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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
SIMPLE SERVICE \
FOR FUNSTON AT
FT. SAM HOUSTON
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CONTINUED from rage One.b
next in grade to General Funston.
General Pershing will retain command
until a permanent successor is named
by the War department No condider-
alton has been given to appointing a
new commander for the Southern de-
partmeut. @
The War department will reply to
the request of the Kansas legislature
that General Funston's body might
lie in state in the capitol at Topeka
be referred to Generals Bell or
Pershing.
To Remain in FL Paso.
FL Paso, Tex, Feb. 20.-Major Cen
eral John J. Pershins announced here
today that he would remain here as
acting commander Of the Southern de.
partment pending orders from Wash.
ington. He will also retain command
Of the FL Paso district for the present
II was announced at district head
quarters today that the body Of Cen
cral Funston would pass through
here tomorrow at $50 p. m. and Cen
eral Pershing had his staff at work
today preparing a memorial program
to be given while the body Is here.
Flags at Half staff.
San Francisco. Feb. 20.--Flags on
all municipal buildings in San Fran
cisco were at half staff today in re-
spect to the memory OF Major Cen
eral Frederick Funston, who died last
night in San Antonio, They will re-.
main at half staff BY order OF Mayor
Rolph until after the funeral here
Saturday M
Burial will take place in the Ma
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21

by a close vote. A motion to post
pone also lost The bill was then
recommended for passage.
Senate file No. ~, requiring state
banks TO bid on state funds was rec
commended for passage with little
opposition, except that of Howell, who
was opposed to any measure interior
ing with the state banking laws.
The cities and towns committee of
the senate held hearing this evening
on the Moriarty- Bennett Tanner bill
to provide for nonpartisan election Of
members Of the Omaha Water board
instead OF bipartisan. R. B. Howell
and Fred Shotwell appeared and
talked against the measure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21

was disputed by a number OF Serbians
and Austrian laborers that were there
at the time.
Admits Trouble.
Sarati admitted to the police that
he had trouble with his roommate
some time ago. He said that the latter
inflicted knife wound on his scalp
in a fight that happened in their
room three months ago. :,
The police will show the body Of
the dead man to Sarati some time in
the next two days. An endeavor will
be made to secure a confession. He
formerly worked at the Armour pack
ing plant in the beef kill department
At the time of arrest $ll730 in cash,
beside FIVE Sl0O postal certificates
ready to cash, were found in his
trunk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
LAUDS NEBRASKA
REGIMENTS IN HOUSE
Representative Sloan Says the
West Furnishes Soldiers in
Times of Crisis.
BUT PEACE WITH HONOR
{ From a staff Correspondent, }

Washington. Feb. 20.-(Special Tel
egram. Representative Sloan, who
never loses an opportunity to say
something pleasant and agreeable
about his state, had most interesting
five minutes today when he told the
house of the splendid achievements OF
The Fourth and Fifth regiments, and
the hospital and signal corps from the
prairie state. The speech was made
on the army appropriation bill.
Among the other things he said:
Give our American National
Guards who graduated into the United
States service wholesome food like
they might have at home, tents for re-
freshing sleep, sanitary surroundings,
as all men during this age should
have, good books to read, humane and
intelligent officers to direct
Let all these in authority from
commander-in-ch chief down to the hum
blcst noncommissioned officer rec
ognize the soldier TO be man. Give
him then a worthy cause to either
carry or defend the flag and it will be
carried and where carried stay put.
Refers to Discussion.
Discussion on this floor in recent
days has often been ill-tempered and
'lI-aoVlsed. mere nave oeg.l SUM, S
Special protestailons OF ioyalty any
Ratrlolisln "hlcn no one questlo'i ,hn
mere nave oeen strlItures upon llle
conduct and policy OF certain mem
c uer ,n's Tb;s ~" nromnted me- 70 make
some ;nvest;gat;pn
First relative IN NV own state
and second the states where the re.
snective maiorities az their congress-
men voted to warn Americans from
taking passage on endangered ships.
| The SCOPE of nv inquiry was the rec
ord made in the Spanish-American
war and in the recent border expedi-
ton. I found that Nebraska furnished
in these two military campaign forty
nine soldiers out of every 10000 popu-
lation.
Compared with certain states, it
was: Nebraska, 49,; Ohio, As; Massa-
chusetts, As; New York, 43; Indiana,
40; Illinois, 40; New Jersey, 50; Ala
bama, IS; Virginia, 81.
"As compared with certain geo
graphic sections compiled by the
census: Nebraska. ~; New England
AZ; middle Atlantic, ~; east SCUM
central, Al; west south central, 80;
south Atlantic' 81 east south Central
~; racine, 81. ,.
NEBRASKA rull CldIC.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
To Welcome Soldiers Home.

