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THE OMAHA SUNDAY" BEE: SEPTEMBER 26, 1920.
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State" Attorney Bucks
Mud to Obey His, Wife
Clarence A. Davis Makes Promise Without Reserva
tions, Then Rides All Night Through Deep Mud
To Deliver Automobile to Expectant Better Half.
For the Championship
By Charles Dana Gibson
Copyright Life Pub. Co.
Published by Arrangement With Life '
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Pick Handle to
Collect Wages
Man With Penchant for Quit
ting Jobs Tells Welfare
v Bureau Some of His
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The Board of Public Welfare officials-
in. tht city hall are a clearing
house for all sorts of situations,
; from distressing domestic entangle
ments to a request for aid in obtain
ing employment. k
O. M. Adams, the new superinten
dent, has. had experience in meeting
."all sorts and conditions of men."
But now he is having new experi-
. ences.
During the last week a stalwart
male specimen, clad in overalls, in
troduced himself to Mr. Adams as
'Joe Alexander," 35 years of age
single, with no particular address,
and having no dependants.
Alexander explained that he had
been working at the smelting works
and suddenly became imbued with
a desire to quit his job and travel
'' . In a Hurry to Leave
He asked the boss for his pav and
the boss told him that the pay would
be forthcoming on the regular pay
day, five days hence. Five days
seemed to Be an almost interminable
period of time to Joe, in view of his
proposed immediate leave-taking of
umana. so tie sought the interven
tion of the Board of Public Welfare
mi an effort to require the boss at
the smelter to satisfy the wage de
mands of a worker whenever he
quits the job.
"We could require an employer to
pay you immediately if he dis-
charged you from his service, but
when you quit the job, as you have
done, the employer has the right to
pay you on the regular pay day,"
,. Mr. Adams explained. "But we may
oe aoie to get the boss to pay you
now because you want to leave
j, Omaha. Couldn't you have the
. : money sent to your new address?"
. '. "I haven't any address," Alexan-
. 'tier replied.
i Y The wayfarer then related his re
cent experiences tn Cheyenne. He
stated that he worked in Casper,
-.where he quit his job, impulsively,
and demanded two. weeks' pay right
on the spot. , ', ,
, 4 He Collects All Right
v '."The boss would not give' me the,
tnoney, Alexander said. "I went
bask into the' office and asked the'
. " bos' whether he . would rather pay
, me or have me start something. He
told me that was up to me. Well, I
vraited until I met him on the street.
" I had a pick handle with me and so
fctald the boss that he would either
pay me or I would give him a wal
loping with the , pick handle. He
reached into his pocket and gave me
the money." .
.:.Mr. Alexander was advised 'to get
. asteady job and stick to it and
adopt more civilized methods in his
relations with the boss. ,
- He said he would try.
Pilot Flies Across Channel
' 347 Times Without Mishap
Paris, Sept. 21 In one year of
piloting an "air ferryboat" between
London and Paris, Harold Shaw,
- chief pilot of the Airco, has crossed
the channel 347 times. He missed
jflymg on schedule time only once
. when fog rendered taking off jmpos
"sible. In all other weathers rain,
slejst, snow, gales he has made the
trip, and he has never broken a
wire nor hurt a passenger.
Othe records nearly as extraordi
nary, showing that flying today is as
" safe, if. not safer, than traveling by
train or automobile, have been com
piled 'by Airco on their first anni-i
versary.
A Smile Here and There
One should almost see and hear
Fred C. Robinson, grand exalted sec
retary of the Benevolent and Protec
tive Order of Elks, to appreciate the
size of the proverbial pint of 'cider.
His height is five feet and he is as
sprightly as a cricket. On a recent
occasion here he related that While
on tour with Frank L. Rains of Fair
bury, Neb., past exalted ruler, a
question arose as to whether there
would be room in the lower berth of
a sleeper for both of them. The por
ter stated that the lower in question
was the only one left.
"But where am I going to sleep?"
asked Robinson.
"There's a hammock in the berth,
isn't there?" replied the porter.
