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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1914)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 12, 1914. 7-A DECRIES GOODFRMY EDICT Rabbi Cohn Calls it an Unwarranted Invasion of Religious Liberty. "NO OFFICIAL HOLY DAY HERE ruts Municipal ChrUtnina Tree nnil nellKlon ExerclaeR In Pnbllo School In the Smne CateRorr. "Omaha Is officially of no religion. Let not the mayor or any other official of Qmaha ltsuo a religious proclamation or proclaim any religious holy day." This was the protest entered from his pulpit Friday night by rtabbl Frederick Cohn at Temple Israel against the Inva sion of religious freedom, and particu larly Mayor Dahlman's declaration of a Good Friday holiday. The services commemorated the begin ning of the Tassover, which Habbt Cohn ptctured as a liberation of the Jews from Egyptian bondagp, and followed with n, description of tho cost and sacrifice to achieve freedom for mankind. The cor nerstono of this freedom, he Insisted, Is JellRlous liberty and eternal vigilance necessary to prevent It from being- In sidiously destroyed. Continuing the rabbi said: "Now I regTet exceedingly that Mayor Dahlman has pertuttted himself to be Induced to do this. No doubt with the best Intention In the world, wishing to be as kind and obliging an possible, he has nevertheless Invaded the rights of American citizenship and sinned against th fundamental political principles of our country. Church nnd Slnte Separate. "America permits no union of church and state. Qur constitution expressly declares that 'government shall make no establishment of religion.' This applies in spirit If not In letter, to city and state as well as nation. No public official has r right to Issue a rellgous proclamation, least of all In behalf of any particular religion. In this country all religions aro equal before the law; the government officially recognizes none. To take spe cial cognizance pf any, to Issue proclama tions or enactments on behalf of any is discriminatory, Illegal, Insufferable and Intolerable, and an affront to the very soul of Americanism, a blow lo our In stitution!! uni an unwarranted Invasion of American liberties. "It matters not that those In whose be half the proclamation is issued happen to 1iq in the majority: that does not affect the principle one whit. The princlplo is that government, and the officials of government shall recognize no particular rjassof religionists; it shall keep Its hands off of religion altogether, By our most sacred traditions, and by express enactment of the fundamental law of the land, and by the whole spirit ot our In stitution, government and governors and governing officials of every sort must absolutely not permit themselves to In terfere with religion In any "way, par ticularly not In the Interest of any par ticular class of religionists, lest thuy thereby violate the religious rights and Infringe upon the religious liberties of all the rest. No Official neliRlon. "Whatever may be popularly thought and asserted, this is no Christian nation officially; wo aro of no particular rell Klous complexion. Our government wel comes and protects those of all creeds without itself being officially connected with any creed. The fathers of thq con stitution knew what infinite horm the union of church and state had caused In the hlstofjfof the world, and so they de liberately, positively and omphatlcally en joined and enacted that in the land of freedom, Justico and humanity, the land that was, to be the Ideal democracy of the earth, religion and government should bo absolutely separate. America Is no more Christian, officially and legally, than It Is Mohammedan or Jewish or'Confuclan. Here all religions and sects are on a perfect equality, and none have the right to Invoke tho aid or favor of government, whether national, nta,te of municipal in their own special behalf; or If they por- m inemscives, irom wnaiever motive, If they so far forget their Americanism and the rights of others to assume that right, It Is the duty of public officials, high and low, kindly but firmly to refuse them." "There has been too much Infringement of religious liberty: too much Insidious sapping of the very foundations of Americanism to permit true patriots to remain silent. Municipal Christmas trees, sectarian religious exercises in the public schools, and now religious proclamations, ny government oiuciais. u is lime a halt were called, lest we wake up some fine morning little things leading to large and find some particular religion offlcl ally proclaimed from "Washington as tho one all citizens must observe under pen ally of punishment. Of course, on that day America would no longer bo America, but what do petty fanatical religionists care." Son