THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 28, 1917.
9 B
The Busy
SOME of the Busy Bees hare been clamoring for another contest ever
since the holiday ttory contest, so here it is!
As you may perhaps know, the month of February, short as it it,
is sometimes dubbed "the month of holiday!." That is so because
so many famous men and women celebrate or have celebrated their
birthdays in this month. Among them are Washington and Lincoln,
whose birthdayg are uppermost, in our minds because the whole nation cele
brates these days, Longfellow's birthday and a host of others.
"The others" are for the Busy Bees to discover. To the boy or girl
who sends in the largest correct list of famous men and women whose
birthdays fall in February, a special prize book will be awarded: The prize
v inner will be announced the first Sunday in March, so you Busy Bees
have a whole month in which to send in your lists.
The Busy Bee editor is literally swamped with letters for which there
it no space to print. On that account she is merely making complimentary
Mention of some of the letters which were too long to print or for which
there was no space. Among them are letters from Cynthia Hendry of
Kearney, Frederick Hufsmitli of Hartington, Vera Clayton of Oakland, Edda
Mae Snyder of Richland, Helen McHugh of North Platte, Ruby Hilton of
Colon and Dorothy Ainlay of Belgrade, Neb.
"Thank you" notea for prize books received by Herbert Edee of Pawnee
City and Vera Clayton, and a poem by Fern Peterson of Kearney are also
among the letters which could not be printed. .
This week the prize book was won by Ruby Totine of the Blue side.
Catherine Byorth of the Blue side and Katherine Schulta of the Red side won
honorable mention.
Little Stories
(Prize Story.)
A Hallowe'en Party.
By Ruby Toline, Aged 10 Years.
Stromsburg, Neb. Blue Side.
It was a beautiful October day and
Jennie and Hallie were out in the
fields looking for the best pumpkins
they could find. The big. golden
globes lay out in the sunshine and
every one looked so beautiful that it
was hard to pick the best one. Sud
denly Jennie said: "I'll take the one
that looks the most like Cinderella's
coach."
Then both little girl searched hard
for the one that had the most beauti
ful golden color.
Finally, they found it and rolled it
up against the fence, as smooth and
shining as if it had been real gold.
But neither of the girls could move
it. At last Jennie ran to find John, the
hired man, who was greatly pleased
to cut the stem of the pumpkin for
them and hollow out the inside.
"Now," he said, "I am going to
make a mouth like Hallie's, eyes like
Jennie's and a nose just like mine."
So he set to work. Pretty soon the
eyes were finished and Jennie laughed
to think her eyes were like that John
cut the mouth next, and when Hallie
saw the big yellow teeth that were
supposed to be like hers she laughed,
too. Then he cut a nose and both the
' girls said it was exactly like his
own nose. John 6eemed very much
pleased with his work and handed
the finished jack o'lantern over to
Hallie. They r thanked him . and
marched off home, Hallie carrying
Mr. Jack O'Lantern and Jennie lead
irt the way with a huge sunflower
' stm shade. -
Hallowe'en night. Mr. Jack
antern had a fine candle inside his
head and after it was lit and put in
the darkest corner, everybody said
they could see Hallie's mouth, Jen
nie's eyes and John's nose shining out
into the dark. The eyes seemed to
sparkle and the mouth to smile at
all the games and. taffy pulling that
went on that night. It was the very
best Hallowe'en we had ever had.
Honorable Mention.) ' '
. - Ned's Luck. v,X'f:,
By Catherine Byorth, Aged 11 Years;
Gretna, Neb. Blue Side.
Ned was a very poor bby. His father
and mother were dead and he was an
orphan only 10 years old. He worked
in a store as errand boy, but only re
ceived $1 a month.
One day, as he was going home, he
saw a little girl who wa crying. He
went up to her and asked her why
she was crying. She replied that she
was lost He asked "what is your
name?", She replied, "I am Ellen
0 Connor and I live at 2306 Locust
street. I wish you would take me
home." ,
The boy asked if she had any money
with her and she aid "yes, I have
this much." ' '
She handed him a silver mesh bag
and he took her hand and they got on
a street car. '
. She said, "What is your name?" He
told her it was Ned Flicker and then
the car stopped and they got off.
