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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1923)
Shrine Circus Comes Promising Fun for March City Auditorium to Be Scene of Sawdust and Wild Animals Once i Again. Tangier temple. Nobles of Hie Mys tic Shrine, are going to put on their second annual circus the week be ginning March 6, 1923. with both ma tinee and evening performances. It] will be a real circus with elephants.! lions, horses, bears, dogs and aero- j batlc performances, including some laatr raising aerial stunts. The ring will be set in the center of the City Auditorium surrounded by | raised seats in real circus style. There , will also be pop corn, red lemonade and balloon venders on hand to sup »ply the needs of the children. Tho program will consist of the 'ory best acts from the largest cir ruses which put on their shows dur ing the summer time. It will be en tirely different and much better than the performance of last year. Popu- ! Jar prices will prevail. Potentate Howard M. Colliding lias appointed the following committees: llxecutive committee: Howard M. (ioukiing, potentate; Homer O. WII- 1 helm, chief rabban; James 13. Fit?. | gerald, assistant rabban; Allan D. Falconer, high priest and prophet;! Theodors tV. McCullough, oriental guide. Sub-executive committee: K. 13. Slerrlcker. chairman: John Ft. Brain, vice chairman; R. \V. Waters, Dr. P. T. Barber. 13. 13. Docekal, Bob Wal lace, cius Rtjnr.e. Walter Byrne, Claude Griffey*. Charles Franke, A. G. Brown, Alva 'Smith, W. 13. Rhoades. Hugh T. Cutler, Charb : K. Foster, W. F. Crutchfield, William JI. Karnett, XV. V. Mathews. Ticket committee: Ralph B. \tal-. t“rs, chairman; Alva Smith, vice chairman; N. t". Allen, M. F. Johnston, Art Swanson, Dr. Glen D. Whitcomb, J. R. Mcl'hail, J. A. Christie, O. R. , McCurdy, 11. G. Williams. Dr. J. C. j Sou Imp, Orvll A. Olson, Thomas Fal coner, B. E. Mulholland, F. H. Whit more, D. 1T. Beck, I,. P. llceney, G. W. Stroup. L. E. Adams, J. J. Han-1 eon, J. T. M. Pearson. Auditorium committee: Charles Franke, chairman; W. V. Matthews, chairman, Andy Pierson, J. C. Pep- j per. Roy Richardson. Charles Fries, ; W. J. Cattin. W. A. Pixley. Finance committee: W. E. Rhoades, chairman and treasurer; Hugh O'utler, : vice chairman; William B. W hite horn, H. A. Christensen, W. T. Bourke. Publicity committee: Walter Byrne. I chairman, Charles E. Foster, vice chairman; Col. T. W. McCullough. \ Sam Eeon, Ben E. Johnston, J. E. t Robertson, R. ,T. Low. J. O. Hiddles ton. Leo Wilson Louis Leppke, Jake Isaacson, Neil K. Murray. Outdoor advertising committee: Claude Griffey, chairman: W. F. J fritchfieUl. vice chairman; Henry Baltzer* W. Lincoln Byrne, V. P. Hnitt, Gus Martlg, H. G. Dennison, j Charles A. Nelson. | Concessions committee: A. G. Brown, chairman; William II. Ear-j nett, vice chairman: Jack London, B. Q. Raines, J. C. Schroeder, A. H. Sturges, Guy Myers, J. M. Shackle ford, J. C. Giassoff. Milo Fittle. Chinese Coolie Invades Tahiti Native Dozes Beneath Banyan Tree as Foreigner Booms Copra Business. I.os Angeles, Jan. 27.—Wonder Isle rf Krench Polynesia! That is the Island of Tahiti, which according to Herbert Moesbury, writ er and artist, is destined to become a Chinese coolie settlement. Moesbury has just returned to I.os Angeles to take up hts residence after a veer in nothing hut a Hon skin on a small plantation in the interior of Tahiti. The Tahitian, being too lazy to compete effectively with the coolie ip the copra business, according to Moesbury, has elected to doze beneath his banyan tree (while the Chinaman works and lives! and in this blissful state is dying gradually as a race. Moesbury declares that the French colonial office is indifferent about the Tahitian and would just as soon see him superseded by the Chinese. Spanish influenza took in its "death sweep” about 6.000 natives when it raged in the South Seas, according to Moesbury, who pointed out that the Tahitians generally ate a superb race physically. During the same period but two Chinese are said to have died of the same disease. The Tahitians rank among the best "movie" critics in the world. Moes bury says. For the pittance of 3 francs they can see pictures which v\ ere forgotten by the American mak ers 10 years ago. But the Tahitian n "wise" and calls them "old man" pictures. The "blood and thunder" movie stuff is said to have made a great hit with the natives on the Island of Tahiti, pud comedy pictures almost set them crazy with joy, Moesbury says. FntU the tricolor came to the island the only city of any importance on the island is said to have been Tahiti, and the natives openly worshiped one god. Oro, a mystic deity, whose face they did not know, but in whose honor they erected images. New Enrollment Record. Cincinnati. O., Jan. 27.