of Convicted Father to Support Himself and Mother "With his father, A. C. Kolt, on his way to thu federal ponltcntlary at 1eaven worth, Kas., to serve a flvc-yeor term Impoeed upon him for his sott-confessed defalcations In tile First National bank ot Superior, Albert Felt, 15 years ot age, has goho to work for tho Union rarlfie In Omaha, to support the mother, Mrs. Lena Adams Felt, who Is now living fn this city. United Slates Marshal W. P. Warner left for Leavenworth with Felt at noon. The latter said ho was glad to go, as he Is anxious to get to work at something, so as to keep his mind occupied. lie pleaded guilty In federal court last week and received the minimum sentenco be causo he had surrendered and offered to assist in untangling tho affairs of tho bank. Felt's' manipulations, that led to the falluro of Ills bank In January, left him without n penny for tho support of his wlfo and son. Tho latter volunteered to support his mother whllo Felt serves out his time In prison. The boy is earning enough to pay expenses for himself and Mrs. Felt. They aro living at the home of Mrs. Felt's brother, D. J. Adams, 4323 Decatur street. MILTON ROGERS a SONS COMPANY j 1515 HARNEY STREET HARDWAR WEEK Mayor Proclaims for Big Day at the Base Ball Opening Mayor James C. Dahlman has Issued e, proclamation to tho people ot Omaha to .celebrate tho t opening of the base ball season In Omaha April 21, and has urged business men to permit their employes to attend the gamo at Rourka park that day. Tho mayor's proclamation follows: On Tuesday afternoon, April 51, thi c peril rip ban ball frame of tho season of 1914 will take place at Uourke park. Tho management of tho team has put forth consldsrablo effort during tho win ter months to Improve tho pluylng ot tho team, so as to nlacn Omaha oromlncntlv on the baso ball map of the country, and , it is now up to (overs or our national name to show their appreciation by enter 'tj; Into tho automobile parade preceding the game and also being in attendance at the park. I hope that all the business houses that can conveniently do so will allow thlr employes early leave, so thnt they mny bo thero to encourage the. home team. In fact, let us mako this the banner open ing crowd In the. Western leigue. Case of Ealnh Moss Against Missouri Pacific Postponed The caso of Uttlo Ralph Moss, whoso attorneys aro fighting to secure for him tho right of a trial by Jury against the Missouri Paolflc railroad for cutting off his leg, fs again postponed. It came up on a motion asking for a rehearing of District Judge English's former decision sustaining a 11,000 "settlement" effected with his father by tho railroad's lawyer. I. A. C. Hennery. The postponement was taken to allow Attorney Kennedy time to answer a showing mado by Donovan and .Donohoo who represent Ralph, to tho effect that the Judge erred' In leading Counsel to be. llevo that he would consider only tho legal aspects of the question. Judgo Engi llsh announced that ho wanted Attorney Kennedy to answer tho showing;, since. ho declared, ho did not mako tho state ment which three lawyers have sworn In affidavits that ho did make. Daily Demonstration From April 13th to 18th of Ail the Following "HOUSEHOLD UTILITIES" Aluminum Utensils Carborundum Mechanics' Tools Electrical Appliances Garden Tools Gas Ranges Chl-namel Paints. Varnishes Hreless Cookers OBI and Gasoline Stove: Oil Mops Water Filters Washing Machines Refrigerators Garden Hose Vacuum Cleaners Lawn Mowers Cutlery. Etc. WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES IN FALL THROUGH TRAP DOOR Mrs. Frank Shropshire, 11U North Sev enteenth street. Is dead from Injuries she received In a fall through a trapdoor at her residence. She had been to her hus band's restaurant, 1317 Dodge street, help ing; him out and was returning homo when she stepped through the opening In a dark hallway. She was given medical attention by the police surgeons and taken to the Omaha General hospital, where she died during the night. Many Leading Manufacturers of the Country have sent their demonstrators to our store to display and demonstrate their particular lines to you during our HARDWARE EXPOSITION WEEK. Demonstrations on the First, Second and Third Floors. Every Housekeeper, Mechanic or Contractor is invited to visit our store during this week and receive special instructions and information on any article you are interested in. The housekeeper will be especially interested, as we will have many con veniences in housekeeping displayed and demonstrated. ,.A visit to our store will be a pleasure to anyone. Hundreds of useful articles of more than pass ing interest will greet the eyes at every turn. Many unthought-of conveniences in house keeping will be suggested by displays. The assortments in each