Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-03

been slated for healthy raise came hap
PLY through the ordeal Of the review with
perhaps an increase a little above SS000.
When the final lists have been COM
pleted 1t remains to be seen what per
centage of increase will be borne by the
common tax payers and what by the pub
lie service corporations. IL the needed
SIS 10000 is raised it is declared that the
percentage borne by the common tax
pawers is in excess Of that sought by the
tax commissioner when he raised the val
uation Of the public service companies
Last evenings work. however brought
to close the annual review and the
board adjourned sine die
Dfas Faces Serious Charges.
W. H. Dias. r.egro. was up yesterday
morning before Police Judge Callahan on
a charge. the first OF its kind in South
Omaha Dias. who was arrested for car
rying concealed weapons, fell under the
new rule which makes it a felony to carry
concealed weapons.
The case had already been tried and a
fine OF 800 assessed against the man. A
c. Pancoast, attorney for Dias, refused to
pay the fine, alleging that the police Judge
had no Jurisdiction in the matter. Mr..
Pancoast's opinion sustained. Judge Gala
han dismissed the original charge and filed
a new one On the new complaint with
Assistant County Attorney ]. NJ Fftz-
gerald acting for the state. Dias was
bound over to await the action of the
district court.
Mr.. Pancoast. during his examination of
the witnesses. sought to find out how the
culprit was known to have check for
500 on his person. Judge Callahan inter
posed and explained that the defendant $
wife had called at his home and told
him that the negro had a check for SlOs in
his pocket
Police Board Delays.
Notwithstanding the fact that the police
department has not yet been paid for the
/ month OF July, there was no meeting OF
the board Of fire and police commissioners
yesterday. The men are anxious for their
money and some of them feel the long
wait Chief Briggs up to Tuesday evening
was unable to complete the new monthly
detail. awaiting the action Of the board.
There are several matters to be considered
/ by the board
1t Is understood that there are those
who will insist that Louis Cohn, recently
arrested and dismissed on the charge OF
selling liquor after hours, be given a trial
]
the commissioners, when asked about the
matter said that no complaint had been
filed against Cohn.
Magic City Gossip.
Dell Green Is absent on a hunting trip
Martin letter went on a dove hunt yes
terdRy.
L J. Carpenter left yesterday for Elmer.
son. Ia
Miss Eva Huff OF Auburn. Neb., is the
guest OF Miss Norma Hammond for the
H c.. Murphy left yesterday for Lin.
coin. where he viii attend TO some lega-
Mrs. John Mcintyre and daughter. Paul.
! lives in Chicago.
John Keegan. one of the well known
citizens OF Highland district, has gone into
the cement business.
After a short illness, Fred D. Fermersh
the infant son OF Emil Fermersh. died last
! night at o'clock at the residence OF his
parents, nW North Twenty-sixth street
noon at o'clock from the family home &C
St Mary's cemetery.
Nels- Peterson has asked the city council
20 release him from the bonds OF W. d
Parent an expressman.
City Clerk Frank Good proposes to TAX,
his vacation as soon as the work OF Ia,
Board or Review is completed
William Buckley OF the Cudahy PackinJ
Son.p@hy was called TO Chicago by thu
death OF a wealthy bachelor uncle.
Miss G.ayme Fitzgerald. VINO has bee,
spending the vacation at MhIituu SpTiuks
Colo. returned home this morning
Phone Bell South s6S-Ipdependent F-lss
for q case Of letter Gold Tor. Prompt A.
livery 10 any part OF city William letter
Fire Warden John Trouton returned las
evening from the interior OF the state
week.
| A,s-,s, Null ,,.. -, .,
nee 10 supply clerk TO the office OF tn
ta1 commissioner, instead of hiring a
extra one
For a case OF good beer order PILsENE1
S STYLE, Bohemian Extra Pale or Bur
ll0. Ind. F-I247
The BARRIERS Of south Omaha. il il under
stood, VIII ask for the passage OF a sun
I day ordinance similar to the one recent
enacted in Omaha
The rraders exchange ana the Stoc
exchange each had representatives at IN
hearing OF the state Railway commissio
yesterday afternoon
! The Ladies' Aid society OF St Luke
, Lutheran church win meet Thursday after
noon AZ the home OF MIS- Deckert Seven
teenth and n streets
I The letter sewer win be started toda
: between Twenty seventh and streets
the brewery and from the brewery I
Ihirty-sixth and q streets.
city Tax Commissions Jerry F1tzgeral
} has begun the work OF compiling the lis
} OF dehnquenr taxpayers The list must b
nled with the city treasures office.
Howard Farrell OF Twenty-third and
streets fell in a fit yesterday evening q
the corner OF Twenty NTH and N street,
DIT Shanahan attended the sick man.
, The Shamrock club cleared about $40 a
the net results OF its picnic. held last Sur
day AZ Hillside park Ralston- The none
viii be devoted 70 the rehabilitation OF tn
organization.
The following births have been reported
Nat TamOshevitg and wife 81 Nortl
! Twenty ninth street. a girl: Eugene Cnnk
I'm and wife. SOS South Fifty-third stree
9 siri; GeOrge McGuity and wife. iOs1 Mort