Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-02
NEW MEN FOR POLICE FORCE
Six Patrolmen Added, to Increase En-.
cheney for Ak.Sar-Ben.
BOARD MAKES THE APPOINTMENTS
Chief Domaine Announces that Daily
News Has Been Misreprescnting
the Facts About the proc
acribed District.

with the appointment of six new po-
liceuien on probation the Board Of Fire
and Police commissioners Monday evening
raised the number of patrolmen I'm Omaha
to over 100 and put the. police force on
a basis where It viii he able to cope with
conditions during the fall Ak-Sar-Bcn
carnival. After examining kwentyrone APP
plicants the board made the following
men patrolmen on probation; William Il,
Smith, Thomas IL. Carey, Earl O. Risk,
John Barta, Michael Manning and Charles
NJ. Plotts. There win be another eNamin-
alton of applicants on the evening of
September IA.
Chief Of Police Donahuc says that in
addition to the regular policemen who Will
patrol the business and. residence sections
there will be about thirty-five special men
employed by the carnival authorities FOR
duty inside the carnival s.ounds during
the festivities.
Following out the Instructions given
by the board at its last meeting, Chief
Donahue submitted a report on the pool
room situation, and stated that contrary
to the idea prevailing with the commis-
sioners no license is required to run a
pool hall. The chief has issued an order
requiring all such places to close at /
o'clock every night except saturday.
when they are to close at IL o'clock. As
there is no law specifically requiring
Sunday closing, they are open for business
on that day. The only law under which
the pool and billiard rooms might be
kept closed on the Sabbath are the so
called Blue" laws, which are not being
enforced pending litigation in the courts.
Councilman Harry 3. Zimman was pres
ent at the meeting, and when the chief
announced his order for police regulation
of the rooms Councilman Zimman stated
neither the chief, or the board could as
sumo the right to issue such an order
when there was no law to back it. He had
reference to the hour of closing and was
told that the order was merely a piece Of
police regulation End would stand unul
It had been tested and repudiated.
During the talk concerning the pool
rooms the tables at the Young Mems
Christian association building were mon
toned. 1t was said that these were in
cluded in all orders and laws. and Com
missioner Gillcr said that IL it was against
the law for minors to play they should
not be taught, especially by the association.
II an interview with General \Secretary
b.. c. Wade of the Young Mems Christian
association after the board meeting it was
learned that the associations pool and bill
lard rooms closes at 10 o'clock on all
nights except Saturday, when the closing
hour is IL. Mr.. Wade also said that only
members of the mems department of the
association ere allowed TO play. and that
before the tables were installed County
Attorney English and other men stated as
their expert opinion that pool and billiards
n ight be played at the association build
ing just as at any private club.
just n News Fake. e
That the Daily News, in an article pub
lished some time ago, misstated the facts
about the occupancy OF certain buildings
in the prescribed district was asserted in
a letter to the board from Chief Donahuc,
who says that no remodeled "cribs' are
row occupied in the red light section of
the Third ward.
The transfer of the funds of the Fire
mems Relief association from the United
States National bank to the Conservative
Savings and Loan association was author
lied and approved by the board. The
change will be made SO as to secure inter.
est on the amount in the associations
treasury, about $1,000.
In a report Of the net proceeds OF the
auction sale of unclaimed articles at the
police station last Wednesday 1t was stated
that the Policemen's Relief association re-
ceived s7O6.S5 from the sale.
For injuries sustained on February
q, when he was run over by the fire chiefs
horse and buggy, r. d. Evans was awarded
$3.50 damages, the same to. be paid out OF
the fire fund. Three hundred was asked
in the claim filed, which was referred
to the city council and sent by that body
to the Board of Fire and Police commits.
sioneTs.
Charges were filed against PHtrolmaL
Stephen O'Donnell for conduct unbecoming
an officer while off duty, and the accused
pleaded not guilty. The hearing of the
case was set for next Monday.
Action on the resignation Of Patrolman
George S. Hin was postponed for one week,
and the following leaves OF. absence were
granted; Annual leave OF ten days with
pay to Desk Sergeant p. f. Havey Of the
police force; five days without pay to Fire
man George G. Gates; ten days without
pay to Fireman Joseph O'Neill.
In appreciation of the good work of the
fire department in saving property of the
Carter White Lead company, during the
recent fire at East Omaha. the COMPANY
has sent a check for $25 to the department,
t and it was turned over TO. the Fireman's
Relief association by action of the board.
r To fill the place OF Fireman John F.
; Engel, who is away on special. leave for
l a number of months. Albert F Clinchard
: has been assigned. He had been on the
waiting list for some time.