—A survey of the enrollment records at the Uni versity of Cincinnati for the last 12 years shows that the registration at present is greater than at any other time in the history of the institution In all there are 4.398 students, 1.000 of this number being In the college of engineering. Night classes have an attendance of 894. New Use for Wheelbarrow. Venice. Cal.. Jan. 27.—Special Of ficers Davis and Lambert furnished Venetians wit* a new laugh recently when, to expedite the transportation of one Dan McGraw 'to jail, they pressed a wheelbarrow 'into service from a nearby construction, job. McGraw had inbibed-troj freely of moonshine. 677 Years and Three Life Terms Dealt Out by Nine District Judges in 1922 3,562 Civil Suits Handled During Yearr-More Than One-Third Divorce Cases. Six hundred and seventy seven years In prison. This was tlie composite sentence Imposed by judges of the district court in the year 1922 as compiled by Coun ty Attorney Abel X. Shotwell’s office, which prosecuted the offenders. Be- | sides, three men were 6$nt to the penitentiary for life. This works of the criminal branch was but a small part of the enor1 nious grist which goes through the district court mill every year. Civil suits to the number of 3,562 i were filed last year In this court. A little more than one-third of them were divorce suits. ' | Nine judges preside over the dis- : trlct court, each with a court rodm , of his own in which, at almost any 1 hour between 9 and 6 trials arc go ing on. Contrary to popular opinion, the job of being a district judge is a hBrd one. It requires long preparation In the law and, until two years ago, the salary was only $3,000 a year. It is $5,000 now. Hardest Worker. The senior judges In point of serv ice on the district court bench are Alexander C. Troup and 'Willis Cr. Hears, who took their scats 19 years ago. Judge Troup, everybody agrees, Is the hardest worker on the bench, lie j ran be found in his office Haturday I afternoons, pnany nights and even | sometimes on the Sabbath, though he is a churchman and never misses , Sunday service. Surrounded by legal tonics lie works out complicated prob lems witli extraordinary diligence. lie seldom takes a vacation, having had but two In the 19 years. "Persons vvlio imagine a Judge has an easy time of-it are quite mistaken,” he said. "A district court judge must work hard. Especially on equity rases, his principal study comes after the daily hearings in open court, "i^stem Twins” case. "Here is an estate case I am work-' ing on now,” he said, indicating a stack of documents a foot high and a 1 roll three feet In circumference. The Knapp will case, heard before him, took three weeks. He was also the presiding Judge in the famous "cistern twins” case, in \ Which "Doc” Kent was tried for an alleged attempt to kill two newly- ‘ horn babes w hich were fougd in a ! deep cistern at Thirty-third and Cali- j fornia streets. Kent was acquitted. Judge Troup, in appearance. Is the i kind of judge artists and moving pic- | ture men like to put on the bench, a handsome tnan With, ruddy complex ion, bushy brows and thick white hair. Judge Willis G. Sears came to the district bench the same time as Judge Troup and has served continuously, being re-elected by large majorities every four years. East November lie was elected to congress and will resign soon to assume his new duties in Washington. Poet of Bench. Judge Sears is the philosopher and poet of tlie local bench. A slim man, his iron gray hair usually touseled. a ragged moustache partly covering his humorous