Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Street Car Company Awaiting Action
on Transfer Ordinance.
OBJECTIONS TO THE MEASURE
Deadlock Results from 0esirc Of
Members Of Committee to Await
Grantins Of Transfers ny
Company.

Unless I've city council agrees to pass
the ordinance OF the street car company
directed against the misuse OF transfers q
is said. no action win be taken by the
company towards granting transfers by
the crosstown line at y street South
Omaha. President Wattles has said moth
ing on the subject since the ordinance was
submitted to the council The ordinance
makes Il misdemeanor TO give transfers
away and TO use transfers for round trips
1t was referred to the judiciary commit
tee Of the council and has been buried
there The feeling Of members Of the com
mtttee It is declared Is against granting
this favor before the street car company
tufils pledge given in the early part ot
last year, before the service started. that
transfers should be granted at some point
in this city.
Held On serious Charges.
John Hughes, colored. is being held in
connection with the burglary OF a merchan-
disc car on the Rock Island tracks a
month ago lie carried Off a 800 pound sack
Of sugar and when arrested at Twenty
ninth and p by Captain Dworak he ad-
mitted the offense and gave a description
of the man to whom he sold the goods The
detectives are looking for the MAJ. who Is
said to be peddler.
Another colored man named Thomas
Alexander is wanted at Leavenworth Kan
1 on a charge OF highway robbery He had
been taken up on suspicion and few
minutes after he was released Thursday
telegram came from Leayenworth ask
/ ing him to be held. He was picked up bv
Captain Sheehan Yesterday.
5. -. ~. =. beats York. n. :.
In an exciting basket ball game in the
/ Young Mems Christian association last
! night South Omaha High defeated York
! ~ 10 %. AT the end Of TIE first half the
! score stood Il TO Z, in favor of the local
J boys, who had by far the best of the
/ play York rallied In the second period and
when the whistle indicated that the game
was over they had reduced their ornaments.
lead by three. The score for the second half
was York, n, South Omaha, 10. Shields NJ
south Omaha starred, Collins also showed
up well for South Omaha. Medler and os
born did good work for York South
Omahas next big game viii be with Omaha
| High school South Omaha was repre-
scnted by Collins, Mencfen. Foley. Shields
Philip Rain and Berry and York by U,,,lIa
Colemen, hanns, Osborn and zunwinkle
Prior to the big match the south Omaha
high scnool juniors met and defeated the
omaha High scnool juniors IL to 10.
Church Services.
The Great Ascension Gift" will be the
topic OF the sermon Sunday morning of
the Rev. Dr. Wheeler, pastor Of the First
| Presbyterian church. The Christian En-
deavor society will meet at $50 D. m. and
| win be led by Mr.. Leasing. Dr. wheeler's
subject at the evening service at 73O will
be Tho Religion for the Street"
st. Martins Episcopal church, Twenty
fourth and J streets Rev. Alfred G. White,
I rector; a. m holy communlon; 10 a. m
| sunday school; II a. M, morning prayer
and sermon by the rector. Topic, "A False
| Humility I:3O, evening prayer and ad-
dress. The rector has returned from a
ten days visit with his mother and rel
atiyes in st. Paul, Mimi. and will Of
ficiate at all the services Sunday, While
away he participated in the conservation
service which made Rev. Mr.. Thurston,
rector OF St Paurs church, Minneapolis,
bishop Of Oklahoma.
st. Clements Episcopal church, Twenty
seventh and $ streets w. l.. Cullen, lay
reader; Sunday school, 10 a. M; morning
prayer and sermon on the topic, The
Centurion" II a. m.
St Edwards Episcopal mission. Twenty
sixth and Adams street, Sunday school,
3 p. m.
First Christian church, Twenty third and
I streets, Rev e. A. Jordan pastor. Bible
school, 10 a. m; preaching, II a. M; sub
iect of sermon. christian Stewardship;
evening service, $50 p. m; subject OF SER
mon, The Reputation OF Cheap Religion
First Baptist church, twenty and
II streets. Rev, c. T. Ilaley. pastor. sun
day school, 9:45 a. m; morning service, II
a. M, at which Miss Harriet Cooper of
Chicago will relate interesting incidents
connected with the Home Mission work;
Bethel mission i'm basement OF new build
ing at Forty-thlrd and l streets at 2:SC
p. m. Brown Park mission, Twentieth and
S streets, p. m. The ordinance OF
baptism will be administered at the be-
ginning of the evening service at 1880. The
subject of the pastors discourse at this
service will be, Behold, All Ye Who
Pass By"
st. Luke's Lutheran church, Rev. $, II.
Yerian pastor. Sunday school, 10 a. M