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Evening star., 1917-10-07
tennis courts ana an indoors supp.
was served.

tennis courts ana an indoors supper
was served.
And we are all SO busy Knitting, says
q letter writer in the Birmin CHAM Age
Herald. that we sit
Come and Rrin0 up until the morn
Your Knitting. Of Of Us cannot even
stop for Sunday. as last Sunday after
the great parade, while the speeches
were being made at Capitol Park. ono
elderly lady was calmly knitting away.
I also heard that preacher in another
town. forget where Just now-told
the women Of his congregation to bring
their knitting with them to church.
days Of cutting and tearing. winding
and working for that great body Of
women belonging to the Red Cross.
And hear that these long hours Of
steady work in many Rod Cross club
rooms throughout the country have
been relieved by reading aloud.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
Picked Up Here and There.
Continued nom Fourth Pass.)


doa Of the Signal Corps from MineolA,
wsrs in the large group OF Army and
Navy mon there.
For perhaps the last ten years or
more the day AT home mas oeen
omitted from the
m>v>1.nS p.v;r.. lower left hand
corner Of calling
At Home Days. cards. and so the
custom Of having one day when friends
might find one at home became obso-
,ete. The old custom Is being taken
up again now and promises to be
rather popular. says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
MT. and Mrs. Henry Arnost Chisholm.
9io7 Euclid avenue. have announced
that they will be at home on Mondays
during october and November between
4 and s.
Mrs. Chisholm was formerly Miss
Evening star., 1917-10-07

delphia viii be resumed this winter,
plans already having
Onlv American been made for the
- meetin ngs by the
Muslc' board Of directors Of
the club. The meetings will be held
every Tuesday, beginning the first week
in November. and . large luncheon at
the Bellevue -Etratford will precede
each musical, which will be held in the
rose garden Of the hotel, and At which
only works of American composers will
be given.
-
Informals are still the thing in Los
Angeles society. Society women seem
almost with one ac-
Tennis Court Is cord to have tabooed
,, the real society func-
y oailIoom. tlon, which has al
ways been a part Of the regular life
Of the community, says the Los An
geles Tribune. However, there arc al
ways interesting people to be enter
tanned. charming small luncheons ana
dinners and the little group parties at
the various clubs,
The most important event in social
the members Of the younger set last
week was the moonlight ball given
Tuesday evening at the home of the
Lester Brandts in Glendale, where $50
of the younger society lads and lassies,
with a scattering Of their older folk.
assembled.
Dancing was INDUCED in on the open
Evening star., 1917-10-07

The Linen Shop
Our stock of Pure Linen Damask Cloths and Nap
kins unrvaled in and qualities are priced
very considerate these purchased months ago.
Saves, 80" You Benefit These Saving. 10 s:,.i i'*
CLOTHS y' &C. :sse ss,s ss,s ''t :ese Each
clo1Hs-2.5 yard. $780, SIS; :ls2s an. $3.50 I.l
CLOTHS 2z3N yards $500 ss1s $l7s s4so
cloTHs-2h.2A yard, $500 $500 ;s7s Each
E yard: s.; :. ;,;s s2 :s: md E
cLo1Hs-2h13N yards sl4so $500 and $500 Each
CLOTHS z1n4 yards s27s and $500 Each
cLoTHs33 yards $500
NAPKINS ,ss n;' ;a 7s n q $500 81 inches & $685. $685. $780, $780, '7s
Thirty designs also plain satin and band border.
Shamrock Special
John % s:s :ss ; ;,s Shamrock Linen Tea Hb*''fd linen flax
Hn.bhhsd $780, $780, u2s and .7s per
Hsnsae Pu.n naen coth.-sp.ia EACH
H"' % S ss: ;;s os T.: :.s 49, and IS inches satin s"'
5 ? '' SSH; md *s % % s s,5 7 81 s s'es .es
ss'''s and E & s s % :s . special $50 :s % s % :. circular designs
monog Special &c. and Csc eeaeh
Meadow pure ready
shunken
20 inches wide sph. Zoe yard n inches wide special
AZ
"a inches wide special sse 54 inches
90 inches wide special w $3.50 yard
cashTo Tow6ns-peci.. 2oe zse, yard
$780,
Regularly 45c &C., &c. $1.25. ST. $l6O
Turkish Bath PLAIN white pink. blue. and gold aol tile
effects Special $780, $500
For6
cand39c each.
ELITE" COTTON SHEETS CASES.
Torn hemming o0xl08 inches. Special. $l.3s
Torn s1 hemmig inches Speia.
Torn before hemming 8Ix90 nches Special $l.0s
size before hemmins inches Speeia,z
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
American Ambulance Chief Killed
In an Air Accident in Champagne