mouth, kindly wrinkles nbout his shrewd, twinkling eyes. An approachable man, though wise in the law. Not only wise in the legal law, but in the great law of common sense. A man “full of wise saws and modern Instances.” Judge Sears has presided for sev eral years over the juvenile court and the court of domestic relations where the delinquent youngsters, the poor widows, the men and women seek ing divorces, appear. It is a post requiring justice tem pered with mercy' and mercy tinged with plenty of horse sense. % Which reminds us that the judge's two principal hobbies are horses and poetry. Until recently he owned a couple of race horses of the second or third magnitude. He probably will object to the magnitude here ascribed to them. But they weren't quite in the Man o'War class, you know. # Verse Being Published. Poetry, however, is the judge's prin cipal it vocation. He has written some very good sonnets, lyrics and epics. A collection of his best is now being published in book form. Some of the poems are deep and some are rich in imagination and some are allegor ical.. Here is one he wrote for the Klks’ past exalted rulers’ night at Shrine temple, February 4, 1921: THE rmsT HJ.EVEN O’CT.OCK TOAST. 'Twas the hour of eleven, and the herd was together, . . - In mountainous glen, in a fair kind of •weaiher* And sentinels watched, keeping Intruders at bay, For the sun had gona down, twaa tne '’lose of the (lay. O'er the hills came the erlea of the wolves of the pack. But so distant the sounds that none feared attack. lllt And the night owls and hawks were still vainly calling. And shadows of midnight now toon would he falling; . „ , 'Twas then that the bull elks In friendly convention, T(*lk.stock of the herd without any con tention; . , ‘ * And 'twas th*»n that the bull elks re membered the past, And their thoughts on the absent ones fondly were cast; . And those were recalled with a bellow ing word. That once were the Joys and the pride of the herd. And if they now browsed an .the primes, of green. And mired with the herd they never were eeen.— , ’Twes then that the bulla would lean over the brink A I Of the spring of the glenk and all take a drink . .... ! "To the health of thosa here, and then to fcl! trthers;" . And recalling a while of the far *D sent brothers*, 1 , Of the ones of the herd who were witn them no more; Who had Crossed the Big Water and climbed the far shore. But none were forgotten, foreaken were none. . - I Either those cf the herd, or who baa parsed on alon*. Then with antli-s the bulls would pro tect from all harm, From ravenous wolves and all kindred alarm; ... Then lie down with the herdiinge. till morning should wake. And all journey forth wl h dawning* Kxalted Ruler. 1 Judge Sears was exalted ruler of Omaha lodge No. 39. Klks. during the tig drit'e that brought the member ship tomore than 5,900. Charles Leslie has been on the dis oluc/je P G. Sears m ' cJuafeeWC Jroup oruag<? j? 3 ~CAarJ<?s/es/t'e trlct bench for 11 years and was! county judge for six years prior to j that. During 1922 he was presiding judge, | and in that position sentenced more persons to prison than were ever sen tenced in one year before in this court. He presided over the famous cases of Otto Co)tie and Fred Brown. Cole, | charged with the murder of Harry Hahn, pawnbroker, in the latter's j place on South Tenth street last March, acted as his own attorney throughout the trial which lasted eight days. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty and fixed his punish ment at life Imprisonment in the peni tentiary, where he now is. Fred Brown, charged with kidnap- ! ing two girls and holding them pris- : oners in his shack w'est of Benson, I tJso was found guilty and is serving a life term. Sensational Trials. Judge Leslie presided over the sen sational trials of Mike Damato and "Finger” Stevens. The longest case Judge Leslie re calls was Doll against Doll, a suit j over the estate of Leopold Doll. This i suit took from February 1 to Febru ary 28, 1915, to try. “Being a district judge is a harder job than some others and easier than some.” is the judicial way in which he sums up. He has been returned to the bench close to the head of the judicial ticket every time be has run. Charles 'A. Goss has been on the district bench since 1920. He was United States attorney here from 1906 to 1910. During 1922 he heard a large num ber of very important cases, about 70 altogether. Thomas H. Matters was tried before him on'a charge of violating the “blue sky” laws. This trial consumed from March 13 to April 1 and-the jury stood 11 for conviction and one for acquittal. quick Work. Another of the “blue sky” cases, that of Robert C. O’Bryan, began be fore him on April 19 and was not fin ished until May 12. