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Biff Boys of Train School Set Fashion Knitting for -
. Soldier Boys Who Have Gone to Fight the Kaiser
SOLDIERS UNITED. .
AFMUO YEARS
Were Classmates at West
Point and Have Been in
the Service Ever i
- Since. "
. Two hundred of the blgeest school
boys in the city are occupyinjr their
spare time at the Train , school in
knitting. Many of these boys will
so in the trenches themselves in two
rears more, if the war lasts that Ion.
They are anxious to j?o now, but
is they can't, they cast about for some
way to help their brothers and cousins
who ar already in the camps and at
the front. They noticed their teach
ers knitting sweaters and socks at
recess and noons.
"Can't; we. do that, , too, Miss
White?" they asked the principal.
"1 don't see why not," answered she.
At once thev broucht knittinor needles
to school or made them in the manuaU
training department.
The teachers procured yarn from
the "Red Cross authorities and the
boys set to work to learn to knit.
Now every boy at the Train school
with any patriotism in his heart has
his knitting in his desk. As soon as
lessons are learned out comes the
knitting I At recess they knit on the
playground while the base balls and
bats lie neglected in the corner.
In the "opportunity room" where
the larger boys are given a chance to
do double work, the greatest interest
in the work is f hown. Big husky
boys vie with the little girls in pro
ducine the best work.
"They have beaten the girls, too.
I can tell y6u," said Miss White. "As
yet they don't carry knitting bags, but
if they want to, no one will say a
word. These boys are the leaders in
this part of the city and when they
set a fashion it (roes I
At present the fashion is knitting
and every youngster in the neighbor
hood is doing it.
MORE TEACHERS ARE
COINGTO MEETING
Enrollment Expected to Ezcell
-x Last Year; No Political
, Taljc Has Come Up
Cyrhe enrollment of 4,600 teachers at
last year's convention of the Ne
braska State Teachers' association is
i expected to be exceeded this year at
the conviction to be held in Omaha
next week, N&vembr 7, 8 and 9. Head
quarters will be at the Hotc Rome. -4
Twelve thousand ..circular letters
have been sent out to teachers all
over the state by the bureau of pub
licity of Omaha, handling much ot the
advance work.- Replies are daily
coming in from all parts of the state.
A heavy attendance is again looked
for from western Iowa. . . .
Superintendent J. A. True . of
Schuyler writes "We will be there to
the last man and woman. The board
has allowed regular salary for the
time oil and is allowing carefare be
sides." ' - "' ": ."' - ' .'' .."
"Superintendent T. W. Ev'erhart of
Hastings writes that the 25 teachers
of the high school will attend. J
Superintendent W. H. Plourd of
Utica says all his teachers will attend.
Superintendent A. H, Waterhouse
of Fremont says all .of the 66 teachers
, will be present v'
Superintendent W. G. Brook: of Ne
braska City writes that he and his
teachers will be in attendance the
three full days. 1
' Superintendent C. Ray Gate ' of
West Point says the 17 teachers of
the West Point schools will be here.
Superintendent A. LCaviness of
Kearney says all of his teachers who
. wish to attend will be given the time
off without loss of salary. . , ' " '
in&ndient W. F. Steinboch of
Fairfield will be here with 12 teachers.
Superintendent P, L. Franklin of
Madison says the 16 teachers of that
.town will be here. '
-Eighty from Grand Island. , ,
Superintendent J. F, Matthews of
. Grand Island writes that the 80
teachers of that place will attend.'' ;
; Though the convention is only one
week away, no association politics has
as yet crept to the surface. Those in
.closest touch with the situation her
sayjiey have not even heard the men
tion of a name as a possible presi
dential candidate. ,
- By some it is considered that this
absence of politics should become no
ticeable, the moment A.- O. Thomas
wand Fred Hunter of Lincoln are no
longer in the state and ' association.
i Mr. Thomas is now state superinten
dent of Maine, and Fred Hunter, for
mer superintendent of the cjty schools
of Lincoln, is superintendent of the
Oakland (Cal.) schools.. ' Whereyer
. these two met in association there
, was politics in the association.
m ; Talk of Matthews. , ,
In fact,, the only, word of possible
candidates for any office thus . far
heard, is that concerning. J. F.
