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WORKMEN ARE
TO CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY
Plans Maturing for Observance
of Semi-Centennial of One
of the Old Fraternal
, f - Societies. .
At a meeting ot tne central commit'
tee(of-the Omaha and Fremont
lodges. Ancient Order of United
Workmen, Iowa jurisdiction, plans
swere submitted for holding exercises
in commemoration of the 50th anni
versary of the founding of the order
by John Jordan Upchurch, at Mead-
The National Fraternal congress,
composed 'of representatives of all
fraternal insurance societies of the
United States, comprising a total
membership of millions, has made
plans whereby a .nation-wide celebra
tion will be held in Philadelphia and
Meadville October 6, this year, in
thich H fraternal insurance orders
and' societies will take part, to pay
tribute to the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, pioneer of all so
cieties in America.
The National Fraternal congress
recites that all independent Jurisdic
tions of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen namely, the supreme
lodge, comprising the states of Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas,
' North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon.
, Washington, West Virginia, Wiscon
sin, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Dela
ware, Maine, Rhode Island, Texas and
Manitoba; the separate state juris-
dictions of Kansas, Massachusetts,
Nebraska, Minnesota, New Jersey,
Missouri, Oklahoma and Ontario are
to unite on. this occasion, which has
caused much favorable comment in
the entire fraternal field, as also did
the announcement last month of the
state jurisdictions of Oregon and
Washington again to reaffiliate with
the supreme lodge.
The entire membership of the
Omaha and Fremont lodges, trans
ferred to the Iowa jurisdiction last
year at the biennial session of the Ne
braska body, are pleased with the
showing made by the Iowa jurisdic
tion, which now has a reserve of
nearly $1,000,000 on a membership of
17,000, which funds are under control
by the state government. At present
the, Omaha lodges are enjoined from
taking in new members pending the
outcome of the decision of the su-
fireme court, where the application
or license has been carried.
The Ancient Order of United
Workmen central committee has ded
icated the service flags and they are
now hanging in the Omaha and South
Side temples. The committee also
has donated the base ball uniforms
and accessories to the boys at Camps
Funston and Crook.
Representatives of Omaha No. 8,
Union Pacific No. 17. America No.
99, Patton No. 173 and Gate City No.
198 are formulating the plans of a
war picnic. Representatives of Sara
toga No. 4, Pennant No. 6. North
Omaha No. 9, Nebraska No. 27, South
Omaha No. 66. Herman No. 97 and
Phaha No. 328 are working on plans
for a summer cottage at Carter lake
tor tne Umaha membership.
America lodge No. 99 announces
that it bought $400 of War Savings
stamps, which brought forth the news
that umaha lodge No. 8 is the pos
sessor of $1,000 in Liberty bonds.
Council Bluffs lodge No. 270, Mer
riam block, will entertain the supreme
foreman Thursday night, June 6, and
extends the invitation to the Omaha
membership.
Tribe of Ben-Hur.
Mecca U5rt Mo. 13 win bom a
Tegular business meeting Thursday
nignt. ,
Brotherhood of American Yeomen.
Last Wednesday night Omaha
homestead No. 1404 initiated candi
dates, after which refreshments were
served and dancing closed the pro
gram. Wednesday night Omaha home
stead will give a benefit dance for
one of the members.
On the fifth Wednesday night in
May the drill team will give a patri
otic dance.
Woodmen of the World.
. The central committee has made
arrangements for the joint picnic of
the 24 Omaha camps, to be held at
Krug park, June IS. There will be
many attractions including band
music, high diving horses, etc The
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the member in each camp selling the
most tickets in excess of a certain
number $5 in War Savings stamps and
the member in the city selling the
. most tickets secures a $50 Liberty
bond. Plans are being made to ac
commodate not less than 10,000 peo
ple. .
Last Wednesday night the central
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i wo. x witn a picture ot aovereien
Commander Fraser.
Tickets for the noon degree, to be
tonferred May 29, have been distrib-
mittee and arrangements are being
completed to initiate 250 members.
The service flag at headquarters
bears a gold star to the memory of
Sovereign John Ort, who lost his life
"over there." He was the first to enlist
Vom headquarters. 1
f S Woodmen Circle.
W. A. Fraser grove No. 1 will give
I dancing Prty in its hall, Sixteenth
itreet and Capitol avenue, next Friday
ight.
,.' Court of Honor.
Banner court No. 540 will have a
class initiation Wednesday night in
the Swedish auditorium. Refresh
ments will be served. Next Saturday
ight Banner court will give - a dance.
On Spark Plugs.
Spark plugs tre a source of much
bscure ignition trouble, that car own
irs have great difficulty in locating,
in many caseaihe insulating material
ised in the construction of the plug
s porous, permitting electric leakage
hrough the porcelain and also allow-
og absorption ot tne carbon formed
vith each explosion, until finally the
hsulation changes its properties en
irely. In such cases the car own
ir having cleaned his plugs and find
ng the trouble still existent, assigns
ts source to some other part of the
ystem. In these circumstances the
ar owner is recommended to consult
he service station of a . spark plug
aanufacturer and get plug equip
nent. which is especially adopted to
lis car ...
