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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Planted Cottonwood Fifty Years Ago.
George Redman of the park depart
ment takes a stroll every now and
then over to the home Of his Aunt
Addie, on the old Redman homestead
at Forty-second street and Redman
avenue. In front OF the home is a
stately cottonwood tree, nearly six
feet in diameter and towering up in
its majestic height far above the
house.
Il planted that tree more than
fifty years ago--it must be about fifty
two years. | remember it very well.
My grandfather. Daniel Redman.
owned the old homestead. was a
lad Of about twelve years when we
drove over to Hazards sandbar, back
Of Florence lake and pulled up some
small cottonwoods with our hands.
We brought the trees home in a bug
gy and / planted this large one you
see.in front of the house, where Aunt
Addie still lives" said Mr.. Redman.
Daniel Redman, the founder of the
Redman families and fortunes in
Omaha, drove from Blair county.
Pennsylvania, in 1855 in a buggy. He
was in quest OF a western farm and
he located on tract on the avenue
which now bears his name, "A man
named Hucklebone started to settle
on this homestead, but Redman
traded his horse for the land.
Where Wild Turkeys Abounded.
If you had lived in Omaha half a
century ago, according to affidavits
furnished by some OF the eldest eiti-
zens, you could have shouldered a gun
and sneaking down around Child's
Point, you might have brought down
wild turkey. You could not have
done anything Of the kind in recent
years, simply for the reason that the
birds have not been here.
In Omaha you would have consider
able difficulty in finding many people
who have shot wild turkeys in Me-
braska. However, there is one person
here who has the distinction Of hav-
ing killed wild turkey, right within
the city limits. This individual is
Mrs. Jack Brenglc, 2l07 Pinkney
street, and less than a month ago she
shot fat wild gobbler out Of the
top OF tree in the front yard of her
home.
Jack Brengle travels out OF Omaha
for a jobbing house and Missouri is
part Of his territory. During ono
Of his trips into Missouri this win
ter he got down into the Ozark
mountain country, where wild turkeys
are still found in limited numbers.
He suggested to one OF his custom
ers that he would pay good round
sum for one of these birds. The Gus
toner informed him that he would
capture the turkey and send il to
Omaha alive and he did so, il arriv-
ing here recently.
Wild turkeys in their native thicket.
especially are not overly fat. AT
least the turkey. coming to Mr.. Bren-
gle was not fat one. To put flesh
on the ribs, following a time-honored
custom in the matter of fattcninc
turkeys. Mr.. Brenglc shut this one
up IN dark corner Of an clubhouse
md proceeded with the stufiing plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
Comb Honey
By EDWARD BLACK.

a Dundee man of erudition writes
in to tell us that Greater Omaha needs
society for the prevention of hack
eyed words and phrases. In the
lords of Bill Bailey, He said a
aouthful."
The expression, foul play for in
lance, is used to cover multitude
II happenings. If man is assaulted
ind robbed on his way home, we say,
he met with foul play" We might
consistently use the expression in
referring to children disporting them
elves with a segment of limburger
cheese, for that would be foul play"
in fact as well as in fancy. But when
I man is struck over the head with
an object harder than his head, and
hen deprived OF his money and other
valuables, we think it is violating the
language of our fathers to say he
met with foul play"
Then, again, this expression has
been worked out by the jokesmiths.
They have used it in reference to
playful fowls. They have referred to
the leisure time and activities OF
chickens as fowl play" That is a
foul joke and should be barred by the
rules.
The city council should pass an
ordinance, declaring it misdemeanor
for any person of sane mind to use
the words foul play" in connection
with some dire misfortune such as
the one mentioned.
We should like to hear from Charles
Wooster on this subject.
Why not change the name Of the
city hall to "the city workhouse"
During the week an infant was born
III home on the Prettiest Mile. 1t
was a Pretty Baby"
Ike Zimtnan has a new automobile.
He says it is nice automobile when
it runs,
A little service, please! We crave
service!
Civil service is in the atmosphere.
The city hall is going after it. 1t is
poor rule that won't work both
ways.
What we need is civil service for
the conduct of those who are served
by the servitors.
When we enter a store we should
not think that we are the only thing
that happened and that everybody will
stand at attention just as soon as we
enter.
We should not imagine that the
street car system is run for our indi-
vidual benefit nor should we think that
those operating the system are striv-
ing to discommode US.
We should remember that when we
have taken our leave from this mum
dane workshop things will go on just
about the same, or perhaps little
better, mayhap.
Everybody is talking about leaks
these days. We know few Oma-
hans who believe their gas meters are
leaking. This rumor lacks confrma-
ton. A week ago a large water main
on the north side sprung a leak. A
leaky roof is not desideratum. That
is a new one, to say that leaky roof
is not a desideratum.
Is the postoffice Colonel Fanning's
stamping ground? Is it? If not,
why not? A man wishes to know.
Here is a suggestion for getting rid
of the ashes in your basement with
out paying for having them hauled
away: Save all Of your paper boxes,
fill them with ashes, tie each box
neatly with a string and then some
dark night toss them into the alley.
The city smallpox hospital is on the
h ~ ~
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

