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


Resolutions we're adopted at the meet
ing of the Amerioan-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
hundred members OF the organization,
which has grown powerful. both politi-
cally and socially. In the year of It's ex-
istence, attended and took active part in
the annual election Of officers.
Officers elected last evening arc: Presi-
dent Frank Byster; vice president. John
Badura; 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 e streets Is
being fitted out for use by the young
men OF the congregation in the near flu
ture. Last year a basket bali team was
planned, but the men never got together
at a 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 a 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 holt
days means more business for the no.
nee. Some time Monday evening an uni
Identified 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-first and M streets. after COM
plant of residents about, resulted in
the placing Of four men all day yester-
day cleaning out the sixty-foot storm
sewer.
All that Is necessary to restore In.
sewer TO usefulness is to bolt an immova.
Die top on to keep other garbage meu
from dumping garbage in the manhole.
HanaRnn Funermv Ertdax
The funeral OF James flanagan. aged
IS years. prominent citizen of the South
Side. will be held Friday morning at
o'clock from the residence of a sister
Mira Mary Duffy. 1922 South Twenty
third street, to St. Agnes church. In.
terment 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 a 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. ans
William Kendall. ans South Thirty-fiftl
avenue. Omaha. machinists in the emplo,
OF Swift and Company. who lost thei
lives while at work in the plant Frida,
morning when a large flywheel in on,
OF the engine rooms burst, came to-thei
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, hell
| In the Larkin chapel under the super
vision OF Coroner Willis Crosby
Master mechanics and engineers from
the plant testified In the case. In tn
hand of one OF the victims was a wrencl
clasped with muscles bound as thougI
he had just been getting ready to turi
a bolt.
HtIIadaIe Attendance Contest.
Another attendance contest Is now OF
among tho young people OF the Hnlsid
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. TIL
young peoples society has been divide
into two equal sides. These divisions hav
been working TO see which could get IN
most new members to attend the society
The committee on this evenings Pre-
gram has arranged for a good speaker.
swift's Employees An 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 TO their best bowling instinct On
individual score at least neared a recon
when Coleman OF the Premiums bowie
2ss In a single round This Is the highes
score recorded IN weeks.
l The Premiums won the game. but wer
} given a scarce when they lost the frs
round by a slight margin. Charley Burke
l .rnn lno,rn alumni Of the lncal hinL