Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-25
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Recall Provided for in Charter BIZ
Before legislature
NAN PROVISIONS OF MEASURE
Bernard HuEhes- Pfsnser Farmer -
DouElas Csunty, Passes Away ~
the AEs 81 EIEhty-si4
Years

A COPY q the amendments Incorporated
tn the south Omaha charter bEL mtr1-
duced into the senate By Senator Tanner
and which has paszed trait body. vas re-
csivsd ir the civ yesterday
The principal cre pruviCes for the recall
as an afdirion 20 the present procedure
% petition 90 the district court f1r ire
removal q an ofEcaI Tor uaIfeasancs.
The recall can be brought into operation
cu a petition signed By freehoiders. en-
titled % vote Tor a successor % the IN
c-uberr sought % be removed. equal b
number % a. Ieas- 3 per cent q The entire
vote cast FOR al candidates FOR mayor a.
the preceding last election Af1sr the -
ti-lon has been fled with the city CLERK
and he has been satisfied with the genuine
ness q the Signatures an election must Be
caLied within not less than twenty days
nor more than forty. There shall Be- 10
primary. but anyone can have his name
placed on the ballot By petition signed By
10 freehclders- The Incumbent can- 4 he
desires. Be a candidate Tor reelection and
unless be otherwise makes request his
name shau appear upc1 the ballet
ChaaEfnE Day Of EIeerton-
Another important arendment Is that
changing the tav for the general city cleo
tiou from Aprl q IsL2 until the FIRST Tues
day tn Nay. 49, This is the tine q the
genera election In Omaha and some we're
coumendug On this fact In the Light q
anEeEatl0u proposals. The period tenure
q the Officials Is extended from two %
three years
The only salaries increased are those q
the chiefs q the FIRE and police depart
msnts- Ths raise Is from tl-58 70 g. 80 n
each case BY the Increase % the appro-
priarion fer each dePartment trom q WN
70 Saa.ooa and sz7.808 70 S0G8. respectively.
provision = also made for an advance for
the men The ASSISTANT fire chiefs saIary
e raised from 40 to SIS per month. the
( CAPTAINS from 80 70 S1g8 the engineer from
{ 81 to 80 ard the ether men In proportion.
I The salaries Of the poIIce captains aud
detectives are advanced from 80 70 Eos
and the other men Of the force from 50
/ . - ard the talsrs from 50 % 80 These
I salaries, Of course. only apply 70 men
| having a certain service
| The city treasurer Is empowered 70 en-
/ ploT an ADDITIONAL clerk al a salary o..
| 80 Il he thinks such service is needed
Another one q the Amendments places
I the justices courts on the sane standfng
| as % change Of venue with the police court
Pfoneer Farmer DHes-
/ One Of The pioneer farmers Of Douglas
/ county, in the person o. Bernard Hughes
/ died last evening AZ his residence. Forty
T fourth and Harrison streets. al the age OF
/ $ years II montha- He was born in Armagh
Z county. Ireland. and cane to this part Of
Z the state In the year 49,
He vas very successful as a farmer and
7 his homestead Is now one OF the most vain
able properties IN South Omaha II Is prob
I ably worth So,eo0- Mr.. Hughes was vel
I known throughout the county. He is sur,
vivsd BY Ms. Kate Howe. the Misses Ross
I and Mary Hughes. Mrs. Patrick Toner and
I Two sons. John and Peter Hughes
I The funeral VII be held AZ 9 a N. from
I the house. and from there TO 81 AEnes
/ church The intsrmszt VII b made At 81
/ Mays eenstsy.
MOb%rIy Held for Coart-
/ John c MOberIy was hsld yesterday aft
srnOon ~ Police Judge Callahan for TIA
( ~ the district court On the charge Of
murder In the second degree. HIS bond was
fixed al Gsoa Moberiy. who Is accused Of
ths killing q LOtrs Price On the Doruins
q March Il. withdrew his previous day
Z waiver q examination and faced the pre-
nminA-y hearing On the charge Count
Attorney English represented the state ane
City Attorney Henry c. Murphy appeared
{ for Mobsriy.
Moberiy repeated the story he told az ths
inquest q an attempt earlier IN the day
b. the woman % shoot him and stated
that she Vas following hfm with a knit,
Wheu he fired the revolver he declares
that he did this merely % scare her anc
Jhat he had No nrsnti0n Of shooting n,
woman
/ County Attorney English pressed n.
point that 10 one had seen the knife in IN,
woman's hand and the reply Of The prison
sr's counsel To this wzs that witnesses IA.
stated that they had seen the woman
hand IN such an attitude As would Isa.
them 70 believe she had a weapon In IL
: Baraed in Her Own Home-
In a FIRE which yesterday aftsrnool
scorched the Interior q her urJls shack a
EIghteenth and Monroe streets an o.
woman named Martha Bloss. aged - year
vas severely burned On the head and tac,
she vas rescued By Fireman Lucky and r.
cerved medical treatment Her injuries Ar
painful bur not dangerous The Odd "a
man Who Was Unmarried had reside
here for years and sUuue people. notion
the smoke. turned In the alarm ne Er'
which was sX-ngutshsd IN a short Tin.
Vas caused b. a defective stove piPs. Ms
Boss Ht a fire and rsIurnins % her urr
home was overcome b. the smoke
MaEfs city LeaEue-