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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY IS! 1919.
ASK MEMBERS OF
BASE HOSPITAL
I! 49 TOJpUET
Mernn Charge of Arrange
ments Have Difficulty Locat
ing All Men; Governor
McKelvie to Talk. ;
Dr. I. S. Cutter and Gould Diet,
who have charge of the reception
for Base Hospital 49, Saturday eve
ning, are having lots of trouble loca
ting all of the guests.
VThere were 165 enlisted men . with
the unit from various points in Ne
braska. The committee has been un
s able to obtain a list of the home ad
dresses of the enlisted men. Letters
have been sent to the leading News
papers in the state asking their as
sistance in locating the men.
Every enlisted man, nurse, or of
ficer connected with Base "Hospital
49. is urged to be present a the
Chamber of C,ommerce 'Saiui !ay
evening, at 6:30. A complimentary
dinner wil lbe" served by the Cham
ber of Commerce. . .
Governor McKelvie has definitely
prqmised to be present. Othei
speakers will be Chancellor Sairuel
Avery of the University of Nebras
ka, which sponsored the unit. . nd
Dean JL A. Tancock. who will tell
the history of the unit in France
Major A. C. Smokes will respond for
.. the unit. ' "'
Invatations have been issued to lo
- ral and state Red Cross officials, the
board of regents of the University
' of Nebraska, the executive tom-
'. raittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
thejofficers of the University Club
.and of the University of Nebraska
alumni, the faculty of the University
of Nebraska school of medicine.
Omaha Salesman Is
Held in Chicago on .
Charge of F
orgery
.'. Following a nationwide search
. conducted by the police of Omaha,
Kansas City and St. Louis, Gordon
Hamilton, former salesman for the
Nelson-Black Co., 216 South Nine
teenth street, was arrested Wednes
day in Chicago, ud will be returned
toi this city to face a charge of for-4
gcry.
HnmiltonAvas arrested an hour af
ter he arrived in Chicago. He is
willing to return to Omaha without
extradition papers, it was announced.
: Hamilton is alleged to have ob
tained three blank checks from the
entice of the Nelson-Black Co., filled
them out payable to himself and
.fbrged the name of the firm, The
Wrecks, aggregating ,$60.50, are said
b have been Jated February 5.-
" p Sinn Feiner Rescued.
iKnocklcng, Ireland; May 14.
Ijour police officers who were tak
ing Sinn Fein orisoner to Cork.
were attacked by an armed band an
the Knocklong station today, ine
armed men rescued the prisoner,
killing one of the policemen and
Seriously injuring another. A -third
iVoliceman is missing. . ,
fTllMIM!liJJ!IBPU U
i
BacuLace
Made hg
Tha. Warner Brothen Company,
Returns From
Finish
Former Officer In - "Treat
$m Rough" Branch of
-; Army Is Now Star
? Debater... .
Former Lieut. Howard D. Vore ol
the tank corps, and said to have
been the youngest officer in tha'
branch of the service, has returned
to South high school, wh"ich he left
as a junior, to complete his. educa
tion. He was discharged at Camp
Dix, N.J.
He is now one of the star de
baters of the South Side institution.
He will represent his school -in the
state championship debate to be; held
at Lincoln Saturday. .
Mr. Vore will take the negative oi
the question, "Government Onwor
ship of Railroads." -
Millions an J Billions
Of Kisses by Mail Cost
Actor's Friend $25,000
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(By tnlycraal Service.)
' New York, May 14. A jury in the
supreme court awarded Mrs. Anna
Speare, wife of Frederick Harvey
Speare, an actor, $25,000 in her
alienation suit against Frances Gold
stein, a young Brooklyn music
teacher.
Ten minutes deliberation was all
the jury required to return a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff.
Among the evidence submitted to
the.jury was a shoe box full of let
ters from the defendant which were
sealed with "millions and billions of
kisses." '''' '
To "my heart's darling," Miss
Goldstein wrote on one occasion: "i
just played . Mendelsohn's v Sym
phony, s If. I could fly to you I would
and I wish my letters would fly td
you. Darling don't laugh; I am
making spaghetti. Sweetheart I
wish you were here with me. Sweet
heart.how; beautiful that Italian
symphony is. The first thing I do
when I awake is t6 run down into
the parlor and play-it in the morn
ing. It is so plaintive, 50 pathetics
and so simple. ; -
"Some dayCaruso will drive me
looney. I can't understand what
happens to me when I hear him,"
"My darling boy," is the way she
addresses a letter, saying that no
"stars" will steal her away.
