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The Seward gateway., 1917-01-23
MIDDLE CLASS
 IN MEXICO

One of the erroneous assertions re- garding Mexico that is frequently eu- countered is that that country "has no middle class" This has been re- peated so often without denial that doubtless the great majority of those who have no personal acquaintance with the country give it full credence, But few moments examination will demonstrate the incorrectness of the idea.
 In one recent instance an individual who claimed to have lived in Mexico many years declared that there were only seven thousand landowners in the country and that it had no mid- dle class" The fair presumption. from this is that it was meant to de- clare that that there are seven thou sand ariStocratS in the country and that all the rest of the fifteen or six teeeu million people are members of the peon class, which it is true pre- dominates. Writers and speakers who deal loosely with the country and do not take the trouble to verify what they believe to be their facts, are very fond of making this unqualified as sertion. going so far as Co declare with great positiveness that there are just two clasSess and no more in the Republic. Yet as a matter of fact this idea has little basis in real con djtionS.
 It is true there is an ariStocratic class. but comparatively speaking it is limited in it's extent. There is also a peon class. which it is true com prises a very large portion of the population. But between these is the great middle clasS-the clerks, the employees of all kinds who labor with both brain and hand, the professional men. the rank and file of the govern ment employees, the teachers, the shop-keepers, the proprietary miners and farmers. business men Of a thou sand different branches, mechanics of all sorts, who most energetically and properly resent being classed with the peons. just as they make no pre- ensions to membership in the upper class. Il am not a peOn-I am a me chanic." is an assertion frequently heard, and it is uttered with al, the pride of a member of a class higner than the despised one.
 If. then, men who labor with their brains or their hands, or both, who have neither the birth nor the means to essay aristrocratic pretensions, dc not constitute a middle class, words have lost their meaning.
 The Review is of the opinion that it is high time this fallacy were dis pelled. No one who has ever visited Mexico with eyes open, and most of all no one who has ever lived there, has any excuse for perpetuating this error. A moments thought, a mo- ment's recollection or inquiry regard ing the vast industrial system con ducted by men who certainly do not belong to the aristocracy any more than they do to the peOn class, must convince any intelligent person that there is very large and rapidly in- creasing middle class in Mexico, With very few exceptions, the reyo- lutionary leaders are all middle class men and women.-The Mexican Re view.
The Seward gateway., 1917-01-23

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR RENAL PRECINCT, THIRD DI- VISION. TERRITORY OF ALAS kA.
The Seward gateway., 1917-01-23

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF C. N. JOHNSON Deceased.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Whut Women Are Donna

The New York Central railroad has
decided to employ women as freight
handlers.
Chicago washerwomen have Or
ganized union with view to get
ting better pay for their labor.
Ex-Queen Sophia of Greece is the
first member Of the Hohenzollern
family to have the "Ex" before the IL
tie.
Representative jeanette Rankin Of
Montana has been invited to speak
at the dedication of the new woman's
building at the North Carolina state
fair.
Mrs. Sidney Webt, who has been
appointed a member of the British
reconstruction committee, is a daugh-
ter Of Richard Potter, sone-time presi-
dent of the. Grand Trunk railway.
Mrs. Webb is considered one Of the
greatest living authorities on trade
unionism and. social and industrial
problems.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Can Women Learn to
Talk -Four Manutess

Some say 1t can't be done. Others
vouch for the ability of Omaha
women who have already had some
experience In the various methods of
conservation. .... *.
Under the direction of the Omaha
Womaf's club group of women are
being organized into a corps of four
minute-speakers, with Prof. Edwin
Pulls OF the Young Mems Christian
association school as their instructor.
, These women will gather to learn to
deliver convincingly four-minute
speeches on every possible phase of
the war situation.
ORWELL No, indeedl Their study
will be such weighty subjects as
WAR Tanks" (literally); "War as an
Industry, Second Liberty Loan"
"Manhunters of the Air, Russia
and Democracy, Government OF
Germany, RED Cross, insignia OF
the Army, Labor and the War;,
Food Conservation, Submarine
Warfare" "Cantonments",, Soldier
Insurance, Artillery in Modern
Warfare, 'Cantonments", Soldier
Battle OF the Marne". and many
others.
These up-and-coming women,
whose minds gravitate in many di-
rections, will give four-minute lee
lures to relieve uncertainties and
vagaries in the public mind. They
hope to go out and by the confidently
spoken word, help mould public opin-
ion. Their watchword is the remark
of President Wilson, at is not an
army we must prepare for war--it is
a nation"
The FIRST meeting will be held this
morning at the Metropolitan build
| ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02

