Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-28
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Registration Begins for Both
Night High and Elementary
Schools.
ENLISTING MAN ARRESTED

Registration for both night high and
elementary schools at the South High
school began Monday evening with ar
initial class of thirty-five. Principal
Edward Huwaldt of the day high
school will also be principal of both
the night high school and the night
elementary school. The school will
be conducted every Monday Tuesday
Wednesday and Friday evenings. 1t
Is expected that corps of twenty.
five teachers will be engaged,
1--WE will have a school that will be
open to every class of student, even
to those who do not either speak or
write English. l already have appli-
cations from young working people
who are neithen able to read, write or
spell"
Mr.. Huwaldt will have a full sched-
ule when he takes charge OF the three
schools as principal, but he AYERS that
he is easily equal to the task. The
large attendance at the night school OF
last year, when the idea was still in
its infancy, is merely a forecast of
what the school will likely prove to
be this year.
Arrested While Enlisting.
Trailed to the examination room at
the local marine headquarters, Russell
Bailey, %, Twenty-seventh and M
streets, wanted by the police on a
charge of breaking, entering and steal
ing, was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Detectives Gillen and Allen of the
South Side while undergoing physical
examination for admittance to the
navy.
Information given out by the police
yesterday indicated that Scott futile,
teammate of Bailey, who is also
charged with having stolen clothing,
jewelry and other valuables from the
home of John Wrinkle, 2305 M street,
September 10 last, was already a
marine in the service of the United
States government and at that time
was well on his way to the coast to
be BROKE in" at the government train
ing station there. Bailey told the Off
GERS that Tuttle had enlisted but a
few days before.
In the pocket of the stolen clothes
pawned by Bailey, which were recov-
cred yesterday by the detectives, a
valuable diamond ring was found, hav-
ing been overlooked both by Bailey
and the pawnbroker Bailey and Tut
tie were bound over to the district
court under $3.50 bonds on a charge Of
breaking and entering several months
ago. Police will make an effort to
y get futile.
Schmeling on Rummage Sales.
A war on rummage sales that are
not preceded by fumigation Of the
buildings they are to be held in has
= been initiated by local Health Repre-
sentative Henry Schmeling. Monday
morning, bright and early, Mr..
Schmeling bounced down upon a
committee of women at an empty
building at Twenty-fourth and Q
streets that was being used for rum
mage sale and declared the sale off. "
The women argued and promised to
fumigate at once. The sale was held
yesterday.
old stuff of all kinds are likely to
breed all manner of disease" Schmel-
ing told the women, urging them to be
on the right side of the law.
Reed Funeral Thursday.
The funeral of Mrs. Harvey w.
Reed, wife of Judge Reed, who died
late. Monday afternoon, will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the residence, 23l4 o street. Rev.
Robert L. Wheeler, pastor Of the
Wheeler Memorial church, will Off
ciate. Burial will be in the Graceland
Park cemetery.
Relatives of Mrs. Reed will arrive
today to be in attendance at the fu-
neral
Merchants Make Trip.
The trip through Sarpy county
planned by leading local merchants
was pulled off in record style yester-
day. All of the cars were decorated
with welcome signs asking the CO.
operation of the Sarpy farmer in max
ing local merchant business a sue
cess. 1t is estimated that the automo-
biles, twenty-five in number, covered
more than 100 miles.
Alumni Practice Tonight.
First alumni foot ball practice will
be held this evening on the campus Of
the South High school at Twenty
third and J streets. Johnny Rain is
taking charge of the squad tempo
rarily and will bunch the men for an
advance meeting before the game Fri
day afternoon on the Luxus lot at
Twenty-fourth and Vinton streets.
Moose Jeaoue Seores