Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-15
DAHLMAN CURSES KARBACH
Mayor Makes Scene at Meeting Of
Fire and Police Board.
OPENLY ATTACKS COMMISSIONER
President of the Board Pours Out
His Wrath In Unsttnted Volume
on Man Under His Dis
pleasure.

Flames Of rancor that have long
smoldered In the Board OF Fire and Po-
lice Commissioners burst furlously last
night. when Mayor Daniman poured forth
his wrath against Commissioner Kar-
bach. Other members OF the board.
notably Hoye. sided with the mayor. and
the session was one OF the most notable
in its stormy history.
Mayor Dahlman. on calling the meet.
ing to order. began a TRADE against an
unnamed member. whom he charged
with going about circulating false reports
concerning the board and the other MEM
bers. The mayors remarks were vitupera-
tive in the extreme, and at times his
language was most p,cturesquely sui
phuric. Without naming tlse man. and
leaving the crowd In attendance in the
dark as to who was meant. the mayor
breathlessiy subsidized, when Commissioner
Hoye took the floor and emphatically
endorsed all the mayor said. and added
some notations of his own TO the general
classification afforded by his honor In
the Characterization Of the offending
member. The doubt as to the identity
of the member was Immediately dis
PEELED.
Mayor Attacks Karbsch,
Mayor Dahlman again took the floor,
and directing himself TO Commissioner
Karbach. poured out upon him tor
rent OF invectiye and personal abuse.
winding up with the declaration:
"karbach. YOU have gone down the
streets of Omaha and shot all the hot
air you are going TO shoot, so far as
am concerned. You have made state
ments rejecting on the honesty OF the
fire and police board. and intimated there
10 grating going on behind closed doors.
After this all sessions OF the board will
be held in the open, and there won't be
any more executive sessions"
The mayor. before taking his seat
again. invited Commissioner Rarbach to
Jump into the ring
Karbach kept hts temper during the
scene, an made no reply nor comment
on the proceedings. After the session
was over. in reply to request for some
expression. he said the mayor was not
quite himself. and for that reason his
words might be overlooked.
EtAGf.
Commissioner wappich suggested tina,
the board go ahead with Its business, and
this was acceded to. although the UNI
did not entirely disappear
the session. and after ad-
journment the mayor continued his
caustic commentary on Karbach's con-
duct
Fireman Ed McGlage. brought up
because Of reporting late for duty. was
missed him. but accompanied the pardon
with the remark, Il am captain of
this ship. even II for only q short while
longer. and / want 1t known. You'll be
from the service IL you APP
pear before the board again.
Pat Dore and Thomas Heafey, firemen.
were also reprimanded severely Tor
hardness.
Licenses Granted.
The board then reconvened as license
board. granting liquor licenses to w. O.
Albach and NJ. C. Floto. druggists. who
conduct stores at Fortieth and Farnam
and bA North Twenty-fourth streets.
A protest from N. A House
against the issuing OF license to, Jack
sutero. s0 South Eleventh street, was
read and laid over rUr two weeks upon
the recommendation OF the mayor.
J. w. Moss. eolored. was given per-
mission to operate q saloon at i6 South
Twelfth street. and the mayor facetiously
that should Moss prove faith
less TO the trust given him. he would
let "wa-pich on him with his resolution |
which provides for penalizing saloon
keepers"