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Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08

We'll, Father Whip poor-will we
wondered If we would ever see YOU
again" brightly spoke the guardian
bird.
And as Moonbeam sat shlmering
her silvcry gleam about th- home of
Whip-poor- will. she saw Mr. Whip
poor will feed, with his owr bill, two
hungry gaping mouths. Never were
baby birds handled more tende-ly.
Then, selecting the daintiest moth:
Then, selecting he daintiest
moths from the pile, these he gave
to. Mrs. Whip-poor-will
"Whip-poor-will may not b-ild
nests, and maybe he is no. as much
of a lover as he ought to be. but he
certainly does feed his family WE'LL"
emphatically declared M'onbeam.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08
Her Animal Friends.

BY Helen Pennington Aged II, Thedford,
Neb. -
Dear Busy Bees; I am Il years
old and | wish to become a Busy
Bee.
live in town and have many
schoolmates. We have big school
house and my teacher is very nice.
| have dog and cat. My kitten is
white and my dog is white with a
brown ear. ! like to hook at the
funny papers.
| wish some of the Busy Bees
would write to me. | would gladly
answer their letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
The Alnhabet Sentence

THE Alphabet Sentence.
!, maid :, rasp; 3, NL; I, pan;
5, acorn; Q, cheat; I. kale; 8, fair;
g, irate; 10. vice; II, ebony; L,
dear: IS. omen; IA, zone; X, quart;
10, trill; l., jail; Is, usage; 19, grain;
20, snow; 81 hark; p, wash: .,
dame; "a. limp; 25. yawl; %, neat
The Bottle Problem.
Only two buraars we're in view
bu,. it does not tahe a Sherlock
Homes an instant to tell that there
were3 three burglars i'll this gang.
There were Il pints OF wine to be
dividei aud p bottles, and as three
IS the 3oniy number which will di-
vide tiUse quantities, We know that
there must have been three men, so
VIC vii 60 on with the puzzle part
Of the question which even at this
stage II the game calls iot d sober
brain.
one burglar taxes three tull
quarts, one empty quart, ore full
pint 9ni three empty pints. Each
of the 3thers take two full quarts.
and tvs empty quarts, three tull
pints and one empty one, so each
man gets three and half quarts Of
wine and four large and four small
bottles.
Vacation "Reminiscences.
Mary weighed IS pounds. Nora
% pounos, Emma l0l pounds a nd
Helen lA pounds The places
where thw spent their vacations
were; Sa,o, Norwaik, Long Beach
and Macoi.
Star Puzzle.
The dllg-am shows how the SIX
pointed star is constructed from the
seven pieces cut from q square.
TO-DAY
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08

him wherever he might choose to
go.
They travelled but a few Yards
further. when a light sk'rmish in
the underbtush was heard
Looking down Moonbeam saw Mr.
Nhip-poor-wiil squat down beside a
log, that held baby whip poor wills
Reside the log sat guardian bord
dressed so much like Whip poor will
you could hardly tell one from the
other.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08
An Operation.

BY Miss Dellie Plageman. Adged ..
Columbus, Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: This is my
second letter to you. When | wrote
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They hunted for four weeks and

They hunted for four weeks and
then gave up in despair.
One day some men were out on
the battlefield hunting for souvenirs
and when they saw III a patch OF
weeds a foot sticking out they stop
ped. There was soldier. They
were trying to find out who he was
and they found a blood-covered
letter addressed to Mrs. Walter
Brown, Lincoln, Neb. They read
as follows
Dear Mother: I will just write
a line or two. I am all right. !
dreamed last'night that would be
killed in the next battle and that
America would win the war. Your
loving son, X. T.
His mother died Of grief and her
son on the battlefield.
By Roy Russell. Age II, Fullerton, Neb,
| have a dog. Her name is Tin
ny. She is about Il inches high;
she is all white but one ear and eye,
and they are black
One day Tinny and ! went over to
the field where papa was. The first
thing she did was to dig hole in
the ground and get cooled off. Then
she followed papa and up and
down the wheat field until we got
tired, then we went for the cattle.
When the cattle did not go fast
enough she would run up and bite
their legs and made them go faster.
This being my first story to the
Busy Bees. | will close. hoping to
see my story in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08
Honorable M ention.)
The Rird's Message.