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Two Sons Enlist in Omaha
for YTar Service in France
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Leonard K. and Norman T. Bourke,?tral High school last June. Last sum
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sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bourke,
1541 Park avenue, have enlisted for
military service. They are Omaha
boys'and their father is secretary of
the, Board of Education.
Leonard left a few days ago for the
Great Lakes naval training station,
where he will take a course in radio
work. He was graduated from Cen
OMAHA IS ASKED
TO OPPOSE LABOR
BILL IN CONGRESS
A communication has been received
from the New York Board of Trade
and Transportation, requesting the
Omaha Real Estate board to me
morialize t members of congress to
work against a provision in a labor
bill, which has been introduced, pro
hibiting manufacturers and contrac
tors from offering time studies, cash
bonuses or other inducements for in
creased production by workmen dur
ing hours of employment.
The New York board contends that
in times of war there is a demand for
the maximum of efficiency and produc
tion from every individual and any
action or statute that restrains or
limits production is contrary to pub
lic policy.
Speed and Tire Wear.
One of the most expert tire men in
the country recently called the atten
tion of motor car owners to the man
ner in which tire wear increases with
speed. The faster a tire travels the
more heat it generates internally.
Normal speed does not increase the
internal heat, to a dangerous degree,
but excess speed will not only raise
the heat above the danger point, but
may actually cause further vulcaniza
tion to take place. This heat not only
dries out . the friction gum between
the plies of fabric but the very fabric
itself, lowering the elasticity of the
tire, decreasing its resiliency and
weakening the tire so that it will blow
out early.
A (Setter Truck At
Specifications
MOTOR Herschell - Spill
man. COOLING Fulton exclu
sive design radiator, al
lowing use of 20-inch fan
giving positive cooling in
any climate.
CARBURETOR Auto
static, float feed, hot air
quick starting device.
IGNITION High tension
magneto with advanced
spark.
LUBRICATION - Con
bination pump and splash
system. Designed espe
cially for heavy duty
mote-rs.
CLUTCH 10-ineh Borg &
Beck adjustable dry disk.
A unit with motor and
transmission and very
accessible.
SPRINGS Front ' springs
semi-elliptic, 42 inches
long, 2H inches wide.
Rear springs semi-ellip-tic,
50 inches long, 2
inehes wide. All springs
are heavily bushed.
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tner he was one of a group of high
school boys who heeded the "back
to the farm" summons. Norman is
in the reserve engineer corps and is
now attending Boston Technical in
stitute. He was graduated from the
University of Nebraska,
"Mrs. Bourke is chairman of the
Carter Lake club Red Cross auxiliary.
OMAHA LAVISH IN
WAR FUND GIVING,
RECORDS REVEAL
A survey of the money contribu
tions made to the various war and pa
triotic activities of the nation, by the
members of the Omaha Real Estate
board, was made this week.
According to the records the organ
ization, which has 78 active members,
has subscribed $4,275 to the Red
Cross; $1,229 to the Armenian relief
fund; $6,117 to the Young Men's
Christian association war work, be
sides making donations of substantial
size to the Knights of Columbus and
the Salvation army.
Members of the body subscribed for
$300,000 worth of Second Liberty loan
bonds.
Lead Washers.
Do not forget that fiber washers
should never be used in the fuel line
or in any part of the engine where
the gasoline can get at it. The ac
tion of gasoline upon the fiber
washer has a tendency to make the
motor run sluggishly by forming a
deposit of minute particles from the
fiber. For this reason lead washers
should always be used in the fuel line,
and similar locations.
Eeplacing Spark Plugs.
Spark plugs should never be forced
into position by severe wrench action.
They should seat firmly against a copper-asbestos
gasket with but little
more force than can be applied with
the hngers.
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BRAKES E m e r g ency
brakes 13 M inehes in di
ameter, 2 inches wide.
Service brakes 14 inehes
diameter, 2 Vt inches wide.
FRAME Two-Ton 5 M6
inches by 2H inches by
8-16 inches.
TRANSMISSION Unit
power plant type.
AXLES Front axle drop
forged I-beam section.
Rear axle, Russell Inter
nal Gear, with heavy
dead axle carrying the
load.
WHEELS Front 84x8tt
inches. Rear 84x5 inches.
WHEELBASE 186 ineh
es, standard tread and
, allowing short turning
radius.
STEERING GEAR Screw
and nut irreversible with
18-ineh wheel.
GASOLINE TANK 18-
gallon capacity',, v
TIRES 34x3 H -inch' front,
84x5 rear; solid rubber.
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Distributors -Omaha,
Neb., and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
WHOLE REGIMENTS
OF HUNS KILLED
IN GREAT DRIVE
206 German Divisions Massed
on West Front; Many Bat
talions and Companies
? Annihilated. ,
London, May 18. The most definite
figures yet announced regarding Ger
man losses on the western front this
spring have been given to the Asso
ciated Press.