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and Judge Goss sentenced O'Bryan to one year in the penitentiary and fined him >1,000. He is out on bond pending final decision by the supreme court. Judge Goss also bandied the case of the Decatur. Neb., bank robbers, which set a record for quick action-in a large criminal case. Two of these men were tried and convicted, one pleaded guilty. Two were sentenced by Judge Goss to the penitentiary for 10 years each and the other for 15 years—all within two weeks. “We work hard here,” says Judge Goss. Arthur C. Wakeley has been a dis trict judge for a number of years. During the summer of 1921 he went to Europe where he took a course of lectures on law in Oxford univer sity and at the Sorbonne, Univer sity of Paris. Baby of Bench. William A. Redick has occupied his place on the bench about 15 years, during which time he has tried some of the most Important cases coming before the tribunal. He is at present serving ns a slate supreme judge under the law which allows the su preme court to summon a district judge for duty when the supreme court docket is overloaded with work. The baby of the district bench in point pf years is L. B. Day, who num bers but 33 anniversaries of his birth. He has been a judge a little more than two years. He has presided over more than 40 cases in the last year in which the damages sought were >10,000 and more in each case. Some record breaking verdicts were returned by bis juries. William P. Johnson, a HWi.tchnin.Hj who lost both arms in an accident, obtained a Judg ment from the Union Pacific railroad for $47,500. Gels $45,000 Damage*. John O'Hare, a young man work ing in the Council Bluffs yards of the Union Pacific, lost both eyes when a percussion cap exploded. He waa given a judgment of >45.000. Judge Day also heard some breach , of promise cases which drew “S. R. O,” audience* to his court room. Miss Gertrude Craig sued Joseph Leopold. 1. «tin mall, for *50.000 for heart balm. The trial took a week and the. jury declined to give the plaintiff a cent. DeWitt Ellingwood, a lumber man, was sued by his former stenographer, Malvina Burke, for $20,000 for breach pft promise of marriage. When the ease was h.Of finished, the fair plain tiff accepted a settlement of $4,000. Judge Day also presided over the trial of Jim Marino for murder which, after 16 days of trial, resulted in a verdict of guilty and a sentence of life imprisonment. 90 Cases in 100 Days. James M. Fitzgerald was elected to the district bench two years ago. He had been a police Judge for four years and prior to that was a deputy county attorney for seven years. During the first 100 days ..of bis service on the bench, Judge Fitzger ald tried exactly 90 jury cases. Twenty months measures the time C. O. Stauffer has been on the dis trict bench and be presided last year over one of the equity courts where long, involved cases are heard. The case of George Hladek against his twin brother, Ernest Hladek. to de cide whether or not a partnership ex isted between them in ownership of the Standard Cleaners and Dyers, con sumed eight days in hearing. A double injunction case on the paving of West Pacific street and Ninetieth street took a week. Judge Stauffer frequently can be found working at night on knotty problems and questions of law. Taken all together, probably n6 fin er group of nine judges can be found anywhere than these. They are men of high character, well versed In the law, fairmanded, conscientious and Industrious. Largely theirs Is the credit of keep ing the dockets well cleared in spite of the ever-increasing volume of liti gation poured in upon them. Fort Sam Houston Now Biggest Post Famous Names Carved on Tower Show “Good Luck * Superstition. Ran Antonio, Tex., Jan. 57.