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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
South Side
new BUILDING
RISES ON SITE
0FLANDM ARK
Rectory Of St. Martin Episco'
pal Church to Be Raised
and Modern Structure
Erected.

The St. Martins rectory will be
moved this week from its present To-
cation on Twenty-fourth and N
streets and soon a new, modern
building will be erected.
In the old rectory two of the fore
most bishops of the Episcopal
church made their home when rec
tors of St. Martins church, Bishop
I. P. Johnson of Colorado and Bish-
op James Wise OF Kansas.
In 1885 the Rev. Mr.. Witherspoon
started a little Sunday school in
what was then called St. Clements
emission, the present rectory. The
mission could not pay its debt of
$500 due on the building and Bishop
Worthington asked the people of
St. Martins parish to raise the
money and move the church. Two
lots were given by the Stock Yards
company and the church was made
possible by the St. Andrews brother
hood of Trinity cathedral. The first
service was conducted by Canon
Whitemarsh, who later presided at
the laying OF the corner stone OF the
stone church on the corner of Twen-
ty-fourth and J streets.
Then the little church was dis
placed and a stone church appeared.
Theh old frame building was remod-
eled and became a rectory OH the
same lot. 1t was the home of Rev.
l. P. Johnson, then rector of the
stone church. At present Rev. Mr..
Johnson is bishop of Colorado. 1t
became the home of Rev. Mr.. James
Wise during his seven years rector
ship. He is now bishop of Kansas.
Under the rectorship of Rev. Harold
L. Bowen it was used as a parish
house and has been used for this
purpose until now.
Father Marsden, who has been
rector of the church for several
years, breaches his final sermon
there Sunday. He will take charge
of St. Andrews parish, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Purse Snatchers Rob
Two Women; Jewelry
Store Loses Watches

An apparently 17-year-old boy
ssnatched a purse from Mrs. Elmer
Saves, 22l0 Harvey street Friday
{ night just as she was entering the
front door of her home. according to
report to police. The purse con-
tanned a gold watch and trinkets.
At Twenty-ffth avenue and
i Leavenworth streets, an unidentified
man snatched hand bag from Mrs.
w. A. Truelsen, $3.50 Marcy street.
The bag contained $40.
Eleven gold watches are missing
out of the show window of A.
Leibowitz, jeweler, 2lS South Fiji
teenth street. A front plate glass
was broken last night by a brick
covered witt, newspapers.
H. G. Windheim, 1910 South
Twenty-ninth street, reported to po-
lice that two locks on his garage
were broken last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Councils Action on Library
Contract Raises Question
What Is Status of Public Library Board?-City Com
missoners Go Against Judgment of Board on
Mayors Recommendation in Letting Improvement
Contract.

learned from the officers of the
company that they would have to
farm" part of the work, and had
never done other work of this kind.
The next higher bidder had installed
stacks in the Omaha library, so the
board undertook as a matter Of bus
mess prudence, to award the con-
tract to the Art Metal Construc-
ton company. Its recommendation
to that effect was read by Mayor
Smith, who told the council that
notwithstanding the boards action,
he believed the low bidder should
receive the contract, and the coun-
Gil acted on the mayors suggestion.
IL told these Omaha men that if
they did not do the work exactly in
accordance with the specifications
they would not be paid" said the
mayor. He further declares the
council has full authority over the
expenditure of the public library
fund
Members of the public library
board feel somewhat put out over
being reversed by the mayor and
council. If the library boards fund
can be spent without the library
boards assent, the board wants to
know it,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25

What is the status of the public
library board, is a question now up
for discussion, as the after effect of
the city councils action in letting
a library improvement contract
without the recommendation OF the
library board.
Mayor Smith takes the position
that the council has sole authority
to expend the funds of the library,
and the council went against the
judgment of the library board on
his recommendation
Members of the library board are
endeavoring to determine just
where they are at" as a member
expressed it.
The case in point refers to in
stallation of additional book stacks.
The first advertisement for bids
brought two proposals, one for So
95780 and the other for $5,07l.S5.
On readveytising three responses
came as follows: Art Metal Con-
struction company, $4,925; Library
Bureau, $5,456; Midwest Iron
Works, $4,257, all higher than the
preceding lowest.
Though disposed to favor the
Midwest company, as low and also
an Omaha concern, the board
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Husband Ordered to Appear
In Court On Contempt Charge

