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Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
OMAHA R, R. man
Gains 10 POUNDS
IN Thirty DAYS
Tan|ac Has Proven Its Value
To Us, Declares R. H.
Stewart

According to the testimony Of the
multiplied thousands who have used
it, there has never been q medicine
so thoroughly adapted to the needs
of rundown system as Tanlac. 1t
is not only successful restorative.
but also valuable preventive
and, if taken in time, will strength
en- and fortify the system against
infection by influenza, la grippe,
colds, pneumonia and other germ
spreading diseases.
Among the many well known
Nebraska People who have realized
the powers of Tanlac are Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Stewart of 317h North
18th street, Omaha. Mr.. Stewart
mas been in the employ of the Chi.
cago, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
road for the past seven years and
is popular with all who know him.
81 have gained nineteen pounds
in less than thirty days by taking
Tanlac," said Mr.. Stewart, while in
a Sherman & Mcconnell drug store,
recently, "and now Pm feeling just
fine all the time. My wife has also
gained in weight and enjoys better
health than she has in long time.
Before I took TanlaS I was in a
badly rundown condition and had
been losing ground for two years or
more. My appetite was very poor.
In fact had no desire for food Of
any kind, had to be very careful
about my eating, and suffered
great deal from indigestion and gas
on my stomach. | was so dizzy at
times that could hardly keep
from falling when I stopped over.
My kidneys were all out of order
and / was very restless. My sleep
seemed to do me very little good and
| would get up in the mornings
feeling worse than when ! lay down
at night.
"Mrs. Stewart was affected very
much the same way l was and af-
ter reading Of the fine results 9TH
ers had gotten from Tanlac we de-
cided to give it trial, and now
we both think it is simply great.
1t was only few days after start
ing on it until our appetites were
splendid, so big, in fact, that we
can hardly get enough to eat. /
haven't sign of stomach trouble
or Indigestion now, my kidneys are
also in good shape and all my tired,
dizzy feelings are gone. I sleep
splendidly, get up in the mornings
thoroughly refreshed and full Of
life and energy. Tanlac has GER
tainly proven its value beyond
doubt with US and l cheerfully
recommend it to everybody" =.
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all
Sherman G. Mcconnell Drug Com
pany's stores. Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy under the
personal direction of special Tan
lac representative. Also Forrest
and Meany Drug Company in South
Omaha and the leading druggist in
each city and town throughout the
state of ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
$50 WOULD l." SPOKE UP
GENERAL SWALLOW.

sound asleep, except the Night
Birds and myself. But l like fight
ing pictures, and as a military Bird
| think it is my duty to see them.
At that General Swallow gave Peg
gy wink, just like her father wink
ed when pretending to make excuses
for taking her to the circus.
Lets go over to Europe and see
the fighting" he suddenly suggested,
just as if Europe were only around
the corner.
why, Europe is thousands and
thousand of miles away" answered
Peggy.
That's nothing, if you eat Co.
lickety leaves" responded General
Swallow.
What are Golickety leaves7
asked Peggy.
They grow on the Golickety
shrub" replied General Swallow.
IF you eat one you can become
any size you want to be, you will
be invisible, and can go through the
air as fast as you want to. Here's
a Golickety shrub, right here"
Peggy looked at the small, red
dish bush he pointed out. Half
doubtfully she picked one of the
fragrant leaves and nibbled on it.
There was no effect.
1T doesn't seem TO work." she
said disappointedly
You have to say little rhyme to
make the charm act" declared Gen
eral Swallow.
''Golickety small! Golickety fast!
oh, when 1t comes fall, why summer Is
past"
1t sounded like a very foolish,
meaningless rhyme to Peggy, but
she tried it.
'Goiickety smslls Golickety fast.
Oh. when IL comes fall, why summer IL
past"
Still there seemed to be no effect.
Peggy turned reproaclffully to Gen.
eral Swallow.
you're fooling me. There isn't
any magic about these leaves"
"What do you want them to do
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
WCDouorazs* 4 Rayznoua. Z1uouan

