THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1918.
5
H6
fflConducied by Ella Fleishman
. Mona Cowell Writes Parents of !
t
Overseas Trip for War Work
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cowell are permitting The Bee to print ex
tract! from their daughter Mona's first letter since she sailed to do Red
Cross canteen work in France. Since leaving Omaha Miss Cowell has
been transferred to reconstruction work . Miss Cowell's letter is a de
scription of the trip abroad.
"Now for a description of the people 'who are crossing the briny
deep with me There are 100 nurses of base hospital No. and many
American soldiers and heaps of British officers who have either been in
structing in training camps or on leave. There is such a nice one from
New Zealand, a young lieutenant, who is a lawyer, by the way. He was
married just before the great war started and has just been back on six
months' leave. When he arrived at home, there to greet him was his
baby, over two years old, whom he had never seen. He has been such
a delightful companion and comrade and told me heaps about the war
from an artilleryman's point of view. He is in the Royal Artillery.
What a wholesome, cultured life a British gentleman gives up to wallow
in the agony of Flanders.
"There are many officers on board that we have grown to like quite
well. There is a Major Dawson, who has the Victoria Cross. It has been
a joy to talk to these men and hear what they think of the war and of
America, and interesting to see their carefree way of making most of the
joy the moment gives.
"We have had dancing each afternoon. One of the soldiers played,
some danced, some chatted, and all had tea. There was a group of prom
' inent newspaper men and journalists going across at the request of the
British government, Mr. Bok of the Ladies' Home Journal, Mr. Kelogg
of the San Francisco Call, the editors of the Atlantic and of Current Opin
ion, also the Washington correspondent of the New York Times. They
gave talks in the salon each day. They edited a paper which, I thought,
was far from clever and auctioned off signed copies. Copies signed by
various celebrities brought $30 and $40 each, while some brought as low
at $5. I have one signed by Major Dawson, V. C. The money raised
went to the soldiers and the base hospital.
''One day Mrs. Egan gave a talk. She is the one who wrote those in
teresting '.articles in the Saturday Evening Post on her experiences in
Mesopotamia. The British officers said they never heard a woman make
so fine a speech and. let me add, her audience was a very critical one.
"There was scarcely a ripple on the water and no nossible excuse for
mal-de-mer. At night the boat was dark as pitch, and only one exit. It
was a stirring experience to sail over the great deep, part of a most valu
able convoy, and to feel that a German sub might approach at any min
ute. f
"You will wonder what our group is Tike. There are ten, two men to
be truck drivers, two nurses, the Misses Wilson, who will go to Pans to
do clerical work, and last the very nicest, Miss Agnes Jones and Miss
I.ucy Lambertson, who once lived in Lincoln and knows many people I
know. If it can be arranged, I may go for a month with them. There
are four girls in a hut. Thev expect a friend to join them in about
month, so I may get a chance to fill in. They both envy me my work
and think it supremely worth while. I do, too, but shuuld be glad to
get a look at actual war conditions.
"British destroyers came to meet us and to take us into the war zone.
Miss Jones, Miss Lamberston and I sat up all night and came on deck at
1 5:45 in the morning to get a glimpse of Scotia's shores by starlight. Then
we watched all morning the rocky headland of the dearest isle in the
world, Lllan Vannin.
Liberty Loan Notes.
The Woodman circle made the
largest subscription for bonds,
$200,000, through the women's com
mittee. Harley Elliott, bell boy in the
Conant hotel, gave $20.83 in small
change as first payment on a bond.
This represents his tips for three
weeks.
Irma Frichtmayer, an orphan of
7 years, bought a $100 bond.
Mrs. E. P. Sweeley, who has a
boy in France, sold $27,000 worth of
bonds in her block.
Mrs. Mary Connoyer of 724
Pierce street, widow, 75 years old,
turned her pension of $18 a month
to the government for the duration
of the war. She is the widow of the
late Charles Connoyer.
The following block lieutenants
have reported 100 per cent in the
Seventh ward, First precinct: Mrs.
R. E. Begonia, Mrs. W. M. Davis
and Mrs. O. D. Mabery.
Mrs. Richard Novak could not
sell a bond in her block because it
was already 100 per cent, every man
having bought a bond through the
packing houses.
The close of two days' business in
the Liberty Bank showed a total of
$115,000 in Liberty Bond sales Tues
day evening. The bank is to be kept
open evenings until 9 o'clock, be-
? ginning Wednesday evening, when
.Rev. E. H. Jenks is the speaker.
Speeches and music will be given
each evening at 5 and 7:30.
Large Subscriptions Tuesday were
'taken by Mrs. E. M. Morsman for
$10,000; Milton Barlow, $4,000, and
Mrs. C. F. McGrew, $1,000.
