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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER -.tf, 1918.
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FARMERS RALLY
TO SUPPORT OF
LOAN CAMPAIGN
; Men From Country Districts
'' ' Big Subscribers; Elk City
Man tfiiys ; $50,000
Worth of Bonds.
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The farmeriof Douglas county
have come to the rescue of the
Fourth Liberty loan campaign. If
they continue to subscribe at the
rest of the school house meetings
as they did jat week, they will
carry Douglas county across the
$1!;000,000 county quota.
With about half of the county
meetings already held, the farmers
have subscribed about $400,000 and
they are expected to take about
. ?7; 0.000 in all.
, One Douglas county farmer,
Mark B. Turner of Elk City, sub-
; scribed to hh loan in a manner
to make sonic of the rich city peo
l.e 'ashamed of themselves." Mr.
Turner, when called on by the so
liciting committee, astonished them
by calmly saying?
"Guess you can put me down for
about $50,000 worth."
And while the , committee were
gasping and stammering their ap
preciation and praise, Mr. Turner
still further astounded them by
pu ling out his check book, sitting
down to a table and, after hunting
lor a pen and ink, writing out a
check for $50,000 and handing it to
, them.
! Mr. Turner's subscription is big
; ger than the two next largest sub
scriptions combined both of which
were made by Omaha men.
: "Don't think I need any praise"
said Mr. Turner. "Guess I know
i a good investment when I see one.
My money is safer with Uncle Sam
than anywhere else and it's draw
ing good interest and helping win
the war. I'm satisfied."
; i Million Dollars Short.
Up to last night Omaha had sub
mitted , approximately $9,500,000
: , which is about $(,000,000 short of
i the' city's quota. It now appears
that the folks in he county out-
side of Omaha will oversubscribe
on this loan and leave Omaha about
i $750,000 stili to raise -to bring the
I whole county over the top.
, The drive closes officially on Oc-
; tober 21. The local committee is
preparing for a hard tussel during
this week to raise the additional
1 j money.
s '"The men of limited means and
; most of the larger firms and cor
5 porations have made satisfactory
'. subscriptions," announced Sam
' " lJurns, chairman of the city selling
: committee. "But there are many
i ' persons and firms who could take
' ' from $1,000 to $20,000 who have
taken less."
V. J. Coad's rating committee
spent considerable time yesferday
j in preparing a list of prospects from
"; which it is expected to raise the
. 75O,00O.
Million Looks Big.
- ; "We are so "used to talking bil-
; lions these days, that a million dol-
lars looks small," said Mr. Coad.
i i "But it looks awfully big at the tail
' end of a campaign. We have got to
j dig up 75 subscriptions of $10,000
each, of 750 $1,000 each, or 7,500
'' of $100 each, or their equivalent,
j It is going to be some job, but we'll
do it."
"The farmers of Douglas county
i deserve a lot of credit," says E. F.
. Folda, state secretary. "There is
not' a banker in Omaha, myself in
'j eluded, who has subscribed as liber
ally in proportion to his means a?
I ; the farmers of Douglas county are
j doing. When seven of them were
brought before the Council of De
fense the papers had, big headlines.
; ; but he who laughs last laughs best, j
The farmers of the county are go-
ing to have the laugh on the busi-
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rtess man mis nine, n u wmm i t
for the farmers' subscriptions Dcrtrp
' las county would not have raised i
' its ouota.' " (
i The army of 1,500 women 'and
500 men, combing the city for the
: bonds, wilt be. on the line this week
' with no s'pn of let-up,' at least until
the quota has been reached.
Members of The Bee editorial
' . stalT yesterday started a "buy a
second bond" movement under di
' rection of Archie Donovan. Thev
marched to the Liberty bank, acrossj
the street, and each m igned up tor
Orkin Bros. New York Store
vf-.r-r W t si , j f m -m r Ik?
This new store, one of the Orkin
Brothers' chain of stores, is located
at 27-29-31 West Thirty-fourth
street, New York City in the heart
of the retail district, and will be
ready for occupancy about Decem
ber I. When completed it, will be
one of the largest specialty stores
in the city,
This store, operating in conjunc
tion with the other Orkin Brothers'
stores in Sioux City, Lincoln and
Omaha, is representative of the
kind run by the firm. These stores
stand as V monument to the high
business ideals which the manage
ment has always endeavored to
maintain. ' Their policy, a rigid de
termination to deal honorably with
their customers, to show only the
newest and best merchandise and to
price goods fairly and render faith
ful service is typified in these stores.
x Owing to the failure of the con
tractors to complete their work as
promised the opening date has been
changed to the first week in December.
Loyal Woman Buys Bonds;
Hun Husband Leaves Her
"Is that a man or a woman?" asked
F. S. Howell at the Burlington round
house in Gibson Friday afternoon,
when he made another bond drive at
this railroad center.
"That is a woman," replied the
foreman. The woman was in femin
alls and had aroused the interest of.
Mr. Howell by subscribing for a
$100 bond and paying cash.
