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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1923)
Omaha Pastor in Same Pulpit for 25 Years Father James W. Stenson of St. Philomena Parish to t Observe His 25th Anniversary. The 25th anniversary of Father James W. Stenson as pastor of St. Philomena parish will be celebrated by a solemn high mass at 11 thla morning In St. Philomena church at Tenth and William streets. St. Philomcnas claims to be historically the oldest Catholic church in Ne braska. Father Stenson himself will cele brate the mass. Other Catholic pas tors of the city who will be present tor the ceremony include Rev. James Ahorne, Rev. Patrick A. Flannagan, Rev. Peter C. Cannon, Rev. J. C. Buckley, Rev. James S. Borer, Rev. Bernard Sinne and Rev. Paul Wald ron, the latter from the Chicago mis sion at Bellevue. A special musical program will bo given by the choir under the direction of Miss Mary Riley, and the altar wil be decorated with flowers by the sanctuary so ciety. In his sermon Fftther Stenson will discuss the events which have swept over the parish In the past 25 years. When Father Stenson assumed his pastorate on October 11, 1898, It was the cathedral pnrish and was the center of from 350 to 450 Irish-Amer ican families. In the Quarter of a century since then the tide of commerce and In dustry has rolled In about the little church until now it serves a popula tion of many different nationalities, among which the Italians are most numerous. The present St. Philomena church building was erected in 1909, and with Its parochial school and pres bytery constitutes a monument to the work of Father Stenson. It Is practically on the site of the old St. jjary church, the first Catholic church In Omaha, and claims to be organically a continuation of that church. Father Stenson was born in Balia. County Mayo, Ireland, and studied at the College of the Sacred Heart. Limerick, Ireland. He was ordained In the church of St. John Laterans in Rome by Cardinal Lucldo M. Parochi. on April 17. 1923, and came to this country shortly afterward. A few ■weeks ago Father Stenson received hlfl certificate of citizenship In the United States. Telephone Operator Attacked by Thug Hastings. Neb., Oct. 13—Miss Vein Anderson, telephone operator, was at tacked by a masked man on a school grounds as she was one her way home from work late last night. Struggling desperately and threat ened with a pistol which her assailant carried, she freed herself after fight ing through the grounds. The man gagged her with his thumbs and made an outcry Impossible. Marks left b. her assailant were still visible today. Her belongings were found on the grounds by the police this morning. Miss. Anderson, hysterical, ran to a ' nearby house after freeing herself. Police were called, but the man had fled. Miss Anderson came from Hax tun, Colo., three years ago. New York Advertising Man to Address Omaha Meeting E. St. Elmo X^ewis, vice president of the Campbell-Ewald company of New York, Detroit and Chicago, will . speak on "The Master Problems of Sales," before the Advertising-Selling league Monday night at Hotel Fonte aelle. Mr. I^wis is at present sales, ad vertlslng and merchandising manager of more than 30 concerns. He Is pasr president of the Association of Na tional Advertisers, ex-member of-the council of the U. 8. Chamber of Com mere*, a member of the national so els ties of sooiology, philosophy and engineers. Six hundred reservations have been made for the meeting Mon day night. i Brief City News Licensed to Wed—Ralph 1!. May of Toledo, O., and Lenora C. Mlckelson of Omaha obtained a marriage license yesterday in Chicago. Hew for Orphan*’ Home—Women’s Helping Hand society of Kountze Me mortal church will sew at Emanuel hospital orphans' home Tuesday after > noon, beginning at 1. Meet Monday Night—Ahamo lodge No. 343, women’s auxiliary of the Hrotherhood of ft. of L. and F, E. will hold Its t next regular meeting Monday night in the Lyric building, Nineteenth and Farnam streets, Philosophical Meet — Th# Omaha Philosophical society meets Sunday afternoon at 3 In room 302, Patterson building, Seventeenth and Farnam streets. “The Federal Constitution” will he the theme for discussion. District Convention—Myrtle lodge