davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

New Orleans, La, Dec. 15-Possi-
bilities for the transfer of immense
fiocks of sheep from Western ranges
to the cut-over and timbered pine
lands of the South were discussed at
q conference held here recently at the
offices of the Southern Pine Associa-
ton between committee of the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association,
land owners and government repre-
sentatives. Restricted by the recent
homesteading of the public domain in
the West, the wool growers are look
ing to the South as having the only
remaining suitable grazing lands
available in sufficient volume to per-
NIT of the extensive operations ne
cessary to the maintenance of the
industry. The larger individual
sheep operators will each require
tracts comprising 100000 to 100000
acres, while many lesser tracts will
be needed by the smaller operators.
Questions of legislation, forage and
health, affecting sheep raising in the
South, were considered at the meet
ing. Federal and state experts IRE
unqualifiedly on record as of the
opinion that sheep can be successful
ly raised in this session, and that
difficulties confronting a new under
taking of this kind, instituted on a
large scale, can be successfully
solved, the primary necessity now
being for the land owners and wool
growers to inaugurate the movement
on sound and practical lines.
The investigating committee rep
resents in its personnel some of the
most extensive and successful wooi
growers in the West, men who have
had years of experience in this work.
It is composed of John r. Edghall,
chairman; Thomas Austin, Albert
Smith and r. HI. Winder.
At the close of the conference the
wool growers announced that they
would visit various sections of the
cut-over landn area. and report the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

closest observation by blending with
the landscape and in 1896 had pub
lished an authoritative treatise on the
subject More than that he was a
distinguished artist, twice president
of the Society of American Artists,
and knew all about color blending.
AS soon as was was declared. Thay-
er. realizing the Importance Of
camouflage in warfare, sailed for
England to tell the British all about
it. To demonstrate his ideas he car
ried with him some freakish suits
with colored patches sewed all over
them in imitation Of the different
birds. He was ready to show just
how the trick Of fading into the
landscape" could be done. But il was
these freak suits that queered him
with the war Office. If he had put on
"a frock coat and silk hat and car
ried a gold headed cane, he might
have been welcomed.
In the meantime, French artists
were gradually developing the art of
camoufage, but, they were making
slow progress, because they didn't
know the secrets Of the birds and
animals which Thayer had discovered
years before.
Nevertheless, they were showing
what could DO done in concealing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

guns and men, and finally the BritisAI
began to hatch on.
Then, in 1916. they remembsRed
the old man with the bird suits, and
when they finally listened to what be
had tried to tell them for yesry, thy
gave him q free hand. FIX
Now Thayer is looked upon ~ end
Of tho most valuable mon in England
and everything is being done 70 make
up for lost time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

present were: E. o. Wild. represent
ing John M. Parker, Federal Food
Administrator Of Louisiana; Hon.
Harry Gamble, Assistant Attorney
General of Louisiana, and King H.
Pullen, of the Southern Pine Asso-
citation.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
By A. EDWIN LONG.

At one time he made his home
under high board sidewalk on the
South Side in Chicago. Still NJ. R.
Murphy was not tramp. No, II
was not that at all. The Chicago fire
of 1871 deyoured the little store the
Murphys were operating along with
about everything else Chicago had
except few sidewalks. SO the MUIR
phys lived under the sidewalk for
two weeks.
M. r. Murphy, who was then
known as Mike, was only II years
old. While his mother and father
worried about a new location for the
little grocery store, and while his
mother tried to cook the family soup
IN tin can over little bonfire, little
Mike thought it was FUN.
And it was fun. Hadn't hes and
the boys been digging caves, kind
ling bonfires, and trying to be saw,
ages for years! Sure they had, and
here was chance to be a real saw
age, living in the open air, sleeping
under half-burned sidewalk, drink
ing soup out Of tin can, frying meat
on stick and cuddling down to
sleep at night beside stray dog and
the store cat.
All too soon the elder Murphy
found new location and went into
the store. business again, SO that little
Mike had to come back to sleeping
In ? real bed and eating out of a
white plate.
Murphy was born at Elgin. Ill,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

