Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Truant Officer MacAulay Orders
Children Out Of Vaudeville.
ovERCOAT THIEF QUICKLY TAKEN
= y. Marcy Finds Officers SvIn In
Capture OF SnenkthIef-IrIsh-
american Republicans form
New club.

cant officer Paul MacAulay OF South |
ana called a halt yesterday afternoon !
ON the practice Of allowing children OF ten
de, years to appear in vaudeville at moving
picture shows for pay He ordered the
management Of one of the local theaters
10 drop a head line attraction which has
been running during the week. He paid a
visit last night TO the other theaters and
gave similar notice. He did not issue his
orders until he had visited the theater in
question, where young girl appeared in
song and dance. At this theater the man
agement Immediately Cancelled the engage
ment.
1t has been the practice among certain
OF the moving picture shows to exhibit chill
dTen OF precocious ability and often these
httle tots have been made to say and act
parts which person grown in vaudeville
would regard improper
As to the scheme of one Of the playhouses
Of holding an amateur night for children,
Mr.. MacAulay has not decided that he will
stop the practice yet. He wished to see for
himself exactly what kind of exhibition
these children were allowed to produce.
The children at this theater contest weekly
for standing prize and none are in any
sense paid salary. The truant officer said
he undoubtedly had the right to end this
practice II he saw it had a bad effect.
OvercOat Thief Caught.
II. +. Marcy, 800 North Twenty-thrd
street, Is considerably pleased at the
covery OF his overcoat and the capture OF
petty thief who took It from room No. ITO
of the South Omaha Live stock exchange.
lie wore the coat to work on cold morn
ing early in the week and during the day
the offender whose name is given as
George Legioe, slipped in and took 1t. He
pawned the coat in Omaha, from which he
was traced and caught by the Omaha
police They turned him over to the South
Omaha authorities and Mr.. Marcy identi-
fled his coat. t.
IriAh-RepubIIcan Club Formed.
An sh-American republican club Of
fifty-two members was organized at Pear
sons hall Thursday evening, the permanent
organization OF which is az follows: Pres
ident, Thomas NJ Conway; vice president,
j. j. DAILY; secretary John Lynn; sergeant
alarms, John Kelly.
A committee on constitution and bylaws
was appointed and other important commit
tees appointed as well as the transaction
Of much important business. Great enthusl-
asm was shown by the members who re-
sponded to the call with more zeal and good
will than any organization heretofore at
tempted The club proposes to make itself
a strong factor In the approaching cam
vote for the republican party than has
ever been poed in South Omaha. The next
meeting of the club will be Thursday Sep
TENDER 6, at Pearson's hail at Twenty sixth
and q streets
Frequent offenders Held.
c. c. Mckinley and Al keenan, we're In
police court yesterday morning the
charge of habitual drunkenness. They have
been in the city Jail in South Omaha q
great many times on a similar charge. The
court found no means OF extenuaung tnell
Offenses further and they were turned over
TO Deputy Sheriff NJ. b. Thompson for a
hearing before the board on insanity, with
view of committing them to the inebriacS
Yards at Lincoln.
Church Services.
Rev. DIR. II. l.. Wheeler will conduct IN,
morning service at Rushings hall Sunda,
morning. The evening service will begii
at $50 p. m. and the leader for the evenin,
win be Perry Med. Wheeler
The Methodist church will meet at thu
Young Mems Christian association room
Sunday morning. The Sunday school will
precede the regular preaching service b!
j. Nj. Boutwell,.
native Persian will lecture at the Bap
fist church Sunday morning A collection
will be taken for his expenses
Services will be held at Letter Memora
church Sunday morning and evening. Rev
T. NJ. Ransom will preach.
Christian Apathy, the Cause and Cure
will be the topic of Rev. Alfred q. White
Sunday morning sermon.
Holy communion will be celebrated a
ST. Clements mission at S a. M. Rev. Al
fred q, White officiating. At II a. m. "
l.. Cullen will conduct the usual mornin
prayer service. st. Edwards Sunda
school will convene at D. m.
Announcement will be made Sunday a
the morning service of the First Methods
congregation of the call for a genera
church meeting to be held the folloNin
Friday evening, at which time the questio
of a new church viii be discussed and IN
plans SO far az known will be unfolded
Magic city Gossip.
I'D Jones was arrested last evenin
charged with petit larceny.
Mr. and Mrs. a. De Lanney have r,
turned from a trip to Seattle, Wash.
Mrs John Mclntire underwent an opera
ton at the South Omaha hospital Thurs
day,
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Harmon are entei
tanning Mrs John Cash and Mrs, Scanlo
Of faTnell, la.
Ladies' Aid society viii be held at II
synagogue at Twenty-fifth and stree
sunday at p, m.
Louis q. Wig and Elva c. Wredbel
were married W ednesday, September &
the swedish Lutheran church. The GER
mony was performed by Rev. q. A. JONI
son.
A. W. Jones has returned from Chicag
where he has spent the summer runnir
his amusement invention, the "merI
mixer" lie reports very prosperous SCI
SON.
James Pringle was taken in charge
the south Omaha police Thursday nigh
who placed him in jail for safe keepin
Tho man is thought to be slightly d
Nmented.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. N.
Movers, TWenty-third and WashngtC
streets died yesterday. The funeral "
be held at p. m today. Rev. Adams W
offcate.
NEW THOUGHT MEETING 500