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Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
Busy Bee Money Maker.

By Muriel McNeff, Aged II Years,
Smithwick, Neb. Red Side.
A am going to tell you how | got
my frat pig. | raised ducks last year
and bought a sixty.pound pig, then
sold my pig when il weighed us
pounds and bought two others. | am
going to sell them and buy a piano
some day.
! wish some OF the Busy Bees would
write to me. ! will be very glad to
answer their letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
We Weed Onions.

By Inez Dodson, Aged 10 Years,
Stratton, Neb. Red Side.
This is the first time I have written
to the Busy Bees. l will tell you how
l weed o.. ,ns.
One morning we started wedding
onions, my sister, brother and l.
Papa helped and gave US S cents
row.>We played the weeds were Ger
mans and the onions Americans be-
cause the latter were strong.
Papa had the wheel hoe, which was
the cannon. We children had weeders.
Papa drove them in the trenches and
we kept them there. That was the
last of the onions.
l read the Busy Bee page every
week. l think it is very interesting.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
Never Misses Busy Bee Page.

By Lois Black. Aged 10 Years, Au.
burn, Neb. Red Side.
This is the first time have written
to the Busy Bees. ] don't expect 10
win the prize this time, but hope
to win il soon in other stories I shah
write.
! love the Busy Bee Page and read
il every Sunday.
| hope to see this in print Sunday
when ! read my Busy Bee page.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01

ten in sprawling, crudeiy, ehalked
letters:
"Your husband ruined my life. I'll
not let him ruin yours.
"The Yelled Woman"
Ito Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1917, by Mabel Herbert
Urner.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
The School Picnics

By Fay Bernice Ury, Aged l3 Years,
Chapman, Neb. Red Side.
Friday was the day we were to have
our school picnic. We had been pre-
pairing for it the day before, making
cakes, pies, sandwiches and other
good things which make up picnic.
We met at the school house at 9
o'clock and waited there until 10 for
some OF the pupils who were late.
Two of my chums and rode in a
spring wagon which carried the food.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01

Dy Ut dSc SICF0IlSy NBCu Cdl d
Polk, Neb. Route 2. Red Side.
Out in our trees by my playhouse,
| saw a bird making nest. I watched
it every day till one day it had four
eggs in it. Then | did not watch it
for long time.
One day l thought ! would look
and see if the eggs had hatched. I
looked and found four little birds.
The name of the birds was oriole. The
birds are quite large now.
Miss May Rhode is my teacher at
school next year.
l would like to have some OF the
Busy Bees write to me.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01

Persistent Advertising is the Road
to Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
The Baby Orioles.

By Grace Stevens, Aged 9 Years.
Polk, Neb. Route 2. Red Side.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31
Kill The Hessian Fly.

T. J Talbert, Extension Entomo-
loeist of the University Of Missouri,
has presented to the Missouri Coun-
Gil of Defense. statement pointing
out the need Of preparing wheat
ground early to kill the Hessian fly.
The best Missouri farmers have
learned that early plowine may
make from five to fifteen bushels
more wheat per acre than fall plow
ing. says Prof Talbert. Early plow.
ing conserves moisture and makes
a good seed bed for wheat.
For best results pillow or disc as
soon as possible after harvest The
work of discine and then plowine
is often advisable because the disc
ing will make the plowlng much
easier. conserve moisture and the
ground will seldom ge, too hard to
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31
Died In PALMYRA.

The funeral services of Miss Cor.
nelia Green. were hel here at 10
O'Clock. Slturd " moraing conduct
ed by Rev. Hoover Of the Episcopal
church. Miss Green deI Friday
morning at the home of her sister,
Mrs. H C Scheetz in Palmyra. A
week ago she suffered a stroke OF
paralysis and had been in an un
conscious condition ever since. The
deceased was rs wears of aye. The
burial took place in St. Judes'
cemetery
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

pIow. Discine also destroys the
Hessian fly by exposing the flaxseed
stage of the pest to the hot sun and
insect enemies. The plowed ground
should be cultivated after rains to
keep down volunteer wheat and
weeds. If the volunteer wheat is
destroyed the Hessian fly will be
starved because its main food plant
is wheat.
A united effort on the part of the
farmers to control the Hessian fly
is very important this year, Prof,
ralbert points out. The pest is
well under control now and if the
farmers take special pains to pillow
under infested wheat and destroy
all volunteer wheat, the fly will be
unable to work damage to next
years crop.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31
The Final Payment.

