Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-18
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor Trainor Refuses to Interfere
in Organization Of Council.
DEMOCRATS SEEK TO DICTATE
They Ask Permission to submit slate
But Executive won't Listen
county axes
Fall Due.

EAAA bWNs
The democratic members Of the city
council called on Mayor 2. J. Trainor yes
terday afternoon to submit to him n pros
pective organization OF the council and to
ask that he permit the democratic council
to dictate some Of the appointments which
are lawfully delegated to the mayor by
the city charter. The list Of committees In
the council showed a change since the
proposed list was published a few days ago.
Since then the democrats are said to rave
headed and controlled each of the council
manic committees, with John Franek
named as the president OF the council,
The mayor refused to interfere in the
organization Of the council. declaring that
the council had the right to organize as II
saw fit and that II should proceed on its
rights without reference to the mayor.
He also gave the visiting councilmen tc
understand that he understood perfectly the
rights which the city charter bestowed
upon him In the matter of appointments.
The parties who are appointed by the
mayor are to be affirmed by the council,
but in the event they are not they will
be de facto officers without affirmation.
The mayor showed a disposition to be
conciliatory, however. and it depends on
what the council Is willing to conCede in
its organization whether he will coneede
any appointments, Another conference is
to be held Monday afternoon with the re-
publican members, and the mayor may be
called in.
The mayor dismissed the street gang yes
terday which has been working under the
previous administration, but as yet has
named no one to fill the places. John
Hudec, che special officer in charge of the
city prisoners, was dismissed also.
County Taxes Due.
The people of South Omaha are prone to
forget that the city treasurer is at present
the deputy county treasurer also, and that
they should pay their county taxes in South
Omaha. These taxes are falling due and
many people will probably make the mis-
take OF going to Omaha to pay their taxes.
They may pay them there, but 1t Will cause
much confusion, as the books are properly
prepared in South Omaha. The city treas
urer. ]. j. Glllin, announced yesterday that
the whole levy Of personal and real prop
erty was now ready for payment and should
be paid in South Omaha at the convenience
of the property owners. If paid in Omaha
1t will make much extra work In checking
back and forth and practically defeat the
object sought when South Omaha was made
a subtTeasury.
Woodie Cook IncnrceFRted.
Woodle Cook. a negro Of South Omaha,
said yesterday that he didn't mind beins
''railroaded' to jail, but he did not relish
being sent through at express rates. 1t re-
aulred about ten minutes from the time he
purloined IS. from the purse of Mrs. Mar
garet Ulrich, Twenty-second and Lsstree1s'
until he was nursing his wounded feeling
800 49, Do IN .rfhA
county jail by Judge Callahan.
He had been employed to work for Mrs.
Zurich. who left her purse in the room
where the negro was cleaning up. He
took s. from the purse, which Contained
. over $3.50 in cash and checks, thinking that
she would not discover the loss AT once.
A slight gesture on the negroes part caused
Mrs. Ulrich to count her money when she
returned Just too late TO detect him In
the act. She accused him of taking the
money and started to the police station.
He caught UP with her and offered the
money back. She took the money, but
turned the negro over to Judge Callahan,
who imposed a sentence of thirty days
for petit larceny. All the events occurred
within ten minutes and Cook was last
heard mourning the rapid turn Of the wheel
Of fortune.
v. M. c. A.. Dinner Announced.
A 6 o'clock dinner will be given under
the auspices of the local Young Mems
Christian association Thursday evening,
April 21s at the Greer hotel. A general In
~vitation is extended to all who are in
terested in the work of the association on
condition that those who accept the invita-
ton must report their names to the sec
rotary not later than Wednesday evening.
The object is to present the affairs of
the association in the best light and the
! result OF the action will there taken be
vital to the association. Under the present
condition of the affairs greater interest
must be developed or the association must
cease to exist. -v
Small MeteOrite Falls.
Paul Anhouser of Omaha while visiting
at the home OF @. w. Roberts, the city en-
oinaar ~ South Omaha Friday avenina