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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

Take off your hat and coat. will
tell mamma you are here" said Alice.
Alice went out in the kitchen and
said to her mother: "Oh, mamma, !
bet you can't guess who is here"
"Oh," said her mother, II suppose
auntie and HelenF oh, no, no.
said Alice, Jumping up and down.
Grandma has come to visit US" "She
has?" said her mother. II must go
and visit with her until dinner time"
said Mrs. Petersen to herself, so she
went in, and so did Alice. There
goes the door bell," said Mrs. Peter
sen. go and answer it, Alice" "All
right" So Alice went and opened the
door. There was auntie and Helen
Christensen. Take off your coats
and caps" said Mrs. Petersen. Come
on" said Alice to Helen. Mamma,
may, Alice and | go upstairs and
play?" Eyes" said her mother. So
the two girls went and played up
stairs with their dolls. The girls
locked the door so nobody could get
into the room where they were play
ing. The door bell rang downstairs
and Mrs. Petersen opened the door
and there was Mable Brown. "Come
in and take off your coat and cap, and
if you want to you can go upstairs
where the girls are" So she went
up. Alice and Helen thought they
heard something coming, so they
said, LET us be real quiet and
that person won't know we are in
here" But Mable knew they must
be in that room, because they weren't
in any of the other rooms, so she
knocked on the door and there
stood Mable. "Why, hello, Mable,"
said Alice; "let us go out outside and
play, because l haven't three dolls
to play with" So they played outside
the rest of the day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
How to Get Breakfast.

By Esther Page, Age 10, Harrisburg
Neb. Red Side.
"Said the first little chick with a queer
little squirm,
I wish I could find fat little worm
Said the next little chick with a
shrill little squeal,
I wish I could find some nice yellow
meal
Said the third little chick with a small
sigh of grief,
I wish l could find little green leaf
See here" called the hen, from the
green garden patch,
If you want any breakfast, just come
here and scratchp"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
More Riddles.

By Violet Stanley, Cozad, Neb.
Aged II Years. Blue Side.
l am sending in some riddles for
all of you to try and guess:
What is the difference between a
sentence and lion?
What is that which is often taken
to the table, frequently cut, but never
eaten?
What has four fingers and a thumb,
but is neither flesh, fish nor bonel
| am going to try and answer the
riddles Florence Seward sent in, cor
rectly: First is a sea; second, an egg,
and third, the moon. Please let me
know if these are correct.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Had Many Firecrackers.

By WILDER Tebbens, Aged 9 Years,
Ashland, Neb. Red Side.
l have just received my prize about
a week ago and have nearly read it
through. | want to tell you about
my Fourth OF July. Early in the
morning l got up and shot off some
star salutes and penny firecrackers,
and about o'clock it began to rain
and l shot some Scent firecrackers
while it was raining. By night it
quit raining and | had some red fire,
sky rockets and some Roman candles
and sparklers,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Road to Sallie's House.
By Stella Rogert, Aged II, Herman,
Nah Die. Ga

BY Stella Rogert, Aged ii, Herman,
Neb. Blue Side.
The road to sallie's house went up,
But the road to mine went down,
And Sallie's hair was like the sun,
Where mine was merely brown.
And she was older far than I.
Or nigh six months and day.
But these things made no difference
When Sallle came to play.
I think the mornings all were spring,
And the sand pile was Of gold. ~e
The birds all sang like anything.
Nothing was sad or old,
When saliie's feet came down tbs road
And far-oh. far--away--
heard the silver Of her shout.
"Hurrahi I've come to play"
The years have gone so fast. my dear,
don't know how TO play,
And sand Ia only sand, my dear,
Yet II you showed the way.
II through the years your voice rang out.
I'd never more be old
Wed build palaces from sand Of pu,snt
gold.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

would he cali iii Answer: Pork, you
pinel
Why is ireland the richest of all
countriesl Answer: Because its CAPT
tai is Dublin.
Why is a defeated army like wool?
Answer: Because ii is worsted.
Why is grass like a mouses An
swer: Because the cattle eat it fcat'll
eat it)
When 1t an unbound book like
lady in bed1 Answer: When it is in
sheets.
Why is a dogs tail like the heart
of tree? Answer: Because it is the
farthest from the bark.
Flour Of England, fruit Of Spain, met
together in a shower of rain; put in
a bag tied with a string; tell me this
riddle and I'll give you ring. An
swer: Plum pudding.
When boy falls in the creek what
is the first thing he does1 Answer:
He get wet first. s-
Why is there no such thing as
whole day1 Answer: Because each
day begins by breaking.
Why does opening letter resemble
a strange way of entering room!
Answer: Because it is breaking
through the sealing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

