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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA', FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1919. COAL SITUATION SERIOUS HERE AS SUPPLYDWINOLES Schools, Churches and Thea , ters Get No More Fuel Written Applications Required. Coal dealers clamoring for coat to satisfy the demands of the public. filled the office of the terminal coal committee in the Union Pacific ', headquarters building yesterday morning. The order issued by W. Xf T r t . t ,1 sii. jciicrs, tiiainuan 01 ine commit tee, stopping the release of coal to nonessential industries, ' .schools, churches and theaters, will go into effect this morning, Mr. Jeffers said yesterday. , " Reports that a trainload of coal was to be shipped to Omaha from Duluth, Minn., failed" to bring cptimisism among'members of the coal committee. A trainload of coal would be a mere "drop in the bucket" in Omaha, members say. "While the city is not entirely without coal, there is no sign of relief in the near future," said Mr. Jeffers, "and the order was im perative. Some schools may. have sufficient coal to remain open for a short time, and the order will be retracted at the moment we have assurances that it is safe." Situation Very Acute. That the situation has become , very acute in the city is indicated by the fact that many steam plants, heating large buildings, are burning domestic coal. This, in itself, necessitates drastic action, accord ing to member! of the coal com mittee. . Buckingham, general manager ol the Union Stock Yards Co., said yesterday that he was experiencing sotie difficulty in securing coal (a ru'i switch engines in the vards. If switching should be stdpped the en tire packing industry on the South Side would be at a standstill, it is pointed out. Trains on the Rock Island and Santa Fe lines are burning nothing but coal which has been stored for many months, and as a result trains on these lines are running behind schedules, for firemen must shovel double the amount of stored coal to secure the same heat as is secured by fresh coal. ' buiwucu io minimum. In explanation to the order issued yesterday cutting off coal from schools and churches Chairman Jef-. fers said: "The rapid depletion of the coal supply makes it absolutely necessary for distribution of coal to the retail dealers, as Well as industries, to be ! curtailed to the minimum to avoid entirely running out of coal and thereby producing actual suffering in the homes,- hospitals, hotels, of fice, buildings and either public in stitutions. "Public utilities must also be pro vided with coal. It has become nec essary to stop the delivery of coal to schools, churches, places of amusement and non-essential indus tries. Statement to Dealen. To properly supervise the dis tribution of coal the following in structions were issued by Chairman Jeffers to alt coal dealers in Greater Omaha and Council Bluffs: - "Effective 7 a. m November 21, ' bituminous and lignite coal may be ! delivered by dealers in Greater Omaha and Council Bluffs only ; upon written application in each in- ! stince bv the nurrhaser to a. dealer i and approved by this office. j "Forms of application may be had upon request at this office. These ! applications are of two kinds," viz: 'Application for Commercial Coal,' and "Application for Domestic Coal."' "These applications- are to be made out in detail in duplicate", and original and duplicatestnust be filed together. If approved, the original will be retained and the duplicate with written approval thereon will be returned to dealer as authority for rpecific delivery. Signed W. M. JEFFERS "Chairman, Sub-coal Committee." Situation In Schools. W T. Bourke, secretary of the board of .education, stated that there is an average supply of coal to last two weeks in the public schools.. " 1 . ., "I am now 'sending a request to all ianitors to report coal on hand Friday of this week," , said Mr. Bourke. "Some schools may have more than two weeks' supply and some may have less, but 1 would say that the average would be two weeks." Automobile Trucks Donated to Carry Thanksgiving Offering So far five automobile trucks have been donated to carry the Thanks giving offering of the school chil dren of Omaha to the poor from the schools to the distributing station at .