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The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
STATEMENT

The case of Jonothan N. Thomas
Excelsior Lodge Number Two, an
Gent Free and Accepted Masons
and others similarly situated VS..
Walter L. Seals, William M. High
tower. Robert Harris, Profit Jen-
kins, L. f. Mcintosh, and A. r..
Goodlet, and most worshipful
Grand Lodgeg of Ancient Fee and
Accepted Masons for the State of
Nebraska, wherein the plaintiff
asked the District Court of Doug
las County, Nebraska, for an in
junction enjoining the defendants
above from acting as the officers
of said Grand Lodge and perform
ing the duties of officers, and
wherein the plaintiff claims that
the said officers we're illegally e.
lected in July, 1886, and wherein
the plaintiff requests that the Of
ficers be required to make an ac-
counting of all their acts and do
ings, has been dismissed. This
case was filed approximately two
years ago.
There was also pending at the
same time a case by the Masonic
Grand Lodge against Jonothan N.
Thomas for an accounting of funds
collected by Mr.. Thomas. Mr.. Tho
mas had refused to turn these
funds over for the reason that he
claimed that the officers were not
duly elected and for that reason
could not receive said funds.
Recently the Masonic Grand
Lodge employed w. b. Bryant and
John Adams Jr., attorneys, to-
dispose of these two cases. The
said attorneys filed a demurrer in
the first ease on the ground that
the civil Courts had not juridis-
diction to hear this a for the
reason that the plaintiff had not
exhausted all his remedies within
the Grand Lodge. This demurrer
was argued by the attorneys on
the 26th day of September, 1888,
and the Courts decided the same in
favor of the said attorneys con-
tentions and in favor of the Grand
Lodge and dismissed the case. The
second case was settled out of
Court and Mr.. Thomas had a pro-
per and satisfactory accounting
to the Grand Lodge, and the said
attorneys dismissed the case a
gainst Jonothan N. Thomas.
The dispute occassioned by these
two eases has been settled peace
ably and all parties are satisfied.
John Adams, Jr.
w. b. Bryant, atty's.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17

The citizens of 0ma-
Ia will have an oppor-
tunity to hear Bishop
John A. Gregg, at st.
John AME Church,
Sunday, December Is,
at the morning service.
Bishop Gregg is now
the presiding Bishop
of the Fourth Episco-
pal District, made of
Illinois Minnesota. Wis
consin, and Iowa. He
was at one time bishop
of the Fifth District
of which Nebraska is
q part.
DIR. Gregg is known
to be one of the best
speakers of his group,
and If you fail TO hear
him, you will miss a
great treat.
The st. John Choir
will be at its best for
this service and will
try to give you some
very good music.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
GRANDMOTHER AND CHILD
BURN TO DEATH AS FIRE
RAZES HOME

Orangesburg, S. C. Dec. Is "a
NP)-Mrs. Shellie Sweat, so years
old and her four year old grandson
were burned to death last Sunday,
in a fire of undetermined origin
which destroyed their home. Police
are investigating the case as ar
examination of the woman's body
disclosed a fractured skull and
there was evidence of possible
foul play.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
FIGHTING TO
ORGANIZE WORKERS

In a statement to a representa-
tive Of the North American News
paper Association here, Edward
Earnhart, Georgia director of the
Textile Workers Organization
Committee, a subsidiary of the
CLIO charged that the Ku Klux
Khan was fighting attempts to or
ganize mill workers with every
means at is disposals.
mot only have the members of
the Khan carried on a campaign
on intimidation by threats of vio-
lence, but in several cases actua,
beatings have been ministered to
union MEMBERS" Mr.. Earnhart
declared. AT Khan meetings strong
speeches against our efforts are
often made"
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
JURY WITH NEGRO f.
FOREMAN FINDS
MURDERER GUILTY

