Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-27
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
COlorsd Peoples Olub Room, Scene
Shooting, Likely to Be Closed
POLICE HAVE SUCH PLACES UNDER BANE
Ids MyIes, woman shot by Her
Lover, t. Improving and Death
from wounds IL Not
Probable.

The colored peoples club rooms at 800
North Twenty-fourth street, where the
Myles shooting AFFAIR took place wednes-
day night. probably will be closed by the
police. Speaking of this matter last even
ing, A. l.. Bergquist, secretary of the fire
and police board, said: I'VE have en-
deavored to prevent the forming of oolored
clubs in the city for the reason that as a
general thing disorders occur sooner or
later. BY preventing such places from run
ming the city has been kept fairly free of
negro fights. This club where the shoot
ing took place will be investigated by the
chief Of police and an order may be issued
to close It,"
Chief Briggs said when this club started
Il was represented to him to be a political
club and not social organization
Several times lately members OF this
club have asked me for permission TO hold
dances there and have always refused"
said the chief. This dance of Wednesday
night" continued Chief Briggs was held
without permission. I will make an in
vestigation and see to it that no more so
cial gatherings are held at this place"
The chief further said he had learned
liquor was being sold at this club without
| a license stop will be put to this prac-
I
told the officers he had drink of beer in
the club rooms shortly before he shot the
woman he had been living with.
Ida Myles was reported to be getting
along we'll last night. Death resulting from
! the gun shot wounds does not seem immi-
nent. Chief Briggs will endeavor to have
a complaint filed against Myles today or
| Saturday by the county attorney. Until
Myles has been arraigned IN police court
| he will be detained at the city Jail.
Public school Matters.
! The addition to the Madison school build
/ ing is about completed and the expectation
| is that the new rooms will be ready for
occupancy on Monday next The rooms are
practically completed. except for few
/ finishing touches. but the heating apparatus
is not yet quite finished.
! It is the same at the Lincoln school Five
Of the new rooms will most likely be ready
| for pupils on Monday morning. The annex
building, which was moved from Twenty
sixth and NJ streets to Twenty-third and
streets, is vacant now and 1t will be a
month before It will be ready for use
When the schools opened on September Il,
this building was used temporarily on ac-
count of the Madison school rooms not be-
! ing ready. Cold weather drove the pupils
out and now all that formerly attended
/ this school, which is known as Washington
school. are attending the Madison building.
! New chimneys are being built to the WASH
| ington school and the interior IL to be
! painted and papered II will be fully four
weeks before this building will be ready for
use. Stoves will be used to heat the struc-
! ture. This month the Highland school is
| flying the pennant. which shows that there
was no hardness at that building the first
month of school.
| Cbristian Association Entertainment.
| Saturday evening at the high school au-
ditorium the Dunbar Male quartet will give
! the second of the Young Mems Christian
association entertainment series. This COM
pany Of singers and bell ringers comes we'll
recommended and the. expectation is that
the attendance will be large. Since the
first entertainment quite number OF
course tickets have been sold and members
Of the Christian association here are MAX
ing an effort to sell enough tickets to make
the entertainment course a financial sue
cess.
Civil Service Examination.
The time for receiving applications for the
November civil service examinations for
postofice clerks and letter carriers has
been extended from October 16 until No
vember 8. SO few applications have been
received up to date that it has been deemed
advisable to extend the time and give no.
tice through the press of the extension
Those wishing to take the examination can
secure application blanks at the Omaha or
South Omaha postofices.
Interest Payment Due.
There will be due at the state fiscal
agency In New York City on November l
the sum OF 1925 interest on outstanding
Improvement bonds. This money is on
} hand and will be sent east within a few
days. OF this amount 1920 is interest on
the $4,000 issue that will be refunded on
November /. This issue now draws per
cent and was issued to take up special
Improvement bonds declared illegal by the
courts. BY refunding this issue after five
years at the lower rate OF interest the city
will save 81 $50 per annum in interest. The