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The daily morning oasis., 1919-09-23

Sunday evening Messrs Writ C,
Bowman, Bracey Curtis, leslie C.
Hardy and j. M. PareGes, returne,
from the Desdemona oil field in
Texas. :,
The daily morning oasis., 1919-09-23

Yesterday Messrs. Amos Belts, D.
F. Johnson and F. A. Jones, the Ari-
zona Corporation Commission, were
at Nogales, engaged in the auto serv-
ice hearing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Visiting Nurses In
Omaha Have Learned
Tongue Of Their Own

y Visiting Nurses who attend the
poor foreign families in Omaha have
learned a language all their own to
converse with these people, says
Miss Florence McCabe, head Of the
Visiting Nurses.
One nurse visited family on the
lowland near the river, where a
small boy was sick. He cried Justify.
Have you the stomach ache?'
asked the nurse.
There was no response. The boy
told his mother what was wrong, but
the mother could not tell the nurse.
Finally the nurse had an inspiration.
Belly! Him hurt?" she asked.
Immediately came the affirmative
nod of the head and within a few
minutes the aching "tummy" had
been quelled.
Another nurse found it impossible
even to find how many children a
family had. The mother didn't
seem to understand the word, Chill
dren.' Finally the nurse thought of
a common word and tried it out with
great success, thus:
You got kids? How many"
The woman's face lighted up and
she nodded vigorously and held up
nine fingers, Now the nurses among
the foreign-speaking people have the
one formula. universally understood.
to find out the size of the family:
You got kids? How many?'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
If We Had a Cheese
Like This One the
III. c. L. Would Be Easy

Chicago, Ill.-Some cheese! If
you don't believe it here are the
facts, for it is the largest cheese in
the world, and it was made for Ar
mour & Co.
Weight, 51,964 pounds
Height. eight feet.
Diameter, l0H feet.
Circumference, 50 feet
Value, $4,000.
Weight of container, 5000 pounds.
Milk used, $4,000 pounds.
Salt used, 800 pounds,
Rennet used, l.25l ounces.
Three bandage cloths used. val
ued at $3.50, each measuring 50 feet
long and l6 feet wide.
Factories furnishing the curds, 50.
Made by 70 cheese makers and
helpers.
Value of cheese factories. about
100000.
Milk taken from 1900 cows on
1900 farms.
This cheese, larger than any ever
attempted before, was made to be
exhibited by Armour & Co. at the
national dairy show to be held at
the international ampitheater Octo-
Der 6 to II.
So big and unique is this huge
cheese that motion pictures have
been taken by two large film COM
panies, which will circulate the pic
lures of the worlds largest cheese
throughout the world as we'll as the
process of manufacture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Change Of House
Number Results in
Shocks to Tenants

A recent change Of house num-
bers on + street, South Side, re-
suited in disquieting circumstances
for Mrs. Edward Peterson, whose
former house number was 4ll2, the
new number being 40l2
Last week stranger called at
her front door with a bouquet OF
flowers and commissioning words,
The caller stepped softly as he ex-
tended the bouquet through the
door.
Mrs. Peterson was shocked to
learn that the flowers were for a
house whose former number was
40l2 and which number the Peter
son house then bore. After she
had regained her composure, she
was again summoned to the front
door, and was met by two men
bearing a stretcher. An ambulance
was backed to the curb.
The stretcher-bearers were about
to walk right in when Mrs. Peter
son held up restraining hand and
explained the situation.
Then she went back to her sew
ing and had her mind settled again
when another knock summoned her
to the door once more.
Opening the door, she met girl
who inquired:
"My mother. she sent me to ask
you if you would lend her tea
spoon of salt until the grocery man
comes"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Prohibition First
Enforced Here in
1920, Says Record

A. <. Sheldon, secretary of the
State Historical society, recently as
tonished a number of Omaha peo-
pie at meeting at the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce by showing
them that prohibition was enforced
in Nebraska long before May /,
1917.
The first prohibitory act took et-
feet February IS, 1920, Mr.. Sheldon
says, and he is prepared to prove it
with the photographed record of the
old Sixth infantry, which was sta
toned at Fort Calhoun.
The particular photograph which
proves Mr.. Sheldon's claim also tells
of the first court-martia1 on Ne
braska soil.
1t tells of the arrest Of Sarah Fox.
a washerwoman. and of her convic-
ton of the. charge of throwing dish
water in font Of the officers quar-
tiers.
Since she is found guilty Of thi.
offence Sarah Fox shall have her
whisky ration stopped for 10 days"
reads the record =
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Did You Ever Watch
A Musician When He's
Playing a Trombone?