When they reached the house where
the girl lived, she took him into a
richly furnished room. She rang a
bell and a maid appeared.
"Call my father," commanded the
girl. In minute a man appeared.
He was the girl's father and the girl
ran into his arms saying, "Oh, father,
' I was lost and this good boy brought
me home."
' The man said, warmly pressing the
boy's hand, "I cannot tell you how
1 thank you. What is your name and
where do you live?"
The boy told the man his history
and the man said, "You will live with
us." This made the boy very happy
and he thanked him heartily.
(Honorable Mention.)
Story of Early Nebraska.
By Katherine Schultz, Aged 9 Years;
Milford, Neb. Red Side.
In the early days before Nebraska
was very thickly settled by white peo
ple a family of three, the father,
mother and little boy, started from
Omaha in a covered wagon to seek a
new home in the far west. After trav
eling many days they came to a pretty
place beside creek where they de
cided to camp and rest their tired cat
tle for a few days.
The little boy spent his time pick
ing wild flowers and one day wan
dered quite a way down the creek
from the camp. A small party of In
dians were prowling about and saw
the boy. Before be saw them, one of
them had slipped, upr behind him and
had thrown his blanket around him
to keep him quiet. Then they quickly
slipped down the stream to where
their horses were tied and one of the
Indians put the boy in front of him
on his horse. - ,.
When the sun became low in the
west the mother called her boy, but
receiving no answer she and his father
went to search for him. When they
came to the place where the Indians
stole' the boy they saw fheir tracks
and gave up the boy as lost. The poor
parents were heartbroken and cried all
nip;ht. Next morning they 'started at
daybreak for the nearest military post
to report their loss.
Next time I. write I will tell if they
found .the boy.
Old Grizzly Bob.
By Charles Staltenberg, Fort Cal
houn, Neb. Red Side.
I aaf fsll when T won nut on mv biff
game hunt in the Shoshones at Cody, J
Bees
by Little Folk
Rules for Young Writers
t. Write pUialr on one tide of the
paper only and number the peeM,
. I'M pen and Ink, not pencil.'
S. Short and pointed artlrlm will be
triers preference. Do not ut over toO
word.
4. Original atorioa or letter only wtll
bo need.
A. Write Tonr muno, are and addreas
at the top of the ft rut pace.
A prize hook will bo given each week
for the hart rontr! button.
Address nil eommojuoatloni to Chil
dren'! Department, Omaha Bee, Omaha,
Neb.
Wyo., there wis a dangerous grizzly
bear in Yellowstone park who had
killed one man and badly mauled five
or six in the park. He is a big silver
gray grizzly bear, called "Old Bob,"
and he comes into the camp at night
to maul the campers. Anyone who is
going into Yellowstone park next
summer must look out for "Old Bob,"
the most terrible grizzly in the moun
tains.
Carrol's Holidays.
By Genevieve Bruce, Aged 8 Years,
Malmo, Neb. Red Side.
Little Carroll at the age of 11 years
was anxiously waiting for those happy
days when she could visit her grand
mother and grandfather. Her mother,
father, little brother, Ned, and she
had planned to spend the Christmas
holidays with the grandparents at a
small town about twenty miles away.
The day had' at last come and it
was a beautiful day. The ground was
covered with snow on which the sun
shone brightly. Father made the
preparations for a sleigh ride, which
greatly pleased the little tots. They
left early and enjoyed a long and
lively ride.
The children soent the davs olivine.
helping their grandmother and en
joying lucmocivcn in every way. vn
Christmas eve the parent) took part
in the merriment with their children.