Paris, June lS,-Benny Woodwork
of San Francisco, chief of the first
section of the American ambulance
field service, has been killed. and
Lincoln Chatkoff, of>New York City,
pilot in the Lafayette squadrila, dam
gerously wounded in an airplanc ac-
cident, according to the Paris Herald.
Woodwork went TO the headquar-
ters Of the Lafayette squadrilla in
Champagne on Friday evening, where
he met his friend, Chetkoff. They
decided to fly over and visit some
comrades at the camp of "the Storks,"
Captain Guynemer's squadron, about
six miles away. Chatkoff rose to
height of about $50 feet and COM
menced to execute a series of evolu-
tions, beginning with several spirals
and then nose diving toward the
earth.
Eye witnesses say that when near
the ground the pilot seemed to make
an effort to right the machine in
order to rise again. Chatkoff either
miscalculated the distancel or some
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19

thing went wrong with the appara-
tus, for the machine never altered its
course, but plunged headlong and
buried its nose in the earth.
Woodworth was killed instantly,
one of his legs being severed and the
other crushed, suffering in addition
other terrible injuries. Chatkohf sus-
tained serious internal injuries, frac-
tured his skull and suffered other
wounds. He now lies in critical
Great Grandson OF Poet.
San Francisco Cal. June 49,
Benjamin R. Woodworth, 80 years
old, whose death in an airplane acci-
dent was reported early today from
Paris was the son OF Mrs. Ruth
Woodwork, San Francisco, and a
great grandson. of Samuel Wood
worth, author of "The Old Oaken
Bucket" Mrs. Woodwork learned
of her sons death in a cablegram
from Arthur Schell, his cousin, who
accompanied him when he enlisted
two years ago in the American am
bulance corps.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
RED CROSS Week
|N.0MAHA FINDS
TEAMS AT WORK
Leaders Start Out to Solicit
Their Allotment; WattIes
Speaks at the South
Side Exchange.

Omaha's captains of industry who
voluntarily abandoned their business
for the entre week 10 devote theit
effcits - the success Of the Red
Cross finance campaign, and Incl
dentally speed up the end of the wat
started out bright and early yester-
day to solicit funds from every section
Of the city.
Long distance telephone calls from
bankers in the state kept the wires
sizzling with generous offers of as
sistance.
w. NJ. Morrow wired that Scotts-
bluff county guaranteed to exceed its
apportionment OF $l7,500.
Norris Brown is in Piattsmouth to
speak at the organization rally of the
Red Cross there.
Word has also come that Seward is
organized to cooperate in the cam
paign.
Talks at South Omaha.
iG. w. Wattles, chairman OF the fl
nance committee, spoke at noon at
the South Omaha Livestock ex-
change in the interests OF the CAM
paign.
If a mere handful OF men could
contribute over half of Omaha's al
lotment, which it $250,000, Greater
Omaha will undoubtedly swell the
fund to more than the required goal"
said one OF the captains, "the Omaha
wage Garner is getting behind the
campaign, ,cven making sacrifices to
do so"
Early Sunday morning after the
Ad clubs stirring appeal in the pa
pers appeated, the telephone rang at
the Red Cross headquarters.
This is Mr.. -" said the voice
at the other end of the wire. you
would not know me if you saw me
on the street. have not much
money, but l want to help win this
war. l have bought Liberty bond
and am paying for it at the rate of
S. MONTH Now my wife and | want
to help the Red Cross.
"We are poor and to pledge an
other $50 to the Red Cross would
liiCdH dNludi lldluolllp. ! luouSut IL
Ecould turn over my Liberty bond
to the Red Cross fund, it would help.
If you will take it you are welcome
to it, and God knows I would gladly
add another $50 for the boys at the
front if I could"
Gives Liberty Bond.
He was told to bring his bond to
the headquarters. I
1T isn't much in money, but think |
what it means in sentiment" said |
Chairman Wattles. 'Ihere are hun
dreds of thousands OF men who will
come forward once they understand1
the meaning of the campaign. Doubt
less, this contribution represents
more actual patriotism than many a
subscription Of $4,000 or even $l,000,- !
900. With men with spirit like this
back of the flag and Red Cross, how
could the campaign \fail?" he added.
Captain Fred Davis team which is
just announced, is as follows: o. T.
c. H. Pickens. r. A. Stew
art, J!W. Parish, Fred Castle, M. w.
Harry A. Wolf, J. w. Holm
quist and H. A. Tukey.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
Weed Out More Poor Material
In Fort Smelling Officers Camp

