Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-17
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Anti-AnnexstiOnists Urging Delay
Upon Governor Morehead with
Regard to Election.
PARK BOARD SESSION IS WARM


While preparations are being made to
stay annexation by cour~ proceedings
South Omaha ants are us.ng every means
In their power to persuade Governor John
H Morehead that he ought not tu call
the special election until such time as
the ants think proper. Governor More-
head II is understood. Is to be treated
to another hearing" Of the South Omaha
antis
Hearings are favorite modes OF de-
laying things. Generally the hearing"
consists of the same men protesting Re-
Gently close friends Of the governor in
South Omaha have been active to get
him TO change things and help the local
antis. But all the while preparations are
being made to show that the law Is not
constitutional because it prescribes the
concurrence of two or three conditions
which are said not to exist in any other
county In the state. This. Il is argued
| by the ants will show the law to be
special legislation and therefore uncon-
stitutional
One prominent anti is anxious to have
the election put over until after tho Au-
gust levy. Another wants the election
called some time next fall when the
weather is not so warm" the idea being
that Omaha voters will not come out to
special election ii the weather $ not
fine
Another anti wants an agreement to
permit the officeholders to have a years
salary in return for the peaceable sur
render of the city documents Incl
dentally some Of the men who are trying
to persuade Governor Morehead that he
ought to help out the South Omaha poll
ticlans at this juncture who were in the
vanguard Of those denouncing him last
fall for one reason or another
Lively Park Hoard Session.
The Park board met last evening and
after a lengthy debate laid a motion to
elect superintendent on the table until
the first meeting in May. Several dis
cussions arose on whether Il was legal
and proper that the board order the ex-
penditure of money for improvements
when there was practically no outstand-
ing capital to work on A motion made at
the last meeting to pay an electric light
| bill amounting to about $500 was rescinded
! so as to provide enough funds to start
park improvements.
Secretary John M. Tanner and Member
! Sanger rose, to a heated discussion on
matters relating to the boards previous
| action, which after time grew into per-
sonalities. Judge Caldwell quietly inter
! fered while the argument was at it's
height and the fists were aimlessly
pounding the air in oratorical emphasis.
Sanger made a motion to remove the
office of the secretary from the private
business office of Secretary Tanner to the
| office of the city clerk, which passed.
The same member also moved that a
committee of three be appointed by the
president to audit the secretary's books
and make a report at the next meeting.
This passed unanimously and President
Heflinger appointed Wall chairman,
Caldwell and Heflinger to serve.
Caldwell had a motion to provide a base
ball diamond at Mandan park and also
one to turn on the lights in all the parks
the first day of May, both of which
| passed unanimously.
Member Mahoney moved that the
chicken coops, dogs and other barnyard
property said TO belong TO f. A. AgneW
be removed from the entrance OF Sprins
Lake park at Twenty-second and ID
streets The motion passed unanimously
Mahonoy drew many q broad smile while
relating his experiences with the said
''barnyard' while on a trip of inspection
Two CIean-Up Days.
Mayor Thomas Hector, the most pro
llific prociaimer in these woods, has de
cided that today and tomorrow shall bt
cleanup days in South Omaha Let VI
all make a united effort for cleaner
South Omaha" says his honor.
No Fear Here.
South Omaha packers stated this morn
ing that no extra police precautions woul'
be taken here as the result of the boml
explosion in Cudahys Kansas City plan
and the resultant arrests. General Man
ager NJ r. Murphy of Cudahys is now In
Kansas City conducting an investigation
of the explosion. r. C. Howe, genera
! manager of Armour g. Co., is on
of the city and will not return until TO-
morrow.
w. c. Yckum, assistant general superin-
tendent of Cudahy's. said: I'VE know
nothing more than what has appeared II
the press reports. Kansas City has mo-
had any labor troubles In years and we
cannot assign that as a cause for an at
tempt to destroy the plants. On the Other
hand, the names of the men arrested pre-
clude the idea that they were cranks act
ing under the belief that they were as
sisting one OF the warning powers OF Eu
rope. We are taking no extra police pre-
cautions here"
A. S. INDIAN, superintendent OF Armour
& Co., also secuted the idea oil
any local developments of the explosion
I'VE have had no trouble and expect none
We have not taken any extra police pre-
cautions" he said.
Young Women burned.
Pouring OIL on hot Goals yesterda,
caused blaze so suddenly - the HON,
of Henry Smocke, 262l Jackson street
that his two young daughters wer Sc
verely burned about the face and neck
fire alarm was sent in, but the blaz,
was quenced before any material damaR,
had been done the property.
The Fairest Deal.
Every day we see men and boys wear
ing wrinkley crunkley cheap clothing that
we know don't aim to buy that kind
They are willing TO pay the price OF bet
ter, and it's two TO one that they paid