Out to Get Petitioners for
$3,000,000 Paving Issue
The form, of petition for a spe
cial election to vote on a $3,000,000
bond'issue to pave the county roads,
was approved by County Attorney
Shotwell today and W.' B. Cheek
took the petition out to get the nec
essary 20 signatures.
The law provides that if the bond
proposition fails to be carried by a
three-fifths vote- the signeis of the
petition must pay the cost of .the
election. .
Mr. Cheek says that 100 or mors
signers will be necessary to make
the responsibility of each compara
tively small if the bonds should not
carry. It is considered certain now
that the necessary three-fifths vote
will be secured. - '
Came and Effect
Your figure is a distinguishing mark
of refinement.
If you. can attain this distinction
through wearing a good corset, ' its
cost is theap at any price. Redfem
is a good corset at moderate price
it is the high grade economy corset.
If you will wear a Redfern you will
have a figure of distinction arid be
comfortable.
Inc.
Tank Corps to
High-School Course
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Passports to Europe
Soon to Be Granted
' ' Mothers and Wives
Washington, May 14. After June
15 the inhibition against granting
passports to wives- or mothers of
American officers and enlisted men
who may wish to go to Europe will
be removed. , .
It was announced.- today by the
State, department that passports
will be issued in such cases pro
vided the officers or men concerned'
are not about to raturn to this
country, but wives and mothers who
take advantage of this opportunity
will not be able to return to the
United States within six months.
This time limit is set toN prevent
congestion in transportation facili
ties. ' ' "
Editor of Bee Asked
To Represent State
In Scout Selection
As national head of the Boy Scout
mpvementv former Secretary of the
Treasury W. G. McAdoo has asked
Victor Rosewater of The Bee to
represent Nebraska in selecting the
chairman of a citizens' committee in
the different towns and counties of
the state for the celebration of Boy
Scout week, June 8-14.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas
is chairman of the 10th district,
which Includes Nebraska The plan
contemplates a nation-wide organ
ization to give recognition and sup
port to the Boy Scout movement for
its invaluable service to the country
during the war. . '
iiuMiiiiiiiiwitiMmmra
WEBSTER GIVEN
THREE YEARS IN
FEDERAL PRISON
Man Accused of Using Mails
to Defraud Must Serve
Time; Wife Sen-:
v fenced to Jail. ' . '
F. C. Webster, . exponent of the
fake bust developer business oper
ated in 13 ofthe largest cities in the
country, pleaded guilty in federal
court yesterday to the charge of
using the mails to defraud, and was
sentenced to three years in the state
penitentiary by Judge Woodroufjh.'
Mrs. F. C. Webster also pleaded
guilty to the same charge, and- was
sentenced to, three months m jail.
Mr. and Mrs'. Webster, who were
credited with many aliases, were in
dicted by the federal grand jury last
week.
Until' today Mrs. Webster stead
fastly denied any knowledge of her'
husband's operations. The Web
sters arrived ' in Omaha several
weeks ago from DalJas,.Tex., where
a fiumbe.r of people are said to have
bought half interests in Ntheir fake
bust developer business. ,
Two Omaha women' were about' to
buy interests in the business when
te Websters were arrested. A dia
mond ring, valued at over $1,000 was
found on , Webster's person, which
was the property of a Dallas, Tex.,
woman: It was returned to the
owner. . ,
' Webster wrote letters to postmas
ters throughout the country asking
some tri.val question and inclosing
stamped envelopes for a' reply.
When the reply was received; he
substituted fake orders fnr hnst de
velopers, which he showed custo
mers as a proot 01 the thriving busi
ness they were about to invest in.
