Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-12
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Members Of School Board Come ID
Parting Of Ways on Janitors.
POLICE BOARD HAS DIGGIN's CASE
Man Accused of killing MatsOn is
Surety on Bond of saloon Man
An whose Place the Act
Occurred.

There was a rift in the harmonious lutte
last night at the meeting OF the school
board when at the election of janltors Al.
Hunter proposed that each member of the
board be allowed his pro rata OF appoint
ments among the janitors. e. r. Leigh
objected and on a vote Hunters motion
was lost.
Hunter, In explaining his motion, told
the chair that he did not believe in three
running the board Leigh retorted with
the charge that two ran. the board last
year. Hunter deprecated Leigh's state
ment on the gnund that 1t was hearsay
evidence. Leigh's motion prevailed and
the LIST was elected as recommended by
he committee.
On the same issue, that of janltors, Hun
ter proposed that instead OF two janitors to
school at combined salary OF $40 per
month one at salary OF SIS would suf-
flee. Leigh in quiet tone asked why
the board Of last year did not adopt such
a policy.
Your economy comes about fourteen
months late, interposed President Schnei-
der to Hunter. Hunter In q heated speech
then defied the chairman to show by the
records that he had ever been anything
else than q preacher Of economy. After
Leigh had poured oil on the troubled
waters, a, vote was taken and again the
stand Of the new majority was sustained.
1t was decided to send official notice to
every teacher elected for the year.
. AS. determined at last weeks meeting the
board decided to appoint an auditor to go
over the books. w. H. Nichols was chosen
at salary. not to exceed IS per day. The
work will last q few days only. The board
then adjourned to meet next Monday
night.
Elections to Places.
The following were elected to their re-
spective positions for the ensuing year:
Barber. Bertha Barclay. Cora W.
Clarke, w. III. Coleman, Elena A.
Du Bots, Vera M Durham, Helen M.
Dean, Florence w. Eddlemann, Minnie L
Fitzgerald, Marion Dunn, Sara e.
Gaertner. Jennie GiVelr, Anna NJ.
Jones, DOrabeo Murray, Mamie
Nystrom, Anna Owen. Laura. Il.
Philpot, Mayme Polian, Marie
Steinberg, Hattie Wallweber Blanche
Waterman. Helen G. Winegard, Lenora
JanitOrs.
Brown Park-John Vavra, James Stastny
Corrigan-James Melia, Michael Shana-
han.
F1eld-Mrs. John whaien.
Franklin-Patrick Brosnihan.
Garfield. H. Bliss.
Hawthorne-D. d. Sullivan. Andrew
Hawernich.
Highlan0-MiChael F0ntOu.
Central-Fred Fiala-
High School-A. l.. Barber, William FIR
man, Henry Beal.
Fireman High school--Roy CottenIer
Jungmann-Sam Ourada, Anton MRchal.
Lowell-Joe Sterilizka,
5 Madison-James Hazuka, hrs. Mary Sor-
. ensen.
1 Lincoln-Herman Trenhle, David Weber.
Washington-Mrs. Belinda Teig.
West Side-J. s. Mclaughlin, Peter Pic
Quer.
DiEEin Case Before Board.
Two sessions of the fire and police board
were held Monday for the purpose Of de-
termining whether the liquor license OF
Michael Diggin should be cancelled as the
result OF selling on Sunday In his saloon
at Thirty-third and q streets.
/ Diggin's defense was that the liquor was
not sold in his saloon. but In a room behind
the saloon. He further contended that
whatever liquor was sold or given away
by Dan OConnor, who lives over the sa-
loon. could not In any way make him liA-
BILE. The case seemed in the end to center
about the point whether the door between
the saloon proper and \ rear room was
open at the time OF Nelson's death. In
order to determine this tina board paid .
visit to the place MOndAy afternoon. The
decision will be handed down today.
Commissioners Ryan during the day
called attention to the fact that while his
name was one OF the thirty inscribed on
the front page Of the petition. there were
other names on the reverse side OF the
paper. making q total Of about thirty-fivs
In ALL The Commissioners further stated
that he could not be sure that he had af-
fixed his name to the petition.
Corr surety on Bead.
peculiarly of the bond given by Digsin In
the matter OF procuring his license. The
bond VISA signed by James Corr and z. IL
Cannon as principals and Michael Diggsn
as surety. Corr is at present held 70 the
district court for the killing or John Mat
son in the saloon OF Diggin on July q
Though the beginning Of the bond reads
otherwise. Corr and Cannon are sureties
for .Adichsal Diggin. the principal.
The bond is In the sum OF 5000. OF which
$3.50 10 guaranteed by oennon and $500
BY Corr When seen Monday evening Corr
admitted that he had signed the bond. but
denied that he had seen or known the
notary public at the time. Judge cald-
well u the notary public before whom tho
bond was certified.
Tax records show that Corr owned lot
IL IN block I Of South Omaha park up to
three years ago. when the same was sold
TO A. ]. Seaman Tor taxes. The place was
valued at $50 and the records In the treas
urer's office show that the property had
not been redeemed TO date Corr said
Monday that he owned one lot
4 II was given out Monday that the dam
age suit brought by the widow OF John
Aatson agtinst Michael Digsin had been
settled for the sum OF $1,000 The decision