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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1917)
iiitj iiciii: OiuAtiA, auUuA'i , vv i()Ii Br lei Cit.'f Mews I Utinuir Wrriiling Kins Edholin. I.'k'" i.iir rilrr DurKes-Orandpr Co 'Imp ll...t I'rlit II Sew tWccn Press .'ilrt.i !:, I'rrtmvork Jubilee Wfg Co ;!5o I.uiu liron ut Empress Garden Mic.'iktliicf Sli'nls I'nrrings Gract' '' rs.in, lL'OS Pacific street, reported ; the police that on September 3 a neakthipf entered her home and stole a pair ( diamond earring:;, a gold rins; and $40. To Close for Puadi1 All of the rail road local frei.uht cilices will close at 1 ! o'clock Thursday morning in order that employes may have anopportim ny of seeing the daylight parade in the afternoon. tins Firrplacc Good at Sunderland's. DEATH CALL COMES TO SAMUELREES, SR. Pioneer Printer of Nebraska Dies of Heart Disease While Seated in Chair Reading at His Home. Schools and Colleges To Increase Gasoline Output Twelvefold San Francisco, Cal., Sent. 30. The United States government, it was an nounced today, lias been offered and 1 as accepted the free use of a process, discovered by Frederick A. Korniann, San Francisco chemist, which, Kor niann said, would increase the output of the country's gasoline by twelve fold and thus avert a national short age, which government officials have declared is threatened. The offer to the government was made through Gavin McNab, San Francisco attorney, recently appointed federal conciliator in the strike here of 30,000 iron workers. Korniann an nounced that Secretary of the In terior Lane had authorized the con struction of a government plant at which the process will be utilized. Two Thousand Troops Will March in Ak-Sar-Ben Parades More than 2,000 troops will be in 0)maha to take part in the pardes. according to Acting Secretary Dodds of Ak-Sar-Ben. The Kilties band, representing the British section, is already in Omaha and adding to festivities at the carni val grounds. They will be in the fore ground of the festival this week and will play a prominent part at the coronation ball. "We are besieged with calls for seat reservations at Rourke park for the bier 'Battle of Verdun' snectacle Thursday night, and we have decided I to put the seats on sale. Tickets can he bought at Beatcn's druq; store Monday afternoon and I advise any one wanting good seats to make their reservations early," said Mr. Dodds. Farewell Party Given In Bert Krelle's Honor A farewell party was given Thurs day evening for Fjert Krelle, who has been called to join the national army. The patriotic suggestion was followed throughout the evening. Those pres ent were: Misses Misst'S Jessie McDonald Klyie Mrs-kimn MurKRret Boggs .Margaret Hates Ruth Hill Gertrude Read Augusta Krelle Ida Wright llargarer JHtthewson Pauline Semerad Gertrude Hoden Florence Mardy Messrs. Messrs. 'Harold Grham Edward -Matthewson John Klostermeyer Herman Krelle Hert Krella Walter Krello Ben Koopman Charles Semik Joe Purtsch Ray Matthewson Samuel Rees, sr., one of the pioneer printers of Nebraska, died at his home on South Twenty-second street, from heart disease Saturday after noon, lie was 74 years old and had been a resident of Omaha since 1870. Mr. Rees had been in his usual health and active. Friday afternoon he played golf at Happy Hollow and was a guest at dinner at his son's home in the evening. Saturdy morn ing he was at his office at the Rees Printing company's plant, returning home to lunch. After lunch he sat down to read and was so engaged when death overtook him. Worked With Mark Twain. Samuel Rees was born in Cincin nati, O., on May IS, 1843, and tnere went to school until old enough to be apprenticed to the printing trade. As a journeyman printer he made the "circuit," working in many establish ments along the Ohio and Mississip pi rivers, and going as far north as Duluth, when that place was but a pioneer settlement. He was one of the printers employed at Keokuk when Mark Twain set type there, and well recalled incidents that led up to the latter's giving up the printing trade to go on the river as a pilot. In 1870 Mr. Rees came to Omaha from Chicago, to become foreman of the Omaha Republican, then pub lished by Casper E. Yost. Ten years later he established the Rees Printing company, which occupied his time to the end. This he built up from a small one-man plant to one of the really big printing establishments of the west. His brother, Thomas Rees, of the Illinois State Register, pub lished at Springfield, 111., often vis ited him in Omaha. Mr. Rees is survived by his son, Samuel Rees, jr., manager of the Rees printing