Little Carroll received many beautiful
gifts and' amused Ned, as he was too
little to understand his lifts. . The
children were used. to city life and
the .country seemed a pleasant change
to mem. , ., ,
, On Christmas1 day a large dinner
was served which the children and
parents enjoyed. They also attended
the services held at the church. The
week after Christmas was spent there
and then they returned to their home,
ready for their .usual work after a
long vacation.
Marian' Daisies.
By Leila Bruce, 'Aged 11 Years,
Malmo, Neb., Box 2. Red Side.
One morning Marian took her little
vase and went into the 'garden to
pick daisies. She was not much taller
than the daisies, bat she gathered a
large bouquet. She put them in the
vase, and set it on the table, where
they kept until morning.
When Marian awoke she went into
the room where the flowers were. She
could not help but notice them. They
had turned into grandmothers. They
had funny little faces, and some of
them wore white caps' over their
faces and all had on glasses.
Her mother had been to the daisy
bed, and had marked eyes, mouths
and noses on the little vellow faces.
he cut the white flower leaves into
caps with bows and ends. This made
them look like little grandmothers in
the green grass.
A Pet Dog.'
By Agnes Divis, Aged 8 Years, R. F.
D. No. 3, Schuyler, Neb.
Blue Side.
I have a pet dog whose name is
Teddy. He is a spitz dog and his
color is snowy white. He is as play
ful as can be and likes to take a bath
and be combed. He eats bread and
milk and meat and likes candy and
peanuts very much. He knows how
to' shake hands and if he doesn't see
me for a long time becomes lonesome.
Then he is very glad to see me and
shakes hands. He also likes to have
me hold him on my lap.
I like to go .to school and like my
teacher, whose name is Miss Kitty
Grady.' I walk a mile to school and
a mile home every scljool day. I en
joy reading the Busy Bee stories. .
Some Trapping Expeditions. .
By Bert Einfalt, Aged 11, Gretna,
Neb. Blue Side.
One day my brother, his friend and
I were going traDDine. We took a
couple of tin cans down to the pas
ture, and when we reached it we saw
three boys hastening toward us. We
threw the tin cans away. When we
came up to them they asked: "What
are you doing down here?" We an
swered, "Nothing atf all." They had a
civet cat which they had caught in
a trap.
(Jne ot tlte boys said he would set
a trap with me .some day. When .we
did, we caught a civet cat and a
muskrat. Another boy set a trap with
me and we caught a skunk, which
we skinned. After a while -our trap
was stolen and that ended our trap
ping. Kindness to a Calf. .
By Herbert Mays, Aged 12, Memphis,
Neb. Blue Side.
My brother and I went for a calf
that was just born one very cold
day. ' It was almost frozen to death,
so my brother and I had a cart we
had made hitched up and away we
went down the road to the cornfield.
The time came off as we were going
down the hill, so we jogged along on
Their
Three Kiddies Who
7t.Q8ZRT,XrARY
Three of the dearest little kiddies in
all the world, Robert, Mary and Dor
othy Fraser, cuddled right up close,
so the camera man could snap them
all together! Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Fraser are the proud papa and mam
ma of Robert, Mary and Dorothy,
who live at 4903 Cass street.
We just have to mention all three
Fraser kiddies in one breath because
all three of their birthdays come dur-
itihdatook
Six Years Old Tomorrow (Jan. 29):
Name. School.
Bivens, Josephine Claire Dundee
Elassaser, Edward .... St. Peter's
Cloe, John Park
Jepsen, Paul Harold .... Lothrop
. Nelson, Marna Windsor
Zadina, Frances Dupont
Seven Years Old Tomorrow!
Amato, Salvatore Kellom
Camenzind, Mildred .. Holy'Family
Firman, Robert ...
Howisey, Helen ..
; Howell, Helen ..
Taueek, Rudolph .
