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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1925)
Priest Pays , High Tribute to Wickham Friends 6f WealtHy Suicide Fill Chnrdi for Requiem Mam; Charitable Deeds Are Lauded. A BUM whose mind and body was upset by overwork and anxiety over a terrible family tragedy. Irresponsi ble for hie last act—that of taking hie own Ufa. Thee# ware the words used by Mgr. B. 9. McManus of Council Bluffs as ha delivered an eulogy to Edward A. Wickham, widely known Council Bluffe capitalist and financier whose funeral services were held from tha St. Trends Catholic church Saturday morning. One of the largest throngs that ever attended a funeral service In dotmoll Bluffy paid final tribute to hia memory. Large numbers of friends and business associates from Qen.h. crowded their way Into the church. Requiem low mass was said. ' peculiar Character, "Ed Wickham had a character at a peculiar typo. He was a man full of energy, a serious man and a man whoa# whola thought* were central tad on his business. "Ed Wickham had a mind that tould see Into the future. He wa» a friend of th# poor. He dispensed fnuch charity In behalf of God’* will. There wa* no poor man, woman or, ghtld that went without, once they Were brought to the attention of Mr. tylckham. "Out of hi* mean* and generosity this church of St. Francla was dec orated. Not one spot was left un touched and It wa» all paid for by Ed Wickham. There la a mounting that cost approximately $3,500, In addition to this he gave $1,600 that the people of this parish might have a beautiful and wonderful house In which to worship. “His religion, his attendance In the church were regulated along business lines. A man of his makeup looked forward. His relatives must realise that thla vast audience Is representa tive of his vast number of acquaint ances and friends.'* Cousins as Pallbearers. Priests and officials of the Catholic church from Council Bluffs and Oma ha attended the services. They were: Rev. William Coughlin of the Holy Family church: Rev. Ignatius Stein of St. Peter church; Rev. C. J. Portel of St. Patrick church; Rev. M. F. Nolan, Mercy hospital chaplain. Rev. James P. Datiahey of Greenfield, la., a cou sin of the dead capitalist, also was present. In th. throng of friend, and mourn «ri were county officials, bankers, con tractors and corporation executives. Th. Pottawattamie county board of supervisors attended In a body. City Commissioner Joseph Koutsky of Omaha, a close friend, was there. John P. Organ, counsel for Mr. Wickham and a close friend, left the church in tears. The casket, covered with a blanket of lilies, was born* from th* church by cousin* of Mr. Wickham. The fu neral procession to St. Joseph ceme tery was nearly a mile In length. The body was laid to asst by the side of Mrs. Wickham, who died from Injuries suffered In the Christman eve auto accident. In which Mr. Wickham was hurt. ________ In rural communities, surface sew age disposal and shallow wells *xe th* sole sources of water-borne dis eases. I -- Mlnnaapoli. | I Lhcta HAAS N*w York I BROTHERS j • MONDAY j A Remarkable Selling of j 500 Beautiful Printed Crepe FROCKS lh ' .11 Styles of the moment, fashioned from on. - eeptlonal quality printed erepea. These were | secured ia a vary favorable purchase and ara | Offered Monday la | I ' I Three Exceptional Value Groups I I MH- *162 i I ’192 S f • £ * Ia each price group you’ll find many - * frocks that cannot help but win your a xaney. Th# variety of atyles is broad. - Ohio frocks for tho mlas of high school ; age, and attractlva matron dresses. - • Sizes 14 to 42. - - - -- • Exquisite Colorings and Patterns ? I The eombioatloa of colors leaves little to bo desired. Barely will you I find such unusual patterns as ara a Contained In this snowing. Every ^ I woman will want at laast oiia printed i Cpc frock this cpring, and this sell- ■ Is your opportunity to supply it . e 3 Wo st|f your oarly atteadaaeo Monday, because « when sash dress** are offered at such extremely ~ jfU prUee it le but natural that the eelliag be i very active, 2 j • § — Haas Brothers —’ \ \ I | The Shop {or Women Brown *«lh I Bleb Douglas - > , ■ i k a hi • V ' • Throng of FriendfrFills Church at Rites for Wealthy Suicide Above: A great throng of friends and admirers attended last rite, for Edward A. Wickham, wealthy con tractor and politician. Saturday morning in Council Bluffs. This shows a portion of the crowd leaving the