Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1916, Page 4

GOSSIP HEARD IN SOIETY ROOMS Druid Woodmen of the World En- tertain Their Neighbors with & Program and Refreshments. CONFER PROTECTION DECREE Last Monday evening, Druld hall was the scene of one of the largest and most enthusiastic gatherings of Woodmen In many months. It was the occasion of Druld camp No. 24, entertaining Counell camp No. 14, from Council Bluffs. The lowa men came 175 strong in special cars and were met several blocks away by the Druld camp drill team and escorted to the hall. An enthusiastic reception was tendered the visitors, followed by the conferring of the protection degres. Elaborate refreshments were served under the supervision of the following com- mittee: J. J. Mullen, Bdward I Foster, C. D. Willlams, W. H. Ford and R. Doty. German-American, No. 104, will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday evening, in new Bohemian Turner hall, Thirteenth \ tokets, whieh will be free. One hundred |members have reserved seats for “The Witching Hour Modern Woodmen. Beach camp, Modern Woodmen, of- Nelally opened the new year last Friday night by the installation of new officers, by the presentation of a beautiful flag, donated by Nelghbor A. V. Welton, and by starting & very energetic campaign for new members. The following of- ficers were Installed: H. C. Stafford, past consul; Harry C. Page, venerable consul; Jennings O. Nugent, worthy ad- | viser D. Wood, | elerk; H. Hoff- man, tehman; C. H. Long, sentry. This is Nelghbor Long's twenty-fifth consecutive year as sentry. Nelghbor {A. A. Smith was installing officer, as- sisted by Beach camp drill team. The jeampalgn for new members will show the iresult of the January work by a class Initiation on February 4. The Modern Woodmen took In over 80,000 new mem- bers in 1915, of these Beach camp got its share. The objective for 1916 is at least 100,000, and Beach comp intends to do its re again. All Woodmen are invited o attend this initiation e on. Fontenelle Tribe No. 78, Indépendent Order of Red Mén, and Red Wing coun- and Dorcas streets. A program has been |o| No, 3, Degree of Pocshontas, met in arranged and will be rendered at the close of the business session. Nebraska Lip, No. 183, will hold a regu- lar session of the camp Thursday even- Ing, in Bohemian Turner hall, Thirteenth and Dorcas streets, Joseph Wolf, veteran | deputy and consul commander for the camp, has promised a lively and interest- ing seesion to al] who attend. Marconi, No 421, will meet Wednesday evening in Columbia hall, Twenty-second | and Plerce streets. Matters pertaining to the camp's Interest will be considered. An early date will be set to entertain the Benson drill team and camp members. Columbus camp, No. 8, will hold its vegular business and work session next Sunday, in Pragus hall, Thirteenth and their wigwam at Tweénty-fifth avenue and Leavenworth street. The interest is growing rapidly and it is expected to soon have a large membetship in both the tribe and counell, Next Monday sleep the coun- oll will give a card party at the wigwam. There will be six priges and after the card game is over, there will be a dance. February 7 the tribe will give another @ance. These dances and card parties are sald to be becoming popular. o ' Ovder of Stags. teotive Order of Btags of the World, will meet next Friday evening at the Swedish anditorium. At this meeting the bylaws will be adopted. West Lawn drove No, 142 met Thursday evening at Fifty-ninth and Center streets, Omaha drove No. 135, Patriotic and Pro- | MRS. MOHR ANGRY WITH MISS BURGER “I'd Have About Killed,” She Wrote Relative of Girl Arousing Her Wrath, SHE SHOWS MORE COMPOSURE PROVIDENCE, R. I, Jan. 29— After having repeatedly asserted that she never intended to divorce her husband, Dr. C. Franklin Mohr, | and that there was no sincere desire fon his part to divorce her, Mrs. | Ellzabeth F. Mohr, charged with in- stigating two negroes, Cecll Brown and Henry Speliman, to murder him, | admitted on cross-examination today | that she had discussed with her at- | torneys last summer the question of | allowing Dr. Mohr to have an abso- | Iute divorce on the hasis of his turn- | ing over to her his Newport villa, known as the Montpelier, and $76,- 000 in cash. { Her Lettern Interest. | Apart from this testimony, the Introduc- tion of letters written by Mrs. Mohr to George W. Rooks, brother-in-law of Emily Burger, who was wounded the night when Dr. Mohr was killed, aroused much inter- (@8t At the afternoon session. One Indicated that Mre. Mohr, at the time she wrote It, was angry with the girl who she accused of breaking up her home. | "1t 1a 0ld of her Saturday,” this |lotter sald, “I'd have about killed