No. 12, Degree of'Honor, held Its dis trict convention Monday afternoon In Eagle hall. Council Hluffs. Several itate officers of the lodge were present, at the banquet served at 6:30 p. m. Missionary Meeting—Members of the Woman’s Missionary society of Parkvale Presbyterian church will meet Thursduy at the home of Mrs. Oeorge Tlcknor. Mrs. Luce and Mrs. Vaohal will have charge of the pro gram. Married in Council Bluffs Th* following poracna obtained mar rl*u«* llceneea in Council Bluff* yeatarday: Olen Coalott, Randolph, I*.20 Mari* K*yner, Randolph. I*....19 Wllfrad Poulllot, Chicago. Ill.80 Il#at*|c* Mack. Omaha .18 r’harie* Chubbuck. Lincoln, N*b.21 JpMto Bell. Lincoln. N*b.18 William fl. Btringfleld, Humboldt, I*..R0 (Jlady* May Urlmateaa, Humboldt, Ia.,21 ft. <!. Kennedy Murray, I«.28 (Jrar* Long. Murray. Ia . 21 .lamp* \V. Hcrrlaon. Cumberland. Md..,3U Kathryn Maa CTIInton. Lincoln, N*b.28 Georg* Grime* Omaha . 27 Lillian Frank, Omaha .27 Rrneat O. Hlnkla. Mprlngflald Neb.21 Mabel Lawton, Mllwaukaa, Wla.28 W. j O Havar, Omaha .28 Meuha Regan. Omaha .38 C. Koatnnck. Omaha ...14 Lillian Hoatak. Omaha .21 Rimer Rretaman, Omaha ..22 Kva Me Ginn!■ Omaha ..20 (i#orge Sauer. Omaha .. RUa Taka. Omaha . K4 Carl Jacobaon. Omaha ....21 B««nl* Blama, Omaha.,..*..22 Karl C. NIckaraon. Council Bluff*..... 30 Alloa McNanaa. Council Bluff*.24 Orenvlll* Bacon, Omaha ..21 Vareita Crane. Omaha . ,.21 Crippled “Kiddies” See Free Circus Just a little ray of sunshine was brought to the little crippled children of Omaha institutions Saturday, when they were guests of various Omaha business men at a pr ivate showing of Jackie Coogan’s “Cirrus Days,’’ at the Rialto theater. And. to make the party even better, they came to t he show in real style—in Yellow rabs, furnished by Sam Houser. la>uis I.eppke of the Nebraska Clothing conipan y gave the picture party. Gordon Kninalter heard about It end sent up stacks and stacks of candy and Paxton & Gallagher insisted that the candy was not at all adequate and added a big bag of randy for each kiddie. They didn’t look a bit unhappy, and squeals of joy at Jackie’s antics came from the crowd In the theater. And then, to be greeted with peanuts and candy and ha ve a real taxi ride. Oh! Boy! Cut yourself a piece of rake and make yourself at home! New Gayety Show Pleases Audiences Pat White and Mnnay King, a pair of comedians constitut ng the prin cipal laugh producers of '•Bet's Go," the snappy burlesque at the Gayety, kept the big audience at the show house in roars of mirth from the minute they came on the stage until the final curtain. White Is assisted 1n parts of hs performance by his trick dog, Jack, who does some in teresting stunts, while King is not only funny but pleases with several selections on a violin. Other talented performers in the production are Miss Kitty Mad son, a icprightly dancing soubret; Burton Carr, who sings with a pleasing tenor voice; Joe Barrett, character man and a good singer; Miss Nan Palen ,a prima donna, and Flo Kane, a Jazz singer with plenty of pep. As an added feature to the show, an aggregation of colored s tigers, dancers and musicians under the di rection of Sonny Thompson, round nut a splendid two hours and a half of entertainment. The costumes of the company are pretty, the scenery n»w and attractive and the various musical numbers are tuneful and catchy. The production is staged with 15 scenes. t Fall Program Arranged for Philosophical Body The annual fall program for the Omaha Philosophical society an nounced Saturday, lists speakers and their topics as follows: October 14—John Let \V abater, "Th' Federal Constitution ” October 21—K. M. Swltrlsf, ''Fallacies in the Jury System." October 26—D. F Dolan, League cf Nations ar.d International Court.” November 4—W. W. Hiahaugh, "Law Enforcement." November 11—Dr. A. H. Pinto, "Public* Sanitation " November 1*—Henry Oierich. "Sexuality and Reproduction " December 2 —•Caroline 8tr1nfer, "Evolu tion of Mind." December 9—Varda E. Williams. "The Influent* of Nawapapers on tfta National Conscience." D ’cenibar 1ft—Dwight F? Porter, ‘Prac tice nil ty- - Paramount in Education " December 18—Judge l, B- Day. "Chil dren and the Daw.” December 30—James H. Walker, Tho Yellow Peril.” Meetings will bo held cn tho dates mentioned at 3 p. m.t in Room 302 Patterson block, Seventeenth and Fnrnam streets. Manslaughter Charges Arc Filed Against Auto Driver Charges of manslaughter were filed against Joe Johnson, plumber, 1810 Ht Mary avenue by the county attorney, following the recnmmtnfln tlon of n coroner's Jury that he be held for trial for the death of Vernon Johnson, 6, 3808 North Hevontecnth street, fatally Injured by his automo bile Thursday. Ranch Is Swept by $100,000 Fire Two Men and Woman Hurt Fighting Blaze—Border Town Also Hit. By International New* Los Angeles. Cal., Oct. 13.