church at th®^>,"^!1*|?onu(("JlgSe^,Vie*’A. Wickham acted as pallbearers Saturday morning for the late capitalist whose lifeless body was found hanging in the basement of his home Wednesday. The picture shows them bearing bis body from the church to the waiting hearse. ____ 4.8 Inches Snow; Warmer Sunday Mercury Drops to 11 Above; 36-Milo Gale Sweeps .Over State. The thermometer dipped down to a minimum of 11 above rero In Omaha Saturday morning between T and 8, and then started up slowly. At 7 Friday night It was 22. The snow, which started at 2:30 Fri day afternoon, continued till 31 at night, during which tlm# the anowfall amounted to 4.8 Inches. A high wind blew moat of the after noon end night at 80 miles an hour, but rising to 88 miles at 10:45 Friday night, 1$ gu the anniversary of the big storm of 1023, which started on March 14 and continued through the next day, with a total of 19 Inches, The Trolley Goes Wild. A westbound street car jumped the track on tha O street viaduct about 6:30 Friday night during the storm, ran across tha roadway and against the Iron railing be fore it was stopped. Passengers, in excitement, rush ed for the exits and pushed open the doors. Patrolman Mike Ifodek who waa on board, assisted in quieting them. The car was re stored to the track and proceeded after some delay, >-—-rr-' wind at that time attained a velocity of 38 mUes an hour. Fair and continued cold Sunday, with fair and rising temperature for Sunday, la the forecast of Meteor ologist Robins. The eastbound night air mall plane from Cheyenne to Omaha stopped at North Platte and forwarded Its mall by train. The Omaha plane, after waiting an Mbur for weather reports, took off at mlUnlght for Chicago. The storm on Friday the 13th in I. ' ===== :reased the activities of ths fire de partment. Tan Fire Calls, The following is an abstract of the calls to Saturday mornlngi 6:48 p, m., false alarm from 8823 North Twentieth street, 10:13 p, m., chimney fir* at »0$ North Sixteenth street, 8:18 p, m., chimney fir* M 1424 Pinkney street. 9:31 p. m„ overheated stove caused serious fir* at horn* of Fred Lango, 1903 South Eleventh street. 8:37 p. m., electrio Iron cause of small fire at Wide Awake Cleaners, 610 South Sixteenth street. 6:58 a. m., chimney fire at *124 Grand avenue. 6:18 a. m., hot pip* through floor, home of Jamea Marphinakl, 8030 Q street. 7:48 a. m., 1139 South Twenty-eighth street, clgnret In bed, home of A. A. DouglaU 8:30 a, fm, garal*s* ns* O* gasoline tank from tractor, McCaffrey Motor Co., Eighteenth and Howard streets. 8 51 a. m., leak In oil burner, 4819 Capitol avenue. WIFE-SLAYER ASKS HER INSURANCE District Judge Button took tinder advisement Saturday the problem of whether a man la entitled to receive insurance from the death of a person he killed. William Fhlegley, 84, of Genoa, Neb., Is suing to collect $1,500 of sn Insurance policy which became pay able when his wife, Laura, died on April 9, 1024. This amount was pay able to him on her death, but he Is now serving a 12 year aentenc* In the penitentiary for slaying her. The law provide* that no on* een Inherit money through an act of his own violence, but with respect to an Insurance policy, judge Button say*. It may be considered a contract which possibly cannot be deemed void. The Old Lin* Llf* Insurance company of Lincoln la holding the money, It's hard to keep the windows down and the doctod hllla up. Veteran Solon $ From Utah Is 111 Senator Smoot Stricken !n in Chamber and Removed to Home for Treatment. ■-r Washington, March 13,—Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, A veteran among the republican leader*, waa taken 111 today In the senate, and after receiv ing medical treatment, w«s removed to hie home. The eenator’e physician* laid he1 had been etrlcked with a rather bad attack of Indigestion, but that hie condition was not serious and that he expected to be In hi* place in the senate tomorrow. At hi* home It wa* declared he had suffered * "general breakdown’’ due to overwork and that absolute rest for two weeks had been prescribed with the reservation that he might go to the senate tomorrow to cast hla vote on the Warren nomination. It was added that he was resting comfortably and that his condition was not to be regarded aa critical, Jt also was stated that ha had been Ad vised for some tome to ease up on work. Holding the chairmanship of the senate finance committee and a rank ing place on the appropriations com mittee, the