Since the beginning of the offensive
March 21, 206 German divisions have
been on the western front, of which
126 actually have been engaged on
the Somme and Armentieres fronts.
The 208th German division, which
was one of those suffering most heav
ily, lost 70 per cent of its effectives.
Seven other German divisions are
known to have lost more than 50 per
cent and at least serve other divisions
are named as having lost 40 to 50 per
cent
Only 40 men to the company were
left in the 119th division after the
fighting of March 22 and 23. The
First division was in similar straits
after reaching Sailley-Laurette on
March 28, and the 234th division was
weakened similarly on April 6.
Whole Regiment Killed.
One regiment of the Fourth Ersatz
division virtually was annihilated
April 9, and there are scores of in
stances of companies and battalions
which disappeared almost completely.
In a five-page closely typewritten
a Lower Price
A Big
Opportunity
For Live
Distributors
and Dealers
'
fl Special Sale
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Youthful Liberty Loan Worker
At Brandeis Stores This Week
Eight-year-old Jack Connors has
worked for the Liberty loan from
New York to Detroit, making fout:
minute speeches on the stage of .
different theaters in all large cities. J
He has raised more than $70,000 for'
the Liberty loan.
He is now devoting his time to the .,
Red Cross drive and will be at the
booth in the Brandeis stores . alf
week.
The youthful patriot is an ac
complished orator, dancer and sieg
er. He began his stage career when
he was hut 2 years old and has
played with Al Jolsen and Raymond
Hitchcock. He is now being shown
on the movie screen in the "Woman ,
and the Law," featuring the famous
De Saules Case.
The boy's father is in Omaha and
may decide to locate here. ,
list of losses to German regiments
and divisions engaged in the offensive
which have been substantiated by
British intelligence officers, there is
scarcely a single instance where the
losses were not so large as to cause
serious crippling of the efficiency of
the unit.
German Casualties Enormous.
While it is impossible to make from
these figures any exact estimate of
the total German losses, it is suffi
ciently evident that the enemy cas
ualties have been exceedingly heavy.
One evidence of this fact is that
the Germans, after calling upon all
available reserve depots in the west
ern area, have already been com
pelled to draft into crippled divisions
men drawn from Germany itself, in
cluding those of the 1920 class. From
this it may be concluded that the
demand for men to replace losses
King Advertisement No. 59
Apperson Cars
car.
ft 12 a-
has been greater than reserve centers
could supply.
Don't Need Chains.
A steep grade does not call for
chains, unless it is slippery. Nothing
holds better on a hard, dry surface
than rubber. A good many drivers
do not seem to understand this dis
tinction in the meaning of road conditions.
Unfailing Service
On the Farm. In the City or Battlefield
The King deserves your consideration if you intend
spending $1000 or more for a car. Its performance,
appearance and comfort may persuade you to pay Ha
price or make you doubt the necessity of paying mora
than its price.
NOYES-KILLY MOTOR CO.
Factory Distributor
Omaha, Nb. Kamas City, Me
Beginning Monday, May 20th and until May 25th inchisfra,
we will offer for sale our entire stock of cars at the present prices.
This is being done to make room for a large shipment of cars
bought under the advanced prices which became effective May 15.
Prices on the cars recently ordered hive advanced $250 per
We have only a limited number of cars left which were bought
under the old prices and we therefore urge you. if interested, to
have a demonstration immediately and buy one of the new 1918
eight-cylinder Appersons with 80 less parts.
Our present stock consists of 4-passenger chummy roadsters,
4-passenger touring cars and 7-passenger touring cars.
We also have some unusual bargains in slightly used car
Come and avail yourself of the opportunity to buy a strictly
high-grade car at the present prices.
Apperson Motor Company
J. H. DE JONG, Manager
2060-62 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
BAND CONCERTS
IN PARKS TO POSH
RED CROSS DRIVE
Patriotic Programs Are Pre
pared for Sunday Afternoon,
With Speakers and Spe
cial Exercises.
To give the coming Red Doss
campaign,, which opens Monlay, the
proper momentum to make it "go over
the top," meetings with band concert!
and speakers will be held in all oi the
larger parks of the city at 2:30 this
afternoon. '
Patriotic programs will be given by .
bands made up of the member of the
Musicians' union in all of the parki
with the exception of Riverview,
where the regimental band of the
41st infantry of Fort Crook will play.
Speakers and chairmen for the dif
ferent park:
Riverview Norris Brown, speaker
M. O. Cunningham, chairman.
Fontenelle A. W. Jefferis,
speaker; H. W. Schall, chairman.
Miller Park A. S. Ritchie, rpeakerj
Yale C. Holland, chairman.
Hanscom Park W. F. Gurley,
speaker; W. C. Fraser. chairman. ,
, Kountze Park J. J. Boucher,
speaker; R. M. Crossman, chairman.
Elmwood Park Merton F. Corey,
speaker; W. Ross King, chairman. ,
Omaha Real Estate is the best in
vestment yon could make. Read The'
Bee's real estate columns.