By Hildred Wig. Aged IL Years,
Sutherland, Neb. Red Side. =.
l received the stories and enjoy
them very much. want to join the
Red side because red is my favorite
color. | wish very much to see my
letter in print. will try to write
often to you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

By Glee Gardner, Aged Z Years,
ZOOS North Sixty-second Street,
Benson, Neb.
I must write my many thanks for
the book which you sent me, because
after reading it through l find that it
is the kind that is my favorite, and
always will be. The name, Child
and Country" alone makes one anx-
'ious to read into the depths of it.
This is the second prize l have won
and am very proud of both.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Day of Visitors.

By Viola Diedricksen, Aged 10 Years,
Marine, Ia, R. |. Blue Side.
One day Alice was playing in their
back yard, when her mother called
her to come and wipe dishes and
sweep. Alice said, 81 hate to do that;
you always make me work" WELL"
said her mother, 81 want you to help
me because auntie and Helen are
coming for dinner, and you know
after Helen comes you will want to
play with her." So Alice hurried to
get done with the work before auntie
and Helen arrives. Alice had her
mother call up Mable Brown over the
telephone. In a little bit the door
bell rang, so Mrs. Petersen told Alice
to go to the door to see who it was.
Alice thought it was her aunt and
Helen, but to her surprise it was her
grandmother, who had come to visit
them for the afternoon. why, hello"
said Alice in bright and happy tone,
come in, grandma and stay while.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Children Pick Flowers.

Elmwood, Neb. Blue Side.
Three little children went out in
the field to pick flowers one day. And
one little girl got tired. They had
good dog and they went half way
home with them. And the dog took
the little girl on home. The other
two went back till they got tired and
they went to the house.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

is also white spot on its wing. Many
of them are found in Manitoba and
Central America. Their main food
consists Of cherries, apples, corn,
beetles and grubs. They do not build
their own nests, but have others build
it for them, The bluebird is alike in
this respect. The woodpecker has
from four to six glossy white eggs.
Their enemy is the blacksnake. They
can be known anywhere by their song,
which is more like rattle. 1t goes
something like this "Ker-r-ruck, ker-
truck, ker-r-ruck."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Our Fourth of July.

1908 Corby Street, Omaha.
Blue Side.
l am telling you of what we did on
the Fourth of July. A friend invited
us to Carter lake. We went in an
auto. When we got there l went all
around. At night we saw fireworks,
moving pictures and dancing; then
we had supper. For supper we had
salad, all sorts of sandwiches, sweet
ened lemon juice, lemonade, choco-
late cake, sponge cake and fancy
cookies. Well, l guess I'll close.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Disobedient Mary.

By Myrtle Andersen, Aged 10, 3606
Hascall Street, Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side.
Once there was a little girl whose
name was Mary.
She was very selfish. Her mother
was old and very cross and poor.
Her father was very seldom at
home. He was fisherman. He was
often gone for weeks at time, leav-
ing May and her mother alone.
The time went very slow for May,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
The Woodnecker.

BY Edith Kenyon, 3222 Cunning Street,
Omaha. Blue Side.
The woodpecker is counted as one
OF the prettiest birds. 1t is about an
inch larger than the robin, It's head
is crimson and its wings and tail are
black. Its breast is white and there
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Robin Family DESTROYED.
By Edyth Olsen, Aged 10 Years,

By Edyth Olsen,> Aged 10 Years,
Harrington, Neb. Red Side.
This spring a robin and her mate
came to our place and built their nest
in one of our trees. There were sew
eral rains in the spring and every
time it rained there was a small
stream in front of our place. One
time there was a bad storm. The
wind blew and it rained hard. The
wind blew the nest into the stream
and drowned the three little ones.
The robin and her mate stayed here
little while and then went away.
This is my first story and l hope
to see it in print.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
A Fables Experience.

By Mildred Byrne, Aged IA Years,
ESQ Chicago Street, Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side.
When Father Nature was young,
many thousands Of years ago, he was
always experimenting with different
varieties Of plants. His purpose was
to find one that would most benefit
mankind, in teaching them valuable
lesson.
Now, one day he found an odd look
ing plant growing In . secluded
corner, alone.
He dug it up and planted it in his
garden-of-life. where it grew and
flourished. many bulbs starting from
the original one.
AZ Father Nature was thrifty soul.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Prize Book Helms.

