davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
New Csurt Cases.

s. varga W. L. p. Craig Suit =
brought on 4 claim for rent due h.
the Sum Of 500, and . 1andloel
lie1 4 49, 1ngs vakHn snhtGr -
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
FINES ASSESSED UPON
TWO BOOZE PEDDlERS

Two-Ncn were fined tsb each by
Municipal Judge Tom Monroe
Thursday afternoon after ho had
found them guilty ~ violating the
prohlbitory law ~ the city nhd state
Nv having In their possession intoS.-
eating liquor with Intent 10 dispose
~ tho same one war white man
amt the other n negro
The negro, llll l.ang-tor, who
works In negro poolhall. was
caught crossing the street with sew
ernl hnlf pints of whisky on his per.
son ~" was arrested by negro Of
tirrrs Smt herman ana Pack
When arrested by Detective M
kington, the white man had siN half
pin,s of whisky In his pocket Tie
was picked up on First street ThurH-
dav afternoon Hoth were Rhle TO
pay the fines afo'essed against them
\ number W NHRrsnCy cases we're
ON the docket Yesterday. and In
most instances the accused were
found guilty ana fined ionds we're
fort, ted In two eases charging levd
conduct Some eases were Contin.
ued because ~ the absence OF the
atresting officers who were not
present ON account ~ sickness
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
Red Doom Done With Diamond Game
But Plans "COmeback" as Stage Star


PHILADELPHIA bee 10 char
iey Doom, former manager ~ the
Ihlhd"lphih club In tho Nhtontl
league hnd popular vaudeville actor
durlns the OF season, ia SONG 90 do
u come back ON the stage Doom
Iui, the diamond 10 enter the s"taBo
business In Philadelphia.
b. He has formed "a partnership with
Miss MARCEL. Page. a talented Young
actress \ singing act Ia being pre-
pared for the team. when Doom
managed tho nhI. he toured the
vaudeville circuit with Jim McCool.
ana the pair hlways made "A biz MT
Booln broke intu baseball back In
1898, when hr earned o. fur catch .
Ing game for the ruvington. ,kyl
seni-pfn club Nu,k Ewing then
managing the Cincinnati club.
thought the youth showcd prom 81
ana sent him ia tndiauHpolls To Vet
"a p.riencc ponih slyneip for t7S
n month, hui broke his thumb in his
first game nnd was shipped tu
Ot,umvn Chnrlr, signed with Ot.
tumwa the neat y.ur. but the league
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
Qh Football Championship Will Not Be Decided This Year.

hish school ami chairman ~ th'
hoard ~ coptrul ~ the sHro'iatlun
Nj rruuiN yesterday fsili u would h'
impossible h"rHu-r ~ efforts 7"
match the eastern aud western r't
fiOuaI champions IN u state champ
i"nphlp game hth fhilcd 10 ms
opinion be- u,It hotu Other WcWhriH
uf the hoard uonrurt"d,
thus declaration was made when
hIs attention was called 80 noWHpape'
nrtlclos announcing Oklahoma 'iN
ana ronch Tliy were tn play tumnr
row fpr state ,hbmplunrh,p
'icsroitahlc u the ,itnatlon l".
SAID NJ rrun'v There an Ho 10
state hI.h school champion the year
All efforts 80 mstrh ~" western ana
eastern champions ln a decisive con h.
test have boon vain ana I am conf
dent the Officials ~ neither bkh
humn DIN NOR runDi 'lty hlgh
SCHOOL, consider tomorrow rtu" u
state ,hhupiuuship affair IN" plan
~ tho state association 10 ip doV"Ipp
eastern nnd V,virru champions ana
then have ih,r. play Tor ih' state
tte Tulsa i- ihr uuilHpuSd champ
ion of eastern oklahoma. l"W"'
row = game Viii definitely determine
western superiority pruNidlnE "
not a tlcd score hut " viii lie IN.
possible ~ get the two sectional
champions together
llolicNinR oklahoma 'iiN 80 nave
the strongest team IN ~" w"~'. an
offnrt WIS made hy Tulsa 10 rrCur"
game. the locals offering 1900 foi
such a contest An rnrlifr effort to
yet TuIpt ana ponCn 'ity toErihei
failed because of the Illness ~
~ Tulrn players lnchdInP
both Uuartorbacks and hecauN" the
two teams were unable TO hgte" upon
the place for playing the game
NJ Iruniy Hnid that from con
v-r.a,ion he had had with the other
two members of the board Of control
which alone has tha power 10 award
n state championship, they would re'
fuse 10 designnte champion on
scores
An effort will be made by chair
man prunty 10 have the leading
teams keen n late date open here
Alter IN order that championships can
he definitely determined
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
Flynn Would Become
Tuisdn: Beiieres in
Future Of OH GIN

