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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

NJ. Leidy. in charge Of the county's poor
relief.
When consulted in regard TO the work
lowing statement.
During the last three years much
good has been accomplished by the
Mothers pension act. The county IL now
furnishing aid 70 100 families. This takes
about 300 per month The first month
the law was In operation the amount
was gilO Since that time there has been
q gradual Increase, though there Was one
month when the figures ran about so
above 1900 The 1900 mark was first
reached about eight months ago.
THE law provides that a mother may
receive not more than so for each de-
pendent child. This does not mean. how
ever, that the mother Of six or seven chill
rem would receive anything Ike So That
would be more than the average family
normally enjoys. The court determines
the amount II IL expected that even
with this county aid, the mother will
find enough 10 do TO pay the bills.
The pensioned mother Ia not allowed
10 80 out In the morning and labor until
3, as n general thing II In expected that
she Will be at home caring for her
fnmiIy. But there are many odd jobs
that she may do. and somoumea when
the children hre old enough. IN the judg-
nent ~ the court 10 look out for house,
hold duties. the mother may have a regu-
lar job and 80 out early every day, ana
gtay late. But there are not many such
instances.
mo order Of the court is operative for
moro than six months Many are for
single month. Formerly there was no
limit fixed regarding the time the ap-
plicsnt must have resided here. The
amendment 10 the law covers this point,
making the required residence IN the
state two years and in the county one
year.
"since the pension IL not regarded 80
q charity applications are made by many
who would not under other circumstances
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

Fart 4.
In a few weeks the Mothers PEN
sion act will have been in operation
three years. A survey Of the results
accomplished reveals many interest
ing facts. Generally speaking, the
law is cordially approved, and much
bteded relief has been given to needy
mothers In the support Of their de-
pendent children. Some charity
workers, however arN cynical in re-
gard to the way IL which the law Is
administered, and Others suggest do
sired improvements.
With an ayowed purpose 10 keep
the home together and permit the
children TO continue at school, In
stead OF going TO work, the law prc-
udes that mothers OF good reputa-
tion may receive certain aid from
the county. Each application for
assistance is passed upon by Judge
OF the court designated for that duty
As first planned only the district
court had authority but an amend
mcnt. passed last year, allows the
county court TO exercise Jurisdiction.
Written applications asking for the pen
sion and answering certain set questions
aro required rs preliminary TO a
hearing BY the Judge In small room.
whore there are few and perhaps no Wit
nosses, except the officials involved. and
Judge Charles Leslie, VINO now has that
work. Between the time NJ the applica-
ton and the hearing usually about a
week. Miss Esther A. johnson inyesti.
gates tho case IN point al fully as pos
sble. and upon her report very largely
depends the ISSUE. Tho pension IL not
paid In money bur IN store orders and
this part ia under supervision Of Rev. J.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
NEBRASKA ROADS GOOD
DESPITE RECENT RAMS

Despite tho heavy rains Of Saturday
night and Sunday. which IN some cases
played havoc with several Nebraska
roads. automobile highways in the terri
tory contiguous to Omaha are paAaable.
according to reports made TO the local
automobile club.
Tourists passing through this city in the
last day or so said that road conditions
were much better between Omaha and
Lincoln than in the extreme western part
OF the state. Several automobile tourists
were reported to he stalled in western
Nebraska and eastern Colorado.
Mrs. May Gillett OF Chicago. who is en-
route 10 Denver. will remain in Omaha
until the roads arr in better condition.
sho registered at the down town head
quarters Of the automobile club in the
Hotel Fontanelle.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
DELEGATES LEAVE FOR
CONFERENCE IN THE NORTH

The annual conference of the Nor
wegian Evangelical Lutheran Church
OF America eonvenes in Minneapolis
Wednesday and will be attended BY
1000 delegates Omaha is repre-
scented by Rev NJ. w. Halverson OF
the Norwegian Lutheran church OF
this city. Over the Great Western.
Rev. Mr.. Halverson and the Ne
braska delegation, fifteen members.
left for the conference that viii con.
tinue to and including Sunday
Next Sunday members Of the con-
ference will occupy the Lutheran
pnlpits in Minneapolis and St Paul.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