, Many sales to out-of-town persons
passing the week in Omaha are re
ported. Postponements.
A social meeting of the Train
School Mothers' club which was to
have been held Friday has been
postponed.
B'nai Brith Woman's auxiliary
will omit its regular meeting Thurs
day evening in the Lyric building.
Regular meeting of Social .Xodge,
102, Degree of Honor, will be post
poned until further notice.
Home Economics department of
the Omaha Woman's club will not
meet Thursday morning.
The luncheon planned by the po
litical and social science department
of the Omaha Woman's club for
Monday at the Prettiest Mile club
is postponed indefinitely on account
of the "flu."
Card party and dance which was
to have been given by the Ivy club
Thursday evening has been post
poned until further notice.
For Bridal Couple.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Storms, sr., en
tertained at dinner Sunday, when
covers were laid for 30, guests in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Storms, jr., whose marriage took
place September 28. Mrs. Storms
was Miss Viola Olerich before her
marriage, the ceremony taking
place at the home of her father,
Professor Henry Olerich. Rev. W.
L. Austin read the marriage lines.
Miss Baum Entertains.
Miss Margaret Greer Baum en
tertained informally at luncheon at
the Fontenelle today in honor of her
cousin, Miss Katherine Baum of
Philadelphia. A number of the
younger girls made up the party.
Red Cross needs a sanitary couch
or lounge in the civilian department
and fruit baskets for sick and
wounded soldiers passing through,
by the canteen corps. The latter
may be left at the courthouse.
Mrs. James XJahlman announces
Mrs. R. E. McKelvy will be on duty
Sunday afternoons at the Union Sta
tion information desk; Mrs. F. M.
Heitzler each morning from 7 to
9:30, and Miss Eloise West every
evening. A soldier who was ad'
vanced $5 to help buy a railroad
ticket returned the money with a
note of thanks. Canteen women
have a fine record at this desk. Not
one has missed'her duty hours since
the first day, August 3.
Thursday s meeting of auxiliary
chairmen is called off until further
notice, Mis. F. W. Carmichael an
nounces.
Out-of-Town Wedding.
A military weddins will take
place this evening, when Miss Anna
Marie Damfich, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. John H. Damrich, of Mo
bile, Ala., will become the bride of
Lt. John Hanighen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Hanighen of Omaha. The
ceremony will be performed at the
church of St. Joseph and will be
followed by a reception at the home
of the bride s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanighen left Sat
urday evening for the south to at
tend the wedding. The young cou
pie had planned to have the nup
tials later in the tall, but owing
to the tact that Lt. Hanighen ex
pects to be transferred from Fort
Morgan very shortly the plans were
hurried.
For Mr. and Mrs. Wattles.
Mr. and Mrs. Gurdon W. Wattles
will be honor guests at a beautiful
ly appointed dinner given by Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Fraser at their home
this evening. A low mound of pink
roses will form the centerpiece and
covers will be laid for Messrs. and
Mesdames Joseph Barker, J. E.
George, Charles Kountze, Mes
dames James Love Paxton, J. E.
Davidson and Messrs. L. F. Crofoot
and Randall Brown.
Sheriff Attends Funeral
of His Soldier Nephew
Sheriff Mike Clark has returned
from Chicago, where he attended the
military funeral Monday of his
nephew, Thomas Sheely, former
Omaha boy, who died of Spanish in
fluenza at Camp Colt, Gettysburg,
Pa., where he was a member of the
333d battalion. Company A.
Sheely was 32 years old. He was
SKINNERS
vast mmm
MACARONI
Wst Jem tw cumf
iiSiHWrshsf
ASK FOR
He Original
Nourishing
Dtswtibla
No Cooking
Par Infanta, Invalids aoeGrowing Chfldrro. I Rlcfc Milk. Malted Grain Extract ft Powder
Original rogHMafc rjc An Am.l J OTHERS.tn, IMITATIONS
Sails for Red Cross
Canteen Overseas
Personals i
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Tohn Simmons Tuesday. Mrs.
I "Dreamland
99
By DADDY SECRET OF THE HOLLOW TREE
A Compltt. Mew Adtenturt Etch Week, Btflnnlnf Mondir tnd Ending Sturdu
Simmons is a daughter of Rev. L. M"H'H"H"H4"H
MAY FUDGE.
Soldiers in France ' will rejoice
when they learn of the "Fudge"
coming over in a boat which sails
M'is week. The "Fudge" is Miss
May Fudge of Ulysses, Neb., who
has bet n accepted for overseas can
teen M.ivice with the Red Cross.
Miss Fudge is a "very sweet" girl,
lur friends say.
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Walsh
of Los Angeles, Cal. He was born in
Omaha and attended Lake school for
many years. On the day he died at
("amp Colt, a lieutenant's commis
sion arrived at his barracks, too late1
for him to know its contents.
