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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1919.
TENTATIVE PLANS
FOR NEW SCHOOL
A R E SUBMITTED
Commercial High Building Will
, Accommodate a Maximum
p; of 1,350 Pupils; Plan
i Big Gymnasium.
Tentative plans prepared by
, Superintendent J. H. Beveridge of
the public schools, and Principal D.
W.; Porter of the High School of
Commerce, for th new commercial
; high school building, have been sub
mitted to Frederick V. Clarke.
... architect selected by the board of
education.
The main building will be 240x210
feet, three stories and attic; and to
be erected to accommodate a maxi
,mum of 1,350 pupils. A separate
; shop building will be 244x50 and
V will accommodate 150 pupils, mak
; ing a total capacity of 1,500 pupils
;-or- me enure institution.
$ , Fifty Class Rooms.
j; .-Another building will be a gym
r;nasium, 90x150 feet. In the main
structure there ' will be"-50' ctass
I rooms, study rooms for pupils and
; teachers, six laboratories, admin
istrative offices, book room, '-and
other features.
.v An auditorium with seating capac
ity, of 1,750 will provide a place, for
general sessions of the pupils and
also for general meeting's " of the
. entire public school teaching staff.
t' .The public school system does not
have any meeting place for all of
the- teachers. The laboratories will
include provisions ' for chemistry,
food chemistry, cooking, applied
sciences and elementary science.
' Get Federal Aid. -
' The; attic of the main building
will be utilized for various pur
poses. The shop building will be
erected according to the: require
ments of the Smith-Hughes act
which provides for federal aid.
The main building will be located
" at the west end of the site which
is situated between Thirtieth and
Thirty-third streets, Cuming to Burt
streets. ?. . ' .
' The heating and power plant will
i: be housed in an independent struc-
' ture.
A spacious athletic field will be
improved for use by others than
1 the attendants of the High School
of Commerce, as well as this school.
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,, Missionary From Far
East to Address Local
Ministers and Laymen
Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer, mission
ary at large from all Protestant
churches of America to the lands
! of the Mohammedans, will speak at
the Chamber of Commerce luncheon
'Thursday when he will be here for
a series of ministers, laymen s and
fvounor oeonle's meetings.
A' Dr. E. M. Poteat of Boston, for
17 vears president of Furman uni
versity, and now one of the national
pleaders of the laymen s missionary
; .movement, will also be here for the
: meetings and will speak at noon to
j: morrow at the University club.
v Dr. Zwemer, who is also the
" author of a number of books, is one
of the most able lecturers on Tur-
key and other Mohammedan lands
, of the near east. He spent years in
.' those countries and is now pointing
; out to America the vast opportuni
t, ties there.
v. These two men will be the princi
l.pal speakers at a. meeting or min
', isters at the Y. M: C. A. at 10 a. m.
'and 6 p. m. Church laymen and
tt ministers will attend a banquet at
j the First Christian church, Twenty
T sixth and Harney streets, when the
"visitors will give addresses. At 8
o'clock they will address a mass
( meeting of young people of the city
".at the' First Christian church.
:, No appeals will be made for
money during these meetings. The
j' purpose of the day's talks will be to
I '.make both laymen and ministers
: more efficient in carrying out the
work of the church.
i Boy Shot to Death
! by Chum Pleaded That
! the Youth Be Spared
Edward Anderson, 15-year-old
, on of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ander
;.son, 2516 North Thirty-first street,
. died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning
Hrom the effects of a gun shot
. wound accidently inflicted Tuesday
right by his boyhood chum, James
Bovee, 13 years old, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Bovee, 3807 Wirt
street.! . .
' Probation Officer Gus Miller held
a brief conference with the parents
of both boys yesterday morning,
after which he left for Kearney with
vout making any decision in the mat
ter. He left no report of the case with
other juvenile-authorities, informing
'.his stenographer that he was too
busy to conduct an investigation im
mediately. The Bovee boy was al-
lowed to go home with his parents.
' According to a dying statement
of Edward Anderson, made to his
parents in the Lord Lister hospital,
, the, shooting was acccidental.
i.'Tlease don't do anything to Jitn
rmie," he cried. "Me an him were
"igood pals."
Omaha Boy Scouts to Aid in
f Cleaning, Tornado District
G. M. Hoyt, scout executive, has
issued a circular requesting, that
Boy Scouts of the city aid in clean
ing up the section damaged by the
tornado. .
; "Omaha scouts should take the
present opportunity to do a good
turn to the city," says Mr. Hoyt.
"There is much debris scattered over
the vacant lots throughout the path
of the tornado. Scouts can do
great work by gathering boards and
other trash and piling it up along
the street curbs. Troops 4 and 42
are working in Dundee. Troops 11
and 28 are working in the Center
street region."
Soviet Gain in Baden.
, Faris, April 9. A soviet move
ment is under way in Baden, accord
ing to dispatches received today.
