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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 191X, OMAHAN TELLS OF Six We Memberships Taken ' DODGING DIVERS Omaha Red Cross Society Mrs. Mary Jacobsen and Three Interest in Wo of Mercy In- Children Come Through Zone On Slow Boat. SEE TWO U-BOATS ON TRIP creasei Every Day ana Every Bit Helps the Cause. : After dodging submarines, two of which were seen on her voyage from Norwav. Mrs. Marv Tacobsen has reached Omaha. She tells remarkable Red stories about conditions and high prices in that neutral Country. With her came three small daugh ters, Josephine, 14; Olga, 12, and Tena, 4. They are staying here with another daughter, Miss Jennie Jacob sen, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Gene viewe O'Neill, 2020 Harney street. "Coal is so scarce in Norway that i. bucketful costs 4 crowns, or about $1.08," says Mrs. Jacobsen. "A loaf of bread costs 1 crown, or about 27 cents. Good shoes are so expensive that few are bought at the prevailing prices of $25 and up, , Have Life Belt Drills. Submarine attacks were expected hourly upon their vessel, the Bergens- hord, Irom tJcrgen to new xork, Mrs, I INVITE MISS BOASDMAN Six life memberships have been subscribed to the Omaha chapter of Lross up to the present time. TI.... ..... ftoli-.M j. .1,1 nn. tanii. ewAL by the following WtnL. people": Milton ribcr Barlow, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Milton Barlow Samuel Mancuso, Joseph Hayden and Robert Cow- ell of this city W. B. Jigg ol the South Side, and Clara Jane Don ner of Elgin, Neb. The latter also donated $5 to the cause. The life membership fee in the Red Cross is L. A. Peterson ot (jreina. Neb. sent $!0 today for a sustaining meny ocrsmp in me society. hour fo practical laboratory work, and will meet at the Young Women's Christian association, under the In struction oi a skilled domestic science teacher. They will begin the work as soon as text books arrive from the east. ' Among those interested in this branch of Die work arc Mrs. Charles Crowley, Mrs. Philip Horan. Miss LHelen Murphy and Miss Virginia weiier. r Hp. Mn. Edholm Goes East, Mrs. K. R. G. Edholm left on an eastern trip ir. tht interest! of the Red , , . Lt. i eastern MIB S n7h7 e' n du' : Cross work. She goes primarily . to j it... j,ii. t .1,. attend tne annual national convention " ?.?"'' " Tl : : of the Tuberculosis society in Cincin. ? "5 tnrn,, T O.. since she Is chairman of the ?.nfiii LvL,,Hg. .fttii. Nebraska Red Crriss Tuberculosis ' ,,Two0f.n,ha..l,S;uiLCarindeasy,wre en- SpS.Mo A headquarter, countered Tat a d "staTe beforrnadi of ,he Red Cro" tociet inew York TAld ThJUn t taS City, Boston, Philadelphia and Chi- Halifax and waited until assurances ca w ine returns, to get inter, came from British patrols that the mlt'! "i." 0m4hf Jl . . . r . , I ram with he nnt Ru1r AH,! remainder ot tne course was tree irom U-boats and raiders. Mail Closely Censored, Mail communication to and from Norway is so closely censored, Mrs. Jacobsen says, that she brought two important business letters hidden In the clothing the children wore, in or der to make sure they would reach an American business rnan, to whom she is reiaiea, i ney were irom a nor .wegian merchant whom Mrs. Jacob' sen knows. She is a native of Norway, but lived in America many years, sue is the widow of Osninnd Jacobsen. a native nf Chiraow whn rlieH tint innir aW leaving a farm of 300 acres near Rear-1 Cross membership campaign, enter- carries with her a note book filled with Questions from the Omaha iu thorities as to how the work It being carried on. in other places where chap, ters have been established longer tnan tne local one. v Gould Dietz. dres