Matthews of Grand Island. Matthews
has been treasurer for a good many
years, and . since he has never : an
tagonized either faction, in, the past
fights, he has been repeatedly re
elected. His re-election is being talked
', of again..7 '- . ;.v. .''''
Friday night of the convention week
the bureau of publicity of JDmaha will
present, complimentary tohe teach-
" efs, the Portia Swett company of dan
cers in their interpretative dances,
illustrating the development of aes
thetic dances from 3,000 years ago
to the modern day, carrying it down
through the various races and nations
that have risen and perished during
that time. ' -. ' ... ' ' ,r
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
ij Succes. , . . ,
Omaha Women Try to Make
Ft. Omaha Boys Feel at Home
Trying to create a "homey" atmo
sphere at the Fort Omaha balloon
school is the ;' work Mrs. Clement
Chase and a committee from the Na
tional League for Woman Service
will undertake. Three or four women
will act as hostesses each day at the
Young Men's Christian association
hut there and at Fort Crook several
times each week,
"Some of the boys are so young
r.nd have never been away from home
before," said Mrs. Chase. "We want
to make them as comfortable as we
can and make it possible for them to
be entertained in homes of the city."
The boys will be encouraged to "get
acquainted."
Fugitive Captured. After
, Search Covering a Year
A 'year'a search for J.' O. Lansing,
accused of .passing a worthless draft
on the Fontenelle hotel December
24, 1916, came to an end in Louisville,
Ry., where Lansing was arrested.'
t Lansing was traced to San Fran
cisco and then back cast, until he
reached Louisville, where Officers fi
nally caught tip with him.
Indianapolis has a prior claim to
Lansing,, but, according to word re
ceived by Detective John Dunn, may
waive for Omaha.
Walker Sues Railroad
"For the Death of His Son
William W. Walker, father of the
late Y. V. Walker, Union Pacific
switchman, who was crushed to death
by, a car at Eleventh and Jacksdn
streets last .week, has brought suit
against the railroad for $40,000.
Walker is special administrator of his
son's estate. The switchman left, a
daughter, Mary. 2 years old.
Thompson-Belden Celebraje
Thirty-One Years in Business
Thompson, Beldeu & Co, cele
brate their thirty-first anniversary
Noyember 1, , 1917. The firm be
gan business in this city on this day
1886 and has been under the same
management, that of Henry A.
Thompson and Charles C Bcldcn,
during the entire 31 years.
NEW STAMPS APPLY
TO FOREIGN MAIL
Three-Cent Poitage Rate
MusPBe Paid On Letters to
Other Countries Now in
Two-Cent Zone.
The 3-ccnt postage rate which goes
into effect November 2 will apply to
lefters for a number of foreign coun
tries as well as to letters for the
United States and its possessions.
These countries are Canada, Mexico,
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
Newfoundland, New Zealand, Pana
ma, Cuba, Barbadoes, British Guiana,
British Honduras, Dominican Repub
lic, Dutch West Indies and Leeward
Islands. " f
Postage to all other foreign coun
tries will remain as it is now namely,
5 cents for the first ounce and 3 cents
for each additional ounce or fraction
of an ounce. .
Parcel post packages addressed to
foreign countries will be examined
at the local postofTice in the future, ac
cording to orders just received. Here
tofore such packages have undergone
examination at the port where they
were put aboard vessels. This caused
much delay when packages contained
unmaitable matter. After being ex
amined here they will be stamped to
show that they contain no objection
able shipment
, Complicated Regulations.
'The parcel post regulations to for
eign countries are complicated as re
gards things prohibited," said "Pat"
McGovern. "For instance, gold, sil
ver, and other precious medals cannot
be shipped to most countries. Scores
of other things, including such ap
parently harmless things as liv trees,
shrubs, vines, and the like, cannot be
sent to many countries. People should
be very careful in mailing packages
to Joreign lands, especially at this
time. 4t safest to bring them into
the office'-and have the contents ex
amined and'tJw packages properly
stamped." . 1 v
, Parcel post shipments have been
suspended to Norway, Sweden, Den?