She gave her name as Mrs. Mary
Cehler. 1926 South Eleventh street,
and told Mr. Howell her husband
sold their farm for $8,000 several
years ago and departed for Germany
between days, leaving her to care
for three children.
Loyal to America.
"My husband was for Germany
and I was for this country, and that
is the way it stood. We cpuld not
agree and he could not make me
change my mind, either."
The woman, who is about 40 years
old, explained that her oldest daugh
ter expects to be graduated soon and
is qualifying for a position as teach-
' er. She further stated that she is
going to buy a bond for that daugh
ter. . Girl Promised Place.
I "I just want to tell you that that
woman showed real patriotism,"
Mr. Howell said. "She is earning
$65 to $70 a month wiping engines
and Works nine hours a day; is car
ing for three , children and buying
Liberty bonds." It just touched my
hear,. I told her that I was an office
partner in the law business with
Mayor Smith and also told here that
when her oldest girl is ready to
I teach I would go to Mayor Smith
' and urge him to get the school board
to give that girl a position, and I
also told , here that I would tell
Mayor Smith that if he does not get
that girl a place in the schools, I
- will start a recall against him."
The third trip to the Gibson rail
road yards during this Liberty bond
, campaign yielded .$8,000 on Friday,
which was payday.
an additional bond.
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W?!ter Hines Page
Returns from England
in Critical Condition
New York, Oct. 12. Walter
Hines Page, retiring American am
! bassador to Great Britain, arrived
here today from England, critically
ill. He is suffering from Heart dis
ease. From a steamship he was
i brought ashore on a stretcher and
removed to a hospital.
Two Autos Stolen. ,
A Ford touring car. the property
' of Dr. Merchant, 2114 Lake street,
was reported stolen from his garage
at the above address, Friday night.
The Union Fuel company, 209
South Eighteenth street, also re
' port a Ford roadster missing from
; in front of the above address last
; night.
Coal Commission Tangle Nefs "
Red Cross Sum of $22.23
The mercy fund of the Omaha
Rfed Cross was enriched Friday by
$22.23, received from David Cole,
chairman of the Douglas county
fuel committee.
- Before the federal fuel adminis
tration assumed control as a war
measure the Gunderson Coal com
pany of Omaha bought a car of
anthacite coal from the Donoho
Coal company, also of Omaha.
The car of coal was not delivered
until after the fuel administration
took control.
The Donoho Coal company
charged a commission on this car,
which it had purchased from the
mine, and which was permissible
before Mr. Garfield's appointment
' as fuel administrator, but which
was not permissible at the time the
I coal was delivered.
I The matter was taken up with
I Washington and,' the Donoho com
I pany ordered to refund the com
mission charged to the Gunderson
company and the Gunderson com
pany directed to pay the amoint
to Mr. Cole.
In accordance with the practices
of the fuel administration, the re
fund was turned over to the Red
Cross, it not being practical to dis
tribute the amount among consum
ers who had purchased the coal in
small quantities.
This is the second time the Oma
ha Red Cross has been benefited in
this manner.
New Pierce-Arrow Engines
( Meet War Utility Demand
War time demands for greater
utility and added economy in pas
senger automobiles are met by the
new Dual Valve Six car recently an
nouflced by the Pierce-Arrow Motor
Car company of Buffalo. This is
being proved by the cars which al
ready have beendelivered and are
in service.
Although there is a gain of 40
per cent on maximum horsepower
and 30 per cent in the efficiency of
the new double-valved engine, the
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by th use of Yapor Mist, without the
least danger In heart trotible or other
sickness.
Write M. Chapman of Gittner, Neb. '
He Is anxious to tell about my Pain
ess Methods. "
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gasoline consumption is decidedly
less. In fact, a gallon of gasoline
in the Dual Valve Six will yield 11
per cent more mileage than .in the
model which it supersedes.
In bringing out the new series,
with the highly perfected six-cylinder
type of engine, the Pierce com
pany more than kept its promise
given three yars ago. At that time,
in July, 1915. the company issued a
statement that no radical change
would be made for at least 18
months. The adoption of the dual
valved engine was decided upon by
the Pierce-Arrow engineers after
marfy months of experimentation
only becausethey were convinced
that it marked a decided advance.
Williams Held on Charge
Of Passing ForgedChscks
Charles Williams', 2819 North
Twenty-setenth street, was arrested
Friday night and charged with be
ing a fugitive from justice, and with
forgery.
It is alleged Williams has passed
forged checks on the Myers-Dillon
Drug company and other Omaha
firms. He is wanted'on like charges
in Ponchin, Neb., and Siouji City,
la.
Accused of Periling Dope..
Clarence C Green, a cook, living
at 2840 Grant street,, was arrested
with two and one-half ounces of
morphine in his possession, Friday
night It is believed 4hat he has
been peddling dope about the city
for some time.
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DALE SWEEPING
FLAMES TOWARD
CITY OFDULUTH
Brookston Burned and Cloquet
With 9,000 Inhabitants
Practically Surrounded
by Forest Fires.
