Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-15


thirteenth ard Davenport streets. was wit
messed by Officers Brady and Smith, who
promptly put Gross under arrest, and he
was sentenced to thirty days in jail by
Judge Crawford.
Suit In Attaohmens-A suit in attach
ment has been filed in the United States
pany. abainst B. B. Hopper, a grain and
implement dealer at Waterloo. The amount
involved in the claim Of the plaintiffs is
$,255, represented on three promissory
notes. Deputy United States Marshal Nc
Callum. went to Waterloo friday morning
to levy on the Hopper establishment under
the attachment proceedings.
Burglar IL Scared Away-Waklng at 3:15
Friday morning, s, Proctor. 21lO South
Twenty-first street. heard a burglar prowl-
ing through the house. Grabbing a revol
yer, Proctor started an Investigation. but
was heard by the burglar, who jumped out
the window he had entered by cutting 'out
the screen, followed by a few shots from
Proctor's gun. Proctor evidently failed to
hit the marauder, as 90 trace Of him has
been found. Nothing was secured by the
burglar.
Fund Collected for zion-The subscrip-
ton list which was started a week ago
among the Jewish people of Omaha for the
Zionist National fund, brought In a total of
S50.65. This contribution was made for the
establishment Of a Jewish nation in Pales-
tine and the paper was started on August
G, the anniversary Of the scattering of the
Jews by the Romans, This day, the
! "Tisha B'av'. is usually taken as the
occasion for some special effort in behalf
Of the Zion movement,
Weather Bureau Printer Arrives. E
) Akin, the printer for the weather bureau
service, arrived in Omaha Thursday eve
ming and reported for duty to the weather
4 department Friday morning. He has beguT
the installation of the printing plant In thu
federal building that has been waiting hi!
= arrival for several months. AS soon as tn,
printing plant is in working condition
= weather bulletins and other weather bu
reau data will be printed from the Oman,
office. covering both Kansas and Nebraska
w. I. Vernon Invited to omaha-Th,
e Lincoln Republican club, composed OF loca
colored people, has invited W, T. Vernon
register OF the United States treasury, L
come to Omaha and address the people o
his race the latter part Of this month. Mr.
Vernon is a negro and the officers of tn
Lincoln club believe that should he visit
Omaha he could do much TO remove wha
dissatisfaction there exists among the col
ored people. A reply has not as yet bee.
received from campaign headquarters, bu
John Grant Pegg. president Of the elut
is confident that Mr.. Vernon can be Sc
cured for an address in Omaha.
Unique Wild west Pioture-In the win
dow OF the business office Of The Bee, a
Seventeenth and Farnam streets, is dis
played a splendid photograph OF 100 Indian
Of the Buffalo Bill Wild West show. take
in Philadelphia on the exact spot wher
the treaty Of peace was signed betwee
William Penn and the Indians. In the Ger
ter Of the group is Colonel W. F. Cody an
to the left is Captain William McCuni
completely surrounded by Indians in the
gay costumes. Advertising car No. 2 {
the Wild West show arrived in Oman
Friday and is billing the city, ~announcin
the show for August g.