Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-30
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Tri-City Church Federation Holds
Meeting at First Christian.
DEsERTER FROM ARMY HELD
Louis Elmer Haunts Police station
In Narioas Town. and Winds Up
by Beiug Turned Over 70
Fort Officers.

On Tuesday afternoon the several Sec
items Of the Tri-City Federation Of
Christian Churches will meet at the First
Christian church at 80 O'Clock. Mrs. l..
r, Hartford Of Omaha. one Of the promi-
nent exponents OF the missionary move
ment, will address the meeting Of dele
gates present from the Christian churches
OF Omaha. Council Bluffs and South
Omaha. Mrs. Harford'x subject will be:
The Supreme Motive for Service
Invitations have been issued TO the
members Of all the other churches Of
the city and II is expected that large
gathering will attend the sessions Of the
federation.
One hundred and fifty delegates will
participate in the WORK OF the meeting
and the following program has been ar
ranged
Address. THE Supreme Motive for sery-
Ice" Mrs. l.. r. Hartford.
Hymn. by the delegates.
Prayer, Mrs. Nathan johnson
Devotional exercises, Mrs. +. ]. Brad
ford, Council Blutfs.
Business session.
Basket Rail- Team Wins.
South Omaha High was again victorious
over the high school team Of the capital
Saturday evening, when the local basket
bah auinte,te ranQuished the Lincolnltes,
n to -
The victory was a surprise even TO the
home men who have been discouraged
since Philip and Foley were disqualified
by the school authorities on account Of
rule infzction.
When Superintendent n. NJ. Graham
learned OF Saturdays victory he expressed
his pleasure and indicated that the VIC
tory proved that school discipline must
be maintained at all hazards.
The winning team Is composed Of the
following: John Collins. shirley Menefee,
John Nixon, I'D Fittle and Ralph Lyman.
Superintendent John Walters OF the
stock yards has Just completed the job
Of putting the yards and pens In condi-
ton. The iaborins force worked until
noon saturday putting things in order
for the spring runs that are expected to
open next month.
Had the zero weather continued a
few days longer We would have been
completely tied up" said Walters Satur-
day.
As soon as the weather moderated SUI
perintcndent John Walters put q bis
force Of men 10 work In cleaning up the
yards, Saturday the work was COM
pleted and the pens and cattle yards
nre again In excellent order.
Army Dcserter Arrested.
Louis +. Elmer. deserter from the
United States army. was arrested yes.
ierday' by Desk Sergeant Mike Coreoran,
Elmer deserted from his station In
Frisco last November. Since that time
he has wandered about the country in
an endeavor TO eyade capture.
Possessed as he was by fear Of arrest,
Elmer nevertheless confessed that he has
called at the police station in nearly
every town in which he tarried. Sunday
morning he wandered into the local po-
lice station and his actions aroused the
suspicious OF Desk Sergeant Mike Cor.
coran. Elmer was arrested and an In.
vestigation soon developed the fact that
he had deserted from the army. lie was
turned over 10 the officials at Fort
Crook, where he will be tried by court
martial -.= t..
Magic City Gossip.
Miss Janet Watson has been elected sec
rotary Of the Girls Church Attendance
club. = 's--a
The Greater Omaha Bowling association
vii give a dance February I at the Ger
man Home.
DIR. Thomas Kelley, who was stricken
with paralysis some months ago, IN able
to attend TO patients at his home.
Phone Bell south--ses--Ind. 1855 for q
case Of letter Gold Top. Prompt delivery
to any part Of the city. William letter.
Trustees Of the local branch OF the
Young Mems Christian association ars
making valiant efforts to raise the debts
that have rested on the association for
some time.
The inquest upon the death OF Jack
Reynolds. who was killed Saturday by
Bill (Buln Dooley. another negro. will be
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at this
local police station. The killing occurred
In brawl over 70 cents lost ~ . crap
game In Dooiey'r place. Reynolds, al
though an ex-convlct, has wealthy rela-
tives In Indianapolis. Ind.
Complaint by local railroad men 10 beins
made against the railroads Of South
Omaha, including the Union Stock Yards
company. for running short handed
switching crews IL II asserted that q
crew should consist OF five men. Accord,
ing to some OF the men only four men are
put in a crew. The complaints assert thai
this practice endansers the switchmsn.
John White, aged IS years. died satur,
day night OF debility at bis late residence
40 North Twenty-second street Mr.
white 10 survived by his three daughters
Mesdames Molie Tobln and Louis Pam,
and Miss earah White, and one son
Thomas White. The funeral will be hels
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from
I.arkin's undertaking rooms. Intsrmen
I in Laurel Hill cemetery.
Ida Blnks was arrested yesterday morn
/ lng at $50 N street b. Captain Johr
/ Dworak. who charged her with sellinl
! Iiauor without a license. The arrest o
| the Binks woman was the sequel TO
raid made Saturday night by the polio
under Captain Henry Elsfelder. In tn
| raid on the house OF the Blnks wonai
eight men and women were taken an
charged with being inmates OF a dis
orderly house. Beer and whisky wer