her." Mrs. Mohr seemed more composed on the stand today than she had been at any time since she began her testimony Wednesday afternoon. She reaffirmed | her former declarations that she had |nothing but undying love for her hus- band. She did not deny that she wanted Kosclugko camp, No, 32, will meet Feb- | goveral c4ndidates were initlated, com- Miss Burger to know of her feelings. ruary 6 at 2 p. m., In Woodman of the World hall, Twenty-seventh and L streets, |report at the next ;meeting South Side. Leo Racgak.the clerk of the |pebrugry 8. This diove belng the only [tressed I was over her actions. camp, has promised all who attend a real entertainment. He refuses to divulge the nature of it. South Omaha camp, No. 211, will meet Wednesday evening, in Woodman of the World hall, Twenty-fifth and M streets | After the regular business is disposed the protection degree will be conferred on a number of candidates. The drill team will demonstrate the work by showing the #tundard of proficlency It has reached. Independent Order of Foresters. ‘The joint installation of the Indepen- dent Order of Foresters, hold last Tues- ' ing were the speakers: Dr. Aberly, Supreme Deputy Ohlef Ranger W. T. Williams and J. W, Moir. There were #ongs by Miss Brown and Miss Walker and a violin solo by Miss Brown. Re- froshments were served and afterwa: & dance. sfi: i I £ 1 H s 2 o'clock, mittees appolnted with Instructions to Thursday @rove of Btags In the eity with an open charter, it Invites applications. Counell Bluffs drové No. inatituted this afternoon at 3 o'clock in Fraternal ball, 2 Pearl' street, Over 300 applicationa have been recelved for mem- bership. The instituting ceremonies will be under the direction of W. A. Haynes, Richmond, Va., nationdl director, assisted by the degrée team of Omaha drove, No. 1%, Bouth Omaha drove No. 137 will hold ita next meeting Wednesday evening in Mc- Crann's hall. The committee appointed to procure a pérmanent home will re- te of Pythiss. No, 1, Knights of jas, held its regular monthly enter- tainment Monday evening. Voocal solos consisting of Newkirk, Richards and Hwarr entertained with pumerous seleo- | or Commander L. B. Day Taylor with. the jewel of lor, Refreshments were ‘which the evening was spent Neéxt Monday evening the work in the rank of knight. u to Clan Gordon, Afl%“m regular meeting home of Mra, R. G. Watson, 4551 strest, Wednesday afteroon, at ‘Bonner Lodge Program. Batiner lodge, No. 11, Fraternal Ald will musieal program 190, at Myrtle hall. s§;§§ R o evenlng, There were present from a number of the groves and Betson. Fast Bupreme i M1 will be | | “I was heartbroken,” she declared, “and 1 wanted Miss Burger to know how dis- | But the doctor never would have married her.” Conldn't See Him. | She denled telling the police officlals after she was taken into custody that “the doctor was a terrible man.” She admitted she did not see her husband at the hospital the night he was shot, plead- Ing that the sight of him covered with blood was more than she could stand. ;Alkl‘d to explain why she called up her =ll!l‘lrl"'y about 11:30 o'clock on the night of the shooting, she sald it was to tell him she. was going to the hospital as the doctor had been shot. X The attorney general finished his cross- examination just before adjournment. Mrs. Molir's counsel will begin the re- direct examination tomorrow morning. WANT UNCLE SAM TO CHANGE THERMOMETERS Directors of the Omaha Manufacturers’ assoclation appointed a committee headed by IFred 8, Knapp to see If Uncle Sam will not arrange to install a centigrade instead of Fahrenheit thermometer at sovernment stations. The centigrade system of thermometer mmh o ‘pmhc.; the ;un mark at the t where ‘whrenheit m 18 located, fitece mary Because the movement for the adop- tion of this system is as widespread as the movement for the universal adoption of the metric system of measurements, Omaha manufacturers belleve it is sure to come. Sets Many a To the Continental bundln‘,l OMAHA Strange how many times a SUNDAY BEE SHE WILL SPEND WINTER IN| CALIFORNIA. | 2773, D.C. Bpafifafl? BRIEF CITY NEW “Townsend's for Bporting Goods.” Lighting Fixtures—Burgess-Granden. Mave Root Print It—Now Beacon Press. | Dr. Stokes removed to 474 Brand. The.i “Today's Movie wrogram” classified section today. It appears in The Bee BEXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va: rlous moving plcture theaters offer. | City Hall is ted—Every nook and corner of the city hall was fumi- gated Friday night. Lingering fumes of formaldehyde ‘addressed the olfactory nerves of city workers in the morning. Bound Over for Toting Gun—W. J. Reed of Parsons, Kan., pleaded guilty in police court to a charge of carrying con- cealed weapons and was