Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
All Fines Must Go to School Fund of
City.
CITY ATTORNEY CHANGES CUSTOM
Rule that Has Prevailed Long Time
Gave Costs to General Fund of
Municipality - Eagles
VIII Build.

WEN Atbdlu " the dppOTIlOn-
ment of the funds received from fines and
costs Of the South Omaha police court
which is important in that It overthrows
tho custom in vogue in South Omaha for
ten or fifteen years. The attorney gave
his opinion that all money derived from
such sources should be applied to the school
FUNDS exclusively. Heretofore the Judge
mas made division OF the fund and has
designated tho fines as the part to be
placed in the school funds and the costs
TO the general fund OF the city, or as at
present to the interest and sinking fund.
II the decision of the city attorney holds
good 1t may be necessary for the city to
reimburse the school fund with the amount
thus credited to the interest and sinking
fund. In the course of the fifteen years or
more in which the practice has been IN
operation about 1,50O per year would have
been the accumulation of fines and the
costs about the same or larger This would
represent about $4,000 which may have to
be accounted for
The attorney based his opinion on the
fact that the constitution of the state and
the general code designate how such funds
shall be used. He said: THE theory is
that thu money derived from fines should
be used to educate the children of the men
so fined, that they need not fall into the
position of crime their fathers did. We
have provision in the charter and in the
ordinances which permits this money to
fall into the interest and sinking fund but
think they would not stand the test of
constitutionality if brought TO an examlna-
ton"
| The attorney gave his opinion at the
request of the city treasurer, and the
treasurer, unless further directed by au-
thority, will turn all money from fines
and from costs into the school fund here
after.
South Omaha Eagles to Build.
| A general committee Of the South Omaha
Eagles selected to have charge of the
proposition of erecting a hall for the Or
der held a meeting Thursday night and
organized, making Fred Parks chairman
and Henry Rothholz secretary. A subcom-
mittee of five was appointed to receive
bids for a building site. The order wants
a business block within the radius of the
most prosperous business center of the
city and hopes to secure bids on prop
erty which will have from sixty to seventy
| five feet frontage. Bids will be received
until the next meeting of the committee,
which is two weeks from Thursday.
| The building to be erected will depend
but it will be three stories in height prob
ably and the lower floors will be used for
store rooms and will be rented to the best
advantage. The second floor will contain
1.-The general hall and club rooms and the
top floor a dance hall and lodge room to
be occupied by fraternal orders.
| 1t is possible that~a theater of better pre-
tensions than any now in the city will be
part of the equipment. This may take the
place of the store rooms IL thought advis-
able by the management. The building
will probably be erected within year..
senior Fair Tonight.
The Senior fair one of the annual events
| OF the South Omaha High school year is
| to be held at the high school building to-
| night A mass meeting of the students
of the high school will be held Friday
morning to awaken enthusiasm for the en-
| tertainment which promises to eclipse
| former events of the kind. 1t was an
nounced that program would be conducted
in thea auditorium which would shock the
stoicisln of a wooden Indian. The halls and
corridors of the building have been decor
ated in the pleasing colors of the gradual
| ing class and in the colors of the school,
| Numerous candy ice cream and novelty
booths have been set up and these will be
i named IOr Ino IdlTeSb Oh the sweet girl
graduates during the evening. The visitors
are welcome to promenade the halls and to
purchase knicknacks at will. The main
| program is to be kept a profound secret
until the program starts at 8 p. m.
Church Services.
All of the South Omaha churches will
take cognizance of memorial day by APP
propriate services either in the morning or
the evening.
, The Grand Army Of the Republic and the
womans Relief Corps will meet at the
First Methodist church at the morning SER
vice. 1t is planned that the veterans and
the affiliated orders shall meet at the corner
OF Twenty-fourth and N streets at 1890 in
the morning A marching column will be
formed from that point to the church
which is only one block distant Rev. ]. M
Boutwell, will deliver the memorial sermon
and the choir has prepared special music
: for the occasion.
! Rev. DR.. r. L. wheeer's morning topit
is memorials, Their Effect on Literature
> and Religion" In the evening. Judge E
M. Bartlett of Omaha will deliver a me
5 mortal address. The choir will furnish spe
cial music.
9 1.-THE First Great Principle" is the topi
on which Rev A. G. White OF st. Martin
church will base his Sunday morning dis
T, cussion.
w. L. Cullen will conduct the services a
s st. Clements mission Sunday at IL a. m
i and at 1880 p m.
Sunday school will be held at St. Ed
y wards mission at PEN. 80
: 1.-THE Week of The Holy Spirit" is Rev
e f. A. Jordan's topic at the Christian
: church. In the evening his theme will b
|, THE Royal Arch"
A meeting Of the Society of Friends Wi
be held at Eighteenth and Cunning streets
= Omaha, at $3.50 p. m. Sunday.
!, A memorial service will be held at Lefle
+ Memorial church at p. m. Sunday. Rev
: T. M. Ransoms topic is, True Patriotism.
Il Magic City Gossip.
e Today will be payday for the Sout
Omaha school teachers.
= w. Z. Burrows OF st. Joseph is paying
- visit to friends in South Omaha.
n Carl Smith, 2S03 Il street. is ILL., sufferin
n from an attack Of typhoid fever.
% The funeral OF Frank Pospisil will be hel
Is at Bohemian Turner hall at p. m. Sunda!
e Morgan Heafey, jr.. underwent a secon
q operation at St. Joseph's hospital Frida
II morning.
Dana Morrill, and V. V. FoitIk leave tn
- afternoon for Blue Lake, Ia, for a flshin
le expedition.
= Al.