Annapolis, Md, Dec. Is (ANPs
"A jury with the first Negro
foreman in Anne Arundel county's
history, Tuesday night found p.
Dorsey guilty of second degree
murdey in the shooting of Rudolph
Johnson on Aug. IS.
The verdict was read by Wiz
liam H. Brown, foreman after the
Jury had deliberated two hours.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17

cabbic.
Still another story has it that
this same girl was at church Sun
day night talking at lenght to
the minister who preached her
funeral in 1885. Although her face
looked familiar, the minister did
not realize who his conversation
alist had been until after the young
woman had left the church.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
WENDELL WILKIE MAKES HIS
STATEMENT BEFORE JOINT
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

In appearing before your Cone
mittee, | want first of all 10 er-
press my conviction that you hava
the power to make a very imPsE>-
tant contribution to the natioFsaa
welfare. The consequences of III.
situation which we are here cog
sidering r not confined merely
to the IVA oil the utility industry
They directly affect a porbIem ID
which we II all most deeply ooBr
eerned-the nations economic Ee-
covery. Business is now showink
signs of improvement-just AZ il
did a year and a half ago. FhiS
Improvement will be short iised--
just as il was a year and a haixr
ago-if the manufacturers e
heavy goods are unable to join IN
this expansion. Economists geEer-
ally recognize that one of she
greatest factors in economic re-
covery is the utility industry-sn
industry which is a principal mar
ket for construction materials and
heavy machinery and which. more
than any other. can stimulate the
flow of capital and the reemploy-
ment of men.
In this brief statement, | waHk
to suggest a method whereby your
Committee can break the log iaue
in the utility industry and caE
contribute materially to narisnAx
recovery.
In the past five years electric
utility expenditure for new eou-
struction and new equipment has
been far less than necessary be-
cause the utilities have been unable
to obtain the required capital. Il
is my estimate that in 1888 these
utilities will spend approximately
four hundred million dollars on
capital reconstruction. For the next
two years the industry, including
the company which ! head, has
pledged the government its whole
hearted cooperation in the NATIONAL
defense program. In my judgemeaG
however, even with this special
stimulant and this special effort
and even with the pickup in gen.
eral business, the utilities viii not
be able to spend, under present
conditions, over five hundred MD
lion dollars in 1889 and, insofar
as IAN be predicted, not more than
that in 1910.
As c~ontrasted with this probable
expenditure. Mr.. Frank McNinchs
former head of the Federal Power
Commission, has estimated that
the utilities need to spend about
one and a half billion dollars each
year for the next five years. And
all students of the power indus
try whether they work for the GO
vernment or the private utilities
and whether or not they adopt Ma.
Continued on page 81
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17

Chicago, Dec. 16 (ANP)-Ac-
companied by. his attorney. w. f.
Temple, Royal Spurlock well
known Chicago Pullman employee,
who recently won $4,000 on his
Irish Sweepstakes ticket, left the
city Thursday for New York City,
whence he will sail for Dublin, Ire
land to collect his winnings.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
Chicagoan Appointed To
Housing Authority

Chicago, Dec. 16 (ANP)-Mayor
Edward Kelly last Wednesday an
nounced appointment of Robert r.
Taylor, civic leader and resident
manager of the Rosenwald Apart
ments as a member of the Chicago
Housing Authority. He will serve
out the remainder of the term Of
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
State Of louisiana
Buys IS Copies Of
COlOred Who's Who

Brooklyn, N. Y. (C)-Thomas
Yenser, 2317 Newkirk avenue, pub
Usher of Who's Who In Colored
America, announced Monday that
the State of Louisiana, through
Thomas j. Moran's Sons of New
Orleans, had purchased rs copies
of the book for State distribution
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
Ghost Girl
Has K. C..
Jittery

