Light and Beauty
Will Be Settings
* for Automobiles
Show, Which Opens Next
Week, to Surpass All Pre
ceding Exhibitions
Here.
By SANFORD JARRELL.
Just as a well-gowned woman
wishes a perfect setting for the ex
hibition of her charms, so do auto
mobiles when placed on display before
the critical eyes of discerning per
sons.
The Omaha Automobile show, which
opens at the Auditorium on Monday,
February 16, is second to none in
the country on decorative effects. The
decorations, which have been under
1 he supervision of J. E. Livingston,
are virtually completed. Livingston,
who has done important decorative
work in Paris and New York, fol
lowed the Pompeiian design submit
ted by Orchard & Wilhelm, with just
enough touches of Egyptian and
< irecian In it to make the motif color
ful but not bizarre.
Automobiles and Lights..
But automobiles do not live by deco
fatlons alone. Music hath charms,
*s Ponce de Leon said, to soothe the
most Irascible of prospective car
buyers. There will be music every
night of auto show week. On Mon
day, Wednesday and Thursday Hugo
Heyn’s orchestra will play, while on
-PTuesday, Friday and Saturday Edwin
Kahn and his orchestra will furnish
the program.
The automobiles, bright and shiny
as a new silver dollar, will be shown
off advantageously by the thousands
of lights which have been Installed in
1he Auditorium. Indeed, there are
more bulbs In the building than there
are mosquitoes In Hoboken, generals
in Chihuahua, or bathers in the
Canges river at Benares. There are
bright lights, soft lights, colored
lights, indirect lights, chandeliers,
oandlebras, and as many kinds of
lights as one could ever wish.
So, with decorations of an artistic
design, music of a high quality, and
lights that are numerous and yet
scientifically and prettily arranged,
the automobile show ought to open, be
maintained and closed in a blaze of
perfect glory.
Many Closed Cars.
There will be more closed cars on
display than ever before. This Is due
to the great Increase in popularity
of the coupe, the coach and the sedan.
Numerous chassis will also be ex
hibited, and mechanics have tuned
up the motors so that they hum for
all the world like Shelley’s skylark.
The fifth annual dealers' frolis and
trade banquet will be held on Wednes
day evening of the week, when motor
is king. This will be an interesting
party, with such a fast and furious
t ntertalnment that there will be no
lime for yawns. The dinner will be
held at the Hotel Fonteneile.
Visitors are expected from several
states, not only from those engaged
*^in the automobile business, but from
t lie vast army of automobile owners.
The democratization of the motor car
bas made the whole world kin.
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Callaway—Glenn Gray of Callaway
had his leg broken when the horse
he was riding slipped on the ice and
fell on him. The fracture is just
about six inches from the hip and
required silver plates to hold the limb.
Callaway—A ceremonial of the Im
perial Order of the Muscovites took
plare hero, the first that has ever
been held in Callaway. There will be
28 candidates froijp the Callaway
lodge.
Broken Bow—Frederick Schultz
of IJncoin and Miss Dorothy Pulver
of this city were united in marriage
at the home of the bride's parents.
Rev. E. C. Mitchell, pastor of the
Methodist church here, performing
the ceremony. The bride Is the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Pulver
of this city.
Harlington — After having been
trained for several weeks under di
rection of Dean McSloy, the Junior
class of the Hartington High school
presented a comedy farce entitled
■'What Happened to Jones," at the
city auditorium, Thursday evening.
Turk—Mrs. H. F. Chapin died
suddenly Monday night at the family
home after an Illness of eight Weeks
of sciatic rheumatism. She la sur
vived hy her husband and two daugh
^"r^ers, both of whom are teachers In the
city schools.
Pawnee City—A program was given
by the Pawnee City band and the
local post of the American Region and
auxiliary at the opera house Thurs
day. A large crowd enjoyed the en
tertainment.
Beatrice—W. F. Scott, old reeldent
of Rlberty, died at his home there
after a lingering Illness. He Is sur
vived by his wife and a number of
children. The body was taken to Blue
Springs for burial.
Osceola—Pnxton-Gallagher building,
recently vacated by the W. O. John
son company, haa been sold to Oust
A. Peterson of this city, who has
leased It to Victor Johnson of Stroms
burg. Mr. Johnson will open a men's
clothing, furnishing and shoe store.
Beatrice—Rites for William P. Nor
cross, former mayor, hanker and ex
tensive land owner, held at the First
Christian church, were Inrgely attend
ed hy residents of Beatrice and
Adams, where he formerly resided.
Tli* sermon was given hy Rev. M. Rep
Sorey, pastor of the First Christian
church at Mallna, Kan. Burial was In
Evergreen Home cemetery.