May IA, 1860. The family moved to
Chicago when the lad was 8 years
old, but when the elder Murphy had
studied the town a while be decided
Elgin would eventually be a greater
city, SO back to Elgin the family went.
. But Chicago kept making good, and
the Murphys were eventually sucked
into the mighty city again. Il was
then that Mrs. O'Leary's COW kicked
the lantern over, laid the city in ashes,
and drove the Murphys' to a residence
under the sidewalk.
Young Mike used to swim in the
Chicago river when that stream was
as clear as Lake Michigan-before
the filth of Chicago defiled it. He
remembers the good old river at.
fectionately, and regrets the way its
character has been besmudged.
When he got tired Of weighing out
beans, and selling prunes in the
grocery store. he went to work for
Armour In Chicago ins1S7S. II work
ed there when hogs sold at 2H cents
a pound, and when people wondered
if they would ever reach cents
again" said Murphy.
The Armour Cudahy company was
getting under way.in Omaha about
this time, and Murphy wanted to 60
west. Likewise he wanted to work at
the packing business. so in order to
work at the packing business and GO
west too he had to select Omaha.
He arrived in Omaha in the black
of night. He crawled out of the Cal
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

growing confidence upon her hus.
band. Y
Il remember the time, Sarah Lef-
fingwell, when I wouldn't have had to
ask you the second time to join me
in song. Don't you remember the old
singing school we attended back in
Indiana? Don't you remember Prof.
Leach and the good old songs we
sang with all of the enthusiasm of
youth? We sang 'Flow, Gently, Sweet
Afton,' The Vacant Chair Sweet
Alice, Ben Bolt Johnny Sands
Come Where Ny Love Lies Dream
ing,' Then You'll Remember Me-
The Old Folks at Home, Beautiful
Isle of the Sea- and Listen to the
Moeking Bird How I do love those
old songs. They awaken memories of
other days; they carry me back to
the days when you and l were care
free" ..
"Say, pa, did you and mother ever
sing I'm a IL O'clock Fellow in
9 o'clock TOWN." asked Willie
throwing all discretion to the winds.
My boy, when your mother and |
were young we did not have the
frivolous ditties the young folks sing
today. We had songs of sweet senti-
ment, of home and country" replied
Mr.. Lefhngwell.
81 am afraid my singing days are
over, Henry" replied Mrs. Letting.
we'll, whose husband had turned her
mind reminiscently to the days when
she could sing with any Of the merry
villagers of Westville. "You would
have the neighbors talking about me
if you succeeded in getting me to try
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
WAR IS SHERMAN SAID
ABOUT IT; ASK LUCKY
SEVENTH FOR DETAILS
Colonel Neville Finds His
Omaha Battalion Ready
to Provide Plenty OF :
, Real Action. Sd.

Colonel Keith Neville is to be
congratulated. .,..
He can have all the war he
wants without going to France.
All he needs to do Is come
to Omaha and witness proceed
ings Of the home battalion of
the so-called Lucky Seventh"
That little affair at recruiting
headquarters, where one set Of
officers broke into the desk of
another and seized the records,
is a splendid exhibition OF the
orderly methods of procedure
supposed to characterize miii-
tary.
OF course, something Turks be-
hind all of this. Captain Me-
Clone may have had reason for
his objection TO the attitude Of
Major Abbott, and maybe the
public Will find out all about 1t
in good season. One Of the
most deadly blows that could
be struck has fallen. though.
Captain McGIone announces he
is through with the democratic
party forever. Some others In
the regiment may be before 1t
is all over.
But when a check has been
cashed, something ought to bs
delivered in return for the pro-
raads
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

to sing again." she continued. "Mrs.
Whatshername is just dying to get
chance to talk about me and, good
ness knows, the last thing / am trying
to do is to get neighbors gossip
ing. They haven't quit talking about
you trying to-do some turning-pole
stunts with the boys out there in the
yard, and / do think you might let
that scandal die out before you eA
pose my musical decadence.
Gee, ma can use some big words,
too," g1eefully exclaimed Willie.
"Well, ! insist, that we are going
to have community, singing if | have
to be the whole community and do all
of the singing myself. / contend that
if the heart is young the singing wM
follow without effort,,' added Letting
we'll, pere. Community singing will
develop Our spiritual natures and will
draw the neighborhood closer to-
gether, in the bonds of ainity."
"You do not intend to ask the
neighbors in, too, do you, Henry?"
THAT is the very truth"
SWELL if that is the case. you have
to, buy me new carpet for the front
room and then | will agree to join
your community singing" rejoined
Mrs. Lefingwell.
Thus did Mrs, Leffingweil drive a
hard bargain, and, the Leffiugwell
neighborhood reverberated with the
echoes OF songs of the days of Aud
Lang Syne.
Speaking About Signs. ~
A cute little sign for a bakery
would be, Positively No Loafing."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