William Morris was ordered by
the district court to appear next
Wednesday before District Judge
Troup to answer to a charge of con-
tempt of court
Mrs. Morris filed petition for di-
vorce in district court asst Wednes-
day, alleging among other things,
that her husband would interfere
with her in their home, 6227 Flor
ence boulevard unless he were re-
strained from entering it.
Judge Troup granted her re-
straining order against him. In spite
of this. she says, he came to the
house Thursday and remained with
her all night, and threatened to kill
her, she alleges.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Delegates Of Irish
Societies Give Up All
Hope Of Hearing

Paris May 14.-(By The Associ-
ated Press.) - Michael J. Ryan,
one of the representative of the
Irish societies in the United States.
who have been mere in the effort
to secure a hearing for the Irish
Sim Fem delegates before the peace
conference, left today for America.
Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City, and
former Governor Edward F. Dunno
of Illinois, the two other members
of the committee. have decided to
remain here for time to await de-
velopments regarding the request
that Prof. Edward de Valera and
other representatives of the Irish
cause be given safe conducts to
come to Paris.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Boys Break Into Factory
and Take Pop for Picnic

A camping party i'll the alley of
Eighteenth and N streets was
broken up by the police Saturday
morning.
The little campers. Walter Ste
phens, 10; Earnest Green, 9; Joe
Zebruka. 8, and Eddie Slaskly, 7
years old, were taken to the police
station and charged with incor
rigibility.
The children acknowledged they
had broken into w. w. wager pop
factory and taken two cases of
soda pop, syrup and sugar for the
picnic.
The boys could only say that
they were thirsty and a picnic~de-
manded pop.
The boys were turned over to the
juvenile authorities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25

Miss Ethyle Woodruff. who was
injured by an automobile at Seven
teenth and Howard streets. Thurs
day night, is in a critical condition
at Ford hospital. She has not re-
gained consciousness.
She is % years old and is a daugh-
ter of J. R. Woodruff, 615 North
Forty-first avenue. Miss Woodruff
is milliner at the Burgess Nash
company's stores.
The automobile which struck the
young woman was driven by Charles
L. Potter, sos Hamilton apartments,
Potter was arrested
Attendants at the hospital believe
Miss Woodruff suffered conclusion
of the brain.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Joint Vaudeville Play
by -Four Settlement
Clubs Well Attended

Over 700 persons attended the
joint benefit vaudeville given by
the four social settlement clubs at
the auditorium of South high school
Friday night. Miss Sarah Janoff,
2422 South Twenty-eighth street,
and Miss Ida Lustgarten, 1901
South Twenty-eighth street, starred
in the program in which los chill
dren of seven different nationalities
took part. South high school or
chestra, with R. H. johnson as di-
rector, furnished the music.
Little Miss Janoff played the
leading role in "World of Girls"
a one-act musical farce, given by
the Nakomis Girl Reserves, as we'll
as acting as solo dancer in the May
time dance by the Bluebird organ
ization of the social settlement.
Missgarten carried the stellar role
in The Spirit of Girl Reserve"
symbolical musical sketch given
by the senior girl reserves. Mark
Levings, leader of the Social Settle
ment Scouts, presented troop "a i'll
an original demonstration of fist
aid. The Dance of the COLLINS"
arranged by R. H. Johnson and
Lydia Henri, was the feature num-
Der rendered by the orchestra Of
South High school.
The clubs taking part in the en-
tertainment were the Senior Girl
reserves, with Miss Doris Johnson
as leader; the Nokomis Girl re-
serves, with Miss Mary Leslie and
Mrs. H. D. Jolley, as leaders; the
Bluebirds, under the direction of
Miss Beatrice Johnson and Miss
Florence Riley and Mark Levings'
boy scouts.
Over $500 was raised for the
clubs and classes fund at the en-
tertainmerlt,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Echoes From
|LodgeRoonns
Knights of Pythias.