Divorce Is Granted f
After Efforts Fail
For, Reconciliation
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Mrs. Marie Hazen was granted a
divorce from George Hazen by
Judge Troup, sitting in divorce
court yesterday. The case was heard
last Thursday and attorneys V for
both husband and wife pleaded with
the couple to try to be reconciled.
They have three little children.
Both attorneys agreed with Judge
Troup that neither the husband nor
the wife has done anything for
which a divorce should be granted.
The wife allowed her mind to be
filled with groundless suspicions, the
attorney iof Mr. Hazen declared.
She testified that one Sunday af
ternoon she saw him in Forest
Lawn cemetery talking to a young
woman. He had gone out to place
flowers on his mother's grave, he
said. ;
Attorneys and Mr. Hazen's. em
ployers have worked for months to
bring about a reconciliation, but in
vain. 'V
The court ordered him to pay $85
a month for the support of the chil-
Ldren. He has been paying $82.50
voiuniarny. since mey parted several
months ago.
Mr. Hazen is given permission to
visit the children at reasonable in
vals. . , -
Seat Sale for Lecture .
of Capt. Rickenbacher
Opens Friday Morning
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Reserved seat sale for Capt. Eddie
Rtckenbacher's lecture opens at the
auditorium box office Friday morn
ing. .
The demand for seats at the up
town nla'es'where thev are nn sale
Beaton's, Barkalow Bros, cigar
store and Omaha Automobile club
has been so great that it was de
cided to open tne box ottice earlier
than first intention.
Great nlan! for tti atitnmnhilii
parade Monday afternoon and the
puDiic reception alter his lecture at
the auditorium are under wav to
give Capt. Eddie Rickenbacher a
nome-coming welcome well worth
while, and one never to be for
gotten. -
Wife Waits at Hotel
For Hubby, While He
Searches City for Her
The young wife of A. J. Burwell
of Minneaoolis, former lieutenant in
the Canadian army, has been lost
and found. While Mr. Burwell spent
the greater part of Tuesday night
roaming the streets of Omaha in
search of his wife, who came in here
from Minneapolis a weekxago, she
was waiting patiently at the Parte
hotel, Fifteenth and Cass streets,
for him. ' . -
Both met- when the husband fin
ally returned to the hotel early yes
terday morning. Budwell at first
t.old police that he feared his wife
had met with foul play. . V
3,000 Milk Wagon Drivers
. Go On Strike In Chicago
Chicago, May 14. Three thousand
milk wagon drivers today went on
strike in Chicago, virtually tying up
the" city's milk supply. Representa
tives of the drivers, who are asking
wage increase from $26 a week and
commission to $35 commission, said
that,emergency deliveries would be
mrde to hospitals and baby asylums.
While the strike had been threat
ened for several days, the first defi
nite information received by the
public was in the form of empty
bottles at back doors today. t
Ask Women to Lend Autos
For Use of Visiting Soldiers
Omaha 'women who have auto
mobiles they are willing to lend for
the purpose of transporting soldiers
about the city, an. requested tr call
the War Camp Community service
in the Securities building.
Many soldiers are compelled to
idl their time away at the depots
because of a lack of cars, according
to Mrs. Harry Murrison, when they
could just as Veil be taken about the
city durinjr their short layovers
here V
THOTO PIAY OFFERING J' FOR'TODAY-
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HAT is. a 'coward? It takes
moral courage to bear Ihe
... stigma ot physical cowarc-
dice and be misunderstood. This is
what confronted Suki' in "1 he Cour
ageous Coward,"' Scssue Hayaka
wa's latest production, at tne Muse
the remainder of thia week. He pre
ferred to bear -the Trand of "cow
ard" than sacrifice his honor' by
prosecuting an innocent man. The
scene of the drama is Chinatown.
San Francisco. Romance and a mur"
der mystery are interwoven in the
environment ' of the tindcrworld'xof
"The Barbary Coast" in the play.