Mrs. Leflngweli, as if her sense of
hearing had played her falsely. Willie
Strengthened in his chair and Mary's
face frightened with newborn in
terest in her father.
Il said we are going to have COM
munity singing in this house." repeat
ed the commandant of the chauteau.
II have been thinking of this for sew
eral weeks and thought would
spring it as Il surprise. Music, you
know, is the language of the universe.
1t makes the world go round and
heartens the weary soldier as he
marches onward to the field of bait
tie. 1t is the music of the mothers
voice that soothes the babe to sleep
and music is natures great panacea."
"Say, pa, can you sing Over
There?" asked Willie rather untimely
and irreverently. Mary cast a reprov-
ing glance toward her brother and
smiled approvingly toward the Lef-
fingwell pater famiias. ,-.I
IT hope, Henry, that you are not
i'll. Don't you think should put your
feet in hot water, or bathe your head
with a cold cloth?" asked Mrs. LEI
fingwell. ..r-
II never felt better in my life, but !
have been thinking that we have
missed much enjoyment by not max
ing community singing part of our
domestic regimen" added Fra Lef-
fingwell. r4>- +
Whats the last word pa used!"
asked Willie in a reckless sort of
way. His mother reproved him for his
lese majeste and bestowed a look of
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
Comb Honey,
BY EDWARD BLACK.
Home Life Of the Lefihgwells.

Home Life OF the Leffingwells.
The Lef6ngwells had just concluded
their evening repast and were resting
themselves at table, in that twilight
period between the days work and
the quiet evening hour. Henry Lef-
hngwell, the sheet anchor and pay
envelope Of the domicile, was due to
make one of his sage or philosophical
observations. Mrs. Leffingwell was
gathering UP uneaten portions of
provender for another day, mindful of
her food conservation pledge.
I'VE are going to have community
singing in this house, announced Lef-
fingwell with a suddenness and air OF
fnality which caused three attentive
faces to turn automatically.
"We are going to have whatp asked
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
I Gzlchaez R. cIZurpAy

the Armour Cudahy company became
the Cudahy Packing company, Mike
Murphy. became the hog buyer, and
bought the first hog ever killed by
Cudahy in Omaha.
He was Cudshy's chief buyer for Is
years, and now for the last IA years
he has been general manager of the
plant on the South Side.
He is not only an efficient packer,
but a healthy fellow we'll met, and
has beena colonel OF the staff of three
governors of Nebraska, Shallenberger.
Morehead and Neville.
And I'm democrat, I might add
said Murphy.
Next In This Scrles-lIcw Omaha Got A.
r. Stxyker
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
Everybody Has a Hobby! !
Can You Tell What's Yours?