Jungmann
Druid Hill
. . . Mason
Brown Park
Kennedy, Ann Marie... Columbian
Lawton, Yronne Elda.. Walnut Hill
. Leydecker, Marietta St. Patrick
Povondra, Albert. ... . .Assumption
Pritchard. Eugene A Central
, Riordan. Catherine St: Cecelia
Skow, Richard Dundee
Tebbens, Bernard Park
Eight Years' Old Tomorrow:
Bixlenn, Joseph Saunders
"Cooper, Theresa Kellom
Elraiger, Clara Bancroft
Juckiness, Paul R., jr Park
Mayerwich, Rose ....South Lincoln
Slutzky, Lilly Columbian
Nine Years 014 Tomorrow:
Carr, Dorothy. . .Howard Kennedy
Dougherty, Eugene . . . Miller Park
Hurt, Dorothy Mac Vinton
Poffenbarger, Harry .... St. John
Schneider, Frances St. John
Sigal, Tillie Long
the rim of the wheel. The spokes
began to break and when we got the
caff into the cart and had gone a
little way farther on the spokes, the
hind axle came out. The back end
of the cart draged, so my brother
went on with the cart and I brought
the axle and the wheel.
When we reached the bam we
wrapped the calf in a blanket and
covered it up with straw until it was
warm.
Shooting Fish.
By Charlton Troxell, Aged 13 Years;
Bancroft, Neb. Blue Side.
Early one Saturday morning two
boys and I started out to a farm four
miles away One of the boys had a
rifle and one had a shotgun. I had a
smoker. When we got, out there we
were walking along the ice, which
was partly frozen, when a. fish came
along, about a foot long. The boy with
the shotgun shot it and alter that we
did not do much but hunt fish. We
shot two after that which were pretty
good size.
Soon one of the boys saw aftsh tail
sticking out of the water from under
the iceT He measured up a waysand
shot him. He thought he would hit
the fish in the head, but when he
pulled the fish from the water he
found that he had hit it nearly in the
middle. It was a buffalo carp and was
a foot -and a half long. After that
we went home and were very hungry.
Boosts' Red Side.
By Helen Probst, Aged 9 Years, 4016
North Thirty-fourth Avenue,
Omaha. Red Side.
The first thing my grandpa and
grandma do on Sunday morning is to
get The Bee and look for a story or
letter from me.
My papa and mamma look first at the
Children's page and we were all
pleased to see one in the paper this
Sunday.
I telephoned to my grandpa and he
had already seen it and read it to my
grandma.
thank you, and hurrah tor the Ked
Side.
Lucky at Poultry Show.
By Forest Blodgett, Aged 8 Years,
Beatrice, Neb., Red Side.
I live in town and am in the third
gra'de. I have been reading the Busy
Bee's letters. So I thought I would
write one.
I have twentv-three single-comb
White Leghorns, so I thought I would
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All Came in January
JPD DOROTHY &RASVL
I ing this month. Mary is 3 years old
this very day; Uorotny ceieoratea
her sixth birthday last Tuesday, while
Robert was 2 'ears old January 12. Rob
ert is going to be a successful lawyer.
just like his daddy, when he grows up
to be a man. there was a Diruwav
party in the Dundee kindergarten the
other day in honor of Dorothy's
birthday. Last year a joint party was
given tor all the children.
Many happy returns of the dayl
take them to the fair. I won second,
third and fourth prizes on the pullets,
and first. on the cockerel and cock
birds.
Trip to Elk Creek.
By Minnie Calhoun, Aged 11 Years,
Fairmont, Neb. Red Side.
This is the first time I hve ever
written to you and am going to tell
you about our trip to Elk Creek. We
started at 9 o'clock in the morning.
It was a nice day when we started, so
we stayed there about four days, but
when we started home it looked
rainy.
We thought we could, get there all
right, so we started arid were near
Virginia, Neb., when it started to
rain. We out on the side curtains, and
when we reached Virginia they jaid
the roads to Beatrice were lots worse
then those to Virginia. But we
started out and reached Beatrice
about 6 o'clock.
We had to stay there all night, so
we went to a picture show. When
we reached home it was 5 o'clock
and we were all glad to get back.
Coasting.
