Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-28
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
License Session of Police Board Begins
Annual Duties.
TEN PROTESTS FILED so FAR
President YechOut of school Board
Looks for City 20 Help Pay EIec-
ton Expenses-Man shoots
MOtber-in-Law.

The annual licensing session Of the Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners which
Is Of 50 absorbing interest 20 many Of the
saloon Keepers, opened yesterday and be-
fore II ends the fate of several OF the
license holders will have been settled. The
board yesterday was occupied in tabulat-
ing the applications but ere long its occu-
patton will be OF a more serious character
Up to the present some ten protests
have been filed, the grounds alleging
sale to minors. sale on Sundays and sale
after prohibited hours.
Protests may be received at any time
until the license is granted and this being
SO the board may be kept sitting as
judiciary body after May 1.
About the same number Of applications
have been advertised as last year.
Certain matters OF policy as to the con-
troll OF saloons in the outlying districts
have been discussed for sometime past
but whether this issue will be discussed
by the board yet remains to be determined
Boards Election Expenses.
President Rudolph Yechout of the board
OF education said yesterday afternoon that
a special meeting of the board would be
held to settle the question OF the expenses
Of the late election. 1.-THE cost" said
Mr.. Yechout, lis $40 and it was, 1 think,
because the amount was not stated the
council would not help us out"
At the meeting of the council Monday
night resolution was received from the
board asking that body to foot the bill
until the end of the financial year wnen the
school fund would be in a healthier condi-
ton. This, the council declined to do and
President Yechout thinks that when the
council learns the small sum it will be re-
sponsible for. II will come TO the aid of
the board and enable those who worked
on election day to get their money.
shoots Mother-in-Law.
Intoxicated through imblblng whisky and
pure alcohol and angered because she repri-
manded him for paying too much attention
to her sister, ollie Walker, colored, last
evening attempted to shoot his wife, and
shot his mother-in-law, Mrs. Thomas
Fisher instead. Fortunately Mrs. Fisher
was standing so close that the bullet only
grazed the scalp and lodged In the head
between the scalp and the skim 1t was ex-
uaoted by DR. A. II. Koenig, who dressed
the wound and no serious complications are
feared. Walker was arrested by Captain
Dworak and Detective Mcclure.
The shooting occurred about $40 o'clock
at the home of Mrs Fisher at Fifteenth
ana Berry avenue, with whom at the pres
eht time Is Mrs. Gladys Starks of Pike
county Missouri another married daugh-
ter, whose presence in the city had been
the occasion, IT Is stated, for some trouble
between Walker and his wife.
All were in the house when Walker an
peared on the scene more or less intoxi-
Gated. Immediately he saw his wife ba
pulled out his gun and was about 10 fire
at her. according to the story OF Mrs
FISHER when Mrs. Starks jumped ana
caught his hand. The wife ran out followed
Dy her husband, but she was able to elude
him' lie returned with the gun in his hand
When Mrs. Starks and his mother-in.law
tried to get the weapon from him. and IN
the struggle It went off and the bullet
lodged in her head.
walker who is employed as a Iaborer
at the Armour packing house. ia hold q,
the jail
Death of Thomas Merceu.
Ihomas Mercell, who was a resident of
the city Tor twenty-five years died vas
terday afternoon at his home. 1929 North
IWenty-fourth sthreet, aged 81 years from
a complication OF diseases and follouins,
an illness OF three weeks. Mr.. MeroeII
mad been employed as a fireman at the
Armour packing house and was a well
known and respected citizen. He IS s,,r-
ViVed by five children, John. who Is IN
the city clerks office; Mary, Cecilia. Mar
garet and Mrs. Wells, who lives in Cau-
tornia- The funeral will be held saturdav
morning from the residence at o'oloo,,
10 81 Bridgets church. The interment
wiz be In St Mary's cemetery.
The Hoffman base pall club was or.
sanized Tuesday night, with Ed Criff,th
as manager. Griffith says he has Soma
OF the fastest players In the CITY ana he
10 open for engagements with teams IN
Omaha South Omaha or vicinity. Tala-
phone South r40 win get him altar
o'clock In the evening The club IL anr-
ious to open up It's ball park AT THIRTY
ninth and Q streets on Sunday and the
manager would like to hear from teams
with an open date soon.
Magic City Gossip.
Inc pupils OF st. Agnes school will Give
an entertainment in the high school a1,dt
tortum May To- OOi auul-
meeting this evening for the eieotion "a
OALlceis Tor the ensuing year. "a
Fhone Bell South S6S-Independent Er-,ses
i've, Use "a OF letter Gold Top. Prompt de-
N-s ReAAe VI wy william letter
Inc funeral OF j. c. Cooke win he ha,s
TINS afternoon at 2 O'clock at Iarlfin'e
uhuert"klns rooms to Laurel Hin cemeterv
"A social for the benefit OF the ~
christian church will be held fbis e,,a.I -
a. me nome OF Mrs. Jay N. Williams 5s5
Inc Ladies' Aid society OF ST TnL.,s
L1utheran church wi 1 meet at the hon1s ~
MIs. j. 5. Wogensen, 262l A street tb ~
AFTERNOON at o'clock. ''''s
Dr. Lucille Eaves instructor IN Dro.
tlcal SOCIOLOGY at the Universltv of ~
pEaska, Will address the women's au~,lts,,,
May 2 "SS"ciaton
The funeral of Mrs. Matusek ana ~.
xnwo Shllgren VIII be held this morninp a.
AZ CLOCK az the residence, Twenty-eiRhfh
cemetery. N"thonc
john 7. MeAuley and Kathryn crawford
were married Tuesday morning In ~
Aknes church by Rev. Father Ahern
S aa5eT May the couple will be al home al
The annual meeting and BANQUET Of IN.
Smaha Facking company statesmen Will
pc held IN the Hotel Rome SATURDAY. ever
ing a. 5 o'clo,k Information can be oh
tanned from Frank +, Ames at the office
The Women's Home and Foreign ME-
slonary soc ETY. OF the First PresbvtertSn
ehufch VIII meet this Afternoon Al IN
nome or the pfSs dent Mrs III j OSWALD
~ ID street with MesCames j. r. Ash
~ g bea a ID. G. Sturrock assist
ing the host1ss,