bound over to the district court with bonds fixed at $600. Madame Melba Goos West—Madame Melba was a wertbound passenger on Northwestern-Union Pacific No, 1 enroute | to California necupying a drawing room in one of the cars. She was still sleeping when the train passed through Omaha. New Gran Company—E. G. Helednall and C. E, Kern have jolned forces and have gone into the grain commission busi- neds, taking offizes in the Grain exchang: bullding. The Bee is Sued for Damages—An un- named oll burner company, which thinks it has beeri hurt, has brought suit against The Bee for 350,000 damages, which it al- leges was sustained by the publication of an article on ofl burners, Vacation at Unole's Expense—Evarett Bennett, 340 Parker street, left on an outing for a month at the expense of Uncle Sam. He is a naval reserve man and will go to the receiving ship at Nor- folk, Va., from which he will be trans- ferred to a battleship for a cruise. Qsalo JANUARY 30, 1916. NEED OVER MILLION [Many Men Called MEN FOR DERENSE| T War Department Board Member | Tells of What is Necessary to Guard Vital Areas. WHOLE COAST LINE STUDIED | WASHINGTON, Jan. 39.—Why a o Work, but Not Many Answer Call| i o o v it nim to e saer Captain Kline of the Salvation Army | yesterday tssued & call for 10 men to | shovel snow and succeeded In gotting sixteen, notwithstanding that he visited | all the cheap hotels and lodging houses | 'ln the city, where many men out of jobs for lots of answers. Phone The Bee. usually congregate. The captain also wanted fifty men to hustle freight around the Union Pacific freight house. He suc- ceeded In finding twelve who wante | Jobe. The experfence of Captaln Kline dur that there are more jobs in Omaha than The work but the there are men to fill them. that is available 1s not easy, wages are very good. e Wanted—Some Wants-Ads in exchangs force of at would be needed to protect the ‘‘vi- tal areas” of the United States against a strong enemy was detailed to the senate military comimittee to- day by Lleutenant Colonel W. G.| Haan, a member of a War depart- ment board which spent seven years working out defense plans. | The board visited and studied minutely every part of the coast line. 1t reported in 1913, but its findings have been held confidential | by the department. ! Men Needed in East. To protect the various areaa from Port-| 3§ land, Me., to Norfolk, Colonel Haan added, the board had concluded that a total of 350,000 mobilé treops would be necessary for this seetion, exclusive of the coast artillery supports and battery personnel. The needs of the Pacific coast he gave as three divisions in the Puget Sound re- glon; one at the mcuth of the Columbia river; three at San Francisco and one at Los Angeles and Ban Diego. Eix divisions should be held in reserve, he said “How large an army would these plans involve?" asked Eonator Chambaerlain. “One million and twenty-five thousand men to protect the critical areas,” Colonel Haan replied. Guns He Reco N Bhips could lie outside of Boston, Cel- onel Haan sald, in discussing harbor de- fense, and destroy the navy yard, the state house, the Fore River works and | the business district without being In range of the American guns. He resom- mended that eight simteen-inch rifles for direct fire and sixteen twelve-inch long range mortars be added to the defenses, all with a range of more than 3,000 vards, against the maximum range of 18,000 yards of the present guns. Montana in Grip 0f Worst Storm In Twenty Years|*= BUTTH, Mont., Jan. .—Montana is In the grip of the worst storm tomight in twenty years. Rallroad traffic is de- moralized by huge drifts and snow slides and the situation ia aggravated by the temperature ranging from 2 to 24 degrees below mero. Missoula reports that the storm which has been raging for twenty- four hours throughout western Montana, without any sign of abating, {s the most severe of any within the memory of ploneers. The Northern Pacific and Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads have abandoned the movement of freight. The Butte-Missoula passenger train of the Northern Pacific was wrecked by a broken rail with the thermonéter 3 below zero, but no passengers were injured. Biilings reports the longest cold spell In seventeen years and a temperature of %5 below, * Man Thinking Menspeaker and Miss Teresa Plattamouth, were also in at- Program was the Initia- into the W. A, belng put on by guards, for which i H 5%3! i L g3f ‘were also honored with the the followilng supreme man- Mary Teylor, chdirman, of Autonfo, i Mre. Effle Rogers, , Ark.: Mrs. Bmma ¥. Camp- Huron, Mich.: Mrs. C. M. Kelly, s, Mo., and Mrs. Mamie B. Long of New York. Each one of thess officers favored us with a nice little speech