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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918.-
Concluded by Ella Fleishman
Kpmof Is R if e of i oo Per Cent
Tax b.n Cooks and Maids
Omaha Women Indignant
By MELLIF1CIA
UCH consternation, is being felt
hv the women of Omaha over
jthe dire rumor that the long arm of
Hhe government is to reach out ana
snatch cooks and housemaids from
he seclusion .of their homes. A seri
ous problem will present itself to
.'many women if the maids are con
scripted for work in the factories and
household help becomes a thing of
$bt past.
f Prominent Omaha women, who are
tt be found at their desks at Red
ioss headquarters every day from
8 until 5, would, many of them, be
jForced to resign, for without compe
tent help in their homes these effi
irient workers would find it necessary
ho devote their time to home duties.
JDne can easily understand how the
iivar work would suffer if so many
Competent women should forsake the
Executive positions they now hold.
It seems anabsurd idea that the
'maids would be commandeered for
Sled Cross work as someone has sug
gested, for there are now more vol
unteers for this branch of war work
than there is work for them to do.
Especially in the small towns in the1
state the women are crying for more1
work. They say that Ihey can fill
their quota almost in an afternoon.
The startling announcement of the '
100 per cent tax on servants may also
result in the abandonment of war
dnties. for many housewives will feel
that they can no longer keep their
maids. One Omaha woman sayMthat
the (eels that she Is doing her duty
by her country in caring for her sev
eral children and that it. is hardly
fair to leave a busy mother withno
one to assist her with her multitude
of cares.
Taxes on their wearing apparel do
not seem to worry Omaha matrons,
they say they will get along with less
but the news that their , competent
maids will be taken from them is
really bringing the war home indeed
Mrs. R. Be.echer Howell has as bi t
guest little Miss Betty Sheets, who
recently v returned from France with
her parents. '
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Mid
Summer Clearance
DRESSES
Greatly Reduced
Sketched is a chambray and tissue
dress of unusual charm, panels in
front and back carry loads of pearl
buttons; to be had in pink or blue,
sizes 36 to 40; gdod for thin and
good on stout figures. The dress
sensation of the df Qft
'town, at V PiwO
DAINTY ORGANDIE DRESSES
REDUCED
CHARMING LINEN DRESSES
REDUCED
PRETTY VOILE DRESSES '
REDUCED
Fetching frocks, valued at $20.00,
week-end price. 813.75.
Wash Skirt8 Going
84.98. $3.98. $2.98. $1.98
and 88
Pretty Wash Waists
Going at $2.25. $1.98 nd 98
Final Clearance
Wool Suits and Coats, Jersey Suits
and Coats.
Raincoats
at $14.75. $12.75. $9.75 d
$7.75 ,
Mid
Summar Clearance
1812 FARNAM STREET
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MRS. PAUL L. SHIELDS.
An interesting college romance cul
minated in a pretty summer wedding,
when Miss Florei.c R. Taylor of
Sheridan, Wyo., became the bride of
Sergeant Paul L. Shields, son of Mr.
and Mrs. P. H. Shields of this city.
The ceremony took place July 10, at
Indianapolis. Sergeant Shields, who
is with the 44th engineers, is now sta
tioned at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana. His bride will Visit with
friends in Hoboken, N. J., until fall,
when she will enter civil service work
in Washington.
The young soldier and his bride
rrtet at the University of Nebraska, of
which school they are graduates.
Mrs. Shields is a member of the Phi
Beta Phi sorority and also of the Sil
ver Serpent and Lota Sigma.. She
TlHA1ITfrclwl, &w tpihhp hiav.I
" ADVERSITY.
The hurts are the helps;
The stings are the wings
mounting to heaven.
Adversity brings '
Better things affliction is
leaven. '
He sings who clings
To the rift in the mist I
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was principal of the high school at
New Castle, Wyo. ,
Sergeant Shields is a former foot
ball star and a member of the Phi
Kappa Psi fraternity. When war was
declared Sergeant Shields forsook his
large claim in Wyoming to enlist.