Groh.
Mrs. E. M. Luther, nee Miss
Florence Ellsworth, left Tuesday
evening for New York City to fill
a vaudeville engagement. Mrs.
Luther expects to stop in Omaha
later on the Orpheum circuit. Mrs.
Luther was accompanied by her sis
ter. Mrs. John C. Haarmann, who
will spend several weeks in the
east. - Mr. Luther leaves this eve
ning for Louisville, Ky., to enter
the officers' training camp and Mr.
Haarmann will also leave tonight
for St. Paul to enter the flying
school.
Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Ellsworth
screamed a second warning.
"Peg-peg! Run-run!"
Peggy dodged behind the tree. Up
the hill scrambled the robber, going
cfraifrlit irk 'llr ll had 1ffr Vlic
have given up their home in Bemis freasure. peggy heard him pulling
(Petty tort with Blue Jay to Bandits'
Rooit, wber ha proves to her that the
Jays have earned the right to return to
Dlnlland, from which they have been ban
lshed. Peggy discovers a huge sum of
Uncle Sam's money that has bwn stolen
. l.l, ..... .t.n. tn f.nT-a I tn
the. government.) , was a gleaming revolver pointed di
CHAPTER IV. I recl,y at 1,er-
An Alarming Sneeze. ! "I'm a goner now," thought Peggy,
PEGGY rushed to the hollow tree j closing her eyes,
and thrust the bag of gold Nothing happened, and Peggy,
into it. Then she piled the j much surprised, opened her eyes to
stones back into the opening. She j find the robber looking wildly
had scarcely finished when Clue Jay j around and up and down. He conld-
turned the sack of gold to the tree
and closed up the entrance.
"There, I've placed that red and
white stone with the red side facing
out. If anyone disturbs my treas
ure I'll know it," he muttered. Peggy
thought to herself, that she would
be very careful to see that the stone
trie 1f f inc no 1i fx-ft if
But Peggy couldn't run. She ..... , . , '
ki. . Tl,.,. ram. " nil a imai giantc an arounu uie
a sharp click from the other side of hhfr s,r"de down the hill toward
the tree, then a quick rush. Hefore ' ' caye. . I eggy waited until he was
t,, .tr,r.A i,. r.hh.r in I,;. ii:t;ot- ot sight, then ran around the
nark and taken
Drake Court.
an apartment at
Mrs. M. T. Carney of Xew York
will arrive Thursday morning to be
the guest of her sister, Mrs. George
Brandeis. Mrs. Harry Bosworth
and Miss Lillian Rogers of Chicago,
two other sisters of Mrs. Brandeis,
will also be guests at the Brandeis
home for two weeks.
Mrs. J. E. Davidson is in the east
on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Goodrich re
turned Saturday from a three weeks'
stay in Excelsior Springs and Kan
sas City.
Judge Joseph Oberfelder of Sid
ney, Neb., is passing a few days in
the city.
Mrs. W. M. Jeffers is home from
a trip to Washington, D. C.
out the stones
"Queer," he muttered, "these don't
seem to be piled the way I left them
last night. Can someone have been
here? He thrust his hand into the
opening.
"Safe!" he cried, ai he brought
out the bags which Peggy had hur
riedly replaced. "My gold is safe. I
had that scare far nothing. My
nerves certainly are shot to pieces."
PfKgy had felt a funny tickling in
her nose ever since she had put the
gold back. Possibly she had inhaled
some dry tree dust. Now the tick
ling was growing acute and to her
horror she found she was going to
sneeze. Desperately she tried to
stop it, but she could hold it back
no longer.
"A-chew!" she went and again
"A-chew!"
The effect on the robber was in
stantaneous. Peggy heard a startled
grunt. The Blue Jay screamed:
"Peg-peg! Run-run!"
n't see her. Of a sudden Peggy re
membered she was hidden by Cain
outlage Perfume. She almost laughed
aloud in her relief.
The same thought seemed to
strike Blue Jay, who had been danc
ing up and down excitedly on a
limb above the robber's head. lie
stood still and to Peggy's surprise
gave a funny Bird sneeze.
"A-chew!" he said, and then again
"A-chew 1"
The robber looked up quickly. His
alarm turned into disgust.
"Only a Bird," he muttered sav
agely. "Gosh, how it startled me!"
Stooping down he picked up a
tone and aimed it at Blue Jay. As
his arm .started to swing forward
Peggy grabbed it. Blue Jay had
tried to save her and now she was
going to save him. The stone went
wild. Blue Jay flew chattering to
the, shelter of another tree. The
rolrber whirled around, frightened
half out of his wits. Peggy could
see his knees shaking.
"Just my imagination!" the rob
ber finally concluded, after looking
all around. "I never knew stealing
upset a man like this." He rc-
tree and again pulled out the guard-:
nig stones.