Letters from two sons, one in
France and one in Texas, reached
Mrs. Dan Donovan of the South
Side one day last week. One was
dated October II and the other
September 26, and both complained
of letters from home and from each
other not reaching them.
Raymond, who is with the 10Th
infantry, stationed at Camp Travis,
San Antonio, Texas, said: Il have
had a little touch of influenza but
it didn't amount to much. In a
month now, or less, we will be on
our way. We are going out on the
range again and just as soon as we
get through firing, we are going to
leave, and that will mean a whole
To- of us. We have only 1850 men
in the hospital with the influenza
and lot more getting it. Tell "Bill'
| have written him six or seven let
tiers and haven't heard from him"
Bill" who was formerly en-
ployed by theN Armour company, is
now in Ice Plant No. |, in France.
He writes: 1T is the same story
over again-no word from you or
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28

aged gentleman desires rooms" etc.
etc.
Another seeker breaks into
rhyme. She advertises thus:
II need a place. . little space.
To hang my cape and bonnet;
bed, some chairs, no cooking cares.
Just a single room-doggone III"
Another seems a bit peeved be
cause no one seems to take him in
He advertises in this fashion:
Il left a comfortable home wher
| came here to do war work. Viii
not some patriotic citizen take me
in?" 80
Still another delivers an ulti
matum, thus:
Must have a room within a weeI
or return lone. am one Of the
undesired war workers, but l an
quiet and orderly as any man ant
do not smoke" ETC., etc.
Another fellow has 100 talking
machine records, all classical" and
thinks they will be good bait to gel
him in, so he advertises for a famil,
which has a machine. Others ad
vertise they have been used al
their lives to good furniture and will
not mar it"
Theye are too many others to de
scribe them all, but compiled in one
volume they would be no less a
human tragedy than Comedy HUI
maine"
What must the, Georgia constitu,
ent think if he reads Washington
papers nowadaysf
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28

to your" shrilled General Swallow.
Il want them to make me tiny, so
I can ride my airplane. And want
my airplane to be so fast that it can
carry me to Europe in minute"
answered Peggy.
No sooner were the words out Of
her mouth than things happened in
a hurry She felt herself shrink to
the size of General Swallow while
her airplane suddenly awoke into
buzzing life. She hoped aboard,
and it darted away. General Swal-
low, to keep from being left behind
seized her dress in his beak and
was carried along in the wild rush
Up, up, up went the airpiane, so
high that the EARTH instead of being
spread out fiat, was round. just like
a geography globe at school. Peggy
saw a stretch of land spin past. then
a great mass of ocean. Land ap-
peared on the other side of the
ocean, and down swooped the air-
plane into the midst of great roar
ing noise:
"Thunderp thought Peggy. But
a moment later she knew it wasn't
thunder. 1t was the pounding tu-
mutt of the big guns at the battle
front in FRANCE.
%My, that was some rider shrilled
General Swallow, as the airplane
slowed up.
They dived through big cloud
bank, and as they came out into the
clear air beneath, they suddenly
found bullets whizzing all about
them. A great winged monster was
roaring up at them, and right be-
hind it was a second monster in
deadly pursuit of the first. Peggy
and General Swallow were having
their wish=-they were seeing an
airplane fight. And more than that,
they were right in the midst of it
and in mortal peril of being hit.
Tomorrow will be told how they go to
the aid OF a brave American aviator)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
Chase Is on Committee
To Aid Reconstruction

Clement Chase, editor of the Cen
trail Banker of Chicago, and the
Western Banker OF Omaha, who is
a member >of~the committee appoint
ed by the Chicago Trade Press, hav-
ing charge of the reconstruction
conference to be held in Chicago.
December 5 and E, has been placed
in charge # the section devoted to
credits and banking. The conference
will discuss reconstruction after the
war, covering questions of credit,
labor, commodity prices, produc-
ton, market relations, exports, and
governmental participation.
Some OF the best known speakers
in the country are to attend, including
Ambassador Gerard, Assistant Sec
rotary of Agriculture Ousley, George
Woodruff, who will speak on Trade
Acceptances, and others. The dis
cussions will be carried on by sec
tons. The Chamber of Commerce
of Omaha will be invited to send
delegate.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
Instructions Ready
For Shipping Christmas
Parcels Overseas

Apply at offee for cartons, Khaki
handkerchiefs and instructions for
shipping Christmas parcels to boys
overseas to Omaha Chapter Red
Cross at the court house. Miss
Nellie Calvin has been appointed
chairman for this work, with vice
chairmen, Mrs. Paul Gallagher and
Mrs. Bert Anderson. Mrs. Ander-
son has charge of the south side
with offices at Liberty hall. All
packages must be in the hands of
the Red Cross by November IS.
'Credential labels must be secured
from the Red Gross and lists of
prohibited articles, which lists
should be studied carefully, as all
packages will be censored. Packages
will be inspected, weighed, wrapped,
tied and stamped at the Red Cross
rooms.
= Forbidden articles include liquids,
al food which might crush or spoil,
intoxicating liquors, poison, ex-
plosives, weapons and fragile
articles.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
SWEET STUFF
is WHAT THEY
Want AT FRONT
Omaha Soldier Explains Need
and Tells of Going Over
the Top for the
First Time.