Viii" rriArIuE rhbt hr hi- not
given up the ring Etwr Sh,,h h"
has followed fur 10 years llm
li}un Nrrlofdhy announced he WHs
looking around With a view iu rH.
ttbU'hIug hlW.-lf In ~" mnRIr
city
= cunt rghl furryor hr mii
- H. ''u" Wns os'ahIshlnf my.
ser Ia some kind ~ h.sincss sni
IuIst looks llho tho liNrsI brupu.
H.iiuu - hn> hing have afi.'k
t'r'r'I' n I ,tu lprti, 'u.uk
I .' huuk up here
VI iiotn police comuuauurrr,
ltH uiHhi d'nlrl the ruWu. iuif
Nuu Wus tu became uruh,I uf
Tie TULSA police fptcc I.Nuu tlru
HIli he had Not made IuI rucu ap-
pil,tlfpn
4 want 90 r'l into ~uiur Nui -
huHl-r-H hr stli
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
DETROIT NOT AFRAID
COBB WILL Be LOST
Itr,irencn, Talk Not Taken SERIOUS
b--s.corgian Vet In Prime
~ Life.

DETROIT. pee 10 -llttle fear IL
expressed In local baseball circles
that Ty Cobb will not play banebal
again ills statement that he was
done. made upon hts ftturn from
France the other day. is not taken
seriously
baseball always had a great fnS.
clnation Tor th. Gcorgian and he !"
Htiil at the top of h- game lie ~ar
81 wears old yesterday
II il no secret that no receives The
largest salary ever paid to "a PLAYER
In the history ~ the game aud no.
body can deny that Ty i- worth A.
Tor he lisa tremendous drawing card
A- for stlok work Ty hss held the
batting honors OF the American
league since the mind Of man run.
meth not to the contr,ry." which, IN
thcHe United states. Ia about 10
years
The great Tir-r outflslder was I
years old when hts name first np'
pehr.d IN the box srore OF u pro-
fossionnl team This was Admission.
Ala. IN the Alabama Tennessee
league BEFORE that he had played a
few money gnm~T' with the NnyH'
ton Rompets. his share fo- the con-
test usually amounting to less than
81 Tyrus was the son OF n country
editor and politician and his boy.
hood held nothing remarkable. Prob
n. lI 81 Ia. a ftat "A
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
Veteran Justice, John
J. Slack. Is Without
Courtroom COnpeniece

John ! slack. Tulsa's veteran
Justice of the peare. went tn HIS
office yesterday tu find II bare OF
furniture. records. everything that
had been there the night before
lie had been 'dispossesscd" dur
Ing tho night.
The records ~ tho county
clerk toll tho story
Justice Slack has occupied
room adjoining that NJ the county
engineer since the completion ~
the new courthouse The county
engineer. IN view OF the great vol.
umc ~ work which has been ihru-,
upon him by reason ~ the county'a
vast road plans. requires more
room than he is allowed nj present
IN order to properly care for tho
bulky map-. blueprints and speci.
ficttions which must be constantly
referred tn during the progress "
tho sHd building
The county commissioners there
fore. two weeks ago ordered
Justice Slack to Nacate his office
December 10 ON that date.
Justice Slack had not moved The
records do not complete the story
uu' 'Ut F'sTin " tne Courthouse
has n that ut lfHt Mondays meet
ing cf the commissioners, an em-
ploNc of the courthouse was in
struCied 20 move Justice Stacks
belongings and office furnishings
on the night of December II. Tho
cmplcye Of the courthouse did AZ
ordered. and when Justice Slack
reached the courthouse yesterday
morning he found his bench" IN
the tower lobby Of the building,
hts records ana furniture piisd
around II while Judicial stmos.
phero wac entirely lacking
Where he will open his new or.
fees he had not decided last nixht
but u was said that he could prob.
ably find good location elsew here
In the building
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

