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Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Wheat at Fremont Under
Average; Use so ThresherS

Fremont, Neb., July l2.-(Speclal.J J
Harvest is we'll under way. There
is no shortage of labor, scores of men
applying at local employment bureaus
daily for work. The yield OF small
grain is eighty below the average.
Wheat will produce from IS to so
bushels and oats from 80 to 50 bush
els an acre. Threshing will begin in
a few days. Threshing machine
owners have organized to cooperate
with the food administration in the
saving of grain. Food Administrator
B. w. Reynolds estimates that 50 ma
chimes will be operated in the county
this summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Young Man Crushed
When Auto Overturns;
Dies En- Route to Blair

Blair. Neb.. July 12,-(Speciai)-
Bernhard George Schole. IA years
old, of Hooper, was killed by the
overturning of an auto near the resi-
dence of Fred Anderson, about four
miles west of Herman. Young Schole
was driving the car in company with
c. L. Burdick. a farm hand, when he
lost control of the car. which turned
over twice, crushing his chest. He
died on the way to the Blair hos
Oital
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Make Soldiers Citizens

: Washington, July l2.-Forms and
instructions for the naturalization of
alien members of the American army
overseas have been sent to France,
the Department of Labor announced
today, and employees of the depart
ment will begin the task of making
citizens of alien soldiers at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Ho|mesvi|Ie Man Injured
When Tractor EXplOdeS

Beatrice, Neb., July l2.-(Special.)
Ray Wrightsman was severely
burned about the face and hands on
the Frank Beam farm near Holmes
vile when a valve head of tractor
engine operating a threshing machine
was blown out. Two men working
about the engine were blown into a
barbed wire fence, but escaped serious
injury. By hard work the thresher-
men succeeded in saving the grain
ni,s
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Soldiers Home Notes.

Grand Island, July 12--tSpecial.) MIR.
Anson Otis left this morning for Lincoln.
having been called there by the serious
illness of his granddaughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Reagan, who are at
present visiting In Omaha have been trans
ferred from the Burkett to the Milford
Home, at their request.
Mrs. j. Davey, of Giltner. Neb.. motored
to Burkett. accompanying her grandmother,
Mrs. r. yancil, to her home for few
weeks visit.
Mrs. Ellen Gleason returned from Omaha,
where she had spent the past week with
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p, Cuibertson, OF Cottage
Row, left this morning on thirty days rec
reatiou trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
North Platte Man Gets Check
In RamShorn Ditch Suit

Lincoln, July l2.-(Special. 1.-The
state auditors department has ordered
a voucher drawn in favor of f. A.
Wright Of North Platte. who repre-
scented the state in the irrigation con-
troversy with the Ramshorn Ditch
company. The bill amounted to $1,000
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Sailing Files for Sheriff.

Beatrice, Neb., July l2.-(Special.) }
John Sailing, member Of the board
of supervisors. filed for the Office oi
sheriff on the democratic ticket. Seven
candidates have so far filed on the re-
publican and democratic tickets.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Thirty.fiye Bushels Per Acre,

Beatrice, Neb., July i2.--(Special.) }
Edward Galloway, a farmer and
stock raiser near Adams, yesterday
finished thresiing his wheat crop and
reports yield of from 81 to IS bush
els to the acre.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Sears Files for Senate.

c. w. Sears, Omaha attorney, who
was a candidate for the republican
nomination for attorney general four
years ago, has filed for the republican
nomination for the state senate.
The Washington times., 1918-02-25
CARD OF THANKS

STREBY-I wish to express my hnoa0
thanks and deep appreciation TO NY rslA-
tives and friends for their kind expressions
Of sympathy and beautiful floral tributes at
the death Of my beloved houseband,
GEORGE W. STRIEBY.
BY his wife Mercedea Nance StriahH
The Washington times., 1918-02-25
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

NINErY-ACRE farm. i've miles from Char
lottesVi.le. Va: beautiful location: nns ~
ter; plenty wood: on r. +. d; VIII sell On
easy terms or exchange for d C. suburban
property OF not less than i've acres Apply
Is 1 81 n " t-lI
The Washington times., 1918-02-25
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

PIANOS-lD high grade used upright rihuus
all In perfect condition, go TO 81. squa re
piano, tl5. Also several new player planns,
$50. Less than regular prices. Act quick.
CASH TALKS. Terms 20 responsible parties.
Open until 80. Plano tuning. s.. FRANZ
A SHCE. $40 Mass ave. n. W. 10
The Washington times., 1918-02-25

WANTED Two good unfuTnished office
rooms. h"t-. l!Ght. iaHi'or service. SEC
RETARY. l@-N + ST. y. W LIS
The Washington times., 1918-02-25
FOR SALE-FARMS
MISSOURI.

