Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-16
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
State Preparing Case Against Two
Police Commissioner.
RINGER TO BE SPECIAL ASSISTANT
Deputy Attorney General Ayers
Spends Day in Magic City eoinE
over Law and Facts in
Custer Proceedings.


Deputy Attorney General Ayers spent the
greater part Of yesterday in conference
with Dean Ringer relative to the custer
proceedings 20 be brought against two OF
the commissioners Of the fire and police
board.
Mr.. Ayers arrived early in the forenoon
and at once went into conference with Mr..
Ringer who, II Is understood will be ap.
pointed special assistant attorney in the
case.
The two attorneys went carefully over
the evidence and the law and It is said
that Mr.. Ayers expressed himself as quite
certain OF a conviction against the two
commissioners
One question Of law caused some dis
cussion when I was in Lincoln some days
ago said Attorney Ringer. I'VE went
carefully into the matter and cleared 1t up
beyond a doubt
Mr.. Ayers has been working on the case
for several days and will introduce the
petition to the supreme court as soon as
he has collected the notes of his report
which is nearing completion
1t Is understood the issues TO be in
troduced into the trial will be clear cut
Some hint that an attempt would be made
TO throw the burden upon Chief of Police
Briggs had been reported. The prosecution
expects TO attack the commissioners on
such points as may not be applicable 10
the chief Of police.
Effort at Suspension.
Another development of the work OF the
prosecution Is the intention Of having the
commissioners suspended as soon as the
petition lie introduced. This can only be
accomplished through the district court
when three elective officers Of the city
fv,=N he kafA
the court II is understood that two and
probably three members requisite to such
action have already signified their willing
ness to go before the court TO file charges
against Ryan and Pivonka.
In case OF the charges being filed before
the district court the commissioners &C
cused are suspended from all rights and
powers Of their office and II is within the
power Of the mayor and council to appoint
competent persons TO fill the positions in
the interim of vacation or until the case is
determined.
Celebrate on Parade Day.
South Omaha will celebrate the afternoon
OF the day on which the electric parade
takes place in Omaha. This was determined
at the regular meeting of the Boosters
club last night in the council chamber.
A demonstration on a grander scale had |
been projected, but on account of the /,
scarcity of time and the Ak-sar-Ben cele-
bration It was deemed advisable TO select |
a time when the Omaha festivities would |
not be interfered with by the local turn
out.
The meeting Of last night was we'll at.
tended 1t was determined to adopt button
and an initiation fee of 50 cents for oil
such as Join the association hereafter.
It was the sense of the meeting that the
celebration planned be more or less re-
stricted to athletic and wild west feats of
skill and daring A vast number Of visi-
tors visit the packing plants during Ak
sar-Ben week and It Is the hope of the
merchants that the visitors will stop and
view the city with fits attractions.
The matter of a club banquet was put
over until a later meeting The report OF
the committee appointed 10 interview the
officials of the packing houses relative to
the restriction OF foreign labor was read
and approved. The old committees were all
eappointed for the occasion. Adjournment
as taken until next Thursday night which
viii hereafter be the regular meeting night
OF the club.
Howard at 1t Again.
Jerry Howard. defeated candidate at the
recent primaries, has now turned his un-
cheap labor from the packing houses and
South Omaha generally.
Mr.. Howard announced his intention Of
making a round of the business places. He
will speak today at Cudahy's plant.
Go East for Reunion.
John Sullivan and Albert Noe. two of
the oldest and best known cattle sales
men in South Omaha, left last night for
Chicago, where they will attend the re-
union Of the firm OF Clay-Robinson Com
mission company.
The Chicago celebration marks the quar-
ter century return of the day of the firms
inauguration in the commission business
From the local offices OF Clay-Robinson
Messrs Sullivan and Noe were selected
as being the oldest and most intimately
connected with the firm. Mr. Sullivan
has been with the firm for twenty years
and his companion about the same number
of years
Asks Sewer Damage.
Mrs Mary ]. Schmidt, 26o5 X street, COM
plains 10 the city fathers that her prop
erty has been damaged and made unin-
habitable by Objectionable features an
nexed 70 letter Creek sewer and asks dam
| ages 20 the extent OF 500
Mrs Smith alleges that 80"