Utah senator ha* had an unuiually strenuous time of It since the senate met laet December, and hi* close friend* say h# has over worked hlmselt For some weeks the ssnaator has not appeared In the beet of health. When ha whs- etrlcken today, friends helped him from th* senat* chamber to hi* office. He wa* then moved to th* baths In th* senate office build ing, where physicians attended him. Plowing Starts at Callaway. Calloway, Ms roll 13 — Some fanners In this part of Custes county hav# started their spring plowing. Sowing of grain wll,, begin In a few days. = 1 Robbed Saturday - Paid Friday! - -I i| r ■■■■■ ■ - - , Read What the Security State Bank Sayst My ^Tndav^we^rereived through Mr. W. B. Larselere a check for $7,778.13 In gedtlemant of our claim for indeminity under our Insurance policy with your good company, on account of loss by burglary committed Saturday night, March the 7th, 1925, 1 Tha officers of this bank wish to express to you and your good company our appreciation for the prompt settlement of this claim. W# also wish to thank you personally and Mr, W. B. • Larxelere, not only for tha prompt and efficient adjudication, but also for the courteous trsat ment we received from both of you gentlemen in making tha audit of our claim! Again thanking you and your good company, I am, Very sincerely yours, * i (Slid.) W. A. RATHSACK, Resident. (Claim* of tha bank warn not aomplolod until lata Monday nftornoon. Tharrfoio. only thraa day* w*r*\ raqulrod far romplato aoltlomont. You. too, may nrod Iho tamo prutottlon. Aah tha Soohlty Stalo I Bank about Fidelity and Dogoall Company today, / Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland SURETY BONDS AND BURGLARY INSURANCE HARRY S. BYRNE, Rnaidnnt Vic# Prnaident. 326.7-8 City Nat'l BnnW Brig., Omaha I-----L—J Walter Camp Dies at Hotel • . j Voted Football Expert and Sports Writer Vietim of Heart Disease. New York. March 14.—Walter '•amp, noted football coach and critic, lied today. He died of heart disease in the Hotel Belmont. Mr. Camp attended a meeting of he football rules committee last night, leaving about midnight and re aring to his room at the Hotel Bel mont. He apparently was in good lealth when he retired, hotel at taches said, “Fattier of Football.” Although a man of varied activities, Walter Camp was beet known through hi* connection with ath letics, particularly football. rio the great American college game be had devoted a large part of bis time since his graduation from Yale, and he came to he known affectionately as "The Father of Football." Mr. Camp was born at New Haven, Conn., April 17, 1S59, the . son of Leverett E. Camp and Ellen Cornwall Camp. He prepared for college at Hopkins grammar school and was graduated front Yale In 1SS0. He then entered the nsedlcal school, but resigned sfter two years to enter busi ness with a clock concern in New York. After a year he went to the New Haven'Clock company, lie was made treasurer and general manager of the concern in 1902 and a year later became president and treasurer. After several years he relinquished the duties of those positions to be come chairman of the board. Expert Bridge Player. Mr. Camp had written extensively on football and othpr sports as well as on bridge of which he wag an ex pert player. His two years of medi cal study together with his athletic experience enabled him tojerlte as an expert on training and health exer cises. In 1$<* Mr. Camp married Alice Graham Sumner. They had two chil dren. AUBURN CLOTHIER DIES IN HOSPITAL Dave Simon, 23. proprietor of a clothing store at Auburn, Neb., and son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Simon of Florence, died Suturday mornlnj at Wise Memorial hospital of pneumonia. He underwent an operation for ap pendicitis the first of the week, and was improving until he contracted pneumonia Thursday. He is survived by his widow, his parents, and a brother, Lester, atu dent, at Nebraska university, •~==fl “Out of the Way ” / —isn’t that a compliment when your business is pat ronized by an ever-increasing number of women who pass by other stores to shop at Thompson-Belden’s? e “Out of the Way" —when your store is surrounded by a group of stores, buildings, shops and offices that would be the pride of many a larger city. “Out of the Way" _think this over on your next shopping trip: what Quality other women have found profitable in their buying will “ be pleasing to you. 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