Red Cross work OF every possible
kind was urged by Mrs. A. L. Fernald
of the Omaha Woman's club in her
presidents address at the first meet
ing held this afternoon at Metropoli-
tan club house. This is the largest
woman's iub in the city, numbering
more than 400 members.
Knitting, surgical dressings and
making scrapbooks for wounded SOL
diers and sailors are departments OF
work outlined for club members by
Mrs. Fernald. Mrs. F. J. Birss is to
head the Red Cross work and an in
structor will be named in the near fu-
ture. The other work will be handled
through the nine departments OF the
club.
Americanization Of aliens, espe-
cially women, is advocated by Mrs.
Fernald.
Mrs. Fernald, Who is also county
chairman for the woman's committee
State Council of Defense, has been in
structed to make permanent the or.
ganization which accomplished the
registration of Douglas county women
for war service September II. This
is war measure to hold the women
in readiness for whatever emergency
may arise. -
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
By ADELAIDE KENNERLY.- =

e Has it ever occurred to you-the
average person-that we are all work.
ers for eternity?
What we do each day seems trivial
indeed, comparedto what some Others
are doing in the world, but that i:
because we understand our part while
the other persons part is a mystery
Art. to some, means the expression
OF superior mind-the artist quite
superior person.
Engineering, to another class, is the
work OF master minds, and engineers
the cream of the milk OF life.
Music is thought by many to be
divine gift from heaven and they
feel that the musician is being in
spired, 49,,
But never does it occur to most OF
US that the clerk, or the dressmaker
or the manufacturer of wooden wares,
or the. boilermaker~or the telephone
operator. or the elevator man or the
office boy is just as important in the
business of life as the artist, or
musician or engineer.
Certain minds we rightfully con-
slider master minds, but the kings and
the clowns are more or less alike.
Each fills place among people and
each necessary to the other.
Beautiful pictures add greatly to the
decoration-yea, even the inspiration
of lif.. -. ~ ....-
Music is said to soothe the savage
beast, but it depends entirely upon
the beast" Whether savage or
civilized, the "beast" must have all
ear for music else the sounds are lost.
Music, then, cannot be all important.
Engineering has brought contin ITS
together. 1t has divided mountains
and given US Brooklyn bridge. En-
gineering has turned a group of un
ruiy hills into picturesque little
city-Omaha. Engineering has adde,
to the worlds transportation facilities
the elevated railroads, the subways
and great tunnels under the Hudson
river. Yet engineering alone could
not exist. It thrives on a million
other things.
If we would but stop to think that
one persons task is as important as
the other, jealousy over results would
die a natural death. We cannot carry
on this great business of life without
the executives, neither can re dc
without the office boys and all tht
folks in between.
The essential point is, are we givins
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02

Almost every one knows that It is
generally possible to remove ink from
cloth, white table-cloth, for instance,
by dipping the stained part, while the
stain is fresh and wet, in sweet milk
and letting it stand, completely i'm
mersed. Then it may usually be
washed out without difficulty. An
other method of extracting such spots,
which some housekeepers find satls-
factory in the case OF cotton or linen
is to dip the spots in pure melted tai
low. They say that, when they wash
out the tallow the ink comes along
with it. Still another woman recon-
mends tomato juice. She says that 1t
will remove ink stains from the linen
and stains from the hands, as well.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
School Nurses Start Out to Make
I New Boys of Willie and Johnnie

Willie, l2-year-old Mason school
boy, will be quite help to his mother
when he grows up. Miss Charlotte
Townsend, supervisor of public school
nurses, Is sure he will.
Willis's surname is not being used
at this time, because his teacher be-
lieves it would be unwise. Last year
Willie was all that he should not have
been. He was listless, spelled "cat"
with *" hardly knew he was alive.
The school nurses took Willie to
pieces" put new accelerator into his
mental machinery by removing tom
sils and adenoids and improving his
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02

auricular organs. Willie is now bat.
ting 300 in his school work. He is
new boy.
1--WE offer Willie as a shining ex.
ample of what physical examination
work is doing in the public schools, I"
Miss Townsend said.
Eighteen school nurses started this
morning to make a general physical
examination of boys and girls of pub
lie schools. Reports will be sent to
parents. Eyes, ears and throats will
be carefully examined.
1--WE will look them over from head
to feet" was the expression Of Super
visor Townsend.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
.Solaloquy of Modern Eve
= We Are All Workers for Eternity.
What Does Your Work Mean to LJe!