Clifford J. p, puxury. Aged .. Platts-
mouth. Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: This makes my
second letter to The Bee Children's
page.
will tell you a true story of a
bird, Robin redbreast, My grandma
and grandpa lived in small town
Of about 5000 population in Mis-
souri,, and my Uncle David lived.
three and offe-half miles out in the
country. Uncle David brought in a
load of wood about o'clock. Grand
ma had supper almost prepared
when Uncle David got to her house
and she wanted him, to come in for
supper or dinner as some call it.
He went in the house, sat dowp in
a chair to wait, the door being open
ed. Screen doors had not been put
on yet He sat there few minutes.
This bird came in and lit on his
shoulder. He put his hand up and
took it off of his shoulder, put it in
a cage and he would not stay any
longer. He said he felt the bird had
brought a message to him and he
felt he was needed at home He
drove as fast as he could home as
he felt uneasy, and sure enough, his
wife, Aunt Mary, thought she would
60, and do the milking and some of
the work on the outside as she felt
Uncle David had been working out
in the field and would be tired. She
had shut the two little boys up in
the house, and when she got through
with the work. she went to the house
and as she opened the door, smoke
blinded her She could not see, but
rushed in to get the boys if she
could and stumbled over them on
the floor. She picked them up, took
them in the open air and lay them
on the ground She then went and
threw water on the fire and just got
it out as Uncle David got home.
They boys became conscious and
were safe. So don't kill the birds
boys They might carry message
for someone, This is true story.
Musical Family.
By Rheva NJ. Eyre, Aged Superior, Neb
Dear Busy Bees: This is my first
contribution toward your page, al
though | read your page every Sun
day.
am IS years old and in the ninth
grade. I like all of my teachers
and subjects very we'll, although |
welcome a vacation, too.
We will not have school the rest
of the week. because of teachers
meeting in Omaha. | intend to en-
joy myself and there is no danger
OF me doing otherwise.
| have many brothers and sisters.
| am the fourth child, I have three
sisters older than myself and three
brothers who are younger. Thc
youngest is just years old.
Ny eldest sister plays the piano
and my second sister paints, while
one of my brothers cares greatly for
the violin.
Well, goodby, for the present.
maybe shall write a story some
other time.
A Pet Pig.
BY Viola Berger, Aged 8, Mynard, Neb
| have a pet pig. Her name is
Dot Wildwood. She is a oure-bred
Chester White. | raised her on the
bottle since she was six days old
because she had her leg broken. l
have brother 4 years old, and he
harnessed her up. l have a new baby
sister. Her name is Marvel Gene
we've. This is my first letter and
nope to see it printed. My papa has
taken The Bee for years
Likes the Busy Bees.
BY Minnie Miller, Aged IA, f52 South
Thira Street, Salt Lake City.
read yonr corner OF the Busy
Bee and think>it is delightful that at
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is. the u d.. rtd Is per cert N
value each year. as we'll as yieliing
a 25 per cent dividend. 3
Now who can tell the value =
the farm al the end Of the fourth
YEAR
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the first time I did not see my letter
in print so | will try again.
A little while ago we went to
Omaha and we went to the doctor,
he measured nv leg. Papa talked to
the doctor and the doctor said
| had to have an operation and
papa never told me anything about
it. That same day the doctor took
us to the hospital and then we
found rooming place west of the
hospital where papa and mamma
stayed over night, and stayed at
the hospital over night. At 8 o'clock
the next morning I was operated on.
A Tiger Cat.
Jameslne Bonrke, Nebraska City, Seb.
/ am going to tell you about my
kitties. | have five little ones and
two big ones. One is gray and. one
is like a tiger. The tiger kitty |
like best. The gray one came to
our house, and it was wild when it
came. | tanned it, The five kitties
| have are four white ones and one
gray one. have had my tiger kit
ty ever since it was baby.
A Pet Dog.
BY Caroline Kermec, aged :, Yutan, Neb.
] have pet dog. He is brown
and black, has a tail about an inch
long. He helps daddy pick corn.
He also catches rabbits. If | see
my letter in print | will write again.
| am i'll the second grade i'll school
and like my teacher fine. Her
name is Zcua Harmon. Well, good
by Busy Bees.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08
. Pet Pic