over an obstacle and hit 1900 feet
from same he landed go feet from
the obstacle on the second test. All
other flights, including distance and
altitude, were all marked satisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

looking for sprouts, but has found
none yet
"I'll give them thirty days to come
up" he says, "and then III get some
new spores and try again. I'm not
going to drop out Of the game with
merely one trial when | know that
some fellows are jerking down $40 a
day in this business.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
west Center street road. Visito
welcome every Friday.
Eighty-fve days until May !.

Eighty-fve days until May !.
Three hundred and twenty-four
days until Christmas.
Forty-one days until St. Patrick's
day.
A minute with Mr.. Shakespeare:
This is the unkindest cut of all >
declared young woman as she re-
turned tough piece of steak to her
butcher.
"Now is the winter of our discon-
tent made glorious" by the thought
that the ice harvest has been a sue
cess.
"Out, damned spot!' exclaimed the
clothes cleaner as he attacked a diff
cult job.
You can write a joke about any
thing if you just try. Take, for in
stance, Jay Burns, the amable baker,
who gives US our daily bread. 1t might
be said of him that he can raise the
dough-" Or one might say, "He is a
loafer, because he makes loaves."
Omaha now has thirty-seven va
rieties of colonies, to say nothing OF
the Boy Scouts, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, a boycott on
eggs. legislature in session and trains
running to Lincoln every day. No
wonder New York is Jealous of us,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Here is a suggestion for getting rid
of the ashes in your basement with
out paying for having them hauled
away: Save all of your paper boxes,
fill them with ashes, tie each box
neatly with a string and then some
dark night toss them into the alley.
+ "
The citu SIN 1lnor hosnita1 ;s or, III
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Ike Zimman has new automobile.
He says it is a nice automobile, when
it runs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Is the postoffice Colonel Tanning s
stamping ground? Is it? If not,
why not? A man wishes to know.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

During the week an infant was born
in home on the Prettiest Mile. 1t
was Pretty Baby"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Of many invigorating journeys in the
world of nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

Why not change the name Of the
city hall to "the city workhouse?'
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

The city smallpox hospital is on the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04

"Out, damned spot!" exclaimed the
clothes cleaner as he attacked a diff
cult job.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-12
Danger in Municipal Pigs.

One method of disposing of garbage
Is that adopted by many municipafi-
ties Of feeding it to pigs. Approx
mately 10 per cent of the total col
lection in 1909. according to reports Of
cities of 10000 and over, was han
died in this manner. This may hG a
slight Improvement over dumping it,
but only for small places where the
garbage can be handled before T. de-
Gays. SO serious a matter is thi.! sys-
TEN that the state of Colorado has
passed law compelling all meat mar
kets to state whether the pork sold by
them was fed on untreated garbage.
Another state board Of health finds
that of 1000 hogs fed on city garbage.
80 per cent had tuberculosis. "The idea
of eating garbage-fed pork Is disgust
Ing" says one mayor. The eating of it
may be injurious.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-12
HainauIt Forest,