The government has taken precau
tionary measure.
at the ,
THEATERS
fiTHHREE FACES EAST" is
I very good fun for an even
" ing; it is full of mystery that
po:nts unerringly to a finish every
bodv .waits for. It has all the ele
inents of a corking spy story, in
which the. right side comes out on
top, and also bristles with bits of
patriotic uplift, and a most delecta
Me glimpse of British domesticity.
One fancies, though, it was a b't of
a strain on the imperturbability of
even a high-bred Londoner to have
cabinet honors, the advent of
grandson and the unexpected visit
from his son thrust on hint simul
t.meously -with the operations of
Scotland, Yard, at that moment us
ing his home as a base from which
to ensnare the master spy of the Hun
brood. As the auditor shares in the
confidences imparted in whispers,
solemn conferences or surreptitious
consultations, sympathy forthe cab
inet minister and apprehension as to
the cumulative effect of all the
things set down for his really busy
evening, vie in a conflict of emo
tion that heightens enjoyment oth
erwise not provided by the texture
of the drapery that envelopes the
plot. The predicament of the hon
orable gentleman (position not .dis
closed) really does engage such at
tention as to increase the pleasure of
the evening.
And to Mr. Arthur Elliott, who
enacts the role Qf the patriotic, as
well as exalted personage, much
thanks are due for so outlining the
character as to keep it always with
in the bounds of reason, just out
side the realm of "shilling shocker
ism," affording a well-conceived and
carefully wrought out view of an
Englishman in his castle. Nothing
finer has been seen for a long time
than the greeting between father
and son in the closing act. It is not
emotional, but the honest, sincere,
deep love between the two is more
than expressed in that silent em
brace. 1
Miss Lillian Tucker, tall, blonde,
beautiful and young, plays well the
part assigned her, and proves be
yond peradventure that the female
of the detective species has it all
over the male, in melodrama and
movies, at any rate. Paul Everton
cleverly outlines the character of
the German spy who has held Eng-
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lana in terror tor inrce years, oniy
to be finally turned up by the girl
who was clever enough to use her
head and not her face to over
come him. Everton slowly, indefi
nitely, but certainly, invites sus
picion to himself, and that the end
brings astonishment to but few.
First and last, the play is well
staged and well acted, and affords
a very bright spot in a season that
does not resemble the Milky Way
as to the number of stars it has
shown us here in Omaha. Odd as
Wednesday is for starting an en
gagement, such is the desire for this
form of entertainment the Biandeis
was well filled with a really fash
ionable audience, and' the evening
was made what once might have
been described as "a memorable oc
casion." Another oddity of the en
gagement will be the matinee this
afternoon. The engagement ends
with Friday night.
Don C. Alfonso Zelaya. the emi
nent young concert pianist, will be
one of the features of the new bill
opening at, the Empress today. Any
request from patrons of the thea
ter will be gladly played by Mr.
Zelaya. A miniature musical review
in three scenes, featuring the
original Balloon Girl, is to be pre
sented bv Mile. Theo and her "Dan
dies." "Pinched," .a new comedy
playlet, is interpeted by Ncsbet Sco-
vvvIWW00
, "Stella de Mette,"
Prima Donna in the
San Carlo Opera Company,
Wears a Modart Corset
and Would Wear No Other
lTJRINQ Miss de Mette's recent stay In Omaha she made a shopping tour through, the Ben-J-f
eon & Thome Store of Specialty Shops and secured her favorite "Modart" Corset Miss
de Mette waa effusive in her praise for this make of corset as being especially desirable for the
support it gives to the abdominal muscles. Note what she says in a recommendation reproduced
from her own handwriting, written in our New Corset Shop.
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The "Modart Corset is designed to give absolute freedom of, and the necessary support to.
the abdominal muscles. We invite you to have a trial fitting in our new Corset Shop. There Is
no charge for it You will then appreciate what the Modart corset can do for you and, like Miss
de Mette, you will wear no other.
Priced $4.50 to .$20.00
Corset Shop
ville and associates. Keane and
Walsh have a new act this season in
which they introduce harmony sing
ing, dancing and comedy patter.
Corrine Griffith has one of the most
effective roles in her screen career
in "The Unknown Quantity," which
will also be shown at the tmpress,
Two girls with funny figures are
the laughing hit of the bill this
week at the Orpheum, for Jacque
Hays is as much of a lanky lady as
her panner. Buster santos, is cor
pulently comic. The favorite act of
the children is the performance of
the lour military elephants ,et
fectively trained by John Robinson.
There are two stellar features, one
of them being presented by the
singing comedienne, Ray Samuels,
and the other being a musical fan
tasy, called "White Coupons."
Foster Ball, in his impersonation of
a veteran of the civil war, is ex
tremely amusing.
This afternoon at the Boyd Mur
dock the Mystic will hold his special
session for ladies only. I his man
of uncommon gifts answers all
questions submitted to him. He does
not lay claim to supernatural pow
er nor does he undertake to account
for his remarkable faculties. That
he does amaze his questioners by
the accuracy of his knowledge of
sealed questions submitted to him is
clearly enough to convince many of
the value of his answers.
