THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AFK1L 1918.
NURSE URGES
CIVILIANS TO
SPEEDWORK
Miss Kathleen Burke, Scotch
War Aid, Thrills Audience
With Story; McElroy of
Princeton Speaks.
Breathing the spirit of unconquered
Britain and in a series of graphic
anecdotes of the war, Miss Kathleen
Burke, the famous Scotch war nurse,
thrilled a big audience at the Cham
ber of Commerce Monday. It was
a Liberty bond speech and Miss Burke
appealed to "America to make sacri
fices in money and comfort to heln the
soldiers at the front who are making
sacrihces of tar greater magnitude.
CIVILIANS GREAT AID.
"Three-fourths of the work of win
nine the victory rests with the clvi
lians and only 25 per cent with the
army and navy," she declared.
"The British line will hold and I'll
ask you to remember that the British
army all through history has won its
' greatest battles when it was in re
treat." She paid the highest tributes
to the French and British soldiers.
"The French soldier," she said,
"takes war seriously. He is animated
by the loftiest patriotism. He dies
cheerfully for his beloved France. He
doesn't even consider himself a hero
in spite of his unparalleled heroism.
, Th,ere is the most remarkable fra
ternity and democracy between offi
cers and men in the' magnificent
French army.
The British Soldier.
"The British Tommy, on. the other
hand, is never serious. lie is a grin
ning, unconcerned, joking, jolly chap
who is always the most cheerful un
der the most adverse circumstances.
A tender-hearted man . he is. The
British line is in the worst sector of
all the battlefront. You scratch that
low ground with'your finger and you
strike water. It requires the courage
of a. Tommy to keep cheerful there.
The Germans can't understand this
cheeriness. A squad of German pris
oners were brought in once and lined
up by a diminutive , Tommy. They
looked extremely serious and stony
faced. 'Nah, then, tyke off yer gas
masks,' he commanded. And he as-
sumed the greatest surprise when they
said they didn't have gas masks on.
" The French ahd British women
are undergoing sacrifices. It was re
ported that Lloyd George would
order a number of aeroplanes back
from the front to defend the East
End of Londorfixom ' air raid. A
committee of working women waited
Upon him and indignantly demanded
that th-airplanes be left at the front
'to defend our sons.' They said they
would take care of themselves.
"The Boy Scouts are doing a great
work. They ride about on little
motorcycles giving alarms of air
raids. Several of them have been
killed while doing this work.
"Eighty per cent of our munitions
are now being made by women. And
that is far from a safe occupation.
I know one girl who has been blown
up three times. She tells her com
panions that it really isn t so bad
when you get used to it"
Miss Burke wears a dozen medals
1 which have been awarded her by
various governments; the latest
being an English decoration of high
degree, Commander of the British
, Empire. She knows General Foch,
Fetain and other great heroes of the
war.
Dr. Robert McElroy of Princeton
university, spoke, warning against
insidious kaiser propaganda,' "the
gleaming dagger, wrapped in the
Serjnonion the Mount," as Lloyd
George described it and "the work
of the predatory Potsdam gang," as
Dr. von Dyke called it.
"The melting pot in this country
has failed," he said. "If it had not
we wouldn't need now to combat
this propaganda."
National Engineer Comes
Here to Organize Society
"We must have unity. If this or
ganization had been perfected at the
outset of the war, it would have been
of immense benefit to the govern
ment," declaied A. K. Krom, national
secretary of the American Association
of Engineers, at the Hotel Fontenelle
Monday night. Mr. Krom is in
Omaha to establish a branch of that
association here. The purpose of the
order is to "raise the standard of th
ira nf the encineerine nrofession.
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wmcn includes ail uraiitiics, wvm, "c
chanical, chemical, electrical and min
ing, and to promote the economical
and social welfare 6f engineers. ,
"That proper advancement of the
engineer as far as remuneration is
concerned, has not been ad'equate to
the services rendered 1 is shown
through a letter written by the chief
engineer of the L. C, & C. railroad in
1839, which states, 'Two assistants of
division, to be selected by the resi
dent engineer, their salaries, $1,500
per annum each.' The duties of these
men have increased very materially,
but the salaries have remained prac
tically the same."