Hainault forest, where the London
county council golf courses will be
closed for the remainder of the war,
bears q title that toruients the anti
quaries, some of whom have gone to
Germany for derivation. But "Hain-
Ault'' is really modern corruption of
q word variously written "Hineholt'' or
"Henholt," which stands obviously for
the Saxon hean-holt, meaning worth
less wood This same name OF
"Hyneholt'' was formerly borne by
part of the royal forest near Colches-
ter. Anciently Hainault forest COM
prised that portion of the great forest
of Waltham which lay south and east
Of the River Ruding, and was admin
istered by the same officials as Ep-
ping forest.-London Chronicle
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-12
TURNING SEWAGE into ASSET
British City Shows How Profit Can
Be Made by Scientific Handling
a Waste Effluent.

Through Installation Of modern sew
erage and garbage disposal systems
many cities Of this country are secur-
ing valuable by-products from waste,
but our municipalities could probably
emulate to advantage the method
adopted by an English city in creating
an asset out of waste effluent diff
cult Of disposal, says the Manufac'
turers' Record. According to state
ment in commerce reports by the Unit
ed States consul at Bradford, England,
that city RECEIVERS the grease In the
sewage coming from many wool-wash'
ing and securing establishments To-
Gated there and turns 1t into q profit
able by-product.
This grease by-product is said to be
of value in the leather-dressing trade
and to some extent In branches Of the
textile industry.
The sales of the recovered grease
BY the sewage works Of the city OF
Bradford were reported to amount to
$685., 32O in 1916 at the present high
price of 1922 ton, and it is estimated
that for this year over $34O, 900 will be
realized from this source, in addition
to nearly $4,000 derived from the sale
IF manure or fertilizer made from the
sludge left after the extraction of the
crease, Because Of the development
of this by-product it is thought the
Bradford sewage work will be self
supporting in 1917.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-12
Employers Build Homes for Workers

Coincident with the change of the
building trend toward manufacturing
work, there is tendency for corpora
lions to build moderate priced houses
for their employees. The obvious ne
'cessity of keeping labor stable and
lhalting the rowing tendency of employ.
,ees at the present time undoubtedly
has much to do with this movement
1t is probable that the idea will be
adopted more widely as the war pro.
stresses and labor stringency Increases
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-12
Home Town.
.4IgZkt19lP PSI!
PLANNING HOME IS BIG TASK
Many Problems Of Location and Con-
struction Must Be Solved Before
Excavations Are Started.

A location for q home should be 4
site with restful aspect. Home build
ers should persistently and seriously
consider all Of the numerous features
entering into the situation and con-,
struction of a house which they them
selves are to occupy.
Very many problems Of location and
construction must be solved even be-
fore excavations for home are start
ed. All members Of the family which
is to be the first occupant Of the build
ing should be privileged, in fact, they
should be invited, to freely express
their ideas as to proper location and
construction, both as to type or archi-
lecture, and construction materials.
Every requisite Of those who are to
occupy the house, every possibility and
Limitation should be carefully consid-
cred and decided upon before the site
Is chosen and before the plans are
drafted.
II part of the family goes to business
each day 1t will be necessary to con-
struct the home near q railway sta
ton or trolley line. II there are chill
dren Of school age in the family 1t 10
imperative for the young folks well
fare to select building site in COM
naunity with good schools and to locate
the home within q reasonable distance
Of the school or schools which the
children will attend. These and other
details should be given careful c0nsid-
Grafton.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
Jernlgan Pessimistic.