George Holmes, judge in the Mum
scipal court, being first duly sworn,
deposed that he has a hobby and is
not ashamed OF it.
"What is your hobby" counsel in.
quired.
"My hobby is hobnobbing with
the oldtimers,". he replied, Instead
of flieing out TO the golf links, or
joining in a game OF Kelly pool, !
enjoy meandering around in my lei
sure time and living over again some
of the scenes of my childhood days in
Omaha" the judge continued.
Sunday afternoon ] happened along
where a cornerstone was being laid
for new Catholic church at Twenty
fourth street and Poppelton avenue.
There met Dan Shull, who lives west
Of Twenty-fourth street, on the av-
enue We talked over the old times
and of the Transformation which had
taken place in 50 years in the old
southside. Dan must be nearly 80
years Of age now. An addition here
bears the family name. We watched
the traffic racing both ways along
Twenty-fourth street and recalled this
street as it was 80 and 40 years, ago,
more of country road then. We did
not think in those days that we might
stand together on Sunday afternoon
in 1917 and watch hundreds OF horse
less vehicles speeding TO or from one
Of the greatest packing house CEN
ters in the world II kind Of brought
back old times and this makes fell
low stop, look and listen now and
then in the busy rush OF preseut-day
Affairs.
"A few weeks ago ! was standing in
front of the Merchants Hotel when a
man in the group said his name was
Delong. We talked and talked and
finally it developed that he attended
the old District No. 3 school, To-
Gated on or about the site OF the pres
ent Union Pacific depot in the South
Side. Ever hear of District No. 8
school? Well, it was regular school
of those early days. This man De-
long and | recalled Sergeant Kelly,
who was teacher for while. Kelly
had been sergeant in the British
army and, after coming west to grow
up with the country, turned his hand
to school teaching while waiting for
his ship to come in. He was an ex-
emplar of the old belief about sDaring
the rod and spelling the child. He
could whip any pupil in that school
and some of the pupils were not Lii
liputians, either. He had an impress
sive way of making it known that he
was the master of the school. If you
wanted to know who was master,
oil you had to do was to start some
thing. So, as | said, Delong and /
recalled school days at District No.
8, nearly 50 years ago.
AS was saying, my hobby is talk
ing over the old days with those who
have lived the old days. Some folks
may say this Is living in the past, but
that is not true. Remembering those
days OF the long ago makes one ap.
preeiate all the more the many good
things we have today Yes, those
were the happy days-in memory
but who would want to go back to
thcnrs'
DIR. ]. B. Fickes, when he is not
repairing teeth, loves to be master
Of ceremonies and actor. He is pos
sessed of sense OF humor and
droll manner that gets the crowd go-
ing every time
AT a recent wiener roast down near
Glenwood DOC" put on grand NOV.
ing picture drama. He- appointed
Walter Fisher. South Side merchant,
10 be Douglas Fairbanks w. 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
IN OUR TOWN.
Lew Adams says he had 9

Lew Adams says he had o
lovely time at Hastings,
VIII Burgess has been on the
sick list. He is off again.
y Ward Burgess will be host at
a dinner party Tuesdayevening.
Gus Renze was seen at large
Thursday evening, but he was
headed for the Den.
Henry Kruger gave a supper
party last week, but had to get
the Den to entertain in.
Jim Mckinley was down from
Stanton for a couple Of days.
Jim says, barring the dryness,
things couldn't be better. ~
Oscar Lieben thinks II a
mighty mean man who will steal
an auto when the owner is at
tending q Shriner ceremonial.
Joe Maser of Oklahoma, New
York and the United States was
i'll town last week visiting old
and making new friends. Come
again, Joe.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
PATRIOTISM.

We Editor met good friend
from upstate one day< last
week. and naturally congratu-
lated him on progress being
made In his home town.
YES" said the visitor. I'VE
are going ahead--new buildings,
more business, plenty of money,
and all that. It's q good little
town. I'll tell you the prettiest
view I can get Of 1t. though. II
Is the one ! see from the back
end Of a train headed for
Omaha"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
PERCY'S PATCH PROVES
PROVES A GOLD MINE;
STORY OF A WAR PLOT
Vacant Lot Made to Produce
Plenty by Man Who Gar
dened in Response to
Public Urge.

We told you some weeks ago
how Percy was rejoicing over
the big potato crop he had
raised on his vacant lot farm.
Well. he's feeling even better
than that, now. He has just
negotiated the sale Of $40 worth
OF beans from the same farm,
and says he lost quite a few
beans because Of amateurish
methods OF threshing. He
didn't lose a days work all
summer because OF his farming:
paid the rent Of the lot, has his
cellar full Of spuds, a lot of,
canned goods, $40 In money and
all the garden truck his family
could eat through the summer.
This experience perhaps
could be repeated several times,
but it shows what can be done
In the city on a bit of ground
that otherwise would have
grown up in weeds and have be-
come a nuisance.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
GONE.

Death has called two more
men whose names will be re-
called with real pleasure by the
old timers of the town--"Jim"
Stephenson and TON" Boyd.
We could fill The Bunbie Bee
with stories OF this pair. but 1t
must suffice to- say they did
their bit we'll while here, and
those who knew them best will
mourn them most.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
STAMPS,

Charley Tanning will have .
new brand of stamps for sale
pretty soon. They won't be
worth . darn u.til you get 81
worth, and then Uncle Sam will
pay you Interest on them as
long as you hold them. It's a
grand little device to help folks
save.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

their "Buckworths" at their favorite
lunching place, they appointed them
selves committee of two to wait
upon the butcher on North Sixteenth
street.to learn why no more OF these
favofites were on the lunch counter.
Quit maxim 'em,' snapped the
butcher.
when will you make them again?"
asked the committee.
'Wlien the war is over and the state
goes wet" said the butcher,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
WELL

The district court has decided
that the city cannot grab the
street railway under the expired
horse railway conpany's> fran
chise. What next7 Remember,
the lawyers have to live some.
how.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
SPORT.