By Floyd Smith, Aged 12 Years, 101
West Second Street, Red Oak
la. Blue Side.
"Oh, what a shame," said James, the
morning after Christmas. "It has
rained and now the snaw has melted.
and we will not get to go coasting as
we said we would on New Year s
day."
1 told him it might snow, but he said
he knew it would not so we let the
subject drop.
Sunday morning when I got up I
peeped out of my bedroom windows,
and to mv surprise I saw tiny snow-
flakes falling to the ground. At night
fall the ground was covered with tiny
little Hakes, lhey seemed to form a
blanket which covered the ground.
' We had a fine time coasting on New
Year's day.
I wish all of the Bnsy Bees a
Happy New Year.
Lost in a Watermelon Patch.
By Lucile Tuma, Aged 11 Years, Box
74, Elba, Neb. Ked axle.
When I was 4 Years old I got lost.
My parents were husking corn at
that time, and we had a hired girt to
take care of us. But she had so much
work in the house that she forgot all
about me. I went out into the water
melon patch to look after some water
melons. I walked about until I got
tired and then I sat down and soon
fell asleep. It was then that our hired
girl just thought of me and she went
to look after me.
She could not find me and when my
parents came home with a load of
corn she told them that I was lost.
Mamma had to help her find me. for
oaDa had to unload the cam. and soon
she found me in the watermelon patch.
1 go to a school by the name ot
Story Point, District 27. Raymond
Yunker is the .name of the teacher.
A Trip to Valley.
By Eleanor Younger, Aged 9 Years,
Benson, Neb. Blue Side.
One summer papa, mamma and my
three sisters and I were going to my
Uncle Frank's for a visit. My uncle
lives on a farm near Valley, Neb. My
cousin and I went to get the cows
every night at 6 o'clock. Then my
uncle, cousin and i would milk them.
He had cows, horses, pigs, chickens,
ducks and geese on his farm.
There is one thing I have not men
tioned yet and it is now we got there.
A friend of papa s took us out there
in his automobile. There was not
room enough for us all to sit down so
one of my sisters and I had to stand
up, but we did not mind that, at least
I didn't.
This is a true story.
An In trod action.
By Ruby Croft, Aged-13 Years, David
City, Neb. Blue Side. ,
My father takes The Omaha Bee
every day and I read your little stories
every Sunday and like them very well.
I was going to send a story, but 1
thought I had better introduce myself
first. I am a curly brown haired girl
and have two brothers and one sister.
I will close with my best wishes and
a Happy New Year to all the Busy
bees.
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NEW YORK , STOCKS
Leading Issnes, as Well as
Volatile Specialties, Beoord
Irregular Declines.
GAINS IN FEW ISSUES
Kw York, Jan. ST. -Trader availed
thrrtMotveR of the revival ot pao report
to Iho aourae of today, dull and perfunctory
oirk4, lAadltiar taauea an wall aa volatile
apMlaUlaa roeordlna; Irregular dftclfnaa. The
movement waa aaaiatad by eondttlona Id the
commodity market, oereala yielding sharply,
with a contrary rtae ta eottoa options.
United State Steot waa oflsred down a
point, with I point for Bethlehem Steal and
1 ta 1 point for afTIUatad Industrial, S ta
S point far shlpplnn and motors, and 'mora
moderate reeeaaton la equipment.
Copper wera hoary, wtth Industrial Al
cohol, Diet I Hers Securities, Central Leather,
American Can. Tovaa Company, Boot Rugar,
International Paper and kindred apaculatrve
Issues.
Uatns were limited to fewer than half
a do sen stock. Chief among thews were
Ctaneral Electric, United But Rubber, and
Minneapolis 4 St. Louis railroad, the latter
advancing more than t points. Rails, as a
whole, fell into complete obiearlty, soma of
the more representative tasuee remaining un
quoted. Irregular rallies marked the final
dealing, total Mlea amounting to S40.90
shore.