Did you ever notice the express
sion on a musicians face when he
plays a wind instrument?
The flutist, with extended cheeks
and bulging eyes, blows through
his instrument in an ecstacy of ut
ter abandon. His eyes assume the
vacant CLASSY expression of a man
who is slowly expiring in the throes
of an overpowering pain. He
stares at his fellow mortals without
a semblance Of recognition and his
face becomes the color of the boil
shevik symbol of freedom and de-
mocracy.
We wohdcr if thoughts of his
wife are uppermost in his mind
while he plays his instrument.
Then there is the cornet player:
He generally looks downward as If
in fear of meeting your gaze. But
occasionally his eyes roll upward
and you catch fire resigned express
sion of his face.
We found out later that his wife
was dead.
The trombone player-but why
go on?
Watch them sometime. 1t will
repay YOU.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Bouquet of Live Human Interest Stories About People
ELIGIBLE Omaha Bachelors

he was crowned a Bachelor Of Arts.
He is still q bachelor Of arts and
also the other kind of bachelor
Not satisfied with being a B. A.,
he went to Columbia university and
gained master OF arts degree.
Then he went to Columbia law
school and graduated there with dis
tinction.
He came to Omaha in 1905 and
began the practice OF law. In 1907
he was called to be member of the
law faculty Of Creighton university.
He still continues to hold this posi-
ton in connection with his private
practice. He lectures on constitu-
tional law. negotiable instruments
and equity. .
Ye Gods! What a Hobby
The principal hobby of Mr.. lie
Peel is hard work, his friends say.
He is at il early and late, surround
ed by law books. And his principal
delight is in discussing .knotty legal
problems. HE answers questions of
law instantly" said close friend of
his.
For six years, from 1912 to 1918,
he was assistant city attorney of
Omaha. But this did not cause him
to relinquish his heavy ,labors as
Creighton law lecturer.
When you get acquainted with
Louis he is fine conversationalist
and companionable man.
And don't imagine. girls. that he
is one of those awfully dry lawyers
with nothing but law in his makeup.
Beneath his solemn exterior beats a
heart that is very susceptible to
your charms. He is by no means
hopeless case
as he woman-hater?" you ask.
He Just Hasn't Time
Bless you, no! Quite the oppo-
site. Of course, he's so busy he
hasn't time to be running to the
movies all the time and showing
you fair creatures good time. He
likes the society of the ladies, though,
he doesn't often take any Of them
out"
Does he expect TO get married?
A legal brother, who knows him
we'll, assures US that he has conhded
in him (the legal brother), that he
fully intends TO get married some
time.
Louis is a member Of the Elks,
Carter Lake club and Knights of
Columbus.
He is good dancer and a good
swimmer. His home address is sl3
North Thirty -sixth street.
Now you know as much about
him as we do.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Sam, Old Top, That's
Either Some Cat or
You re Some Fibber

Police Sergeant Sam Morris has
a cat that he says serves the pur-
pose of both dog and cat.
Hes more affectionate than any
dog ] eversaw," says Sam. He fol
lows me four blocks to the street car
when I'm going to work and when
he sees me coming home he comes
out to meet me. I'd sooner have
him around the house than a dog
as far as protection goes because
his senses are keener than dogs.
Whenever he hears strange noise
he warns US that he is on watch.
ANY time you may see him bring
ing home a rabbit for meal"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Here's a Policeman
With a Funny Hobby;
Auto Owners Note