Nebraska lodge No. l will confer
the rank of knight at its castle in
the Crounse block Monday night.
Messrs. Britt and Dysart will have
charge of the degree work. John
Malone will impersonate the char
acter Pluto. shinents will be
served.
Grand Chancellor Roy A. Dodge
received a most hearty welcome
when he entered the castle last
Monday evening. The grand chan
cellor is planning a vigorous cam
paign for the awakening of Pythian-
ism in the domain of Nebraska.
Mrs. John Bexton, after attending
the meeting of the grand lodge at
York. says she will be regular Wis
itor in the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Automobile Thieves Will Be
Sentenced to Prison Monday

William McKenna and Lowell c.
Jones will be sentenced Monday to
from one to seven years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for steal
ing an automobile on September 81,
1918.
These are the two principal state
witnesses who testified in the trials
of RED" Neal and Maurice Katie
man, both of whom were found gull
ty and were recently sentenced to
terms of one to seven years in the
penitentiary. Mckenna and Jones
said they did the actual stealing of
the automobile under the orders Of
Neal and Katleman.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Rush Takes Charge Of u. S.
CONSPIRACY Case at Quincy

Sylvester R. Rush. special assist
ant to the United States attorney
general, received telegram from
Washington yesterday directing him
to leave for Quincy, ILL.,, at once to
take charge of the prosecution of
conspiracy cases to defraud the gov
eminent by furnishing defective ma
terial under war contracts.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Grand Army and Relief
Corps at Lutheran Church

Phil Kearney Post, G. A. R., and
all old soldiers and the Womans
Relief corps will attend memorial
services at the Lutheran church,
Twenty-hfth and X streets this
morning. Rev. S. H. Yerniar will
preach the sermon.
The Womans' Relief corps and
friends will meet at the home of J.
E. Cress, 4427 South Twenty-third
street. at 1890 and will go to the
church in a body.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Thirty Persons Injured
mol Plant EXPLOSION

Bayonne. N j., May 24.-Thirty
persons were burned. several prob
ably fatally, i'll triple explosion in
the case and can department of
the Standard Oil company here to-
day. One man, living torch, who
leaped into Newark bay, was res
cued.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Wife, Baby and Mother In
Court Plead for Auto Thief

William Hurst had his wife, baby
and mother to plead for him be-
fore District Judge Redick yester-
day when he pleaded guilty to a
charge of stealing and driving away
two automobiles last December. He
was paroled to the adult probation
officer
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Wife Makes Complaint

Upon complaint of his wife that
he was trying to breaking up their
home, James Thompson. 2224
Dodge street, was arrested this
morning. He was fined $40 and costs
for abusing his wife and daughter,
Edna, II years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Three Armed Bandits Rob
Store In Heart of Frisco

San Francisco, May 24.-Three
armed unmasked men entered the
Gem jewelry store in the heart of
the city today and, after binding
and gagging a clerk, escaped with
$4,000 in coin and jewelry,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
EpWorth League of Grace
Organizes on GROUP Plan

The Epworth league of the Grace
Methodist church has organized
new group plan whereby each of the
four groups will take charge of the
meeting once during the month.
When the month has five Sundays
special meeting will be planned.
One social affair will be planned
each month.
On the second Sunday in June
program will be given at the Meth
odist hospital for the patients.
By this new plan the young people
expect to make their society vital
force in community life. The new
officers for the league are:
President, Alta Davis; first vice
president, Francis Chase; second
vice-president, Esther, Hickson;
third vice-president, Gladys Mum
son; fourth vice-president, Gilbert
Rominger; secretary. Harold Kel-
borg; treasurer, Urban Curtis;
pianist, Mildred Mabery: song
leader, Homer Hubbard; publicity
manager, Elroy Tibbits.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25

Bricklayers in Winnipeg, Canada,
are asking for $l.25 an hour and the
contractors will offer only go cents.
Both parties refuse to make any
concessions and work is at stand
still in that city.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25

Of satisfaction or your money
back has never. will never
be restricted. It is the vital
principle upon which our bus.
ness was founded and has
been maintained.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Read This-Big Special
Cash Price Grocery
Sale for Monday
Hayden's Make the Prices
for the People

SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION, ALL WEEK.
Jello. Loose Wiles Fancy Cookies and
Cakes. Ri-al-fa Syrup and Tea, and Lea &
PERKINS, Sauce. Come and sample these
high grade products
The finest. largest and most complete
line OF Dried Fruits In the city, at the low
est possible prices.
The TEA and COFFEE Market Of Omaha.
Our Famous Golden Santos Coffee, Id 34c
Diamond H. Blend Coffee. penlb. 36c
n. Is. {. Special Blend, per lb. .371ac
NJ & j. Blend. our highest quality, ID 4Oc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-16
CLOSING UP BUSINESS FAST.
Supreme Court May Take an Early Ad-
journment.

