Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-01
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
CCOrOner's Jury Finds Mrs. FitzSim-
mons Came TO Death Acct.
dentally.
BRASS FUNERAL IS TOMORROW


Testimony at the inquiry into the death
Of Mrs. A. L. FitEsimmons, wife OF
young stochnan. killed Monday night by
n bullet from her husbands revolver,
convinced q coroner's jury that the
woman had come to her death by acct
dent According TO the husbands story
and that OF the police. the woman was
ignorant that a bullet remained in the
automatic revolver with which she had
killed herself, and from which the maya
zine containing cartridges had been re-
moved by the husband a few moments
before the fatal shot was fired.
Find stolep doO0s.
Detectives Allen and Dworak and Mo-
2orcycle officer Bert Hiatt and five rail-
road detectives. led by Special Agent
y John c. Trouton Of the Burlington rail-
road. located several hundred dollars
worth Of merchandise stolen from moving
freight trains going and coming from
South Omaha. In q cache at Thirty-sec-
ond and I streets. The arrest OF Morris
lsonergan. leader OF q gang of about
fifteen or twenty men. who was caught
Nth some valuable packages of merchan-
Cise an he was hauling them away Tues
day evening from point on the railroad
tracks near Ralston, led to the discovery
III Sne niooen &ooubs
nrana Funeral Tom orrOw.
The funeral OF II. I. Brzss. local I'M
uertaker. who died suddenly Tuesday
evening, has been postponed from this
evening 30 tomorrow evening. The arrival
bf . relative from Petersburg, ILL.,, last
evening compelled the postponement
rhe funeral viii be held at 10 o'clock
the First Methodist church at Twenty
18th and II streets. The Rev. J. w.
kirkpatrick. pastor OF the church. will
DffIciata Burial viii be in Forest Lawn
cemetery.
Testing of serum Compulsory.
New regulations on the manufacture Of
hog serum by licensed manufacturing
concerns have been issued.
An serum manufacturers must place in
n defined place under lock and key fur
nIshed by government inspectors, all un-
essted virus and serum. This will make
e necessary that the serum be tested
q before Il is sent out to customers, thus
insuring the proper quality in the mani
featured article.
over Thousand Horses sold.
Some Loo head of horses were sold
last week at the South Omaha horse and
mule market at the stock yards. Most
we're for war use, purchased by English
I'D French buyers. Inspections by French
5fbuyers has been going on daily.
A nGw French inspection starts this
morning. Several new representatives are
expected on the grounds to assist in
buying the large number of war horses
to fill the heavy demands by the war
countries. One inspection shed for winter
use has already been erected 1t is said
TO be the best in the country and Is be-
ing used exclusively by the French and
English buyers Another will soon be
erected After this one is completed the
French and English buyers will occupy
one each.
Mass Meeting of students.
A mass meeting of students and faculty
of the South High school was held yes
terday morning in the auditorium OF the
high school. Sadie Rothholx. president
of the Athletic association, presided.
Yrsncipal S, w. Moore. Eddie johnson,
president OF the Catch. Me-Pal club and
T. e. Boswell, faculty treasurer Of the
association. spoke on financial and mem
bership standing Of the association.
A few weeks ago q new set of Jerseys
were bought with funds that remained in
the treasury for the foot ball men. At
present there Is but very little money
left for the years expenses. Member
ship cards wure passed among the stu
dents and many signed up as members.
A further canvass will be made of the
student body in an effort to enlarge the
membership role.
Planning Athletic Contests.
w A. Kearns, physical director of the
\ Omaha Young Mems Christian aaSocia-
Veaion, IL making the rounds Of South Side
Grade schools arranging in every school,
a graduated athletic contest for both oov'
and girl students.
But three athletic sports are being In
troduced under the present campaign.
1 The standing broad jump. the forty-yard
dash and the pull
Records have been given the principal
OF each school as a standard so that ell
competitors may try to Guido the limit.
Two classes have been formed. I and IL
In class two the schedule is as follows:
Standing broad jump, s feet, 6 inches;
forty-yard dash, 6is seconds running
high jump. 8 feet. 10 inches. and pull-up,
six times. In class one, the following
schedule holds: Standing broad jump.
feet. 8 inches: 2OO-yard dash. q seconds;
running high jump. 4 feet, inches, and
pulI-up. nine times.
s'BnIy'' Sunday MeetinEs.
Prayer meetings In the billy" Sunday
campaign for Friday morning are as fol-
lows:
Sec. 1As-Mrs Charles Eads. Twenty
sixth and streets.
See il an 8. =. shrigly lsi4 North
Sec, isS-Mrs. Bersquist, 1906 North
Twenty-fifth street.
Sec H6-Mrs. Randall, 2a1s r street.
Sec 1F-Mrs. Z. Erwin, 26l7 II street.
Sec. t4s-Mrs. Perry Wheeler, n14 @
street.
Sec. 14s-Mrs. E. R. Leigh. 7s North
,piafsec, i5o-A. Z. Miller. sa North Twelfth
sec Sec. l5I-Mrs, ]. Duff, sixteenth street
and Missouri Avenue.
Sec. 162-Mrs. Frank Belding, Seven
tenth and Madison streets.
Sec. 15S-Ralston. union meeting, Mrs,
Savetll.
False Alarm.
Clang, clang, clang,-
And ciang some. Even all night long.
The monster burglar alarm bell mounted
on the rear wall OF the Packers National
bank at Twenty-fourth and o streets
suddenly rang out in wild summons at
O'Clock last evening. A patrol load OF
cops rushed TO the scene from the South
Side police station little more than a