SMALL MISSOURI FARM
g 81 cash and So monthly. no interest or
taxes. Also an interest in our great devsl-
upmcut project which within the next few
months should pay you one hundred dollars
tor every dollar you invest Highly proiuc-
tive land close 10 bis markets. photographs
and full information free. MUNGER. II. 90.
y. Y. Life Bldg. Kansas CITY. 40. 80
The Washington times., 1918-02-25

NIgkFNNET \ FT.ANSEEY.
hloes Building.
AttarlayA
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
Is Eager to "Go Out.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Just a few lines to ask you
whether 1, a girl of sixteen, can
go about with a man / really
like? l have always refused for
no reason whatsoever except
that mother says 1 will have
plenty of time later. I like this
boy. not because he is good look
ing, but because he is respectable
and good to his mother, and
would like to go with him
Mother said If you say yes. she
won't object. L. II.
am sorry you are discontented,
but I must tell you that l think
fifteen is too young for a girl to go
out alone with a young man. es-
pecially in a large city. I am sure
your mother is wiser about this
than you can be, at your age. But
I don't see why you need on this
account be lonely or without COM
panionship. Won't your mother al
low the boy you speak OF to come
to see you at your home, particu-
IarIy II other boys and girls come
at the same time? At your age it
is more natural and wholesome 20
have ones social intercourse in
groups rather than in pairs.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
The Beaver Hat

may be used to bind the edge and
also as a band around the crown
Ribbon of the same shade as the
hat should be selected
Do you remember when the big
beaver hats were in vogue? II you
have one Of these stored away, you
are "in luck" for beaver hats are
among the most popular hats OF the
season But rather small sailor or
mushroom shapes are the accepted
models. It Es a simple matter, how
ever. to remodel an old style beaver
to the mode of the minute.
Never attempt to 'cut down. q
beaver hat. as this gFves 1t a shaved
appearance A woman of mgen-
ious ideas showed me q beaver that
she had made smaller. After de-
termining the width to be taken
from the brim. she basted 1t around
the edge. Then she adjusted .
leather needle on the sewing ma
chine and heightened the stitch As
she stitched the hat around on the
line Of basting, holes were punched
in the hat Half a dozen times she
stitched II around the same line,
changing the length of the stitch
each time so as to punch new holeA
Then she bent the edge OF the brim
at the stitching, and It parted nice
ly, leaving q feathery edge. After
placing a grosgrain band and tai
lored bow around the crown. this
stunning beaver hat was a duplk
cate OF those selling for two ng-
ures at the best millinery shops
Black is the accepted color for
these hats. and colored ones may
be dyed
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
Advice to the LOvelOrn.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

him now? I love him dearly and
would be ready to marry him i'm
mediately II mother didn't object
PERPLEXED.
Why don't you talk this over with
your father. II he is living, or with
some older person who understands
your family situation? Since you
are twenty-one years old, you are
OF course free to do what seems
best to you. irrespective OF your
stepmOther. l suppose you are not
a Wage-earning girl. or this would
have occurred to you. Perhaps you
have acquired the habit of depend
ence on your stepmother to such a
degree that you do not feel In your
self the necessary courage to take
an independent step in opposition to
her wishes. In that case am
afraid you are not yet mature
enough to take on a wife's respon-
sibilities. am taking 1t for grant,
ed that there is no objection to the
marriage other than your STEP
mothers prejudice.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
When Girl Marries A9 9o1ns a1seFsas %sSdsS sfi M e
Anne, While Resenting Jms Leaving Her for HisSister
Nevertheless Defends His Action to Neal.

-Oh, Jim, dear, I phoned at 10
and the operator said that Virginia
and Phoebe had gone out, leaving
no message, so I didn't leave word
either-I thought 1t wasn't any
use!" cried.
I'm sorry. dear said Jim again
Il think I'll have to make up TO
Virginia for our lack OF attention
by going with her now TO look at
two apartments she has seen She
can't quite decide which to take,
and as I'm not free during the day
she arranged with the agent 70 let
me see them between seven and
eight
-oh. Jim. won't you be home 70
supper?7 Easped
How can I Anne2 Nov, don't
be unreasonable. dear. You'll not
be alone; Neal viii be there, won't
he? So I'll have dinner with Vir-
Einia and Phoebe and then run out
with them to see the apartment
That's the only thing TO do. isn't
rT"
Il suppose So I agreed. but as
I spoke and while Jim was saying
good-by 1 wondered would he have
asked me to join him and his sis
ters even II Neal hadn't been here!
An AnGy Neal
I turned away with q feeling Of
numbnesA And it wasn't until
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
A Superior Officer.

