Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
solonS Of City Looking for Political
Moses at Present.
JOSEPH DwORAK RUNS AMUCK
Mysterious Disappesrance of station
House Cat Explained and Police
ana Fire Department Are
'sPeeved.n

the protection OF the city For some time
both departments have been running with
slim shifts, made necessary by the in
sufficiency OF the funds at the disposal Of
the fire and police commissioners The
police force in particular has been syste-
matically reduced until by June only
three men will be left 70 protect a city
Of 5000 souls. For July there remains
absolutely no funds and the department
as whole viii have to he laid off.
This condition Of affairs, II is alleged,
Is result of the inopportune appointment
of seven new patrolmen at a time when
the commissioners knew that the police
fund would barely suffice for the force
as II stood formerly without the addition
of any other men
It Is claimed that the back tax and
scavenger fund has been in other years
applied to the maintenance Of the police,
but the present council will not agree to
assume the responsibility for such trans
fer. The matter was put directly up to
II. c. Murphy. the city attorney, who
decided that from a legal standpoint the
transfer could not be made arbitrarily.
Now comes a petition from the mer-
chants and citizens asking that the funds
be transferred 80 as TO afford proper
police protection to the city. The matter
is expected to come before the council
Monday night and a heated session Is
predicted. On one side will stand the
council. backed up by the decision Of the
city attorney advising against the transfer
of the funds to the police board, and on
the other side will be the merchants and
citizens with their demand for proper
police protection at all costs.
DwOrak Runs Amuck.
Q and r streets, ran amuck Sunday after
noon and after destroying the furniture
Of his home attempted to kill his wife
with an ak. Neighbors called the police
and Acting Captain Coulter overcame the
desperate man and locked him up Dworak
after having attempted to kill his wife
retreated to the cellar. where he sought
to escape the detection OF the police While
the police were In the house Dworak
buried himself IN q hole beneath the cellar,
where he was found
The man has but lately completed a
term OF sixty days in the county jail A
few days ago his wife was compelled to
seek the aid OF the police. Dworak prom
ised amendment. but quickly forgot his
promise. His family are respectable people
"kitty" II Found.
The mysterious disappearance OF the
station house cat has been explained
through the efficient sleuthing of officer
John Cashen and as result the police
are not on speaking terms with the men,
bers OF the fire department
Kitty" was the station mascot and the
confidant OF the police department. She
was petted and privileged. She slept on
the sergeant's desk at night and In the
morning purred beneath the sturdy feet OF
Justice Callahan In the police court. 49,
Latterly kitty was missed from her
accustomed hauntA The police noted her
absence. Several days passed without
sign or sound from wandering feline
Then the matter became serious and
Emergency officer Joseph Potach asks
to have a general order read at assembly
cautionang the officers to keep a strict
look out for the cat
Officer John Cashen. who patrols the
Brown park beat heard of the disappear
anee and instituted a search. Among other
things he noted GOODNESS on the part of
the members OF No. fire house. Once
his friendly chat mates. they now seemed
uneasy at his presence He noted too the
careful smuggling OF small white pitchers
into the No. fire barn, Beeri Perish
the thought And then the light broke
and Officer Cashen made tracks for the
fire house. His suspicious proved correct.
There smuggied away behind the box stalls
Of the horses he found Fireman Mike
Lucky and Fireman Henry Keller prepar-
ing the evening meal OF the missing
Kitty" Cashen lost no time In coraliing
the lost cat which he restored to the
protection of tho station house and the
police. And that's why the police and fire
departments Of South Omaha are at outs.
Magic oity Gossip.
John Riches has returned from a fishing
trip to Child's Point
9. G. Riley will return Monday from
"Chhlies' camp at Childs Point.
Miss Mabel Henry will leave June Is
for two months trip TO California
George HAYNES returned Saturday from
business trip through the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Van SAINT left sun
day for two weeks visit to Tarkio, Mo.
for 2 two weeks trip through South
Miss Vera BeGnstts Sunday school wa
taken 70 Hanscom park Saturday for the
annual outing.
Former Captain Ed. Burson of the police
7 after q long illness
James Pivonka, Twentieth and q streets
has gone 20 Sioux City for few days.
Mr.. Pivonka will visit Elgtn. Neb before
returning home
A party of friends surprised William
Roesing at his home Twenty ninth and r
streets on saturday night The occasion
was the celebration OF Mr.. Roeeing's S6th
birthday He was presented with a beau
tiful Morris chair.
Tom Conway Is about to offer reward
for the arrest and cOnViction of the one
or ones who broke the windows in the
city ball. Tom says that the board oi
patching and mending has already used
up all available funds and he may have 20
utaliEe paper to keep out the winter s
blast and the summers heat
Notwithstanding the inelemeney of the
weather the loyal members OF the South
Omaha Gun club met al the grounds az
Fortieth and p streets Sunday afternoon
some very fine scores were run up and
the medal for the week was awarded to
Caspar, who shot a score of o. For the
Rogers cup Caspar and McGuiness made
Tie OF Is. The tie was broken by the
flip OF a coin and McGuiness carried of
the prize The Individual scores are as
follows: Boyle. 22i Ulnch, 15 Morrison, 20
Mertaugh. -; Caspar, 81 DWor6k, 80
Morrtl, IS; McGuiness, =. For the Rogers
cups Boyle, -; McGuiness, Is; Caspar, %
Morison. 49, Mertaugh, Ia Morril, 20
Dworak. a.
COMPTROLLER MAY RESIGN
George q. Roberts Being Considered
90 Succeed Lawrence o. Murray
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