He expects his overseas orders in the
near future.
A Red Cross messenger boys' unit
is the newest branch of war work to
be inaugurated in Omaha. Mrs.
Blaine Young, working under the di
rection of Gould Dietz, chairman of
Omaha chapter, has begun organizing.
An S. O. S. call is sent out for 100
boys by the chairn.an, who will have
her headquarters in the Red Cross
offices in the court house.
These volunteers will work in the
salvage and supply departments and
do other errands.
Following are the rules which have
been made to govern the new depart
ment: Workers must bj between 10 and
20 years of age.
Each boy must pledge himself to a
half-day service a week.
A pin muSw be worn during service
hours. A.special cap is being de
signed, and a pin will be conferred on
each boy after SO hours' service.
When the boys are enlisted a leader
will Le chosen and the title of lieu
tenant given to them.
Mrs. Blaine Young, Harney 262,
will accept applications.
Master Jack Cannon, Mrs. )Young's
11-year-old nephew, i. the first Red
Cross messenger boy to be accepted.
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K 'Conservation
Withouf Deprivation
Conservation of - foods is a national
necessity. Proper nourishment of your : '
famfiy imperative. Appetizing meals
need not involve waste. .
Puritan Hams, of exceptional high food value
per pound, are composites .of economy1
nourishment and delightful -savor.
1621 Farnam Street
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The Puritan label may be depended upon
accordingly.
"The Taste Tells"
THE CUDAHY PACKING COMPANY :
IF your dealer doesn't
handle Puritan, Telefihen
F. W. Conron, Branch Mgr.
1321 Jonas St, Omaha.
Telaphon Doug. 2401.
PflHtaa Hums and Bacon at smoked daily in our Omaha plant
inavmg nth. brightly smoked meat at all timaa.
'.V.Y.Y.V.W.V. .V.V.V.V.
Lo wer-Than-E v e r-Prices
, Berg's Woman's Shop
1 1621 Farnam Street
Values That Will Surprise You
Saturday your shopping here
will be, wonderfully profitable.
Tempt ing Bargains Aplenty
Women's Wool Suits
Mostly tan and gray Tricotine and Serges at
two special prices.
Suits that sold
up to $30.00
Now $10.00
Suits that sold
up to $65.00
Now $17.50
Women's Silk Suits
Gro de Londres Taffetas and khaki-kool
guOtotSMO $1950
Silk Coat
Gro de Londres and Taffeta Coats 1C Ail
that sold up to $30.00, ' pIO.UU
Blouses
Specially priced Crepe de Chine jf Q C
and Georgette Blouses, Jt .P D
Silk Petticoats
Extraordinary Values,
Priced Saturday, at
$4.25
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Is Inevitable
The growth in popular faror of Har.ding'B Sun-,
day Special Ice Cream Is tneTltable beaus
" there is a genuine need for wholesome, nourish
log inviting food, well prepared, Tarted in fl
r, quickly procured and cheajy serred. '
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Tutti Frutti
blend of Vanilla Ice Cream and choice
Assorted French Fruit is the Special this
week.' Ask any Harding dealer for it
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Handicap of Sex Is Being
Lifted and the Women Are,.
Tearing Down Prejudice Walls
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All Icq. Crearts
AiHeUrf- Stcffens M'to
By ADELAIDE KENNERLY.
A "COURT of first and last ap
peals" it has been called. And
the, judges and juries are wo
men women judging women, fairly
impartially and humanly.
There are times when this 'court'
becomes a stage for the enacting of
life's comedies and tragedies; where
the mask is torn from the face of de
ceit and the crusts over real emotions
are broken.
It is a secluded spot in the base
ment of Omaha's county court house
known to millionaire business men
an-i to the humblest, workaday person.
Employers and employes are brought
together through work and wages.