to lif, the best there is in us? II
we are s'luifling through, we are a
cheat, no a after how high our posi-
ton may seem to the world. But
if we CIV the very best there is IN
Us, even to the most nenial work,
then we are an important person.
We are all workers for eternity,
AMI every little task means something,
although we may not understand IT.
There is no shame in any work II we
are doing our best. Our duty is not
alone to IL. man higher up, but to the
great business OF life in which we
are all workers for eternity.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Cupid Comes Also On
Visit to Ak.Sar.Ben

Cupid began his annual drive on
Ak-Sar-Ben visitors promptly at 9
o'clock Monday morning. When the
doors of county court were opened a
line of couples waiting for marriage
licenses was on hand. Nearly a score
of certificates had been issued up till
noon. Each year during King AXIS
reign couples swarm to the court
house for licenses The rush generally
rivals the June stampede.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Union Printers Pay Fine
Tribute To Samuel ReeS

Omaha Typographical union at its
meeting Sunday ordered officers TO
place wreath at the bier of the late
Samuel Rees. While Mr.. Rees of late
years had conducted a nonunion print
ing Office. yet members of the Typo
graphical union honored him. in that
he was fair opponent and came un-
der the classification Of "a beloved
enemy"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Ringwalt Guests Arrive.

MIX wall ShSots fhs's'
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ringwalt and
son, Joseph, jr.. arrived this morning
TO be the guests of Mr.. Ringwalts s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Ringwalt.
As this is their first visit to Omaha
since their marriage, Mr.. and Mrs,
Ringwalt expect to make an indefinite
stay. Mrs. Ringwalt. who was for
merly Miss Marguerite Stowitts OF
this city, has host of friends here
and it Is expected that there will be
many affairs planned in her honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bradford, from
California, will be guests at the ]. R.
Ringwalt home. Mrs. Bradford, who
was formerly Miss Frances Todd oi
this city, will be welcomed back by
her many friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
HyMENEAL
Mexican Grissoni.

Mr.. Henry Mexican and Miss Opal
Grissom OF Schuyler, Neb.. were mar
ried at ; p. m. Saturday by the Rev.
Charles w. Savidge at his study. SIS
North Eighteenth street. in the pres
ence of Misses Mary Gore and Nora
Grunden.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
AdaIce to the LoveIorm
Bg Beatrice Fairfor

Of the difference in our social positions
fear that our marriage would be unhappy.
Should ! try to forget this man?
II. M. C.
II doesn't seem necessary for you to for
get the man-but instead for you to con-
quer your own snobbishness. You didn't
dream that you were one-did you? But
that Is exactly what all your worry about
social position means. II you are am
bilious, ready to learn and sufficiently mod
est and sweet to recognize your fsilings
and try to. correct them, marrying q man
who has greater social opportunities than
you need not handicap him nor humiliate
you. The things you do not mention are
the attitude OF this mans father toward
your marriage and the state OF your own
affections. OF course hope you are not
contemplating a mercenary marriage. That
would be a grave injustice.
Very Dangerous.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am puSsied; have
been corresponding with q gentleman for a
| year, but have never met him. We have
grown fond OF each other and exchanged
photos. He wishes me to come part way
to meet him, as he says he cannot get q
| longer leave from his work.
| q Now WOulo II DC pfopoE LUZ tiio " bo'
Please advise me. am very much wor"
ried. 1t means a great deal to me. He has
| been such a comfort to me and 80 kind.
| don't xhink l ever could forget him. G. G.
| do not want to spoil your possible
chances Of happiness BY being conventional
But It Is very dangerous thing you are
planning to do. ! do not know how you en-
tered upon this correspondence. If It wal
through mutual friends who vouched to each
one OF you for the other. that would make
a difference. But in any event. to 60 trav'
cling across the country to meet mar
OF whom you know yer, little and whom
you have never seen. is dangerous. Marriage
is serious thing. you know. and even II
his intentions are what the world calls per
fectly honorable" you are stin taking some
| tremendous chances.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02

