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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1915)
Tilt: im:-. omajia, Saturday, may i, una. FATHERS' CLUB FORMED JN BLUFFS Stymest Stevenson Leads Movement Until Now Fourteen Such Clubs Have Been Organired. LEAGUE INTO A FEDERATION "What sort of a father are you?' If that is a strange question la Omaha, nevertheless the fathers In Council Bluffs have become accus tomed to it. More than this, they have come to look about to find what data they can to answer the question. It was Stymest Stevenson, a lumber cirakr of Council Bluffs, who st thorn thinking on this matter. Stevenson saw that too much responsibility has been placed on mothers through all the ages, -itevt-nson bethought him that While thei are mother's clubs in swarms, men devote their time to making money, ar guing fiolitlci about which they may or . may not know anything, or devote their great energies to batting a golf ball about a cow jjasture. They do not know where tltelr children are or the conditions un der which those children live when not immediately under the paternal roof or the maternal wing. Ho thl lumber merchant called a meet ing iu the Madison district school house. At first the fathers were shy. But ho sot them with a straight-punch speech, and coon lie had .organised the ftr,t father's club in the world. Knthuslasm grew, and soon other clubs were organ ised In other school districts. Today there are fourteen fathers' clubs of Coun cil Bluffs. These clubs have shown a wonderful interest in school affairs, the condition if school houses, the kind of teachers employed, the conditions of heat, ventila tion and sewerage. They have taken up tnc claarette law in Iowa and are taking steps toward preventing the sale of to bacco to minors. They have found a little school house In the west mud flats tliat In so miserable and so far forgotten by the authorities that for a time they could not learn whether It was an Omaha or a Council Bluffs school house. They took steps to get it Into better shape. They are taking an Interest In every-! thing In the city and state that in any nay affects the welfare of their children' and they are coming to find that pretty nearly everything In the state does ef fi ct this tn one way or the other. "As fathers we are failures and worse than failures." says Stevenson. "We must get together and learn how to be IntolU lent and efflctent fathers." Berg Buys Out the Entire Clothing Stock of Geo. Pray The entire spring clothing stock of George Pray & Co. has been bought by the Berg Clothing company and will be offered at the latter" s store at half price, beginning Saturday morning. Lack of room for all his departments was the reason for Mr. Fray's decision to discontinue his clothing line, which included clothes of the Alfred Benjamin and other good makes. Pray will con tinue his hat and men's furnishings de partments at his present location. The stock bought by Berg is a large and .up-to-date one, and Its sale at deeply cut prices, beginning Saturday, is on of the Important merchandizing events or the season, according to both firms Interested. Play the Game, but Know Nothing of Rules, Says Shaw "The flag that don't protect its pro tectors is a dirty rag and unworthy of the name," declared Leslie M. tthaw, for mer governor of Iowa and former secre tary of pie treasury, in discussing' at th Commercial dub the Mexican situa tion wtlb Its relation to the uJ ministra tion's attitude toward atrocities that have occurred In Mexico. lie asserted that his talk was nonpartisan, but he sneered at the administration for its attitude In th Vera Crux affair, and declared that the Americans withdrew their army because Csrranza. gave them twenty-four hours to do s.. Again asserting that his talk was non partisan,, he stuck a thorn Into th ap pointment of the five men for the federal trade commission. "I suppose we should have th rules of base bail revised." be said, "by - a commute ehosen through th direct primary. We would get a com mute that never saw the game. Now you have , five men appointed to have absolute charge of the business of