The fifth and final payment, of
thirty per centum, on Liberty Loan
Bonds purchased on installments is
due on August 30th. According to
the official statement Of terms and
conditions of the sale of Liberty
Loan Bonds issued by Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo at the time
subscription to the bonds was in
vited the payments must be made
on or before that date.
Whether the Liberty Bonds were
purchased from the Treasury or
from the Federal Reserve Banks or
through other banks or agencies it
is important that this installment
be paid promptly.
Mr. and Mrs c c. Cassady arriv-
ed in this city last Friday night
from Monticello, Ark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

million three hundred and thousand four hundred dollars
a the food
of
United that
and the State agricultural college
be
United States
OF O asss n
made of food shops and
Estimates family of food to be made
hitherto reported include
stimulated practicable
dairy
Animald diseases o be combaed m
to
predatory
which inue and kill live stock
of diseases to be extended.
sold
vegetables
producers
sell andb polase and
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

LauTe county, Kentucky, is en-,
titled the laurels. A dispatch from
this native county Of Abraham Lin
coin, says that the county has
furnished its quota of the men
drafted without single claim for
exemption being filed and without a
single rejection for disability, The
county was called on to furnish
1872 men, and though some of them
could have claimed under the de-
pendent law, none did.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31
Car Shortage Is Reduced.

Car Shortage Is Reduced.
Efficiency measures inaueurated
by the Railroads War Board, COM
bined with the hearty co operation
of shippers in the effort to make
one freight car do the work of two"
are producing most desirable re-
suits.
Although there has been an in
crease in the volume Of business.
the number of untitled orders for
freight cars on August | was only
33,776, according 10 reports recelv-
ed by R. H Ashton. President Of
the Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way and Chairman of the Central
Department Committee of the Rail
roads War Board. On May /, the
number of untitled orders for cars
was four times as many as on
August /. On June | the number
was 106,647 and on July, 1852
cars.
While the car situation is improv-
ing, the railways are under no illus.
sions and the public should not be
deceived A greatly increased de-
mand for cars in the fall and win
ter is inevitable and greater efforts
must be made by both ther ilroads
and their patrons to promote effici-
ency in transportation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31
Found Dead.

Roy Evans, who lived near Center,
was found dead in his bed at his
home last Friday morning Heart
trouble was the cause Of his death
He was "a years old and lived on
a farm
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

Mrs Charly B. Johnson of Pal
myra visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. L. johnson last
week and attended the Baptist As
sOciation which was held here last
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31
Wheat Campaign Starts

A series of meetings will be held
in each Missouri county during the
next few weeks to stimulate wheat
production The county councils of
defense will have charge of these
meetings. The present >wheat
practices which will insure better
yield will be discussed by repre-.
sentati,es of the University of Mis-.
souri, College of Agriculture and the
Federal Government. The first
meetings were held in North Mis-
souri,, August 20. Men have been
visiting the various counties to
make preliminary arrangements for
these meetings during the last two
weeks. These preliminary arrange.
ments will be completed by Sept
ember Is. The local meetings of
each county which began August
70, in North Missouri, will proceed
soulhward as fall approaches and
will be completed by October 10
This campaign has been proposed
TO increase wheat production
Emphasis will be placed on seedbed
preparation; sowing better varieties
OF wheat; tanning and grading the
seed; testing seed for smut; using
commercial fertilizers if it is posi-.
bic TO obtain them: sowing wheat
on or about the fly.free date.
The conditions in Italy, France
and England indicate need of 500,
100000 bushels of wheat. The Wis
ible surplus in the United States
and Canada is only little more
than half that need. Austria. asia
has surplus of about 150000.000
bushels. India has surplus of
about 60,OO0000 bushels These
sources would relieve the situation
considerably, if the wheat we're a.
vailable to the Allies. However.
ships are not available to transport
this wheat The amount of surplus
in Russia is not knO WI, but any
that might be available is excluded
from the market by enemy armies
The only source to supply the
deficiency in Italy, France. England
and other allied countries is the
United States and Canada To meet
the demands for wheat, therefore,
American farmers must increase
the acreage considerably above the
1917 crop. II Missouri furnishes its
allotted supply the acreage sown
this fall must be thirty per cent
greater than that sown last fall.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

