Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-17
Complaint By chief BriEss.


and saloon interests.
Complaint By chief Briggs.
wearied because the Fire and Police COM
missioners have refused 10 sustain him,
Chief OF Police John Briggs Saturday even
ing admitted that his department was more
Or less demoralized for lack Of discipline.
The chief said:
Il can not maintain discipline among
NY men IL my orders and rulings In the
affairs OF the department are to be aues-
TONED by every patrolmau who walks a
beat The men are all right Most OF them
Ars good men and have been with the de-
partment for years. Once the department
20 far as order and discipline was con-
,erned compared with the best in the
state. But that was when 1 had the Fire
and Police board behind me. Then. when l
suspended a man he had TO abide by my
decision, or face board that tried a case
On its merits and not on a political pull.
Now when 1 suspend a man he goes TO
see the members OF the board. and 1 am
ordered to put him bark to work"
Chief Briggs then recalled the recent
-ass of Officer Jacob Small, tried before
the board for being drunk and with con-
iuct unbecoming an officer. In the case
4 appears that Small Tad rearrested a man
twice against the express commands Of his
superior officer. For this he was suspended
FOR ten days. The board tried him on the
charges OF drunkenness and conduct I'M
becoming an officer. He was exonerated
and at once restored to duty. The chief
recalled that Small had been suspended,
r0t on the charges but for disobedience to
orders. Being restored to duty while the
sentence OF suspension was in force was a
iirect nounting OF the authority of Chief
Briggs, so he says
Perry Gets a BAD Fall.
James Perry. a negro aged 20 years. fell
from the third story window of the Tran
silent hotel, at Twenty-eighth and NJ
streets, Saturday evening shortly after
O'Clock, injuring his spinal column to such
extent that he may die. The man is
thought to have been in a drunken condi-
ton when the accident occurred. officer
J. Carey found him on the sidewalk. and
summoned Dr. Delaney. who. after view
ing the injuries. ordered Perry to the
South Omaha hospital. peculiar coinci-
dencs is the fact that another man. Will
liam GEMS by name. was killed before the
same house as the result Of similar &C
cident Saturday morning.
Causes Arrest of Husband.
Steve Kaokimis. Thirty eighth and H
streets. was arrested Saturday morning
kimis. who Is in a delicate condition of
health. alleges that her husband kicked
and beat her Saturday night The woman
fears that she has suffered serious injury
from the kicks Of her husband. Kaokimis
will be tried Monday.
Want Park Bonda sold.
Labor union No. 71l2 at its regular
meeting, held Friday. drafted a resolu-
ZION making a formal demand on the
mayor and city council to sell the $4,000
OF park bonds. Following is the resolution:
Whereas. The parks Of city are nomi-
naIly Tor the use and benefit of all the
people, TO promote the comfort and happt-
ness or the people yet IL Is a well estab-
Lshed fact that In some cities certain
p1Ths are patronized only by the wealthy.
oy only the laborfng class and while the
wage-earner and those dependent on him
TOT support consist of nine-tenths OF the
population OF any city. 1t follows that
e-tenths Of the people who visit parks
are the poor II should follow, then, that
parks visited by the greater number
should be the ones most highly Improved.
70 assure the eomfort, and happiness of
the patrons OF such parks. and
Whereas, In South Omaha parks that
are located in the midst OF the wealthy
G NJ e oS;5 too; Who WIS PstrOHiss them but
circumstances enable them TO have diver
slued amusements. such as club dinners
mer use. automobiles etc, etc. have haa
thousands OF dollars expended on them,
and All to please only the eyes OF rich
- while parks In the midst OF the poor are
neglected unfit TO patronize, even danger
GUS and all because the council does not
family: The park board is only snSioas
20 assist the poor Of the city IN the mat
ter OF parks but the council is stiil dear 70
the walls Of the workingmen. their wives
and children. The present mayor and
council were elected by votes OF working
men and 20 them workingmen look for as
st8tAnCe. therefore be
Resolved, BY Federal union No. T112 that
IN the name OF and for the sake OF the
workingmen. and their families we de-
mAnd OF the mavor and council TO forth
with sell the $4,000 park bonds 30 THAT
me park board poe may give the relief %
parks made ut to visit.
wants Hfs Property Returned.
An amended affidavit sworn out bv 7
J. Maraeek before Judge p c. CaIdvau
asks for a writ OF replsvtn to recover his
property wherever located IN Douglas
county. The writ was granted and Con-
stable George Collins viii now have thu
assistance OF a deputy sheriff IN replevin-
ing the property. Maracek directs his wrt,
against his mother-in-law. who is said 10
reside at I@ South rventi-th street
Through an error In the signing Of the
first aff-dAvit the name OF the afnans
appeared as Joseph James Maracek IN.
stead Of James Joseph Joseph James
MAraeek and his wife are not implicated IN
the trouble.
Makes . Coed Record.
y To have increased its resources from
S2.iAl@ 20 $5.s4Af7 In the space Of a yea
and half Is the proud record OF the Home
Savings and Loan association Of South
Omaha The association claims to be the
only institution OF its kind in south
Omaha II was organised September 4
lsOe. and opened its FIRST account for in
vestora on November 1s Of the same year
January OF fsle showed resources amount
Nc 10 E.i&sO; six months later the re
,,irees amounted 90 Sls. Tl0eL January Of
present year opened with resources
isted al Ss.uaG The books were bal
Inoed Juiy ] and resources were eredited
a tEN5tla The officers and directors 81