Tom Fix rises to correct ;an er
roneous impression. While he was
making scenes for "The Comuig of
the Law", now showing at the Sun,
a visitor asked him , how anyone
could distinguish a cowboy from
other citizens when tne cowboy was
not in his riding' regalia. , '
"Oh, I don't know." mused Tom
pursing his lips.' "I guess the only
way you can tell themiv by ! the
short steps they take." " - -J
"Well, Mr. Bix," reminded his. in
terrogator, "aren't cowboys usually
bow-legged?" '
Mix tuVned on his visitor like i
flash, and said: '
"No, I don't believe cowboys are
half as bow-legged as people in oth
er walks of life. Why, I have seen
men on the street who never rbdc a
horse and they were so bow-legged J
they looked as if they were walking
on ice tongs." .
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In "Experimental Marriage," at
the Strand this week, starrihg Con
stance Talmadge, this beautiful and
diarming young star plays' the role
of a young widow wno wanted to
marry a handsome young v lawyer,
but dared not. ,
She did not want to lose her free
dom neither did she want to lose'
the man, so she devised' a plan
whereby she could have both. They
were to live as man and wife from
Friday night until Monday morning
of each week, and on the other four
days, each was to be at perfect lib
erty to do as he or she wished. Her
plan did not work out' as well as
she expected. i . ,
The burning of the legations in
Peking during the Boxer uprising of
1900 is faithfully reproduced on the
screen in the Naaimova production,
"The Red Lantern," which -will be
seen at the Boyd theater next week.
Not the slightest risk was run
while the "fire" scene was screened.
In fact, it was fire-proof. But what
AT THE
THEATERS
PHIRSCHOFF producer o5
the spectacular Oriental
phantasy in which Lola F,a
tima and her company are featured,
at the Empress, not only arranged
and produced the act, but also acts
as musical director. Lola Fatima is
the premiere dancer and Clemence
LaRoche, a French prima donna,
furnishes the vocal end of the offer
ing. A most enterprising young
couple give a skit "Leave Me Alone
Darn You" which affords opportuni
ty to demonstrate their ability as
entertainers. Mack & Velmar are a
team whose dancing number goes
over big. Vada Clayton, "The Nov
elty Girl" has a line of repartee new
to vaudeville stage. "Blind Man's
Eyes" in which Bert Lytell will be
seen, will be shown at the Empress
the last three days of- this week
starting today. It is a powerful dra
ma jpf love and hate showing the
cruel harm which can be done to
many through the false accusation
of one unscrupulous man. , 1
Fifteen years have passed since
Mme. Catherine Breshkovsky, the
"Little Grandmother of the Russian
Revolution", who lectures at the
Brandeis tonight, made her first vis
it to America She is still vigorous
at tne age ot x ana her indomitable
U11 atlrl tr,llnt1ee 4o,fVt in fhd i.lrLJJ
' . . Ml,UlV-k? .3 A U 1 . . . . . . L 1 1 1 Mill
mate success of the great cause to
which she has devoted her life sus
tained her through years of fright
fulness and now she returns to the
United States, to make an appeal
for help in what she calls "The
fight against th mischiefs of war
and Bolshevism." The title of her
lecture on her present tour of this
country is "Reclaiming Russia." ',
With a company of six people,
Valeslja Suratt is appearing in the
tense 'one-act play "The Purple
Poppy' as the stellar attraction this
week at the Orpheum. Formerly
the star appeared in musical offer
ings, but in this attraction she has
wide opportunity for the display of
her dramatic gifts. George Rock
well, appearing with Al Fox, is the
comedy hit of the current bill.
What distinguishes his fun-making
from other stage nonsense is its
satirical elements. The vocal duo,
Virginia Lewis and Mary White,
are one of the most pleasing fea
tures, of the bill. Another to meet
with the cordial . approbation . of
vaudeville audiences is Rita Boland.'
Her song sketches are charmingly
done.
"The End of the Road" is the title
of a picture, which visualizes force
fully a great lesson upon the eub
ject of venereal contamination.The
film will be shown at the Brandeis
theater all next week except Friday
Evening. " ;
Country Girl Came to
Omaha to See Things,
Wants to Go Home
'
Just 24 hours of fun alone in the
big city was sufficient to incite lone
someness into the heart oi LaVerne
Boeling, 10 years old, who came
here Tuesday from her home in
Pender, Neb. . ,
Police found her yesterday at
the Webster street depot, where she
was begging money to pay her fare
home. Upon advice from her parents
in Pender, the girl is being held
until they arrive here.
