Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Plans Discussed to Secure Funds for
Larger Police Force.
AGE QUERY DIsTURBs TEACHERS
John PiSkR- Drops Dead of Heart
Failure shortly After Returning
from waIk-McDonaId is
Held Up.

with the fiasco that closed the Miller
investigation Friday evening, public at
tention again reverted 10 the question of
adequate police protection for the city
Mayor Trainor has held several confer
ences with the city treasurer relative 10
funds that are available for financing the
two departments during the months of
June and July. The treasurer has assured
the mayor that there will be sufficient
funds and 10 spare II proper requisition
is presented.
The scavenger collections and the taxes
in excess of 30 per cent will be put at
the disposal of the police and fire depart
ments as soon as the council ratifies the
mayors project. 1t is understood that
the mayor has received assurances of sup
port from enough OF the council to war
rant the passage OF the measure for fl
nancing the new scheme. According to
the intention OF the mayor the police de-
partment will receive the benefit of g 900
to support a force Of fifteen men during
the last two months of the current fiscal
year. In the mayors scheme the fire
department will receive $500 and the roster
will carry fifteen names.
Henry c. Murphy. when told of the ex-
pected action of the mayor and council.
said he had received assurances from sew
eral heavy taxpayers that they would go
into court with him in order to have an
order issued restraining the mayor and
council from transferring any money to
the use Of the Fire and Police board. Mr..
Murphy declared his intention to fight any
measure that would attempt 20 bolster up
the police board at the expense Of any
ffaya1 90 - a..
board and comprised within the original
appropriation for the fire and police de-
partments. In view Of the position taken
by the city attorney in direct opposition
to the mayor the council proceedings Of
the next week promise interesting de-
velopments.
How Old IL the Teacherf
Wanted, by the women teachers of South
omaha, one word. a proper term Of course
'ut an adequate and expressive one, never
,heless, to characterize the official inquisi-
tiveness Of Superintendent of Schools N. NJ.
Graham, who has just sent out a list OF
questions to the teachers beginning with
this delicate query: How old is Amir or
words 10 that effect.
The superintendent is an orderly man.
methodical man. and an exact man. That
not permitted to say:
Il am something over n"
How many years over" pursued the
exact Graham.
The teachers who have not arrived at
that period OF feminine existence when they
hide the family Bible, insist that It IL the
principle Of the thing. They say that the
superintendent might later consider that
Bertilion measurements must be given In
order TO qualify for a teachers position.
suppose he should further demand. for the
sake OF eXactness. TO know what brand
Of hair dye was used by the applicant for
teachers position.
1t might even get 80 bad that a teacher
would have TO report every time she &C
quired a new switch or a set OF false teeth
Mcdonald Robbed.
Joe Mcdonald of Twenty-first and ]
streets was held up and robbed Of S by
three highwaymen at Twenty-fourth and
streets Friday night. Mcdonald was re-
turning 20 his home shortly after mid
night when he was accosted by the men.
In their hurry the thugs overlooked as
The men after examining his watch re-
turned II 10 the owner. Chief Briggs had
passed the place OF the hoIdup a few
minutes before on his way home. He had
hardly reached his house before he was
notified Of the robbery. The chief says he
has a good description Of the men. Twen-
ty-fourth and is right In the heart OF
the city.
Improvement Plans PrOKFeAa.
Plans for improving the Seymour Lake
| club grounds are rapidly matertalizing
under the administration Of the club Of
ficials- The club is a combination water
resort and country club and is located on
Seymour lake at the spot where formerly
stood the mansion OF DR.. George F. Miller
The club Is recruited from the business
men OF Omaha and South Omaha There
are sixty stockholders each holding a $50
block Besides the stockholders there will
be the associate membership list One OF
the features OF the club is that each stock
I holder IL entitled 20 a lot adjacent 10 the
lake. Already fifteen members are prepar-
| ing plans for summer homes TO be erected
al the club The lake itself Il a private
/ fishing preserve and Is stocked with game
fish OF various kinds.