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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918. - i i rv If .-. CLOSE STORES FOR WORKERS' . LOANJARADE Proprietors and Janitors Step Side by Side to Add Their Strength to the Liberty Tower at Court House. "Closed for Liberty bond parade. Open 1:30." All downtown stores had these signs on their closed doors Wed nesday noon. The stores were empty while owners, executives, clerks, delivery boys, cash girls and everybody else connected with them were marching in a splendid parade through the streets to the court house lawn where, with patriotic speeches and music, the Tower of Liberty was built up several feet higher. The parade started at Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue and passed through the downtown streets, arriving finally at the court house lawn. The marchers carried flags and banners. One banner was in scribed, "Play Yankee Doodle, But ray Yankee Boodle." One store had a detachment of its Red Cross workers in uniform. It was a demo cratic parade. Owner and janitor touched elbows. Spiffily gowned saleswomen marched beside humble janitresses. A siren whistle sounded while the parade was moving. The four whippet tanks were stationed on downtown corners where orators made patriotic speeches. Frank S. Howell spoke at Sixteenth and Douglas streets. Living Flag. A feature of the parade was the "living service flag," made up of 55 workers fronl the Red Cross auxiliary of the Burgess-N'ash store, each carrying a star representing a .store employe with the colors. Officials of the big stores were seated on the platform of the Tower of Liberty as the long parade ar rived. Cheers were given various detachments. When all had arrived, Chairman C. E. Black introduced Rev. E. II. Jenks, who offered prayer. 'Lafayette, We Are Here." Robert Cowell was introduced and made a stirring speech. At the close of Mr. Cowell's speech the "mason" swung into place the new "stone" high up on thes tructure of the tower. E. F. Folda, secretary of the State Liberty Loan committee, made a short speech, telling of the splendid progress of the loan in Nebraska and predicting a fine "over the top" climax. Two Canadian soldiers were on 4h nlatfnrm. Serct.-Mais. A. F. Kirkwood and James Larkin of Winnipeg1, who went over with the first Canadian contingents and were in some of the hardest fighting. ' Many Applications Filed For Omaha Athlete Club E. L. Parker, manager of the Omaha Athletic club, reports that he is being flooded with inquiries in regard to memberships, and that there is a large number of young men 'of draft age who are waiting until they receive their classifica tion cards to see whether they will be called or not, and that as soon as thev find they are placed in the deferred list, there will be a rush for memberships. This means that unless certain ones who are waiting for the com pletion of the building, before mak ing application for membership, take advantage of the present time to secure their cards, there are sure to be some keen disappointments when, they find there are none left ,for tlienu- Chinatown Worker Caught With Quantity of Opium Frances Colesoo of St. Louis, Mo., late of the Chinatown show which was here during the Ak-Sar-Ben,' is now a resident, temporarily at least, of the city jail. Some way, in the shuffle of leaving, Frances was left - behind. About 2:30 Wednesday morning officers arrested her at 1113 Davenport treet. Evidently the spirit of Chinatown - had taken strong hold on Frances, for in her possession was found a quantity of opium. She will probably be turned over to the federal authorities in the near future, to answer charges of unlawful possession of drugs. tudy ComditiomLS Ejt Tryitag v i r X . Teils a Secret Manufacturer of Famout Medi cine Tell Ingredient, So Pub lic Can Appreciate Pure, Relia ble Medicine. i Many people fear to take medi cine to check and abort colds, cure coughs, catarrh, etc. This fear is groundless with all the products of The Blackburn Products Co., Day ton, Ohio. Not one contains opiates narcotics or harmful drugs. Mentho Laxene, for coughs, colds, catarrh and all distress following a cold, -is a Compound of Wild Cherry, Tolu, Cascara, Grindelia, Menthoe Am monium Chloride, and alcohol suf ficient to preserve and keep in solu tion. Every ingredient is in concen trated form and the medicine is so strong that only ten-drop doses are to be taken in the "raw" state. But the ideal way is to make into syrup by emptying a 24 oz. bottle of Mentho-Laxene into a pint bottle and then fill the bottle with granu lated sugar syrup, made by dissolv ing a pint of sugar in a half pint of boiling water. It is said by thou sands that this makes a most ef fective home treatment for all cold troubles. The manufacturer guar antees it