Officially this corner, of the court
house is known as the government
employment bureau; a branch of the
work of our war emergency board at
Washington.
But back of everything material and
successful there must be personality.
The women whose personalities are
carrying this vork to the maximum
efficiency point are Miss Kathleen
O'Brien, Miss Elizabeth Stearns and
Miss Lila DeWulf. It is their busi
ness to bring good positions and ef
ficient women together. For the man
who is willing to pay top salaries they
search the city for the best stenog
rapher, the best secretaries and the
best women in every line.
Miss Kathleen O'Brien, examiner
in charge of the woman's division,
through her study of women and the
"big world," has brought the Omaha
branch of this government employ
ment bureau up to the said maximum
of efficiency. w
"Quality" of Feminine Intellect.
"Never before in the history of the
world have women had a better op
portunity to, prove the quality of
feminine intellect than now," said
Miss O'Brien, and this bright young
woman is giving the best she has to
her work. Women need broader vi
sion, she believes, and more variety.
Their lives grow too narrow when
they confine themselves to the four
walls. v
"But." Miss O'Brien assures, "wo-
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HALflHUnl
The Dessert For
The Sunday Dinner
Should Be
Ice Cream
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The Special This
Sunday Is
"CARAMEL"
Order From Your
Druggist.
The Fairmont
Creamery Co.
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tzavetti.
men are the.natural home-makers, and
after their homes are taken care of.
after those little duties which only a
woman can do in the home to make it
a real, lovely place te rush to in the
evening, are finished, then women
should spread their wings to a broader
field. This not only makes a woman
a better mother, but an infinitely bet
ter companion to her Husband."
These are her conclusions after two
years' work with women of the pro
fessions, women of the business world
and women gradually emerging from
domestic service.
Between 400 and 500 woriien are
placed in positions, through this de
partment, each month. It takes keen
judgment, quick wits and energy, all
of which are given to the credit side
of Miss O'Brien's ledger of life by
business and professional men who
have "jewels," so to speak, in their
employ, who were discovered by this
little lady wfth the earnest eyes.
In defense of the filmy clothes worn
by girls, Miss O'Brien says:
"Women are so very much more
efficient, more calm, more poised, and
infinitely, more properly clothed, than
they were a few years ago. They are
overcoming the wild desire to be
"dolled up" and are dressing in mod
est, clean, appropriate clothes, suita
ble for the professional or business
woman. -
"Many of the young women come
here seeking employment for adven
ture, or for change.. If they impress
us as worth while girls we give them
a trial. Most of them make good
some come" back and seek adventure
in another direction. But as a whole,
they are dressed modestly and clean
ly." Miss Lila DeWulf, field agent, in
terviews men and millionaires on the
subject of women workers in wartime.
She learns from these men what they
are looking for in .the way of em
ployes and she learns what to elim
inate from certain lines of business.
"They are for efficiency, neatness
and purpose," assures Miss DeWulf.
"Some of them do not care what
these women workers look like al
though some of them are most spe
cific One man, in particular, insists
on homely the more extreme the
better girls or women who have
brains without smiles. This, he says,
because his wife objects to pretty
ones. But I am of, the opinion that
his wife hasn't anything to do with
it and that he prefers the plain girl
because she is more likely to be
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Separate Locked
Fireproof Rooms
for your Household
Goods.
Heated Piano Booms.
Moving, Packing, Storage
and all their branches.
OMAHA VAN &
STORAGE CO.
Phone Doug. 4163.
806 S. 16th St.
Mrs. John F. Bannon has returned
to Omaha after spending several
weeks with her sister, Ms. Louis H.
Fosc, at Great Neck, L. I.
Miss Gertrude B. Quinn, who haj
been attending school during the
last year at National Park seminary,
has been in Omaha for several days,
enroute to 'her home in . Gothenburg,
Neb.,
Word has been received by Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. Cohn of the safe ar
rival oevrseas of their son, Master
Signal Electrician Mayer L. Cohn,
who is-a member of the 12th balloon
company.