dent of the Omaha chapter, has -sent an invita tion by Mrs. Edholm to Miss Mabel Boardman, a" wealthy New York woman who has been an indefatig able worker in the Ked Lrois society since 1904, asking her to come to Omaha to assist in the campaign here, Mr. Judson Entertains. , Frank Judson, chairman of the Red ney. x heir Norwegian home is a small town near Bergen. - "I guess we will not cross the octal) any more till peace comes," Mrs. Jacobsen declares. tained the chairmen of important conv mittees it luncheon at the Hotel Fon tenelle to discuss further plans for the coining campaign, Plant for Cooking School. Miss Gertrude Smith is tnakinr plana for a dietetics class which will List of Applicants for r.-t c-.n:- : ili"" uieieiica cm wnicn win rOrt Snelling IS LOSt soon be launched under the auspices Colonel Root, in charge of Fort 01 ne ea - society., Sndlinor annliranfe her. hl!va ah I bunch -of twenty-four approved appli-1 . Jfcd Cross at Art Exhibit. cations has been lost in tha mails. I A Red Crosa-y atmosphere per lhey were forwarded May 1, but vades the Fine Arts exhibit at the never received, (so far at can be Auditorium. This is due to the Red learned. Those youn men, whose Cross tea shop Mrs. J. T. Stewart, 2d, papers were in that bunch, are asked and Mrs. Samuel Burns have intro- by Colonel Root to report to him at duced there, the proceed of whirh once, with their duplicate papera. New I will go to provide comfort kits for ones win De made out and torwarded. I soldiers. These are the men concerned: Clin-1 "Now if we could only have "tzt- ton Brome, Dan W. Bolton, Charles band and dancing, wouldn't it be N. Burgess, Francis L. Bushman, heavenly to view the pictures?" ex Ralph P. Campbell, J. R. Day, Wil- claimed one sweet young thing as she son D. Delzell, W. C Hutchins, Floyd took t few dancing steps over the ex- ( 1 1 t is L . T- 1 -C.I L , 1 , v.. aiuiiiK, vtn.11 j, juiamytun. ciri iJiiiac ui ma rriuny Duuaings noor, F, Hoisiugton, Eugene L. Kinney, Hijge Red Cross posters and sand Harold C. Linahan, Henry C Meyer, I wich baskets tied with" red, white james tdward Morgan, fcli J. Nol- and blue ribbons emphasize the pur- lette, Will F. Noble, Robert F. Riddle, pose of the tea, which will be served George L. Stocking, Alfred A. Smith, to tired business men every afternoon Kugene H. Tilton, John R. Victors, at 4 o'clock by a bevy of particularly James P.. Westerfield. Clvrfa A. attractive vountr irl. Wright. Mrs, Walter IS. Roberta assumeaJ cnarge ot tne tea room. Mrs. T. L. Boy Scouts' Signal Corns P'V'"1 Hme wniard hos- i j x , " ' ford, Glenn Wharton, : dwin Swobe LadS tO Learn Telegraphy ?n,a G- A. Meyer presided at tae tea OmahRn. v..r ' : ",.b c toX- Mil Elizabeth Davis piii. w j . Wednesday; Mrs. Ross Towle, Thurs a'.E" ISi Mis, Marion Towlext .i,. h u c.i I" """"'J onaay. ... ...v .iki mwui ui vutiiiucrcc anu r. r, uurrand, instructor off telegra- Strive for More Workers,, Mrs. W. G. Langworthy Tayloi of Lincoln, chairman of the National League for Woman Service in Ne, braska, has written Mrs. William Archibald Smith, that they are striv. ing tor an enrollment ot 1U.UUU Women in Nebraska and as lorg as Omaha' population is the largest it will be expected to furnish that amount or about 1,400 people. Instructions for Work. instructions have just been re' ceived at the National League for Woman Service rooms from the New York comfort committee of the Navy league for making the sleeveless jackets, mufflers and wristlets which are needed at once bv the sailors, They are given here for the benefit ot the numerous people who have re. quested the exact direction Direction For. Knitting Sleeveless Jacket Cast on eighty stitches. Knit two, pun two stitches tor