Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-25
Brief City News

Lighting Fixtures.--Burgess- Granden
Have Root Print It-New Beacon
Press.
DR.. j. p. Lord, suite $50 City Ma
tional Bank Bldg. Practice resumed.
Ten Days for Liquor.-Frank
Wiener, 2511 Sprague street, was ar
rested at Sixteenth and Chicago
streets, on charge of unlawful pos
session of liquor, and sentenced to
10 days in the county Jail.
Booze Brings Grief.-G. ]. Roach,
1921 Cass street, was arrested at
the Burlington depot on a charge OF
being drunk and in unlawful posses
sion Of liquor, and was fined $40 and
costs in the police court Tuesday.
Major Maher Entertains-Maj.
John J. Maher, Omaha quartermas-
ter. entertained his corps of officers
and Col. H. B. Hersey, Col, Jacob W.
s. Wuest and Capt. Charles Glidden
at luncheon at the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday.
To Locate Relatives-Harriet
Kenyon of Mooseup, Conn. has writ
ten to Omaha postoff1ce officials ask
ing them to help her locate Everett,
Walter or Eddie SloCum, relatives
who are living somewhere in
Omaha"
How to Sign Letters-Business
men Of Omaha have been requested
to sign all letters during the Liberty
loan campaign, yours for the
Fourth Liberty Loan" The sugges-
ton was made by Thomas A. Edi-
son and is being put into effect all
over the nation.
New Tickets for New Office-When
the city offices Of the railroads move
into the new union office in the
Union Pacific building, October /,
the clerks will start off with stock
Of entirely new tickets. City pas
senger agents Of the respective roads
have been instructed to pack up all
tickets on hand and forward them
to their general passenger agents.
No Side Lines-Uncle Sam does
not propose to have his railroad en-
ployes working side lines. AS a re-
suit ticket clerks have been notified
to cease selling steamship tickets
and accident insurance policies.
Ticket stocks that went with this
side line business is being packed
up and ordered sent to the home
offices Of the respective companies.
Arrested In Jail Break-William
Johnson, negro. alleged to have
broken Jail in Lawnden county, Mis-
sissippi, was arrested Tuesday by
Omaha police and Is being held for
Mississippi authorities. 1t Is alleged
he was awaiting trial for murder
when he broke Jail. Johnson was
living at 2903 Farnam street when
arrested. He has been employed in
Omaha as a porter.
Colonization Cut Down-The
colonization department of the I'm
ion Pacific has been hard hit by the
government taking over the rail-
roads. Heretofore this department
has given employment to seven
clerks, in addition to the chief. Now
five Of the clerks have been dis
pensed with. the order to cut forces
having come down the line from
Mr.. McAdoo.
To See Limited Service Men
Lieutenant Boole of the United
States Bureau Of Aircraft Produc-
ton will be IN Omaha next Friday
and Saturday to interview limited
service men who are applicants for
positions as bookkeepers, account
ants, etc, in the aircraft production
bureau. Intelligent men with high
school or college educations who
may be willing to learn the work of
this department may make applica-
ton.
"Rody" to France-Homer Rode
HEAVIER, chorusmaster for BILLY"
Sunday, the famous evangelist has
gone to France to teach the soldiers
how to sing. He will conduct his
sings under the auspices of the Y. NJ.
c. A. "Rody" will specialize on the
song he made famous, Brighten Up
the Corner Where You are" He
will also feature nonevangelistic sue
cesses, such as The Last Long
Mile and Good Morning, Mr.. Zip,
Zip, Zip"
Fine fireplace goods at sunderland's.