Lr Everett Burke,wRo has enlisted
in the tank service is now at Gettys
burg, Pa.
Miss Ruth- Fitzgerald expects to
leave very soon for Troy, N. Y., where
she will be the guest of Capt. and
Mrs. Walter S. Bryne. .
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Beebe, who have
been visiting in Chicago for the past
two weeks, returned today.
Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Foote and fam
ily, who are spending a few days at
Lake Okoboji, will return Wednes
day. ;
Mrs. E. S. Westbrook has returned
from Pryor Lake.
D. A. R. Card Party.
An afternoon card party will be
given by the D. A. R.'s Saturday at
Seymour Lake club, followed by din
ner. The affair will be given com
plimentary to the husbands of the
club members and Mrs. George L.
Mickel will be hostess. Assisting
Mrs. Mickel will be Mesdames W. R.
Overmire ana T. L. Combs.
Loomis-Vincent
The marriage of Miss Gladys Vin
cent to Mr. Roy I. Loomis took place
Wednesday, at the home of Rev. J.
H. Webster in Florence,. The young
couple are now with Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Loomis, parents of the bride
groom. 'Mr. Loomis has enlisted and
expects to be called to the colors
within a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Meade will leave
this evening for Fort Snelling to
spend the week-end with their son,
Lt. Frank Meade and Mrs. Meade.
permanent. When a man specifies
that he wants a pretty secretary or
stenographer, then we begin to in
vestigate the man. And you may be
very sure that we are careful about
where we send out applicants.
How They Judge.
"Pins and ill-kept hands are my -main
troubles," laughingly remarked
Miss Elizabeth Stearns, special agent,
of the bureau. "Mpre men judge a
girl from the appearance of her hands
and the manner in which her clothei
are fastened, than any other one
thing. They believe that if ner hands
are dirty her work will be also; that
if her clothes are pinned, her work
will be patched.
"Our work is tremendously inter
esting, especially the refitting of mis
fits. We have the mother who has
done nothing but keep house and now
finds herself without sufficient in
come to keep proper food and cloth
ing; the young wife whose husband
has been drafted; the wife whose hus
band volunteered and from whom
she does not hear they all want'
work, anything tbey say, and yet
they are fitted for nothing in the
business world. We cannot place
them in good positions.
"But we must have patience and try
to fit these pathetic, misfits in small
places for there never was a time
when woman had such a wonderful
chance to prove herself capable of
helping to run the world. Whether
she is, suffragist or anti, that makes no
difference. Conditions are catling, al
most yelling, for the great army of
women to come forward. If they are
strong they will win a tremendous
victory over old prejudices; if they
are weak and insufficient they will
fall so hard that coming back will be
impossible."
During the month of Jane the
woman's employment bureau placed
451 women and girls in good posi
tions. Several stenographers, experts of
course, were placed in good positions
at $100. Bookkeepers are earning $100.
One draftswoman was placed at $90.
A woman chemjst secured is no"
earning $100. f
Oh sex, where is thy handicapl
SUCCESSFUL" INVADERS
Canadan girls are being enlisted as
transport drivers for the royal air
force:
Miss Lulu Neilson owns' and op-;-erates
a fleet of tourist launches on '
Lake Waterton, Alberta.
. Paper hanging is one of thetrades'
into which women have entered with
success since the commencement of
the war.
SATURDAY
We offer Jiundrprls nt .Tnl,iia
Orkin quality blouses at the folj
tug reuueuons:
$16.75 and $12.50 Blouses, $9.75
$10.75 and $8.75 Blouses, $5.98
$7.50 and $5.95 Blouses. . .$5.00
Considering i;he fact that otr
regular prices are lower, quality
and style considered, than any
other store in Omaha, hence these
reductions will make these blouses
real bargains. Please attend in
the morning.
JULIUS ORKIN,
Fifteenth and Douglas.
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