The more cars are stolen in Oma-
ha the happier becomes Policeman
Lon Troby, veteran copper who
holds the goal along Thirteenth
street south OF Jackson. Why?
Well, Lon likes to spruce up
in silk and ermine. but the pre-
scribed berries that roll in every
full month don't allow "deah. Alon-
20 to dress in the height Of fashion
like Kentucky colonel.
So, with the numerous reports OF
stolen automobiles that crowd
phone wires leading into the hold
over, Lon has taken unto himself a
neat and attractive wristlet, orna-
mental in design. on which he
keeps record of the rolling loot
according to license numbers.
Tie large number of thefts afford
Lon conspicuous decoration besides
much Jest by his pals. Thus his
hanninrss. :
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Amt 1t Funny What a !.
Difference Just a
Few Months Make

Percival Filbert, who was swivel
chair captain dring the war, partici-
pating in such history making
actions as the charge Of the depot
brigade at the battle of Camp Fun-
ston, is back at his old job singing
sodas at the Dirty Corners phar-
macy
Pete Greasyneck, who was valet to
team of mules at Camp Lewis, left
last week to take sharge of the con-
struction work on the new Hash-
hash dam in Poison Hollow, Ari-
IONA. He is making the trip to Poi
son Hollow in his new Jowll
Soyce, which he bought with the
proceeds of crap game with a regi-
ment of shavetails on the day he
was discharged from the army.
George Thisseldown Chomwoley
Pc Pussey, aide de camp to General
Bushwa at the steenth officers LOAF
ing in camp returnedto his old posi-
ton at the ribbon counter OF the
Elephant department store yestcr-
day. Mister. 0ormerly major) De
Pussy was discharged from the
army several months ago, but he was
out of work for some time owing to
the ribbon counter clerks strike.
Puss says he hopes they have
another war pretty soon. as he can
never resign himself to taking
orders from that man Smith, who is
the head ffoorwalker. Smith was
only a corporal at Camp Gloom,
while Mr.. Puss was a personnel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Phone Etiquette Is
Something That Tries
Souls Of All Of Us

Telephone etiquette is something
that tries the souls of men and
women at times, even with the best
regulated telephone system. Despite
the best intentions of operators and
Others connected with a telephone
system, mistakes will occur now and
then, and the average person is Ell
, dowed with limited amount of pa
thence.
An Omaha man last week asked
for Douglas 1877 and through mis-
take was plugged in" with two per-
sons-a man and woman-engAge d
in conversation.
rs this Douglas 1877" asked the
man who had called for the number.
No, this is not Douglas 1877.
Where did you get on at: Get off
the line! G-r-r-r-r!"
We'll, I'm sorry to have intruded
into your conversation, but don't
you realize that this is not my mis-
take, but the mistake of the tele-
phone company? I asked for Doug
las 1877 and here l am on your line.
Don't scold me; talk to the tele-
phone company about it," was the
response.
what are you doing? Trying to
sell soap?" was the testy rejoinder
of the man whose conversation with
woman had been interrupted.
The man who wanted his number
was becoming perturbed
I'm sick man. You shouldn't
speak to me so angrily. l don't think
you are a perfect lady, at all l
believe that man who talks the
way you do would eat his pie with
a knife. I'm going to hang up.
Good niohti"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Woodrow, How Did You
Happen to Overlook
Our Chief of Police?

Chief of Police Eberstein was
entirely ignored by President Will
son upon the arrival here Monday
morning OF the chief executive.
The police head, CARRIED like a
Serbian minister to Turkey, was
holding a deep confab with one Of
his understudies, Motorcycle Police
man Trap, when President Wilson
was shaking hands with some of the
Omahans at the Union station.
OF course, the speed cop looked
up, for coming toward him with out
stretched hand was the president Of
the United States.
And how are you, my good MANI"
the president remarked as he greet
cd Officer Trap.
Mr.. Wilson left without so much
as taking a glimpse of the police
chief in all his decorative regalia.
That's recognition, I'll say" a
bystander remarked.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14

