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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1919)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; APRIL g7, 1919.. fJO HEADWAY IS HADE ON COUNTY ROAD QUESTION Commissioners, Chamber of Commerce and - Auto Club Scrap Over Choice of High- tifitc in . Da DoufiH ' ' Representatives of the Board of Jotinty commissioners, Chamber of Commerce, Umaha Automobile club and civic organizations in an effort ' to agree upon the expenditure of ' Sj.OOO.OOO in the , construction of permanent highways within the county, in the event an election is called and this sum is authorized by a two-thirds vote of the electors of the county. When the meeting ad- journed, the proposition was , just . where f "was when the members started.. The whole matter was re ferred back to the county, commis sione.'s. ' " vA month ago a meeting of the , 'county commissioners and other or , ganizatiorW was held. At that time it was tentatively agreed that three highways should he paved across the county from east to west, the Lin .coln highway, the West Q street and wthe Military road, and the Washington highway from the north . line or barpy, to the south line of . . Wa-'Jington county. . Commissioners Substitute. " , In the meantime and after riding over the various roads of the coun ty, the county comm&wones on their own motion and without noti fying the several organizations, sub stituted West Center, street for the . Q street road, tarrying it to the west line of Douglas cqunty, along the land of CSUnty Commissioner Compton and to the east bank of the Platte river and to a Dint where . ' there is no hridze' over the stream. but where it is hoped that in time one will ' be " built by Sauhders x county. " '. - ' C 'The up-shot of the whole matter was that the proposition of road lo cation ; was rejected v and" referred back to the commissioners. The'question bf the validity of the proposed bonds of $3,000,000 was brought up by sopinion presented by County Attorney Shotwell, who held that under the provisions, of the existing laws, ihey xould be ; , voted at a special election, provid - ing the cost of holding, the special election, some $10,000 to $12,000! .'-'was guaranteed. This sum, he as- . serted, would be returned in the event the bonds carried, otherwise, it 'would " be-lost -. by those who ; guaranteed it. , ' , :-W.- B. Cheek, chairman of the meeting estimated that the pro ceeds of the bonds would pave 110 to 112 mile of roadway with a concrete base and to a width of 16 feet. ; - The,, roadways, according to Chairman Cheek vand members of the committee that had in charge the figuring of estimates, would iiP elude the four main arteries and a numhafi ft eVtrfti tfAnntincr mads iiuiuuvt v - 0 to north and south and between. " County Commissioner , Unit and Compton asserted that they had ridden the county for the last two months and that they had become ' thoroughly convinced "thar Center street, running directly west from ' "Omaha and crossing the Platte river east of Wahoo would serve a larger proportion of the people of the county than would the Q street road and that consequently this as the reason for the change.' - : W. G." Whitmore of Waterloo , urged that if the Center street road was the""better of the two, imme diate action should be taken, lookt. ing to the calling of a special elec tion that the bonds might be voted and' sold and the work of road im provement started at the earliest possible date. 1 H. B. Cowles, VYaterloo insisted that it would be a waste of "the county money to pave the" proposed . Center street road, for' the reason that it would end at the Platte river and that there Is, no prospect that - the stream will be bridged in the I near future. . "'The question, of which- road should be th? first one to te paved " in the eveijt bonds are voted was discussed pro and con. It a as agreed that the Lincoln highway should first have consideration and . .1 M:. J --a. ' 1 men wie military ruau., x It was the concensus of opinion that vitrified brick should be; the best wearing surface fort the pave ment, especially in all cases where the soil would permit of the use of this kind of material ; The county commissioners will meet in the near future and deter mine what they will do in reference to designing the' Q street road in stead of the Center street as one of the highways to be paved. Their report will go to the general meet ing of the various committees, after which the matter of guaranteeing " . the expenses of the special election will be taken up. x Threatened to Cut Wife to Ribbons,r Sfted for Divorce "Hattie Pearson alleges that her husband, John, threatened to "cut hereto ribbons'! when sh"e tried to remove her furniture from their home, 280S U street, last Friday. M She charges in her petition for dU , vorce filed in district court yesteiv day that he has treated her cruelly almost since their marriage on April .19. 