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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1918)
1 i t i si "; I i : t v.: ((I I, 1 4' UNCLE SAM WANTS FRUIT STONES IN GAS MASK MAKING i Omahans Are Asked to Save All Fruit Pits and Nut Shells , for Boxes at Omaha Stores. OJ.MOlTiriOffiY! m W mm . Ma. Author of "Pollyanna.' h : WW if ' -s lb Fruit stones and nut shells will help win the war. Hayden Bros, have received a let ters from the Gas Defense division of the Chemical Warfare service of the United States requesting that they es tablish some means for Omaha people . to deposit their fruit stones and nut shells so they will be available for the government. Here is a quotation from the let ter telling how they are used: lo make gas masks cnecuve we must have carbon; and carbon now is being made from peach pits or stones, apricot, cherry, plum, prune and olive pits, date seeds, and nut shells. Two hundred peach stones or seven pounds rf nut shells will make carbon enough for one mask think of that! And then know that one mask will save an American soldier's life." Hayden's have placed a large box covered with bunting in the basement where people may leave their fruit stones and nut shells. This practice has already been established in the east and Macy's, one of New York City's largest department stores, has a hogshead painted red, white, and blue and placed at the main entrance v of their store for this purpose. "This is another way in which loyal Omahans can help Uncle Sam's sol diers to win," says Al King. A hogshead placed outside the en trance to the Burgess-Nash store to receive fruit stones and nut shells . has been filled five times by patrons of the store' and nassers-by. We hone to nil the hogshead many mm. ..' .. A T I"!..... t Copyright, llll, hy Klvanor II. Porter aad Mr Tht I'ublio I.dir Co. By Ttrmlulon of llouchton Mifflin Co All Rlghta Kmnrvtd. THE STORY Till 8 FAR. Stanley O. Fulton, multimillionaire. It niMqurredlnf In lllllerton aa John Smith, Knelolat. Aa a matter of fart, he la tuy nuilyln relative he haa auddenly mad wealthy. 11 la mnat Intereated In the young peo ple, tenia and daughter of thoi on whom he beatowed wealth. Mnlllrent, daughter of Frank lllalsdell, la a favorite of his. '1 - i times yet.' says A. L. Green, one of the officials of the Burgess-Nash com pany.' ' 58 (Indies to Light Pershing Birthday ; Cake at Big Auction The Pershing birthday cake will probably be lighted up by 58 candles. This refers to the real cake. The imitation cake, which will be drawn throngh the streets on a float, will be lighted by 58 incandescent lights in imitation' of candles. , The real cake is to be kept under a tent on the platform at the court house, and at the right moment the tent will be taken away, so that the eyes, of the crowds may see the sight a cake, five feet two inches in di ameter and three feet high! . One slice of it will be sent to Gen eral Fershing and the rest will be auctioned off, piece by piece, for the benefit of the Salvation Army fund. Little boxes have been prepared in -which people can carry home the cake. . . " Another feature is that the float containing the cake will be drawn " through the streets in the parade by 50 men" instead of by horses. This was announced by Exalted Ruler ' Charles Docherty of the Elks. Overhead Signs Are Banned During Week j of Ak-Sar-Ben, Rule The mayor and city commissioners announced that they will not permit temporary overhead signs during Ak-Sar-Ben week. t A recent ordinance against these signs will not be sus pended for the fall festivities. Captain Kingsbury Sent to Camp John Wise. Texas Capt J. J. Kingsbury, formerly in charge of military police at Fort Omaha, has been transferred to Camp John Wise, Texas. Lieutenant Simmons, who was one ' of Captain Kingsbury's chief aides, and who has acted as judge advocate in court martial proceedings, has been promoted and is now in charge of the Omaha military police. Feakins Called to Boston by Railroad War Board Fred L. Feakins, assistant general freight agent of the Missouri Pacific . in charge of the Omaha office, has been commandeered for railroad war work. He has been instructed to forth' with report in Boston to take an im portant position in the railroad traffic department For the present, at least. . O. Phillippi, commercial agent, will e in charge of the Omaha office. Mrs. Feakins and the children, who . have been summering on tape Cod, jvtiVL join Mr. Feakins in Boston. Duval Changes Jobs Here With the Milwaukee Road For the first time in more than 35 years the' Milwaukee road is without a general agency. As a war mea sure and in the interest of economy tne omce is abolished and Lugene Duval, former general agent becomes city passenger and freight agent. Jtsui ijock, iormer city passenger agent, is now a traveling salesman for the Megeath Coal company, with South Dakota as his territory. 