Comes now Louis ]. TIE Peel and
deposcs and says that he was born
in Saunders county, state of Ne
braska. S., in the more or less mer-
ry month of December, Ammo Domi-
nj, 1877.
Louis rejoices in a name that is
not like other names. On the con-
trary, it is quite different from the
common variety of names. His is
one of the double -jointed names.
But it is more than that. 1t is an
odd and rare specimen among the
double jointed names. The "Ie'
puzzles folks. Louis says it is
French. His father was Of French
descent.
He Just Grew Up.
But to return to our story-Loie
grew up in Saunders county and,
when the country school teachers
had taught him all they knew and
he had met the high school and made
it his, he went off on the train to
Lincoln, Lancaster county, Ne
braska, and entered the University
of Nebraska. There, in due season,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Willie Said His Pa
Went Home at | Am.
and Proved it, Too

Wish the opening of schools last
week came again the open season
for the bright sayings of youngsters.
Stephen, E years young. attends
Franklin school, where Mary Reid
is principal. This boy approached
The principal in an earnest manner
during the week, and this is what
he said: r-.'--''
Perfectly Beautiful"
Il told my ma that you had white
slippers, white stockings. white
dress and pink cheeks, and white
hair and that you was perfectly
beautiful
Victor started to attend the kinder
Aarten class at Lothrop school last
week. After he had established a
Speaking acquaintance with his
teacher he vouchsafed this informa-
ton: my pa, he went home at |
o'clock this morning. He had to go
10 Des Moines to meet the presl-
dent
Badge to Prove Story.
Nov, Victor, are you sure that
you are telling me the truth? Little
boys should always tell the truth, y
the teacher replied.
The next morning Victor brought
to school a badge his father had
worn when he went to meet the
president, and he showed the badge
to his teacher as evidence to sub
stantiate the home -coming of the
iather at a. m.
The teacher was quite convinced
and she patted Victor on the head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
You Bet, Sister, We'll
Have Some Town When
They Get 1t Built

She was one of those California
girls who came all the way from
Los Angeles to Omaha just to lei
us know how perfectly wonderful
the west is as compared to the
! corn belt.
She was being shown the city.
A proud Omahan had hired a cal
especially to perform that little
function of showing the city" and
was busily engaged in pointing out
the places of interest down town.
That's the new million dollar
court house." said Miss Omahan,
tossing a glance at the court house
Miss Los Angeles was watching
some laborers tear down the tower
of the city hall.
ooh, is it," she snickered.
There's the Hotel Fontenelle, u
pointed out Miss Omahan.
Il Sec" assented the westerner.
but what a street that is" pointing
toward Dodge street where heaps OF
clay cover the sidewalk
Miss Los Angeles didn't notice
the new telephone building but she
did notice that they were remod-
ling the old telephone building and
had few piles of plaster and ce-
ment out in front of it.
She passed right by Hotel Conant
without ever seeing it, but COM
mented on the excavating going on
at Sixteenth and Howard streets.
What do you think OF our city,
queried Miss Omahan.
"Oh, III bet it'll be fine when
they get it built dryly answered
the westerner. Miss Omahan pro-
ceeded to give her a treatise on rel
alive bank clearings throughout the
country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Hard Lines, Willie.

Willie entered kindergarten class
at Kellom school for the first time
Everything was new and strange tc
him. Friday when he returned to
his home he went to his mother and
said, "Ma, | wish you would take
off my trousers and put on my
rompers, den take off my shoes and
stockings. The teacher today said
Stand up sit down: stand up, sit
down. until | was tired, want to
60 out and get a rest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
EXTRA!! EXTRA!!
BUNDLE BEES BIG LEAD
PENCIL INVESTIGATION
Lead Pencil boarding Proved at
Hearing of Big Probe in Coun-
Gil Chamber.