Mrs. J, L. Evans and daughter,
Mrs. P. f. White went to Hannibal
Friday to attend the funearal of
their cousin, Mrs. Jesse Earhart
who died very suddenly a few days
before.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31
How England Saved.

In strong contrast to their neigh.
bors, the French across the English
channel, the masses of the English
people a few years ago were pro-
verbally spendthrift rather than
a saving race But the great war
has wrought change.
In the year 1915 although pur-
chasing billions of dollars of war
bonds the small savings banks dee
positors in England increased theiE
deposits over sixty million dollars
Ii was patriotism that started
this great change in the people of
the nation. The English people
started saving their money because
they saw that it meant saving Eng
land. But thrift and economy be-
got thrift and economy. They.
enonomiZed and saved for their own
sake as well as for Eneland's sakei
Not only did they save morey but
they economized il food. in fuel in
dress, in luxuries More than one
million English workers were pur-
chasers, out of their savings, in the
second great war loan of Great
Britain, and eight million subscrib-
ed to their last war loan.
The question whether the civilian
population should economize and
do without certain things or the
soldiers and sailors be denied things
necessary for their effectiveness and
safety was answered in no uncer-
tain or unpatriotc way by the
masses of the English people. They
did their bit in financing their
country.
Neither in ability nor in patriot
ism are the American people sec
ond to the English or the French or
the German or any other nation.
The Liberty Loan is at once an ap-
peal and pride 1t appeals to their
patriotism and their civic pride: it
is an opportunity TO save and an
opportunity to serve their country.
No American need fear that the
results of the American peoples
support of the Liberty Loan will
fail to maintain Americas tradi-
tional patriotism and power. The
more than four million subscribers
and the more than a billion over
subscription to the first issue of the
Liberty Loan Bonds are eloquent
testimony of the American peoples
loyalty to their Government and
their willingness and ability to give
it full financial support
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

Miss Lillian McNutt arrived in
this city Monday from Chicago for
a three weeks vacation with her
parents, DR.. W. B, A, McNutt and
wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

Mms. Mary Hofford, Margaret
Murphy, H, Vancil and Miss Marion
Mealy returned to their home in
Quincy. first of the week after a
visit with N. I. Potter and wife,
north of this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

William Mines of Antioch, Rails
county has d double hubbard
squash, that grew on his farm this
summer, The squash is not large
but is grown from two separate
stems and grown together
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

Miss Marietta Cranston of East
St. Louis, ILL.,, who has been visiting
her aunt, Miss Belle Elliott and
Miss Alberta Douglas returned home
the latter part of last week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

Misses Jennie and Irene McPike
OF Palmyra, returned home the lat
ter part of last week, after a visit
with their uncle, D. M. Proctor
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

Miss Ephieenia Burrows returned
to her home in Kjrksville last Sat
urday after a visit with her friend,
Miss Rebecca Megown.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

- Andrew Giest, of Ely was a Wis
itor in this city Saturday,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-08-31

German heirs to the estate of
Herman Long, who died at Kansas
City in 1914. will not receive their
portion, consisting of $4,000. until
after the termination of the war
The will names fory-seven heirs,
twenty-five of whom live in Ger
many. Joseph B. Shannon, attor
Dey for the estate, located all but
seven of the beneficiaries, Judge
Thomas j. Seehorn Saturday made
an order for final distribution of the
estate, but decided that the German
heirs cannot benefit by the will SO
long as the war continues, and
their portion was placed in the Gus.
tody of James B. Shoemaker, cir
cult clerk One-half of the estate
was awarded to the widow, Mrs
Caroline Long,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
Girl Disagrees
EDITOR THE TIMES