ing to make officers OF them. This a
record breaking dismissal list, but it
is intimated others will follow.
Another demonstration Of military
efficiency was given at the training
camp today, when without a halt or
pause of any sort the new training
regime was adopted without confu-
sion or delay. Bright and early the
men were out at work--the infantry
in pistol handling and field work, the
latter work in instruction in advance
and rear guard details.
The batteries of the artillery divi-
sion were feigning new problems
pending the arrival of guns, and the
cavalry troop and Ninth company of
the infantry cadets were out on the
rife range, tasting for the first time
in the camp the toughness of their
shoulders to the recoil of the SPRING
field rifles loaded with heavy car
tridges.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
CAMPS Delayed:
TROOP TRAINING
WILL Be HELD UP
Construction of Cantonments
Will Not Be Complete by
September |, as Had =
Been Planned.

Washington, June lS.-Unless there
are unforeseen developments to hurry
construction OF the sixteen canton.
ments for training the new national
army, the first increment Of 650000
troops will not be in training by Sep
tember |, as generally has been sup
posed, and in fact may not get into
training for six weeks thereafter.
The first body Of officers for the
new army, now being trained in
camps throughout the country, is to
be turned out in August to make room
for the text body. This was arranged
on the plan of having the draft COM
plete, exemptions disposed of and
troops ordered in training camps by
September !.
The cantonments for the new army
will be built under a special form OF
contract, under which no overcharges
will be allowed. The maximum profit
on any contract has been fixed at
$250,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19

Minneapolis, MINI, June l8,-(Spe-
cial Telegram, )-There was an omin-
Gus rattle of tinware around the Of
fcers' training camp at Fort Smelling
when officials selected twenty men
who had been reported as making un-
satisfactory progress and attached
tickets to the gate to them. This. it is
intimated, is just the beginning of
two or three-day campaign to get rid
OF every misplaced enthusiast or
Stacker in the camp. 1t came Incl
dental to the starting of work of the
second period following the reorgani-
zation ofsyesterday.
The officials in charge now have
through company commander reports
good line on every man in the
camp and the disturbers, inattentive
or otherwise Objectionable from the
military standpoint are to be cleaned
out without waste Of time in attempts
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
ALL NOT SERENE
With THE BOARD
DECENTRALIZATION
Other Members Reduce Assess
ments Over the Protests Of
County Assessor Fitz-
gerald.

1t is plain from current develop
mcnts that all is not harmony in the
county board OF equalization.
County Assessor Fitzgerald, who
sent out notices to more than 5000
taxpayers, including corporations, big
business houses. factories and indi-
viduals, advising them OF Wholesale
boosts which total millions, seemed
to be "pceved" this morning when the
board overrode his action and voted
to accept several schedules as re-
turned, instead OF falling in line with
him.
The county assessor alone voted to
raise several assessments which the
other six members OF the board re-
refused TO do. &
A representative of the, Omaha Cas-
ket company, raised from $47,575 to
$4,000, appeared to protest. After
hearing him a motion was made and
seconded to accept the casket COM
panys schedule as returned.
Are Against Fitzgerald.
iHN NoIc Wds SIN ~ one, lut county
assessor responding no" to roll call.
Considerable time was taken up in
hearing various protests involving
sums of from $50 to $500,
The count, assessor insisted that
taxpayers make sworn statements be-
fore the equalization board. 4
cant we take a mans word for
anYthtng" asked Commissioner Nc
Donald. =,
"lts the law" persisted the county
assessor. ''F g.,
At another stage of the morning
session County Clerk Dewey inquired.
What's this board trying to do,
anyway? Assess people, 80, IS or 100
cents ON the dollarl"
We're trying TO get the full
amount" chimed in Deputy County
Attorney Bednar, who sits at the
county assessors right hand most of
the time and acts as his official promp-
ter, while Deputy County Assessor
Mahoney sits at Fitzgerald's left as
another Of his "official advisers"
In five and half days the equaliza-
tlon board has heard only about 800
protests, the majority of them COM
promised upon, and the county asses
sor's boosts sustained in only a few
instances.
Business houses and corporations,
whose raises involve hundreds OF
thousands, and in some cases mil
lions Of dollars, are known to be pre-
pairing TO fight the boosts to the fin
ISL. They are expected to come be-
fore the equalization board IN the
week or SO.
Hundreds d communications from
indignant taxpayers are being received
daily by the equalization board.
One Of them, addressed to the coun-
ty assessor, was from T. Z. Beebe,
who was raised from $50 to $500 on
household goods. He offers to sell
the whole batch for 500.
"You need ali, my boy" he said to
the county assessor in his letter.
George E. Rowe, 60l0 North Twen-
ty-fifth avenue, who was boosted on
his household goods wrote to the
equity assessor:
"Why don't you get some of the
old maids and bachelors living in
hotels and boarding houses? There
are hundreds Of them with consider
able property and they're not paying
one cent OF taxes" y 81
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
DANIELS MAKES
Big REQU|S|Tl0N
FOR COAL and OIL
Fuel Worth Many Millions Of
Dollars Will Be Paid For
at tPrices Fixed by Fed
eraI Commission.