SNOWY" Haket the Australian
sport impresario. sailed from san
francisco recently homeward
bound Baker had been IN this coun-
try for several months and originally
intended to remain here ind-f-
nitely, but the ending NJ the war
prompted him 10 return 10 Aus
tralia for the purpose ~ promotlns
"A series of championship matcNes
He has made tempting offers to my
AluotiVan hoNers to appear at
sydney stadium In the near fut6fe.
and also has cabled 20 Georges Car
pcnticr aud Jimmy Wilde urging
them to make the Journey to the
Island continent
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
American Aviator Killed

Nv The Nsociateh Press
COrENlIAGEN. Wednesday,. Zoe
- The Milling ~ Lieut. Cupccny
an American aviator IN the prison
camp at Stralsund December ., II
reported nv three british Officers
who have arrived here The Amer
team lieutenant. the officers SAY
went outside the harhcd wire for a
moment and the German guards
shot him Tho guards refused To
allow CopcenNH comrades 60 re.
muVr hts body
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
Irppps Return.

wAsiiINuTON. Dec. is-1ic-
turning home On the transport
George Washington which sailed
from France Dcccih bcr ~. the war
department announced today, are
the iaath field artillery, batteries
4. n. u and ~ and headquarters
company of the i37th field artil-
lery. rs officers of tho i9sth field
artillery and number Of casuals
catholic Address Presented
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
apECIAL NOTICES

PInLtC AUCTION the suction ysfd
saturday, Der -uiber a. hetsesn liid
and second on De,roi, street, prou.pi'f
at y. M; lot ~ good housshold r-nds
live stock aud fine mschin~ry and Other
articles too numerous W mfntion. sil hs
sali rersrn'-.s ~ price. Fvflo- The rto-d
and you will find = rsle. Jacobs Auction
IN. 7 y Martin, sur,lonect
DIR & /, tiTFi. Osteopsih ioa bhn
'nlir phnne tan2 rrsllenrN nts
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

NEW YORK Dee 70 city Story
lee company declared the regular
monthly dividend ~ hnlf of one per
cent on common and preferred
stock Usual extra of one per cent
on common, rs,nhle In stock was
also declared Al payable Fehru-
AIRY 90 stock ot record January Is
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
SECTIONAL KINGS
CANNOT CONNECT
Board of Control Declines to
Make Award on Compare
tive Scores.
BETTER LUCK NEXT SEASON
Chairman Prunty Proposes
10 Keep Open Dates for
Title Contests.

Thee can b. no hlgh school foot.
hall championship awarded his year
In the Oklshoms int.soholaSltc Ath
letic association IN the opinion of "
{. Prunly. principal ~ Tulsa central
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

PARIS. Dec. is.--Thc French
Federation ~ Catholic employees to-
day presented tn President Wilson
IN address expressing respect for
the president ana admiration for
the American people.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

PlrrSRrRG. IA. De-, - -The
oklahoma Natural Gas company
declared the regular per cent
quarterly dividend and an extra "
y per cent rnyshir January go. to-
stock OF record January J.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMOBILES roR SALE

fOR e\iF-ford delivery car, irl cl.''
condition Phone i7S2
ONE 1918 model Ford coupe Tor sss
Phone Mt Pratt 1p1o
FORD touring car Tor sale ~ trade iof Mia
GOV can n iiei West Archer
fOR sAir or TRADE Five psssenr'i
late 1917 psigc. Al condition -Hl
trade Tor late model Ford !. II liehy'
lenka, Otla
nUr five passenger 5000, Hudson 80
seven passenger, slnO' ssson '' h'-
pas,tugsr. $500. buick, fltr paesnfst
$500 Ford five passenger. tlnN VI
IN sooi condition snd worth mor' nous''
.it Past Second street rhonr .'il
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
Want Ad Phones 60OO-
COOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND FOUND