Hastings, Neb., Feb. 20.-(Special
Telegram. 1.-The Chamber of Com
merce has planned a welcome for
Company G, Fifth regiment, when it
returns from Fort Crook tomorrow or
next day. The boys will be met at
the depot with band and escorted to
the armory, where they will be guests
of the citizens at luncheon, which
will be followed by speaking. Presi-
dent J. N, Clarke Of the Chamber Of
Commerce will preside Speeches
will be made by Mayor Madget and
Judge II. S. DUNCAN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
General Funston y
Was Boyhood Chum
Of Captain Kline

Captain H. H. Kline OF the Saliva
ton Army knew General Funston per-
sonally, having attended the same
grammar school and having served
with him in the Philippine Islands
during the Agunaldo uprising.
Captain Klne's father was Meth,
odist circuit rider and often stopped
at the Funston farm near lola, Kan.
The Kline farm was also near lola
and, as a result, Captain Kline and
General Funston were together a
great deal during their boyhood.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
Senators Would Return Funds
To Liquidated Banks

Lincoln, Feb, 20.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The senator's today argued
over keeping the guaranty fund of
liquidating banks in the state fund
and came very nearly recommending
the bill for passage, but finally they
switched to senate file No. 90, which
provides for the return OF the fund to
the bank paying it. Mates proposed
an amendment which would allow the
state to keep the funds. but this lost
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21

tional cemetery at the Preside, where
General Funston made his home be-
fore going to the border. Carrying
out an expressed wish of the father,
General Funston will be buried be-
side the body Of his son, Arthur Nc
Arthur Funston, who died several
years ago.
All available troops at the Preside
and other military posts in the vicinity
Of San Francisco bay will participate
in the military funeral to be accorded
the dead commander.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

know that butter which has lost it's
first freshness may be renovated" by
careful re-working. re-churning in
sweet buttermilk, washing in the usual
way and in working up again as If
freshly made. With careful manipula-
ton this process of making over the
butter supply may produce the best
results.
One of the Department experts
called attention to kitchen table
which contained a simple home made
device. This is nothing more than a
round hole cut in the table at one side
to permit a tin pail to be set in the
opening. This pail is a labor saver in
that all scraping, pairing and removing
Of food waste may be PERFORMED over
it, thus saving the use of an extra pan
or the washing of the table on which
fruits, vegetables and other foods have
been prepared for cooking. This is in
no sense a garbage can, but simply a
small pail which is enptied into the
garbage container when the meal
preparation is over. If desired the
circle of wood Fcut from the table may
be hinged on the under side and
hooked in place when the opening is
not required.
A folding ironing board is one of
| recommended by the Department Of
Agriculture, being hinged to the wall
and always ready and in place. and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

