Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-25
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Board Demands School Moneys from
Judge Callahan.
ANNEXATION FACTION IS ACTIVE


In accord with the law requiring that
all moneys pertaining 60 the school dis
triot shall be- turned over 90 the school
board. Secretary OF the Hoard James 2
sullivan yesterday dispatched letter %
Police Judge James J. callanRn and the
county treasurer. asking for oil moneys
IN their possession belonging 10 the school
district The aecretaty'n letter also asks
that tho police Judge heneeforward make
ansitemiEed list Of the eases tried and the
fines imposed and collected In each case.
Judge CallanRh has been making
blanket reports 20 the city treasurer, The
blanket reports merely specified the
number % cases tried during tho month
ana their general disposition without
itemiEing tho cases In particular and the
fines Imposed In each case. II II under
stood that the letter Of Secretary sulll-
van WAS drawn up by 4, q, faneoaat. at
torney for tho school board,
Judge Callahan said that the reports
a. made by him now were In accord with
precedent and that no would adhere to
the same method. lie said he had been
making similar reports for the last four
years aud would continue 10 do 30, lie
denied that the school board had any
jurisdiction over him.
~ viii not make an itemiEed report"
said he, and the board cannot force I'm
a. do no, In any case" no continued. II
turn,l In more money than any other police
Judge before me-"
Annexation Faction nusy,
Tomorrow night the annexatloniatn will
hold a meeting IN tho offices OF Murdoch
a Paneoast 20 complete the work OF
organization begun Friday night Already
a chairman, beeretary and executive com
nittea have been appointed, but tho
names have been withheld until later,
~ tho meeting Friday night a num-
her Of petitions were exhibited showing
that names To the number OF 800 or tOo
had already been obtained
Tho policy OF the ahne1ationata IL TO
have u petition with 1000 or more names,
Thia will ohviatr any danger OF whole
sale rejection on the part OF city officials
who will revise tho liat before certifying
II to the county commissioners,
While deteFrlng the announcement Of
their plans until later, Il was understood
from member that South Omaha. In
the event OF annexation, win ask for two
OF tho seven commissioners that are to
govern Greater Omaha, IL was pointed
cut that South Omaha was closely aftili.
ated with all that section OF omaha south
Of i.eaVenworth street, At present nearly
all the offieeholdera In Omaha are said
to be north of l.eavenworth street, After
the anton this section OF the city, II Ia
argued, would easily supply two men
who would be "a interested IN the Leaven'
worth district as any in Omaha,
Tho movement ID said to he non-parti-
ban,
students under Ftre,
Truant officer Paul Maoauley, superin-
tendent uraht n, NJ, Graham and Prinol-
pal 4, CUMMINGS are w In aFms against
the malicious destruction OF property and
general manifestations vt vandalism that
take place nishtly IN the neigheorhood OF
the high aehool According 10 the school
officials, a number OF boys, some Of whom
are said 60 he students ef the school and
members et prominent families, disturb
tho musical seaneea OF the high school
orchestra held IN the building every Fri