This column Is for the good OF all cor
No ones problems are really
Individual and everyoneS problems are like
ly TO apply to someone else. So when cor
respondents ask for personal replies they
not only demand an unfair amount OF
time and attention. but they also deprive
others of q chance to consider q situation
which might interest them almost as much
as II does the particular individual who
has aked for q solution. Hereafter--except
In cases Of dire necessity---no personal re-
plies will be sent
When Is q Girl Woman?
Dear Miss Fairfax: "a" says that a girl
Of II Is a child and not fully responsible
for her actions. '.B'' says that girl oi
that age Ia considered full-grown swomar
who knows her own mind.
We would greatly appreciate a few lines
from your pen on this subject. s. q. Il.
state laws differ very much on this ques'
tion. Individuals mature at ages which
vary greatly. have known girls from 2t
to % who were In no sense mature women
Generally ~ represents youth. not woman
hood; and all youth has q real claim or
the protection Of maturity. myself fee
that most girls OF so or under are still
children. As for being fully responsible,
for her actions, giri who Is as yount
as II surely has not enough judgment. un
derstanding OF herself. knowledge OF hu
man nature and experience to be held &C
countabis for everything she does. An!
man who tries TO hold Seventeen" respon
sible for the consequences OF her youthful
blunders Is making biunder sraver thar
any Of herr whatever they have BEEN,
'"rhe Things that Count
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 81 and em
ployed as a stenographer In a >broh,1 $ o.
flee. For four months his sor. who Is 81,
years older than I. has repeatedly asked m
to go out with him. / have always refused
but recently went to theater with hin
and to supper. All, the other women wer
fashionably dressed and felt embarrasse,
because OF my plain clothes
am deeply in love with this man ant
he has asked me to marry him. but becaus
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02

Lake Madison, Wis. The party made
the trip by motor. # ~
Mrs. Frank B. Johnson and daugh.
ter, Miss Jeanette Johnson, leave this
evening for the east, where Miss
Jeanette enters st. Mary's Hall
Burlington, N. J.
Miss Jessie Past has returned from
Boston and New York, where she has
been visiting tor some time. r..
Lieutenant Paul Guggenrnos, who
received lis commission at Presidio,
passed through Omaha last week on
his way to Camp Pike. Lieutenant
Guggenmos expects to- leave for
France in two months.
Lieutenant Robert McCague is at
home on a short furiough which he
is spending with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. l.. McCague Lieutenant Nc
Cague is stationed at Camp Dodge,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02

- What a Serge Can Really Do -

VIZ HEN dress determines to be completely
w smart and Hickson decides to help it
along, you get results like this Navy blue
serge belted impudently to collar as well as
waist with gray suede, and that simple description
gives you the outline of the wonderful dress whose
swinging skirt panels and narrowing waist panel,
which terminates in bustle all emphasize the latest
fashion hints from Paris and the good old U. S. A.
To complete your dress effectively, gray suede
boots, gray gloves and hat of gray duvetyne ap-
pliqued in blue and tipped as to crown with blue
velvet, which just matches the wee ribbon that
encrces the whole.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Program Changed.

The Dundee Bridge Luncheon club
have decided 10 change their program
this year. The members will have
lunch together and will then spend
the afternoon in knitting for the sol
diers. The next meeting of the club
will be on Monday, October 8, at the
home of Miss Isabel Milroy.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Personal Mention.

Personal Mention.
Ross Hyde went to Chicago Tues
day to meet his wife and little daugh-
ter, who are returning from Detroit.
where Mrs. Hyde has been with her
mother. Mrs. George Thrail.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Weller have
gone east to visit Mr.. Weller's daugh.
ter in Syracuse, N. Y. and go from
there to New York City. Hartford and
New Haven. returning home by way
OF Philadelphia and Atlantic City
about November S. They will be a,
the Blackstone for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. BalimaA, Miss
Marie Fowler, Mr.. J. J. Sullivan, Mr..
L. M. Talmadge and Mr.. George 5.
Colt we're registered at the Hotel Nc.
AIpin in New York City last week.
Sergeant William r. Green of the
duartermaster's department is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Anna Green. Ser
geant Green is stationed at Camp
Dodge and is enjoying short fur
Tough.
Mrs. r. B. Bryant and Miss Mar.
JQttC DI ait navy tscAAS Aioh
the Pacific coast. where they spent
the summer with Mrs. Bryant's sons
One son is in camp at American Lake
Wash.
Mrs. E. B. Ransom, last years sec,
retary of the Omaha Woman's club
is at Miss Stewards hospital. where
she underwent an operation for ap'
pcrd;citis Friday.
Miss Grace Esancy of Des Moine'
spent the week end with her aunt
Mrs. r. E. Bryant. Mrs. Bryant re
Gently returned from Hastings, wher'
she spent the summer.
DR.. and Mrs. E. A. Van Fleet re
turned Saturday from a months aut'
trip to Denver arr surrounding point
of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. S. Goodrich an
Mr.. ]. E. Goodrich, sr,. have returne'
from q fishing trip to Point Pleasant
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Luncheon for Miss Woodward.