Is made from Killarney either on
horseback or by walking and the re-
turn to the hotel by boat across the
lakes. The "Gap" Is a narrow pass
in the mountains, where the scenery
Is wild and rugged. There are several
small lakes to be seen en- route, one
Of them being the Serpent Lake and
according to Irish tradition the last
serpent in Ireland lies buried beneath
it's waters placed there in an iron box
by order of st. Patrick.
4 The town Of Killarney is a dirty lit
tie Ill smelling village, although it is
quite an educational center, and there
one may find the Irish child acquiring
knowledge-the boys under the guild
ance Of the Christian Brothers and
girls at the numerous converts under
the care of the sisters. This town is
also the home Of the Irish lace in
dustry. It is also the birthplace of
Robert Emmett, the house being point
ed out to all visitors. The late Lord
Kitchener also came into the world in
this section of Ireland, being born
about nineteen miles from Killarney
It was not the home of the Kitchener
family, but merely place where they
were spending the summer.
|, The scenery in the north Of ireland
jsabout the world famed Giants Cause
way, about which so much has been
written. is not unlike that to be found
on the Maine Coast, and is always de-
lightful to visit Added to it's beauty
it's numerous legends of Fin McCoul,
the Irish giant, make 1t doubly inter-
esting to the lover of these Irish tradi-
tons.
Limerick And Tpperary.
Limerick looks like medieval city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

sary. Four blocks, followed out at
the top to prevent the table from
slipping, will remedy this deficiency in
half an hour.
"Most sinks are too low for a wom-
an of even medium height to wash
dishes at without STOPPING, and it is
better to have box or stool for a
child or short person to stand on than
to oblige a tall woman to stoop to a
low sink. If there is no way to raise
sink which is too low, the dish pan
may be lifted to a convenient height
by placing it on a rack"
Fireless Cooker And Iceless
Refrigerator.
No labor saving device has meant
more to women during recent years
than the fireless cooker, and the De-
partment of Agriculture strongly ad-
vocates it's use. not only as a labor and
fuel saver, but also as kitchen adj
junct of constructive value, inasmuch
as it has introduced better methods in
cooking certain foods. Through its
demonstration work among women in
the rural communities, the Depart
ment of Agriculture has taught the
construction and seen the installation
Of three thousand homemade f1reless
cookers in farm kitchens.
The companion convenience to the
fireless cooker in the rural home,
where ice is not available, is the ice
less refrigerator, which is inexpensive,
efficient and may be made at home
by the capable housewife. The De-
partment of Agriculture has overseen
the construction of over two thousand
of these invaluable aids to the iceless
household. Where milk products are
handled and ice is not available this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

iceless refrigerator has been found Of
material value, for the cooling and
sanitary keeping Of milk products
covers the first important factor, since
good butter cannot be made without
keeping the milk cool. It has been
demonstrated that on the hottest.
driest days of summer temperature
of fifty degrees may be maintained
within this excellent homemade sub
stitute for an ice box.
The handling of the butter is the
second important factor in the making
Of good butter, and the Department Of
Agriculture advises the use Of various
homemade devices for this purpose.
The butter worker illustrated in this
article is so simple that it needs no
word of explanation, but it has been
proven by the experts in the Depart
ment that by means Of its use the but
ter may be worked without necessitat-
/, ing its being touched by the hands.
and in such a manner that the grains,
necessary in butter Of good texture,
are not destroyed. This or some other
simple butter worker, with home
made paddles and proper moulds, will
add materially to the quality Of butter,
whether it be made from the milk of
the family cow, or re-made, because
it has lost its first fresh sweetness.
sRenovated" Butter Permissible.
In these days Of food conservation,
it is as well for the housekeeper to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