EDlIOR The TIMES:
In the Editors Mail column of
your paper, / noticed the sugges-
ton OF a working girl that the
men who keep their seats in the
rush hour of the evening on cars,
should have their feet trampled
on. What's the idea?
l, too, am working girl, and
am on these crowded cars every
single night, but l would rather
stand than have some of these
poor tired men get up and give me
their seats. Does the writer of
this other letter realize that these
same men have probably worked
four or even five hours longer
than she and the other women on
the car?
IL ! were a man and some. wom-
man trampled my feet simply be-
cause | wouldn't give her a seat,
Id certainly think she wasn't lady
enough to have it! | say, let them
Keep their seats-they deserve
them.
ANOTHER WORKING GIRL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
National Precedent

EDITOR THE TIMES:
A this great crisis in the affairs
of our nation what an importune
time for establishing a precedent
for all nations and raise our civ
ilization to an ethical plane.
Just now wheat and other food
supplies are not allowed to leave
our ports; then why not send 1t
back to the millions of hungry
men, women and children?
There are billions and billions
of dollars even after the great war
loans were made This wealth also
should flow back to the people to
whom 1t belongs. No nation is
prosperous where the boundless
wealth 1t boasts is controlled by
few, but only when this wealth
belongs to all the people. These
few who now control this wealth
would still have plenty though
our slogan be, Bring Prosperity
to the Masses"
Our country is so big. Let us
ignore old obsolete forms and lot
but or sell to any other nation
until we have built up wonder
full system all our own. Let every
man be given work, at 6 hours
day with pay to provide himself
and family with every comfort
and few Injuries. Let genius de-
velop all new industries necessary.
Let lumber seeking foreign mar
kets be used in building homes
where shanties now house thou
sands OF the strong and indus
trious. Let us have broader and
better highways. All the land
not otherwise used by fields, gar
dens and parks. Let there ne no
idle among rich or poor. Every
child be given its years of happy
childhood. Show the world ours
is country where all the people
have plenty, where there is liber-
ty and justice for all. Let us not
care how the nations that have
dethroned reason settle this war
nor if Germany's victory should
cause few to lose their war loans
but look to it that the Kingdom
of God is within us.
DORA P. M'KEE.
Birmingham, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
Employees Version
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
We, the present staff of en-
ployes at the Mountain View
Sanatorium feel it our duty to
correct some of the misstatements
sent to The Times anonymously.
We have worked here some OF
us ever since Mrs. Fletcher came
to this place. We have never been
treated unjustly and have never
seen anyone discharged by heI
without good cause.
Her great fault, If it may be
called a fault, lies in her kindness
to everyone regardless.
She tries to tighten the burdens
of everyone and make their livei
here as comfortable as can be
considering the isolation and in
conveniences. at the same time re
curing single standard of eff
cheney and character.
tSigned)
]. A. HOSKINS,
HANNAH SMITH,
EDDIE SMITH,
TINA FALOKE,
MARGRETTE DEASON,
DORA CLAWSON,
VIOLA DEASON,
MRS. EVA MEEK,
TESSIE O'BRIEN,
CHAS. N. BEDFORD,
MINERVA SADLER,
]. w. MANLEY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
Swats Militant
EDITOR THE TINES.

Edit lf1E llMES.
l don't quite get the drift of
the Militant Working Girl.
Have they not been fighting for
women's rights for the last CEN
fury and have won in several
states? Now, as l Sc it, equal
rights is their plea.
When getting on a street car
she has just the same equal right
to rush for a seat as man, and
If she is not lucky in getting one,
why pick on mere man and call
him such horrid names as hogs?
She ought to know that 1t is
the street car company's fault and
not the hog she refers to, as his
nickel is just as large as hers,
speaking from the point of wom-
ans rights.
The place for this girl is at
home, washing her mothers
dishes or mending her fathers
and brothers socks and maybe her
own. And when she gets one OF
the poor souls she calls such hor-
rid names hog" for a husband
she will know how to treat him
(maybe).
She has succeeded in taking the
small comfort Of smoking on the
three rear seats away from him
and now, we gods, he's hog" il
he don't give her the seat he has
paid for!
l take my hat off to the old
lady or old gentleman, and think
they are the only ones entitled
to the seat this girl or man mas
paid five cents for.
| STRAPHANGER
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
THE CLEARING HOUSE
Of Times Readers Ideas
Mohair Goats