Chocolates, cake-anything so il
is SWEETS the call from over
there, according to letter received
by w. c. Alexander, formerly Of
Hastings but now of Omaha, from
his son, Private w. Mercer Alex.
ander, who is fighting in France.
He also tells the best way in
which to send packages of eatables
to soldiers with the expeditionary
forces.
Orders Are Cabled.
Il do not suppose | can get any
packages from. you, or fruit cake
but l will tell you what you can d.
he writes. you can leave an or.
der with John Wanamaker for some
stuff and they can cable across, get
ting it on this side and sending it to
me. Lots Of the fellows are get
ting things in that way. l will tell
you what | miss most, it is some.
thing sweet, chocolate candy and
other candy, catkes, etc. Send me
a nice big box OF chocolate and
some bar chocolate, and get the
candy sent from England. Also
some. cake and some other stuff and
some bouillon cubes, and anything
else | haven't got down here. o.
yes, you can send me some cigar
cites or cigars in my box, too
Alexander also tells in an interest
ing way of going over the top for
the first time:
Huns Surrender.
I'VE went over in the morning
just as the day was breaking. Ahead
the barrage was bursting, and our
own machine gun bullets were whiz-
zing over our heads. About 7 o'clock
we reached the top of hill, where
l had view of our advancing lines,
which | don't believe | can ever for
get. Way to our left and right,
there were advancing two thin
waves of men. There was hardly a
break, however small, in that line.
Shells were dropping into villages
on our left, and farther away our
heavy shells could be seen dropping
on the top of the mountain. 1t was
magnificient-that is the only way |
can describe it. Later on. had sew
eral other views, or panoramas,
which were equally good.
There we're some funny things
happened, which kept us feeling
good. For INSTANCE, it was funny to
see about thirty Dutchmen come
double timing it out of a dugout, or
pill box" Concrete machine gun
nest) with their hands over their
heads. They seemed to be quite
happy to surrender.
I'm one dugout we got bunch
of Dutch black bread and jam, cigars
and cigarettes. Their cigars are
great and so is the jam, but the
bread and cigarettes are no good:
The bread is heavy and soggy. and
has sour taste"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
U, S. BULLETIN
POTATO PRICES
CLAIMED Low
Commission Men Say Spuds
Are Not Selling at One DOL
lar Per Hundred As
Quoted.

The United States Department 0,
Agriculture in its bulletin ISSUED
October IS covering the potato mar,
ket quoted bulk potatoes selling al
Nebraska points at $l.O0 per hum
dred In the same bulletin il quot
ed Nebraska white, graded sacked
potatoes, as being sold by Omaha
commission merchants at $500 and
$40 per hundred. On the basis
of the above quotations. and after
deducting Is cents per hundred for
sacking, and 20 cents per hundred
freight from western Nebraska
points to Omaha there would be |,
net profit of IS cents per hundred
for the commission man, or about
$4,000 on a carload of 10000 ca
pacity.
A reporter for The Bee called
upon two of the largest commission
men on the Omaha market to learn
if the quotations OF the Department
OF Agriculture were correct. In
each case the commission men de.
clared that there were no Nebraska
potatoes being sold by growers In
this state at those prices, except
possibly in isolated instances where
they were not up to grade.
They also stated that they wert
in the market for any quantity Of
Nebraska potatoes graded and
sacked at $l45 per hundred f. o. b
Omaha, and that there was no pre-
JUDGE against Nebraska potatoei
in the Omaha market, though ia
the same bulletin Omaha commits.
sion men were selling Colorado
sacked round white potatoes. al
$500 while the Greeley, Colo, mar
ket quoted the same grade as sell
ing at $l.40 per hundred f. o. b. thai
point, with the freight rate from
Greeley to Omaha A cents per hun
dred.
In the same bulletin Omaha com.
mission houses were reported sell.
ing Minnesota sacked Red River
Ohios U. S. grade at $40 per
hundred, while Morehead, Mimi, re-
ports the same grade as selling at
$l.65 per hundred at that point. The
freight rate from Mofehead to Oma-
ha is 81 IL cents per hundred.
One of Omaha's largest retail
dealers stated that under tfS new
ruling of the food administrator he
would be compelled to sell No. l
white graded potatoes at 2 IL cents
per lb. which cost him 2 IA cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28