Mr. Krom was recently a delegate
to the mVeting of the railway wage
ITT 1 ' A ...1 X.
commission m wasningiuu, wuciciu
body was officially recognized and
promised every consideration on the
wage question. The association has,
since the beginning of the war, re
cruited several engineering corps, ac
cording to Mr. Krom, and has fur
nished hundredsof men for service
in government construction work.
Oil Boom at Manville, Wyo.;
Town Immediately Grows
According to reports to the North
western offices, the town of Manville,
Wyo., 25 miles west of the Nebraska
state line, is having an oil boom that
promises to surpass anything of the
kind ever experienced in the wet.
Two weeks ago drillers struck oil in
a well 10 miles north of this town.
The town immediately began to boom
and now it has a population of 500
to 700 people. Twenty to 25 rigs are
drilling for oil and 12 producing wells
have been brought in. ,
Williams, Convicted Last !
Week, Asks for New Trial
A new trial for Harry Williams,
fronvicted Thursday of the murder of
Detective Frank Rooney, is asked in
a motion filed in district court, ,
Brie) City News
Ha Ye Boot print It New Beacon Press.
Lighting Fixtures, Burgess-Graden.
Attorney Gerald 31. Drew has re
moved to 506 Security Bldg. D. S837.
Might As Well Save 5c Buy your
Butter-Nut Coffee In one handy 3
pound can, $1.00 each. '
Returns Fr6m West. Mrs, K. J.
L'pdegralT has, returned from an ex
tended stay in California.
Xavy Gets 300 Men Ensign Con
diet of the navy recruiting office re
ports that 300 men enlisted in the
navy during March.. Fifty men en
listed last Monday.
To Auction Stalls The annual auc
tion of stalls at the public market
place will be held at 10 o'clock, April
8, at the southeast corner of Eleventh
and Jackson streets.
Jim Buell Resigns Jim Buell has
resigned from the state "booze-hound
squad." He worked here for several
months under direction of Chief State
Agent Walter Wilson.
Prudent saving In war times is a
hostage for opportunities of peace.
Play safe by starting an account with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Ass'n. 211
S. 18th St $1 to 15.000 received.
Dr. Foot Returns Dr. D. A. Foote
has returned from a month's visit -in
California, Prospects for big crops in
that state are bright, says the doctor,
owing to recent and abundant rains.
Redick Denies Bonds Application
for bail bonds made to Judge Redick
by attorneys for Burl C. Kirk, one
of the five men charged with the
murder of Detective Frank Rooney,
was denied.
Grant Use of Auditorium Use of
the Auditorium was granted to a com
mittee of the Grand Army of the Re
public and Woman's Relief corps, for
Memorial day, when the annual com
memorative program wiM be given.
Johnson Funeral Services Funeral
services for Miss Ruth Johnston will
be held at the home of, her sister,
Mrs. S. M; Brooks, 2822 South Thirty
second avenue, Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in For
est Lawn cemetery.
Need Forty Laborers The United
States commissary depot Twenty
second and Hickory streets, 'Is in need
of 40 laborers. The pay is $65 a
month, with an eight-hour day. The
need is urgent, as great quantities of
war supplies are being rushed through
this depot.
WouVf Donate Lot E. Stoddard,
2106 Ohio street, has offered to the
city a lot 50x124 feet, at Twenty
third and Manderson streets, if the
city will use the site for erection of
a branch public library. The city
council committee of the whole will
consider the offer.
Suspend Fire Limit Rules Per
mission has been granted to the
Board of Education to erect a one
story frame structure on south side
of Leavenworth street, between Eigh
teenth and Nineteenth streets. The
building will be a temporary anhex
for the High School of Commerce.
City council suspended the fire limit
rules in this case.