to please or money back. Sold by all good druggists. Adv. STHM& (INSTANTLY RELIEVED WITH m JM nONLY REFUNDED ASK Ml ORUftlST War Weir Ik in Washington I By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. SO many girls come to Washing ton with such a fine, high hearted purpose to do war work that when things turn out differently from what they expected "back home" it is a little short of a tragedy. Every prospective war worker should be presented with an il luminated text that reads: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket even' if it is a patriotic basket." There are so many more sides to a war job than the job itself, and these are the things that w a, down the fine spirit already mentioned. In the first place, there is the enormous cost of everything, for despite the excellent work done by the food and various other commis sions, prices continue to trill, and also thrill, around high C. The thousand or 12 hundred that looked so big where there was no surplus population to care for melts like a cake of ice in August. Then there is the landlady, who is only human, and can see no merit in sleeping on the couch in the parlor if it is not going to bring her in something extra. And there is the loneliness and the sense of being lost among all these bustling, hust ling people unless one comes armed with some sort of credentials. Forget your mackintosh, forget your overshoes, your diary, your best hat, your party slippers, but don't forget your letters of introduc tion. They need not necessarily be the sort of letters that insure an in vitation to dinner or other social favors, but at least have something in your possession 'that will insure you the opportunity of talking things over in case of an emer gency. Know where you are going to stop before you leave home and lose no time in joining a church or war workers' club that will put you in touch with young women doing the same work as yourself. The fol lowing letter from a young girl war worker is a fair sample of some of the things they have to centend with. Lost Her Money. "There is considerable talk about 'why girls leave Washington.' As a girl worker I could explain sev eral bitter experiences I have had since my arrival last June, such as having the owner of an apartment where I live ask: "What do you want?' every time I cross the thresh hold of any room but my own. "I may remark that this lady rents two rooms for $55 a month, while her receipts for the entire apartment which lay loose in the mail box showed that she paid $.56 a month for it. "My family has sent its men into the service, and I, the only daugh ter, came to Washington just as our men went to war. We thought it was the thing to do. My parents were not anxious that I should come, and it was not necessary that I earn my living. At home I was in the habit of buying thrift stamps and war savings certificates; I brought a card of these with me. "This week some of my money disappeared mysteriously, and all of the girls in the house happened to be short of money at the same time. I was expecting a check from home, so I had let my money get down to 34 cents, and, as wc take our meals out. my situation was pretty bad. "I took my war savings stamps down to a certain drug store nearv where I live where there is also a branch postoffice. "I explained my perdicament and gave the druggist my card of iden tification, showing that I worked at the bureau of war . had on my service badge with its three stars, and I told him I did not want to sell my stamps if I could borrow a certain per cent and leave them as security till the first of the month, or, when my check arrived from home. Received Coolly. "This" man refused to look me in the eyes and said he did not keep a regular postoffice and, besides,, certain formalities would have to be gone through with before any thing could be done. I was near to crying then and didn't hear all he said." " 'But what can I do?' I asked. " T am sure I don't know.' "'But I am almost penniless.' " T don't know what you can do. You might try a downtown post office. "Xot one word of advice or sym pathy. I was afraid to try down town. I had been trading at this place and had rented books 'from his circulating library and returned them. If he would not trust me or give me credit, what could I expect from an utter stranger? So I tried a bank and finally found a gentle man and a Chrislic -who gave me money on his personal account and took my stamps as security. I. shali not state wlu.e this bank is, for a man of this type would hate the 4...i)iicity. "But I ask public-spirited citizens, and the other kind, too, What are ycu doing about the ar workers? Do you resent their presence, as the lr..:y in the street car who said, be fore one of us: 'These horrid war voi....'s swarm over everything.' "Do you treat them like human beings when you take them into your homes? Remember, in many instances, they have left comfort able homes and an ea ... life to come here at the government's urgent call for tvar workers. "This druggist represents a hu mane profession, and his conduct was a surprise to one who ejected : different .tment. 