any of the folks for nearly six
weeks. Can't quite understand what
the trouble could be, but am hoping
soon to get a whole arm!oad of
mail from home.
Il hear some OF the boys for
merry with Armour arrived over here
a short time ago. Won't it be great
when we get together? | hope |
can see that bunch soon.
1--WE are having change OF
weather lately. Lots of rain and
chilliness. Guess we are nearing our
winter time. There is not much to
write about Every day is the same
here The only excitement-We have
is more work once in a while.
How did election come out?
Was Neville reelected? Let me
know all the news when you write,
please. Your loving son,
BILL.
Letters have gone regularly from
the Donovan. home to both boys.
One of the hardest things about
having her sons away from her,
according to Mrs. Donovan, is the
fact THAT the mails are not more
reliable.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
Released in District
Court on HabeaS Corpus

-. Charles Ferguson, fined 500 and
costs in police court on an alleged
violation Of the liquor laws, was re-
leased in district court on the hear
ing of a habeas corpus action
brought in his behalf. 1t was alleg-
ed that Ferguson was held merely
on the. charge of possession of
liquor" whereas illegal possession"
should have been alleged in the
complaint.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
Mai. A. S. Pinto Arrives
Overseas After LONG Trip

Mrs. A. S. Pinto received a cable
Saturday from her husband, Major
A. S. Pinto, stating that he had ar
rived safely in France. Major Pinto
is :. prominent Omaha physician now
on the medical staff of the United
States army. He sailed for France
on the Twenty-fifth of September,
and as no word had been received
from him there was considerable
apprehension on the part of his
friends and relatives in Omaha as to
his safety to whom the receipt of
today's cable announcing his safe
arrival was welcome news.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28

less. There is no verification OF
the latter figure but there seems to
be no doubt about the former. There
also seems to be no doubt that there
are 100000 war workers here who
were not in the city year ago. The
result may be compared to an at
tempt to put quart of water into
pint measure.
Many Advertise.
A reading of the want columns OF
the Washington newspapers is sure
to arouse feeling of pity for the I'M
fortunates who plead for a place to
live, even at profiteer prices. In
fact, the natives now read the
want columns for amusement in
preference to the funny papers. Here
are few typical samples which be-
speak the despair of war worker
trying to live in the capital.
The first woman confesses at the
outset that she is desperate. She
says so. Here is her plant:
Desperate: Does anyone feel
enough patriotic duty to accommo-
date a refined widow of an army
surgeon witka cheerful room?
Another feels the stigma of the
"men only" policy. She pleads:
"Will some kind woman who has
room not for men only rent a
furnished room to two Canadian
girls? Don't want to rent the whole
house-just one ROOM"
Some Others confess the faith they
have in the old adage that 1T pays
to advertise" The first says:
Does it pay to advertise? Twen-
ty-five dollars to any person intend
ing to advertise an apartment or
house keeping rooms of any kind
who will give me such information
in advance"
The other is even more positive
in his faith that advertising will
bring results. He says:
Never failed to get yet what |
wanted by advertising. Everybody
tells me mo use ] say you're
wrong So here goes: Middle
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
68GaEi SNeluul1l

selves In order that the Americans
might be comfortable.
Milto n Darling has received word
that Rev. Lloyd B. Holsapple, chap
lain of the l34th infantry, has arrived
safely overseas. Rev. Holsapple was
formerly pastor of the St. Barnabas
Episcopal church but resigned his
pastorate to become chaplain of the
old Nebraska Fifth regiment.
Captain Buckwalter of the pur-
chasing branch OF the Omaha quar-
termaster corps has been ordered
to France.
Frank A. Pierce of Omaha has
been commissioned first lieutenant
in the air service of the army.
1t. Richard E. Thompson has
been appointed personnel adjutant
at Fort Omaha vice Capt. Charles
Glidden, who was transferred to
Washington for special duty,
1t. Col. Jacob w. S. Wuest. COM
mandant at Fort Omaha, selected
Private Uzal G. Ent as candidate
for West Point and the soldier has
gone to Chicago to take his ex-
aminations.
First Lt.<John c. Aging has been
commissioned captain in the air
service at Fort Omaha.
Corp. Frank M. Dempsey of the
73d Balloon company. Fort Omaha.
has passed examinations to enter
the United States Military academy
at West Point.
Lieut., Dennis NJ. Murphy has ar
rived safely overseas, according to
a telegram received Saturday by his
wife, who is living with Lieuten-
ant Murphy's parents. Mr., and Mrs,
Dennis T. Murphy, 1921 Pinkney
street.
DR.. T. F. Dennison received a
cablegram Saturday from Lieut..
Thomas B. Boiler, announcing his
safe arrival overseas. Lieutenant
Boiler was formerly assistant city
physician OF Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
Lincoln Commercial Club
Advises Retaliation