tour mehes, Knit plain until aweater measures twenty-three inches. Knit twentv. eight stitches, bind off twenty-four incnes lor neck. Knit twenty-eight stitches. Knit seven ribs on each shoulder cast on twenty-four stitches, Knit plain for nineteen inches. Purl two. knit two stitches for four inches. Sew up aides, leaving nine inches for armnoies. No. celluloid needle. Three-fourths pound gray knitting yarn. Mufflers Last on fifty st tehes. Plain knitting for fifty-eight inches. No. 5 celluloid needle. One-half pound dark blue knitting yarn. wristlets Cast on fiftv-two stitches. Knit two, purl two for twelve inches. Sew uo. leavina- two. inch space for thumb three inches from top. No. 3 bone needles. One hank gray knitting yarn. Several Killed in Sham Battle at Mexico City Mexico City, May 7. Several per sons have been killed and about 100 injured as the result of a sham battle in which 14,000 school boys took part yesterday. ' . ' ine battle was the closine act of the week's festivities in honor of the inauguration of President Carranza and celebration of the holiday of May j in memory ot tne aeieat ot the French in 1862. One of those killed was a Red Cress nurse. The accidental mixinsr of ball car. triages with blanks is believed U have peon responsible for the tragedy. "SILVER THREADS" AND GRAY IN HAIR? Let Q-Ban, a Simple, Safe, Sure Preparation, Bring Natural Color and Hair Health. Not a Dye. equip r. Dur- Ki-finM !,,Mr 4kMMJ . L - L gallery today. Special hours for all the ichool children in the eity to view the picturei have been act Both the Fine Arts society, which bought the French-Belgian collection to Omaha, and the Friends of Art considering the purchase of paintings. The women of C.rarc T ,,i1,rn church yesterday organized a Red phy, for use of the school's ment in teaching the lads. Mr. rand will donate his services as in' structor and' will give the boya a thorough course in all of the different syntqms, such as the commercial Morse, international Morse, conti. nental, semiphore and the other codes. A" ' "X.1 Cm Wl".be Pr0M ,ociety with thirty mem- ?'.prithl,?our'intelcV1Pj,.y- ber- Mr'- H- Mil' made Thn 0LCU?,K1.,nd.2 r.ll'bI: P"Ment and Mrs. John Hay Kuhns m wTthVv!?.,, ?.tp".-1L,W1 ""y'rer. 'ihii was done in and I thirtv fi. n 7 Kr'd,y f"porie Proclamation recently T,m J . 0 t .1? TJ1 bs iMued by the Presidents of the three lected to start work May 14. , great Lutheran church -bodies -of the ., 7. Z . United States, which is as follows: Muny Garden Fund Reaches , . wi',". " fon..eM .r vm T ii . , ,, .. . etatM hii daolr4 that our balovid cnn- Twn Hiinrlrprl.nn lap IRzrb fr in at ot war and it i,.rnm.. ..... ...ui n . ,, 10 ,lv, ,uthorlll 1 he garden fund being raised by the ;V" """" w, tha ptMnta at Board of Public Welfare has reached fi? f.' ft'?1 Lu!lL"n! "' " Amar. 20rt lnAr Ik. j;,...;.. J u tr ,l'. tha Qanaral Synod of the Lutharan .UO. under the direction Of H. H. Church la Amarlca, the General Council ot Auerbach seeds will be bought and IHI Lntharaa Churak In North snlrl at cnt " Amerioa and tha United Slat.i aynod From S,mt,lni..Jt l-LBrf.. .lU...""1'''.1 IMherM Church In thiC .1 . cT- r j ....,nii v in-w neranr can upon and request tha the pOStOfllCC delivery department, Dl- "emnera at thue bodlaa, now, they aver rector Fleharty has received data ob- riJ.d?" f",rra npva by word tained bv 1 ail carriers uivlni Z, d ot 'I1' l01'a,ty 10 ,h awaWaat and amcu uy uu carriers, giving loca- conareaa of tha United 81.,.. . .. tions ot vacaiit tracts. I ther recommend to tha coniroieUone In our The city gvden department wants I ?4 l?WM "' '" unite names t.id .ddresses of men who will jio plowing at an agreed ,nce per 1IU1II . Sue Burlington for Three