'But there was , a I.r ite who pas.ed by 011 the other side.' "Is it any wonder that when the checks do arrive from home the giris use t'era to buy return tickets? A WAR WORKER." NOT 10 PEACH SEED TURNED IN FOR OAS MASKS Nearly a Ton of Oxygen Pro ducing Shells Is the Con tribution of One Omaha Department Store. Of course you have seen those barrels, boxes and other containers located in various places throughout the city, but have you given heed to the call which they make? Have you been saving peach stones and nut shells for Uncle Sam? That a large proportion of the people have is evidenced by the fact that Hayden Brothers have just delivered a box containing 1,565 pounds of these seeds and shells to the local Red Cross, who will ship them at once to the government to make gas masks for soldiers. This is not the only shipment which has been collected and turned over to the RedCross society. Many others in smaller quantities are con stantly coming in. Perhaps you wonder how these pits and shells are used in the man ufacture of these masks. The story is brief. One of the essential ele ments entering into the construction of a gas mask is oxygen, and oxy gen is obtained from charcoal, and the government experiment station has learned that the pits and stones from the various kinds of fruit, and the shells of certain varieties of nuts yield the very best charcoal for this purpose. The pits from the jteach, plum, apricot, olive, prune, cherry and date are all on the desired list as are also the shell of the Brazil, hickory, butternut and walnut. Therefore while you are feasting upon the fruits, of which these portions are seemingly worthless, remember that this worthless portion is, not a luxury but an essential factor for the welfare of the boys who face the ruthless foe. LEMON JUICE WHITENS SKIN Burton Hatfield Wanted At Deathbed of His Father The Omaha Red Cross is trying to locate Burton Hatfield of Colo rado .Springs, who is wanted at the deathbed of his father. He left Colo rado Springs in June, presumably to work in the harvest- fields of the east. He is described as being 38 years of age, of medium height, dark brown hair, ' blue eyes and blind in one eye. Girls! Make beauty lotion at home for few cents . -.Mtt.t""l Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White, ehake well, and you have a quarter pint of the best tleaching and skin whiten ing lotion, and complexion beauti fier, at very, very small cost. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands each day and see how tan, redness, sallowness, sunburn and Windburn disappear and how clear, soft and rosy-white the skin becomes. Yes! It is harm less. Adv. tales Stores Buy Bonds-and Then More Bonds Over the Top for Liberty-Thafs the Cry Rousing Values In a Great Three Day nn mm Quick Action Sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday At this time, it is a true test of the ability of this Big Bargain Basement to supply you with all that you need, at lower prices than you anticipate. Our foresight in purchasing this merchandise months and months ago, is resulting now in our being able to offer to you lower prices than could otherwise prevail. This Economy Center of Omaha is well deserving of its title right now we display and offer for sale, for your special benefit, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of ,the merchandise that you need right now, at such good savings that every woman should take fullest advantage of these offerings. Ready-tO'Wear Fabrics, Hardware and Cleansers and Soaps, Millinery, Shoe's, Hosiery, Under wear EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED. Three Days of Big Selling in This Basement Thursday ; Friday and Saturday Release All Trained Nurses Possible for The Military Gimps Women of Omaha who have taken home nursing or Red Cross nursing are urged to help the Visiting Nurses in the present emergency. "We are swamped with calls," said Miss Florence McCabe, direc tor of the Visiting Nurses associa tion. "Our nurses must be sent to military camps and we must hue someone to fill their places at once. Here is an opportunity to render an important patriotic service. Release the trained nurses so that the sol diers may have their care." " All women who are willing to as sist may call the Visiting Nurses office in the city hall between the hours of 8:30 and 11 a. m. any day this week. Prompt response is hoped for, as the shortage of nurses is being felt more each