—Three persons injured and damage es timated at more than lluo.ooo wi-s ihe toil of a brush fife between Olen dalo and Montrose, which tonight was believed confined to an unin habited area on the 800-aero Ander son ranch near Sycamore Fass. Two men were hurt by falling electric wires and an unidentified woman w .s reported seriously burned when her clothing caught fire as she was fighting the flames with a wet blan ket. By A»ftoclntni Freni. Nogales, Arlz., Oct. 13.—An entire block of resiliences and business build ings have been destroyed by firo which broke out tonight at the edge of the main business district of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, across the International boundary. No lives have been lost, according to reports. Fire fighters from the American side of the border were rushed to aid the Mexican fire department in ex tinguishing the flames and the fire was believed to be under control at 8:30 p. m. The damage is estimated at about 180,000. Phoenix City, Ain., Oct. 13.—Three children were burned to death to- i night when S. C. Careen's store was destroyed hy fire. The fire started in a rear stairway. R) International \>w» Hefilrt, San Rafael, Cal., Oct. 13.—a mys terious fire, the fifth in 10 days, broke out in the library of the Presby terian orphanage at Kan Ansel mo to day and before it was brought under <■ rntroi had destroyed hundreds «.f books- No serious damage was sus tained to the building. Two days ago a fire broke out at midnight in the dormitory and threat ened the liven of DO small children. Omaha Woman Mrs. I,. I/eff, 29, Si39 Farnam street, died Friday at the Methodist hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 in the | Stack & Falconer undertaking par lors. Water Hearing Monday Investigation Into the causes of Im pure water in the city In August will begin M"nday afternoon at 2 o'clock In the city council chamber, R, 11. llowcll announced. —“If it’s worth anything have it insured” —So Say* Foitcr-Barkar Co. Pray Insures Every Earl & Wilson Shirt And this means real protec tive insurance. If they are not 100% satisfactory for the first year you own them, just come in and we'll re place them absolutely Free. $2 to $10 Two Farnam Street Store* 1509 Farnam 190H (nrimm Jack Frost Coming; Cover Up Your Plants Heavy frost In the vicinity of Omaha was predicted by the local weather bureau last night. Plants and shrubbery left exposed to the chill night air will be drooping and brown this morning In the opin ion of the forecaster, unless clouds gather and put a stop to the rad.ae tion of heat from the earth. "Olet In your bulls and cover up any plants you leave out at night," was the advice of the weather man. rioudy condition Friday night was the only thing that prevented a kill ing frost In this vicinity, the prognos ticator said. Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 13—A killing frost covered all of nor h Nebraska and southern South itukota tonight, and was welcomed by farmers who report corn his been rotting In some fields, -'There will be the usual amount of soft corn, hut the great bulk of the crop was nut of danger before the frost arrived. Associated Press news It always de pendable. its dispatches appear In The Evening Mee. Committee on W allace Books Returns Report Company's Assets Shown to Be Only $23,000 Less Than Liabili ties. Creditor*’ committee investigating the condition of the R. B. Wallace company in Council Bluffs made it* report to creditor* Saturday night. Attached to this report wa* a finan cial resume of the company’* condi tion, made by a certified public ac countant. The report, which is labeled a “ten tative balance sheet,” lists the com pany’s liabilities at $663,652.96. The assets total $23,553.80 less than th® liabilities, according to the report. Item.? of assets aro listed as fol lows: Heal e*taty contract* .