Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Installation Of Automatic stokers at
ArmOur's is Completed.
VOLUME OF SMOKE DM1NIsHEs
Manager Howe ana Family Leave
for visit 60 Europe-RumOr of
Injunction suit Against
City.

The last section of the automatic crate
for Armour q Co.'S boilers Is being finished
off ana the whole system Is now quite as
perfect as modern engineering can make
It. The work Of putting in the CRATES has
been slow, for the reason that II was
necessary to keep the fires under the boil
ers all the time. OF the several boilers In
She battery only one could be closed down
at any time. The work of installing these
CRATES has been going on for about three
months or more.
The coal is dumped from the cars into
the feeding bins Of the CRATE and after
that requires a minimum of attention. The
consumption of coal is far less and the
percentage Of heat far higher than In the
old shovelins process, with the open doors
and uneven draft The effect Of the auto
matic CRATE is already seen in the volume
Of smoke from the high stack.
The mechanical feeders are supplemented
by automatic ash carriers at the rear. This
does away with a gang of men h usually
had plenty Of work keeping the CRATES
from filling with ashes and burning out.
Armour & Co.'S plant is now in charge
of G. w. Bowers, acting manager during
the absence Of r c. Howe in Europe,
n. c. Howe left South Omaha wednesday
and is accompanied to Europe by his wife
and family.
Rumor of Injunction Suit.
Rumors of an injunction suit were rife
about the city hall yesterday afternoon to
prevent the city council from paying for
$4,000 worth of fire hose, which, 1t was
maintained by the parties planning the
suit, was more than the city needed, and
was purchased lrregularly and at a greater
price than necessary,
The would be enjoiners failed to appear,
however. 1t is seriously doubted by the
officials IL any injunction would be granted,
The city would Immediately point to the
fact that although the hose may not be
needed with the present equipment, yet
the new charter provides for a steamer
and another hose cart at least. When
these pieces are added to the present equip
ment the hose will find immediate use.
DIR. sIabauEh's Mother Dead.
DIR. w. II. Slabaugh will leave South
Omaha this afternoon for Randolph, o.,
called there by the death of his aged
mother, which occurred at 6 p. n. He had
been warned of the serious illness OF his
mother during the afternoon and was maxi
ing all haste to leave for the east, hoping
to arrive before her death. He will leave
at the time he originally planned.
Bicycle Thieves at work.
The South Omaha detective service have
had a new line of cases brought to notice
of late. This is the presence of a gang
OF bicycle thieves which Is working Omaha
and South Omaha. Three bicycles were
reported stolen yesterday. The owners of
the rnIacing usbaala p ChRrIae Hardar
the Magic City Printing company and the
Nebraska Cycle company. All of the
wheels were taken while the owners had
left them In front Of stores and were busy
within. O.
Dedicate Church Site.
The Presbyterian church will hold a SER
vice Sunday morning in dedicstion Of the
church site for the new church. 1t Is
planned to hold part Of the service at the
church and march from there to the site
of the new church at Twenty-third and J
streets. C. M. Rich and Z. H. Roberts
will lead the procession followed in order
by the pastor and elders. the trustees,
choir and the societies of the church. The
conservation will consist in reading the
One Hundredth psalm, hymn, pastors ad-
dress, prayers by the elders, pastors
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diction.
In the evening the womens' Missionary
society will nave charge of the service.
A quartet will render appropriate music,
THE Eye OF Faith" will be Rev. r. w.
Liver's Sunday morning theme. The young
people will meet AT the evening service.
"Can a Man Know God?' is the topic
of Rev. George Van Wrinkles Sunday
morning sermon. His evening sermon is
about the subject Springs In the Desert"
A baptismal service will be conducted In
the evening.
Holy communion will be celebrated at
s a. m, at st. Martins church. Mathis
with sermon follow at IL a. m. A vesper
service win be conducted at st. Clements
mission at s p. m. The 1itany will be said
at st. Edwards chapel at 8 p. m., each
Friday.
A special patriotic service VIII be con-
Quoted by the Womens' Missionary So
oiety of the First Presbyterian church Sun.
day evening. Music will be furnished by
q quartet Of male voices and Mrs. II. C
Richmond viii render a solo "Star
Spangled Banner" Rev. Ralph II. Hous-
mar Of CASTELAR, Presbyterian church will
deliver an address christian Patriotism al
Home and Abroad
The United Presbyterian Sabbath school
will meet at noon. The congregation will