Lands Omaha's Patiotism Lieu
tenant F. E. Turin, in charge of ma
rine recruiting in Omaha, Kansas
City and St. Louis, is in Omaha this
week and says that this city is one
of the most patriotic cities he has
visited. Many Omaha men already
have enlisted in the marine ' service,
and the officers hope to enlist 125
more before May 1. Recruits will be
sent to Paris Island, S. , C for their
first training.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
Odell and Major Swinton
Will Speak Here Thursday
Frank G. Odell of the Federal Land
bank, Omaha, and Major General E.
D. Swinton, inventor of the British
war tank, will be in Omaha Thurs
day. They have been holding meet
ings in Wisconsin and Illinois, where
they, spoke to 150,000 people at 38
gatherings. They will speak in Bur
lington and Davenport, la., Tuesday;
Des Moines, Wednesday and Omaha,
Thursday, appearing at the Chamber
of Commerce at noon and at 8 p. m.,
and at the Live Stock exchange at
2 p. m. ( .
Major General Swinton is assistant
secretary of the British war cabinet,
was a member of Lord Kitchener's
staff in the early part of the war, did
heroic service on the Somme. is a
veteran of 30 years' service in the
British army, and is a famous writer
and' authority on military subjects.
He wears three ribbons for dis
tinguished service in South Africa, a
rainbow medal, and s a chevalier of
the Legion of Honor.
Joins Army and Is Assigned
To Serve Under His Brother
Harold Simpson, son of H. M.
Simpson, station master at the Union
depot in Omaha, left last night for
Camp Wadsworth. S. C, where he
will become a member of Uncle
Sam's army signal corps. '
Young Simpson .will join his
brother Clyde at Camp Wadsworth.
Clyde bimnson is a captain in the sie-
nal corps at 'that camp.
FORT SCHOOL TO
RECEIVE FUNDS
FROM UNCLE SAM
Omaha School Will Be Made
Into Vocational Institution
to Profit by Smith
Hughes Bill.
The Board of Education last n$ght
decided to take advantage of provis
ions of the Smith-Hughes bill, passed
by congress, to reorganize the Fort
School for boys into a vocational
school.
It will be necessary to erect a shop
covering not less than 3,000 square
feet of ground space. Superintendent
Beveridge explained that attendants
of the school can build this structure
during the spring months and in con
nection with a proposed course in
carpentry.,
Public vocational schools coming
within the scope oi the Smith-Hughes
measure will receive one half of main
tenance expense from . the govern
ment. It is proposed to establish courses
iti carpentry, automobile repairing
and printing to start with, adding
agriculture and home economics as
the attendance will warrant
Boys of 14 years and more may at
tend the new vocational school.
Nebraska will receive an appropria
tion of $20,000. from the .federal
government for the school year up to
July and the appropriation will be
increased for the next school year.'
The board received from the First
Congregational church ' a resolution
proposing to change the name of the
Clifton High school to "Russell G.
Hughes school," in honor of the boy
who was said to have been the first
soldier from this city to have lost his
life in this war. A similaf resolution
from D. C. Patterson proposed to
change the name of the Castelar
school. The matter was referred to
the teachers' and building and grounds
committee for consideration and
recommendation. '
Another temporary structure will
be erected on a lot n.ear the tlign
school of Commerce to accomodate
the increasing attendance of the
school.
The building will have 12 rooms and
insofar as possible materials will be
fused from the old Bancroft, uitton
Hill and Druid Hill schools and an
nexes. which will be wrecked.
The board approved a list of judges
and clerks for the special school bond
election next Tuesday, when the voters
will pass on a bond proposal ot $1,UUU
000, the most of which would be used
for a new High School of Commerce
building. Statements on the subject
will be sent to parents through the
children on next Monday.
Urqes Woman to Respond
To Call of Government
Mrs. D. C. Bradford, president of
the National Educational association,
advised members of the Omaha
Woman's club that when the govern
ment asked themno do anything they
should never be too busy to comply.
"The busiest people are those who
know how to dd the most things.
