Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-19
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Ilrdoek Files Mandamus Action to
Compel Election Call.
WILL TEST MUCH MooTED POINT
Cheek Artist Works Independent
Telephone Company for $40 by
Paying subseriber's Bin
in Advance.

AtNtTutk A. II aNAlAtA-A lANA AA+rAAA AAsNA
in the district court petition for wit
Of mandamus compelling Mayor P. J.
Trainor and City Clerk Frank Good TO
call a primary election for city offices
N February . and a reglEar election for
april 3
The papers were filed with the clerk at
80 p m. and deputies Immediately set
cut 10 serve them. Attorney Murdoch
early in the afternoon had forseen the
probability Of delay and had made pro-
vision with the clerk OF the district court
and the shsriffs office TO have the
papers filed and served without delay
last night
Up to a late hour the deputies had not
arrived at the homes Of either Trainor
or Good.
The action at last precipitates the issue
Of the consttutionality OF that part Of
the city charter that extends the term
Of office from one to three years. The
petition takes in all the present admin
istration. including the fire and police
board
Mayor Trainor in discussing the man
damus proceedings declared that accord
ing TO the charter he could not call an
election Ut this time without the author
ization Of the court. He maintained that
the initiative must come from the other
side.
As the matter now stands an issue will
be taken upon the extension clause and
the election must depend upon the judy
ment OF the court.
One OF the leaders in the movement for
an election declared last night that a
number Of business men had contributed
money for the purpose OF electlng a citi-
zens' ticket So far. no candidates have
been named. but the business men In
question have declared their intention Of
supporting a citizens movement and will
proceed with their plans as soon AZ a
decision on the extension clause has been
reached.
Phone Cashier worked.
r.. +. Severns. a stockman Of i7pS North
Twenty-fifth street. has his telephone
bill paid for the next three months, the
Independent Telephone company has a
had check paid for with good money and
a stranger Is in possession OF $50, the
AiAAtAthNN bAlRttN Aut thtth 1sHNutu Auf
him by the company and the telephone
bill OF Severns.
II happened yesterday afternoon after
The police had industriously circulated the
information that check workers were
busy In town. An imposing stranger en-.
tered the office Of the telephone com
pany at Twenty-fifth and NJ streets and
announced that he was II. Il. sevcrns. a
subscriber. who wished 10 pay his bill
for the next three months. The cashier
smiled pleasantly. for II is not usual 10
pay telephone bills three months in ad.
vance. How much was the billG About
ST. The Asoi distant" severns was sorry.
but he had not enough OF cash. Would
the company cash a check? The COM
pany would and did. The check was
drawn to a certain wroth for tii.t0 The
stranger accepted the receipt and $50
in change. He departed happily. con-
scious OF having done perfect work.
when later Mr.. Severns was notified Of
the matter that the check was bad. he
explained that he was unaccustomed 4
pay his bills with worthless paper: be,
sides. he denied that he ever paid a tele'
fAtno htA AuohAha aANAneNs
hoy Dies of Tetanus.
James caraway, the b-year-old son oil
MIR. ana Mrs. Thomas caraway. died Of
tetanus yesterday morning at the home Of
his parents. a6i1 jackson street
A week ago yesterday while playing "a
tho yard the child fell and drove a spin,
ter into his right hand. A physician wal
la assa "a.
blood poison set In and tetanus fastened
on the patient. Death interviewed yester
day.
The funeral win be held Monday after
noon at o'clock from Iarkin's. Inter
ment will be made in Laurel HIN. GENE
tery.
New Hank May start.
Following the resignation OF W. A. c
johnson. lately cashier OF the Packer
National bank. rumor gained circulation
that q new bank was about TO be or
ganized in South Omaha with MIR. John
son at Its head.
The rumor contemplated the absorption
Of a smaller bank OF the city A prom
inent and popular employe Of one Of IN
local banks Is mentioned for the posltio
of cashier In the new institution.
II is known that for some months ther
has been quiet talk among certain capt
iallsts looking toward the establishment
Of a new bank. II is argued that the bl
interests Of the town warrant anothe
banking Institution.
w. &. 7. 4. Program.
The following program win be giver
under the auspices Of the Women
Christian Temperance union. Tuesda
evening. February q. at the christia
church. South Omaha:
Piano dnet......................
Mrs. Arnett and AIR. Howe.
Vocal solo.........................
Miss GeOrgina Davis.
Miss Hazel True
Aedolhs ....-.........-.s..--..-....
Kate Swartzlander.
Violin solo. ...........................
Miss Bessie Roys.
vocal solo,..........s....ss.. ...............
Il. p. Baker
PIANO 500. .......s....ss.s.ss...s.s...
Miss Myrtle Roys.
Nlohn SOLO.
Mrs. II. E. Angus,
Miss Kate Swartzlander.
Vocal solo ...........................
Mrs. R. o. Haskins
l-ano duet-...s.--s.s-...t.s..s.
Mrs. Arnett and Mr.. Howe.
Watch and Fob for Clark.
Louis Clark. who has been buying no
for the Omaha Packing company on n
market for the last twelve years. W
given a very pleasant surprise yesterd
by a number Of friends.
The occasion was the departure OF y
Clark from the yards and the boys Z
cided to remember him in way that
would never forget At noon time he "