Dounpatrick is, of course, inter-
esting on account of it's having been
the residence Of st. Patrick for many
years and the place Of his death.
There is a fine cathedral here but 1t in
no way compares with st. Patrick's in
Dublin, which is one Of the finest
churches in the British Isles. The
lover of ecclesiastical history will find
much of interest throughout the
Emerald Isles as there are hundreds
Of churches about which center i'm
portant links in church affairs.
Barney Castle.
No write-up of Ireland would be
complete without at least mention
Of the famous Blarney Castle near
Cork. This beautiful ruin is known
throughout the world because Of the
marvellous qualities of famous stone
which forms a part Of its wall, for
there is a superstition that whoever
kisses it becomes endowed with WON
derful persuasion of speech. The
stone, however, is in such position
that it can only be reached by carry
ing a block and tackle to the castle
with you as a slip would give the
kisser fall Of about one hundred
and twenty feet. The castle Is well
worth a visit even If one does fail in
the kissing. The word ''blarney" was
coined by Queen Elizabeth and was
used to describe fluent conversation.
Many Of the cities are full of interest
but to the average tourist the scenery
and the peasants are the appeal. Their
kindness and hospitality especially to
Americans makes a trip through st.
Patrick's land one never to be for
gotten.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
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and is one of the oldest in Ireland.
There is a tower there built seven CEN
turtles ago with walls thirty-six feet
thick. The castle is one of the finest
examples of the Norman fortress in
existence and overlooks the river
Shannon in a most formidable man
ner. The treaty stone, however, is the
most interesting of the ancient things
about the city. This is a large fiat
stone which now stands on a pedestal
at the entrance of an old bridge that
crosses the River Shannon. The treaty
Of Limerick was drawn up by Sir John
Browne, a colonel in the service Of
King James, and the first Marquis Of
Sligo, and was made to end the diff
culties of James II and William of
Orange. The city is the seat of the
butter industry of the country and
also boasts of large condensed milk
factory. Here one finds the best ex-
ample of the new type of cottage
which has been erected for the Irish
laborer, who is perhaps the most con-
tented of that branch of people in
Ireland. Limerick also has the repu-
tation of having the prettiest girls.
Over in Tipperary there are the
great peat beds. the fuel Of Ireland
and above these rises the famous Rock
Of Cashel, where the Kings Of Munster
were always crowned. The great ruin
on its summit is held sacred from the
fact Of its having been favorite resi-
dence Of st. Patrick. It was destroyed
during one of the civil wars. Cashel
was st one time the ecclesiastical cap
ital of the country and an educational
center. Today it is little llore than
village surrounded by interesting re-
ligious relics.
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finds something which may be at the
back of it: besides, it leaves the ar
ticles in much better order.
Home Water Works.
Among rural conveniences on which
the Department Of Agriculture Is TO-
cusing attention is the home water
works for the farm kitchen. During
the past year rather a significant
number have been placed in country
homes under the direction OF the
county agents of the States Relations
Service. In the remoter sections OF
South Carolina the record shows the
installation of eighty-flve OF these
simple water systems.
The cost. as carefully calculated by
the Department, comes under fifteen
dollars for the complete equipment.
All that Is needed is barrel attached
by rubber tubing to the force pump.
This barrel is set upon a shelf against
the outside kitchen wall. From it
short lead pipe runs through the wall
of the house and is attached to the
faucet within. A sink is attached to
the wall by brackets, and from the
sink a drain pipe carries away the
waste water.
FIytraps have a distinct place in
the model kitchen as supplementary
aid to other methods of control, as
they help to capture those flies which
invariably escape in greater or less
numbers the other means Of destruc-
ton. The number of flies caught in
traps serves as an index of the effec-
tiveness of campaigns against breed
ing places.
Fly trapping should begin early In
spring If 1t is to be Of greatest value.
The Department of Agriculture has
been the means Of setting many thou
sands Of these simple little home
made devices in operation to the sani-
tary benefit of as many housekeepers.
The same general principle is involved
in nearly all f1ytraps in use, though
, specifically they may appear quite
different. The flies are attracted into
the cage by going through a passage,
the entrance of which is large and the
exit small; so there Is little chance of
the flies, once in, finding their way
out again. This principle is modified
to suit different conditions. Some fer
mented substance is the best bait for
the housefly, mixture of cheap black
molasses and water allowed to fer
| ment being simple and efdcaciF~-
ny bait
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
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RELAND, the land Of the carefree
and the light hearted still retains
its charm for the tourist and the
student Of conditions which have
existed for generations. Whether the
pleasure seeker starts in at Belfast
or Cork the first Impressions are not
unlike those which one receives in
coming into q prosperous and busy
country. To see and study Irish life
and conditionst one must go to the
interior where poverty abounds which
IL made more tolerable by reason Of
the easy going nature of the people
and hard to overcome because it has
been an Inheritance always looked for
and as something that cannot be
helped. Yet. there Is intense interest
everywhere In town and country, in
the ever present wit and composure
Of the peasant or in the primitiveness
sof the people, everywhere seen and
yet endured with a pathetic resigna-
ton characteristic of the Irish race.
To the lover OF ruined castles Ire
land Is never ending delight, for
there one finds historic wrecks about
which clusters the most romantic his
tory and legends, for no other coun-
try Is SO rich in romantic stories of
the daring deeds of its knights and
ladies. If one loves water scenery the
rugged coast with the famous Giants
Causeway and Bant-y Bay will satisfy
the connoisseur. while the Lakes Of
Killarney and the Gap Of Dunloe will
charm those who prefer the quiet.
picturesque pastoral beauty.
Helping The Laborer.
ireland is particularly interesting
Just now because Of the mighty forces
engaged in trying to lift the peasantry
from the poverty in which they have
been SO long submerged. for no gov
eminent ever did SO much for the
material welfare of its subjects as
Great Britain is now doing for ireland
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

