Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor Hoctor Orders Frank Stsnich
Saloon Closed
ACTION FOLLOWS CONVICTION
Fire and Police BOARD Declines to
SIT and Leaves Duty OF Fol-
lowing Mandate OF the
Law to His Honor.

After waiting for more than week in
the hope of getting the Fire and Police
Board to take action. Mayo Hector
yesterday on his own motion. ordered
the saloon OF Frank Stanich. nj Twenty
eighth and r streets, closed following
the action OF Police Magistrate Callahan,
who fined Stsnich 500 and costs some
weeks ago on charge Of Illicit selling.
Stanich runs saloon at Twenty-eighth
and streets. which is known as "Hloody
Corners because of its reputation for
bloodshed A number of murders have
occurred there and many cuttings, not
to mention fights. Stanich was fined
SlO0 and costs by the police Judge. who
found him guilty of selling liquor after
hours. The action Of the court made
It mandatory on the board to revoke the
license Of Stanich, but Mayor Hector
was waiting for the meeting of the
Fire and Police Board.
While the police were off duty many
saloons of the city were said to be pay
ing little or no regard to the law. but
the mayor said that the police were now
on duty again and matters would be
changed III I find any more violations
of the liquor law" said his honor, IL Will
close the places without waiting for court
action"
Cudahy pen 10 Return.
Although the rumor is unconfirmed at
the local plant, there Is a widespread re-
port that the main offices OF Cudahy
ana company viii be brought back to
| South Omaha within the near future
General Manager NJ. Murphy OF Cudahy
! and company. refused to confirm or
deny the rumor yesterday. In fact he re-
fused to discuss the matter at ell. How
ever. the word seems TO he persistent
that the 900 or more office men, who were
transferred TO Chicago when the main
offices Of Cudahy we're transferred there
will be in South Omaha again by the next
presidential election.
The report Of the return of the offices
here means much to Omaha. 1t has been
estimated that the transfer of the Cudahy
main offices from here meant the loss
of nearly a half million dollars in salaries
each year. This money was all spent
here. The transfer of the offices fol-
lowed the packing house fight for con-
troll of a piece OF land near Thirty third
and Q streets it is said
Packing house men say the transfer
of the main offices to Chicago was a
mistake, and that the change to the
| old method will be an Improvement It
is said that the transfer will be effected
| within the next two years
Small Taxpayers Reused.
When the present Board of Review and
Equalization comes out of its dream 1t
will find that the taxpayers and especially
the small taxpayers are up in arms for
good and all. About 800 taxpayers who
are not corporations have been cited to
come in and show why they should not
! stand for a raise in personal taxes rang
ing from few hundred to several thou
sand dollars. To date IFS have answered
the call of the great body of elaboration
! and what they have said in and out OF
! the council chamber where the hearings
are held would not look well in print.
| Somehow the people have gotten the
| idea that tho extra money needed to run
! the city must be raised from the small
| owners and business men of the city. 1t
seems that the corporations will not get
an overdose anyway.