Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-03

to be placed on the new Union Pacific
bridge between Council Bluffs and
Omaha" This ornament in bronze Is
to be placed above the center of the
bridge.
At a meeting Of the Omaha Wheel
club the following new members were
taken in: E. B. Smith, r. N. Nc.
Laughlin, George r. Voss, George O.
Howard, George Scribner, H. H. Hun.
ter P. P. Pomeroy, A.. D. Hughes, H
H. Rhoades, F. N. Conner, A. ]. Ken.
drick, c. w. Moulton and w. s. Rob.
erts. The names of the old members
are as follows: w. S. Bacon, Perry
Bandollet, T. F. Blackmore, F. N
Clarke, w. G. Clarke, w. E. Coombe
c. M. Haynes, A. C. Jolliffe, Ed Lytle
F. T. Mittauer, H. B. Milford, Roy
Runcie and G.. F. Schwarz.
The Council Bluffs Real Estate as
ISOLATION completed its organization by
the election Of the following officers
for the coming year: E. A. Benson,
president; E. W. Raymond, first vice
president; Frank Cook, second vice
president; N. P. Dodge, treasurer. The
executive committee consisted of M
F. Rohrer. c. E. Friedman, E. L.
Squire and Forrest Smith.
Hegemann & Pinsch is the style OF
new commission firm which has
opened at 1905 Howard.
Michael Mccarthy, and old and re-
spected citizen Of Omaha, died at his
home from heart disease.
This Day in History.
1793-William c. Macready, one OF
the greatest actors of his time, born
IN London. Died there April 81, 1873,
1S15-William H. Crawford of Geor-
gia became secretary of war in Madi-
sons cabinet.
1S2o-Congress admitted Maine to
the union.
1839-Act of congress authorizing
the president to resist any attempt OF
Great Britain to enforce exclusive ju-
risdiction in the disputed territory in
the north Of Maine.
1S42-Congress appropriated $780,
600 to aid Prof. Morse in establishing
the first telegraph line between WASH
ington and Baltimore.
1849-Department OF the Interior
created by act of congress.
1851--National Soldiers home. near
Washington, D. c., established by con-
gress.
1S71-The German troops began to
leave Paris.
1S7S-Treaty of peace between Rus
STA and Turkey signed at San Stefano,
18S6-Peace was restored between
Serbia and Bulgaria.
lSs2-Several Berlin newspapers
conflscated for reprinting a London
Times editorial on Emperor Williams
speech at Brandenburg.
1S94-Lord Rosebery succeeded
Mr.. Gladstone as British premier.
The Day We Celebrate.
Lewis 8. Reed was born March q
1847, and Is one of Omaha's pioneers
Mr.. Reed was for many years cashier
OF the Nebraska National bank, retir-
Ing because of his health.
w. G. Templeton, doing business as
a broker in loans and Insurance. il
just ~. He came here from Culbert.
son, NED, and was at one time deputy
OIL inspector under Governor Mickey
DR.. Hayes Gsantner. the dentist, was
porn March 8. 1873, right here in
Omaha. He went through the public
schools and graduated in dentistry
from Washington university at st
Louis.
William H. Wilbur, agent for the
Guaranty Fund Life Insurance com.
pany, was born March 3, 1859, at New
Lebanon. N. Y. He was formerly in
the real estate business.
Alexander Graham Bell, perfector
or the telephone, born in Edinburgh
Scotland, seventy years ago today.
William NJ. Calder. who succeeds
James A. O'Gorman as United States
senator from New York, born In
Brooklyn forty-eight years ago today
Duke Of Manchester, who married
Miss Helena Zimmerman Of Cincin.
cinnati. born in London forty years
ago today.
Lawrence Addicks, representative
Of the American Electro Chemical so.
ciety on the naval consulting board
born In Philadelphia thirty-nine years
ago today.
Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Lillis, Catholic
bishop Of Kansas City, born at Lex.
ington. Mo-, fifty-five years ago to.
day.
John NJ. Wood. for many year.
prominent in base ball as player, man.
ager and club owner. born at Belle.
fonte, Pa, fifty-seven years ago today
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Birthday greetings to Alexander
Graham Bell. inventor Of the tele.
phone. who is 70 years old today.
President Lowell of Harvard Is tc
deliver the address today at the an.
nual Charter day exercises at the Uni.
versity of California.
The Anti-War league Of the Distric
Of Columbia has issued call to all 1t,
branches to meet in convention IL
Washington today and tomorrow t.
form a national organization.
Today will see the completion o.
all preparations for the presidential
inauguration. The president Is to tax,
the oath Of Office in private at tn,
White House on Sunday, preliminar,
to the formal ceremonies to be helt
the following day.
Overshadowed by the enthusiasm at
tending the arrival of the Inauguration
visitors and the holding of suffrag,
carnival, the sixty-fourth congress to-
day will begin to say its farewells anC
to prepare for the termination of ii
business at noon Monday.
Storyette OF the Day.
Two women travelling In the sam,
passenger coach could not agree abou
the window and finally appealed t.
the brakeman.
III that window remains open
shall catch nv death of cold I" Objected
one. to which the other promptly re
piled: "If II is closed shall smother
to death"
The brakeman scratched his heat
in perplexity, until an old gentleman