\ Washington, June lS.-Sccrctary
Daniels has ordered coal and oil pro-
ducers to supply the enormous quan-
titles needed by the navy at prices
to be fixed later by the president,
when the Federal Trade commission
has determined fair rate. The navy
will use 100000 tons Of coal and 50,-
100000 barrels OF oil purchased under
this application of the authority
granted by congress.
Fix Price for Steel.
Similarly. steel for the entire navy
building program is being bought at
a rate fixed when Secretary Daniels
rejected the proposals OF the steel
makers $ too high.
Secretary Daniels said today that
the coal operators proposed to furnish
navy coal at rate Of $295 a ton at
the mine. The navy has been paying
$2.88 ton delivered. The secretary
directed the companies to ship imme-
diately, the orders being prorated
among the producers, agreeing to pay
tentative price of $2.35 at the mines,
pending report from the Federal
Trade commission.
Handsome Profit for Producers.
Oil quotations submitted, Mr.. Dan
iels, said, ranged from $l.58 to $1.86
barrel, delivered at Port Arthur,
although the present rate is SO cents
a barrel at that point. The depart
ment directed the producers to fill its
orders for 50,000000 barrels, leaving
the question of price to be determined
by the trade commission.
The arrangement regarding steel
orders, the secretary said, leaves
handsome profit" for the producers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
Food Crop Will Be
Enormous, SAYS Blanchard

Chicago, June l8.-"The prospects
for record breaking food yield are
such that | can see no Justification
for abnormal prices" said S. J.
Blanchard, chief statistician Of the
federal reclamation service, who has
just completed survey Of crops on
reclamation projects in Colorado,
New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Idaho, Ne
braska and South Dakota. He esti-
mated that while gross returns from
these projects were $38 an acre last
year, they would be $40 this year if
properly harvested. I
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
British Union Jack
Taken Up Bunker Hill

Boston, June lS-The British union
jack was taken up Bunker Hill for
the first time today in a military and
civic parade commemorating the his
torie battle between the American
minute men and the English red
coats, l42 years ago. 1t futtered at
the head OF the bagpipe band of the
New Brunswick Kilties battalion,
236th Canadian Overseas regiment,
on its farewell appearance Before re-
, turning home after two weeks re-
cruiting campaign here.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
Britons Plan ReprisaIs
For Air Raids on Towns

London, June 18.-Replying to a
series of questions in the House of
Commons this afternoon as to
whether. the British government had
decided upon reprisals for the Ger
man air raid upon England, Andrew
Bonar Law, member Of the British
war council, said the government III
tended to take steps not only for dam
aging the enemy, but for preventing
raids on England.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
War RobS Yale Class
Day of Its Features

New Haven, Conn, June lS.-The
picturesquencss OF class day at Yale
university departed today with the
carrying out of war time program
for commencement. There were few
banners or class flags flying and the
only emblem of the historic class day
arrangements was the planting Of ivy
by the academic seniors.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
Boston Labor Rejects
The Seattle Resolution

Boston, June ia resolution sent
here by the Central Labor council of
Seattle, Wash, calling on all organ
lied wage earnerc to demand the re-
peal of the army draft act and asking
that there be no relaxation of the
present restrictions on oriental immi-
grafton was unanimously voted down
by the Boston Central Labor union
last night. Y
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
British Transport Sunk
By Submarine; So Lost

London, June \ lS.-The British
transport Cameronian, with small
number of troops on board, was tor
pedoed and sunk by an enemy Sub
marine in the eastern Mediterranean
on June 2, it was officially announced
tonight. Sixty-three persons, includ-
ing the captain of the transport, are
presumed to have been drowned,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
Commerce Commissioner
J. c. Clements Is Dead

Washington, June 18.-Commis-
sioner Judson c. Clements Of the In
terstate Commsce commission died
here today. >,,\. e. -,
Commissioner Clements had served
on the rate-making body since 1892
and once had been chairman. He was
90 years old, native of Georgia
and before going on the commission
had served five terms in congress,
representing the district of which his
home, Rome, Ga, was the center.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
Mills wiz Sell Steel to
u. s. for $500 a Ton

Washington, June ia basic
price Of $500 ton was fixed for
steel plates in contracts for ten steel
ships signed today by Chairman
Dennan Of the shipping board, Flu
ture contracts will be let at that
price instead Of sos paid for steel in
some earlier contracts,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
President Wilson's Letter.