Use of Barley
Saves Wheat!
. Barley has always been used .
, inonaking the famous food
Grape.Mufs
There's a ReasonBarley is richer
. in protein (nreat value) than wheat.
" Barley has an element that changes its
own starch and wheat starch into sugar. " ,
. - Barley has a rich individual flavor
you've heard of barley-sugar
if you haven't .tried this world-famed
food, now is the time. r , ,
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Eat Grape-Nuts-Help Save Wheat
mark and Holland. TThey have been
suspended to Germany, Austria, liun
jrary and Turkey and territory occu
pied by these countries ever since the
United Mates joinea in the war.
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H. B. Zimmar. On American
Jewish War Relief Board
,fn recognition of his notable serv
ices in connection with the work of
the local Jewish war relief committee,
Harry B. Zimman has been named a
member of the executive committee
of the American Jewish War Relief
committee, which has the direction of
the movement lor the entire country.
Notice to this effect has just been re
ceived from Felix Warburg, president
of the committee with headquarters
in New York.
Last week witnessed an interesting
reunion between old classmates at
Fort Crook. Colonel Settle, who will
be commander of the post for the
winter, was met on his arrival by his
friend. Major Hamilton, who is the
quartermaster at Fort Crook.
Thirty years ago these two were
classmates and friends at West Point
After graduating they began a course
of globe-trotting, as usually falls to
the lot of army men. Each of them
has been in all the outlying posses
sions, in the Philippines, Hawaii, etc.,
has been stationed in garrisons all
over the country and has circumnavi
gated the globe. But m all tne time
they have not met and never till this
winter have they been together at the
same station. Needless to say, they
had many interesting things to tell
and many queries to , be asked and
answered about other classmates.
There are 800 homesick boys at
Fort Crook who are hoping the
witches and brownies will invite them
to a real Hallowe'en party in Omaha.
Some of them have been here a
month, but know no one in the city.
They are beginning to think the
famed western hospitality is a myth,
for not even an invitation to bunday
dinner has come to Fort Crook.
Of course, the inclement weather
as prevented most people from driv
ing out to the fort as they did in the
summer. Most of these boys come
from the sunny south, where hospi
tality is the general rule. I hey can
be reached by calling South 4418, the
Youne Men s Christian association
phone.
Every man of the 800 at Fort
Crook has enlisted for period of
seven years, not simply for the dura
tion of the war. Most of these boys
intend to make the army their profes
sion, if they survive the war. They
are anxious to be in the trenches even
now and chafe arMhe delay which
keeps them in this country till they
can be trained.
"There is just as good a chance for
a man to rise in the army as in the
outside world, I find," said Sergeant
Forrester of Company L, 41st in
fantry, at Fort Crook. "If a young
man has character and can use his
head his officers quickly rind it out
and promote him. This winter there
will be established a school for en
listed men in each military district."
Omaha now has a fine military
band available. for entertainment. The
regimental band of the 41st infantry r
has just come to rort Crook and
doubtless will be' frequently requisi
tioned to add military color and teo
to public gatherings.
U. S. Expenditures More -v
Than a Billion for October
Washington.'Oct. 30. Total Octo
ber expenditures by the government
have ssvept past the billion dollar
mark by $13,925,235 and indications
are that the grand total for the entire
month will approximate $1,200,000,000,
of which $470,000,000 is represented
by loans to the allies. ,
J. Kaparek Loses $226; v
Roommate is Suspected
Joseph Kaparek, 1402 South Four
teenth street, told the police this
morning that $226 was taken from his
suitcase in his room Monday. He sus
pects his roommate, and has given the
police a description of him.
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Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50c.
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Improving Conditions
Is a Necessity These
WAR TIMES
We are doing everything in our power to improve
working conditions of our men better our service to
you and to improve, the humane conditions of our
horses.
As soon as possible all our wagong will be on -. .
Daylight Delivery
No frozen milk no bothersome early morning noise&
to awaken you, and all possible errors in your orders
will thus be eliminated.