By Edith Weir, 34l2 Dodge Street,
Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
l received my book last Friday, on
my twelfth birthday. l have read
some in it. 1t has been a great help
to my grandmother in fixing her flow
ers. l thank you very much.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Stories of Nebraska History :: gzA E. Sheldon

(By special permission OF the Author,
The Bee will print chapters from the His
tory Of Nebraska. by A. E. Sheldon. from
week to week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Animal Alphabet.

kA11AAAoA SAAe
BY Mabel Clark, Aged 10 We
3008 Poppleton Ave-, Omaha
Neb. Blue Side.
A stands for animals,
Some of which we fear.
B stands for buffalo,
Which roam far and near.
c stands for camel,
With two humps on his back.
D stands for deer,
Who starts at the guns crack.
E stands for elephant,
Who carries many load.
F stands for frog,
Sometimes called a toad.
G stands for goat,
With long, shaggy hair.
H stands for horse,
Sometimes a pretty mare.
I stands for ibis,
With long bill.
J stands for jay,
With its cry so shrill.
X stands for kangaroo,
With legs short and long.
L stands for lark,
With its pretty song.
M stands for monkey,
With a long tail.
N stands for nightingale,
Who sings without fail.
o stands for owl,
With its eyes so round.
P stands for pigeon,
Who in Italy is found.
Q stands for queen,
The ruler Of the bees.
r stands for rabbit,
Who hides among the trees.
S stands for stork,
Who has two small wings.
7, stands for tarantula,
A spider that stings.
U stands for umber,
With its tall crest.
v stands for vulture,
Who never stops to rest.
w stands for whale,
With its long, back bone.
x stands for something
Of which nothing is known.
Y stands for yak,
Whose hair is white and black.
z stands for zebra,
With stripes on his back.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
An Alphabet Of Flowers.

By Florence Browitt, Aged II Year
1921 Fifth Avenue, Kearney,
Neb. Red Side.
A is for aster.
Which Grows very tan
is for buttercup.
Which Is very small
G 10 for carnation. .
Which IL red and white.
D Is for daisy.
Which Is quite light.
q is for Easter lily,
Which comes once a year.
F Is for forget-me-not,
which Is very dear.
G Is for goldenrod.
Which Is so slender.
H Is for hollyhock,
Which Is so tender.
I 10 for iris,
Which 10 80 fair.
J Is for Johnny jump-up.
Which grows everywhere.
K Is for Kochia.
That 10 pretty near to sink.
L Is for larkspurs.
Which. are red. white and pink.
M is tof morning glory.
Which Is so small.
N is for nasturtium.
That blooms In the fall
o Is for oxalis,
That do not know.
p IL for pansy,
That Is red and Just 30.
@ Is for queens nightcap,
Which Is ready for bed.
r Is for rose.
Which Is 80 red.
s Is for SNOWFALL.
Which IL SO white.
T Is for touch me-not,
Which Is 80 light.
W Is for umbrella plant,
That looks like an umbrella.
Is for verbena,
That looks like a>Eirl named Ella.
W IL for wandering Jew,
That wanders like you.
x Is for KS.
That's all through.
Y is for yarrow,
I know not what II L.
2 10 for zinnia,
A beautiful plant Il 10.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Has Flower Gardens.

By Dorothy Nielsen, Aged II Years,
1928 Lake Street, Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side.
My two brothers and have a
garden together and it is growing
just fine.
We water it every night, and weed
it, and hoe it, and we try to keep it
in nice shape.
We have planted all flowers in it
and the names of the flowers are:
Pansies, pholx, nasturtiums, four
o'clocks, verbenas, snapdragons,
pinks and cosmos.
Then we have another garden with
some other flowers in, and they are
Gamma, asters, violets, sweet alyssum,
tiger lilies, wild snapdragons and
bachelor buttons.
Papa has big garden too.
Well guess l will close for this
time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Answers to Riddles.
By Vera Lundberg, Aged IL Years,
Wakefield. Neb.

