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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1920)
I I f if I i A THE: BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1920. Train Hits Omaha Man And Woman Couple (Jiving Names of C. M. Skinner 1 and MisiT Mary Cooper Injured In Crash In Iowa. An Omaha couple wa injured at Denison. la., yesterday when North western passenger train No. 1, west jound, sttuck their au'oinohilc sedan at a crossing three-quarters of a mile from tte city limits. The car was demolished. The man drivinc the car cave hi name as C. M. Skinne;, 4J0 World Herald building, and the young woman as Miss Mary Cooper, Harnev street. The pilot of the locomotive. which was traveling at a speed of 45 miles an hour, crashed into the rear end of the sedan, throwing the car for 10 feet and hurling the couple from the machine. The train was 'stopped and the injured pair taken aboard, with the train backing into Denison, where the man and woman were taken to a hospital. Neither was injured fatally. Their hurts comprised cuts and bruises about the head and body. The license number of the sedan was 35-280 Nebraska. C. M. Skinner. 4.16 World Herald building, is a bro'her of Paul and . Lloyd Skinner and is interested in a bank at Ralston. At 2822 Harney street.lives Victor Adolph. Mrs. Adolpm skid no Mary Cooper lived at that address. She said she knows no Mary Cooper, but that a Grace Kclley, a stenographer, lived there. Miss Kellry, she said, had left, the city several days ngo and was ex pected to return home, yesterday. She has not yet arrived, though, Mrs. Adolph said. At his office, it was reported C M. Skinner was over in Iowa, having left Omaha two days ago. Plans Are Made for, Meeting In Omaha of State Farmers Flans were completed Monday for the 12th annual session of the Nebraska farmers' congress in Hotel Fontenelle December 14-16, at a meeting of the executive board in the Chamber of Commerce. J. B. Grinnell, secretary of the state or ganization, declared efforts would be made at this conference to stabilize the prices of farm produce. Pacific Fleet Men Hear Girl Sing Through Wireless Handle Two admirals and the entire lorcc of the Pacific fleet let official busi ness "stand by" recently while they listened to the first concert ever given via wireless telephone. Pretty Miss Mabclle Burch, brilliant young colora ture, who is singing with the Metropolitan quartette, has a brothcrCarl ton, on the submarine F2. Miss Murch asked permission to sing to her brother at sea by wireless telephone. The request was granted by Ad miral Hugh Rodman and an order issued for the entire fleet -to-listen in. The photo shows Admiral Rodman in his cabin on board the Pacific fleet flagship, New Mexico, listening while Miss Burch sings by wireless phone to her brother at sea. Tub of Butter and Two Suits of Clothing Stolen One tub of butter was stolen from the Kirschbaum & Son creamery Monday night, according to police reports. Burglars stole clothing from the home of Max Kaplan, 2502 Franklin street. i Two suits were -stolen from the Live Wire cleaners, 610 South Six teenth street. . John G. Neihardt. 3022 South Thirty-fourth street, reported the theft of a suitcase containing cloth ing valued at. $155 from him at the Webster street railroad station. A inackinaw was stolen from W. M. Peterson, 840 South Twenty third street. Bishop IsXJiven Judgment Against Pastor's Estate Special Master Gives $369, 762 Verdict Following Ex amination of Books Kept lv Dead Priest. New York, Nov. 2. A referee's report liled today in surrogate's court recommended that the claim of Archbishop Hayes for $369,762 against the estate of the Rev. John H. Strzelecki, pastor of aPolish Roman Catholic church here, be al lowed 'iu fuM with interest. After the priest d'ed, letters of administra tion' were ranted his brother J. F. Strzeilecki, whose statement de clared the priest left only $65,000 personal property. An examination of the church's books resulted in a suit to recover $369,762. The referee has been taking testi mony six montlis. The priest re ceived $600 a year as assistant pas tor and then $800 as paster. Later this was increased to $900. The day after the priest died his brother, according to the referee's report, took from a safe in the rectory, bonds and securities valued at $162, 000, besides two bank books show ing large deposits. ' "o satisfactory explanation has Fire in Basement. Rubbish in the furnace ' room in Ihe basement of the F. D. Wead, Company, Eighteenth and Farnam streets, caught fire at 8:30 yesterday morning. Damage was slight. PREMIUM SOD& CRACKERS are crisp and flaky, with a salty tang. Fine with milk, cheese, peanut butter or jam. NATIONAL BISCUIT, x COMPANY that motoring may be a pleasure s J a 3 i i 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 uuuuuu BED CROWN CASOUNE fUMSAn Oft MUMMY . ' ' OMAHA nnnnnn L c c c c Ml u E c c E r SERVICE is the cry of tiie hour. 