the country, and not one of them ever played the game.;' STEREOPTICON SLIDES PRESENTED TO LIBRARY A collection of 1,000 stereoptlcon silde of trsvel In America and abroad has been presented to the Omaha public, library by Miss Jsnet Monro Wallace, whose father, the late William Wallace, made the slides Slid wanted the library to have them after Ma death- Tbey ar regarded as an Im portant nd valuable acquisition by Miss KClth Tobitt, the librarian. They will be loaned fre to responsible (atrons of the library, and also to schools, churches sod clubs of Omaha and th Mats. When sent out ot the city their transportation both ways must b paid by the borrower. Th donation to the li brary Includes ths original negatives as se'l as the slides. Miss Tobitt says th I'ft will always be known as the William Wallace Collection. COUNT WINS GIRL IN WORLD CHASE For nearly a year Count Atanale Tanasesco, aviator and scion of a noted Roumanian family, followed Mile. Margaret Destries, a Parisian dancer, halfway around the world. He pursued her from one city in Europe to another and then crossed th,e Atlantio, to be finally wed in New York. ( '"x- J ? - S e. -ii'-rxx , - .vV? (;, . j: ;f.. - ,j?Vi , ' VV JJaOHf-MaTTit fci.M i i mm !! I "I I " II SAYES HIS BROTHER FROM THE FLAMES t . ' Ut Willian Melvin Eushei into Burn ing; House to Eesouc Little Tel' . low Who it Asleep,' ; . MOTHER IN BED AU WINTER William Melvtn, an U-year-oId lad, put up a terrific battle witb the flames which were devouring the borne of his mother Thursday, and caved his 10-year-oldi brother Eddie from death by carrying him to the outside from the second story. Mrs. Mary Melvtn, 409 North Twenty- eoond street, at 13:30 this morning was awakened by the crackling of riame in the kitchen below her sleeping room. Mrs. Melvtn, who has been confined to her bed all winter, called to her son Wil liam, who helped his mother to safety and then tried to awakes his brothers. While th little family was gathered in front of the house, watching it burn and waiting for the coming of the fire depart ment. It was noted that little Eddie was missing. William Immediately mad a dash into the burning structure, and, although nearly overcome several times, fought his way to the front sleeping room and dragged Bddle to safety. The building is aimoat completely de stroyed, so much so that most of It prob ably will have to be torn down. TO DEDICATE NEW CHAPEL AT FOREST LAWM CEMETERY A public dedication of the new chapel at Forest Lawn cemetery will b held Sunday afternoon. May Id, at I o'clock. Iavitatlon to the services la extended to everybody by the cemetery association. The beautiful structure, in which th crematory is located, will be open for In spection until p, m. on that day. NEGRO QUINTET TO SING AT THE Y. M. C. A. SUNDAY Th Tuskage Institute colored quintet will give concert at the Toung Men's Christian association Bunday, afternoon at 4 o'clock. Tuskegee Institute is a school for negroes in Virginia and the Institute from which Booker T Wash inston graduated. Free Money Orders for Prisoners of War It looks now as though th United States government is becoming very In timately connected with the European war, for an order ba just been received by the local postoffic from Third As sistant Postmaster General Dockery In stituting fre money orders for prison ers of war in Europe. Anyon wishing to send money to a per ton now held ss a prisoner of war can nd It without payment of any fre whatsoever. The order calls attention to the fact that the Hague convention, which Was subscribed to by th United States and by all the Europoaa nations now In con flict, contained a provision that money orders drawn in favor of or remitted by prisoners of war shall be exempted from any charge for fee or commission. Why this provision was net put Into effect until nine months after th war started, the order does not say. MANUFACTURERS ENDORSE PROPOSED SCHOOL BONDS The schol bonds got another endorse ment today when th directors of the Omaha Manufacturers' association went on record in favor of them. The matter Of securing 4 manufactur ers' building for th (tat fair