Fatalities in Auto Wreck In formlnc Amtrtcm Rd Crow ohftpttrs in thlr reaptctlv communities for the amelU oration of tho lot of oubrv toldtera and allort and that they offer up prayer that its w mmjr man wuti nonor to our ooun try ud In an early and parpatual paatja. ' Cooking Clauses. Trial of a damage suit for $80,000 1 food values and the maintenance 97atner th HrlinnnH ..II...J I vu. (.B,V lauiueu naa "begun m federal court. J. McCure and J. B. Sweeney are the plaintiffs, lhey are administrators of the estates of M. D. McCure of Mullen and James P. Sweeney and E. F. Sweeney of near Pullman, who were of ealth by means of regulation nf fnml rtrink and proper exercise are being formed now by Red Cross members. MlSS M. L. Proulx it nro-antjino- a class wtih the help of Miss Helen Inches, which will have a mtt,. nf fifteen lessons and will meet twice a Han ll tha one lata, cleanly, healthful! and eartala way to restore tha natural color to any or faded, llfelan hair tha one method In pel tec t food" taste and accepted by America's foremost people. Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer will brlnf all your hair baok to it ordinal, even ehada, and It win be rich, slosiy, lustrous and aott For women, Q.Ban means hair of real beauty. For men and women, Q-Ban meant tha look of vitality, health and youth. Simply wet your hair with Q-Ban Re, etorer. Tour hair will gradually and evenly return to ite natural, uniform ahade. Beware of imitation!. Beware, too, of danseroua dyes and ehemlcala. Money-Back Guarantee. Q-Ban la all ready to use. It e guaranteed to be aa harmless as the pun air. It la eold ander auanntee of "aatlsfaetton or money oacK. u la me only guaranteed preparation for the purpose. It ooata only COc for a large bottle, at Sherman A McConnell Drug Co. Stores and all good drug atoroa, or write Heislg-EUIs Drug Co., Memphis. Tenn. Try Q-Ban Hair Tenia, Q.Ban Liquid Shampoo, Q-Ban Toilet Soap; also Q-Ban Depilatory (odorless) for removing super fluous hair. Send for free Illustrated book ot laetuns, "Hair Culture," Thia tells how to take proper can. of your hair. Write today. Advertleement W3i hiP7 killed when a train struck- their auto-1 ne lessons will include an mobile between Greenwood and Waverly, August 23, 1916. All three vere killed. hour for the study of theory and an Expert to Lecture Tonight On Prevention of Cancer , Dr. Joseph C. Bloodgood, profes sor of surgery at Johns Hopkins uni versity, will address the Douglas County Medical society this evening at the Young Women's Christian as sociation on the auhiect of tha nr.. vention of cancer. He will speak un der the auspices of the American So ciety for the Prevention of Cancer. Admission will be free and the public is invited, . ' -a ' . . . . -, POSTTOASTIES MAKE A BIG HIT WITH ME! SAYS THE BEST IN CORN FLAKES OonttrytoVoverupabacJ vompjexioni elearitwiih RginolSoap II tour complexion fa rough, red or pimply, don'ttry to cover up the def ectsl It deceives no one and only makes bid miners worse. Begin today to clear your skin with Reslnol Soap. ' Just wash your fact artth Reslnol Soap and hot-water, dry and apply gently a little Resinol Ointment. Let this stay on for ten minutes, then wash off with mora Resinol v Soap. In a vary short time you will usually find your skin bo coming beautifully toft.elearandvlvety, seeussi sm set Kealaal Oieaeatue sold brill dreg, stale. Try Una lad see how baneddal thsyireMloalr lor Ika skla bat lot the heir, loo. ArT I am aW I 3 Will ghrfvel UD in emu wketik. V.wJ j Hoft or between the toe no that it can be liftd out cattily- with tha finir. No pain I and not one bit or torencaa when applying Mnilnt or afterwarda and it doeft't even Irritate the surround in