and see them we are showing complete stocks-all sizes. S.cond Fleer mm Unusual Art Embroidery Offers Price Savings on Pretty Things Flower Baskets, filled with artificial flowers, such as Roses, Larkspur, Nasturtiums, Sweet Peas, etc., have sold right CA. along at $1; special, Wednesday. . ol'c Wire Frames for Lamp Shades All the new est designs; we will suggest materials for covering, and teach you gratis how to make them yourself; 20 and 24-inch $1 nn sizes; each, at vI.UU Mercerized Cordonnet Crochet Cotton White, ecru and colors; a real 10c 7r value, at, a ball Stamped Linen On pure White Irish Linen ; 36-in. Centerpieces, 45-in. Scarfs CQ,, and 54-in. Scarfs, $1.25 values, at. 1'c Third Floor AH Wool Skirtings Excellent Items And Unusually Low Priced SKIRTINGS in some of the most desirable materials: 54-Inch Pure All-Wool Velour and French Serge Plaids and Stripe - Skirtings; in all the new and wanted combina tions of smart colorings ; $2.50 and $2.95 regu larly, special, Wednes day, at, tfji qc a yard. 9lVO Main Floor GressoiVs lZZd French Kid Boots Four Different Beautiful Colorings THIS IS THE FINEST kid stock in the world. We were fortunate to place our orders months ago there is very little in the American market today. It makes a perfect boot. renecuy Deaunim one-tone appearance exquisitely modeled. Lace style, and have light hand-turned soles and wood covered Louis heels of same. They are made in allover Ivory Kid, allover Beige Kid, allover Pearl Gray Kid and allover Mustard-Color Kid. 10 inches from the bottom of the heel up. They are made in the verv best manner. ' Ordinarily These Shoe Sell at $18.00 the Pair Specially Priced for Wednesday Only, at $14.90 Main Floor, Rear Sore shoulders, lame back, stiff neck, all paint and aches J yield to Sloan's Liniment. Do noi rub it. Simply apply to the sore spot, it-quickly penetrates and relieves. Cleaner than mussy plasters or ointments, it does not stain the ekin. Ktep boltle handy for rheumatism, praini, bruises, toothache, neuralgia, gout, lumbago and tore stiff muscles. At all druggists, 25c. 50c. and $1.00. Amazing Power of Bon-Opto To Make Weak Eyes Strong Doctor Says It Strengthens Eyesight SO per cent in One Week's Time in Many Instances A rw rr.srHplton Von fan Have Filled and I md at Horns. Mcllms of rye strain and other eys weak nesses and those, who wear glasses, will be rluri to know that according lo Dr Lewis there Is real hope and help Jor them, Many whose eyes were falling Bar they hf.ve had their eyes restored by this re, murkable nresrrlptlon and many who one woro glasses say Uley liavo thrown them away. One man Hays, after using It: "I was almost blind. Could not see" to read at all. Now I can read everything without my Klase. and my eyes do not hurt any more. At night they would psln dreadfully. Now they feci fine all the time. It was like miracle to me." A lady who used It says: lh atmosphere seemed hazy with or with, nut glares, but after using this prescrip tion for fifteen daya everything seems clear. I can read even fine print without glasses." Another who used it says: "I wan bothered with eye strain caused by overworked, tired eyes, whl"h Induced fierce headaches. I hav worn glasses for several yesrs, both for distance and work, and without them I could not read my own namo on an envelop or the typewriting on the machine before me. I can do both now and have discarded niy long distance glasses altogether. I can count the fluttering leaves on the trees a.Tnss the etreot now, which for several years havo looked like a dim green blur to me. I cannot express my Joy at what it has done fo me." It Is believed that thousands who weat glasses can now discard them tn a reason able time and multitudes more wtlt be able to strengthen their eyes so as to be spare the trouble and expense of ever getting glasses. Eye troubles ot many descriptions niay be wonderfully benefited by the use o this prescription at home. Uo to any active drug store and get a bottle of Bon-Opto .Dr', Bon-Opto tablet In a fourth of a glass of water and let It die solve. With this liquid bathe the eye. li, to four time, dally. You should notice Year If.'r' .'mJ "P.. l""P"ly right from the "S-tiJ J Inflammation and redness will 2Ji'.y ff "Iff- " your ""'her you ? . R JL1"" " '".yo" duty to take steps to .sve them now before It Is too late. Many hopelessly blind might havo saved their time' h"1 cared ,or 'lr iye. ti ,hi"ikn"""' D,r''n"'ie''t Physician' to whom the above article was submlttsd, sale: Yes. the Bon-Opto prescription la truly a r0..u' ,yo r(n",dy- constituent In i. t u' re 1 knwn to eminent eye specialists and widely prescribed by them I have used It very successfully In my own P"!"; on pstlent. whose eye. war! strained through overwork or misfit glasaea I cai. highly recommend it in case of weak" watery, aching, smarting. Itching, burning eyes, red lids, blurred vision or for eye. Inflamed from exposure to smoke, sun, dust or wind. It Is one of tho very few prepare. Hons I feel should he kept on hand for regular use In almost every family." Bon Opto. referred to above, Is not a patent medicine or a secret remedy. It Is an ethi cal preparation, the formula being printed on the package. The manufacturer, guar antee It to strengthen eyestgnt SB per cent In one wesk s time in many Instancea or re fund the money. It can be obtained from any good druggist and is sold In tills cite by Sherman & illcConnell. C. A. Melcher and other.. Advertisement