at Lincoln was taken up and a committee Is to co operate with th Atst Manufacturers' association In the matter. A committee Is to work on a plan to have moving pictures shown all over the state pio turee of the big manufacturing plant of Omaha tn action. NEIL FORSYTH BRITISH OPERA MANAGER, DROWNED LONDON, AprB . - Nell FWeyth, widely known manager of th Royal Opera, Covent Oardsn, was drowned yes terday while fishing with bis wife In the River 8pcy near Grantown. Scotland. Evelyn D'Airoy, the well known actress, died yesterday following an operation for arpendieltis. In private life ah aas Mrs. Malcolm Watson. KENNY TO TRY FOR THE BRADY ESTATE Says He is Son of the Sister of the Ag-ed Wealthy Recluse Two John Bradys. HAD SAME CHARACTERISTICS BOYS DON'T-KNOW JILLARD So Declares W. A. Foster, Hlustrit-! Ing Elementary Sclwor. Carrion rm Should Bfl Praotical.' : 'V ..!..(::, PBINCIPAIS : AND ' BOABJ) MEET ..,',. ' 4-m.' ' ..' V vV-''' ' i X meeUnr of ihe publio schooi' prloct-J pals and tnembers of the ' Board of Kdu cation, In , the assembly room on the fifth floor of th city hall, yielded several pleasantries as well as being1 of practical Interest to thpea present 'It was decided that at the next session th principals shall occupy the platform and the school directors wll be the audience. At this meeting A. CX Wakeley ot th board chose to sit with th principals rather than with his associates. When W. A. Pouter spoke, he facetiously In quired as to the Identity of th gentle man clad In th light suit and asksd what school he was principal of. Con tinuing in his hspvy vein, Mr. Foster de clared that there Seems to be a need for making the elementary school curricu lum of more practical value For in stance, he noted that many of bh boy do not seem to know who Jess Wlllard Growing serious, Mr. Foster added that he devotes most of bis attention to th grada schools, because statistic show tnat two-thirds of those entering th tower puoiio schools nsver go to high schools at all; therefore, th grade school means much to a great majority ot th attendants. Thomas A. Fry said he felt Ilk a cer tain colored man tn th south, who. upon bslng asksd to change a 110 bill, replied that he wss unable to grant the favor. but thanked the stranger for his ooropll- ment. Dr. EJ. Holovtcblner referred to the hard work of the principals and related an observation he made of a principal mending soms of the curtains in ber school. Teach Jor of Work, Robert Cowell urged that the teachers should Inculcate Into the minds of the young the Joy which they may find lu work. He said h favors play for the young, but maintained that bars and girls should be taught the dignity of labor with their hands and to take pleas ure In heir work, whatever It mr be. Principal Oepson of the Fort school for boys expressed the hope that the-school officials would co-operate wtlh other branches of th city government In th play movement ' Mrs. Agnes Harrison 0 Farnara school declared there Is a pressing need for more teachers In the grade schools and Martha I'owell of Long school spoke tor th sum mer vacation schools. Principal Reed of Central High school said that the control of social functions by the school authorities Is a difficult matter, but he argued that school democ racy may find expression In the athletics pf ths public schools. Heury Kenny, 26 years of age, who save his address as 1017 Park avo nue. Kansas City, Kan., Friday filed a petition tn county court In which he claims to be a nephew and heir of the late James Brady, Omaha's man of mystery, who dlod April SI, leav ing; an estate of $28,000. Although according to Harry JorOan ot tU Myron Keed company,. of whose first rrnrtgsge securities the Krady estate con- stnts. tlie aaod recluse believed he Imd no heirs, except possibly a brother living In Australia, Mr. Kenny asserts that he Is a nephew of the dead man. a son of Mrs. Nora Kenny of County Oaiway, Ireland, allcfcrd to be Brady's sister. Other heirs arc alleged in Kenny's petition to be John Brady of Australia and five children ot Mrs. Catherine O'Brien, who it la alleged wss a deceased sister of James