Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-10
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
American Poles Elect Officers and
Pass Betterment Resolu-
tons at Meeting.
CHURCH BASKET BALL NOW ON

CHURCH BASKET BALL NOW ON
Resolutions were adopted at the meet
ing of the American-Polish Citizens club
of West l. street last evening to promote
the interests Of all Polish people of the
South Side and also to arrange for the
signing OF second citizenship papers by
them when the proper time comes. Two
which has grown powerful. both politi-
cally and socially, In the year of its ex-
istence, attended and took active part In
the annual election of officers.
Officers elected last evening are: Presi-
dent, Frank oyster; vice president, John
Bsdura; secretary. Frank Madura; finan-
cial secretary. Leo Kowalski, and treas
urer Peter wozniak.
Several times the club has adopted pc
titions calling on the city commission TO
improve that particular section about
Thirty-third and l. streets, where there
are many Polish people. The club rooms
are In the Pulaski hall, Thirty-thlrd and
l. streets, and meetings are held every
week.
Church Basket Ball Organised.
The gymnasium OF the Grace Methodist
church at Twenty-fifth and Z streets Is
being fitted out for use by the young
men OF the congregation in the near flu
ture. Last year basket bali team was
planned. but the men never got together
at definite date. This year the young
men, led by Guy Kiddo. honor graduate
OF the University of Nebraska and super
intendent of the Sunday school, are plan
ming to take art in all indoor activities,
including basAet ball.
At the First Presbyterian church a bas-
ket ball team has already been formed.
. is probable that the local churches will
.orm league and have weekly inter
church games. More young men than
ever before have Joined and are taking
part In the church activities.
Holidays Bring Thieves.
The approach of the Christmas hou-
days means more business for the no.
lice Some time Monday evening an uni
dentified thief broke into the chicken
coop OF Mrs. Hartford, 27S2 ] street. and
stole eighteen black Plymouth Rock
chickens.
Sewer Nuisance Abated.
Investigation by the city sanitary de-
partment In the clogged sewer nuisance
at Twenty-flrst and NJ streets, after COM
plant of residents about, resulted in
the placing OF four men all day yester-
day cleaning out the Eixty-foot storm
sewer
All that Is necessary to restore the
sewer to usefulness is to bolt an immova-
Die top on to keep other garbage meH
from dumping garbage in the manhole.
flanagan FuneraI Friday.
The funeral Of James flanagan. aged
As years, prominent citizen of the South
Side. will be held Friday morning at
o'clock from the residence of a sister
Mrs Mary Duffy. 4s22 South Twenty.
third street, to st. Agnes church. In
torment will be made in st. Mary's GENE.
terry.
flanagan was suddenly killed in a motor
accident In Omaha Tuesday afternoon
He Is survived by wife and one child
two sisters. Mrs. Mary Duffy, Omaha
and Josephine flanagan. South Dakota
and six brothers. Patrick. John. Michael
Philip. Thomas and Martin.
COrOner's Jury Returns Verdict.
That Eric Beldt. 25O9 Reese street, and
William Kendall, 2lls South Thirty-fiftt
avenue. Omaha, machinists in the employ
OF Swift and Company. who lost theil
lives while at work in the plant Friday
morning when a large flywheel in on,
OF the engine rooms burst. came to~theil
death by suffocation, first from inhalinl
ammonia fumes. and second. from inhal
ing hot steam. was verdict of a coroner
Jury yesterday morning at O'Clock. helt
in the Larlxin chapel under the super
IL
Master mechanics and engineers from
the plant testified in the case In tn,
hand of one OF the victims was a wrench
clasped with muscles bound as though
he had just been getting ready to turi
a bolt.
HiIIsdaIe Attendance Contest.
Another attendance contest Is now Of
among the young people of the Hillsid
Baptist church The contest will clos
this evening. when all participants an
members OF the church will meet in a
entertainment In the church chapel. Tn
young peoples society has been divide
into two equal sides. These divisions hav
been working 10 see which could get tn
most new members to attend the society
The committee on this evenings pro
gram has arranged for q good speaker.
swift's Employees In Match.
Excitement ran high at the Brunswic
|, alleys last evening as the Swift Pre-
miums. challenged by a house team call
ing themselves "swift's Pride" warme
up 10 their best bowling instinct. On
Individual score at least neared a recon
when Coleman Of the Premiums bowie
2as in single round. This Is the highes
! score recorded IN weeks.
1rha prau.itsY,as won the orauaa ht1f xu.r
J given a scarce when they lest the frs
round by a slight margin. Charley Burke
} well known alumni OF the local higl