Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Police Recover Goods Said to Have
Been Stolen from Cars.
MAY FIND GANG OPERATING
Packers Are BeRefitIng from Fed
eral order that VIII Permit ship
ment of Cattle Only for
Slaughter Purposes.

Joe Jerman, special agent for the Bur
lington railroad. and John Trouton. also
OF the Burlington. together with Chief
Of Police John Briggs. recovered about
$500 worth OF merchandise alleged to have
been stolen from the railroads. The stuff
was found in the home OF George She'd
elowskt. at 1O1s North Thirty-sixth street
in SouthOmaha. Three men are said to
be involved in the deal
The articles recovered were nine cases
of shoes and thirty-two pairs Of rubbers,
four rifles, q number of shotguns and
other articles.
Chief OF Police John Briggs expressed
the belief that a gang of thieves would
be arrested Ia consequence of the dis
covery OF the missing articles. For some
time the railroad cars in and about South
Omaha have been robbed The cars In
question were billed out OF Kansas City to
Caspar. wyo, The local police and the
railroad Officers will continue their in
vestigations.
Business Manager Wanted.
Rev. Robert L. Wheeler of the First
Presbyterian church sends out the mes
sage through the columns OF the Presby-
terrain, that unless capable business
Aluhd6NA Cdu NC ObNdAHt0 W lii PldIb
of Ted Bratton, who resigned from his
position as business manager OF the
paper lately, the paper will probably have
to be discontinued. The Presbyterian has
been in existence sixteen years and II
would be a bitter blow to Rev. Mr..
Wheeler as well as to many of the older
members of the local church should It
be compelled to suspend publication.
War Tax mt Yards.
Commission men at the Union stock
yards are in a quandnry as to the work.
ing of the new war tax OF course they
must pay taxes on all legal papers such
as mortgages and notes. They are also
required to pay 1 per cent tax on bills
of lading, which in most cases amount
to l per cent on carload of stuff. Word.
however, from other markets indicates
that there is no tax to be collected upon
bills of SALE which OF course let's the
farmer out.
1t was pointed out that the exemption
of the farmer from paying the war tax
on his bills of sale would mean a pretty
good bit of politics for the administra-
ton.
Packers Are PrOfitinR.
with Chicago holding over 1900 cattle
from Wednesdays market the local mar
ket yesterday showed up fairly well. For
hogs and sheep the market was good, run
ring a bit better than the Chicago mar
kct
1t Is being urged, however, that the
farmers hold back their stuff so as not
IN slut the market. AS it is the packers
have the best of il. because there is nc
u-l'cy outlet for the shippers stuff except
the slaughter pens. This Is due to quar-
erijnc regulations, which require that live
stock coming out of Guaranteed districts
must be killed Immediately and can not
be sent to the feed lots.
Taracek Redeems His wheel.
John Yaracek. efter working severa
days to make enough money to redeem
lis motorcycle from the South Omaha
Eol'ce station, returned yesterday anC
paid SO and had the machine released
When Yaracek was arrested some day.
ago he was permitted to leave the sta.
ION after he had promised to return mex
court day. lie left his motorcycle fol
surety. When he did not return the polio,
cared that he was not the owner of tbs
uchine. The young man. however, die
OF have the money to pay the fine and
had to worl; several days When he haC
% isined the money he returned and re
dc, med the machine. which is his owT
property.