which the dining room by the refreshment com. |Was greatly eénjoyed by all present. wittee, Mre. Jennie Miller, Mrs, Kttg | At the conclusion of the exercises Miss Woolf, Mrs. Mary Koestors and Mrs, | Alexander and Dr. Brown were each pre- b pre- | with a gift In appreciation of their tented with half a dosen hand-painted #ervices. The members of W. A. Fraser :ups and saucers. ?;:::, hmmhuon of the work done —_— Past year, presented thelr | Benson 0dd Fellows. guardian, Mre. Bunce, with a beautiful | Misses Irene Horton, Florence Johnson, |Suardian's pin and also a lovely hand lh-rf, A. J. McClung and Albert Cook made linen center piece. will s'ng und Miss Alice MoCreary will | Refreshments were served and every ;E L3 44 £ coffee drinker will pass lightly over a Postum advertisement until all at once nervousness, a sleepless night, a dull head- ache, heart flutter, or some other ailment — often due to coffee drinking — brings the ¢ message home. Then attention is called to the fact that caffeine, the drug in coffee, does hurt some people and hurt them hard. If you are a coffee drinker and think anti-coffee talk is only a ‘‘scare’’ it would be a good idea to make this easy, personal test: Quit coffee ten days and in its place POSTUM If the change to this pure food-drink brings steadier nerves, sounder sleep, a olearer head, and the better health that follows freedom from the coffee drug, you’ll use play at & musical program te be given by 044 Fellows' lodge Monday evening for the members and families. Miss Lilan Huber will give & number of sclect readings and the Rebekabe will one indulged In visit and Judging from t) every one had a pleasant evening. POSTOFFICE CLERKS §ood old fashioned merriment troubles, know where comfort lies—whether to stick to Postum or go back to coffee and its the close of the pro- TOflAN]ZE UNION Postoftice clerks of the Omaha posts office will meet Sunday at 3 o'clock at the Labor temple to orgatise a looal Union and affillate with the National Federation of posteffice clerks. General Organiser Coutts of the Ameris can Federation of Labor will address the meeting. The National Federation of postoffice clerks is affiliated with the American | Federation of Labor and malintaing t headquarters In Washington looking after the needs of the clerks in dhe postal sorvice. It works in cons | Junction with the American Federation of Yabor legislative bureau in Washington and is pusiitng bills looking toward Abolishing unnecessary night work in the postoffices throughout the country by making & six-hour night shift equal a eight-hour day. Members of congress who are members of the American Federation of Labor ars | (actively interested in all measures that n e | concern labor and arc doing their utmost | party Tuesday to enact them into law i Ace. U pays Original Postum Oereal 15¢ and 25¢ package. Made of wheat and a small portion of wholesome molasses, Postum has a delicious flavour much like that of mild, high-grade coffee, yet contains no caf- feine nor other harmful element, There are two forms of Postum. Postum Oereal must be quickly soluble in hot water, more convenient to pre. pare, and has the same rich flavour as the original Postum. Some prefer one forms are equally delicious and the cost per cup is about the same. The change from coffee to Postum is a little thing to do for so great a benefit. It’s worth thinking over! “There’s a Rnason” Grocers everywhere sell Postum. The original boiled; Instant Postum is form, some the other. Both Before the Birds and Breezes-- Before all other welcome har- bingers of Spring The Benson & Thorne Co. Are Showing New Spring Suits and Dresses Every garment is characterized by quiet good taste and yet with that touch of brilliant original- ityin color, style and fabric that produces the impression of something really new and dif- ferent--a deft blending’ of very stylish ideas with all the harsh and coarse features eliminated. O be sure that you get,’ from Goodyear Tires, all the extra miles built into them, we have estab- ‘lished Goodyear Service Station Dealers everywhere. They will help you prolong tire life by rrcventing tire trouble. They will save you time and save you money. Let the nearest Goodyear Dealer ex- amine your tires at intervals; follow his suggestions, and make—or have him make— such small repairs as your tires may need to insure the extra Goodyear service. . You are assured of extra lyear mileage and service because we for- tify Goodyear No-Hook ires against: Rim-cutting—By our No- Rim-Cut feature. Blow-outs—By our On- Air Cure. Loose Treads—By our Rubber Rivets. Insecurity—By our Multi- le Braided Piano Wire ase. Punctures and Skidding— By our Double-Thick All-Weather Tread. NE DOUCLAS 222. OMAHA N P