By Minnie Miller, Aged 4, 81 South
Thir3 Street Salt Lake City.
read your corner OF the Busy
Bee and think>it is delightful that at
least one paper has a special cotner
for children. ! believe | would go
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-08
Stories by Our Little Folks

wild if | did not receive the Busy
Bees corner every time It was sold.
II | do not have time to finish read
ing the Busy Bee corner, and i'll
some case or other the paper should
become destroyed, I would buy an
other just to finish reading one of
the Busy Bees letters. | have never
written before so if You have special
rules in writing letters to the Busy
Bee ! wish you will please excuse
me this time if | am not correct in
the rules.
A New Bee.
BY Berniee Alexander, Aged s, St Paul
Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: This is my first
letter. | have written before but did
not see it il print.
We have some rabbits. We sold
four OF them. We have seven left.
The father goes about all the time
am in the fourth grade at school
/ take music lessons OH the piano.
We have about 100 chickens. They
are White Rocks. We have two Hol-
stein cows, four pigs two red ones
and two black ones.
Well, now | must close, as my LEI.
ter is getting long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
GOVERNOR JOINS
 RIVER COMMITTEE Warrior River Development Workers Preparing to
 Extend Scope

Governor Kilby has been added to the membership of the Warrior river de- velopment committee, he having notified Chairman J. R. McWane yesterday of his acceptance of the position The Warrior river development com mitttee is the organization that success fully conducted the campaign to sell S150,000 of stock in the Port of Brming- ham corporation, and having achieved In large measure the original purposes for which it was organized, a larger field of operations Is being considered for its activities.
 With this III view the membership of the committe is being extended to take in municipalities interested, not only in the Warrior, but in the other river dis tricts of Alabama.
 Several days ago Chairman McWane advised Governor Kilby of his election to membership on the committe and yes terday, received the following letter from him:
 T beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 12th instant inviting me to become a member of your committe. "I shall be very glad to accept the in- vitation with the understanding that 1t .any considerable amount of time to the work
 Thanking you for the courtesy, I am.
 "Very truly yours
 "Thos. E. Kilby,
 Governor. There will be joint meeting of the Port of Birmingham corporation and the War rior river development committee Hext Monday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
| CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF ARE INCREASING
Birmingham's Quota of Forty Thou sand Dollars Still Far Behiod.
 Plans for Finale of the Drive ' Are Completed

Contributions are coming in with greater frequency and in larger amounts to the Near East Relief head quarters. 624 Chamber of Commerce building. than has been the case for some time and yesterday some of Bir- mingham's leading citizens sent in handsome checks to swell Birming hams total which is still far from it's quota of sf0.000.
 R. l.. Coons. teacher of the Indus trial Mems Bible class at the First Presbyterian Church at Bessemer. wrote a letter to Dr. Scale Harris. state and city chairman. in which he states that the class had agreed to adopt five Armenian orphans. paying, s25 per month for their support. or a total of $500 per year.
 Among the larger out-of-town con- tributions to the state campaign Is one from o. Fl. Stephenson of Roanoke. who rot only has given liberal space to tho work in the paper of which he is editor and publisher. but also sescs in over s200 in contributions.
 Preparations for the intensive finale" of the drive during next week are being completed and 1t is expected to bring the campaign to a successful finish with the end of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
NEGROES TO REBUILD
 TUGGLE INSTITUTE
Real Estate Exchange Hears Plea for
 Construction of Small Homes

Tn rebuilding of Tuggle Institute at Enon Ridge. perhaps the only negro in- stitution of it's kind in the south under the exclusive self-suppcrting control of ithe negroes will be here." Mrs c. J. Sharp told members of the Real Estate Exchange at their weekly luncheon yes terday
 The moral support of the plan of re- building Tuggle Institute was asked for the negro workers carrying out this work, of the Real Estate Exchange by Mrs. Sharpe. She spoke highly of the work done for the negroes by themlesves and the white people, but said that even much more was left to be done.
 Hugh Martin also made an interesting talk to the members of this organization. He sugges1ed a conservation of space and uniformity in certain particulars in the building of small houses to meet the need of the housing situation in the city.
 Building material is high now he said, but those who can possibly do So should proceed with building small houses of good. but inexpensive material. It is a civic duty to help the city in this particular
 resolution was passed by the ex- change yesterday strongly indorsing the proposed civic center plan, the subject being brought up again in view of the probability of definite plans for the loca- tion of the municipal auditorium being made soon.
 Another resolution was passed by the exchange to be sent the city commission strongly emphasizing the necessity of inn mediate action in securing the property needed for the civic center idea while the property may be purchased fer a low J price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
Air Is Fragrant With the
 Smoke Of Political Fires
Democratic and Republican Circles Alike Are Dotted With Modern, Ancient and Woody Hats, Shied To-
 ward the Ring Centers by the Logical Men

