Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-16
KESSEL COMES TO OMAHA
Relative Of Max Ferenstein Of Thi'
City Not to Be DepOrted.
BRECKENRIDGE GIVES LUNCHEON
Entertains Friends ut Warrington
Nebraska Association Soon to
Give Reception at Ma
tiOnal Capital.
(From a staff Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1~6.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-The commissioner general OF immi-
grafton, after a careful review Of the facts
presented to him by Congressman Hitch
cock in the case Of solomon Kessel. an
immigrant who is being held at Ellis
island, has reversed his former ruling and
today gave orders to permit Kessel TO come
in. On January 6 Congressman Hitchcock
received a telegram from G. s. Elgutter
of Omaha saying that Kessel was being
held awaiting an appeal to the secretary
Of and labor and asking thai
steps be taken to have him admitted to this
country. The commissioned general OF I'm
migration here decided that Kessel could
not be admitted under bond and would
have to be deported, but Mr.. Hitchcock
appealed the case to the secretary OF COM
merce and labor. Henry A. Wolf and
Isador Goldstein of Omaha have furnished
50, 900 bond and under this bond Mr.. Hitch
cock insisted that Kessel could not legally
be deported.
Kessel is a brother-in-law OF Max Feren-
stein of Omaha, with whom he desires to
make his home.
Luncheon by breckenridge.
Ralph w. Breckenridge OF Omaha enter
tanned q number of his old friends who
are residents Of Washington at luncheon
today. There were in the party General
Beck, General Humphrey. Paul Charlton,
Dave Mercer and e, G. Snyder.
The Nebraska association will give a
reception at the Hotel Normandie next
Tuesday evening. The guests of honor will
be alumni Of Nebraska universities. The
guests to be particularly honored are MIR.
and Mrs. A. F. Woods, who are soon to
I--.z g.. Ga MI AL. n.Ak
Woods has been for some years assistant
chief of the bureau OF animal plant in
dustry and leaves Washington to become
dean of the school of agriculture OF the
University OF Minnesota and also will have
charge Of the government agricultural ex-
pertinent station. Mr.. Woods is Of the
class of 80 Of the University of Nebraska.
His position with the University Of Mime
sofa carries with 1t a salary of $500.
Miss Mary Sullivan, recently a teacher
in the Omaha High school, is in the city
for a few days enroute TO Europe, where
she will pursue original literary research.
On January / Shoshone dam in north
Wyoming was completed to within seven
feet from the height of the finished struc-
ture, only about COO cubic yards OF ma
sonry remaining to be lined. Forty five
feet were added to the height OF the dam
during December in spite OF difficulties ii-
cident to severe winter weather.
New AppOintees.
Ernest l.. Stone OF Rockford, John p
Kirchen, Jr, OF Osceola, Manley Sargstel
OF Iowa City, Ia; II. H.. Hamer of Lara.
mic, Charles e, Wright, F. ]. Daraes, A
C.. Trussel and Albert b. Ekd,l OF Chey'
enne, Wyo., have been appolaiel railwa,
mail clerks.
The civil service commissioned announces
that spring examinations for the depart
mental service in Washington will be hei'
as follows;
Nebraska-Omaha, January %. March
and %, April 10; Beatrice, March rs; Crane
Island, March o. April 10. March a; Lin
coin, January Is. March 8 and 10, April 10.
Iowa-Ames, March 3, April 10; Burling
ton, March 9 and 20, April 10; Cedar Rap
ids, March Is; Davenport. March 4, Apr
i3; Dies Molnes, January Is, March . an
%, April "; Dubuque, March 3 and ~. Apr