day. General Mackensen Sent to Serbia to Save the Army Geneva, Oct. 9. A Vienna dis patch received here says the Ger man Field arshal Mackensen has arrived in Old Serbia not to aid the Bulgarians but in order to save the remnants of the Austro-Gorman forces, which the allies are closely following toward the Danube. The Tulgarians refused to obey the Ger man officers. The dispatch adds that the Aus trians are evacuating Belgrade and that as the Serbians advance the whole Serbian population is taking its revenge. Even women with rifles are driving out their former op pressors. The women have suf fered so much that it is difficult to restrain them. THOSE WERE HAPPY DAYS Down on the farm? When Cap Coyie was at No. 2'sT When you could buy a tie at Fadden ft Bittner's for 25c? When the Carey Cleaning Co. "Tel" Web. 392. put on velvet collars for $1? Red Cross Members to Elect Directors of County Chapter A meeting of the present organi zation of the Douglas County Red Cross was held at 4 o'clock Tues day afternoon, at which important matters were discussed. It was decided to adopt the new form of by-laws in accordance with the new plan of the American Red Cross, and make that body repre sentative by granting to all mem bers the right to vote for officers. All persons who have paid mem bership fees will hereafter have the right to vote for the directors of the organization. It was decided to hold an election of 50 directors October 21. A subse quent election will then be held by the 50 directors, who will elect the executive committee and1 other officers for the ensuing year. RESINOL CLEARS AWAY EMBARRASSING PIMPLES March 30. "Some time ago pimples began to appear on my forehead, and spread so that people remarked about them, and I didn't like to go anywhere on that account. I tried various creams, soaps, and skin remedies, but nothing seemed to help me. A friend of mine who had the same trouble told me she cleared her skin with Resinol Oint ment and Resinol Soap, so I tried them. After the first application all the redness and soreness disap peared, and after two or three appli cations my friends began to ask me what I used, my face looked so much better. "Now I can go to places without being ashamed of those awful pim ples, and I will never be without Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap." (Signed) Miss Jessie Torrance, 67 Beech St., Rutherford, N. J. All druggists sell Resinol Oint ment and Resinol Soap. Adv. Czechs on Volga Front Appeal to Allies for Aid By Associated Press. Vladivostok, Oct. 9. Another ap peal to the allies for immediate help for the Ciecho-Slovak troops on the Volga front in European Russia was made toHay by Dr. Girsa, of the Czecho-Slovak national council. Un less help is- sent to them, Dr. Girsa declares the fruits of their suffer ings will be lost. Dr. Girsa says the troops on the Volga are in poor physical condi tion from lack of sufficient food and clothing. Cured His RUPTURE I m badljr ruptured while Hftlng a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold -of something that quickly and complete ly cured me Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble I have nothing jo sell, but will give full information about how you may find a complete cure without operation, if you write to me. Eugene M. Fullen, Carpenter, 191-E Marcellus Avenue, Manasquan, N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured you may save a life or at least stop the mis ery of rupture and the worry and danger of an operation. Adv. SAFETY IN PIANO BUYING ,The buying of a Piano, Player Piano or Grafonola involves the expenditure of a sum of money sufficient to warrant the most rigid investigation, both as to the quality of the instrument and the relia bility of the seller. The instruments handled by this company have met with the unqualified approval of the most exacting musicians in Omaha and vicinity for half a century, while the responsibility and reliability of the firm itself is as well established as that of a bank. There fore the purchase of your musical instrument at this store elimi nates every risk and every doubt. Brand new and dependable Upright Pianos, as low as $250 Brand new and dependable Apartment Grands, as low as.... $525 Brand new and dependable Player Pianos, as low as ..$475 The world-famed Pianola, as low as $575 N. B. A few used Upright Pianos at $125, $140 and $175. A used Smith and Nixon Mahogany Baby Grand, $285. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO COMPANY 1311-13 Farnam. Established 1859. 1 B 1 We want no "HUN" Peace. Don't let the wily Boche deceive you. We're not through yet. Omaha's quota is a big one so .where must be no' question in your own mind - your own conscience- You must go the limit. .Biy TEose Boids Today Omaha Liberty Loan Committee V. .ixa K