Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Diamonds, laheim. Jeweisr,
Rudolph =. sweboaa, Public A~ooountana
"a HouTks for Quality cigars. SIC 8. 18th
Morand's lessons in dancing. Tel. b lOt1
Rinshart, PHOTOGRAPHER. 18th &Farham-
SowHaen- III n. IL Douglas shoe t1.So.
hlsetrten wiring aad Rspaats-Burgsss-
crRnden company. i6It Howard street
AonitaAie Lsfe-Poiicies sight drafts at
maturity. II. d. Neeiy. manager, Omaha.
Services At Temple fsrasl-Rabbi r. r
Cohn will talk at S O'Clock tonlsht at Tenn
pie Israel on "A Reflection on Life
Providsnt Land sooisty-The Provident
Land society OF Omaha has filed amended
articles OF Incorporation increasing its cap
itai stock from $4,000 to S1Oo.OoO.
Keep yea money ana vaiuahlss In =
safe deposit box In the American safe De-
post Vaults In Tho Bee building, which IL
absolutely burglar and fireproof. Boxes
rent for only 50 a year or 81 a quarter.
Equal Rights Club Hlsots-The Equal
Rights club, at a meeting held Thursday
evening, elected these officers for the fol-
lowing year: President, James Walsh; vice
president. +. c. Best: secretary, Samuel
w. Scott; treasurer, c. s. Huntington.
Zine Boobies for the Eavy-Just nine
recruits have beer secured for the United
states navy at the naval recruiting station
in the federal building in Omaha thus far
dufing the month OF November. The APP
plieatIons have been numerous enough. but
a majority OF the applicants have failed
in the physical. moral and other require
ments.
Julius Hslphaud Loses suit-Iulins
Helphand has lost his suit In district court
against the Independent Telephone COM
anv gbo {,trx. rofssrntpE a xroedA,t Zoe tho
defendant Friday morning. Helphand runs
a store at S14 North Sixteenth street, the
basement Of which was flooded a year ago
last August. Helphand charged the flood
was due TO the trench dug In the alley by
the telephone company. He sued for $1,000
Inquiry for missing Dauahtsr-J. r.
Thompson OF S~heridanville, Pa. has writ
ten the Omaha Postoffice department ask
ing assistance In finding his daughter, Miss
Lizzie May Thompson. who 10 supposed TO
be in Omaha. The last word that was had
from her was from Omaha, but several
weeks have elapsed since then and her
father is becoming extremely anxious rela-
tive to her whereabouts. No such name
appears in the Omaha city directory.
"a Morgan Thrown from ~xotor-Emer-
gency officer Ed Morgan OF the police de-
partment. who is noted locally as a wrestler
and all-round athlete. Is slightly incapaci-
tated as the result OF being thrown from
his motorcycle wednesday when he ran
over a dos. Only the comparatively low
speed at which the machine wal going
saved Morgan from more serious injuries.
As It was the motorcycle landed on top of
him and hurt his hip so that he will be
unable to run down any burglars for a few
days at least.
Gard System for BeFgass-Ida v. joints.
the new general secretary OF the Associated
Charities in Omaha, has procured a num-
Der of cards which she would like tho peo-
pie OF the city to give to beggars instead
of money or meals. The cards, upon pre-
sentation at the office in the city hall. will
secure aid for the bearer. Miss Jontz says
that the Associated Charities will not do
any especial Thanksgiving work. leaving
that to the churches, Salvation Army and
other charitable organizations. Any appli-
cants for aid will be looked after. however.
Bath at Jail for . Psnslty-"Turn the
hose on this man." said Judge Crawford
in police court Friday morning, when L. J.
West again appeared before him charged
with vagrancy. after having been released
Thursday on the same charge. Give him
a bath at the county Jail every day for
thirty days. said the judge, and West
walked away with only enough concern
portrayed on his face to show that he
merely dreaded the baths, not the month
In Jail. Thursday he was discharged be-
cause the Judge said he was too dirty TO
be In jail.
Two hours to Leave Town-Two hours
in which to pack his belongings and leave
the city, was the time allowed Carl Scatter,
n recent prisoner at the county jail, when
he was a~rraigned before Police Judge
Crawford Friday morning on a charge OF
vagrancy and dismissed. Bertha Williams
Of 4O2 North Fourteenth street. the woman
with whom Scatter had been living until
he was sent to jail for larceny. was waking
for him at the Jail door when he was re-
leased after serving a fiftcen-day sentence.
30 they were both locked up. The woman
was also discharged in police court and told
not to go with Scatter.
In Danger OF bigger chArgs-George
Allen, who was arrested by Sergeant Hayes
Tuesday night while peddling stolen wom-
ems garments in the Third ward, Is now
liable to have the charge OF grand larceny
placer against nim. Detectives Maloney
anC A Deusen found a large telescope
belonging to Allen In a cheap lodging
house. women's clothing amounting 10 a
considerable value were found in the teie-
scope ana Chief Savage Of the detective
force believes that the goods are stolen.
They were sent by express to Sioux City
from Manksto. MINI. and then reshipped
TO Omaha, tags which were steamed off
the grip showed this to the detectives and
indicating TO them that the man wished
20 cover his tracks.