j. T Jernigan, the Eastern writer
who uses Millards Far-Eastern Re-
view as the vehicle by which he trans
mits many things Of interest to the
outside world, Is inclined to doubt the
sincerity of Japan in its relations to
China. He denominates Japan a
semi-theocracy, and says that 1t is
absurd to think of 1t applying the
soothing balm of democracy to a
country which has endeavored to ad-
just itself to the form OF a republic.
He says, in part denunclation of Wis.,
count Ishirs recent New York state
ment:
THE belief prevails that in order
mainly to enrich herself in the his
toric province of Shantung, she inter-
vencd in the war against the central
powers and, according to responsible
Chinese opinion. a situation is being
created in the province which threat
ems to convert it into another South
Manchuria. The japanese occupation
Of Shantung was quickly followed by
the presentation of twenty-one de-
mands under circumstances compro-
missing the international good faith OF
Japan and likely to influence perma-
nently Western opinion of japanese
policy in China. These demands un-
doubtedly aimed at the serious i'm
pairrnent of Chinese sovereignty,
formulated and directed as they were
toward what the Chinese assert was
the control of their entire public life.
1t is impossible to read the text of
the demands and remain unconvinced
of the reality of Japan's intention and
policy to subject China to her domi-
nation. That this Is the proper read
ing of the demarche is plain from
the attempt made by the present
Terauchi government to disavow the
policy expressed in the demands when
Viscount Motono addressed the Diet
some months ago."
We hope it is not as bad as that.
and We think that Secretary Lansing,
acting upon the suggestion of Presi-
dent Wilson, has taken care to see
that conditions are made such that
it will not be. THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
Rule Britannia!

When Britain first at Heavens command,
Arose from out the main,
Arose, arose, arose from out the azure main;
This was the charter the charter of the land
And guardian angels sang this strain
Chorus:
Rule, Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
Britons will be slaves.
Still more majestic shalt thou rise
More dreadful from each foreign stroke
More dreadful, dreadful, dreadful from each foreign
stroke;
As the loud blast the blast that tears the skies
Serves but to root thy native oak.
The muses., still with freedom found
Shall to thy happy coast repair
Shall to thy happy coast, thy happy coast repair;
Blest Islel with matchless, with matchess beauty
crown'd,
And manly hearts to guard the fair
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
A Letter to The Editor.

Editor The Washington Herald: 1 read in the
Washington papers Saturday, story of several
young women who were arrested in large depart
charged with the theft OF goods from that
store.
Your paper was the last I read In fact
don't know why read the story in all four papers
except that l thought each paper might have some
facts that the others did have. But three of the
stories very much the same
When l picked up your paper it was to if
You had bigger story than the rest, but l found
that yOur story not complete the other
papers. Your story was minus the names and ad-
dresses of those arrested My first thought that
very careless person had written the article and
that careless editor had let it CO.
Later I began sympathizng with those poor girls
and Ike a flash it to that you too had
sympathzed. The omission of their names was not
an oversight but was deliberate. And 1 knew then
that OF all the papers in Washington the story printed
by The Herald was the BIG one.
4 NEW WOMAN READER WHO WILL BECOME
AN OLD ONE.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
A Genuine Selective Draft.

The draft is gradually reaching stable base. 1t
SDuld never do lottery a gamble. Hereafter
it must be logically selective, and Provost Marshal
General Crowder is proceeding to that end
Every man OF the 100000 odd registered-that is,
between the ages of and glare to be classified
in accordance with a system; and they are to be
called to the colors the score of fitness physical
and mental and according the degree to which they
can be spared by those dependent on them.
The first phase of the draft is past; let up hope
will have more of it. Hereafter there should
he gamble about it. The best judgment of impair
tial boards of exemption should be employed to find
out who should be called but the order in which
all who qualified to service should be called We
take it sefeviden: that young with depend
should be taken to the training camps until the
roll of those without dependents is exhausted and this
without reference to their order in the draft roll
Perhaps it will not be possible to apply this prn-
cple in broad way. But the classifications called
for by Gen. Crowder is the first step in this direction
If the flower of the manhood must be sacrificed TO
by all means let the rule of justice determine
the order of the sacrifice and that of the lottery
wheel.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
RED CROSS HASTENS
TO AID OF ITALIANS
Maj. Murphy Hurries from Paris to
Rome with Emergency Staff.

