Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-14
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Japanese Youth Given Fare
well Reception by Christian
Church Congregation.
LEAVES FOR JAPAN FRIDAY


Endeavor of the First Christian
church and ten years OF schooling
and experience among the American
people, X. Furumi, Japanese student
WIN has been an active member OF
the local church for six years, will
sail for Japan Friday morning. He
leaves for the coast some time today
and will board vessel Friday
Furumi was model young man ii
the eyes of local church people. He
was employed at Union Pacific head
quarters He attended American
schools and became well educated
He leaves for Japan at the call Of his
aged mother and father, who live in
his native country One of the re-
ligious laws that bind parent and
children among the Japanese is that
they always stand by each other in
time OF need.
Members of the Christian church
ent> .:tained the young man at re-
ception~at the home of one of the
members Monday evening. He was
presented with set of religious
books and sent on his way with the
blessings of the congregation. Rev
Albert N. Porter, pastor \ of the
church, was a speaker at the recep-
ton and banquet. About 100 persons
were present.
Marshall Narrowly, Escapes.
Arthur w. Marshall, Atkinson,
Kan, narrowly escaped being man
gled to death last evening at o'clock,
when he jumped from the top OF a
moving freight car in the Missouri
Pacific switching yards at Twenty
eighth and K streets. t. ]. Mayfield,
telegraph operator, who has station
nearby, rescued the man as he at
tempted to crawl across an open
track over which switch engine was
rapidly approaching.
Police say that the man was i'll
at the time and when he jumped from
the car he escaped death by mere
chance.
Recruits Answer Call.
Twenty-seven men turned out for
the foot ball practice of the year yes
terday afternoon at the city lot at
Twenty-fourth and o streets. Coach
Patton assisted by twol or three
alumni, put the squad through pre-
liminary stunts for an hour and
half. The material, although in the
majority very light, is excellent and
he predicts great foot ball elevens
for South High in the future. The
coach ordered an additional ten foot
ball suits to supply at least part of
the remaining recruits with apparel.
Those who turned out for the first
practice are:
Dewy Curtis, Fay Card. Jimmie Nestor,
Lyman Corr. 'Blll' Graham, Wayne Emigh.
Harold Helmn. John o'Connors George
Sullivan. Wilbur Shainholtz. Harold Ban
ner Roy Wilson. Harold Hunter, Harold
CALDWELL, Clifford Anderson, Sidney Miller,
Dutch" Hopkins, Nose Redmond, Art
Peterson and Clarence Anderson.
A number of veterans, including
Ted Korbmaker, Gust Rugie, Fritz
Kastner, Van Arthurton and Joe
Dworak, did not show up, but will be
out in suits before the end of the
week.
Magic City Gossip.
The West Side Athletic club will give a
dance this evening at the Rushing hall at
Twenty-fourth and streets.
The opening meeting of Chapter NJ, p
e. O., will be Saturday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. A. l.. Sutton, 2316 South
Thirty-secend avenue. @
Nebraska lodge No. 227, Ancient Order Of
United Workmeh, will hold a smoker at
the McCrann hall at Twenty-fourth and
streets, Thursday evening. September a.
DR.. NJ. l. King and family have returned
from a three months trip tot the Pacific
coast and Canada They report an excel
lent time. The doctor is back with his
patients.
The vacant property in the rear of the
High school will be graded within the next
two weeks and made over into a gridiron
for the foot ball team. 1t will be used
mostly as practice field. lNy
The Ladies Aid society of the Interde-
nominatonal church will meet for an all
day quilting bee Thursday at the church
at Twenty-eighth and @ streets. Mrs. Wells
and Mrs. Stickley will be hostesses.
Thursday the Big Pathe Gold Rooster
superfeature entitled 1.-THE Shadow of Her
Past" starring Lima Cavalerei and Lucien
Muratore, will be shown at the Besse
theater at usual admission prices. Lucien
Muratore appears soon at the Auditorium
in Carmen" See him first at the Besse.