Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Brief, City NeUs

Looking for Son.-Mrs. James GIL.
iispie OF Oslaloosa, Ia, has asked
the Associated Charities Of Omaha
to assist In locating her missing l6-
year-old son. J. Gilbert Gillispie.
To Improve viaduct--The city
councik approved plans of the rail-
roads to remodel the Tenth street
viaduct to a roadway of concrete
on a superstruc.ure OF steel.
Killed by Misunderstanding Rice,
42i North Sixteenth street, died yes
terday from an overdoce of narco-
tics. according TO statements made
to the police by his wife. Lulu.
Nurse Dics--Miss Gertrude Helm,
1g-year-old nurse at the Omaha
Emergency hospital. Tenth and
Douglas streets. died Sunday morn.
waiting on patients In the hospital.
Would Stop ParOles.---Dr. Jennie
Callfas, social ,and welfare worker.
at a nesting Of the Omaha Phil
osophicaI society recommended a
law compelling men convicted Of
assault to spend every day OF their
sentences tn the penitentiary.
Tclstol 10 He Here.-Count Leo
Tolstoi, Russian philosopher, will
pass through Omaha December 16 at
$40 a. m.j enroute to Los Angeles.
according 10 telegram received yes
terday by the general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific.
stolen Pouch Found--A mail
pouch from the Webster street rail.
road station was found by police
yesterday on Fifteenth street be-
tween Webster and Burt streets.
The pouch was empty. Postoffice
inspectors refuse to discuss the case.
Want Revolving Fund.--A city
charter amendment providing for .
public Improvement revolving fund
will be recommended to the legisla-
ture this winter. 1t was announced
by the mayor and city Commission
ers yesterday, following an informal
conference.
Envors "Cooling Period."-Judge
w. w. Slabaugh recommended a
fcooling period" between the incep-
ton and trial of divorce cases, in
the hope that reconciliation may
be effected. at meeting of the
Douglas county bar association at
the Chamber Of Commerce.
Macaronl Causes Riot-Prisoners
Vat the county Jail beat on the bars
Sunday night and yelled till their
lungs nched In protest against the
constant serving of macaroni on the
prison table. So for breakfast Mon
day morning they had 4 breakfast 5f
bread and water but no macaroni.
Tries To End Lifc--Mrs. Martha
Warn, SO, 1924 Leavenworth street.
attempted to commit suicide yes
terday by swallowing 16 grains Of
poison tablets. Her husband. ID. ].
Warn. told police she had made
other attempts as the result OF grief
over the death OF a former husband.
Set Playground Hearing-The city
council. yesterday issued an invita-
ton to taxpayers to be present in
the council chamber Monday when
q decision will be reached on plan
10 acquire properly for a play
ground at Grant and Lake streets
between Twenty-hfth and Twenty
sixth streets.
Child Bitten by Dog. Willis
Sands. Z, son of c. F. Sands, 1745
South Twenty.seventf street. was
bitten by a dog yesterday In front
OF the home Of e. V. Stopper, 1746
South Twenty seventh street. The
dog was taken to the Humane So
ciety shelter at Eleventh and
Nicholas streets for observation for
symptoms Of rabies.
Ro.nrinns Ail Drlvc.--C. r. Perry.
general secretary Of the Interra-
tional Rotary Glubs of America, has
appea ed to tha $50 Rotary clubs Of
|. America TO aidEin raising 5000. 900,
FOR European keiief. ALB. Currie,
head OF the Omaha Rotary club,
stated yesterday the local organiza-
ton would do its bit.
Rouscs Elthusiasns.--An enthus-
iassic audience gave close attention
to an address at Bethel Baptist
church Sunday evening on the value
of the National Association for Ad-