"That was a fine sneeze," she
called to Blue Jay, who flew down
beside her. "A-chew!" he went again,
chuckling at his imitation.
"Where can we move this mon
ey" she asked.
"Throw it into the river," he re
plied carelessly. "But if you want
to keep it I know a hollow log where
you can hide it."
Peggy found there were lot of
sacks to be moved. Fortunately,
however, most of the money was nt
bills, and these were easy to carry
Before long she had the whole $5G
000 tucked away in the hollow log,
the entrance to which she concealed
by a cluster of ferns.
She replaced the stones in th
tree, being particularly careful to
get the red and white stone just
right. As she finished tht job the
Jays gave an alarm.
"Peg-peg! Look out!"
The robber was coming tip tin
hill. To Peggy's astonishment h
walked right up to the log wWereV
she had hidden the money.'
(Tomorrow will h told how the robber
thinks a ghost Is after him.)
1'
Little,
AMERICANS '
Do your bit
Save sugar, wheat, meat, labor arid fuel
AS the builder of flesh and bone
and muscle, think how much
value and real nourishment
there is in a bowl of Kellogg's
Toasted Corn Flakes and Milk,
Kellogg's contains the protein
starches and other carbohydrates
milk gives the fats, mineral salts,
vitamines and the casein which
corresponds to the lean of meat.
You can serve a family of four
people with Kellogg's for the price
of one egg.
It is an all-year-'round food for
growing children, young folks and
old folks.
Kellogg's requires no sugar
owing to the sweetness and flavor
developed in the Kellogg Process.
Most people when they say "Corn
Flakes" mean "Kellogg's" the Original
the Hakes that are delicate and thin,
with a flavor and crispness all their own.
Don't merely ask for. "Corn Flakes."
Specify Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes and
It identifies the Original Corn Flakes
KELLOGG TOASTED CORN FLAKE CO., Battle Creek, Michigan
The Big American's Bit-Buy More Liberty Bonds
rr
OMAHA'S
STYLE
STORE
GENUINE
APPAREL
SERVICE
America's Finest Tailored
S-U-I-T-S
Make Their Omaha Home at THORNE'S
SUITS . selected with a
keen thought of the exact
ing style features demand
ed by Omaha's Better
Dressed Women Suit
that measure up to
Thome's severe style and
quality ideals.
It's This Superior
Type of Suits
We Offer This Week
at Prices
Decisively Lower
Than You'll
Encounter Elsewhere
True Savings Made Possible by
Thome's Cash Selling System
Are vividly emphasized by these Suit Values
$29 $39' $49'J 59 $S4
and Better.
Comparison will prove these Suit Values to be from
15 to 30 Better
than similar garments can be duplicated elsewhere.
1812 FARNAM STREET
Out of the High Rent Zone,
MODERN MAZDA LAMPS
give more than three times as
much light as carbon globes.
We sell Mazda lamps.
NEBRASKA POWER CO.
JEFFERIS
FOR CONGRESS
B Sur That Yon Are Registered
So You Can Vote November 5.
IF KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache is a sign you
have been eating too
much meat.
DIZZY. NERVOUS
5PELL5;
When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
it generally means you have been
eating too much meat, says a well
known authority. Meat forms uric
acid which overworks the kidneys in
their effort to filter it from the
blood and they become sort of para
lyzed and loggy. When your kidneys
get sluggish and clog you must re
lieve them, like you relieve your
bowels; removing all the body's
urinous waste, else you have back
ache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue is coat
ed, and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine is cloudy, full of sediment,
channels often get sore, water scalds
and you are obliged to seek relief
two or three times during the nigh
Either consult a good, reliable
physician at once or get from your
pharmacist about four ounces of Jad
Salts; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys will
then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations
to clean and stimulate sluggish kid
neys, also to neutralize acids in the
urine so it no longer irritates, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regu
lar meat eaters. It is inexpensive,
cannot injure and makes a delight
ful, effervescent lithia-water drink.
Advt '
If you find yourself tired, weak "
or losing flesh this warning should
be heeded promptly. You are in real
and very great danger because the
germ of this epidemic is specially
contagious and in your weakened
condition should you come in con-
tact with it you would fall an easy
victim.
The commonsente preventive it
to begin taking Father John's MedU -
cino at once because the pure food ,
elements of which this old-fssh-ioned,
wholesome body-builder is
made are easily taken up by the
system and turned into vital, resist
ing energy; giving you fighting
screngtn to ward off the influent
germ. The gentl laxative effect of
i aiuvr jonn a irieaicme Orivea ey.l
v..wa. , WWII.. . Willi U 4 . 4 Ml,
(in. i nnt a arimiilttmt Tfr im lt
anteed free from alcohol or dali&iA
ous drugs.