"Entering the dining car," Robin
son continued, "the steward brought
in a high chair and placed it for me."
- Therf is one fond mother in
Omaha who is peeved and it hap
pened something like this: When
she sent her boy to school at the
opening two weeks agc she advised
the teacher that the name of her boy
was "Reginald," and that under no
circumstances was the youngster to
be giveri any nickname such as
"Reggie." She was positive andpre
cise in her wish. It happens that
the boy has a retrousse nose, this
distinguishing mark of the proboscis
being pronounced. Within a few
days after the opening of school
mamma's boy was christened
'Snouty" by the playground gang.
Robert C. Druesedow, 1141 Geor
Omahans in
Joseph
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gia avenue, has a parrot for a pat.
This bird is a native of South Amer
ica and is said to be more than 25
years old. When the paper boy
brings the morning newspaper the
parrot announces in clarion tones,
"Morning Bee." Mr. Druesedow's
feathered pet sings, "I Won't Get
Home Until Morning," but there is
nothing personal in the song. Last
week when a man was unloading
coal the bird sang, "Keep the Home
tires Burning.
John Shanahan, secretary to Con
gressman Albert W. Jefferis, has a
buttermilk story. While in the
house of representatives lunch room
at Washington not long ago he ob
rved Tom Marshall, vice president,
drinking buttermilk. Along came
Uncle Joe Cannon and his secretary,
William Busbee.
"Don't you know, Mr. Vice Presi
dent, that you are violating the pro
visions of the Volstead act when you
drink buttermilk?" Busbee asked.
The vice president raised his eyes
over the top of his glass and smiled
dubiously. ' ,
"Don't you know, Mr.' Vice Presi
dent, that buttermilk contains more
than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol
and that the Volstead act prohibits
more than one-half of 1 per cent?"
Busbee continued. i
The vice president assumed a se
rious mien and challenged Busbee to
prove his assertion, whereupon
Uncle Joe s secretary promised the
vice president that he would furnish
th proof. On the next day a formal
Caricature
Barker.
letter was received by the vice pres
ident from Busbee, giving ample evi
dence that buttermilk contained
more than one-half of 1 per cent of
alcohol.
Wife Used Raisins In
Pie. Hubby Asks Divorce
"My name is Gray, of Kansas City.
I want to know if I have grounds for
divorce."
Thus did the young marf who en
tered William Randall's law offices
this morning explain his mission.
"Are you married?" inquired Mr.
Randall. . i , '
"Unfortunately, yes!"
"Well what are your grounds for
wanting a divorce?"
"I -bought a quart of raisins took
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'em home and , during my absence
my wife used 'em for pie" explained
the young man indignantly.
"That being the' case your
grounds are not groundless" replied
Mr. Randall.
"Thank you" said the young man
named Gray. . "I just wanted to
know."
No Father and No
Mother! Something
Wrong, Boy Avers
The Creche in Council Bluffs gives
a home to many littleN orphans who
have no relatives to, care for them.
"Snookie" had been a bit unappre
ciative of gifts and privileges for
MOINES-SIOUX CITY
FTEENTH ST.-OMAHA fl
THEY BRING RESULTS
nearly a week. He's but 5'A years
old.
"See that big house and all those
chil4ren?" he was asked. "Well,
just think of those children. They
have no mothers or fathers, sisters
or brothers, uncles or aunts to dc
things for them like you have. And
yet they're happy.'
"No mamma and no papa?" he
asked.
"No."
"No uncle or aunt?"
"No."
"No grandma or grandpa?"
"No."
"Well, who hatched them any
way?" and he turned and looked so
quickly that the guilty smiles could
not be hidden.
The state of Texas is planning the
building of a cement plant.
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When Ctarene A. Davis, attorney
general of Nebraska, promised his
wife recently, while he was in Paw
nee City for a week-end, that he
would have a family automobile in
Schuyler on Sunday for her to use
during the week, he did not add any
interpretations, reservations or nul
lifying clauses to his agreement.
Mud was no deterrent to the faithful
execution of his promise.