MAI. Grayson Mp. Murphy. Red
Cross commissioner 20 Europe. is hur-
rying from Paris TO Rome TO organize
relief work made necessary by the
Teutonic Invasion OF Italy.
Since the beginning OF the Austro-
German drive the American Red Cross
has been in close touch with the situa-
ton through Ambassador Thomas Nell
son Page. and yesterday regarded the
needs of the Italians urgent enough to
justify an Appropriation Of $4,000 for
general relief work.
The Red Cross war council has al-
ready cabled to Mai. Murphy. in Paris
suggesting the advisabillty OF his
going to Italy and organizing amou-
lance work and such other quick relief
as would enable the Red Cross TO aid
in an effective way. Mai. Murphy
was authorized to ship equipment or
supplies to Italy Immediately and to
draw on the war council for funds.
Among the supplies shipped from
Paris were 1000 mattresses. 5000
blankets. 1000 pairs OF socks, and a
generous quantity Of other bedding.
clothing and medical supplies.
Mai. Murphy and the stan he 70
taking with him 20 Rome will admin
lister the fund OF $4,000 appropriated
until they are relieved by a perms-
nent Red Cross commission TO Italy.
This commission is In course OF for
nation.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
Far From Truth.

The article could not possibly have
been further from the truth IL every
effort had been made with that end
in view. The cost figures named
were the governments mine prices
for bituminous coal, whereas pea is
an anthracite size, and no freight
had been considered in the estimate:
and pea coal at the time was selling
for $50 instead of s.. 1t was cost
ing 81 at the mines, SIS freight,
making the cost B.s5 Z. O. b. cars
Washington. When handled direct
from the car the dealers margin was
n.e5 to cover hauling, overhead ex-
pense, superintendent and profit.
Quite a difference between s1.65 gross
margin and 50 to 81 per ton profit,
as claimed by this paper.
A year ago. Washington's stock Of
anthracite was 5000 to 1000 tons;
today il is less than q tenth Of this
Yet the anthracite producers have
in the six months. April to Septem-
Der inclusive, of this year, shipped
7,5Oo, 900 tons more than in the same
period last year-a gain Of . per
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12

Great Britain is fighting the on six fronts, not
counting the sea- on which its sway is undisputed
that France fighting only two, possibly three
British armies therefore, could not possibly accept
the fat of q Frenchman; it would be unjust to ex-
pect il.
If this literalness and matter factness of the
London Morning Post be pursued little further, it
will be found that while the United States Is fight
ing only on one front, holds all the trump cards
in the allied councils, and is in position to assert
its authority whenever it desires to do so. The
fact is that the Supreme Job is awaiting the big
gest man among the allied powers, be he Italian,
Frenchman, Englishman, American; and until all
of them are ready to forego their private interests
private PRIDE and private jealousies for the
cause, the task of polishing off" Germany will as
sumo even more battling aspects in the future
This is no time for Toryism, Jacobinism or pro-
yincial interest. The day is definitely passed when
London could dominate the against Germany That
prerogative will be transferred to Washington when
ever Washington says the word. The American Mis-
sion now in England will make that matter clear.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
"A Strategist Going to Waste"


The American public does not know of Maj. Her
bert H. Sargent, u. S. A., retired who is recognized
as one of the foremost military strategists in the
world.
Apparently, the younger generation of American
army officers are much interested in him, although
they were trained at West Point with textbooks And
it has never occurred to the powers that be in the
War Department to recall this of recognized and
indsputable ability to the service. He is immured
at Princeton University instructor upon military
topics.
1t has remained for a newspaper man. Edward B.
Clark of the Chicago Evening Post to cali the atten-
ton of the nation to Maj. Sargent and his works In
day when all sorts and conditions of men being
taken into the military service it strange indeed
that retired officer whose books accepted the
standard even in Germany-where has been re-
duced to fine art-should be allowed to remain OF
the service
The War Department should not forget that Hin
denburg was an obscure retired officer the day
broke out that most of his coffee house strategy
gardng the Eastern front attracted the rdcue of staff
officers And Ludendorf colonel low in grade
and with no prospect of preferment, until Hinden-
burg came into power.
The American army cannot afford to overlook any
talent lying around loose.