There's such a thing as being too
energetic that's the fault of Vivian
Lawrence, soubrette with "Oh,
Girl 1" at the Gayety this week. Miss
Lawrence is new to the Columbia
circuit and appears to be so anxious
to make a favorable impression that
she possibly buries no small amount
of talent by overworking. She is
blessed with youth, beauty, no end
of pep and vivacity and fills her
costumes without being plump.
Things start when she bounces on
the stage the, more she bounces,
the. more fun happens. Her middle
name must be "Effervescence."
Ladies' matinee daily at 2:15.
The "Great American Minstrels,"
with the inimitable . Neil O'Brien
and clever comedians, singers and
dancers will come to the Brandeis
theater on Saturday, April 12,
matinee and evening.
"Flashlight" Burglar
Strikes Bluffs Woman;
Obtains Ten Dollars
A "'flashlight" burglar invaded two
homes in the same block in Council
Bluffs after 2 o'clock yesterday
morning and struck one woman a
violent blow on the head with a
bludgeon when she was aroused
from sleep by the presence of the
intruder in the house.
Mrs. Ella Judd, whose husband is
a contractor and away from home,
vf&4 awakened by an intruder, and
when she arose quickly to investi
gate was confronted by a man, who
turned a flashlight upon her and
then struck her a heavy blow over
the ' head with a revolver. Her
nephew, Edwin McCoy , of Okla
homa City, was visiting her, and her
screams aroused him, and he saw
the man flee through the kitcheii
door, which had been propped wide
open. Investigation showed that the
thief had secured $10 which Mrs.
Judd had laid aside.
The thief went directly into the
neighboring house and aroused Mrs.
Charles Winn, 216 Sixteenth ave
nue, when he used a flashlight.
She called her husband and the man
fled, but not until he had found 20
cents.
The women could give only mea
ger d'-scriptions of the burglar, who
was a tall white nun. unmasked.
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ELDREDGE-REYNOLDS CO.
The Store of Specialty Shops
Civil War Veteran, 77 Years
Old, Married to Widow of 74
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Having Assured "Cupid" Steubendorf, License Clerk,
That They Are Really of Age and Don't Need
Parents' Consent, the Latter Issues Certificate.
"Can we get a marriage license
without our parents' consent?"
asked James T. Courtney, appearing
Tuesday afternoon before Mar
riage License Clerk Steubendorf in
the court house. "Steuh" looked at
Mr. Courtney's smiling face and
said:
"No, sir, you will have to get
your parents' consent No man un
der the a?e of 18 can be married
without his parents' consent."
"Gosh, that's tough" sighed the
would-be bridegroom.. "It's tough,
ain't it. Katie?" he said turning to
the blushing, bride.
"I guiiiS it is, ;Jim," she said.
"What shall we do?"
But "Stubb" was getting ready
with his ;pii and marriage license
book and a broad smile clothed his
classic features. For James T.
Courtney applicant for the license,
is 77 years old, and Mrs. Katherine
McGuire -his bride, is 74.
Mr. Courtney is a civil war vet
eran, a widower, and has lived at
Milford for a time, and for the last
few years made his home at Browns
ville. Mrs. McGuire is a widow and
lives at 2430 North Sixtieth avenue.
After the license was issued the
impatient bridegroom demanded to
have the judge marry them at once.
County Judge Crawford was out,
but Steubendorf called up Jus
tice of the Peace Collins, who
said he would be right over.
1 he bride and groom took chairs
in the office, where they talked and
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Tell your druggist you want genuine
'"California Syrup of Figs." " Full directions
and dose for babies and children of all ages
who are constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue
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chuckled like two 18-year-olds. Mr.
Courtney would pat his wife's cheek
from time to time and Steubendorf
amrms and asseverates that they
both blushed.
Justice Collins arrived in a re
markable short time and inhe new
ly decorated office of Tudgex Craw
ford, with Mr. Steubendorf and
'Tom" Connolly for witnesses, the
nuptial knot was tied.
1 hev will begin housekeeping at
2536 North Fortv-eiehth street.
"I want a .home and I know
Katie is a great little home
maker." said Mr. (-onrtnrv.
Friends in Benson, which lias been
Mrs. Courtney's home for' some
years, gave them a "rice shower"
last week.
Wanted to Buy Gun.
Alike Marona, 1 wenttetli street
and Poppleton avenue, wanted to
buy a Revolver for Police Judge
Foster yesterday morning. Marona
was arrested on a capias because he
failed to report to the judge every
week since February 4, when he
was arrested for striking his daugh
ter with a coffee pot and scalding
his baby daughter with hot coffee.
When his wife told the court that
her husband had a gun, the court
ordered him to bring it to the police
station. Yesterday morning, Marona
said "Judge, if you want a gun so
bad, I'll buy you one." "Sixty days,"
the judge replied.
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