plant, and his daughter, Miss Henrietta M. Rees, one of Omaha's well known musicians, and musical editor of The Bee. Miss Jennie Mt Koon, sister of the late Mrs. Rees, has long made her home with the family. Mrs. Rees died early in the cunent year, after a long illness. Four brothers and two sisters also survive Mr. Rees. They are William and Robert, who make their houses at Keokuk; Victor of Collinsville, Okl.; Joseph of Memphis, Mo.; Mrs. Carrie Bay of Lincoln and Mrs. Fannie Rees Beers of San Diego, Cal. It is planned to hold the funeral on Tuesday, but full arrangements have not yet been made. Prohibition in British Columbia Hereafter Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 30. At 0 o'clock tonight the legal sale of in toxicating liquors as a beverage ceases in British Columbia. Monday the provisions of the new provincial pro hibition act become operative and the bar and the liquor stores as known in the past go out of existence. Kearney Mat Normal ' Note. Miss Grace Seydell spent the week-end at Palsade. The "new" . 1 rla oi Green Terrace Hall were entertained Informally on Thursday evening of last week by Mrs. llrlndlye and the glrla who were there last year. Various guinea were played after which hot choc olate and sandwiches w.td nerved Music and "fifteen :ah." fo. Mrs. Brindley brought this delightful gjt-acqualnted-party to ft close. "Every girl must bo ario to think on her feet," said Miss Nellie Bocher at the first meeting of the Aspaslan Literary society which was held Friday night. Questions of national Importance are to be debated this year and It Is hoped that every girl will be able to express her Ideas without notes. The annual membership campaign of the Young Men's Christian association started on Thursday under the auspices of the mem bership committee. On Friday evening. September 2S at 6 the membership banquet will be held In the music room when all members wll participate in the first social function of the year Leslie Lewis, library assistant to Miss .Tennincs of the Kearney Normal school In 1916, has accepted a position as assistant librarian In the law library of the t'nlverslty of Nebraska. Mr. Lewb Is carrying work in the law co'lege In conjunction with his library duties. Mrs. Porothoa Feterson of Amarillo. Tex., has announced the marriage of her daugh ter, Matilda Peterson, who was graduated In 1913. to Reuben Erlcson. Mr. and Mrs Erlcson will make their homo at Claude, Tex. In order to take tip her work In the Kearney State Normal school, Miss Lois Ormsby has returner! from Lincoln where she was attending the University of Ne braska. Miss Mary Crawford spent the week-end visiting at the home of her parents In Madison, Neb. Miss Crawford's aunt from Missouri was also a guest. Mr. and Mrs. Kdward Johnson and daugh ters. Stell and Clara, of Altell, spent Sun day with their daughter and slater Eleanor, who is attending school here. Pewey Swanson. of Holdrege, home on furlough from the navy, visited Miss Poris Oano of Green Terrace Hall on Thursday and Sunday. To bid farewell to Philip Person, who has enlisted In the V. S. A. Medical corps, the Rmanon Debating society assembled at the Union Pacific station Friday evening. Miss Hazel Srhrark. a former student, Is nrtnnlnal of a lew rural school near Tnnvale. Former editor of the Antelope, J. R. Miller, now teaching near Edgar, spent Sat urday and Sunday visiting friends In Kear ney. Mrs. Y. Freerlcks of Humphrey visited over Sunday with her daughter Helen. Wilnia Good of Oreen Terrace Hall visited her parents at Shelton over Saturday and Sunday. Miss Helen Bergren, a senior, spent the week-end with her parents at Aurora. The Kindergarten Bund held Its annual initiation In the kindergarten room Satur day night. The Misses Belle Banly. 1914 graduate, and Vlnnie Shue. a former student, were visitors In Kearney Saturday. I At a meeting of th" students on Thursday, : F.ulalio lag Das was elected editor of the I Purple and Gold, the college paper. Mtsa 1 Kathryn Uhmaii was elected business man ager. Gymnasium work for women will be un I der the Instruction of Miss Kathryn Oli ! man. Military drill for women is a possible ! feature of their work. Superintendent Clemons addressed the stu dent body, and on succeeding days, lr. Ko, .U'l. w. v. . Syhell and II. F. s-h-.ipe .( Dayton, O. The Young Men'.