150 at Central and 100 at Commerce High in New Draft Principal Masters of Central High school hopes that the government will make it possible for 150 of' the 18-year-old bov' students of his school to continue their studies and receive military training here under federal supervision. There are 100 students . at High School of Commerce sub ject to registration on Thursday. The present enrollment at Central . High school is:, 966 girls, 758 boys. Iacson Is Given Party . Before Entering Service ,J. Isaacson,' who will leave his position as superintendent of public recreation to-enter military service, was given a party on Monday at the ; Municipal beach cottage by men of the park and playground department Mr. Isaacson expects to depart on , .Wednesday for Camp Grant It was in February that a certain metropolitan reporter, short for fea ture articles, ran up to Hillerton and contributed to his paper, the follow ing iiunday, a write-up on J lie lilais- dells One Year After, enlarging on the fine new homes, the motor cars. and the luxurious living of the three families. And it was three davs after this article was printed that Miss Flora appeared at Miss Maizeie's breathless with excitement. "Just see what I've cot in the mail this morning!" she cried to Miss Maggie, and to Mr. Smith, who had opened the door for her. With trembline fiheers she took- from her bag a letter and a small picture evidently cut from a news paper. There, see." she nanted. holding them out. "It's a man in Boston. and these arc his children. There are seven of them. He wrote me a beautiful letter. He said he knew I must have a real kind heart, and he's in terrible trouble. He said he saw in the paper about the wonderful legacy I'd had. and he told his wife he was going to. write to me, to see if I wouldn't help them if onlv a little, it would aid them that much." He wants monev. then?" Miss Maggie had taken the letter and the picture rather gingerly in her hands. Mr. Smith had uone over to the stove suddenly to turn a damuer. annar- enfly, though a close observer might have noticed that he turned it hark to its former position almost at once. "Yes." palpitated Miss Flora. "He's sick, and he lost his position, and his wife's sick, and two of the rhil and one of 'em's lame, and another's blind. Oh, it was such a pitiful story, Maggie! Why, some days they haven't had enough to eat and just look at me. with all mv chirke na and turkeys and more pudding every day than I can stuff down!" '"Did he give you any references?" References! What rfo von mon? He didn't ask me to hire him for anything." A'o. no, dear, but I mean did he give you any references, to show that he was was worthy and all right," ciciaimca aiiss Maggie patiently. "Of course he didn't. Why, he didn't need to. He told me himself how things were with him," rebuked Miss Flora indignantly. "It is all in the letter there- Read it for your self." "But he really oueht to have civen you some reference, dear, if he asked you for money." . Well, I don t want any reference. I believe him. I'd be ashamed to aoubt a man like that! And you would, after you read that letter, and look into those blessed children's faces. "Besides, he never thought of such a thing I know .he didn't Why, he says right in the letter there that he never asked for heb before, and he was so ashamed that he had to now." Air.-Smith made a sudden odd fittle noise in his throat. Perhaps he got choked. At all events, he was seized with a fit of coughing just then. ansa luaggic turned over the letter in her hand. "Where does he tell you to send the money?" J "It's right there box four hundred and something; and I got the money order, just as he said." "You got one! Do you mean that youve already sent this money?" cried Miss Maggie. . "Why, yes, of course. I stopped at the office on the way down here." "And you sent a money order?" "Yes. He said he would rather have that than a check." "I don't doubt it! You don't seem to have delayed any." "Of course I didn't delay! Why, Maggie, he said he had to have it at once. He was going to be turned out turned out into the streets! Think of those seven little children in the streets! Wait, indeed! Why, Maggie, what can you be thinking of?" "I'm thinking you've been the easy victim of a professional beggar, Flora, retorted Miss Maggie, with some spirit, handing back the letter and the picture. "Why, Maggie, I never knew you to be so so unkind," charged Miss Flora, her eyes tearful. "He can't be a professional beggar. He said he wasn't that he never begged before in his life." Miss Maggie, with a despairing ges ture, averted her face. Miss Flora turned to Mr. Smith. "Mr. Smith, you you don't think so. do you?" she pleaded. Mr. Smith grew very red perhaps because he had to stop to cough agafn. "Well, Miss Flora. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I shall have to agree with Miss Maggie here, to some extent." "But you didn't read the letter. Yon don't know how beautifully he talked." "You told me; and you say your self that he gave you only a postof fice box for an address. So you see you couldn't look him up very well." "I don't need to!" Miss Flora threw back her head a little haught ily. "And I'm glad I don't doubt my fellow-men and women as ,you and Maggie Duff do! If either of you knew what you're talking about I wouldn't say anything. But you don't You can't know anything about this man, and you didn't ever get letters like this, either of you, of course. But, anyhow, I don't care if he ain't worthy. I wouldn't let those children suffer, and I I'm glad I sent it. I never in my life was so happy as I was on the way here from the postoffice this morning. Without waiting for a reply, she turned away majestically; but at the door she paused and looked back at Miss Maggie. , "And let me tell you that, how ever good or bad this particular man j may be, it's given me an idea, any way," she choked.. The haughtiness! was an gone now. "I know now why it hasn't seemed right to be so happy. It's because there are so many other folks in the world that aren't happy. Why, my chicken and turkey would choke me now if I didn't give some of it to to all these others. And 1 m going to I m going tor she reiterated, as she tied trotn the room. As the door shut crisply. Miss Maggie turned and looked at Mr. Smith. But Mr. Smith had crossed again to the stove and was fussing with the damper. Miss Maggie, after a moment's hesitation, turned and went out into the kitchen, without speaking. Mr. Smith and Miss Maggie saw very little of Miss Mora after this for some time. But they heard a good deal about her. They heard of her generous gifts to families all over town. "Oh, yes and that's what's the trouble. They're too nice. She feels smothered and oppressed as if she were visiting somewhere, and not at home. She s actually afraid of her maid. You sec Miss Flora has always lived very simply. She isn't used to maids and the maid knows it which, if you ever employed maids, you would know is a terrible state of af fairs." . "Oh. but she she 11 get used to that, in time." "Perhaps," conceded Miss Maggie but I doubt it. Some women would but not Miss Flora. She is too in herently simple in her- tastes, 'Why it s as bad as always living in a ho tell' she wailed to me last night 'You know on my trip I was so afraid al ways I'd do something that wasn' quite right, before those awful wait ers in the dining rooms, and I was anticipating so much getting horn where I could act natural and here I've trot one in my own house I'" Mr. Smith frowned, but he laughed too. "Foor Miss Flora! But why doesn' she dismiss the lady? "She doesn't dare to. Besides there's Hattie. She says Hattie is al wavs telling her what is due her po sition, and that she must do this and do that. She s being invited out, too to the Pcnnocks and the Bcnsons and they're worse than the maid, she declares. She says she loves to 'run in and see people, and she loves to go to places and spend the day with her sewing; but that these things where you go and stand up and eat off- a jigg'y plate, and see everybody, and not really see anybody, are a nuisance and an abomination. "Well, she's about right there, chuckled Mr. Smith. "Yes, I think she is," smiled Miss Maggie; "hut that isn't telling me how to make her contented. "Contented! Great Scott!" snapped Mr. Smith, with an irritability that was as sudden as it was apparently causeless-. 1 didn t suppose you had to tell any woman on this earth how to be contented with a hundred thousand dollars!" "It would seem so, wouldn't it'?' "You mean you'd like the chance to prove it? That you wish you had that hundred thousand? "Oh, I didn't say that," twinkled Miss Maggie mischievously, turning away. It was that same afternoon that Mr. Smith met Mrs. Jane Blaisdell on the street. you re just the man I want to see, she accosted him eagerly. "Then 111 turn and walk along with you, it I may." smiled Mr. Smith "What can I do for vou?" "Well, I don't know as you can do anything," she sighed; "but some body's got to do something Could you do you suppose you could in terest my husband in this Blaisdell business of yours? ' Mr. Smith gave a start, looking curiously disconcerted. "B-Blaisdell business?" he stam mered. "Why, I I thought he was er interested in motoring and golf." Oh, he was, for a time; but it's too cold tor those now, and he got sick of them, anyway, before it did come cold, just as he does of every thing. Well, yesterday he asked a question something about Father Blaisdell s mother; and that gave me the idea. Do you suppose you could get him interested in this ancestor business? Oh. I wish , you