apply for any kind Of public aid. Were
Il not for the law the mothers would,
in most cases, get assistance from rela-
lives, borrow or manage somehow, 70
avoid charity Many applicants lapse
for a month and try 10 get on without
the pension only 10 be obliged 10 apply
again.
NOW, there was that woman you Just
saw come IN and get her pension crhe
writer had noticed neatly dressed
woman Of perhaps 20 years Of age. IN
tellgent and pleasant looking) She VIII
come In again In two weeks or on May
g. she was first put on the list for two
months two years ago. She had three
children at that time. Then the Oldest
boy got Job on the railroad at 3s5 per
month, and the mother did not need the
pension any longer. But in the vacation
season her son and malnstay Of the
family was drowned IN Wyoming while
In swimming, s.s.H
Then she again obtained pension.
She has SIC per month for her two de-
pendent children. the oldest Of whom.
however. the mother expects will soon
finish school and be able 70 support the
family without the pension.
Assistance from other charitable
sources are not generally welcome II
is expected that the mother will be able
10 pick up enough 10 support the family,
together with the aid we give her,
Though this If not landlords collection
agency. We sec that, above everything
else. the rent IL paid. We do not give
the mother money. however. Our as-
slhtance IN always in the form Of orders
on various kinds Of stores. II the land
lord wants to take these orders for rent
that II up 20 him
"A mother must be destitute, however.
10 obtain help IN the first place. n she
has money IN the bank, no matter how
small the amount may be, she Is ineliEi-
bic 10 share the mothers pension fund.
But II tho dependent family has A home
Of It's own, instead OF q bank account
II Is not Ineligible"
Under this ruling there would appar-
emily be chance 10 put a bank account
IN the hands Of relatives or friends.
Also n real estate SPECTATOR saw fu-
lure possibilities for the section OF the
city where such home was located
and offered a handsome bonus above
what the property cost a short time be-
fore the mother would naturally accept
II. But in doing 40 she would forfeit
her right 10 a pension from the county
until the money obtained from the sale
was all used UP. There would seem 70
be nothing under this ruling to prevent
an investment Of bank account IN a
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
H0LDREGE AND BYRAM
INSPECT WESTERN LINES

General Manager TIoldrege 81 tho BUR
linEton has gone west 10 mako lnsnoe-
tlon ~ the South Platte and Colorado
lines IN Denver he viii hc Joined by
Vice President Byram ~ Chicago, who
came IN during ths niFht and imme-
diateiy continued westward Tasother
they will make tour over the western
lines, Mr. nytam desiring 10 zee thu
wendoyer cutoff and the Powder River.
orin junction extension since their com.
pletlan
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
William A. De Bord
Dying from Effect Of
Apoplectic Stroke

William A. DcBord, senior member
Of the firm Of DeBord, Fradenburg &
Van Orsdcl, one 81 the best known
members Of the Douglas county bar
is dying al his home from the effect
81 an apoplcctic stroke, suffered
about 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Mr.. DC Bord, who has been in his
usual health oi late, arose Monday
morning., complaining Of a violent
headache, and did not 60 to his office.
Shortly after 10 o'clock he became
unconscious, and did not recover DR..
]. NJ. Akin diagnosed the trouble as
blood clot on the brain. This morn
ing Mr.. De Bord was still nneon-
scious, and no hope was held for his
recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
TO BE HERE THIS WEEK

A two-days' convention Of Ne.
braska Episcopalians will open
Wednesday morning in Trinity Ca.
thedral at 1880 There will be a
communion service followed by a
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Young OF Chi.
cago and the rendition Of Mendels-
sohn's Elijah" by the choir. Then
there will be business meeting all
the afternoon in Jacobs hall.
In the evening a reception at the
home OF Bishop A, L. Williams will
be rendered TO visiting clergy and
delegates from all over the state.
Reservations have been made by
Dean Hancock for about fifty Of the
bishops and delegates at the Loyal
hotel. Thursday will also be devoted
largely to business.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
RUN SPECIAL TRAIN TO
LINCOLN FOR PAGEANT

An effort IL 90 ho made ny Akssar.nan
and thf Commercial eluh 10 arrsnss far
q special train "a carry umahNns 70 Iin.
eein June 9 fag The tincaln paMaant on
lhnt aay esmsoHs hoard - governors
decided some erfks aRo g attend this
pamHM ln badR and now apaainl
emmitiee hte betn appQinteA n rantaf
e3lth the Commercial eMb slth taEard i
q apaHthi iFeta
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Four Governors to
March in Parade
For Preparedness