Jamie and Mary. next-door
neighbors. and both aged six, were
playing ships" They marched
about their respective gardens Ar
rayed in borrowed yachting
clothes. 81 know a nice play"
Jamie, suggested Let's be ,ad-
miraIs, and command all the ships
in the navy" But Mary exacted
conditions. "All right; only must
be the highest admiral, and give
commands to you" she announced
firmly; and Jamie gave grudgtnS
assent Victory thus assured, Mary
softened. "Pu tell you what.
jamie" she said: Tets play I'm
the admirars wife. Thatll do tuse
as Wellr'
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
By William +. Kirk.

- NE of our teachers at skool
iS naimed Sophie Schultz,
she isent a Sweed or Irish
~ But she Is a pretty good
teecher & says she likes the country
better than Germany, so all US kids
IKE her all rite only we wish her
naim was Sophie Sweeney or sum
naIm like that
YESTERDAY she brot q dokshund
dog to skool with her. She sed II
beelonKed to her cuzzun she had
"a bring IL to skool to talk catr OF
n while her cuzzun was doing war
work. The naim of the dog was
Fritz & the kids dident like that
So at recess Il caught Fritz &
stuck q War Savings Stamp on his
noase-
what does this cruelty meen? sed
Miss Schultz wen she saw her dog.
Who has been undertaking my
dog? she sed.
Nobody sed a word.
Twill find out who has been mule
ti-lating my little Fritz, she sed.
1 guess yure dog is glad he isent
a Belgian Hare, sed II he was IN
Belgium he wud git treeted worse
than that
You may stay after sEool, sed
Miss Schultz. I Will tend to you.
The dog KEEP bowling all the time
so we cuddent git our lessons. wen
il calm time to sing song peeioar
noon the dog howled worst than
eyver. Miss Schultz took the war
Savings Stamp off OF his noase & l
guess he wanted II back. but she put
it in her pocket & l guess viii
newer see 1t no moar.
can buy another stamp II pa
gives me the mummy, but doant
like to ask Pa for mummy all the
time, she sed to Ma & me that one
of the best ways to help win the
yuar was not to ask for too much
nnunny. Pa sed wen our braiV
bovs is ffteing the Huns so fine
we shud Got think OF ourselfs. He
saws that to Ma & me every time
we ask anything about gtttin sum
Doe.
want to be an Ace in the Air
b,,t Pa saws that by the time / git
oaId enuff to be a Ace the hiser
viii be a Duce & the war will be
oayer & thare wont me any moar
wars.
Peece will rain supreem, sed Pa
wen we have made the wurld safe
for Democrats, sed Pa Then ev-
erything will be republicks' Pa SEQ.
doant see how peepul can have
rsepubIicks! be Demochats, shuo
think everybody in reepuoiICA
wud be a Republican. But Ma
sed was too littel to understand
thare is a lot of things l am too
HtteI to understand, but know
one ~ thing. it is all going to
cum out all rite for Unkel Sam
Pa wrote a Iittel peece for me to
speak in skool, it sed
A man who buys no saving stamps
With which to wallop this here
Kaiser
May not be what you'd call a tramp
But he wud be q gosh darn AisOr.
But Ma sed l ruddent speek It,
. 50 I have out in It this here essay.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
THE OLDEST OF
ALMANACS