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 10 (ANP)
Those persons who scott at the
idea of 'haunts" and tell the world
there are no such things r warn
ed to stay away from Kansas City
under threat of assault and battery
IL they air their beliefs before the
wrong people.
AT the present time, this city
is in the midst of the greatest
spook scare in its career, with
thousands of citizens relating In
awed tones the story of a ghost
girl who has scared two taxi dri-
yers almost out of their wits, as
well as talked at church to the
minister who preached her funeral.
The first driver, SO the story
goes, was at the bar of a popular
night spot when he met up with
a most charming young woman.
After drinking and dancing toge-
ther he became highly interested
and asked to take her home. She
consented. So they went out and
got into his cab.
"Where do you live?" the drl-
yer asked.
Maybe it was the drinks, or the
blindness of budding love, but any
a the address did not strike him
as peculiar. Even when she told
him the gates were wide open, he
thought nothing of it.
On the way there, she talked
about herself. She was the daugh-
ter of a woman living on Wood
lawn avenue, the girl sail, but
hadn't lived with her mother for
three years.
Arriving at the gateway to
Highland cemetary, the driver got
out of the a and opened the door
with a Sir Walter Raleigh bow
to his companion.
The car was emtpy.
Becoming instantly sober n
realizing where he was, the cabpie
leaped back into his car and drove
as fast as the machine could take
him to the mothers address. A
Weakening her he told his story
and was informed that girl was
the woman's daughter. all right,
but had been dead three years n
buried in Highland.
It took a doctor to revive the
man.
The other cap driver, blissfully
unaware of what had happened 10
a fellow member of his VOCATION
was cruising along Vine Street a
couple of days later when he pick
ed up a feminene fare VINO was
sensationally attractive.
She directed the cabbie N take
her to Highland cemetary. Since
carrying people anywhere was his
business, he did. When the taxi
stopped at the gates, the young
woman alighted and told him she
was sorry she had no money TO
pay her bill. She instructed him to
collect from her mother on Wood
lawn. then went inside the gates
Since she appeared prosperous, tbs
driver did not argue, but drove
to the address.
There he told what had happen
ed. and asked if she had such a
daughter. The woman told him she
did, but the girl died three years
before. Then the woman tainted.
However, nobody seems to know
whether she was Joined by the
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER
GOES TO IRELAND

William J. Lynch, resigned, the
term expirinfi Jan. g., 1912.
Aid. Robert R. Jackson made a
motion before the city council that
the appointment be confirmed.
Taylor's confirmation was unani-
NOUS.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-17
KLUX KHAN
CHALLENGES Clio

Atlanta, G., Dec. 16 Immediate
has been the response of "Ku Klux
Klan dominated Georgia to the
proclamation of the clio, made at
its recent convention in Pittsburgh
Pa, that it proposed to work for
the organization of all the workers
in the South and for the abolition
of the poll tax and the enfranchise-
ment of all citizens.
The Ku Klux Khan placed itself
across the path of the Congress
of Industrial Organizations in Ca,
John L. Lewis, president of the
CLIO is to be opposed by Hiram
Evans, Imperial Wizard of the Ku
Klux Khan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
Woman Claims
She Rode with
Meeks Kidnapers

MARYSVILLE, Cal, Sept. 8.
CUP)-A story told by Mary Blake,
%, of being taken on a wild auto
ride by three men she suspected
of being the kidnapers of Mrs.
William r. Meeks, So, was being
investigated by Sutter county au-
thorities today.
Arrested on charges of intoxica-
ton at Salinas yesterday, Miss
Blake, who said she was a San
Francisco seamstress, Was brought
here by plane after telling her
story to Police Chief Marcel La
.crre, of Salinas.
She said she met the three men
Monday in a, San Francisco bar
and was forced to accompany them
in a trip over back roads" to tie
Salinas area.
Late Tuesday night, she said, she
escaped from the car by jumping
from it while it was travelling slow
ly on U. S. highway 101 near the
Chittenden Pass road.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
Friends Describe
Thaanum Rites