Duluth. Oct. 12. Fanned by a
fierce gale, the forest fires south o
here are sweeping as far as Spoon-
er. The flames have not entered
Duluth yet, but home guard forces
and volunteers in automobiles have
gone to surrounding districts to as
sist residents in escaping from the
fire zone.
Brookston, aWillage of 600 per
sons, north of Cloquet, was practic
ally destroyed by fire today. The
population was rushed by special
trains to Cloquet. No pasualties
were reported. -
This fire has now swept toward
and practically surrounded Cloquet,
a city of 9,000 population.
New Carburetor for Fords
Aids Starting, Saves Gas
A new kind of carburetor, which
is said to increase the mileage at
least 50 per cent, and to make start
ing in winter as easy a task as in
summer, is announced to Ford users
in O.naha and this territory.
It is called the U. and J. carbure
tor, and the principle in its con
struction different from other car
buretors, it is explained, is the util
izing of the force of gravity. It has
a special aluminum manifold, hot
air stove and adjustable dash con
trol, but is entirely devoid of springs,
valves, dash pots or moving parts
other than float and throttle.
The U. & J. Carburetor company,
311 North Eighteenth street, who
handle the new carburetor, stated
that it makes the engine start easily
in zefo or colder weather without
spinning, popping or need of warm
ing up with hot water; gives faster
pick-up, more power and cuts gaso
line expense nearly in half. It is
made only for Ford cars.
Visiting Nurses Ask Help
Of "Flu" Victim's Neighbors
Mrs. W. J. Haynes of the Visit
ing Nurses' association is making
an especial appeal to neighbors of
families stricken with Spanish in
fluenza to assist the nurses by
spending part of the day with the
sick. It is impossible for the nurses
to give proper attention to all of
the afflicted due to the calls made
on local nurses by the government
for service in cantonments.
It is also desired by the Visiting
Nurses that in severe cases where
the afflicted are unable to receive
prompt attention that neighbors no
tify the association that they may
send nurses to care for the families.
A little assistance by neighbors will
greatly relieve the strain on the
nurses.
Burlington Employe '
Injured in Slip Off Engine
Joe George, employe of ,the Burl
ington railroad, suffered a badly
bruised back and possible internal
injuries when he slipped and fell
from an engine which he was coal
ing at Fifth and Jackson streets,
Saturday afternoon.
He was taken to St. Catherine's
hospital, where his injuries were at
tended by Dr. Smith.
Presbyterian Synod
Meeting Is Postponed
The meeting of the Presbyterian
Synod of Nebraska, which was to
have been held in the First Church
of Lincoln, October IS to 19, has
been postponed indefinitely on ac
count of the outbreak of influenza.
The meeting will be held later on,
and due notice will be given when
the new dates are selected.
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Another Frank Message to
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' Last Sunday, in these columns, we printed a frank message to the women of
Omaha regarding factory employment.
We said candidly that there was a crisis in the labor situation in plants like
our own, working on war contracts for the United States Government.
We also said we hadn't realized before how little the public understood the
work or the working conditions of women employees in shops like those ot
M. E. SMITH CO.
As we said.before, the fault was very largely our own JJyit'such, a belief pre
vailed we should have corrected it long ago. We did not appreciate the fact
that this idea of wages ranging from $4 to $6 per week was working injury to the
entire cityand even to the nation. N
WOMEN WORKERS IN OUR PLANT EARN
$15, $18, $20, ,$24, $26
and Even $30 Per Week
These are facts, backed by our payrolls. We do not say every woman can
make $30 per week, but we do say, without hesitation, that any energetic, ambi-
" tious girl can make at least $15 per week in our shops, and many are making well
up to $30. , I
. Many women who are not compelled to work by force of circumstances, ac
cepted places with us the last week. Almost without exception they expressed
surprise at the size of the plant, and .at the working conditions and the rate of pay.
What Is Your Impression of Factory Work?
Compare It With These Facts
Sewing Rooms Finely lighted, well
ventilated, and as scrupulously clean
as your own kitchen.
Hours From 8 A. 'M.Ho 5 P. M., ex
cepting Saturday, when they are
from 8 A. M. to 1 P. M.
Cafeteria For employees only. Home
cooked food served to members of the
"Mesco family" at exceptionally low
prices.
Power Machines All machines driven
by power. All you have to do is to
guide the cloth. The work is easy
and very interesting.
Welfare League Owned and oper
ated by employees. Cash, benefits to
members while disabled, from either
sickness or accident services of
prominent physicians free of charge.
.The league also gives social enter
tainments, which are most enjoyable.
We Still Need More Operators
Our machines are not yet filled our production is not what it should be. We
can use a large number of bther operators. s
To the woman of ambition, who wishes to earn a high wage, and to earn it in
surroundings which cannot be criticized from any standpoint, we offer an oppor
tunity that is unusual. ' ' 'x
If you are that kind of woman, come down and see our Employment Manager
Monday morning or, any morning, for that matter. We will welcome .the oppor
tunity to show you that "factory 'work" is not at all what you have probably be
lieved. - :
M. E. SMITH & CO, Omaha
Factory Entrance on Douglas, Near Tenth
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