Luncheon for Miss Woodward.
Miss Nan Murphy entertained at
luncheon at the Blackstone in honor
OF Miss Marie Woodard, whose
marriage to Mr.. Kremer Balm of
Butte, Mont. takes places October IL.
The guest list included only the in
innate friends ofthe bride-to-be.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Bridge Party
Mics (,ertr

Bridge Party.
Miss Gertrude gMetz entertained at
bridge at her home for her house
guests, Miss Harriet Mack and Miss
Margery Elias OF Buffalo. Five tables
were placed for the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Balls Brilliancy Subdued by War.

0oh . DthhohSy eeooeSH W "ets
Cloth of gold and cloth of silver,
with silver and gold lace trimming,
gowns of the women OF Ark-Sar-Ben's S
court which made last years Corona
ton ball such brilliant spectacle,
will be no moe. War has turned
the tire Ill of society away from thai
which is ostentatious and the still
beautiful costumes to be worn at this
years ball will indicate this as surely
as any government barometer.
"Soft, opalescent velvets. as pleas
ing TO the touch as chiffon, will be
used for the handsomest gowns at the
ball." is the information impaired by
one of Omaha's leading mentors OF
the world of fashion. There will be
a few gold and silver cloth gowns
but very. very few. Satins, tulle. taf-
feta and combinations of any two of
these materials are second in favor"
White satin combined with tulle
will fashion most OF the special maids
court gowns, but several have chosen
the white velvet. which promises to
make most beautiful creations%
Deep pink will be the popular
choice in ~colors for Ak-Sar-Ben
gowns. though the choice of white
for the gowns OF the princesscs Of
the court will be followed by other
ladies in waiting. f.
The knell of orchid, the predomin-
ating color at the last two balls, has
been sounded.
Velvet gowns have been the ex-
ception. not the rule, at most recent
balls OF Ak-Sar- Ben.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Truex-Davis Wedding.

The wedding Of Miss Georgina
Davis, daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Davis, and Mr.. Arthur Truck of
Rochester, N. Y, was solemnized at
the home OF the brides parents at 4
D. m., in the presence of few friends
and relatives. The bride wore her sis
ter's wedding gown of chantilly lace
over Georgette crepe, made with a
square neck and short tulle sleeves.
The brides bouquet was of brides
roses and swansonia. After buffet
supper the young couple left for New
York, where they expect to live fof
an indefinite period, expecting, how
ever, to make their permanent home
in Oklahoma. a.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02

A Wonderful Flew roduc1
Won't Shrink Woolens! Won't Turn Silks
Yellow! Won't Injure Even Chiffons!
. Nothing Like 1t Ever Made For Woolens
and All The Dainty Things You Want
to Launder
This wonderful product is and different
and actually looks different The moment you
open the package, you will realize that you have
never seen soap product anything like it. 1t isnot
a soap powder, not Clipped soap, not cake,
but wonderful flakes-pure, transparent-in
which is concentrated more real cleansing value
than is possible in any other form of soap.
It is ready to use; shaving or chipping re-
Quired LUX dssolves Instantly in hot water All
you do is whisk it into ather-rich thick suds,
then work the clothes about in the suds to dissolve
the dirt-no rubbing-whch is always rlinols to
fine fabrics and necessary with other soap prod
ucts.
This product is made of the purest materials
known, by special formula. These flakes won't
hurt any fiber whether cotton, silk or wool! They
won't turn silks yellow! They won't njure
chiffons!
c They will not harm anything that pure water
alone will not injure
This new product LUX, for all fine launder-
ing, is on sale at grocery, drug and depart
ment stores. Lever Bros Co.. Cambridge, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
Prairie Park Whist Club

Prairie Park Whist club held the
first meeting of the season. thirty
players are registered for this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-02
F:a.,;s Club

F;delis Club.
Fidelis club vii. entertain the mem-
bers and friends at a card party on
Tuesday afternoon at ST. Cecilia's au-
ditorium.