Never say you are too tired, you can't
be as tired as the Doys in tne trencnes
are. i
A motion was made and carried
that the coming election of officers
be made according to the usual cus
torn of appointing a nominating com
mittee, instead of the proposed ballot
box system. Department heads were
appointed as the committee. The
election takes place April 15. '
Mrs. Mary I. Creigh was voted
chairman of a committee of five 'to
wait upon the retail merchants who
have refused to comply with the 6
o clock closing ruling made by tne
Retail Dealers' association.
"Bum" Has Gone; Gayety Girls
' Offer Reward for Return
" "Bum" has lived up to his name.
The 40 or so girls connected with
Barney Gerard's "Follies" playing
this week at the Gayety, also are 'on
the "bum."
During the, rush and excitement of
unloading the company's equipment
and trunks at the Union station Sat
urday morning, "Bum," who is a coal
black fox terrior, in some mysterious
way wis lost. He "wears a big collar,
with -a black ring on it," as one chorus
girl sobbed, and "if s some one only
will bring him back, we'll send him
away the happiest man in the world."
"Bum" has an important part in the
"Follies" program.
Ak-Sar-Ben Working Crew Decides
Year's Efforts to Surpass All
The kingdom of Quivera, obeying
the mandate of its king, in accord
ance with the expressed desires of his
subjects, will unite this fall in making
the annual festival the greatest in the
history of the realm. Such was the de
cision reached last night at the Den,
when the working crew of Ak-Sar-Ben
got together to formulate plans
for the coining year.
The three teams which won honors
in the membership drive last year
were presented with their prizes. Bix
ler, Mosher and Dresher took first
place, having obtained 262 members;
Hogan, Metcalfe and Freiberg, second
with 200, and Byrnes, Blackwell and
Howell third, with 125.
This year a new stunt was tried for
the first meeting. Instead of the mem
bers of the hustling committees meet
ing down town for a luncheon a real
entertainment and feed was put on
at the Den. Addresses of a patriotic
nature were delivered by Colonel F.
A. Grant and Major John G. Maher.
Huntington entertained with his slight
of hand tricks and Barney McArdle
told dialect stories.
Prince Lei Lani, the famous Ha
waiian singer, for the evening dis
placed Henry Dunn, and the remain
der of the evening was taken up with
two amateur boxing matches.
Colonel Grant paid a glowing trib
ute to the flag and to the men now
fighting for it and adjured his listen
ers just to watch and see what will
happen when our troops get action
"o'ver there."
Spring styles in
Men's Business Shoes
Men! You should see the smart Spring Shoes we
have just unpacked. They are the first of tthe Spring
shipments of footwear to come in, and we' are proud,
of them. The leathers are good, the styles are real
man-styles ana tney are made on lasts
that insure comfort. Just come in and
let us get your approval of them.
Any pair of these will add tone
to your outward appearance,
save wear and tear on the
dress shoes you are using now
and prices are considerably
lower than they are going
f r-a
to be later on.' These
shoes are a good invest
ment any "way you figure
it.
MANY ARE KILLED
IN DRAFT RIOTS
AMONG CANUCKS
Battle Between Military and
Anti - Conscriptionists Lasts
Several Hours; Hundred Men
Arrested by Authorities.
Quebec, April 2. Four civilians
were' killed and four civilians and a
number of soldiers were wounded in
fighting which occurred tonight be
tween anti-;onscriptionists and the
military. One hundred men, charged
with rioting, were arrested.
y The fighting between the military
and anti-conscnptionists lasted trotu
8:30 o'clock this evening until mid
night, the rioters firing revolvers hap
hazard from doorways and behind
snow banks and the military. answer
ing as best they could through the
thick fog with machine guns.
Notwithstanding warnings from the
military that the rioting in Quebec
would be. put down with a stern hand,
and urgent appeals to the people not
to repeat the disorder of the last
three days, crowds assembled in sev
eral parts of the downtown section
of Quebec, and had to be broken up
by Toronto infantry and dragoons.
Soldiers Injured.