San Francisco, Cal, May -Four
western governors will march in a
preparedness parade which is to be
held in San Francisco IN June under
the auspices Of the Pacific Coast De-
Tense league, according 10 an an.
nouncemcnt made public here today.
Militiamen from ten states and local
labor and fratcrnal organizations will
also be IN line. The state execu-
tiyes who have accepted the invita-
ton TO participate are Governor
Hiram Johnson Of California, Gov
ernor Emmett ID. Boyle Of Nevada,
Governor James Withycombe OF Ore
gon and Governor Ernest Lister OF
Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
LECTURER SECURES BIG
VERDICT FROM Wo0DMEN

A verdict or $4,000 has iust been rom
dered against the Modern woodmen Of
America for libel in the circuit court
Of La Crosse, Wis. This was IN tho
case IN which Alfred Leslie Morse. lee
turer for tho woodmen Insurgents. sued
The Modern woodmen for sio0.0oo for al
legged liheloua statements the order made
against him while he was lechlring. Az
that time. Il Ia alleged. the woodmon
published pamphlet entitled WHO'S
Who, and Why and that In this they
flandcred Mr. Morse.
Attorney ~ c else OF Osborne. Kas..
ono Of Morse'e attorneys, passed through
Omaha yesterday on his return 10 his
home IN Kansas. Tho Jury found for tho
plaintiff Monday and recommended iudg-
ment ID ina sum 81 $1,000 The Modern
Woedmen win likely appeal
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
INDIANS ATTEND
MISSION MEETING
Real Americans from Winnebago
Meet with Woaan's Auxiliary
at All Saints Church.
SIXTY DELEGATES ARE HERE

More than sixty delegates, chief
among them Rev. William Pierce, a
Winnebago Indian, and party Of
two men and six women from Win.
nebago, Ncb., are in attendance at
the thirtieth annual meeting Of the
Nebraska branch, Womans auxiliary
10 the Episcopal Board OF Missions,
al All SAINTS church.
Yesterdays session was opened by
holy communion, Bishop A. j. Viii
liams, cclebrant The annual adj
dress OF the president Mrs. Philip
Potter, who has headed the organiza-
ton for more than twenty years, and
the annual reports were given, fol-
lowing which luncheon was served
by All Saints guild, Of which Mrs
Dexter l.. Thomas Is president
Miss Lindley OF New York City
gave the principal address at the aft
ernoon session, which included sec
tional conferences and election Of
officers.
Reception for Visitors.
A stereopticon lecture, Conquest
Of the Continent" by Rev George
Tyner OF Lincoln, was given last
evening at ST. Barnabas church The
business session this morning
will be at Jacobs hall, where lunch
con will be served. There will be a
reception al the bishops residence
for the visiting delegates in the even
ing.
Close to $1,000 was collected by
the women's societies throughout the
state for the support OF missions, but
especially for ST. Mays School for
Girls at Shanghai, China. A number
Of the circles reported taking up war
relief work, chiefly the work Of band
age circles in making surgical dress
ings
The reception committee included
Mrs. A. l.. Williams. Mrs. r J..
Mackay and Mrs J. A. Hancock. On
the hospitality committee were Mrs.
w. II. Jones, Mrs X. II. Doherty
and Mrs. Albert Noe. Miss Eleanor
Mackay. Miss Mildred Butler, Miss
Margaret Bruce and Miss Peters
were the ushers, and Mesdames ]. J.
Stubbs, Jean Johnston, George Tyner
and "A. +. Biondell the tellers
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
to
Hold Big Parade

manufacturers parade Is to be held
IN Omaha as one Of the features OF the
Ak-sar-isen activities Of the fall. accord
ing to Samson. This IL a matter that
has been pending for some time. and for
time the manufacturers could not
exactly agree on tho matter. II "a now
announced that arrangements will be
made for this feature as one OF the day
light events Of the festival.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
PATRIOTIC MEMORIAL LEVY
REFERRED TO LEGAL LIGHTS

ma eliF faunel referred m Mk
legal department the preparation oi
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
LOSES HIS LEGS WHILE
STEALING RIDE ON TRAIN

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
PLAYGROUND SUPERVISORS
CONFIRMED Rf COUNCIL

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

home for the sake Of getting the money
from the county distributor.
THE largest pension now received by
any family IN Omaha is s35 per month.
There are seven children in this family
ana tho father is still living. though
nearly incapacitated. because Of injuries
said to have been received In the smelter.
tho family operates small truck farm.
The oldest boy goes to school and also
helps his father on the farm"
(Another Installment Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
JOBS ON THE JURY ARE NOT
TO BE HANDED AROUND