1918. , She says she is afraid he wilt kill her, that he often choked and as saulted her, called "her vile names, manifested hatred for her and . threatened her.J She asks a divorce. an injunction to keep him from mo lesting her and the restoration of her maiden name, Jellett. - Sweeper Given Away. The' Union Outfitting company advertised to give away on Friday a Torrington electric vacuum sweep- er. Through a mistake in advertis ing, some of the advertisements read that the sweeper would be givv en away in the afternoon, and other advertisements read that it would be given away in he evening. The original coupons ahd box contain ing same "stated that the' sweeper would be given away at 4 o'clock, and as there was an immense crowd present at 4 o'clock, it was decided tft give it away at that time. The weeper was won by Mrs. W. M. a McFJhinney, 403 South Forty-sec-s ond -atreet. , ( Flying Circus Takes "Air Monday at Noon; How to ReacK Fieti , t . ; ,f The flying circus will be given Monday at Ak-Sar-Ben field. Six tieth and Center streets, at noon. Street car service will be in-, creased on West Leavenworth and West Lawn stub to -accommodate the crowds. , Sixtieth street is cut through, or pedes trians may go through Elmwood park. Service on West Lawn stub is limited because the line is a one track line. . MRS. PRESCOTT TELLS OF WORK OF ODDFELLOWS National President of Re bekah Auxiliary Makes Prin cipal Address at Closing Session of Centennial. J 4- ( The Independent Order of "Odd Fellows' Centennial ' celebration ended last night with a meeting, fol lowed by a dance and reception at the city Auditorium. ' 5 x Mrs. -Martha Prescott. nationaj president of the Rebekah auxiliary of thi Odd fellows, was the prin cipal speaker. Mrs. Prescott - told of the admittance of women into the Odd Fellows' association, of work done by the Odd Fellows' homes throughout the UnitedJStates, and of the, enormous amount of war wofk done by the Rebekahs. - At the end of her talk Mrs. Pres cott was presented with a ring by Emma.L. Talbot, of the Omaha ex ecutive committee, as ' a token of aopreciationjfrom Nebraska Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. A letter was. read from Governor McKelvie, who was unable to be present as scheduled, by Chairman Clark O'Hanlon. Past Grand Rep resentative ' Hoagland, of North Platte, - spoke in the governor's place. Other speakers of the evening were? A. P. Hansen, grand patri arch; Brig. Gen. W: VT Hoagland of North Plattei ancf Mrs Eleanor Brailev, president of the Nebraska assembly. - ' The presence of Grand Sire Borst was attributed to the efforts of W. V. Hoagland, who two vears ago secured a promise from the grand sire to attend the Nebraska celebra tion.' Mr. Borst received A differ ent invitations to attend Odd Fel lows centennial celebrations throughout the , world? One was from Australia and another from Denmark. At the close of his speech, , Mr. Hoagland presented Grand Sire Borst with a silver loving cup in behalf of the Nebraska Odd Fel lows. , ' 1 Decorations Beautiful The Auditorium was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns, colored lights, and the colors of the variJus lodge branches. To Eleonora Smith, of Dogmar lodge No. 142, wasen trusted tht decoration of the huge buildingT So enthusiastic was Miss Smith with her work, that she re fused to stop to attend either the banquet held Friday night at the Athletic club, or the luncheon yes terday noon at the Commercial club. The closing of the Odd Fellows' centennial- celebration last night ended one of the busiest days in the organization's history in Ne braska. ' Thousands in Parade. - Thousands joined in a huge parade in the afternoon, and attended "the meeting at the Auditorium follow ing the parade. The parade itself, with its three elaborate floats, and numerous bands, was one of the most remarkable of its'kind seen in Omaha. Hundreds of automobiles carried rhe officers of the lodge, and all were dressed in full regalia. A large contingent of Odd Fellows from Council Bluffs joined the pa rade. Grand Sire Borst, and National President KTartha, Prescott both ex pressed deep appreciation for the cordial reception given them by Omaha and Nebraska. ' They will both leave for their respective homesjn the east immediately. Jailer Lands Alleged ' Liquor Runner After .;Ealmg'-;Sliu8e OBITUARY MRS. GEORGR CLARK, wife of Fred M. Clark, 6952 Florence boulS vard, died at her home, aged 48 years. Funecal services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at Stack and Falconer's undertaking parlors, Thirty-third and Farnam streets. Interment will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. - Sebastian Salerno, believed to be the Omaha Italian who accompanied Harry Conley. driver of the Foley Ato Delivery company's truck when it appeared at the Burlington station, Council Bluffs, lateThurs day afternoon and loaded up five barrels of whisky, is in the Bluffs jail charged with resisting an officer. Salerno appeared at