LOST AND FOUND
LOST ladies watch With name ,,.,
hul'hct engraved on inside case reward
lh'or t-12 ot A1oi
Lu.I on STOLEN In Tulsa n,.,m,.f 4.
maTt leather puf'" containing .hout -
ir lIls. small pair tWtrItfA and goi
ring Return 10 iiotd Alexander .nt ,.
c'ivc tesard 4 q Vim
LOST one black bicycle with paint p.r,',
thppod OF hruk rn seat return tu 20
West tonfth street or Phone isyt p
Reward
LosT Chhis tsupc colorrd hc.,,r mun
~ or near Halliburton Abbolts tlm,
Fhone li1p Rowafd
LoSl Thursday evening ~ o'r.ors b..
tween kai, tfArks ahd Haskell ON Nofth
Main. brown handbag with woman's al
boy wearing apparel. lAhcfai f'sId
Phone Iifp
LOST uR STOLEN from $50 8ih lIwood
young bird dos, brown and ~hlis poirtsf
RoNatd for Information. Phone tt.iR
ot alii
sluLtN ono Ranger bicycle from IN iron,
of i.lliburton Ahhoi,A Iuesd.y morn
irT liberal reward Tor return rhor.
bosl-- Argo mAi,e.c and white cat 70
sari " re,urued. i2l- s;ooth Dinrinn,
rhone t?PH
STR\Ntp Three black Poland chm.
ylis With SON" white weight $50 pound,
Notiiy le.is Cline Reward
LOST yellow Pckinsesc dog an,sst, 10
name Of Snook, liberal reward Cal
Phone ton, ~ 1891
ONE At1O TiKE GoodyrN. lirt. iu ha.s
tire cover Finder frtutn 10 sleeper
Motor company snd r~ctye tessfd
PERSON taking hlack mink mun from
seat meHhuiur floor AZ HalIIhufior
Ahhott's Tuesday Aiietuuou, friutn 10
Halliburton thbo,t office or Oll i.1-
no durstonS Askri
LOST Lnrlish hrindle bull uup hr,~a
white. will anss"r to the rAmr Nh.
Leather collar With tpikos collar 'o.kfi
On Is f"Nard 2iH West firhih street
LITTLE WHITE pcodle doz lo.l Noli,y
evening. yellow spot on ear and or htrs
Liberal reward for return 10 too Wet
tifst
LOST 97D inflated cs.tng on rm b.
ivrcn u'cnpool and kieitf. north fo,d
finder please notify e II losrN -
pulpa Okh Phone Ttl
LOST last Tuesday afternoon h.sssa
Sprtry and Tulsa one lAitrs' l'a., 5nsi
one man's tan rain coat one u.Hst ap
robe Reward given nndrf N1t So
' u Sperfy Phone Vt
PURELY PERSONAL
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