-Seventeenth an Harney streets. More trucks will be needed, as the territory which has to be covered takes in the entire city, and the offerings of 4 food; clothing, canned goods and other things will be large. ... Seventy-five schools in Omaha will be contributors to the Thanks giving offering this year, and the goods received will be distributed by the differentcharitable organiza tions of the city. The committee in charge of the distribution of the goods is com posed of Mrs. G. W. Doane of the Associated Charities, J. E. Fitzger ald of the Woodmen of the World and Major McCormack of the Vol Divorce Courts In the glad Yuletide last year Part .srrihnr wmt ti Dos MoineS and married James Burke, a soldier stationed tnere, on jjeceonier it. She now has filed suit against him for a divorce in the Douglas county district court, alleging that he didn't support her and finally deserted her. She asks for the restoration of her maiden -name. Clarence Boslaw says in a peti tion for divorce filed in district court that his wife, Rosa Belle, has aban doned him. They were married in 1915. , James W. Keys charges his wife, Emma, with misconduct, naming a man, Ramey, at 1513 Leavenworth street, in a petition for divorce filed in district court. Ernest Lethram savs that his wife, Florence, failed to cook his meals or otherwise minister to nis domestic comfort. , He asked the district court for a divorce from her. Divnre Aerrer were Granted bv Judge Wakeley in divorce court to Myrtle Kline from Wesley on the ground of extreme cruelty; to Dewey Hamer from Alice Hamer for cruelty; to Sylvia Bryan from Winfield Brvan on the charge of extreme xruelty, and to Maud Con well from Frank Conwell on the crrnnnH nf nnrtQiinnnrr. Mrs. Con- well was given custody of the child. Edward Jones was granted a di vorce from Katherine Jones by Judge Troup in divorce court on the eround of cruelty, lheir mar ried life lasted just seven months. Six hundred dollars alimony was given to Genevra Briggs in a de cree of divorce from Burdett Briggs on the ground of extreme cruelty, granted by Judge Wakeley in divorce court. Harry Anderson was granted a divorce from Bertha June Anderson by Judge Wakeley in divorce court on the charge of cruelty. Nellie Denton was given a di vorce from John C. Denton by Judge Troup in divorce court on the ground ot desertion, bhe was granted $250 alimony. 1 Hasl Funeral Today. Funeral services for Mary French Hasl will be held from St. Mary Magadelene church, Eighteenth and Dodge streets, this morning at 9. Friends may call at the family resi dence, 3540 North Twenty-eighth street. BUTLER INSISTS ON PUBLIC PROBE OF POLICE FORCE City Commissioner Defers Res olution Until Mr. Ringer Returns. City Commissioner Butler agreed during the city council meeting yes terday, to defer his resolution, call ing for a public investigation of the police department, until next Tues day morning, on account of the ab sence of Police Commissioner Ringer, who is in Detroit. This resolution is along the lines urged by Governor, McKelvie,' in a letter last week to the mayor and city commisioners, and also as ex pressed through his special repre sentative, Ralph Wilson. Mr, Butler insists that a thorough investigation of the court house af fair should be held, that it should be open to press and public, and that the governor's representative should be allowed to participate to the extent of summoning and ex amining any and all witnesses. During the council meeting Mayor Smith presented recent exchange of correspondence between himself and the governor on, this subject, full text of which letters hat been printed in The Bee. Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Dies After Living Here 45 Years Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart, 65 years old, a resident of Omaha for more than 45 years, died at her home, 1503 Corby street, yesterday, fol lowing an illness of several weeks. She is survived by three daugh ters, Mrs. L. H. Simmons, Mrs. H. C McCandlers and Helen Stuart, all living in Omaha. Funeral services will be held from the home, tomor row afternoon at 2. Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery nrt? t rr i u 1-. uee-irmz; jiuw u nuns The Pain in My Foot !" "Sometime! it Is in my arm. Merciful Heaven, how my back hurts in the morn ing I" It's aU due to an over abundance of that poison called urio acid. The kid neys are 'not able to get rid of it. Sucb conditions yon can readily overcome, and prolong life by taking the ad vice of Dr. , Pierce, which is "keep the kidneys in good order.'