We are to have an exhibition
on Thursday of what the boys
at Dodge and Funston have
learned about war. 1t doesn't
seem possible to make foot ball
any more deadly, but maybe the
soldiers can do 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
CARS,

Signs on street cars are of
vast Service to visitors and
strangers, but a lot of home
folks would prefer more cars
to more signs. The strap
hangers' union Is growing rapid
ly IN numbers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
CONFIDENCE.

The intercepted booze mer-
chant who bought his confis-
Gated flivver back from the
government at the price. Of a
new one, must have done so be-
cause he knew its way and had
become attached to II.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
THOUGHT.

II some Of the time spent In
writing letters about 1t were
given over to the actual work
OF shucking corn, great deal
more headway would be made
in the matter OF getting In the
crop.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
LIVING.

Wars horrors are, accumulat-
ing. especially In Europe. Latest
news from stricken Scotland is
that usquebaugh has risen to
ninepenca the nip. II you do
not entirely comprehend this,
ask Tim Lindsay the first time
you meet him.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
kn-sn.

This is a great country" says
Hon. Jim Walsh. Here the
poor man gets his ice free In
the winter, and the rich man has
to pay for his in the summer
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
MAYOR,

Our good friend, Mrs. Draper
Smith, says she has no notion
Of running for mayor or any
other office. but what she wants
10 votes for women. Political
equality and not office Is the
goal sought.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
RILKEn.

Omaha Is not the only city on
the map that entertained a
fakir who posed as a hero from
the other side. 1t Is recorded
in the secret archives Of another
great metropolis Of the middle
west that a gent who set UP to
be an officer from the firing
Inc received great social atten-
tion and succeeded in cashing
q considerable number of more
or less worthless checks before
no was exposed as camofleur.
He is now decorating the in
terror of a Canadian jail. while
omaha's entertainer will watch
the tides go sweeping by Angel
Island for many months to
come.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
FAITH.

Some persist in believing that
Kitchener is not dead. and 9TH
ers think they can lift them
selves by their bootstraps. One
of the glories of freedom is
that you can put your faith on
anything you like.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
MERCY.

II you meet a friend with
happy look and walking with
limp. don't poster him as TO
reasons. The Shriners had a
ceremonial, Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
RYNG,

Almost all the funny writers
have taken slam at him. but
most have overlooked the op-
portunity ot saying-finish this
yourself, for each Of you has his
own favorite Joke on tho name.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
JOLTEp.

Bootleggers are beginning to
find out that the buzz saw
actually has teeth. 1t took
something of a Jolt TO get this
fact intot their heads, but they
have been jolted.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
HEARD EN- pASSANT.

Il got nickel for two papers"
"When he talks, you can hear him
all over the building"
"Say, Maggie, did you ever have a
good cry and then feel better?"
"She looks as old as l do, don't
you think so?'
II like those Bringing-up- Father
pictures" )
g Gee, he's handsome brute"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
[ AWFUL.

Emil Nussbaum says the Ger
mans are taking Peruna. But
Emil Is only an advertising
man, and Isn't expected tn
k1eK much
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
USEFUL.

Might as well make the Get
man home a hospital; it lost its
home-like qualities on the first
Of May IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
SHORT.

Time for Christmas shopping
Is daily getting shorter. Just a
hint
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
REST

Today will be a day OF rest in
Omaha. So far as known. no
fund for war charity Will be
started.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

Something must be going on
over at the court house: things
are too quiet for safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

, Well, at that Ed Howard
could do worse than pick Art
Mullen for private secretary.
He will not have to trouble
himself with coming up to
Omaha so often II he can set.
Art to come to Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

Commissioner Shumway still
keeps things stirred up at the
state house. He has broken .
lot Of democratic dreams.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25
THE BUNDLE BEE.

A STINGER, EDITOR.
Communications on any topic
received, without postage or
signature. None returned.
NO ADS AT ANY PRICE.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

Colonel welsh's weather seems
to have gotten loose again.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

Byng put dreadful damper
On some local effervescence.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-25

Speaking About Signs. ,.~
A cute little sign for a bakery
would be, Positively No Loafing.'