skin, fto more come; i no more painful callouit : no more tired. Fu.iq or sweaij iecc. let-mint emit foot misery for ood. No foolishneea. Try it. JiMt aatl in any. truir store for a little ice-mint and uevar let a) "con aohc tw Icej A Ttiaemnt TWO ARRESTED Bi FEDERAL OFFICERS Harry 0. Haecker Alleged to Have Said "Joffre Will Never Return to France Alive." ANOTHER TALKS TOO MUCH Harry C. Haecker was arretted by federal agents at the Castle hotel on suspicion of being an alien enemy. "Viviani and Joffre will never get back to France alive. The Germans will get them all right. The Ameri cans don't know enough to keep their mouths shut," he is reported to have said. When questioned by the federal au thorities he said he is a British sub ject, having departed front the United States to take up land in Canada. He is reported to have been held for sev eral weeks in Canada some time ago on suspicion of being pro-German. He is being held pending investiga tion. August Koenigsbruegge, carpenter at the City National bank building, was also arrested on suspicion of be ing an alien enemy. He is reported to Have defended the sinking of the "Lusitania" and to have talked pro German in other ways. He was re leased on the promise that he would stop such talk. City Prepares to Fix the Size of Loaves of Bread Bread in Omaha is selling for 10 cents per pound.. The manager of one baking con cern states he aims to make his loaves from sixteen to seventeen ounces, but one nound for 10 cents is the prevail ing price. One of the large bakeries of the city last week put out a 15-cent loaf which weighs one and one-half pounds. "Loaves of bread in Omaha have been fearfully and wonderfully made," remarked a housewife. A few months ago S-cent loaves neighed nearly eleven to fourteen ounces and. 10-cent' loaves weighed nearly two pounds. The city council wilt have for con sideration this week an ordinance fix ing the standard loaf at sixteen ounces and loaves weighing more than that must weigh multiples of standards. Frost from Omaha to East, With Freezing in New Mexico The weather is still chilly for this time of year. The minimum here this morning was 39. Light and heavy frosts extended from here east to the Great Lakes. Specially cold weather prevails in Texas and New Mexico. Temperatures of 28 degrees at Ros well and Santa Fe, N. M., this morn ing broke all records for Mav. The normal morning temperature there in Aiay is aooui oo. STATE LODGE OF A.0.O.1SHERE Advance Guard On Hand for the Sessions Which Start Tuesday. MEETINGS AT FONTENELLE The biennial session of the Ne braska lodges of the Ancient Order of United Workmen opens today at the Hotel Fontenelle. Over 600 delegates will attend the sessions, which are expected to be lively ones because of a' recent raise in the in surance rates at the order of the ex ecutive committee. Many prominent members of the order are already in Omaha for the convention. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, who is president of the University of California, has arrived, as have Fast Grand Master J. G. Tate, now a resi dent of Portland, Ore.'; Miles N. Daw son of New York, natioaal actuary; Grand Master Frank A. iniderson of Holdrege, Grand Recorder; Frank L. Evans of Grand Island, and Joseph Oberfelder of Sidney, Ross Hammond of Fremont and Nicholas Ress of Lincoln, members of the grand fi nance committee. , Persistent Advertising In the Road To Success. -;,,5nBra When You Eat Bread you are entitled to everything in the whole wheat grain. Dr. Wiley fcys: "Wheat is a complete food containing all the ele ments necessary for human nutrition." But be sure you get the whole wheat in a digestible form. 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