Resolutions from the> Lincoln
Commercial club were read before
the executive committee at the last
meeting. These resolutions demand
that devastation be visited on Ger
man industrial centers in retaliation
for the. destruction in France and
Belgium. 1t is further recommended
that all allied seaports be closed to
German commerce for a period fol-
lowing the war to protect crippled
industries from aggression that may
be expected from Germany, whose
industries thus far have not been
wrecked. The subject has been re-
ferred to the Committee on National
Patriotism with instructions to re-
port back to the executive commit
tee
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
Making Life Longer.

"Death under so or so years old has
got to be prevented or avoided, and the
medical practitioner is the primary agent
in the task declares Sir George Newman,
in a memorandum on medical education in
England. addressed to the president of the
Board of Educa ton.
Heart disease causes one-third Of the
deaths between IS and S.. and Is one Of
the most disabling forms of disease. 1t
is in the workshop and the personal hab-
Its Of the individual that reform must
come. Heart disease is therefore partly
problem of preventive medicine. which
has already raised the expectation Of
life at birth from 40 years in ls3s-1s54
to 81 today
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-28
STRANGERS IN
CAPITAL CITY
HAVE HARD Time
Nearly Impossible to Get Fur.
nished Rooms in Washing
ton; People,, Wait Their
/ Turns at Cafes.

dSHlnStOn, OCt. ~ lHc Soutu-
ern constituent, who some three
years ago rejected a hundred-dol-
lar-a-month job here in the capitol
without even going to work at it
because he considered the cost Of
living too high, must have been a
man of prophetic vision. He Great
ed a national sensation among job
hunters; politically, he was a
curiosity.
Sixteen years age a democrat in the
wilderness, with republicans in all
the jobs, his party came into power.
His congressman paid back the
years of loyalty with an appoint
ment. But the man took one look
at Washington and its living prices
and went back to Georgia on the
first train.
One is constrained to wonder what
he would do in Washington now.
Much has been written and said OF
the congested conditions in war
busy Washington. Government Of
ficials whose task it is to bring in
war workers have been eager not to
have the reports of crowding drive
away hundreds of folks badly need
ed. In fact, they have made every
effort through organization of aids
to newcomers to find homes for
Them On the other hand, real estate
agents and others beseiged by
waves Of homeless newcomers &C
tually have pleaded to have the
country informed that there is no
more room.
No Vacant Houses.
A city which, three years ago,
was estimated as Having five thous-
and vacant houses and three thous-
and vacant apartments, now has not
single vacant one. The search
for homes has extended to all the
suburbs, where cottages have trebled
in price. The crowded condition
of hotels and boarding houses, every
traveller knows for himself. One Of
them has aptly remarked that on
coming to Washington on business
one has to engage a place in Bal
timore or Philadelphia to sleep.
Soldiers in uniform have been put
to making house to house canvass
asking the occupants to~"double up"
as a patriotic duty and take in a
war worker. Absentee household
ers, having large domains which they
have been accustomed to visit once
a year, have in some cases feared
that the premises would be COM
Wandered by the government and
hurriedly have returned, to keep
their drawing rooms from being
converted into dormitories.
One may well imagine that where
there is so much difficulty in hous
ings so many people, there is equal
trouble in feeding them. Cafes and
cafeterias have sprung up about the
city like mushrooms; it is no. COM
mon sight to see line of war
workers standing in line outside
restaurant, waiting for a chance to
spend money inside-just like line
OF ticket buyers before theater
box-office.
All Want Gentlemen Roomers."
Nobody seems to want to take in
a woman war-worker. The few who
advertise rooms, prefer gentlemen"
or "officers." The discrimination
hurts the girl war workers feeling
but has no practical result. AS
matter of fact the gentleman has
just as lively time getting room.
Some one estimated that the war
workers are flocking into the city
at the rate of 500 a day and depart
ing at the rate Of 800 a day, dis
couraged. homeless, sometimes food