Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council May Be Entirely Re.
organized Next Monday.
MAY DEPosE JOHN FRANEK
August Miller Appears 10 Have
strRnEle Hold Upon votes Enough
10 Accomplish Change In the
city Administrat IOn.

city ton.
The city council may be reorganlzed
next Monday night. All day yesterday
rumor was rife as to the complete re-
organization Of the sldermanic body and
the subcommittee Of the council
Since the dislntogration Of the Big
Four last Monday night, politicians
have come to the conclusion that the
new majority is not the mere cohesion Of
disgruntled quartet but the we'll
planned coup OF wise and keen wltted
! leader.
Basing their judgment on the appear
ance Of things the inside guard claim
that John Franek, president Of the coun-
ell and present leader, will be deposed
next Monday night in favor OF one OF the
new majority.
As to the one who will succeed should
the reorganization be effected there is
considerable speculation. Two names
are prominently mentioned: Walters and
Miller. Walters himself denied yesterday
that there was anything in the rumor and
professed that his new position in the
councilmanic body would be entirely in
dependent. Another members of the new
power said he was In favor of making
August Miller president of the council
in place OF Franek.
In any case it appears that Miller has
developed strength, not only among his
constituents with whom he has been
! popular, but also among the new
majority with whom he is numbered
Discussing the proposed reorganization
yesterday Mayor Trainor declared that
he was not certain whether such a thing
could be effected according to the charter
Others, however. said that the council
held the power to change it's president
whenever it chose to do so.
"UnlOn Pay-UniOn Time"
Union pay?-Union time" says August
Miller who now proposes to have a time
clock installed within the sacred portals
Of the city hall.
According TO the notions of the little
councilman, a city official should not
look upon duties OF his office in the light
of snecure. August, very unreasonably
to be sure. thinks that a city official
should spend in his office all the time
provided and intended by the powers
that made the office
August says he cannot see why an Of
fetal or clerical employee Of the city
should be allowed to work or play 40
cordinG to his own sweet will 'of
course" said Mr.. Miller. II would not
be unreasonable in refusing a city Of
ficial permission to go to the funeral of
dead grandmother or such like, but
except in cases of illness know ou-
officials are all too honest to collect
money for the time not spent in the
service of the city"
In order therefore to keep a check IN
all things and to reduce the forces of the
city hall to order and economy IT is in
tended to install time clock in the CITY
hall.
South Omaha Girl Assaulted.
MISS Emma Cheney, II years old, was
assaulted by an unknown white man In
South Omaha about s O'Clock this morn
ing. She was on her way from her home
at 2IS South Twenty-third street TO the
canning department of the Cudahy plant
where she is employed, when she was
seized by a man who emerged from he
tween two buildings. He dragged her
across the street TO the Washington
school The description OF the man talIies
with that Of an unknown person who has
been terrortzing girls in South Omaha FOR
several weeks.
Inquest Over LydOn,
The inquest upon the death OF John
Lydon' or Thomas Layton, as his name
proves to be, will be held this mornins
at 10 o'clock at Larkin's funeral pariors,
There is some doubt whether LAYTON
committed suicide or died from natural
causes
Young Man Disappears,
Renal Sanbo reported yesterday TO the
police that Sidney Hedge, a 2O-year-old
youth, had been missing from his home
at SOl9 Q street for four months. The
police are making an investigation OF the
mans disappearance. s.-
v Good Thing TO Know,
/ We are still selling from the s. 1000 bank
rupt stock Of the Western Furniture Co.,
beautiful Xmas gifts in rockers. rugs,
library and parlor tables, cts, at 80 cents
on the dollar Levy Furniture g. Carpet
Co., 25lO N street
Magic City Gossip.
Try Culkins for your overcoat.
Tom Clonny was fined S in the police
court yesterday for disturbing the peace.
The women of the Albright Letter socl-
ETY. will serve dinner at Twenty-fourth
and n streets on Tuesday, December -
Council No. ZIP, American Federation
OF Labor, will hold an election of officers
at the Labor temple this evening at 7
o'clock.
Phone Bell South S6S-Independent B-1S6S
for a case of letter Cole Top. Prompt de
livery 10 any part of city, William letter.
ST. Agnes court Of Foresters will hold
an election of officers Friday evening at
the Ancient order OF United Workmen
temple.
Washington tent No. 81, knights OF the
Maccabees, elected the following officers
at their meeting Wednesday night: Mike
o. Donohue, commander; J. r. McNa-
mara, lieutenant commander; T. c. Allen,
royal knight, and NJ. J. Fitzgerald, chap
lain.
Winona lodge No 29O6, Modern Brother
hood Of America, Will meet Friday night,
December s, for the annual election OF
officers.
The Labor temple has passed into the
hands Of the Redmen, who will hence
forth use the building as their head
quarters.
Mrs. Robert Shsnahan and children left
Friday for New York City, where Mr.
Shanahan has provided a new home for
his family.
Commencing Saturday, December 3, S.
off on any overcoat I'm the house, Must
make room for holiday goods. M. Culkin
& Co,
Fred Anderson, a farmer OF Wahoo and
an unidentified white man employed at
Cudahy's, were arrested yesterday morn
| ing and held for observation as to their
mental condition.