General financial new of the day Included
the announcement that subanrlptlon to the
new British loan equalled the fall amount
of that Issue, thereby Insuring Its success,
German eschanre was alight ly reactionary,
with no material alteration In other remit
tance. The hank statement failed to meet gen
eral expectations of a largo loss of rash,
the actual contraction being only nominal,
with a large inoreoae, however, In loans anil
a decrease of about $1,0(Q0 In reserve,
the first setback in Ave weeka.
The only feature of the Irragnlar bond
market waa the heavy selling of Ut, Louis
fc San Francisco issues at concessions ex
tending from to I H points. Foreign
bond were dul! and without change. Total
aales, par Value. 2.T9,teo, United States
bonda were unchanged ea call daring th
week.
Number of aales and quotatlona on lead
ing stock worm
Am. Beet Sugar. . .
American Can
Am. Car at Foundry
Am. Lecouiottve . . .
Am. Smelt, a. Rot.
Ara. Sugar Ref
Am. Tel. A Tel....
Am. L. B....
Anaconda Copper..
Atchison
Bald. Locomottve. .
Baltimore ft Ohio.,
Brook. Rapid Tran.
B. it . Copper
Cal. Petroleum
Canadian. Pacific..
Cniitrel f.nather. . .
Chesapeake Ohio
Dai en. niirn. .ow.
1.100
1.000
3,309 7t4
1,809 103
800 161 191 1K
27 U ViK
1,10, JH ti'i
"ioi 'iou iou tou
i... M, nu i
Chlcaao N. W 1JJ"
i:., K. 1. K r i
Chino Ooppor S,ieo u t
uoio. rul iron.. vv . i T. w
Corn Product Ref.
,10 Z9
J.IS.
23 V.
Crucible Bteei
Distillers' BeouHtle
Brie
Oeneral Bleetrtc....
Oreat No. pfd
1,100
100
too
HI
3'i
2714 27
1114 31
171 171
1111, 1164
100 171
ZOO 11,
4.400 U7
ureal no. un cui.
no ' n
HUnola Central 11
Inter. Con. Corp... ou in ia'4 ;i
lntar. Marvmtor. .. 7,0 HI 120
Int. M. M. pfd. fD. 11,000 i 141
110
It. c. houtnom . . . . zvw a. w
KcnilKtott :oppw. . 5.300 Ui 4r, li 4'i
.outavtlto a Nash
Mas. PutrolAom. . .
Mt.ml Cmur. . . .
6.600 io:'' ioiu lbi
1,100 it 41Vi 41
V.. K. a f. DM i
Montana Powar 167
National Iart $
Nnvafla coppar
Now Tork Central..
N. T.. N. H. H..
Norfolk Waatorn
Northarn Pacific...
Pacific Mall
1.400 244 2414 24V
100 1011, 101 'A 101
00 41 4414 44 C
00 117 137 1J7 S
100 10, 106 '4 10114
31 H
Pnn.yl.anla 1.400 I7U 1614 66T4
Bar Oon. Copper. .. 1.000 27 28 26?4
Rtidins . 77. . . . . .:"0 in '1 lH
Paclfln Tftl. . TOI.
134
rm Iron Stool.. 2,100 74
76H 1114
27 26U
714 tig
Hhattuck Aria. Cop. 300 27 y
Sonthrrn Pacific... 300 6714
a,uthMn RillviV... 4.100 JU 1
3014 3014
Stuaabakcr Co.... !.000 10714 106
. . .nmrt.nv . . 100 230 226
101
Union Pacific.; .... 1.400 14114 14114 14l
sir
Union Pacflfl pfn .
TJ S. Ind. Alcohol. 6.200 13114 111 123
TT. 8. SUMl.
(1,700 11414 lit 113U
U. S. Stel pfd. .
UUh Copper
Wabaan pfd. "B'
WMtarn Union. .
300 12014 130 12014
4.200 10714 10t 106
2H
400 tt ! ,6
Weatlnthonne Elec
1.400 6314 6314 IS
Total aalea for the day, 240,000 aharoa.