Pratly. Hearing of the James Brady estate rase ha been set for May S3 in Judge Craw ford's County Court. It is understood that otlr alleged hlrs are preparing t ad vance utalsns to the ' evtat. ., Relation of Two Hradfs. "' Iu the meantime speculation has arlseiv concerning a possible relationship between Jsmes Brady, the veteran Union Paclflo shopman of Omaha, and John O'Connor of Hastings, ( Whose real name Is alleged o have been John Brady and whose $100,-' Wl estate Is being fought for by more than SiJb alleged heirs. John T. Culsvln of Omaha, . heir of O'Connor ' under ' ait alleged will, "as serts that O'Connor's real name was John Brady. Duncan M Vlnsonhaler of Omsha, Oulavln's attorney, admitted that he had tntormatlon showing that John' Brady had a brother. Jsmes, whose age now-would be 74 If he were living.' James Ttrs.ly had passed his severfty-tblrd birthday when he died at Excelsior Springs April n. May Have Been Rrnlhrr. The Strange 'mixture of identities has led. to speculation whether John Brdy was the supposed brother of Jsmes, who during his early llfo had gone to Aus tralia, or whether the name and identity of one 0 the Brady brothers had . been sssumed by snother man.' ( The name, James Brady, has been dis covered In the register of" the Vlotorla hotel of Omaha, and th handwriting is said to bear a striking resemblance to that of. John Brady In the O'Connor cryp togram. The register lso' contains the nam John O'Connor.- '..''. Both Bradys were of similar, charac teristics. It is known that James Brady accumulated his ' llttlu ' fortune 'by long continued work as' a shopman and by economical "living. Interesting develop-; ments concerning the matter In which John ' Brady mad his larger ' fortune.' however, have been promised. . , , ATTEMPTS SUICIDE BY 1 ' USING RAZOR 0NTHR0AT v .s ' - .' ' - - i ' ...A.i i; .. .) .. Loufs 'Jteioano, retired (janitor at' the QuutaaAalionaLbaiikbacain despondent ever rej-ent' Illnesses anA'attt mpted to tod lit all- by cutting his' throat with a rasor at his home, 2210 North Twenty sixth street Polio Surgeon Tamelala hastensd to the scene and had Romano rushed to t-t Josephs hospital where his chances for life are considered doubtful.' no ma no is 54 years old and has several grown children. .. Ryder Declares Himself on the Light Question Commissioner Ryder states that the commissioners will not put through th electric light' and por rat n ' ordinance wxt week with his vote iinlens that rea sonableness of the rates shall be doter mlnril by a careful and enhnustlve ln veatlKStlon. He said: "Wlthnell, Hummel and myself lKt M nJsy morning agreed that we believed a B-oent rate would be fair for the pri mary rate, and I still maintain that the hole mutter la one .oi such importance' I that sll of the commissioners msy aell give It their thnne-hirtil consblerstlon. The ordinance that is pAssed should be on that will stand the test. The way the matter stands at present, the commis sioners do not know what a reasonable rate should be. I sm for lower elect ro rates, but I want to go Into the matter lust as any big business proposition should b considered. , ; , . "I am like the Irishman's hog. I have to root alone," ' ho 1ied. rostlKtlos ( ne - ere. Hlart a two weeks' treatment of I'r. King's New Life Pltla tiny tlood for stomach and liver. Xc. All druBslstt. Advertisement. GREAT WESTERN HIRING -MEN FOR ITS TRACK WORK Acting under, orders from the general offices in Chi. ago, local officials of the Oreat Western are sending out WW men to work on tho line from the river to Mayfleld, Minn. These men are hrlng hired by a local employment agency, and are Iwlnn sent out . In gnjias of fifty, this number going each dayinM the maxi mum tunlx r hart been reached. The mrn sought' sve shovelei. He mrr and track InviM. It Ik n'certed thll It Is the puiposo of the cni:iny to put the m.ulhrd and trai-k In the lnfit eondlilon in Its hlstcry' nnd It la the oplulcn thnt the men bring hired will he g-lvcfi steailv eitiplnyinviit mi st of th" summer Retail Clothiers to Meet Here Next Year The board of directors of th Nebraska Retail Clothier' association met Thurs