Election Commlsalonery Harley More
head. Who Il also Jury commissioner,
sass every once IA a while Some friend
or acquaintance who happens 10 b. out
II work appeaFa and asas Cor Dob
wufkins on tbs iury iupe dulF nays
s. a dax. ard SONS times the taieamrn
AFe permitted to walk around the eor.
fsaafa and Net rev acquaintance
a iuat kesn thf Nebraska statutes
arsn AZ mo paas Wherein ID taia 81 iha
si.ee rebaitg provided faf apfrme wha
ass 80 3 plseH aa = i8rY That usually
seilisa aHt AiF NaffhtsA iaBshes
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
SMALL RUN or GRAM WITH
The PRICES SOME LOWER

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
SUSTAINS BAD BRUISES
WHEN KICKED BY HORSE

II. Short 40 North Fifteenth street.
sustained severe bruises when he was
kicked by horse at Eleventh street and
Capitol avenue.
Clarence Davis, 93l North Twenty
sixth street. received the fracture Of
small bone in his left foot when coal
wagon ran over the member,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Our Mothers Pension LnaU--
HON. Is 1t Working out?

Here is a careful review made by of The Bees staff
give the taxpayers and public generally the infor
nation which form their conclusions 1t will
appear in three instalnents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-09

Der will have her own card, which is
her ticket of admission to all affairs
OF the organization.
Mrs. ). S. Beggs, president of the
club, has recently returned from Colo
RADIO, and plans for the years work
thru its departments will be worked
out in short time.
Topeka has produced a moving pic
ture actress. Word comes that Mrs.
Dewitt Hagar will appeal in pictures
at the Iris next Monday and Tuesday
in the play, Each Pearl a Tear" She
is with Fannie Ward in that produc-
ton.
Mrs. Hagar. who was formerly Miss
Percy Montgomery, and known in the
film company as Peggy Hagar, has
months, and has been connected with
the Lasky Film company for sixty
days, taking roles in the pictures, The
Victorian Cross Joan of Arc" and
which will be presented in Topeka
next week she does her principal work
in the second part opposite Mr.
Charles Clary.
Mrs. Hagar is a good l. oking and
attractive young woman who used to
DE much in demand for local theatre
calls in Topeka md who filled those
unremunerated posts with cheerful
ness and credit. Wherefore, success
and material rewards are due her in
the professional world.
X X X
Invitations have been received in
Topeka from Mr. and Mrs. Charles l..
Roodhouse of Fort Scott, to the mar
riage of their daughter, Helen Lucille.
to Mr.. Louis Burkhart Barr, also of
Fort Scott, Tuesday. September IL.
The Roodhouse family is promi-
nent one in Fort Scott, ana they have
many friends thruout the STATE. Miss
Roodhouse was a guest at the c. L
Martin home in Topeka, when she met
a number of friends of Mrs. Martin
Her announcement party was given re-
Gently by Miss Ruth King. the daugh-
ter of Representative King. She is a
graduate of the Fort Scott high school,
and spent the last year in California
on the coast. About eighty Guests have
been invited to the wedding which will
be an event of Importance in Fort
Scott.
X X X
Miss Ethel Grant has geen elected
to position as teacher of piano in the
Fine Arts department of Washburn
college. Miss Grant is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. Grant and re-
ceived her artists diploma from the
Michigan University school of music.
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Miss Corinne Ripley, who is doing
-'s association work in the physical
department.
Another of the local athletic girls
who has assisted at the Y. w. this
summer is Miss Corinne Ripley. She
is now on a vacation trip in the north,
but during the greater part of the
summer she worked at the association
in the physical department. She help
ed with the games for the children in
the juvenile department of the Y, and
she will probably continue her work
during the winter. Last year she
taught in the high school at Silver
Lake, following her graduation from
Washburn. This year, however, she
expects to remain at home.
x X X
The art department of Washburn
college is to be represented at the fair
next week. Two rooms of the arts
building will be occupied by the WASH
burn art exhibit. which will be in
charge of Miss Marie Witwer. assisted
by Mrs. Katherine Hand, both of
whom are connected with the depart
ment.
Miss Witwer has asked the girls of
the Beta sorority to assist her also.
=. In the furnishing of the two rooms,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-09