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Seeing the letter from Anderson
island in your Wednesdays paper
and as | am buying and selling
more goats than anyone, and have
1000 Angora nannies for sale now
which | know are q better specu.
lation than milch goats, / have
looked up the mich goat business
In all its phases on the coast this
last 80 years, and find 1t will not
pay, which any Norwegian OF
Switzer that has followed 1t in the
old country will tell you.
You have to have the fed all
right for the goats, but the aver
age clam digger Is not made from
the kind of soil to milk goats, and
why bother with mich goats wher
there is good money in Angors
that grow mohair and mutton
without any work?
Mohair is now worth 60 cents q
pound, and mutton selling from
Is to 10 cents pound by carcass
goat meat, which is just as good
selling for about the same.
Goats will average four to five
pounds of mohair, and a two-year'
| old wether goat will weigh sc
pounds and is just as good mutton
and just as wholesome as sheep.
A goat is the healthiest animal
in the world, and ! will defy any
one to tell the difference between
young goat and a sheep.
People are prejudiced against
goat meat because it's goat. The
trouble has always been they have
kept their goats till they got toe
old to do their browsing, then they
are too old to eat when they mar
ket them.
Think of all this logged-off land
and nothing to eat the grass and
clean up the brush. Every mamie
will have $2.25 worth of hair and
a kid every year. Isn't that enough
for a 81 investment, what mamie
is worth?
If they have not the money to
buy the goats, can't the banks
finance them, as a goat is always
worth the money, and when you
have the grass to feed him, where's
/ the loss?
! | could write and tell you more
about goats, where one goats
| fleece sold last year in oregon fol-
$500. but you wouldn't believe It,
so will close.
ROOM pol, VAN MOVES HOTEL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
See Reason For
Holding Gerard
United Press Leased Wire. !

tunited Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Belief
that the action of the German
government in holding up Ambas-
sador Gerard's passports was a
move to bring the American au-
thorities to dismiss criminal pro-
ceedings pending against former
attaches of the imperial embassy,
was expressed at the intel States
district attorneys office here to-
day. Most of the big neutrality
cases have been handled from
this office.
1t is known that the state de-
partment now has under consider
alton the cases pending against
Captain Franz Won Papen, former
military attache; Wolf Won Igel,
his secretary, and Captain Hans
Hauscher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
For Mrs. Fletcher
THE TIMES.

EDllOR The TINES:
AS a discharged employe.
also wish to make a statement re-
garding the Mountain View Sana-
torium.
Why ! was discharged is a mat
ter purely between Mrs. Fletcher
and myself, but | believe every
one should have justice.
Everyone knows that every in
stitution must have manager,
and that manager must have the
power to discharge any persons
whose attitude or work make 1t
necessary. Certainly they should
be willing to do a reasonable
amount of work, which some are
not. On Investigation, | think it
will be found that there was a
legitimate reason for every dis
charge.
Among those at present en-
ployed at the Sanatorium a feeling
OF good will and hearty co-opera-
ton exists. not only among them
selves, but loyalty to Mrs. Flet-
cher, that would speak for itself
anywhere.
Many of the statements in the
editors mail are absolutely false,
especially regarding Mrs. Flet-
cher's accusing employees. Ger
tainly no one at the Sanatorium
or any place else ! can find out
ever hear her make any such re-
marks. Certainly 1t is a crying
shame to maliciously try to dam
age the reputation of one whose
whole heart and soul are in a
work for the good not only of the
sick but of the whole community
Everything points to the fact
that these articles have been writ.
ten by one who is sick, who has
long been on the county and who
has always been a troublemaker
Are the taxpayers not only 60
ing to support these people, but
allow them to make false state
ments and grossly misrepresent
other happenings in trying to die
tate to the county commissioners
on how they shall employ?
1t certainly behooves every
right-minded man and woman t.
look into these matters, trusting
only competent people who canno
be influenced when investigating
| "A HAS-BEEN."