Imperial Valley friends of the
late p. A. Thaanum, back in Ell
Centro Thursday, described the i'm
pressive military service and burial
conducted at his funeral in San
Diego this week.
Friends from all sections of south
ern California were present. Mrs.
Thaanum, badly injured in the same
accident which took her husband S
life, was taken from a hospital to
the funeral parlors in an ambu-
lance. Thaanum was killed at Up
land week ago.
Thaanum, prominent World war
veteran, was buried with full mill
tary honors. The Ell Centro lodge
of Elks had charge at the rites at
the chapel and Boyce Aten post of
the American Legion at the ceme-
terry. He was laid to rest in the
national military cemetery at Fort
RCsecrans. A government firing
squad fired a volley at the close OF
the ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
.MARGARETLOUDM MARRIED
AT ELABORATE CEREMONY
IN LOS ANGELES

Miss Margaret Loud, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Loud of El
Centre, Wednesday night became
the bride of Charles Samuel Jack
son, at an elaborate wedding in
the Pueblo Oratorio of the Chap
man Park hotel in Los Angeles.
The ceremony was read at 8 p.
m. by the Right Reverend w. Bert
trand Stevens of the Diocese of Los
Angeles. The Episcopal service was
read in the presence of a large
group of relatives and friends of
the two families. The bridegroom
is a grandson of Mrs. C. S. jack
son and nephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip l.. Jackson of Portland, Ore.
Ferns, white larkspur, and lilies
decked the chapel where the mar
riage was performed.
The bride presented charming
picture in a Juliet gown of ivory
slipper satin made with puffed
sleeves and a train. The yoke of
Chantilly lace matched the halo
cap of her long tulle veil. The cap
was trimmed with seed pearls. She
carried a prayer book from which
trailed a shower of butterfly or
chids.
Miss Jane Wilson of San Diego
attended the bride as maid-of-hon-
or. She was gowned in French blue
velvet. Her headdress was formed
of a cluster of French blue velvet
ribbons from which fell a short
blue net veil. She carried an old
fashioned bouquet with a center OF
blue delphinium surrounded by
pink tuberose begonias and NAL
inc ruff.
Bridesmaids were Miss Alberta
Garden of Whittier, Miss Mary
Katherine Horton of Ell Centre
Miss Katherine Kennedy of Hun
tington Palisades, and Miss Del
phine Joy of Santa Paula. They
wore Juliet gowns of soft rose vel
vet with drop shoulders. Their
headdresses were composed of rose
velvet ribbon with short pink net
wells. They carried old fashioned
bouquets with centers of pink tu-
berose begonias surrounded by blue
delphinium with a maline ruff.
The bridegroom was attended by
Charles Franich of Watsonville as
bestman. Joseph Hoenigsberg of
Los Angeles, Wallace Bassett of
Pasadena, and Reginald Knox, jr.,
a cousin of the bride, were ushers.
The bride and all her attendants
are graduates or students of STAN
ford university with the exception
of the maid-o Of honor, and members
of Delta Delta Delta. Miss Wilson
is Pi Beta Phi. The bridegroom
and his attendants are graduates
of or students at Stanford univer-
sity.
Mrs. Loud, mother of the bride
wore dress of sapphire blue crepe
made empire style with sapphire
and rhinestone clips. Her hat
matched her gown. She wore a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08

Want-Ad Is Worth 100 Window
Cards. Phone 500,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08