'And standards that were acceptable five, three and even two years ago are out-of-date today. Red Crown service has done" much to make motoring the pleasure that it is. Convenient ly located filling sta tions along most every highway and byway , of the state, courteous salesmen, the finest gasoline and motor oils these are evi dences of our desire to erve. There are different grades of gasoline, made from different grades of crude oil by different refining processes. It will pay you to discriminate. Users of Red Crown gasoline find that it is high powered, starts easily, "picks up" quickly, leaves little car bon over long periods. It is economical because it costs no more and is actu- ally better. Economize on oil by using Polarine. It is made in four grades, differing in body but not in quality. These grades are . ' . Polarine Polarine Medium Heavy Polarine Heavy Polarine Extra Heavy For winter use the Polar ine and Polarine Medium Heavy grades are recommended. if been made of the disposition of these funds and securities," said the ref eree's report. While the dead priest was in charge of the church it was shown that the largest yearly col lection of pew rent was $4,100, while during the first six months in 1919 his successor reported pew rent of $10,000. An analysis of a ledger for from 1911 to 1916 indicates, it was said, that rents of $16,000 never were credited to the church. Juniors and Seniors Meet ' In Annual Class Contests Yesterday was Junior-Senior day in the second annual Purple and White week at Central High school. Members oi these classes entered into friendly rivalry for first honors. Monday was Freshman-Sophomore day. The freshman class pre sented characters of Mother Goose rhymes. The sophomore,? portrayed the choice between the good and evil elements of the school. Debates were held on whether the grading of Dodge street is beneficial to the high school. Winners will be announced next week. Sopliomore girls won over the freshmen in volley ball. Sophomore boys won thi military 'spelldown." Freshmen boys de- feated the oph.imorei in basket ball. Jo to S. The two classes broke even in track events, Explosion Victim Will Not Lose Eyesight, Doctor Says Frank Dunnigan, 1026 South Twenty-eighth street, victim of an explosion of a stofc battery a week ago, will not lose the sight of his eyes, according to Dr. A. O. Peterson, who is attending him. Dunnigan's eye9 were filled with sulphuric acid when static electricity in his body caused a storage bat tery to explode. He was working at Fairbanks-Mors: company, Ninth and Harney streets, at the time of the accident. Striking New York Bakers Get $6 Weekly Increase Xew York, Nov. 2. Leadets of union bakers, who went on strike in Brooklyn, demanding a .flat weekly increase of $6, reported that nearly all shop owners had acceded to the demands and less than 300 workmen were idle. More than 300 of the 36S shops signed agreements, they added. The strike affected between 5,000 and 6,000 workers. Man Is Arrested For Larceny In Sale of Stocks Secret of Revolutionary "Dis covery" of Gasoline Sub- elllliln IT Oil lit 11. I uncovered r roves to Be Hidden Tank. New York, Nov. 2. "Professor" P. John Chaster of Brooklyn was arrested Monday on a charge of grand larceny in connection with a "discovery" designed to revolution ize the motor fuel industry bv mix ing cornstalks, can? sugar and yeast as a substitute for gasoline. A test of the substitute is alleged by him to have beer! approved at Ramsey, N. J., by chemical experts of West Point Military academy. Assistant District Attorney Laza rus said the real secret of the test was two barrels of grain alcohol concealed behind a wall and con nected by a pipe to a tank. Clus ter's arrest followed an investiga tion by the district attorney's office cf a complaint of a delegation rep resenting 200 persons of the East Side. m Chasler was specifically charged by Ehrich Bares, a dealer in precious stones, with misappropriation of a $5,000 check made payable to the Fermogas company. Cares alleged that the check represented payment for 500 shares of stock in the Fcrmo gas company and charged Chasler with depositing it to the credit of the Industrial Research company, which, Bares said, s a "personal concern" of the defendant. ; Bee want ads are business gettera. DR. LEE W. EDWARDS Chiropractor OPEN EVENINGS 306 So. 24th Strt Corner Farnam ma 1 In educational value alone, these new piano rooms are worthy of a visit iney are open, now, to everyone. 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