Mrs. A. A. Hurd. Mrs. Hurd and her
guests were brought UP in the same
town and have been friends since their
girlhood.
Mr. and Mrs F. W. Young of St.
Louis have left for their home, after
visit to Mrs. Young's father, Mr.. j.
Frederick Scott and Mrs. Scott. They
stopped on their way home from Colo
rado. They spent part of their vaca-
tor at Three Lakes. Wisconsin. and
from there they went to the Rocky
Mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Rice and their
daughter, Miss Anna Burr Rice, and
their son, Mr.. N M. Rice, jr., will ar
rive Sunday to be guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. P. Paxton and their family.
They have been in Colorado. and are
stopping in Topeka on their return.
The Rice family formerly lived in
Topeka.
Mr.. John S. Downes. president of
the Aetna Building & Loan associa-
ton, will leave for New Orleans Sun
day on a months vacation, and will
take the boat from New Orleans to
New York city. about four days and
one-half on the ocean. Mrs. Downes
has been in New York city, on the
sound, since July 1, and will return
with him.
Miss June Mitchell and Miss Hazel
Nelson went to Kansas City this after
noon to spend Sunday with Miss Sara
Mitchell, Miss Mitchell's cousin, who
visited her few weeks ago.
Among the Topeka girls who have
gone to Manhattan to entsr the fall
term at the State Agricultural college
are Miss Gladys Guild, Miss Elizabeth
Hart, Miss Adelaide Seeds, Miss Doro-
thy Hadley, Miss Ethel joss. Miss
Katherine Mcfarland and Miss Lillian
Guthrie.
Mrs. c. W. Martin, who was struck
by a street car two weeks ago today,
is slowly recovering at Christ's hos
pital.
Mrs. James Hayslip and Mrs. Tom
Truitt have left for Portsmouth, Ohio,
to make their home.
|. Miss Irma Larrick of Lenora. Kan,
will arrive Monday to enter Washburn
college. Miss Larrick was a student at
Washburn two years ago, and was af-
filiated with the Beta Sorority Last
year she attended the State university,
at Lawrence.
DIR. H. w. Powell left today for the
Great Lakes where he will spend a
few weeks.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
NJ. E. church will hold their regular
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ing entertained at number OF num-
Der of parties to which the Misses Up
degraff are invited. The visiting girls
and Miss Churchward are Pi Phi So
rority sisters.
Miss Fern Larrick of Lenora, whose
engagement to Dr.. Carter w. Ward,
has been a good deal discussed among
the friends of the young couple, has
decided that she will not return to
Washburn college this fall. as she had
previously planned. Her marriage to
Doctor Ward will take place some
time during the autumn. Doctor Ward
is building a handsome new home in
Lenora of the Georgian style of archf-
lecture, and he and his bride will oc-
cupy the house when it is completed
and furnished.
Miss Larrick was a Washburn col
lege girl, and is a member of the Beta
sorority She has studied voice and
piano in the Horner Institute of Fine
Arts in Kansas City. Doctor Ward is
a former Kansas City man and a
graduate of the Kansas university He
is now practicing his profession in
LenOra.
Mrs. Harry Wardin gave an informal
party this afternoon at her home on
Van Buren, street, in compliment to
Miss Gertrude Kitchell. whose mar
rage to Mr.. R. c. March will take
place TINS I3ll. Inc RueSlS were MISS
Kitchell, Miss Ethel Grant, Miss Grace
Overmeyer, Miss nellie Mcfarland.
Miss Bertha Kltchell, Miss June
Mitchell and Mrs. George Mitchell.
x X X
The following girls, who have been
playing cards together this summer,
had luncheon at the tea room Friday,
closing the series of ga1aes: Miss
Helen Neese, Miss Antonette West,
Miss Maude McVey, Miss Alice
Hughes, Miss Juliet Brown, Miss
GLADYS Guild, Miss Jean Lindsay and
Miss Ruth Foster.
X X 4
Miss Ona May Miller will go to Law
renee Monday to give a program of
harp music for the Alpha Delta Pi tea
From there she will go to Kansas City
where she will spend the winter. She
is harpist at st. Pauls Episcopal
church this year and will engage in
concert work in and arourd Kansas
City.
X X x
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. E. E. Wall of Lection, Mo-, and
Mrs. J. F. Wall CT Winfield. Mo-, will
arrive tonight for a weeks visit to