Nrw Tork Money Mnrfcec.
New Tork, Jan. 27. Prime Mercantile
Paper I14H P" rent.
Sterling Tfiachanac Alxtydar villa,
t4 7214; commercial alxty-day bllle on hank.
147214: commercial alxty-day bllle. 14.72;
demand, 14.76 13-ltl c.ble, 14.10 7-18.
Kl)VAr-.Bar, 7tc; Mexican dollar,, 6114c
Bond, oovernment, ateady; railroad, lr
raeular. V. 8. r. !.. rag. I4U N. on. 4a.. t1!4
do coopon tlM. K. T. let 4a 1114
nj tk. res. ...101 Mo. P. eon. 6a... 106
do coupon ...101 Mont Power 6a. .100
V B. 4e, res. ...116 N. T. C. deb. ta. 11214
do coopon ...11014N. T. City 414a. 110
a t at. cv. 4 14 a.l 06 14 New Haven c. 6B.166
Anfle-Freneh in. 3 No. Pacific 4a.. 6614
Atch. fen. ,a.... r.m .iw., ........ . ..
n a. ft 4e ,4 Ore. S. L. ref. 4a. ,414
Beth. t ref. 6a.J01 Par. T. at T. 6a. .101
Central Pac. let. II Pnn. con. 4a..l67
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MR. BAKER LEAVES
SHIPPING BOARD
He Resign Because McAdoo
Suggested Chairmanship
Go to Western Man.
HELPED FRAME MEASURE
Washington, Jan.. 27. The resigna
tion of Bernard Baker of Baltimore
as a member of the federal shipping
board was officially announced to
day. ' !
Secretary MeAdoo, who had much
to do with the passage of the ship
ping board law and the selection of
the board, issued this statement:
"It is true that Bernard N. Baker
hat resigned from the shipping board
and that the president has accepted
his resignation. Mr.. Baker resigned
because I suggested to him that I
thought it would be wise in the cir
cumstances if he would consider giv
ing the chairmanship to the Pacific
coast. The president was in accord
with this suggestion. Mr. Baker
said he desired to think the matter
over for the night. The next morn
ing he sent his resignation.
"The selection of suitable men for
the shipping board and the proper
organization of the board hat been
a matter of great concern to the
administration ever since the passage
of the shipping bill. The suggestion
about the chairmanship was made in
a spirit of cooperation and with a
desire to be helpful.
"The board has the right under
the law to select its own chairman,
but there is no reason why a sugges
tion from the administration should
not receive consideration. I have a
warm regard always for Mr. Baker
and 1 regret nit hasty action.'
Mr. Baker helped frame the shib-
ping act and was one of its ' most
ardent champions before committees
ot congress, tie was named tor a
term of five years. It has been said
that William Dctunan of San Fran
cisco, named for the six-year term,
would be made chairman of the
board.
Boy Hero Comes to'
Eescue of Four
Bachelor Maids
A boy, who refused to give his
name, played the part of a hero when
a coal oil stove exploded in an apart
ment at 2207 Norlh Twentieth street.
Miss Anna Hcgrr and three other
bachelor girls were preparing a meat
in the room when the stove exploded.
They ran screaming to the street and
the boy, who was not more than 17
years old, ran into the house and
threw the burning stove out of the
window. He didn't even wait to be
thanked, but sped up the street.
Mrs. John Rutherford of 2709
Dodge street started to iron some
clothes with a cloth which had been
used in cleaning clothes with gasoline.
Flames leaped up from the cloth just
as soon as the hot iron touched it.
Then the woman threw the burning
cloth into some rags which reposed
in a refuse pail and a lively little fire
started in the pail. There was not
much damage.
Alexandria Teams Win
From Ohiowa Players
i Alexandria, Neb., Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) The boys and girls of Alexan
dria High school defeated the Ohiowa
teams in a basket ball game here last
night. The boys won, 37 to 15, and
the girls won, 43 to 10.
Terry made 22 points for the boys.