corSage of orchids.
A reception was held after the
marriage service. Bowls of lilies
and white larkspur docked the re-
ception room. Garlands of garde
Mas and white bouvardia decorated
the brides table.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson sailed for
Honolulu on the Matsonia Thurs
day. AS her golng-away costume
the bride chose a skirt of English
linton tweed in a deep sapphire
blue tone, a light wool blouse of
orchid and a short Jacket of orchid
and blue tweed mixture with long
sleeves and high shoulders. Her
hat, purse and shoes were sapphire
blue.
After they return from their
honeymoon in October, the young
couple will live in Sacramento
where the bridegroom will be en-
ployed on the staff of the Sacra-
mento Bee.
Mrs Jackson attended school in
Ell Centro and is a graduate of
Stanford She is a member of Delta
Delta Delta, is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, Theta Sigma Phi and
the Cap and Gown, women's hon.
orary society at Stanford. She was
graduated this spring.
Jackson was graduated from
Stanford in 1887 and attended the
graduate school of business at
Harvard university last year. He
is a member of Sigma Delta Chi,
national journalism fraternity.
The bridegroom's grandmother,
mis- aunt and uncle, and Miss Ma
dine Tenney arrived from Port
land to attend the wedding. The
Jacksons publish the Portland,
Ore, Journal
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
Court Slayer g cts
to 2Oyears

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8. CUP)-
Arthur Emil Hansen, 38, former
South Dakota farmer, was under
sentence to from 2 to 20 years i'm
prisonment today for shooting down
in courtroom two lawyers he blam-
ed for the loss of his $35, 900 herr
tage.
Hansen was adjudged sane last
night by the same jury that con-
victed him of manslaughter. The
state had attempted to send him
to the execution gas chamber for
the killing of Attorneys j. Irving
Hancock and Robert D. McLaugh-
lin in a dispute over an Imperial
Valley land deal.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
MRS. +. S. STRICKLER
HOME FOR VISIT

Mrs. f. S. Strickler was in Ell
Centro Thursday from the Strickler
cabin at Live Oak Springs where
she is spending the summer. Miss
Vernita Shoemaker of Plattsburg,
Mo, is her house guest this week.
Harold Strickler, her son, is spend
ing his vacation at the cabin. He
is employed in Pasadena. Mrs.
Strickler plans to return home late
this month.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
Girl, Menaced by
Knife, Attacked

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. (UP)-
A man armed with a butcher knife
today kidnapped Edith Martin, 23,
and forced her to accompany him
to Maryland woods where he dis
robed and attacked her.
The nude girl finally escaped and
fled through the woods to summon
help. She gave police a good de-
scription of her assailant.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
BIRTH OF sH7 POUND
DAUGHTER ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Snively of COL
Vine street, Ell Centre, announce the
birth of an 813 pound daughter.
The baby was born Saturday at the
Ell Centre hospital. She was named
Sandra Elizabeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
James Roosevelt
Goes to Hospital

ROCHESTER, Mimi, Sept. 8.
lUP)-James Roosevelt, the Pres
idents eldest son and secretary,
will undergo an operation for re-
moval of a stomach ulcer early
next week, a Mayo clinic physician
announced today.
Roosevelt entered st. Mary's hos
pital, one of the clinic group, last
night, after he had been examined
by mayor physicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
WPAWorkers
Ask for
Saturdays Off

METHUEN, Mass, Sept. 8.
UP)-WPA workers today were
circulating petitions to have
Saturdays off SO they can have
a full weekend of rest"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08
EUCALYPTUS SCHOOL
TO OPEN SEPT. I2

Eucalyptus school will open for
the fall term at 8 am. Monday
Sept. II, school officials announced
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-08

BUY OR Sci L, Twice as Well,
ONE "ATARTM, nj FOR RENT
Want Ad is wcrth 100 Signs
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07