Two Hellas Fugitives.
F. W. Houtap, 2118 Harney street,
and Floyd Shephard of Chicago
were arrsted last night by Detec
tive Guy Knudtson and held as
fugitives from justice on a warrant
issued in Chicago charging theft of
an automobile. They said they
would go bck to Chicasto without
extraditioa. papers,,
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On the Screen Today. -
MUSE SESSUE HAYAKAWA W
"THE COURAGEOUS COWARD."
STBAXIV-CONSTANTS TALMADQB
In 'THBJ EXPERIMENTAL. MAR
' RIAOB."
Bl'N TOM MIX In "THE CQMINQ-OF
1 THE LAW." . .
RIALTO MAROtJERlTB CLARK In
"l.RT'S EIOPE." ' ,
LOTH ROP 24th and Lothrop
MABKti NORM AND In "SIS' HOP
KINS." BILL PARSONS COMBPY
SlIURBAN S4th and Ames WIL.
. HAM RUSSKLL In "WHERE THE
WBST BEGINS." '
HAMILTON 40th nd - Hamilton
MJftS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN In "THE
DOCTOR AND THE WOMAN."
- CHARLIE CHAPLIN COMEDY.
APOLLO 89 th and Leavenworth
ALICE JOYCE in "THE CAMBRIC
MASK."
COMFORT 24th and- Vinton DANNIE
WARD In "COMMON CLAY" '
ORPHKI'M South Side I4th and, M
., CONSTANCE TALMADGE In
"ROMANCE AND ARABELLA."
GRAND 16th, and Binney BILLIE
BURKE In "THE MAKE-BELIEVE.
- WIFE." . v I
the beholder of the Nazimova pro
duction will see will be this: a birds
eye .view of Peking, stretching as
far as the" eye can vision; thousands
of Chinese houses, with their red
roofs and tall spires, gilded by the
raging flames; clouds of smoke ris
ing from -the ruins of the legations
and obscuring the scurrying clouds.
Gaston Glass, a talented young
actor who has had an important role
in support of Marguerite Clark in
"Let's Elope" at the Rialfo theater
now has a fine war record. Mr.
Glass served in the French army
for two years and won an enviable
reputation for gallantry.
Louvain is one of the. features of
the new Universal Current Events
news reel. The scenes show the
work of the citizens in attempting
to rebuild the destroyed own.
Wanda'Hawley has purchaseda
new car and is so wrapped up in it
that she can speak of little else. But
she did, find time to go duck hunt
ing just for a blind, she says.' -
Fannie Ward's ' famous photo
drama "Common Clay" will be pre
sented at the Comfort, Twenty
fourth and .Vinton, Thursday- and
Friday of this week.
J. H. Calvert, manager of the
Omaha Universal Film company ex
change will screen '.'Tie Heart of
Humanity" at the state penitentiary
Thursday, at the request of the ,
warden, who saw the picture in.
Lincoln.
SUB-CHASERS ARRIVE HOME.
Charleston, S. C, May 14. Forty 1
American naval sub-chasers, with
their mother ship and four ocean
going tugs, arrived here today from
Europe by way of Bermuda. They
were; given a noisy welcome.
Do
for
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We serve all tastes
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A recent Government bulletin quoted
sirloin steak in different cities at prices
Tanging from 33 to 6& cents!
We buy live cattle, according to
quality, all the way from $7.00 to $20.00 per
hundred-weight, live weight Sirloins from
these cattle vary greatly in quality.
Some retailers sell 33 cent sirloins.
These steaks come from cheaper cattle.
Customers of other retailers demand
choice sirloins at 66 cents. These retailers
buy meat from higher-priced cattle.
Also, the retailer who carries complete
stocks," delivers to your door, and lets you
run a charge account, has to get higher
prices than the retailer who runs a "cash
and carry" store. - ,
We sell beef of a given quality at
practically the same price all xover the
country except for slight differences due
to freight rates.
And our profit hardly affects the price
at all only a fraction of a cent per pound.