- Cbilslian association bv.i have planned to write to each of the college tmya In the army and keep In touch with them mm long an ibev are mrt. It is aso the plan of the association to s tul testaments to the bes ( hndron Stute Normal School. Mayor Iahlman of Omaha addressed the school at the chapel period last Friday The class in general agriculture visited a corn field Friday and made a note of the number of stalks and ears per hill: also smutted stocks ami other facts, which Infor mation will be used later 111 laboratory work In the study of improving corn production. Tho enrollment in the manual training department is over three times what It was last year at this lime. This increased en rollment has necessitated an extra ord-'r of equipment for Immediate use. Seventy-five new books havo been re ceived in tho library, including a Spanish dictionary and some political books. This last week witnessed a larger attendance In the library than any In the history of the school, somo of the time tho space living taxed to the limit. Besides the preliminary tool practice the manual training first class students have all finished a toy animal and pencil tray and are now working on the taboret which is the third required project. The manual training second clsss have all designed and made a walnut picture frame and are now working on original design inlaid dresser boxes. By working on tho factory plan, the boys of the seventh and eighth trades of the model sch i:l practically completed four j largo bench seats for the gymnasium during one period last week. Monday at chapel Itev. Mr. Newlaral of the Holdrege Methodist church addressed the j students of the normal. Itev. Mr. New- j land is a very able speaker, and presented j many good rnd helpful Uleas In his talk. : The orchestra will play Friday niornlnR at the convocation period. This will be the ' first appearance of the orchestra under the ! new director. Prof. Townsend. The Alice Freeman Palmer society had a meeting Friday, at which llmo a short , program was renderiil and new officers were ' elected. The girls brought their knitting j and will continue to do so throughout the i year. They will also keep In touch with war I conditions. After each meeting the girls will write a news note to the normal boys who are In training camps. The newly elected officers are: President, An,na Hoffland: sec retary and treasurer. Jean Blish; vice presi dent, Vlda Metsgor. State Normal School. Wallace IV Reynolds. A H, A M , lias been engaged as head of the department of Latin and Spanish He is a'so experienced as an instructor of athletics and military trainttiK. and Willi Ihe resignation of Harry K Tellef sen. coach foi three years. Mr. Keynolds will also have charge ,.f tins work Prof. T M. I', ase. MP. has been employe,! to take charge uf the Norunil school farm and Collins pemensit a ( ion school The plant consists of two acres of ground, and a mod ern two-room school house well equipped, owned by the eltv of Kearney, anil an eltht een-acre farm ilth modern luaise and other buildlnKN, and to be sto ked as a modern farm, a part of ihe Kearney State Normal school. It is hoped that here may be worked out a I'uni jliiall.m and correlation of the home and the school the agricultural department and the home economies depart ment of the college, and tho practical farm Interests. To this plant, or school-farm, are to be taken the teachers In fralnlng for ob servation and practice from the city schools anil the normal sihool, whore they may see not only real school work, real farm work, real home win k, teal boys' and Klrls" club work, but where they will see and take part Is the real social center and community service work In all lines. The whole plant has for Its aim tin1 more efficient training of teachers for rural service, under the dt rectlon of tlit special rural si h- ' depart mcnt of the normal school, with tlm follow ins force: Leslie H Sipple, U.S.. M P., pro fessor and head: Jennie ti. Twotten. U.S., Phil., associate: T N. Pease, MP., in charge of Collins school and normal school farm: Klmer Stephens, teacher In Collins school: Blanche Hcaeoek, teacher In C.len wood school; Nine Keil, teacher In Victor school ball, basket ball, base ball games, besides debates, lecture course numbers and a sub scription to the Normallte, band, orchestra. tMya' and girls' glee club concerts and a dramatic play The registration of the normnt outside of :he model school grades has almoM reached he iia inaik. Besides th'se Uioro are about IhO m the model siOlool. Calls for teachers to handle ex'cuthe po sitions, prlncipalshlps, grade positions and small superlntendenoloa hnve reached the number of 1,'a' Ilellevne College Notes. The present registration shows a falling off. due to war conditions, nf 20 per cent, comnared with lasf year's figures. Over 90 per cent of the men of the col lege enlisted before the close of last