HERE is in the British Nus
cum an almanac three
thousand years old-prob-
ably the Oldest almanac in
the world. It was found in one of
the Buried tombs OF Egypt; the
owner must have valued it, since
he had it buried with him.
1t Is written on papyrus, in col
umns, and there are twenty-five
pages well preserved Its chief
purpose was to inform its owner
whether each day was lucky or IN
lucky for any sort OF enterprise.
Certainly it was not SO important
to know that a certain day was the
fifth day OF Tobi, with a new moon
and a prospect of rain. as to know
that 1t was a day when you must
not start on a journey. look at =
rat. wash yourself with water. or
even go out doors before daylight
This almanac was no brief year
ly affair, but was planned for four
years, and gave for that period
the dates of the fixed and NOV
able feasts, of which the Egypt
ians had a great number. It was
issued for the four years follow
ing the fifty-seventh year OF Ra-
meses the Great.
The days are written in red ink,
and leach one is followed by three
characters-morning day, evening.
each with its significant mark to
denote prosperous. indifferent. ad-
verse; the first sign is in black
ink. and the others are in red
For example, the twenty-fifth of
Thoth Is marked Good. good, mid
ding" with the caution, do not
go outdoors in the evening"" the
fortunate qualities OF the day ap-
parently declined with the sun.
And in another month is a day OF
Which II is declared, "A child born
on this day will die a prince OF the
people"
When you consider how little a
person has to do with the choice Of
his birthday. It is discouraging to
md so many dangers awaiting an
unlucky selection. one day assured
your death in the jaws Of a croco-
dile, and another birthday meant
that you would be eaten by ser
pent
The day OF all days to be born
was the fifth OF Phamenoth, the day
OF the great feast in honor OF
Meth, the mother-god OF Egypt,
Herodotus wrote about that feast
more than two thousand years ago.
He calls IL the Feast of Lamps.
when every house must be illu-
minated.
The old almanac written q thou
sand years before Herodotus names
the day on which the feast falls
and commends 1t as fortunate for
all manner OF undertakings, since
all the gods and goddesses were re-
joicinE and were well disposed to-
ward mankind
There were days when no one
must 90 hunting or fishing. special
days for eating beef and drinking
wire, days when IL was unlucky to
travel, and one ives marked DO
nothing at all today
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
By Rita Stuyvesant.


TFwe wish to pay installments
on Liberty Bonds, we must
i economic on something. Con
servatton committees are suggest
ing new clothes as nonessential to
one,a well being. And yet every
riri loves pretty clothes, so to De
natrfotic she must be saving ana
Etyltsh at the same time. As mats
are always IN expensive item 70
the wardrobe, many girls are nHing
over last seasons hats and making
new ones of them There Is 50
much variety this fall in millinery
that almost any hat can be brought
strictly up to date
Have you a felt hat tucked away
in your closet since the days when
felt was the popular choice OF the
fashionable world7 II so, now 10
the time to bring It out and re-
trim IL. First, any spots should De
removed with a bit of hne emery
paper. This removes the surface OF
the nap and incidentally the spot
Steam thoroughly. and II 1t Is out
of shape press over a cloth with a
hot iron while IL Is stfh damp A
gloss may be given to the felt by
rubbing 1t over with block COW
cred with velvet and drawn across
some warm paraffin-
"a felt hat IL much more smart II
small and tailored II your shape
Is large, cut It with the scissors
around the brim- A line should be
drawn with chalk before cutting
Narrow grosgrain or satin ribbon
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
Df smartest cut is this Hud-
son seal collar with Hud-
son seal muff TurbS
of blue, purple, brown
or black velvet with
a high ruche. ..
Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

I/T ooK out! Look out! a boat
in sight
Turn quickly to the left
or right,
You'll have a smash-up sure as
Alas! my warning comes too late!"
sang the weathercock. And. oh,
dear me! He was right Crash!
bang! The Noah's Ark shivered
from bow to stern, and all the
animals were thrown off their feet.
Little Juss Junior awoke with q
start. 1t was just daylight, and far
off in the East the rising sun wos
tinEing the sky with pink and gold.
Puss hurriedly pulled on his red
ton boots and ran out on deck,
where he met Captain Noah and HE
sons
whales and porpoises" exclaim-
ed Captain Noah, 'fMr. Jonah has
been asleep at the switch again,
I'll betT And then he ran forward
and looked over the bow of the Ark
Only a few yards off was the char
red hull of a.VesSel, riding low In
the water.
Quickly examining his own ship.
Captain Noah discovered a hole on
the starboard side And then all OF
a sudden, the animals came rushing
up on deck.
'sThe Ark is filling with water,
cried Mrs. Elephant. "and my snip
pers are all soaked wet. II l had
remained below another minute they
would have been ruined"
She had hardly finished when all
the rats and mice scrambled up TO
companion-way. "a bad sign! SAID
Captain Noah, at shows the Ark Is
sinking"
Mrs Noah gave a scream She
had hastily thrown a kimonO' over
her night dress at the first warn
ing and had hurried on deck
"Don't worry" said little Puss
Junior, bravely. Captain Noah VIII
stop the leak"
II hope So" he said. Then turn
ing to the passengers, he asked.
"Who will volunteer to go with me
below deck?"
81 will" shouted Puss. And so
will l." said the Elephant Come
along then" said Captain Noah
Throw me down the tarpaulin and
some planks," he called up a feW
minutes later But oh, dear me!
The water had gained such head
Way that the tarpaulin was OF no
use at all, and / don't know what
would have happened II the Ele-
nhant hadn't sat down squarely on
the hole. blocking IL up so that not
a single drop Of water leaked in.
"Bully for your cried Captain
Noah. "that's the best stunt I've
seen yet"
ats not very comfortable" said
the Elephant with a shiver. My
but the waters chilly"
"Start the pumps" commanded
Captain Noah rushing to the foot
of the companion-way. "Set some
Of the animals to work. Well, aft
er a while, the Ark was pumped
dry and everybody heaved a sigh Of
relief.
How long do you expect me to
be q water plug?' asked the Ele-
phant You don't expect me to sit
here for the rest Of the voyage?"
aI don't know what we'll do II
YOU get up" answered Captain
Noah. Neither do l." said the Ele-
phant. Let's call Mr.. JONAH" said
CaptaIn Noah. And in the next
story you shall hear what happened
after that
Copyright, 1918, David Cory.
ITO ne COntinued)
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
She Wrote to a Hero.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAIS MICS + Aim ~.
am a young girl OF nineteen
Some time in July read OF q
brave act performed by an Amert-
can soldier, which won him the
M c." Well. ] wrote this soldier
a letter expressing my admiration
of his bravery. He has recently
answered and asked me IL 7 would
write to him again Shall do
so? Kindly advise me.
CONSTANT READER
am afraid I am a little too old
fashioned to advocate promiscuous
writing to heroes, but as long as
YOU felt justified in writing the
young soldier, there is no reason
why you : should be discourteoua
and refuse to NpsWer his Letter.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
Not So Deep.