Blue Springs.—The body of William
Scott, old resident of this place, who
died at his home In Rlberty three
days ago, was brought to this place
Thursday for burial. He wns 61 and
had lived In southeastern Gage coun
** ty for the past 25 years.
Wymore.—Mrs. I/. R. Stone, St,
wife of a railway brakeman, resident
of Wymore for the past four years
• nd former resident of Rlncoln, died
at a Kearney (Neb.) sanitarium, and
ths bodv was then taken to Hogard,
Mo., the old home, for burial. Death
Was caused hy tuberculosis.
Omaha Concord Club Leader in Civic Work, Philanthropy;
Members Sing Like Larks; Grouches Thrown Out Window
Organization's Goal Is Ad
vancement of Citizenry,
Promotion of Friendship
and Mutual Interest.
Some years ago a group of jolly
good fellows, all of them members of
Ak-Sar-Ben, got together occasionally
and lifted their voices In melodious
concord.
And thus there came Into being the
Omaha Concord club nine years ago,
a unique local Organization that has
been at the fore of all activities for
the public good since Its conception
in the spring of 1J18. It is one of the
few service clubs not affiliated with
national or international organiza
tions. Its philosophy and member
ship have always been what the name
lm plies—concord.
From a little acorn beginning, the
Concord club has become a great, oak.
a substantial element In the growth
and prosperity, and even more im
portant perhaps, the big heartedness
of the city.
Among the 150 members today who
were original memhers, are C. E.
Corey, A. L. Dick, George W. Elrod,
Ben S. Elrod, Thomas English, Ray
Goddard, Ed Johnson, Carl Ochiltree,
J. W. Skoglund, H. S. Tyler, Paul
Wickham and E. J. McArdie.'
Present Officers.
The present officers of the club are
Sam S- Dresher, president; Edward
F. Dougherty, first vice president;
George Long, second vlcftvpresident;
Ernest Bihler, treasurer; Walter C.
Roessig, secetary, and Hazel E. Hill,
assistant secretary.
The past presidents are Hollis M.
Johnson, Thomas F. English, Dean T.
Smith, C. E. Corey, P. P. Fodrea, I.
Shuler, Hugh E. Wallace, Will E.
Mickel and Albert F. Rasp.
Article two of the club's constitu
tion outlines the following purposes of
of the organization:
“1. Advancement of Omaha
and its citizenry.
"2. Promotion of personal ac
quaintance and esteem.
‘‘3. Maximum development of
mutual Interests.
"4f Human and business bet
terment.”
The Concord club was the first
Omaha organization to encourage club
or community singing, and as a re
sult gained a considerable reputation
for itself from the beginning. A
printld songbook is one of the fea
tures of the club, and at the regular
Thursday luncheons at Hotel Fonte
nelle, these songbooks are thumbed
over by the members who render hah
a dozen or more numbers.
Sing Like Larks.
While the admission of npw mem
bers is not based upon the happy
faculty of singing like a lark, it Js
amazing how well the Concord club
can sing. This may be due to dis
ciplinary action taken by the club
officials. Perhaps the men who have
voices like a frog, a lioness, a polar
bear or an ard-wolf are not permit
ted to carry the catchy tunes of the
songbook.
But, be that as it may', the singing
as as pleasant to hear as that of a
well-trained men’s glee club. The ren
dition of Fritz Carlson's ''Omaha” is
always excellent, possibly because
Carlson is himself a member and
would frown upon any crude butchery
of his masterpiere.
The Concord club, although It takes
pride in the fact that its collective
voice is rich and is not, like the em
balming processes of the ancients of
the valley of the Nile or the proper
concoction of Kentucky mint juleps,
a lost art, it has a part in the more
serious and philanthropic aspects of
life.
The Campfire ('.iris, before they
were taken in tow by the Community
Chest, were sponsored by the club.
One year tt raised $3,000 for the girls
without tooting a single saxophone.
The club is always willing to lend an
able helping hand to all civic enter
prises and drives. Its effectiveness
is no secret.
(■roaches Thrown Out Window.
Two members may be tHken from
the same business or profession un
der the constitution of the Concord
Sam 6. fires tier
club, although tho total is limit'll to
150. No limit of membership is placed
on judges, representatives of the
daily press, retired business or pro
fessional men and government offi
cials.
There is an average trttendance of
125 at the weekly meetings. These
are entertaining affairs always, with
a good speaker, good singing and an
indulgence of I be club's overwhelming
sense of humor.
The Concord club Is no place for
the man with a dour face. Such fox
lows are thrown out the window un
less they show signs of complete
reformat ioi .
“Jimmy" Griffins Death Places
Period to Colorful Career
Victim of Potach's Bullet
Never Carried Gun, His
Friends Insist.
Hy PAT BOYLE.