why all thlH silence from tho
Western league sector Two weeks
az" reorganization merting was
called f"r Kansas city There was
no meeting for no one came To town.
ana not word has come from any
one connected with tho leaEuc since
Newspapers all over tho circdit have
no comment to- make Apparently
no one cares whether school keeps
or not A. "a matter of fact Omaha.
pc- Molner and Wichita are the only
clubs In any shape Tor baseball II
IL going To be ~ hard struggle for all
the others The desperate effort
made hy ltnurke to ret Omaha into
the American association ana the
iutimntion that he will he successful
sooner or later docs not tend to
strengthen the confluence ~ others
In tho stability ~ the widely scatter
ell wertern circuit
~ -
somebody has got 90 make u
move pretty soon II that league In
going TO have chance 10 rot away
from the barrier. There's whole
lot ~ fixing that has to he done
before the race starts, moves that
should have been started before
this Even the TcSns league IN
astir ani interest In increasing ~
rapidly that there is every indica-
tlun two more clubs will he mied
to the sir tn make II u mans sized
league before IN. schedule N
drawn up And stilf tho Western.
with far greater problems. sleeps.
Even tho remains NJ tho old West.
ern association is threatening tn show
signs ~ animation Musk ogoc and
t"rt Smith ARE rearing. Okmulgeo IN
booming and wants To- got into some
Kind of "a baseball circuit. independ-
cnt or otherwisc, Enid stimulated by
oil and bumper crops is sending out
frclera 20 see N There isn't chance
tn start something In this neck OF the
woods. Springfield fans are hoping
Joplin tells the Western League To
pedf1c It's Junk elsewhere so that
these two can pull together to swing
some live league their way Ana
oklahoma CitN IN wondering wha, In
duccd n 10 fall for tho " l.. stuff
Tulsa wants baseball too but II
doesn't know how 80 get Il.
M Wolgnst has himself all
crossed up Ile IL trying Ia make
the court believe he In sane enough
to handle what iH lett NJ what once
was "A suall fortune. and n, the
ramr time he comes out with the
statement that he thinks he can
lick the Htuffin' out ~ Benny
Leonard
Another oklahoma youth has
scored on the gridiron Hooks
watson u Bartlosillc bo, was cap
tain and star ~ the uuH rtertnaster
school team OF the Navy League this
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

Another oklahoma youth has
srored on the gridirun Hooks
watson. a Bartlrsilc bo, was cap
tain and star ~ the uuH rtertnaSter
school team of the Navy league this
fall
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

LOST .97si inflated cs.tng or rm b.
tween ulcnpool and kieitf. rut'N fo,d
finder please notify T. II lostI "a
pulpa Okia Phone Ttl
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

Lost last Tuesday afternoon b.. sesh
Sprtr, and Tulsa one lAites' l'i., gns'
one mas tan rain coat one u.Utt Iap
robe Reward given finder. N1t So
n II AperfN rhone y
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

llt'rLr WHITE poodle dos lo.i Noli,y
evening, yellow spot on rat and or hir.
ih"tal reward for return 10 TOO Wei
lIfst
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20

PERSON taking black mink mun fun
seat meHhaiue floor at UaIuhuftor
Ahhoits Tuesday afternoon, triutr 10
No uuustl0ns askrt
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Br1et City News

Elec. Fans. SS. Burgess -Granden Co
Have Root Print It-New Beacon
Press.
Lands Safely-Mrs. f. S. McDon-
aid, 2918 South Eighteenth street. re-
ceived word from her husband, Serg
Mcdonald, that he has arrived safely
overseas.
Grocers Will Close-Retal grocery
stores will remain open until noon on
Labor day, due to being closed all day
Sunday. They will not reopen in the
afternoon.
Arrives Oyerseas-Lt. Edmund H
Booch, son of f. w. Booch, superin-
tendent of the School for the Deaf, has
notified his parents of his safe arrival
overseas. He will be assigned to the
351st infantry.
, Field Club Cuncert-The Great
Lakes Naval Training Station band
will give concert at the Field club
at 1880 o'clock Sunday night> The
proceeds of the concert will be do
mated to the Red Cross.
Library Will Close-The Omaha
public library will remain closed all
day Labor day After September s
the reading and reference rooms OF
the library will remain open Sundays
from to 6 p. m.
Program at Fort-The Isabella club
presented an interesting program
Friday night in the knights of Colum-
bus hut at Fort Crook for the benefit
of the soldiers. The entertainers are
identified with the Chambers School
Of Dancing.
Offers Alibt-James Diddeugh, ne
gro Pullman porter arrested for ille-
gal transportation of liquor. Saturday
morning told Federal Judge Wood
rough that he found the suitcase OF
liquor which caused his arrest under
seat in the car. The case was set
over.
Pleads Guilty to Charge-Mike
Kronowich Saturday morning pleaded
guilty before Federal Judge Wood
rough to giving liquor to soldiers and
was sentenced to 80 days in jail. The
judge warned him that if it happens
again he will be sent to the peniten-
tary for q. year.
Fine fireplace goods at tSunderIand's
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Great Lakes Naval
Band Gives Concert
AT Omaha Court House