$818,344.25 Real estate mortgages . 89.118.2U Real estate inventments ...... 201,460-93 Foreclosures . 1,480,64 Accounts receivable, Insurance and miscellaneous .. 80,278.-I Accounts* receivable, officer* r and employee . 308.44 Due on Incomplete loans . 10,276 Stocks and bonda, look value .. 41,816.40 Tax certificates . \ 516.71 Fixtures and Improvements . 9.398 Accrued. Interest . 2,627.84 Incorporation life insurance ••• 10,006.00 Liabilities are sh« wn aa follows: Contracts payable on property ....... resold on contract . I 16,9*0.97 Mortgages payable on asms .... 216,979 98 Hank overdrafts . 1M66.16 Due borrowers on loans . 186.9ia.ll Accounts payable, rentals and miscellaneous . Accounts payable current bills 6.027.40 Accounts payable contractors . . 14,826.24 Accounts payable officers and ; employes . *.667.87 Note.** payable .. Discounts .. Accrued taxes ... *.{JJ Accrued Interest . 4,812.30 The creditors committee was made up a* follow*: Emmet Tlnley, E. Crawford. R. W. Besley, H. A. Paul sen and J. F. MrCargar. Creighton Dramatic Club Is Organized Creighton university students organ ized the Creighton University Dra matic club Thursday evening. Dean W. J. Grace represented President John A. McCormick at the meeting*. Charles 8. Costello was chosen by President McCormick as director of all club activities. Paul Fits Gibbon I was chosen president. Stephen A. I Spitznagie is business manager. The | director, president and business man I ager will select three plays to be I produced during December, February 1 and April. i Personnel of the new club includes I most of the members of the Creighton I Mask and Wig club, which staged ‘‘The Fortune Hunter" last May. j Those at the fl-st meeting were Dl I rector Costello, Rev. W. J. Grace, 8. J : Frank Huse, electric'an; Daniel Reddy; Timothy Gannon; Francis R. Byrne, prompter; Albert Morrissey, stage manager; Lyle Kelly, property I master; Paul Fitz Gibbon, president; Stuart Meaty, Thomas Russell, Miss Agnes McDermott, Anthony Zaleskl. Miss Katherine McGrath. Stephen | Spitznagie and Robert Patton. Sixty per cent of the proceeds of the club will be turned over to the university endowment fund to be used in the erection of a new auditorium. Informative, Interesting and enter taining is O. O. McIntyre's column about Mew York In The Evening Res. Louitc Janian Wjrli*. THE STEINWAY I An Inspiration Louise Janson Wylie, head of the local Department at the University of Omnhn and Director of Music at the First Pres byterian Church, has recently installed a Steinway in her home. Mrs. Wylie studied with Lamperti, with Mme. Lilli Leh man and was honor pupil at the University of Benin. Her concert tours of Europe covered several years and she haa nppenred in all the principal cities of this country in concert with Paul Althouse, American tenor of the Metropolitan Opera. Also Oley Speaks, the composer, and many other artists of international fame. Jn a letter to the Schmoller & Mueller Piano Company regarding her Steinway, Mrs. Wylie states: > "For some time past I have had a Steinway in my studio. The instrument is so beautiful and satis fying In every respect that I have purchased one for my home. To be accompanied on a Steinway with its sweet, beautiful tones is in itself an inspira tion. There is great joy In being the possessor of so magnificent an instrument, in uddition to the knowledge thr.t ono can always rely upon the true, ness and accuracy of the instrument when leaching. MRS LOUISE JANSEN WYLIE.” We ure the exclusive representatives of the Steinway in Nebraska and Western Iowa. We cordially Invite you to call and inspect our largo display of Steinway Grands and Uprights. Your old piano accepted as a partial payment and terms ar ranged to suit the purchaser’s convenience. SdimollerMlueller Piano G? 13H16-i8 Dod'!;c St* * * Omaha Funeral Monday for Boy Victim of Auto Funeral services for Vernon John son. who died from Injuries sustained when struck by an automobile Thurs day afternoon, will ho held from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson, 3808 North Seven teenth street, Monday afternoon at 3:80, Rev. F. H. Anderson officiating. Interment will be In Forest Lawn cemetery. Contributions for Louisville More Than §2.000 Well Water in Stricken Town Ii Pronounced to Be Fit for Drinking Purpose?. -Louisville, Neb., Oct. IS.