The answers to Florence Sward's
riddles are ocean, egg and moon.
This is the first time l have written
and would like to join the Blue side.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

OBSERVATION word that Busy utter
deal nowadays Sometimes it of life
talking birds
~ and forests
Let us consider conservation of trees today.
All the Busy Bees love for the shade they
beauty they add
birds find within their leafy branches
Many writers have compared children children sy
poorly nouhed they will kind
and the with Today there
by the nauovng folks who plant them loving
guard their children. N4E&
there needing yard? Perhaps you
father call diagnose illness
Walter Wi of the Red side the
Cooper The
for submitted
Francis Tomjack of the Red side
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

BY Florence Browitt, Aged II Years,
1921 Fifth Avenue. Kearney,
Neb. Red Side.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

By Mabel Clark, Aged 10 Years,
30O8 Poppleton Ave, Omaha,
Neb. Blue Side.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
DEFENSE OPENS IN
 TRIAL OF FRANZ BoPP
Alleged Spies Were Hired to Keep Tabs on Munitions for Entente Allies

San Francesca, Dec. 2o.-Detectyes were hired by the German consulate here to uncover construction of sub marines in the United States for the entente allies and shipments of Jap anese from California for war duty. acording to Theodore Roche, in his opening statement today for the de- fense of Franz Bopp and associates on trial in the federal court on charges of conspiracy to destroy ships and raI- roads carrying munitions for entente allies.
 Roche said he was prepared to prove that the Union Iron Works of San francisco built submarines here dur ing 1915 for the entente allies and ship ped the parts to Sanada for assembly, lie asserted British ships transported Japanese from San Francisco to Jap anese warships in the Pacific.
 Objections by the defense to contin- uance of the trial on the ground that the government had not made out a prima facie case were denied by the court.
 In outlining his defense Roche said .. C. Crowley, Louis J. Smith J. H. Van Koolberger and Mrs. Margaret Cornell, alleged consulate spies, were supposed to keep tab on all entente intuition shipments. It Is on Smiths story of alleged attempted dynamtngs that the government relies mainly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
A 'WOMAN'S BACK
Thss Advice of This Norwich Woman
 Is of Certain Value.

Many a woman's back has many aches and pains.
 Outlines 'tis the kidneys fault.
 That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are so effective.
 Many Norwich women know this. Read what one has to say about 1t:
 Mrs. Henry l.. Greiner, 696 E. Main St., Norwich, says: Sometimes cold affects my back but it is usually over work that causes dull, nagging pains across my kidneys. My back feels weak and tired and I am worn-out. When bending, sharp pains seize me in my back and it is hard to straighten up. I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they did me lots of good"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Greiner had. Foster Milburn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
OPEN SHOP FIGHT ON IN HARTFORD
First Legal Battle Between the Hartford Open Shop Building Trades Exchange and the Hartford Building Trades Al ance-Superior Court Room Assembled Labor Union Meeting

one of the union men had not paid up
 his dues and that Cohn and Roth must discharge him or the men would
 strike. MT. Cohn said his concern
 did $25,000 of work in 1914, but since then the company had not been able to
 do work for many of those customers on new buildings since September 1. He testified he had a written agree ment to do electrical wiring on a new building for I. Salitzslzy on Sisson av- enue for $40. but soon after begin ming work. trouble started and MT. Salitzsky wrote letter cancelting the contract. MT. Cohn said he had a contract to do work for Peter Neil son on an old house and tried to get the contract on new house, but was told the masons, carpenters and plumbers on the job were union men and would not work with Cohn and Roth's men. He testified that he had onl ya1owed to complete it by working his men after business hours and by paying them time and a half. He said MT. Jensen told him he had union men doing the other work and could not afford to be tied up with a strike.
 He said his business prior to two years ago was about $125,0O0 a year and T ow was between $50, ,O00 and $6O,- 900 a year and he considered he was losing $75.000 annually. because of the action of the unions. Cross-examin- ation by Mr. Spellacy worried Mr. Cohn considerably. MT. Cohn was forced to admit that he had no knowledge that the brick1ers' union. carpenters, plumbers, steamftters or painters union had done such things.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
OF CONSPIRACY
 TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS
Albert Freeman, Who Was Indicted With Julian Hawthorne, Fined Sa,ooo'