Attorneys will have to look sharp or
an early adjournment may take place in
supreme court, for there does not appear
to be much work ahead and the clerk is
kept on busy street getting cases enough
to keep arguments in progress. Wednes-
day afternoon the arguments were com
pleted in the Orleans county case of
Ward Prouty and Edith Prouty vs.. P. c.
Blanchard. This is the outgrowth Of a
trial in the lower court in which the de-
fendant was plaintiff in the other case
and won verdict; but before the jury
Judgment was paid information came to
the Proutys which led them to believe
that Blanchard had entered into con-
spiracy with one Ponto to secure prop
erty illegally from the Proutys. This in
formation led to a petition for a new
trial, which was argued Wednesday aft
eTnoon.
Arguments were made this morning in
the case of Ida May Bealuac of Hard
wick VS.. Pearl Slayton and l.. S. Robbie
In the lower court the plaintiff won a
verdict Of $500 for damages on breach
of contract.
The court has given Ernest 0'Brien un-
til Friday TO file an answer to the
amended presentment made by the attor-
ney general yesterday in the disbarment
proceedings, and has granted the petit
tion Of Mr.. Barber, allowing the amend
ment of the presentment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-16
SOUTH'RYGATE HAS
THIRD DEATH IN WEEK
Thomas Ingram, Native of Barre, Died
of Influenza with Bright's Dis
ease Complication.

South Ryegate, Jan. l6.-The third
death from influenza and complications
within a week occurred this morning
when Ernest Ingram passed away. The
other two were Roy White and Fred Doe.
There is a great deal of sickness here
and the physicians are being hard pressed
to keep up. Among some of those re-
ported to be sick with influenza are John
G. McAllister, John A. McAllister, Mrs.
John A. McAlHster and NJ. II. Gibson.
Mr.. Ingram was at work in the stone
shed last Saturday. Bright's disease de-
veloped along with the influenza and he
died Mt $3.50 this morning.
He was born in Barre and came here
about Is years ago to work in the gran
ite industry. His mother still resides
in Barre but his father died many years
ago. On coming to South Ryegate Er-
nest Ingram married Blanche Brown,
who survives him, together with three
children. The arrangements for the flu
neral have not been completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-16
BRANDON FARMER A SUICIDE.
julius Slawson Shot Himself Through
the Head

Brandon, Jan. l6-Julius Slawson COM
mitted suicide at his home south of the
village yesterday by shooting himself
through the head with rife. He was
alone in the house at the time. Mr..
Slawson had resided in Sudbury until
recently. lie purchased the Nimms farm
south Of the village and moved there a
few weeks ago. he had been in poor
health for some time and that was pre-
sumably the cause of his act.
He was about 65 years old. He is sur
vived by his wife, one son, Clarence
Slawson of Sudbury, and three daugh-
ters. He was a Mason, being a mem
Der of St Pauls lodge, No. 25, f. & A.
NJ, and Farmers chapter, R. A. NJ, of
this town A hired man by the name Of
Manley heard the shot, rushed into the
house and found Slawson on the floor
with the rife beside him. He was also
a member of Brandon lodge, l. o, 0. r.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-16
DIVORCE CASES HEARD.
And Another Case Has Been Filed in
County Court.

Most of the time in Washington coun-
ty court to-day was occupied with the
trial Of divorce cases. Yesterday two of
these were discontinued-Harle Cha
pies VS.. Gertrude Chaples and Everett
Bagley VS.. Rose Bagley.
Hearings in the following cases occu-
pied this morning Harriet Caustic VS..
Clayton Caustic, Rosa Spaulding VS..
Frank o. Spaulding, in which adultery
is one of the charges, and John Gallery
VS.. Evelyn Gallery.
In the case of Evelyn Williams VS..
NJ r. Williams, the divorce was granted
upon the petition. The case of Anna
r. Borry vs. Harold Fair has been dis
continued, also that of Mary Mcfarland
vs.. Charles Dubie and Charles Dubie VS.,
Mary Mcfarland
The H. c. Boles highway petition for
street has been referred again to the
courts committee for further hearing as
to land damages.
The divorce case of Nellie c. Lowe of
Montpelier VS., c. E. Lowe of that city
has also been filed in county court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-16
Supreme War Council Will
Give Interview to the
Newspapers
FOR INTERCHANGE
OF PUBLICITY IDEAS
All Five of Greater Powers
We're Represented
To-day