making his campaign largely as an an ti-Kilby candidate. Is touring the state in his own behalf.
 Both he and Mr Patterson. who halls from Albany, and was brought into the race by a number of large shippers profess to be well satisfied with the present situation.
 FIVE CANDIDATES
 The five candidates for the short term United States senatorship are all in the field. personally presenting their claims 10 the voters Former Senator White. former Governor ONeal and Representative Hefln are making speeches over the state, and Ray Rush- ton of Montgomery and John w. Aber- crombie, 1t is understood, will take the stump in a day or two.
 The local offices to be filled in Jef- ferson county at the November election are being overlooked in the scramble for the large plums The candidates | themselves are busy seeking votes. but | the voters have their minds fixed on the bigger offices.
 | Five members of the county board of revenue, tax assessor a tax collector l a coroner and several constables are to be elected In November. l I. c. Deloney of Russellville who was in Birmingham yesterday stated to a
 number of friends that 75 per cent of the voters in Franklin and Colber- counties, the latater being his native home, are for Senator Underwood and | he predicted that the vote in the pri- mary would be about on this basis. win | Senator Underwood's two opponents dividing the other 25 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
HEARING GRANTED
 FOR SHIP CHANNEL
Warrior River Interests to Confer With U. s. Engi- neers on Pensacola and
 Mobile Pass
of Birmingham, Ala Statement February 28th, 1920. RESOIJRCES

Victory perches on the banner of the Warrior river interests in their first round with the United States engineering de- partment relative to the Mobile-bay Pensacola ship canal project.
 Recently. it was stated that the engi- neering corps had turned down the peti- tion for opening a channel between the two bays on the ground that it would be unecononical and therefore not justi- fled at the present time.
 General Manager Charles F. Wood of f the Port of Birmingham corporation. and also chief engineer of the Warrior river i development committe, several days ago filed petition for a hearing on the matter and at the same time lodged with the engineering corps a lengthy brief in which he set out the advantages to be gained by such a ship channel
 Yesterday he received a letter from Colonel c. Keller of the corps of engi- neers, at Washington stating that the petition for hearing had been granted and suggesting that it be held some time next fall, and asking that sugges- tions as to the procedure at that time be made in the meantime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
ROADS OPENING
 TICKET OFFICES New Men Coming to Bir- mingham-Small Towns
 Get More Service

Beginning next Monday the Mobile and Ohio railroad will resume It's freight serv- ice into Birmingham which was discon- tinued when the government took over the operation of the railroads.
 The first freight train oyer this line will arrive in Birmingham Monday morn ing at o'clock and the first outgoing ernoon. The trains will be run over the Illinois Central tracks from Corinth, Miss. to Jasper and from there to Bir- mingham over the Southern.
 c. P. Jackson, assistant general freight agent of the Mobile and Ohio. has opened offices on the third floor of the Cham Der of Commerce building and will look after traffic matters for that road in this section. Mir Jackson was stationed
 in Birmingham prior to the war. but after the dscontinuance of the Birmingham service, during the summer of 1918, he was transferred to Tuscaloosa.
 The Southern Railway. has opened a city ticket office in the McLester hotel at Tuscaloosa with J. w. McCarson '.n charge James Freeman, division agent of the Southern. was in Tuscaloosa We'd nesday making arrangements for the opening of the city ticket office there. MT. McCarson, who will be in charge, has been ticket agent at the Terminal station in Birmingham for some time past.
 The Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, generally known as the Burlington route, has located it's general southern office in the American Trust building with H. R. Todd general southern agent. lin charge. Mir Todd is well known In Bir- mingham. having been here as representa- of he PTrrlfu years prior to the war
 C. D. Adams, coming from Houston. Tex. as commercial agent, has joined the forces of the Gulf Coast Lines to Blr- mingham. He arrived in Birmingham yesterday and at once got down to work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
Grand Jury Could HaUe Heard Much AUaiLable
 Road Expert Testimony
Julian Kendrick, City Engineer, Draws Attention tc Weather Conditions, Lack of Funds and Countys
 Wise Delay in Road Repairs Similar to Citys