—His toric Fort Ram Houston, cynosure of the military world since its recent consolidation with Camp Travis here is now the largest military post in the United States. Maj. Gen. E. M. Lewis, commander of the Eighth corps area, of which this post is headquarter*, is authority for this information. It has been disclosed that virtually every man connected prominently with the achievements of the United States army during the last 65 years, has served at this post at some time or other during his career. In the historic old clock tower, situ ated in the center of the quadrangle, can be found, written and carved on the winding stairs that lead to the balcony, such names as Robert E. Lee. John J- Pershing. Frederick Dent Grant, Frederick Funston, Au gust Thomas, Phil Sheridan and scores of others. If one would have luck while in the service it is essential that one's name be scribbled or carved some place in or near the tower, is a traditional su perstition with army men here. Many of the name* of army officers now enshrined in the hearts of Amer icans as a result of brave deeds per formed on the battlefield were made legible when their owners were ‘'shavetails’* or second lieutenants, just from school. , Wed Man to Get Rid of Him. Pontiac, Mich., Jan. 57.—“Oh, I married him just to get,rid of him. lie bothered me so much I had to do something.'* With a toss of her pret ty bobbed chestnut hair Mrs. Borman Adair, confessed bigamist, thus ex plained her marriage to Hugh W, Adair. At the time she married Adair the prisoner, alight of figure and pretty of face, says she already had one husband. Theodore Bor man. and a daughter. “From the time Adair met me h» dogged my steps. He waited tor me and walked home with me. He in sisted upon being with me at eve.-j opportunity. I did not love him, but finally 1 married him.'* 215 to Become Citizens at Big Meeting Feb. 21 Final Naturalization Papers t? Be Presented at Pub lic Patri otic Gathering. A class of 215'will receive final naturalization papers on the eve of Washington’s birthday at a public patriotic meeting in the Auditorium under auspices of the Omaha council of Americanization. High school and American T.egion bands pill furnish music. Members of the Omaha Technical High school Pill stage a dramatic program. The 17th Infantry of Omaha is expected to be present In uniform and Boy Scouts will participate. The meeting Is spori0)i,ed by Judge Willis G. Sears, congressman-ylect; A. H. Bode, examiner for the naturaliza tion bureau:! J. M. Gurnett, federal rtnmigration officer, and Mayor Dahl man, who will represent the city -council. This Pill be the last nat uralization meeting ai which Judge Sears will preside. Delivering of naturalization papers will be to the accompaniment of mu sic by the orchestra. The new citi zens will be received by a line of rep resentative American men and P’onSen. Charles Gardner will conduct com munity singing. . Women'* organiza tlons will serve light refreshments after the ceremonies. • Even Judges Ignorant. T.ondon. Jan. 17.—One has to know considerable law to become a judge in England, but apparently there are a lot of other things known to most folks that English Judges do not have to know. The bland query that recently came from a Tottenham magistrate who wanted to know "'Who is Mary Pick ford?" is given the palm by those who delight tn cherishing examples of ju dicial "ignorance." Right alongside it is recorded the Instance when Sir R. Wallace, K. C„ asked "What Is the ace of spades?" and caused the card_ to be brought into court. Judge Wills, recently deceased, Is believed, however, to have held some thing of a record for unfamiliarity with ordinary human experiences. The learned judge admitted that he had Never used a telephone. Never ridden in a subway. Never gambled. Never borrowed money. Never run in debt. He Claims to Be Oldest [ Native Omahan in City [Contractor Born in Log Cabin at 12th and Jones Streets, Jan. 28, 1856. Jeremiah A. Uinahan, 4320 Fort street, claims to