New York. Dec. 2O.-Albert Free man pleaded guilty here today 10 TOUT indictments charging him with con sniracv to defraud investors through illegal use of the mails and was nneo
 },00O which he paid promptly. A jury before which he was trleo TOT a second time recently i'll the leueral district court, disagreed.
 Freenan was indicted jointly with Ju1fan Hawthorne, the author. and pr; William J. Morton, of Boston, several years ago in connection with a mlnlhg swindIe. They were tried together ana all were convicted. Freeman; Wno as promoter of the scheme, was sentenced to serve five years in the fedral pen itentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
 Hawthorne and pr. Morton each was sentenced to one year. Hawthorne and Dr. Morton served tnelr terhns' but Freeman appealed and was grant ed a new trial on a technlca1ty. IL was this necond trial which resulted in the disbursement, the jury, it was said. being equally divided as to ms guilt and innocence.
 Judge Augustus N.' Hand, In 1m- posing the fine which enables freeman, a to escape a prison sentence declaTeo that he did not think the fine ade- quate punishment.
 "T 6n1v imnose this sentence" said .J11dee Hand, 'fbecause the government has consented to it, and because after wears have passed and two trials have been held a jury was loath to con- vict."
 Freeman had been at liberty on Sf5O, coo bail His lawyer stated that he pleaded guilty to the indictments against him because he was mo long CT able to meet the aggressiveness of tho ek0vernment"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 20.-Resemb- ling a labor union meeting, the supe- rior court room this morning was the scene of the first battle in a Dig fight between the Hartford open shop Building Trades exchange and the Hartford Building Trades Alliance be- fore the court in the suit Of the conn and Roth Electrical company Of this city against the Bricklayers union, the Electrical Workers union. six other building trades unions and nu1nper of business agents of the unions. Tn it's first skirmish the action asks that the unions be enjoined from in terfering with the Cohn and Rotn Electrical company in the conouct or it's business. The suit also cnarges the union with conspiracy ana poy- colt and asks damages or Sz9'ooo.
 Clarence B. Whitney and Thomas J. Kelley, president and secretary re- spectiyely of the manufacturers as- sociation. were interested spectators and among the union men present was Sol Sonthemier of the Connecticut Federation of Labor. W. A. Dermott, business agent of the Electrical Workers union; Martin J. Spellacy, D. F. Mccarthy and others.
 A. H. Cohn, president Of the Conn and Roth Electrical company, testl- fled that the company ran a. union shop. He gave a definition of@1nion shop and open shop, and said a change to open shop was made on January 19. 1914. the oc- .I.as sion being a strike of the electri- clans. the business agent of the Elec- trical Workers union. telling him that
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
NO QUININE IN
 THIS COLD CURE
"PAPE's COLD COMPOUND" ENDS COLDS AND GRIPPE IN
 A FEW HOURS

Take "Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until you have taken three doses, then all grippe misery goes and your cold will be broken. It promptly opens your clogged-up nos trils and the air passages Of the head; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves the headache, dull ness, feverishness, sore throat, sneez- ing, soreness and stiffness.
 Don't stay stuffed up! Quit blowing and snuff1ing. Ease your throbbing head-nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as ..Papes Cold Compound which costs only 25 cents at> any drug store. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Accept no substitute.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
MAYOR OF DIES MONIES
 SEIZED RAILROAD COAL
By Virtue of Dire Necessity and in
 Accordance With the Law"

Des Moines. Iowa, Dec. 20.-Follow- ing appeals made to the city council for relief from coal shortage in Des Moines, Mayor McVicar, assisted by a squad of police, this afternoon seiz- ed carload of coal in the yards of the Chicago and. Northwestern Rail- road and announced that it would be delivered to the poor. The mayor in- formed the railroad company and the owners of the coal that it had been seized "by virtue of dire necessity and in accordance with the law"
 A check. paying for the coal at the prevailing wholesale rate, was mailed the coal company.
 Mayor McVicar said he had evidence pointing to combination on the part of mine owners to ship coal out of Polk county with the reputed purpose of maintaining high prices here
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
VOTE ON DISTRICT
 PROHIBITION JAN. g
Parliamentary MispIay by One of Its
 Advocates Cause of Delay,

Washington, Dec. 20.-A parliamen- tary misplay by one of it's friends late today upset plans for an immediate vote on Senator Sheppard's District of Columbia prohibition bill and ad- vocates of the measure were obliged to agree that it go over until after the Christmas holidays. for final ac- ton.
 The senate agreeddo a final vote on the measure on January after its opponents had sustained by the chair in contending that it lost its place on the senate calendar by the action of Senator Ashurst in securing unani- nous consent to consider a land bill.
 Friends of the prohibition bill have admitted a fear that postponement of the vote until after the Christmas re- cess would imperil it's chances of passage,