could; It's so nice and quiet, and it can't cost much not like golf ctubs and caddies and gasoline, anyway. Do you think you could?" "Why. I-I don't lyiow, Mrs. Blaisdell," murmured Mr. Smith, still a little worriedly. "I I could show him what I've found, of course." "Well, I wish you would then. Any way, something's got to be done," she sighed. "He's nervous as a witch. He can't keep still a minute. And he isn't a bit well, either. He ate such a lot of rich food and all sorts of stuff on our trip that lie got his 'Mm Bet tb& standard by ytykh a pencil artjud&d American Lead Pencil Co. After each meal YOU e?t one ATOMIC (FOfJYOUR STOMACH'S SixiT. and get full food value and real stom aca comfort. Instantly relieves heart bmrn, bloated. ia.ty feeliag, STOPS acidity, fopdMpeatinf' and stomach misery. AIDS digestion; keeps the stomach sweet and pure. . k EATONICiathe beat ranedytml mlyooet. cent or two day to we It Yr will Tlv bghted; with retulta. Satisfaction guaranteed at money back. Please call and r.i "Follow the Beaton Path." 15th and Faraaia Cuticura Soap IS IDEAL- For the Hands fee So.. Olataan S Be- taleaw. IU-mJ r vent. E. Boetoa. stomach all out of order; and now j he can't eat anything, hardly. "Humph 1 Well, if his stomach's knocked out, I pity him," nodded Mr. Smith, "ive been there. "Oh, have yrju?" Oh, yes, I remem ber. You did say so when you first came, didn't you? But Mr. Smith, please, .if you know any of those health fads, don t tell them to my bus band. Don't, I beg. of you! He's tried dozens of them until I'm nearly wild, and 1 ve lost two hired girls already One day it will be no water, and the next it'll be all he can drink; and one week he won t eat anything but vege tables, and the next he won't touch a thing but meat and is it fririt that goes with meat or cereals.Wcll, never mind. Whatever it is, he s done it. And ately he's taken to inspecting every bit of meat and groceries that comes into the house. Why, he spends half his time in the kitchen. nosing 'round the cupboards and re frigerator; atid, of course, no girl will stand that! That's why I'm hop ing, oh. I am hopinar. that vou can do something with him on that an cestor businss. There, here is the Bensons, where I've got to stop and thank you ever so much Mr. Smith, if you will." "All right. I'll try," promised Mr. Smith dubiously, as he lifted his hat. But he frowned and he was still frowning when he met Miss Maggie at the Duff supper table half an hour later. "Well, I've found another one who wants me to tell how to be content ed, though afflicted with $100,000," he greeted her gloweringly. "Is that so?" smiled Miss Maggie. "Yes. Can't $100,000 bring any one satisfaction : Miss Maggie laughed, then into her eyes came the mischievous twinkle that Mr. Smith had learned to watch for. "Don't blame the poor money" she said then demurely. Blame the way it is spent 1" CHAPTER XVIII. Just a Matter of Begging. True to his promise, Mr. Smith "tried" Mr. Frank Blaisdell on "the ancestor business" very soon. Labo riously he got out his tabulated dates and names, and carefully he traced for him several lines of descent from remote ancestors. Painstakingly he pointed out a "Submit," who had no history but the bare fact of her mar riage to one Thomas Blaisdell, and a "Thankful Marsh." who had eluded his every attempt to supply her with parents, lie let it be understood how important these missing links were, and he tried to inspire his possible pupil with a frenzied desire to ko out and dig them up. He showed some of the interesting letters he had re ceived from various Blaisdells far and near, and he spread before' him the genealogical page of his latest "Tran script, and explained how one might there stumble upon the very missing link lie was looking tor. But Mr. Frank Blaisdell was ODcnlv bored. He said he didn't care how many children his great-grandfather had,, nor what they died of. and as for Mrs. Submit and Miss Thankful. the ladies might bury themselves in the "Transcript," or hide behind that wall of dates and names till dooms day. for all he cared. He shouldn't disturb 'em. He never did like futures. he said, except iigures that represent ed something worth while, like a day's sales or a year s profits. And, speaking ot grocery stores. had Mr. Smith ever seen a store run down as his old one had since he sold out? For that matter, something must have got into all the grocery stores; tor a poorer lot ot goods than those delivered every day at his home he never saw It was a disgrace to the trade. He said a Rood deal more about his grocery store but nothing what ever more about his Blaisdell ances tors; so Mr. Smith felt justified in considering his efforts to interest Mr. Frank Blaisdell in the ancestor business a failure. Certainly he never tried it again. 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