l>e the oldest native born Omahan living in Omalia today. He was born in a log cabin on the southeast corner of Twelfth and Jones streets, January 28, 1856. So he Is B7. Hi\ parents. Jeremiah and Mary Uinahan. came here from Indianapolis the previous October and built the house, acquiring deed to the property free. His father made a livlihood by buy ing up stock in Iowa and selling it to the Mormons when then caravans went through Omaha in the spring and summer. I.earns Telegraphy. Toung Jerry went to school first in the old stale house, which stood at Ninth and Farnam streets, across the street from the Herndon house. I.aler he went to a school house at Eighth and Howard streets. When Jerry grew up he learned telegraphy and worked for the At lantic and Pacific Telegraph company In Its offices on Thirteenth street, be tween l>ouglaa and Farnam streets. Uater he went to Carter, Utah, where he was operator for the Union Pacific. At that time Billy Hudson, now an Omaha policeman, was a sol dier at Fort Bridgrr, Utah, /just 10 miles away. Uinahan served as station agent at Ogallala. Big Springs and Silver Creek, Neb., and then went into- the ( Union. Pacific shops. Becomes Contractor. In 1800 he went into the contracting business. His firm, Creednn & Ulna- j han.tbullt, among other tilings, the 1 Memorial Hall building of the state I university. For years lie has lived on his 21 acre place at -1320 Fort street. Among the products of this place last year were 600 market baskets of cherries. 60 baskets of apricots, 30 crates of raspberries and 3,000 pounds of grapes. Though he is 67, he looks hardly more than 50. “it's the line Omaha climate,” he ! says, “that, and a good conscience and good habits.” m Youth, 18, Six Feet Four, Objects to Chaperon Lewiston, Mont., Jan. 17. — Main taining that he should be allowed to attend public dances without a chap eron, inasmuch as he is 6 f^t 4 inches tall and would in any town where he was not known be taken for more than 21, William Wadetl, IS, of this city recently presented his case to the city fathers. After grave consideration, they in formed the young man that the coun cil had no power to suspend ordi nances in individual cartes, so the six-foot-four infant must pack along a chaperon if he desires to attend l dances in his “home town." MirroBs Urged in Every Schoolroom in Lima, 0. Lima, O., Jan. 27,.— The placing of a looking-glass in every school room is advocated by Hr. John J. butter, Allen county health commis sioner. "A looking glass has a distinct edu cational value,” said Hr. butter, "Children who are frequently rep rimanded for their untidiness and uneleanliness scarcely ever see them selves, thus losing the strong per sonal incentive to improvement which they might have if they had the op portunity of contrasting their own untidy appearance with the neatness | displayed by their school fellows.” X-Ray Discloses Theft. Berlin, Jan. 27. — Two elegantly dressed men the Other day entered a Jeweler's shop In the Westphalian J City .of Hagen, asking to have a few first-ctass rings shown to them. Aftei the Jeweler had displayed the goods l»e suddenly missed one of his most valuable rings. lie had the doors closed and polite ly asked liis visitors to submit to a search, which they readily did, pro claiming their Innocence. The aearch did not yield anything. In the meantime the jeweler’s wife. j shrewd and suspicious, had telephoned to police. Two detectives appeared aud resumed the search on profes sional lines, IWth the same negative result. As the jeweler, however, insisted that the ring must have been stolen, and could not but be on the person of one of his two customers, thry Were taken to a nearby hospital. X rflys disclosed that one of them had surreptitiously swallowed tiie ring. Lasting Impressions Of all the ads you see how many do you remember? Only those that are brought to you; attention in some vivid, strik ing manner—that is different from most appeals. Your thought or idea in action— can you think of any better manner to put it across. It is being done daily by Art Anima Film Ad advertisers. Let us tell you how. 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