This means a big improvement in our ice to you
more pleasant working hours for oui men and our
horses won't be breaking the snowy, ice-covered roads
at 2 o'clock in the morning, '
Help us to make these improvements successful by co
operating with us. If you have any other ideas of
further ways that we can improve our service to you,
we would appreciate your calling us and letting us
know it. j '
ALAMITO DAIRY CO., v
Douglas 409. '
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1415 FAR
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reliev
It is unnecessary for you to suffer wi
eczema, blotches, rirjaworm. rashes ar
similar skin troubles. A littles zemo.
obtained at any drug store for S5c, o.
51.00 tor extra large bottle, anaprompti
applied will usually give instant r
from itching torture. It cleanses
soothes the skin and heals quickly
effectively most skin diseases, s
Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating; d
appearing liquid and is sootnmg to I
most delicate skin. It is not greasy,
easily applied and costs little. Get
today and save all further aistresa.
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LAXATIVE SALTS
BRING HEALTH
TO MANY
Simple taMy Gives
Quick Relief
It is no longer necessary to u
your stomach with harsh cathartics
the treatment ot constipation
For many jears doctors have pre
scribed three well kuown salts for cor
stipation and the many ailments whlc
it causes. -
These three laxative salts have len
medical names that arc hard to pn
nounce and harder to remember. Ti
make their purchase easy by everyou
who suffers from constipation, sic
headache, biliousness, etc., they ar
now sold by all druggists under tb
name Salinos (laxative salts). Med
cal science Has found out just sot
these three laxative salts should b
put together to do the greatest amout
of good, and has also found a way t
make them pleasing to the taste. In
Satinos they are offered to you In
exaetly that way and may be depended'
upesv to give quick relief in cases
i constipation has set up rheuma
backache, headache, loss of ap
and a generally tired-out run
feeling,
'flilinos Is easy to take. Unlike
I Jtfl4.2ttthioned salts, it actually tastes
jpe(dissolves readily in cold wate
natives to it a navor you win nice,
gratifying results may be noticed
.rfthe first glass you take. A few
use mvanamy snows a greauy
itneravea condition. The Diood is
purlfc digestion Is better and the gen
eral tone of the body rapidly becomes i
normal. Try this simple, safe prepara-l
tiori before breakfast tomorrow mor
tag. You'll feel better within an hoi
and the end of the day won't find yf
with a sick headache and a sour avi
ach.
Dispensed tr S Sherman A McConl
(tores and all good druggists. dv. '
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Mention Seeing it in The Heel
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TEN REASONS FOR POL ARI
The pleasure and cost of winter driving depend largely on the:pir
you use Cost means more than what you pay for gas and oil.! It? ji
means repair bills and thte depreciation, too. j
Polarine will save you gasoline and oil money, lessen the necessity
for repairs due to lubricating troubles,' and will reduce depreciation Jo
a minimum. Here are the reasons: . .
(1) Polarine feeds freely at any tempera
ture down to zero ; (2) maintains its body
doesn't run thin or "break up" when
, the motor becomes hot; (3) bums clean;
does not deposit carbon on the piston
m
heads, foul the sparkplugs nor carbonize
the valves; (4) contains no acid to pit the
cylinder walls or eat away, the piston
rings; (5) permits easy starting in coldest
weather; (6) gives greater power because
it makes a perfect seal between piston
rings and cylinders, giving better com
pression; (7) made by the most moderrj
methods from mid-continent crude oils;
(8) it is always uniform in quality, (9
costs no more to buy than most oils but
is less expensive to use; (10) obtainable
everywhere from our Service Stations
or at all good garages, y
To get the best results from Polarine drain out
ALL the oil inVour crankcase. Then fill it
with Polarine. If you're careful to see that no
other oil than Polarine goes into the crankcase
you'll have no winter lubricating troubles.
Polarine is sold wherever you see the sign.
the Ideal Winter Lubricant '
Use Red Gown Gasoline gives most miles per gallon, most satisfaction per mile. Always
. look for the Red Gown Sign whenever you need gas. ,
STAN0A?RD OIL COMPANY
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