year, Including every letter man. Nevertheless football practices are held each day. Some very promising material In the freshman class Indicates that the team will make a very creditable showing under Ihe cir cumstances. A committee Is now working on a new schedule. Some of the regularly scheduled games have been cancelled, but others will be played Clint Day has been chosen captain of the foo'ball team. , Military drill Is a new feature of the college life at Bollevue which Is proving popular. Prills are held twice a week with Prof. St. McK. Hunter as drill-master. A platoon of four full squads has been or ganized. Present prospects Indleata that by De cember this year's enrollment will reach last year's figure. The Rev. A. Toner Aller of Manning, la., visited the college on Friday and took part in the chanel exercises. The annual reception given by the old students to t.ie new students was held In Hamilton Hall on Friday evening. 1 York College. The joint reception of the Christian as sociations to new students occurred Friday evening. September 21. and was a success, 200 guests being present. The arrival of Ernie Frank as coach has added to the enthusiasm manifested by the foot ball team and students. Thn team Is working hard and the students are back of It. Clyde Reynolds has been elected oaplaln of the 1917 foot ball team, to fill tho vacancy caused by the enlistment of Mr. Jural. The York college band has begun to work with hopeful prospects for a successful year. Tho Young Women's Christian association has been holding group receptions for all the girls In school during the last week. Each Saturday afternoon girls of tho Young Women's Christian association go to I the Mothers' Jewels' home nnd a"end on hour telling stories, or playing games with the children. They are planning to carry on the same work among the children at the Odd Fellows' home. Enthusiasm Is running high In tho literary societies and work along this lino has started. Class organizations are rapidly being per fected and plans are being made for work which will cause some rivalry and effort on tho part of each class to outdo the other In athletics, debate and oratory. The Nebraska conference of the United Brethren church hai brought a number of visitors to the college, among nthe s Paul Porter and John Rollings, of tho class of 1915. Thursday afternoon the elasres of the pe riod were dismissed In order that the stu dent body might attend tho educational rally at the conference and contribute to tho program. The school has been favored In the way of chapel speakers. Tuesday morning State Nebraska Wealeyan I'nlverslfy. Registration was a week late tills year due ts) the fait tha' Cnlvcrslty Place enter tained the . lehraskn Annual Conference 'of tho Methodist Kplscopc' church during the week of September 10, but classes have now been organized tor more than a week and work Is moving smoothly In all departments. The total enrollment ts practically the same as that of last year, but the percentage of men la smaller. Work on the Teachers' college building Is progressing rapidly anil the building will probably be -eady In two weeks. In the menntline, classes are meeting In the same rooms a last year. Wesleyan now has between seventy and eighty men serving in various capacities In the army and navy Miss Anna Barney, a graduate nurse who ha been taking work here for two years and wss a Hed Cross volunteer, wns summoned to report for duty last week and has withdrawn from school Professor Harmer of the Department of Chemistry has been ordered to report for duty on October 3 under the conscription law nnil the authorities are looking for a man to take his place. A class In First Aid has been started under the direction of Dr. II. A. Taylor and In various other ivnvn Wesleyan is endeavoring to "do her bit " Hev. Peter Van Fleet, new financial sec retary of the university, has moved his household goods to t'nlverslty place and expects to begin active wnf at onre. Hastings College Notes. i The different i llclei of the Ladles' Aid society ef the PreshyttMian church of Hast ( trigs net n'lh earrv oat practl- al metbeds of food cotiserx ation In their homes, but j they have canto-d mure than tied quarts of fruit fur vise in the college dining hall. In i "litr to make It possible, to servo good iveals at loiv prices without loss. The students at the .lining ball nre very ap i pteclatlve tif the help of the women. Hev. C. F.. Leinmon of the Christian I church gave one of tile best talks the stu 1 dents have listened to for a long time, using : the subject . f "Work and Play " Miss llceita I'aV of I' c 