An elderly lady who was about
to cross the Atlantic for the first
time WAS warned by a nervous
neighbor of the danger of the
great deep" "Aweel, aweel." she
replied, "it's been a dry summer,
and 1 think the sea'l no be very
deep"
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
Wants to Be, a War Bride,
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am twenty-one. My step
mother doesn't allow me to have
any callers. But there is one man
who loves me. ] have known him
for the last ten years. and always
went to school with him. He
must leave for war very soon
and he wishes me to become his
bride before he goes.
II I do this. mother will order
me out of the house. Shall 7 wait
till he comes back or shall marry
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
By Ann Lisle.
O1lAE \ EAEA AA<A4s
Copyright 1918. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

Syndicate, Inc.)
IN RAT this job! Why does it
have TO begin In the
middle of the night7"
KroWled Jim as he made
ready to hurry off to work
"a fellow ought to be Johnny
on-the-spot the first morning nter
his sisters arriVei I don't suppose
the girls are awake yet, but 1 hate
to start out for the day without
even saying good-morning to Vir-
EiniA- Y0u'n be sure and call her
up by 10, won't you. Amer
But Virginia and Phoebe had LETT
the Rochambeau when telephored
a4 rust 10, and they hadn't said when
they would be back again So
1eft 10 message
I stayed in all day waiting for
some word from them, but none
came. At 8 the telephone rang for
the first time. in q long lonesone
day. When I took down the re-
eefver Jim's voice greeted me:
I'm at the Rochambeau, Anne;
got on an hour early and stopped
to see Virginia She says she
hasn't heard from you all day. -
There was reproaeh in his -votee
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
lust the Thing.

Yes" said a conscientious sales
man. "thIs hammock will hold two.
but IL will be a tight squeeze" "oh
that will be all right" said the
girl, blushing. "Just send II round
to the house, please"
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
DistantIy Related.

Two Irishmen had met casually
in 4 foreign town, and got into
conversation AN so yer name Is
Riley" "ATe ySz amy relation 70
Tim Riley "Tery dishtaa-," sad
the other "Oi WIS mo mothers
first child, an Tim vas tha
6Ws4fthP
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
Eqv One Family Articles This Page Min
This Day il history.

THIS is the anniversary of the proclamation in 1894
naming Nicholas IL as Gar of Russia Gar of Poland
and Grand Duke of Finland The overthrow of Czarism
last year ended the rule of the Romanos and resulted in
the execution of Nicholas his only and all his children
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
A Disappearing Lake.

IN the canton of Vaais Switzerland at the foot of the
great Aetsch glacier, lies small body OF water, Lake
Marjelen which at irregular intervals every three or four
wears completely and suddenly appears. The phenom-
enon always occurs during the last days of August.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
An Explanatisa.

explained about the apartments.
But Neal was wild with rage-hs
whfrled 70 the telephone and can
celed his engagement for TIE eve
ming, and then came to face me x
the table. where I had seated NJ
self at the percolator.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
Cuts Down
Travel and Drives
People Into Open

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