day st the Fontenell hotel. Those pres ent were T. II. Barclay. Pawnee City; C. C. Westcott Platumouth; O. N. Msgee. Lincoln; P. C. Pcrimao, Ord; E. Mathlesen. Blair. Besides transacting routine bualnes of th association, they decided on a mem bership campaign and expect as a result of which that wUbn.ths Jt sixty days over 100 members will b added to the association. It was decided that the annual conven tion would be held ip Omaha, February ' 14 and IS, 191G. A committee was ap pointed by the treat-lent and tentative plans for the recrpiion of delegate wer-made. Read Th Be- "Business Chances" and got Into your own business. JOHN A. SWANKON. . . , , President.. . , WM. L. HOLZMAX, Treasuror, The Acme of Excellence In good clothea making at price within the reach of ( everybody, it emphasized in our wonderful showing of the eeaton newest styles tn Men's and Young Men's r maim w $15,$2025 Phenomenal values that save you $5 to $10. Young Men' Styles that , ertabliph u '. how prowdent in doyigiuog, i,n fabrics, in fit and t'Liiisiu 800 the ntw';)atJiv pocket . models; single and double breasted; ono, , two and throe-button effects: )Vohdert'ul selection - of-' distinctive new, wouven--, plaids, clieokn,'t?trilW8, ovorplaidh! Noth ing like it elsewhere at $15; $20, $35. - Men's Btylish Suits for bu'inoss tyear many models that embody a lot of the snap iiud- ginger of- the young feljowV styles. Semi c6nservntivo.or"Btrictly conservative ideas, in fabrics,' colors, patterns. Gray, . brown, blue., olive,. fancy worsteds, chevi ots, Bcrgca; hundreds to clioogo from. Ex- tremo Values at $15, $20, $25. 1 Fine $30, $35, $40 J i . . .The more you know about finwit fabrics, and tailoring, the more enthusiastic you)l become as you stisVlyUlifie inaeter designa of tailored excellence. They appeal -;,: ,to men who have the $00 to $70 clothe habit We're developing a wonderful businesri -;rn' these strits-ntS $3$ Ur. Evrv cQncivalilo ;orubinUon of pmportiong In "rKulra," 'Ionics," " tr Ioags," "btoilt," 'short stout," "long stout" and "short" wens models. 7 i. -'ti' i nriflfrasss r - laeirff"- T f Tf I If - -iiaftiii ' 'm .1 r- t . A SMfsVMSOhOesUk w WHLHCXZ CORRECT ATPAItEL FOR MEN AND WOMEN, t o C) () c c c c ( c o () o o C) o C) o o o o. o o C) C) C) CO o o o o D 33C COO CCOC0.C i x 'v a l vi w 1 W X Xw tfSJ 0i - a. 1 m n, . l - ' . - e- .rm mm mm mm Save . . .. the biT;l, Extra kiJpp ,5'00 ill Ml " iff P ml M aS mS mS S- y C) 7S P ilDDu When as a Hatter of Feet the Finer Style and Qualities Arc Offered to You Here at $10? - r Men here's real economy for you an oppor- () but!. iui ;wu w oewt juen. uio piuv vu waijw hi a lower price uxftli f ) you expected to pay. , ', s () () '() O o () C) () And they are really fine examples of high-class designing and bjuuiui tauonng cioariy surpaBS' tng any $15.00 values in Omaha. No limit to the assort- meilt P.verv TAW nnrl nrmnlsr J I I y I fabric in the latest plaids,- 6mall checks, stripes and plain colorings and in every pw) that you could ask for. Pi W ' Jl, SPECBAL 1 8 BLUE SERGE SUITS For Men and Young Men TJ CRCg just what you want and a barsaln worth talking about three, piece Suits of fin all-wool blue serfs fsst color and thorouchljr shrunk seams Ilk sswsd I1 re . ular stout and slim ' slsoa for men ' up to 45 and . vounsr men : I 1 1 ' ago IS to XO see them See these suits-they speak for themselves they prove the sincer ity of our claims they will more than please you in every way. j Many Other Surprising Values at 7,50,1Z.50, 515, 510,'ZO Union Tien, Attention! We are the leaders In Omaha for Union Made Goods. We carry the fol lowing line of goods with Union Label; Butts, I'aoU, Bhoes, Shirts, Under wear, Suspenders, Collars, Neckwear.. Darters sod Overalls. ClyOTIUNU COM PA AY COfc.HafrD0lJG!jA& issim ii SIIBsaaSmsSMsMsS Men's Hat Bargains . Soft hit! with hfh sunken crown, dropptd brim, with bands to match or in contrasting color ing,. Stiff bats in nw tapering orown wpndcrful' Tatnes in all tba newest shapes- ' , On Sals SaturdayCI Cfl 32 Values at .. .Ol.OU COGOG0O(3!3OOG(DOO0OeC30OGS(Dl3 O O! () O C) () O O C5 () O O C) C) (). O () ( C)