Grove. He reached the corner and
went in. A narrow room, lighted with
two flares, above sodden topped bar.
There was Saez, sure enough. Elmer
Kirk went down, trying not to push
aginst the people, and crooked his fin
ger. Saez Strengthened up and spoke
dizzingly in Spanish. Elmer shook his
head with difficulty, crooked his fin
ger again and pronounced the words
Ruth told him.
Saez understood, he saw. He nodded
to the man behind the bar, came and
took Elmer's arm, and led him out
Edith had finished her ice and drunk
her vermouth. She did both rapidly,
but even so, Elmer should have been
back.
Disturbed, she paid the woman, and
lit cigarette. where is this fiesta ?"
she asked.
"All over" grunted the old woman.
Listen. They're coming here"
There were footsteps. That would
be Elmer.
1t wasn't though. Through the clean
lines of the slit, like prayers enter
ing a stage, appeared the unsteady
figures of Mr.. Grove and several 9TH
er San Mario men. They jerked up,
blinking at the blaze of light, bump
ing into each other, and gaped. There
was a burst of sinister drumming
somewhere without, and Mr.. Grove
laughed. He roared with lighter.
Ruth stood still. "Get away from
here, Grove!" she said, and for an in
slant her voice seemed to sober him.
Get your drunken friends away from
here or I'll have you run of San Mario
tomorrow"
Whether he would have or not could
never de known for a sudden surge
from without pushed him in, tripping
over table. 1t was like tide driving
into a narrow estuary; it swelled and
mounted and seemed to break. The
room was full of struggling, yelling
men. With them came negro girl.
Ruth had one glimpse of Edith's
aghast eyes. She whipped her shawl
about and caught Edith's face hard
against her breast. "Oh," screamed
Edith family, and her finger-nails
went into Ruth's arms. "I'm afraid!
Ruth, Ruth! I'm afraid"
Continued next week
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

No matter how many medicines you
have tried for your cough, chest cold, or
bronchial irritation, you can get relief
now with CreomulSion. Serious trouble
may be brewing and you cannot afford
to take a chance with any remedy less
potent than CreomulSion, which goes
right to the seat of the trouble and aids
nature to soothe and heal the inf1amed
mucous membranes and to loosen and
expel the germ-laden phlegm.
Even if other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged, try Creomulsion.
Your druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not thoroughly
satisfied with the benefits obtained
from thevery first bottle. Creomulsion is
one word-not two, and it has no hyphen
in it. Ask for it plainly, see that the
name on the bottle is CreomulSion, and
you'll get the genuine product and the
relief you want. (Adv.)
Evening star., 1938-10-09

adequate pay for its miller and . Gus
todial staff. Such an undertaking would
not be unique, for there Is an early
18th century grist-mill museum operat-
ing in South Sudbury, Mass. But 1t
would easily attract hundreds Of thou
sands Of tourists annually, and the
only diniculty would be in satisfying
the demand for it, products.
THERE is q great deal more to be
= done II the restoration is to be
complete. The three-kettle distillery
should be rebuilt and should produce
its special brand Of corn and rye.
Perhaps 1t could also produce Wash
ingtons favorite concoction Of corn,
molasses and persimmons. There
should also be q reproduction Of the
blacksmith shop, the brick kiln and
the octagonal barn. And across the
road should be the dock and possibly
ship at anchor, as there once was,
ready to load -four for England or the
West Indies. When this is accom-
plished and the whole Of the original
Mount Vernon estate ID restored, We
can be sure the tall horseman would
- dslightsd to haunt his beloved home.
Evening star., 1938-10-09

NOV it seems to be forgotten. TWO
years have passed since 1t has re-
ceived . visit from the officials in
charge. Sometimes they forget to send
the caretaker his S. week. Shades
of the immortal George! What has
happened that the State 50 neglects
its one important restoration project?
Rumor says an attempt has been made
to sell it to the Mount Vernon Ladies'
Association, but that they don't want
it. Rumor also Bays that the former
owner wants to buy 1t. Perhaps the
State would like the National Park
Service to take it over.
In any case the question must be
asked, why does the State OF Vir-
ginia spend money in advertising sell
sustaining attractions such as Will
liamsburg and the Natural Bridge. and
abandon this restoration project IN
which 1t has such great sentimental
and financial Investment"
The mill can easily be put into run
ming order. If it were used to GRIND
wheat and corn grown on the original
Mount Vernon estate, the income from
the -four and meal sold would easily
pay for it, maintenance, and pfovads