Nunn made 29 points for the girls.
Alevandria is bidding strong for the
coming tournament The lineups:
Bora.
Rnbstltntes Aloiandrta, Hill. Lamb;
Ohiowa. Bteyskal.
ALEXANDRIA. I OHIOWA.
McDowell RF.'R.P Hurley
Terry .L.F.IL F.
Clauasen
4tnn i;.
Roocman R.O. R.O.;
Tliomas L.G.!l.a.
. . . Rudy
Bowman
. . PflUf
Girls.
ALEXANDRIA.
OHIOWA.
Stone R F.
R.F atppler
L.F Shaffer
Nunn L.F.
Law C.1
Clemmons
A. Wind R.O.
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h. Wind - L.O
L.O Walker
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P4,
MAKING SHELLS
REQUIRES TIME
Expert ' Assert! Will Take
Many Years for U. 8. to .
Produce Munitions.
TELLS DEFENSE CONOEESS
Washington, D. C, Jari. 27. Al
though the United States possesses a
productive equipment in excess of that
of any. other two powers, it would
take from five to thirty years to
produce its own monitions for a great
war as at present organized,' How
ard E. Coffin, member of the advisory
committee of the National Defense
council today' told the Congress of
Constructive Patriotism.
"Congress has done already nearly
everything it is necessary for con
gress to do toward industrial pre
paredness," he said.'
"What remains to be done must be
done by sheer hard work alone."
Mr. Coffin said the defense council,,
created by congress to make the pro
ductive capacity of the nation ready,
would shortly issue "the first text
book on munition-making ever print
ed." He described also some ot the
steps to be taken, including the plac
ing of "minimum annual educational
orders" for war materials of all kinds
with private plants listed to furnish
certain things in -war timet. Beyond
that, he said, was the enrollment of
skilled labor to guard against enlist
ment of these men and disruption of
the industries."
Time to Convert Plants.
American manufacturers had (ound
by bitter experience, he said, that
it took from one to two years to con
with those eternal American princi
ples whose authoritative enunciation
may be crystatized into two words
Wilson doctrine."
Mexico in Way.
But Mexico was a challenger to
the Pan-American peace union, Mr,
Myrick pointed out, adding: .
Let's make a good job of it before
we tackle the pandora's box of old
world troubles.
The speaker said, the situation in
Mexico was due to "600 over-lords
who own all the land that their 16.-
1000,000 fellows covet"
n n it t n ' J i t
tr. ri. vv. xiuoa, prcaiucni 01 mc
National Marine league, declared that
the upbuilding of an American mer
chant marine must have a part in
any preparedness program for both
military and economic reasons.
"Preparedness expenditures cannot
be maintained," he said, "without pre
paredness income and that income is
dependent upon selling American
products abroad, which can be accom
plished only with American ships."
vert their plants to produce foreign
war orders. It would take nearly
as long, he said, to again convert
them to turn out American arms and
ammunition.
"And about 80 per cent of our to
tal manufacturing capacity would be
turned to that work in time of war,"
he said.
Singling out the motor car indus
try, Mr. Coffin, himself an automo
bile engineer, said only fifteen of the
100 major plants would be making
cart in time of war. The others would
be converted into munition plants.
The National Defense council' is list
ing every plant for its best war Use,
regardless of its present occupation..
"We must think and work for ade
quate preparedness," he said, "when
the country has been skating on the
thinnest kind of diplomatic ice for I
two years."
Other speakers included Herbert
Myrick of Springfield, Mass, and
Representative Gardner of Massachu
setts, who assailed President Wilson's
international peace league proposal.
"The only league I am for," said
Representative Gardner, "would be
composed of the forty-eight states
of the union, made so strong that
they could enforce peace." .
Mr. Myrick took a different view oi
President Wilson's recent declara
tion: : :.: v
"Pajj-American peace, tuccessfully ,
established now," he said, "will go
far toward inducing the , nationa of '
the eastern hemisphere to adopt forth-