—A total of $2,281.80 in contributions for Louis ville flood sufferers has been re ceived here. These contributions have been arriving from all parts of the state. The Salvation Army In Omaha contributed $100. The city water, which is obtained from wells, was pronounced safe for drinking purposes by the state de partment of public health, which tested It. It was feared the water might have been polluted by the floods. Farmer Is Fatally Shot; Think Accident Victim Harvard, Neb., Oct. 18—Sam Mc Bride, well-known farmer and old time settler of this community, was found fatally injured, with a gun shot wound in his brain, at his farm about one mile north of Harvard. The upper portion of his skull was blown away. It is thought he was hunting when he was shot. He had lived alone for several years. x\ir Passenger Line Organized by Mail Pilots Three Noted Flyers Leaders in New Company— ' Freight Hauling Planned. Omaha is to have a new airplane transportation company. Three- air mail pilots, Lawrence Garrison, Krnest Alllsc-n and Jack Knight and C. Black are officials of the concern. These four have obtained the pilvilegt- of using the Pulitzer field in North Omaha, where’the first In ternational aero congress was held, and plan to erect a hangar there. The company will start business today with one plane, doing passenger carrying until they have three more ships available. They then plan to do freight hauling, as well as passen ger business, and also expect to teach flying. The three pilots will continue in the air mail service, and, in case of rush demands, brother pilots will aid them, should they be out on duty. Mrs. McGinn Dies; Lived Here 51 Years Mrs. M. A. McGinn, 75, a resident f Omaha for 51 years, died Satur day at her home, 120 South Thirty third street. She was a sister of the late John D. Creighton and is sur vived by her son, Franc s P. McGinn Funeral services will be held Monday in the residence at 8:30 and in fit. John church, where h gh mass will be solemnized by Rev. McCarthy, pastor of St. Peter church Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre cemetery. New S. D. Dry Head. Washington. Oct. 1".—J. D. Taylor of St. Louis has been appointed prohi bit. on director for South Dakota, ef fective October 18, Roy A. Haynes, j prohibition commissioner announced | today. Wobbly Plot to Ruin Rice Crop Is Bared Sacramento, Cal., Oct. it.—An L W. W. plot to paralyse operations m California rice fields and to call a general strike designed to throw the entire state agricultural Industry into confusion was exposed today by C. 8. Morrill, superintendent of the state bureau of criminal identification. Morrill Issued a warning to all Cal ifornia district attorneys and police officials enclosing evidence of the radical strike scheme and contained in the minutes of a meeting held hy I, W. W„ Industrial Union HO, at Stockton, September 16 and 1". The minutes came Into the possession of Morrill after they had been lost by the secretary of the organization. Officers Guests of Omaha U. C.T, Supreme Counsellor Address es Omaha Lodge at Ban quet and Smoker. Omaha council. No. 118, V. C. T„ at a banquet given Saturday evening at the Hotel Castle, entertained t number of supreme and grand of fleers of the organization. R. H. Shriner, senior counsellor ol the local council, made the addresi of welcome for the city, and D. F O'Brien, grand counsellor, deliver** the address of welcome for the state A D. Spier was toastmaster. H presentatlves of the 13 council! of the state were present, as wer* also a number of members from Coun cil Bluffs. 3V. J. Sullivan. Chicago, supreme counsellor, addressed the gathering on the rmrits of the organization and as to what persons were eligible to membership and what benefits were derived Mr. Sullivan has Jurisdiction over €18 councils throughout the United States and Canada. It was the first tlm» the local coun cil since its formation entertained supreme officers. 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