President Wilson in his letter said
"A certain disservice has been done
the measure by speaking of it as the
food control bill. The object of the
measure is MT to control the food OF
the country, but to release it from
the control OF spectators and other
persons who will seek to make iuor-
dinate profits out of it and to pro-
tect the people against the extortions
which would result.
1T seems to Inc that those who op-
pose the measure ought very serious
ly to consider whether theN are not
playing into the hands of such per-
sons and whether they are not making
themselves responsible, should they
succeed, for the extraordinary and
oppressive price of food in the United
States. Foodstuffs will of course,
inevitably be high, but it is possible
by perfectly legitimate means to keep
them from being unreasonably and
oppressively high"
The bill was explained to the house
by Representative Lever as a meas
ure which would harm no honest
business man, but would drag
crooks and spectators into the
sunlight
Opposition is Ready,
The great majority of the house,
greeted the opening Of debate with
bursts OF applause and approval. but
the opposition was silently making
ready for its attack.<
In the senate the opposition also
was ready. Led by Senator Reed of
Senator Smith of Georgia
and Senator Gore of Arkansas, all
democrats, i. was contended that the
first food bill, already passed and now
awaiting conference W. h the house,
contained provisions to check specu-
lation and price fixing, which made
the second bill unnece 'ary.
Revision of the house war tax bill
by the senate finance committee
promises to proceed with less speed
now that the food control legislation
has precedence in the senate. Mem
bers said today they did not expect
to complete the bill inside of two
weeks, and that its consideration will
be DELAYED until the food bill is dis
posed OF.
Because of the absence OF several
senator's the committee postponed ac-
lion upon Senator Penrose's motion
o consider the 5 per cent-profts tax
for publishers.
Option Tax Stands.
The committee decided to yeject
amendments by Senator Sherman OF
illinois, advocated by grain dealers.
70 modify taxes upon options, failure
md Scratch" sales. Senator Sher-
nan proposed that the tax be levied
,pon the actual amount of cash ii-
,olved in such%trades and not upon
he gross turnover involved.
The committee decided to retain
he tax as now written in the bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
Zeppelin Z-48 Lost in
Raid on English Coast

Berlin, (via London,) June l8.-The
zeppelin Z4S was lost with all on
board in Saturday nights raid on
southern England, the admiralty an
nounccs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
ALLIES START BIG DRIVE TO RECOVER
SERBIA; GREEifn n GSFALLPAVESW WAY
Meat Investigation to
Begin in Chicago July 2

" Chicago, June ls.-The federal
trade commission investigation of
the cattle and meat problem will be-
gin here July 2, it was said in the
federal building today. Stock raisers
from western farms will be the first
witnesses.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19
WILSON PUSHES
FOOD BILLS TO
FRONT IN HOUSE
Members Are Warned They
Must Take Responsibility
. for Prices If They De-
feat Measures.

Washington, June ls.-The food
bills were pushed to the front in both
houses OF congress today and with
the personal influence OF President
Wilson pressing for their immediate
passage it was more than likely that
nothing else would be done until they
were disposed of.
A letter from President Wilson to
Representative Borland was made
public this morning, in which the
president warned opponents of the
bills that should they defeat them
they must be prepared to take the
responsibility for food conditions and
prices which were predicted to fol-
lou
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-19

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BITS OF NEWS

splendid chance to see the world"
reads navy enlistment posters. Some
wag has written word next" before
y'World" on some Of the posters.
Sixteen families routed from beds
by apartment building fire, II e
Chestnut. Loss $4,000.
Desk Serg't Bartholomew Cronin,
Stock Yards station, saved Lillian
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WHITMAN WOULD BAR DARCY
FROM NEW YORK RING

Albany, N. Y, March branding
Les Darcy, Australian pugilist, as
Stacker, Gov. Whitman today direct
ed the state athletic comm to pro-
hibit him from entering the ring at
Madison Square Garden in New York
city Monday evening for bout with
Jack Dillon.