Swift & Company, U. S. A
Omaha Local Branch, 13th & Leavenworth Streets
' F. J. Souders, Manager
.100 Boilermakers and
Their Helpers Strike
' For Higher Wages
Move than 100 boilermakers and
their helpers struck yesterday to
enforce their demand for shorter
hours aril! increased pay. Helpers
are demanding a flat - increase of
rom 10 to 18 cents an hour while
boilermakers ask fdr a JO to 12
cent increase hourly., :1 ..
All work in two boiler-making
companies of this city, the Drake-Williams-Mo'unt
company and the
C G. Johnson Boiler company, is
practically at a standstill as a result
of the walkout, according to W. V.
Angell, district organizer for the
International Brotherhool of Boiler
makers, Iron Ship Builders and'Hel
pers of America., ,
" The men also demand an eieht-
i hour day instead of nine ,hours they
nave been working, prior 'to the
strike. -, '
The men's demands were made
known about, a month ago. Since
that time several conferences have
been held between officials of the
companies and represerjtatives-of
the employes, but no satisfactory
basis for a settlement has been
reached.
According to Mr. Angel! ho at
tempt has been made by the Iwo
companies to settle the difference.
They refuse to deal with the men in
a body or to consider their de
mands, he stated.
According to C. G. Johnson, head
of the Johnson Boiler company, it
would be impossible to comply
with what he considers the extrava
gant demands made by thestrikers.
He stated that he would refuse to
recognize or deal with the union,
since it was his intention to run, his
own shop.
McVann Asks Readjustment
of Nebraska Freight Rates'
Washington, May 14. (Special
Telegram.) E. J. McVann, repre
senting citizens of Grand Island
and Hastings, before Traffic Direc
tor Chambers of the railroad admin
istration, yesterday presented rea
sons for he readjustment of freight
rates in central Nebraska, west of
Lincoln and Fremont. There were
present at the hearing in addition
to Mr. McVann, Senator Norris,
Representative Andrews, . Major
Ashton, Grand Island, and W. H.
Young, Fremont. '
Mr. Chambers asks as a matter of
record that Mr. McVann present a
written statement as to the reason
why rates should be readjusted. He
said that then he would give the
matter early consideration.
Bee Want Ads pay big profits to
the people who read them.
You Pay 66
Sirloin Steak?
33 Cents?
or
" IZ96 m9 Ol 1
Directors of Jewish ,
Relief Committee in ,
Omaha to Plan Drive
Henry H, Rosen foft, director of
the American Jewish Relief com
mittee of New York, in Omaha
yesterday in the interests of the
drive that will be made in Nebraska,
in the fall for funds to aid 6,000,OOJ
that the people of America are rt
sponding td the call with tuiexam
"Both Jews and non-Jews are re
sponding nobly.t declared Mr. Ro
senfelt, "and I'm sure Nebraska wilt
answer this call .like it has all
others.' - v
Nebraska will be asked to give
$400,000. The quota for the nation
is $35,000,000. ;
Kansas, Iowa, North and South
Dakota and other middle western
states have already raised .their
quotas, and Nebraska is expected to
"go over" soon after the drive is
started in this state. . :
..Ihe country and Nebraska will
surely raise their .quotas without
any trouble, I am .sure,", declared
Mr. Rosenfelt. ;
Congressman Jefferis Will .'
Go to Washington Thursday
The congressman's secretary. Tohn
B. Shanahan, has gone on ahead to
session next Monday morning when
he will take his seat as representa
tive from th? 2d Nebraska district. -hajid
for the opening of the special
hie away on Thursday night to be on
Congressman A. W. Jefferis will
get a line on the situation. '. ,
Careless Shampooing, v
Spoils the Hair
Soap should be used very, care
fully, if you want to keep your hair
looking its best. Most soaps and
prepared shampoo contain too
much alkali. This dries the scalp,
makes the hair brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo
(which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than anything else you can
use. 1 .-
One or, two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair, with
water and rub it in. It makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easily,, removing
every particle of dust, dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and
it leaves the scalp soft, and the hair
fine and silky, bright, lustrous,
fluffy and easy to manage.
You can get Mulsified cocoanut
oil shampoo at any pharmacy, it's
very cheap, and a few ounces will
supply every member of th.e family
for months. Adv.