Omaha was given rare musical
treat last night when a s0-piece unit
OF 1t. John Philip Sousa's famous
2s0-piece band of the Great Lakes
naval station gave concert al the
court house.
The bluejack's band Is in Omaha
on its way to the Nebraska state fair
at Lincoln. 1t arrived yesterday and
last night gave its first concert.
A number of selections were played
with the march tunes for which
Sousa is internationally famous, com.
prising the largest part OF the pro-
gram. Following the band concert,
DR., Hugh kne wles, director of the
Salvation Army war fund campaign
which soon is to start i'll Omaha,
spoke of the work done by the Red
Cross in the war.
The speakers were introduced by
A. w. Jefferis, republican candidate
for congress.
Today the blucjackets band will
play at the army-navy base ball game
at Rourke park and again this eve
ming at the Field club for the benefit
Of the Red Cross.
Monday. the sailor musicians will
lead the big Labor day parade here
after which they journey to Lincoln
for the big fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Obituaries

MRS. EMMA NJ. RHFAM, wife of
Gates H. Rheam, died Friday night,
following an illness of nearly four
years. Services and burial will be in
Glenwood, Ia, Sunday afternoon. She
is survived by her husband and daugh-
ter, Viola. Her residence was at
2603 Fowler Ave. Mrs. Rheam lived
in Omaha all of her life. Mr.. Rheam
is identified with the wholesale lum-
ber business in Omaha.
WILLIAM H. COVEY, after sick
ness of several months duration, died
at the home of his sister. Mrs. D. L.
Johnston, 1916 California street. AL
though Mr.. Covey has been for some
years a resident of LeadviIle, Colo,
he was earlier located at Elba, Neb.,
and associated with the Himebaugh-
Merriam Grain company. The funer-
al was held from the home of Mrs.
Johnston. DR.. Lampe of Dundee and
Rev. Paul Johnston Of Goodland, Ind,
officiated.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Boy Scout Executive
Goes to Pittsburgh
to Accept Better Jot

c. H. English, executive Of the Boy
Scouts OF Omaha, states that the
termination of his services with this
organization has nothing to do with
any dissatisfaction there may be with
the administration of affairs locally.
when | resigned was urged to
reconsider my action, but ! felt that
] had such a better proposition i'll
Pittsburgh that l could not afford to
remain in Omaha, much as | have
enjoyed the work here" Mr.. English
stated.
Mr. English will have charge Of the
public playground system OF Pitts
burgh and in that connection there is
a federal position which adds to the
responsibilities of the work. He will
receive more salary than he received
here.
Before taking up Boy Scout work
here he was superintendent of the
public playground system.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Official Canvass Made of
Demo Legislative Primar,

The official canvass of the demo-
cratic legislative candidates of the
recent primary shows the following
results:
STATE CENATOp
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
M. f. Smith & Co.
Celebrate Fiftieth
Birthday Anniversary

More than a thousand persons
participated in the fiftieth annual
birthday party of the M. E. Smith &
Co., wholesalers, Ninth and Harvey
streets, Saturday afternoon and night.
The guests included every person
connected with the establishment
from the old man" down to the Of
flee boy. A number of out of-town
patrons and soldiers were invited.
The party was held in the Auditorium.
The blowout" begun at 1:30 p. m.
and wound up with all the partici-
pants storming the Orpheum for the
evening performance.
Employees PIT on funny stunts
from 2 until 4 for which 500 prizes
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Slick Chauffeur Gone
And Also Payne'S Auto

Fontenelle Garage, 107 South
Eighteenth street, is looking for a
chauffeur-a young, well dressed and
smooth appearing individual-to
whom they gave employment Satur-
day. The new chauffeur was entrust-
ed to operate car belonging to 6. II.
Payne, III South Thirty eighth street.
He was to go to the Iield club and
was expected to return to the garage
at $50 p. m. At , o'clock Sunday
morning neither the chauffeur nor the
car had put in an appearance, and
the garage people notified the police.