Startling evidence of lead pencil
boarding was brought out at The
Bundle Bees big investigation OF
the lead pencil situation in Omaha
today.
All the city inefficieners were
present and asked questions of the
witnesses.
This situation demands the most
drastic action" declared Inefficiener
Binger. 81 am paying 5 cents now
for a pencil which looks very mucl,
like one l bought in 1911 for
cents"
Sergeant Bosco of the police
force, who has been investigating
the local pencil situation under or
ders from Mayor Jones, submitted
a report showing that in one large
stationery store there are 81 dozen
pencils on hand.
why are these pencils kept in
stock" demanded Mayor Jones.
The reason is merely to try to
boost the price of pencils. It's as
plain as the nose on your face.
We're going to the bottom of this
and as sure as you're foot high
we'll get the fellows who are re-
sponsible for it and make them toe
the mark.
Il have a, letter in my office from
a man who says he saw six cases
of pencils arrive at one Of the local
freight stations and that they have
now been there for several days. 1t
looks to, me like an effort on the
part Of the pencil dealers to boost
the price of pencils here by limit
ing the supply. If that is not the
case why have those pencils been
left at the freight station all this
time"
Statement Startles.
This statement caused a great stir
in the council.
Examination OF number of pen
Gil dealers was conducted by AS
sistant City Attorney Mossgreen.
The first witness was John Doe, a
blind man who sells pencils at a
downtown corner.
How many pencils have You in
stock?" asked Mr.. Mossgreen.
Il had three left today said the
blind man.
And how many did you sell to-
day."
Mine, I think
Eyes. Nine. And how much
profit do you make on each one?'
About 3 cents"
Three cents! You buy them for
2 cents and sell them for nickel!
Now, Mr.. Doe, don't you think that
is an exhorbitant profit to make: :"
Il don't know. | don't make very
much profit in day. have a hard
time i'll life"
Mayor Jones leaped to his feet.
1T shows exactly what | have
been claiming" he declared There
is lead pencil ring, | believe. And
they have an agreement as to
profits. Here is a profit of $50 per
cent that this man has confessed to.
This is the cause of the high price OF
lead pencils"
Mr.. Doe was dismissed and led
from the court room.
"We must get at all the facts in
this case" declared lnefficiener
Spinner. The people have the right
to know why the price of lead pen
ellis is high"
Editor Tesfifies.
A. Singer, the distinguished edi-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14

Four aces is a safety raiser
when you're not playing with a
ioker) in the good old national in
door sport, but there's a lot of
''raisin" going on nowadays that
hasn't got thing to do with poker,
and here is where the Joker" comes
in.
When a bird squints appraisingly
Al his cards and says I'll raise yo,"
he may hold something in his hand
and then again he may not. There 5
IN element OF chance and that S
yshere the fun comes in.
But when your landlord rolls up
in his Rolls-Royce and squints ap-
praisingly at his apartment house,
and then he says "I'll raise yo','
It's entirely different.
But Where's the Joker'
Then's when we lean back, scratch
our bean, and wonder where the
joker lies.
But isn't that little phrase "I'll
saise yo'," an interesting bit of lit
.erature right now when everybody's
sayin' it?
"Well raise the skirts (shorten
'sml says the Partisan modiste. :"
And wei raise the cost of EN-"
says the merchant. So what is left
sor mere man to do but say, well
raise the price to pay for them,
then"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Couldn't Blame EN-.

Farmer Hicks drove into town in
search of farm help. He found 81
Huckleberry summing himself in
front of the grocery store.
Wanna work. Si?"
Dunno; whatcha pay"
Wal, I'll pay ye whatchar'r
worth
81 scratched his head and yawned:
"I'll be burned if | work for that"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Teacher Can't Find a
Boarding House, So
School May Not Open

Emporia, Kan. Sept. 13.-Be-
cause the school ma'am" of Dis
trict No. SO, Lyon county, can find
no place to board the coming school
year. it is likely the district will
not have school. according to Miss
Florence Wright, the county su-
perintendent of education. Farm
er's wives are too busy to be both
cred with school teachers, according
to Miss Wright, and other teachers
are having difficulty in securing
places to board y
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-14
Mrs. B. Skeels Lundgren
Recovering; Weighs 70
Pounds, Says Husband

Lawrence, Mass, Sept. l3,-Sev-
enty pounds is all the sunshine
nurse weighs. according to her hus-
band, Alfred Lundgren.
Mrs. Bessie May Skeels Lundgren'
who was acquitted Of murder
charge and who must face still an
other i'll New Jersey in the fall, is
fast recovering from nervous shock
which nearly cost her her life. Mr..
Lundgren visits his wife every night
at the home of Mrs. Margaret Hoop
er en- Annis street, Methuen.