the county jail yesterday forenoon and asked to see -Conley. Jailor Kinsell, who was with Peputy United States Marshal. Fred Shoemaker when the truckload'of whisky was seized and Conley arrested, immediately recog nized Sebastian as the Italian who was with Conley Salerno was still in his car and refused to get otft. He quickly turned his car around and started to . speed v away, but Jailor KinseU was on the running board, and a scrap was on that con tinued while the car zigzaggejj in the .streets all the way around Bayli'ss park. A The struggle 'continued until the car bumped into theh curb in front of the Baptist CTuirch on First avenue. Kinsell's shirt was torn off and the Italian had marks of the conflict when landed in jail. He was arraigned before Justice Baird and held under $1,000 bond. This wa furni'she d later by Attorney Richard' Organ. Tons and Tons of Beef Trust Put On Lively Attraction at Gayety 'Billy Watson, after 37 years of making the public laugh, is at the Gayety theater this week for his farewell (our,v producing 1 the old fashioned burlesque, "Krousemey er's Ancy." v . He is supported by the biggest company ever seen on an Omaha stage. . ' -v " " There are tons ahd tons, of chorus and principals. Kathrya Pearl admits she' is -the smallest in the company, tipping the scales at 170. VAnd the rest. Oh, boy I Billy Watson as 1 Yiddish clari netist ' and politician keeps his audience- in an-auproar. His funrrtak; ingHs made the more enjoyable by his Tiarp" neighbor, George E. Barne9. s'" . Beatrice Hfrlowe and Kathryn Pearl have good voices and feature in the musicaknumbers. Miss Har lowe has a pleasing i specialty of Irish songs and anecdotes of, the trench and camp. - Rooney and Sweeney present a dancing novelty thatis new and dif ferent. Beautiful stage settings and costumes make the entertainment an attractive one. - , Alamito Dairy Will Give Free Milk to Try' v Out Penny Lunch Plan Mrs. Lutie Steams, who has been lecturing in different partsvof the city on child welfare, announced yesterday that F. L. Kernan, mana ger of the Alamito Dairy company, will give $1,000 worth of milk free for penny lunches for school chil dren on the condition that the school board orsome other civic organization donate $3,000 to carry out the experiment in this city. Mrs. Charlotte Townsend, head of the child welfare depaTtment of the city school, says that many school children come to school without suf ficient lunch, either through ignor ance or poverty of the parents. She says that some of the lunches con sist of a cracker and a dill pickle. A child, she says, cannot get sufficient nourishment from this combination. It is hoped that arrangements rtn be made to try out the plan inaug urated in New York City, St. Louis, Milwaukee and several other large cities, of furnishing a nourishing lunch to school children for a penny each. Lincoln Woman to Lecture ' at TKeosophical Society "Nature's Law of Justice" ts the ! subject of a lecture to be delivered by Mrs. Susan Silver of Lincoln at 8:15 o'clock this evening before the Omaha Theosophical society. The meeting will be held in the rooms of the society, 201 and 202 Kennedy building, Nineteenth and Douglas streets. " Sailor Receives Commission. David "H. Bowman, son of Mr and Mrs. F. D. Wead. has" received a commission as ensign inMhe United States navy, and has' also ' been granted a 10 days' furlough. He will arrive here Monday from" Pel hatrrBay, N. Y., to visit his par- ents. - - N, IMRS. BENNER DIED FROM OVERDOSE OF' BICHLORIDE Coroner's Jury Finds Woman -Took Poison by Accident; Son Principal Wit- . ' v ness at Inquest. (Continued From Page One.) ner showed indications that she had shallowed .some "acidic poisoning." He said:'' "The woman '.'.advDeen accustomed to using prescribed medicine indiscriminately.", t D. J. W. Allen, who also attended-Mrs. Benner, testified that the woman had sWallowed poison tab lets. The woman was unconscious from 11 q'clock until her death. A note, written by her son Van Wyck before he left for school the morn ing of his mother's death was dis played at the invest. It read: "Hansine, oall Dr. Brown assoon as you get here. Mother has takn some of these tablet?" They are poi son. Show them to the doctor and tell him that I gave her whites of eggs an dmilk, making her vomit. I think it is about all out of her, although her throat is so sore she can hardly , talk. I, will t call you later to see how things are. .I have to "meet a man at the Fontenelle. Will.be home as soon as I can. - "VAN." Was Fine Woman. Mr. Steinharf, who looked after hef property interests, testified that he came to Omaha on a call from Pr. Brown. He was with Mrs. Ben ner when4she died., Myron 'Learned, attorney for Mrs. Benner, testified that he had had a conversation with the woman on last ' Tuesday and Wednesday. 