changed by the increased number of motor driven vehicles that highway which had heretofore proven fairly sat- isfaetory are now totally unable to bear up under this increased traffic; that tho United States government, and those of many states, counties and cities are pro- viding enormous sums, either by bond issues or otherwise, to meet these un- precedented conditions While JeffeT- son county had arranged for the nee essary funds to meet these conditions, no means had been discovered for in- creasing Birmingham's available funds for similar purposes.
 BAD WEATHER
 s'The past winter in this section has been the worst in many years on both improved and unimproved highways, owing to the unusual number of rainy days. It is practically impossible to re- pair wet streets in satisfactory man ner. In spite of the available funds for county road work and the improved road machinery owned by the county, the county has found it impossible to mtaintain its highways leading out of the city during the past winter in any thing like satisfactory condition.
 since the advent of prohibition. the convict forces available for Street work has been reduced from over 100 to prac- ticaily nothing, while the price of free labor has more than doubled.
 "The paved street repairs come di- rectly under my supervision. There are approximately so miles of paved streets within the corRATate limits of the, city. The appropriation for this purpose Is $l2.J00 per year for the pur- pose of paying for all labor, material and repairs for upkeep of machinery. With this appropriation weAre enabled to maintain an average forcesof 10 men or one to each eight miles of paved streets.
 What has been said with reference to the effect of damp weather on re- pairs to unpaved streets is doubly ap- plicable to repairs on bituminous street pavements, since such repairs are made by applying hot material. Unless the old pavement is perfectly dry, steam will be generated and satisfactory
 tContinucd on Page Tenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
BRITT RECOVERS $19,000 FROM THE STANDARD OIL co.
Judgment Agreed Upon In United States Court and Settles Eleven
 Cases Pending

The cases of Allen Britt. filed in the, United States court at Birmingham, Anniston and Tuscaloosa. against the Standard Oil Company were trans ferred and settled in Birmingham yes- t,lday afternoon by the attorneys for the plaintiff and defendant company for $19.000. There were eleven cases in all according to Attorney John Stone. who represented the defendant company. some in the United States court and others In the state court.
 The suits were brought about as a result of an explosion at the home of Mir. Britt near Delta last November, when two of his children were burned to death. his dwelling destroyed and himself maimed for life. It was all legged in the bill of complaint that gasoline mixed with kerosene by an employe of the company and sold to the plaintiff sa kerosene caused the conflagration and attendant casualties. It is stated that gaaoline sold to a merchant at Delta was poured into a kerosene tank and fl was from this tank that Hritts order for oil was filled. Whe, ar atEesapt to fill lamp with this flu was made the explosion occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-19
RULES FORBID ANY STATEMENT JUST YET.
Publication of Statement on Income Tax Totals Is
 Withheld

Under the rules of the internal rev. enue bureau, no information can be given out locally regarding income and excess profits returns, but there has been much speculation as to the amount of money that will be paid to the gov ernment by the Alabama office this year.
 As has been previously pointed out. the real showing of the Alabama office does not appear upon the face of the returns even after they are given out in Washington. because number oi the Alabama corporations which have their Headquarters in New York pay their federal income taxes through the eastern office. While no figures are available, this deprives Alabama of probably as much as s100000 900 which was really earned in the state.
 There was a tremendous rush at the internal revenue offices here during the last days for making returns, and even now every available man in the o1fice Is working overtime to get the returns classified and put In shape for forward ing to Washington. Last year there were something like 3S,0Vo made, anu while it is impossible so far to tapu- late the number made this year, II IS expected to show an increase or per- haps 2,000 over last year.
 As to the actual amount Of money which will be paid through the Ala bama office this year. there IS no way of securing this data at this time The formal totals are made up in the Washington office and are not announced until later in the year. Last year the anqeunt of money paid in Ala bama was Between s20.o00,oo0 and $22,- 900, 000 and it is expected there will be a substantial increase shown over this amount this year.