line are most complete. DEMONSTRATIONS DAILY.. M ILTON OC ERS & SONS COMPANY m 1515 HARNEY STREET OMAHA'S LARGEST HARDWARE STORE. Brown attempted to assault her at tho notel tins morning. Itc'iing Stops Instantly On Application of ZEMO Stops Thli unbearable lorturo ana ma&es j life Worth Livinjj. at a, asc Bottle Today and Prove It It doeint take any longer to apply ZEMO thai U does to scratch and rub those placet, but It does more good. ZEMO puts an Instant end to me KDBiuti leaving the ;km cool and comfort able, while scratch ing Just makes It worse, and ZEMO conquers the cause ot tho Itching at , IHtS HUIO W I 111"! This remarcnujo I.I n Mm.riV Afttfl 1 1. , .imn.t iivm muffle. ift, c. tr ..riwu. it quickly allays MMaiwt:oe. tho Irritation that tnm Tk. cuifttir causes itching. iutisr.u. whether this is rati? tor Md "top your torture ZEMO U sold and g-uaranteed or dru sifts everywhere, and In Omaha by Sher flian & McConnell Drug Co. stores and all other leadlns drucsUU. Shrinets to Have Special Train to Lincoln Meeting Tho members of Tangier Temple, An cient Order of tho Mystlo Shrine, havo perfected their plans for a biff tlmo when they go to Lincoln Wednesday to1 attend tho ceremonial session of tho Lincoln ehrlno. Tho Tangier Shrlncrs will travel on a special train over tho Northwestern, leav ing Omaha at 2 p. in. For the trip lZo Shrlners havo already signed, and It Is expected tho number will be Increased to 200. A Dutch band will go alotur to furnish tho music. The train will rcanh Fremont at 3:30,' and there an hour will bo spent parading about town. Some twenty-five Shrlners from Fremont are expected to go along. The train will ar rive In Lincoln ot 6:50, and from tho depot tho Shrlners will parado about town, finally stopping at the Lincoln hotel, where a sumptuous banquet will bo spread. Hodgin is Fined for Violation of the State Labor Law n romnlalnt of Minnie B. "Weaver. fnrmpriv of Blair. Elmer V. Hodeln. who conducts a restaurant at 3311 8onth Twenty-fourth Btrcet, was arrested and tineA 125 and costs for violation of the stato law regulating the hours of female labor. Tho sentence was suspended by Judge Foster. Minnie Weaver stated that In one week she was compelled to labor twelve hours each day, or a total of olghty-four hours, while tho law requires that no woman may be employed more than nine hours each day, or a total of fttty-four hours In one week. Mrs, Diestel Gets Her Divorce and Some Alimony A decree of divorce and VM alimony was granted by District Judge Sears to Mrs. Matilda Diestel against FrIU D'es tel, proprietor ot a hotel at Millard. The caso attracted considerable attention when it was heard several days ago by reason of the fact that evidence showing that Dlestel's saloon was run In viola tion nf the law was produced while I County Attorney Magney was Mrs. Dles ' tel's lawyer. (Hotel Clerk is Held for Assault 12. Brown, clerk at tho Elk hotel, Is at the police station, where a complaint of a serious nature may be lodged against him, Mrs. M. Fpjey, 2121 Grace street. 1 who alsj works at Uic hotel, charges that Over 800 Parcel Post Packages Delivered in Omaha in One Day Over S00 parcel post packages were de livered In Omaha In a vtngle day this last week by special parcel post carriers alone, according to records kept at the postofflce. This does not count parcel post deliveries made by regular carriers, so that tho total parcel post business of the local offlco Is evidently on the In- Key to tho Situation Boo Advertising. Conference to Talk Municipal Workhouse A discussion ot a municipal work houso Is to take up a port of the tlmo of the Nebraska Conferonco of Charities and Correction, when the conference Is held In Omaha. This Is to be done at the request of tho committee on charities and cor rections ot the Commercial club. The committee of the, club Is Interested In such a proposition, and the members ex pect to obtain a lot of valuable inform ation from the discussions at the conference. Steel Work is to Start on Fontenelle Hotel This Week Stoel work on tho new Fontenelle hotel building will bo atarted this wk, ac cording to Tdanager C. IU Vaughn at the Selden-Brcck company. He also declared that as soon on tho heavy steel sills are put In place tho steel framework will rise at the rate of two or three stories a week, It the mUls furnish the material on time. William It. Tlurbank, president and managing director of the hotel operating company which has leased tho building, Is In the city for two weeks, to confer with the architect and builder nnd con tract for furnishings for the house. Dog Catcher Has Gathered Big Crop The open season on dogs, according to tho dog catcher, Is yielding a more boun tiful harvest than usual. 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