A number of soldiers were injured
in the fighting and many rioters were
arrested.
Early tonight soldiers were ordered
from barracks ahd stationed in dif
ferent parts of the city. The upper
section of the town was cut off from
St. Rochs, where the disorderly ele
ment reside, by a line of troops
Armand Lavergne, the nationalist
leader, was expected to address a
meeting in Jacques Cartier Square,
but respected the military edict, ban
ning such assemblies. A large crowd
was on hani, however, and the riot
ing began soon after the soldiers were
posted. Bricks were thrown from
house tops and revolver shots were
fired from aileyways.
The cavalry repeatedly charged the
mob, with drawn swords, but the mo
ment the trocpers' backs were turned
the crowd rturned.
0. S. TROOPS WILL
FIGHT IN FRENCH,
BRITISH UNITS
Important Decisions Reached
Affecting Entente Allied
Armies.; England Grateful to
Wilson for Assistance.
Mex Congress in Session.
Mexico City, April 2. The extraor
dinary session of the Mexican con
gress, called by President Carranza,
opened formally yesterday. It is ex
pected to enact laws for the election
of deputies in September and for the
next presidential election.
(By Aimoclntrd rrc.)
London, April 2. American sol
diers not sufficiently trained to fight
as divisions and army corps are to be
hurried to the front lines, where the
final finishing touches will be obtained
among seasoned veterans with French
and British units.
An announcement given out today
says:
"As a result of communications
which have passed between the prime
minister and President Wilson, of de
liberations between Secretary Baker,
who visited London a few days ago,
and the prime minister, Mr. Balfour,
and Lord Derby, and consultations in
France, in which General Pershing
and General Bliss participated, im
portant dec.!s:ons have been read
by which large forces of trained is
in the American army can be broui
to the assistance of the allies in,
present struggle. "
To Distribute Rookies.
"The government of our great we
em ally is not only sending lar
numbers of American battalions s
Europe during the coming critit
months, but has agreed to send su '
of its, regiments as cannot be used'
divisfons of iheir own, iu connect ,
with French and British units as lo ,
as the necessity lasts. ' i
diui amiy tuiis win luiiu yai 19 ; ..
seasoned divisions until such time 1
they have completed their trainir
and General Pershing wishes to wit
draw them in order to build up t :
American army.
"Arrangements for the transport
tion of these additional forces a ,
now ucing tuuiiiicicu. ( '
Norrnon iirranciwo vnoono .
Up Recruiting in the Arnr
listed in the army in Omaha dura j
t f. I 1A iL.
i anil, lots uiuic man were uoiaim
during February. Major Frith,
charge of recruiting in the Omaha di ;
due to the casualty lists and the new 1
ot tne uerman onensive.
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Ae1r anv rinuroist far a 35c Of SI buttle
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No Trouble to Remove
Superfluous Hair
(Toilet Tips) -
It is an easy matter to rid the skin
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but to avoid disappointment, be cer
tain to get real delatone. -Adv.
The Right Laxative
For The Little Ones-
The natural condition of a child is to b
happy and carefree. When the girl mope
and is indifferent to school and study; or the
boy is sullen and refuses to go out and play;
the child needs a laxative to empty the bowels
ari stir up the liver.
But something should be given that will
produce the result in as simple and nat
ural a way as possible. Harsh cathartics
and phytic are neither necessary nor do
eirabk.
I Many mothers have found that the com
bination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin
old by druggists under the name of Dr.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin produces a free move
ment of the bowels without griping. A very
little is required, and it Jb pleasant to take.
A few hours after its use the child will be its
happy self again. '
It is an excellent remedy (or the mother
herself; and for the other members of the
family; in obstinate or occasional consti
pation, for the relief of headaches, an aid
in colds and fevers; minor skin eruptions and
all disorders where the basis of the trouble
is constipation. ',
The druggist will refund the money you
pay for Syrup Pepsin if it fails to do as
promised. '
SDr. Caldwell
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The Perfect Ji Laxattw
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