General Ludlow with four thousand
men on foot and two hundred on
horse, and was defended by the
O'Donaghues of that time Finding it
impregnable by land Ludlow left a
portion Of his force to hold it in a
state of seige while he retired to Cas-
tlemaine and built a fleet of boats
with which he made an attack by wa
ter. There is an ancient proverb
that Ross Castle will never fall until
ships float in the Lake Of Killarney"
hence the garrison remembered that
saying when they saw Lud1ow's f1otilla
approaching and were so demora1ized
by their superstition that they aban-
doned the castle and laid down their
arms. Their power and glory have
never been regained. The ruin is at
present owned by the Earl of Ken
mare, who imposes a charge Of six
pence to those who wish to explore
the ruins. 1t is said that st. Patrick
never came to Killarney, but that he
climbed to the top Of the ta1lest noun
tain and b1est ''all beyin't the recks"
(mountains).
The lakes are made more beautiful
by the shifting lights and shadows and
as the sun rises and sets they are ex-
quisite pictures. They are at their
best at sunset, when the lingering twi-
light leaves deep shadows Of purple
and blue, which finally fade away in
the misty curtain which drops over
the waters. A whole volume might
be filed with the legends and tradi-
ton of these wonderful lakes which
seem to have been dominated by the
might O'Donaghue and his clan These
traditions as told by the Irish boat
man are well worth travelling far to
hear.
The Last Snake.
The trip through the Gap of Dunloe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16


love the blue sea and surroundings.
Killarney And Ross Castle.
The Lakes Of Killarney are always
exquisite, set like giant turquoise
among the emerald hills. The islands
with their ruined castles dot the lakes
and add to the interest. The brawny
Irish boatman has gone to war but
his young son Is there to take his
fathers place and row you to the
ruins. Among these are the famous
Ross Castle standing on a peninsula
stronghold of the O'Donaghues and
was built about the twelfth century
by the celebrated Hugh O'Donaghue
who, Irish tradition tells us, lives in
the lake and rides about the country
every seven years. It is historic fact
that he lived there once,-although the
legends that are told Of him go back
to centuries before the castle was
built. There is massive tower about
one hundred feet high and one hun
dred feet square, the assured stone of
which seems to be clasped together by
the entwining ivy which covers the
sides. The walls Of the tower are al
most perfect There is long extern
sion, however, entirely in ruins but it
gives an idea of the enormous d.
mansions of the castle. It is surround
ed by outworks Of great strength and
you can see traces Of the round watch
towers at the angles. A stone stair
case leads to the top Of the tower,
where a fine view of the lakes and
surrounding country can be obtained.
Few ruins in Ireland are so extensive
and well kept. Ross Castle has with
stood many a seige in it's time but
was finally captured. dismantled and
left in it's present condition during a
civil war in 1852. It was attacked by