Paris, Jan. L. (by the Associated
Press The supreme council to-day,
after considering tks matter of the rela-
tions between the conference and the
press, decided to call meeting at 5
o'clSck this afternoon to be attended by
the members Of the press and represen-
tatiyes of the various nations in the con-
ference to interchange views on publici-
ty methods.
This was announced in the official
statement Of to-day's session of the
council, which also gave out the infor-
nation that the Russian question had
been discussed and would be jointly ex-
amined later after the various govern
ments had exchanged their latest infor-
nation on the subject with each other.
The official communique reads;
''The president Of the United States
of America and the prime ministers and
foreign secretaries of the allied powers
assisted by the Japanese ambassadors in
Paris and London, met to-day at the
Quay d0rsay from l0p30 a. m. to 1880
p. m.
1ut QueHttpu VI the ItiAllonH D6kWEeU
the conference and the press was first
taken up. Ii was decided TO call a meet
ing of the members Of the press and the
allied and associated countries at the
Press club, No. so Avenue des Champs
Elysee, to-day at 5 o'clock for the in
terchange of views as TO the method to
be adopted
"The meeting then took up the ques.
tion of the situation in Russia and
agreed that the governments should ac-
quaint each other with the latest infor-
nation at their disposal with view to
the joint examination Of the question.
''The next meeting viii be held to.mor-
row, Friday, at l0:3Q a. m."
The council resumed its sessions at
1890 o'clock to-day with a full at
tendance of the members.
There were present, for France, Pre-
mier Clemenceau, and Foreign Minister
Pichon; for the United States, President
Wilson and Secretary Of State Lansing
for Great Britain, Premier Lloyd George
and Foreign Secretary Balfour; for Italy
Foreign Secretary Sonnino; and for ia.
pan, Viscount Cbinda and Baron Matsui
Vittorio Orlando, the Italian premier
was the only absentee. He is still de.
tanned in Rome.
President Wilson arrived at the meet.
ing place accompanied by Mrs. Wilson
and her secretary, Miss Benham.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-16
Except Those Actually En-
gagged in U. S.
Service
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR
THOSE USED BY ARMY
Those in American Ports
Will Be Turned Over
at Once

New York, Jan. l6.--All American
ships which were requisitioned by the
United States shipping board during the
war have been released to their owners
except those actually engaged in army
service, II was announced by the ship
ping board here to-day.
In place of the ships retained for army
purposes, which have been fitted out
for the transport of troops, the owners
receive ton for ton vessels built and
owned by the government.
This action is an extension Of that
taken by the board recently returning to
their owners a feet of oil tankers which
were in government service.
A. +. Clegg, assistant director of op-
erations, said that all the ships referred
to now in American ports viii be turned
over to their owners at once; those on
voyages would be released on their re-
turn to the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-16
UNITED STATES ADOPTS PROHIBITION,
NEBRASKA MAKING THE BOTH STATE
NEEDED TO SECURE RATIFICATION
ARGENTINE STRIKES
ARE TO BE CALLED OFF
EXCEPT ON SHIPPING
Pres. Ligoyen Promised Labor Represen-
tatives That He Would Do All He
Could to Meet the Demands
of Workmen.

Buenos Aires, Jan. l6 (By the Asso-
ciated Press At q conference with
President Irigoyen yesterday afternoon
labor leaders agreed to call off all strikes
now in force in Argentina, except the
one which has virtually paralyzed ship
ping in the harbor. kilograms from diff
ferent parts Of the country indicate that
conditions are much improved as a result
of orders sent to the various unions.
President Irigoyen promised the labor
representatives he would do everything
possible to meet the demands of the
workmen.
Reports from the provinces have shown
that the troubles did not have their Or
igin in bolshevism, but were due to con
flicts incident to strikes. In this city,
where there was danger of a bolsheyist
uprising, conditions are much improved,
but military precautions against further
outbreaks have not been relaxed. Food
supplies have been replenished and meat
was available yesterday for the first time
in nearly week.
Recapitulation of the casualties infiict-
ed during the disorders of the past week
shows that between $50 and 900 per
sons were killed and from $500 to 5000
wounded. The final figures probably will
be much higher, as it is believed that
many of the killed and wounded were
carried away by the rioters.
Newspapers say large fund to carry
on bolsheyist propaganda probably was
sent here, as the leading agitators were
well supplied with money.
Shots were fired in the city Of Cordoba
yesterday at a patriotic procession. Fiji
ty persons were arrested, among them
being the president of provincial legis-
lature and a leading attorney.