James (Jimmy) Griffin, well known
character in the underworld, who
died last week from a bullet wound
Inflicted hy Police Sergeant Joe
Potaeh, led one of the most colorful
lives of any person in Omaha.
Ten years ago' "Jimmy" Griffin
was a respectable business man here,
reputed to be worth $50,000. He
was the owner of a large garage and
repair shop and lived happy with his
wife and three children.
Later, Nebraska went dry and
"Jimmy" was slowly dragged into
the rum-running business from St.
Joseph to Omaha. Most of his small
fortune went In backing Omaha rum
runners. He was known as a friend
of the "rum runners." Whenever
any runner lost his load and car, he
always came to "Jimmy,” who would
back him on another trip.
"Jimmy” expected to amass a for
tune from the booze running activ
ities. The result was—he lost his’
fortune, wife, family, honor and his
life.
The Griffin fortune slowly started
to dwindle and after a few years,
"Jimmy” was broke. His rum run
ner friends had divided into two fac
tions and both factions had forgotten
"Jimmy.” He later opened a small
repair shop and was arrested a dozen
times in connection with the theft
of cars and tires.
A few years ago W’hen bootleggers
learned that denatured alcohol could
lie redistilled and used for beverage
purposes, "Jimmy” again started In
the bootlegging business .and for a
short time made a large sum of mon
ey. The bootlegers then started
fighting among themselves and steal
ing each other's liquor.
It was over the theft of seven bar
pels of alcohol that Hank McArdle
tnet. his death and "Jimmy” landed
In jail on a charge of murder.- He
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WED FIFTY YEARS
Columbus, Neb., F»b. 7.—Mr. and
Mrs. John Frey, residents of Hum
phrey, Neb., for the last 20 years,
celebrated their golden wedding anni
versary at their home Tuesday. Sev
eral hundred friends attended a spe
cial mass which was read for them
by Rev, Father Josephat at St. Fran
vls Catholic church, and 60 guests
attended an anniversary dinner aj. the
home of their daughter, Mri. A. G.
Blllerbeck. A reception was held
throughout the afternoon. Three
couples who attended their wedding
In Henry, 111., half a century ago
were present at the golden anniver
sary. They were Mr. and Mrs. Steve
German, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kur
tenbach and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schaecher. All eight of them were
Childhood friends In Illinois and are
now numbered among the wealthy
families of the farming community
around Humphrey.
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Fairbury Youth Found
Guilty of Burglary
Fairbury, Feb. 7.—Walter Pointer,
charged with complicity In the at
tempted burglary of a Fairbury pool
hall, ^December 9, ]924, was found
guilty by a Jury Thursday.
Three days were consumed In try
ing the case and less than half of
those wishing to hear the trial were
able to crowd into the courtroom.
Pointer was found guilty on circum
' stantlal evidence.
INSURANCE FIRM
MUST PAY $4,100
Aurora, Neb., Feb. 7.—Carl A.
Rergstrnnd was given judgment Fri
day against the Fidelity Phenix Fire
Insurant-* company for f 4,100 by rea
son of his loss when his home burned
In.st June. The insurance company
protested h!s claim on the ground
that the policy hail become void be
cause foreclosure proceedings were
started against him prior to the loss.
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|_Jimmy griffin
was later convicted and sentenced
to 10 years in prison. *ilis appeal
to the supreme court was pending
when he met ills untimely death.
During his trial for murder, Mrs.
Marie Griffin, his wife, returned to
him and stood hy him when all oth
ers deserted him.
While several stories have been
told as to how “Jimmy" was shot
last Sunday night, the real truth may
never be revealed. When informed
by hospital authorities death was
near and final sacraments of the
church had been administered to
him, “Jimmy" still refused to talk
and took the story of his shooting to
his grave with him.
“Jimmy" was never known to
“squeal" on a pal. Many times have
police given “Jimmy" the “third de
gree.” until he could not walk, but
still he refused to talk.
Contrary to the testimony of police,
"Jimmy" was never known as a gun
man or a killer. He was never
known to carry a gun.
Cow Prices Low.
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 7.—Twenty-one
Holstein milch cows were sold at the
Andreas dairy farm just east of the
city yesterday and went for the low
iaverage of $80. The top was $99.
Horses sold for from $76 to $76, and
farm machinery found ready buyers
at good prices. John Andreas will
assume charge of the place, hi*
father, William Andreas, pioneer, hav.
ing died recently.
With a rising blood pressure
And a falling chair—
Take care, Old-Timer, Take care.
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Miss Helen Keller will appear at the
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February 10, at 8:15 o’clock, under
the supervision of the Omaha Com
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for the Blind.
Although deaf, dumb and blind.
Miss Keller is a writer and lecturer
of great note. After years of intense
study and application she has at
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the envy of folks endowed with five
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