0 testimony was offered to show that she was despondent then. "Mrs. Benner was one of the fin est woman who ever lived," said J. W. Steinhart of Nebraska City, Who has taken care of the vast reakestate holdings of Mrs. Banner for many years. ' "I hare known Mrs. Benner since her early childhood," he continued. "Since the death or her mother I have been very close to her Snd irj all of the dealings I had withher in social, as well as business mat ters, I have always found her to be a woman of wide scope. She was broadminded and open hearted; in fact, too open hearted. "Van Wyck, Mrs. Benner's 15-year-old son, will go with me to Nebraska City and will be reared in my home as my oivn son. I will send him to the state university as soon as he is graduated from school. He is a very apt pupil. This morn ing I received numerous telephone calls from teachers of the Central High school, which he attended, begging me not to .take him out of the school. He is one of the best a real westerner, a broadmincieu business rnan, the man his mother wished him to be." When Van Wyck Benner returned home at 6 o'clock Friday nigit to learn his mother had died. 15 min utes before, he collapsed. "Mother dead" he cried. x The funeral services for Mrs. Benner will be held Sunday morn ing at 10 o'clock at the funeral par lors of Stack & Falconers. Rev. J. Frank Young of the Westminster Preslryterian church will deliver the sermon. The body will be taken to Nebraska City for burial. """A students in the school, the teachers told me. I want him to grow up .i i i . Children's- Health Week Is Closed With Mass Meeting Children's Health week was 'for mally closed in Omaha Friday night with a jnass meeting at which Col. J. M. Banjster, retired colonel of the United States army, presided. A recommendation from the session of Thursday afternoon, that the meet ing vote on some Voluntary contri butions which have -already been given,- and others which have been pledged, was passed unanimously. It was also recommended that , the clubs of Omaha follow "the example of the Dundee Patriotic club, which supplied spectacles for 50 children whose parents were unable to pro vide them, and has also raised funds for soectacles for 150 more children. The chairman of the health com mittee wishes to thank each person n the program for his services, only one failing to appear, and that because of illness. j "Flying Circus'MChajiges Hour of Exhibitiorr to 12:00 The-"flying circus," which is to give an exhibition in Omaha Mon day, will perform airplane feats at 12 oclock - at the Ak-Sar-Ben grounds,, instead of at 1:30, as first announced, according to word given out at Victory loan headquarters - jfcfor ilici n m mm m mw m eilClOUS Cnffoa . Delicious . it. nt e WTimate muit or we sjy. mBvikrM ICh uMtJJllu- i I zl A 1 comes blended 1 is deIiciovsness.A - . f - i t 7- - ufln K flr x to il Wl UJ'llU V s 11 I lEzsanrsnrasfti n-: V V 7 (1 o Beginnings Tomorrow Monday TTv ' J O ecepi;ion -AND Plant -in speetion Of the Newly -Enlarged and y -;. ' Improved MUSIC Afternoon a n d evening by Dan Desdunes. ZLOWERS Forjtye ladies REFRESHMENTS and .. SOUVENIRS for ' i EVERYONE. V n j v . . . : at Leavenworth and 26th Streets, oil Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28th, 29ih and 30th from 2:00 to 5:30 ancTfrom 7:30 to 9:00 P. M. , t; i. V See for Yourself f How milk' is received; How it istested; 1 ' How it is clarifie&j ! , How it is pasteurized; ' How it is bottled and capped; How bottles are washed; And how they are sterilized;1 7 The big addition recently; built and the new equipment just installed of moderrTand efficient dairy devices should be of exceptional interest to every Omahan interested in safeguarding the i health of Omaha's growing population. - Afters Inspecting the Plant, You are Invited to go up to THE ALAMITO ROOF GARDFN And listen fb MISS LUTIE STEARNS, of Milwaukee, give .short talks on , "MILK the Most Perfect, Indispensable and Cheapest Foodv I " for Children and Adults.77 . At the instance of the Alamito Dairy . Co., Miss Stearns has addressed more than half a hundred interested and ap- pr,eciative audiences in Oniaha during the past moith and these talks at the Alamito Plant will be the last opportun ' ities for 0 m a h a Mothers ahd others interested in Child . Welfare to hear this gifted woman talk. ' r fell Miss ' Stearns' talks will be given daiiy at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon and at 7:30 and'8:30in the evening, Wed n e s d a y evening excepted. y M6nday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Apr.v 28-29-30 Music, Flowers, Refreshments and Souvenirs , x and an interesting inspection of a really great institution v r You will meet Miss Stearns and the other members of the Alamito "family77 -- numbering more than one hundred men and girls who are glad they "belong" they have their "house organ", their girls' club, thei efficiency meetings, and their "good time dances." v . ' , 1 ' ' It is this "family" of Alamito employes ho in reality extend to Omaha mothers r lathers and children this uivitation to COME AND SEE' FOR YOURSELF .X. 1