Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor Trainor Has Little Problem in
City Finance.
WOULD USE AVAILABLE CASH
Today VIII he Devoted 60 Outings,
Swifts and shamrocks HavinE
Picnies Of Their own
Magic city Gossip.

Mayor Trainor objects 20 the payment Of
per cent on registered warrants while
there Is money 70 cash the same IN the
city funds drawing a : per cent interest
only.
Saturday the mayor went over the mat
ter with the city treasurer and Il was
agreed to use 81 now drawing per
cent interest for cashing such warrants
as shall be presented before the depletion
OF the funds in question. An arrangement
has already been made with the local
banks looking to the cashing OF all regis
tered warrants issued before the time at
which the tax money for the present year
shall be collected The mayor IN explain
ing his move declared that IL was false
economy to conserve city money that was
drawing only 2 per cent interest from the
banks that would demand per cent for
cashing warrants. some OF which can be
cashed by the city. thus saving per cent
what. in the Barrett
An inquisitive police captain and a de-
tective rudely interfered with an alleged
bootlegging establishment on r street,
between Thirty-first and Thirty second
streets. yesterday morning and arrested
Nick Krmpotic. the proprietor, and sew
eral bibulous inmates
Captain Dworak and Detective Mcguire
were taking a constitutional walk along X
street when their suspicious were aroused
by the steady stream Of visitors that
poured in and out Of Krmpotcs residence
The police Joined the procession and
found themselves in a kitchen OF the
IGrmpotic home. On an innocent looking
barrel was several hundred pounds Of ice.
What's in the barrel asked Dworak-
Water" said a thick-tongued individual.
Dworak and MCGUIRE. being strictly tenn
perate. refused to take the risk OF tasting
the contents. A digital examination OF the
barrels interior revealed the fact that its
contents amounted to seevraI dozen quart
bottles OF beer.
Krmpotic was arrested and charged with
selling liquor without a license. Tom
Hicks, Ely Bursch. Tom Tegro and EN-
Cruise were also taken into custody for
being inmates Of a disorderly house.
Women in Conflict.
Because Laura willett of 2422 p street
asked the Intervention Of the police to pre-
vent the mistreatnent Of Joe Jackson, the
3-year-old son Of Mrs. Frances Jackson.
the Jackson woman attacked and severely
wounded the willett woman about the
neck and right shoulder Saturday night
at u:3O o'clock.
The ARRAY occurred at Twenty-seventh
and N streets. near the home Of the Jack
son woman.
Creditors Follow Buzxa.
As the result of certain maneuvers in
the sphere of high finance, John Buzza- a
sheepman from BeIlvieu, Idaho, was ar
rested Sunday by Chief of Detectives
James Sheehan.
Buzza il is understood, came to town
some days ago in charge Of four carloads
Of sheep belonging to James Skillin OF
Blame county, Idaho. On the strength OF
the shipment in his charge it is alleged
that Buzza proceeded to borrow right and
left The police assert that Buzza Dor
rowed so from Gene Milady, so from the
Valley Stock company, $50 from the Smith
Commission company and several amounts
from persons whose names have not yet
been learned.
Chief of Detectives Sheehan arrested
Buzza Sunday and locked him up pending
some settlement with his creditors.
JunEman school Teachers.
Through an oversight at the office Of the
superiutendent of schools the faculty OF
Jungman school was not announced with
the others in yesterdays paper. The teach
ers assigned to the school for the coming
year are as follows:
Margaret O'Toole, principal; Lulu Hickey,
seventh grade; Hazel Camery, sixth grade
Mary Miller. fifth grade; Florence BROKER,
fourth grade; Gertrude Holmes, third
grade: Leta Kellogg and Mary ]. Sheehy,
second grade: Bertha johnson and Gertrude
Sullivan, first grade.
Svvtfts' Big Outing.
With early morn today began the Labor
dav celebration OF the Employees Benefit
association Of Swift and Company at Pa
pillion.
A special train leaves South Omaha over
the Union Pacific railroad at S:15 in time
to reach the camp grounds about s:45. All
the members and their families will be
decorated with the badges of the aSsocia-
ton and present a gala appearance.
An elaborate program Of amusement
and athletics is scheduled for the day with
a big entertainment at the Papillion opera
house.
The program includes two base ball
games. dancing, lunches and athletic con-
tests with prizes for the winners.
ShamrOcks TO Picnic.
Headed by their unique Pickle band, the
Shamrock club will leave this morning on