! "Avoid too much meat, alcohol or tea. Drink plenty of pure water, preferably hot water, before meals, and drive the urio acid out of the system by taking Anurio." This can be obtained at almost any drug store.! Send a bottle of water to the chemist at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., and you will receive free medical advice as to whether the kidneys are affected. , When your kidneys get slug gish and clog, you suffer from backache, sick-headache, dizzy spells, or twinges and pains of lumbago, rheumatism or gout; or sleep is disturbed two or three times a night, take heed, before too late. Get Anurio (anti-uric-acid), for it will put new life into your kidneys and your entire system. Ask your nearest drug gist for it or send Dr. Pierce ten oanta for trial package. K unteers of America. Mrs. Ellen Lynch, Resident of Omaha Half Century, Dies Mrs. Ellen Lynch 74 years old, died Vifcdnesday night at her home, 2304 South Twelfth street, follow ing an illness of two months.. She was the widow of Patrick Lynch and had lived 50 years in Omaha. Requiem mass will be held at nine a. m., Saturday at at. reters cath olic church. Fourteenth and Castelar streets, by Rev. Peter C Gannon. Mrs. Lynch had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Her surviving children are: W. P. J. J. Lynch and Mrs. A. Mattern. har art 10 grandchildren, Tickle Tickle Tickle Thai's What Mains You - Cough Hayeo' Healing Honey Stops Tho Tickle By Healing Tho Throat 35o par Bottle ASTHMA Dr. Kinsman's Asthma Remedy hres inatant relief. 24 jrean of rucceM. 60e. at all druggi. Avoid all tulutitute. Trial Treatment Mailed Free. Write to Dr. F . G. Kin, man. Hunt Block, Angua,Maine CONANT HOTEL BUILDING SIXTEENTH STREET i : . Ill XTT71TTT TTATlTT 4SfLXjk. fl J&SES s , II mnS)Jw!ftm it II Will .m - - L j Police Say One of the El Beudor Apartment Robbers Identified Identification of one of the rob bers who held up Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Powers in their apartment at the El Beudor, Eighteenth and Dodge streets, early Tuesday morn ing was made yesterday at Central police station by Mr. Powers, ac cording to police. A slender youth giving his name as Frank R. Porter of Huntington, W. Va. is being held by police upon the alleged identification of Pow ers. Porter was arrested Wednesday in a lodging house on lower Doug las street. According to the report of the holdup and xthe description of the two robbers, police worked on a clue that the "gentleman" burglar, who ha rnhnH nrniki hom. n( thousands of dollars worth of jewel ry during the past three months, committed the robbery with the co operation of an accomplice. Police expect to arrest an accomplice of Porter. The burglars who held up and robbed Mr. and Mrs. Powers -used similar tactics of the "gentleman" burglar in conversing with their vic tims. ' None of the foot taken from the apartment has been recovered, po lice say. Marriage Annulled On the , Petition of Girl's Father The marriage of Cloe Waltman and Frank Waltman which took place May 14, 1919,Jn Omaha was an nulled by District Judge Wakeley yesterday on petition of her father, Edward Deffenbaugh. Cloe Deffen baugh was under the age of 18 years when the( marriage was performed and didn't have permission from her parents to wed, the court found. The Bee's Free Shoe Fund Scores of youngsters are wearing new, strong, warm though plain shoes today because of the gener osity of contributors to The Bee's fund. ' "Georgia is almost afraid to put his new shoes on for fear he will spoil them," one poor widowed mother said as she stopped her work at the wash tub long enough to speak of the good the fund has done her. She has v four children and her husband died last fall. Dozens of just such children are on the waiting list, just waiting for money to be added to the fund. Pwlonnly acknowledged SS39 C'hrln Lunift-ard, Hardy, Neb S K. H l R. R. Elliott S K. H, Dlvkeraon.... 5 Iota! r." SS6S Scottish Rite Class Closes Reunion With lnirtyoecona uegr a w Dr. John E. SimDson vesterd inferred the 31st Masonic d gree on 355 men, the largest clasi ever assembled in the Scottish Ri cathedral. Following a luncheoi served by the Scottish Rite Wi man's club, the class had its oi tttre' taken on the south side of th Central High school. Carl E. Herring conferred thi 32d degree on the class vesterda afternoon. The four-dav session o the class closed last night with i banquet, which was served in thi cathedral. The heating element in a new eleft fric device for creasing trousen vhile they are being worn is placec hside their -legs to avoid iniurini r r. r . toe outsiae ot me taDnc. , Friday, 9 A. M. 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