1u...ie ei niuilllics department pave a talk befure the Led Cross uf the city on the "Keonim of Fotwls." Among the old students who visited the college last wceh w"ie; J K. intner, now oounoeitd with the high school of M.H'ook: Miss Octavla Junes and Miss Kuth .Mann of the Beaver Cressing High school. H. C. Welker. '09. former superintendent of schools of Cordon, but now a student In the i theeluglcal seminary of Princeton. Mr. : Welker organised a Presb terlan church at j Sidnv during the tsst summer, A large number of the boys who are at the front have written to the college re cently, giving their views of military train ing and army life These letters have been thoroughly appreciated by the students William Itltner recently enlisted, making I forty-two from Bastings college in the army, j Kev Mr ltusseil of Stockholm, whoso i daughter Is a student In the college, was a visitor here one day last week, as also Hev. James Hamilton of Superior. Rev. F. (I. Knauer, the head of our Bible ; department, who was a mlsslonnry In Africa j for five years, led prayer meeting at the I Presbyterian church last Thursday on j "Missionary Work In Africa." i The sophomore class organUcd last week I elected Wlllard Brown, president. Harold Reels. . '15. was recently offered I a scholarship In the I'ntverslty of Wlscon- ' sin. I Mrs. Maytne T. Logsdon. who has been ! connected with the college for the last four feiVars. ss preceptress of Alexander hall and 1 profosaar of mat hematics, resigned her po- sitlon last week, to accept a position In tho mathematics depai tnu nt In Norlhwest I ern university, i In order to continue her work I for a doctor's degree. She has done splendid ' work In the college and her resignation Is ' regretted. Miss Ada Kee has charge of her j classes slid Mrs, Trlbby Is in charge of the dormitory until her successor Is eli isen. TO AID YOUNG GIRLS Sixty Persons Attend Meeting at City Hall to Safeguard Wayward Youth; Mrs. Ohaus Chairman. Peru Norma! Notes. The seniors with their adviser. Prof I. 0 Wilson, plcknlcked last Friday night until a late hour. , tiames were played and stories were told around three huge bonfires. Miss Katharine Foster, who has charge of the Infirmary, Is offering four couri'es to prepare students for Hed Cross work, elementary hygiene and home care of the sick, first aid to the Injured, home dietetics, surgical dressings. Those who then success fully pass tho examination will be given a certificate from the national government at Washington and can then art as aides lo war nurses. The Ulee club has been augmented by the addition of fifteen members out of the fifty that tried lor1 the places. Those selected were: Junnlta Vln Snnt of Pawnee City, Blanche Johnson of Rlverlon, Ta.: Flora Warner of Beaver City, Catherine Cory of Syracuse, Frances Salts! of Pa Soto, Km ma Kelly of Peru, Pearl Bath of Auburn, Alia Miller of Tobias, Virginia Allot1 of Auburn and Flossy Hapke of Wahoo. The budget committee is offering half a hundred llems to the students this year for the price of 6 cents apiece. There. are foot American foreign Trade Shows Increase WashiiiRlon, Sept. American foreign trade increased during August, the Department of Commerce an nounced today, approximately $160, 500,000 over July. Exports increased $115.500000 and' imports $45,000,000. Gold exports, $16,049,306, were nearly three times the volume of imports in August. Obituary Notice JOHN M. JKNSKN of 4251 Vritrlek avep' ", fisted ,r2, died tit' Lord Lister Jios)..:il Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, folic- nK an operation for ap pendicitis. Mr. Jensen hud been n resi dent of oniaha for thirty yours, lie entnfl here from Softon, Denmark, when a young man. He was employed an foreman at the John Kyle Con struction company. He Im survived by his widow and five daughters, Mrs. H. V. Moonoy, Mrs. A. VV. Bonner and Misses Huzel, Esther and June Jen sen. Funeral nrranKements will be unnotinced later. A movement to safeguard the morals and welfare of the young girls of Omaha was definitely launched-at a meeting held in the juvenile court rooms in the city hall last night. In terest and enthusiasm marked the meeting, which was attended by more than fifty women and ten men. A committee of three women and two men was appointed by Dr. Jennie Calfas, chairman of the meeting, to draw up a plan for the formation of a nermanent organization and to con sider the ways by which delinquent girls and hoys may best be assisted. Those appointed were: Mrs. Rose Ohaus, Mrs. Samuel Foote, Mrs. A. L. Kernald, Judge Ren S. 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