Mr. Davis was at Pawnee City
with Judge George A. Day of the
state supreme court, Thorne Browne
of the state railway commission, and
another friend of Lincoln
other automobile were F,
In an -
M. Po-
teet, Governor McKelvie's campaign
manager; Dan Cropsey, state treas
urer; Will Osbom, secretary of the
state board of equalization, and an
Omaha friend of the party.
Through Mud They Go.
On account of the heavy rain
during the day, some of the members
of the party favored driving eight
miles fro Table Rock, leaving the
cars mere for the nieht and then
proceeding'in the morning. Attor
ney General Davis, however, in
sisted that he would go through be
cause he had promised to deliver
the automobile at Schuyler on or be
fore Sunday evening. Attorney
Davis, presiding at the wheel of his
cross-country demon, started out as
pilot and the others agreed to fol
low. The party plowed through the
soft terrain to Tecumseh, where they
supped, and kept together as far
as Sterling. Along the way State
Treasurer Cropsey showed the night
ridel's where he planted hedge 50
years ago, and Mr. Poteet pointed
out scenes which brought back to
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Boy
Not Allowed
TO Cross Streets ,
Hands Aunt a Jolt
He's only 5j4 years old.
And his aunt with whom he makes'
his home has not allowed him to
cross streets infested with tearing
motorists without an escort.
She sent him to the grocery store
last week with a neighbor hoy of
his own age. The store is-two blocks
away.
Dair was gone long enough to, visit
any number of grocery stores and
get back, but still he failed to show
up.- N
She became nervous and watched
the street carefully. After almost
two hours, Dair came strolling up
the walk.
"What took you so long?" she
asked.
"You know that big house with
the long porch and all the grass in
front?" he answered with a boy's
natural question for question.
"Well, there's a lady dying there
and we had to go real slow past her
house so we shouldn't make any
noise and make her die sooner."
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Iffunu ii-uitj tun. : i axiualvi "minium, uj I
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him tefldsr memories - of boyhood
days spent in Pawnee county.
But He Got There.
Mr. Davis was not in sight of the
second car during any time of the
journey beyond Sterling. The party
got through to Lincoln in about
eight hours, with two of the most
mud-spattered altomobiles that ever
invaded the strcts of the capital city
during the early hours of the morn
ing. Attorney General Davis got th
car through to, Schuyjcr on time,
but he was a tired man, after having
piloted a heavy machine through
n,anv milcs ot n1ua-
Sandwich Squeezes
Ham an' From Lead
Soaring Price of Old Favorite
Kills Popularity,. Omaha
Restaurant Men Say.
Salute the lowly sandwich!
For, according to restaurant men,
it his come into its own.
Gone are the daysi when "ham
an' " enjoyed the distinction of be
ing the most popular order, say the
restaurant men.-
The place of honor held by the
great American dish in the hearts of
"pleb" and "pint" is now occupied
by the once scorned ' sandwich, 'tis
declared.
No longer does the average "short
order" restaurant patron cast a su
perficial glance at the menu and ex
claim, with unconcealed eagerness,
"Gimme ham and eggs." ,
And Then the Price.
He now' surveys the menu eritH
cally, yet searchingly, until, dowa
toward the middle of the page, he
spies "Ham and eggs, country style,
55 cents."
He allows his eyes to rest long
ingly on the familiar words. He i
fascinated, he sighs and hesitates, h
almost succumbs. But, no, it is not
the same familiar dish of days gon
by. His eyes are riveted to the un-i
familiar part, the "55 cents."
Then he remembers next year's!
tnxe, he remembers the 7-cent
street cr fare and the price of suits,
and he orders a "plain roast beef
sandwich with gravy, 20 cents."
But he has consolation. His
neighbor,. at the next marble-topped
table, he notes, has done likewise, as
has a majority of the tired business
men at other tables.
Sandwich Eaters.
Sandwiches of all varieties are now
in vogue, restaurant men say. Roast
pork sandwiches are popular, so are
cheese and egg sandwiches.
The day of the sandwich began
dawning during the war, and if its
popularity continues special sand
wich menus will be necessary, say
those whose business it is to satisfy
the inner man.
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