Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
John Riches Memory Honored in
Resolutions Passed by City
Council.
ANNExAT1oN1sTs SEE MERGER

Resolutions OF respect and sympathy on
the death of Councilman John Riches
were passed yesterday afternoon by the
South Omaha city council. The meeting
OF the council concerned itself with
little routine. but as Mayor Tom Hector
had not vet returned from Lincoln there
was little or nothing doing.
The resolutions were read by City Clerk
Wheeler:
Whereas. II has pleased an Almighty
Providence TO remove from the circle or
| his friends and official associates our
esteemed fellow-townsman, Mr.. John
Riches, and
Whereas We who have been associated
with him for the last two years have
learned 10 esteem him for his many good
qualities and for his faithful efforts TO
discharge 20 the best OF his abilities the
trust reposed I'm him by his friends and
notghbors, therefore be IL
Resolved, That this council OF the city
Of South Omaha does hereby express it's
sense OF loss OF q valued associate In the
sense Of personal loss In the removal OF
good friend. kind neighbor and
patriotic citizen, and be Il further
\ buttons be spread at large on tho record
OF the city and that the city clerk be
directed 70 send a copy hereof TO. ths
| bereRved family. as an expression OF onr
sympathy to them In their Sorrow.
| Annexation Seems GeTtain.
! After stubbornly refusing 10 permit
4 their men 20 line up for the merger bill
as originally passed so that Il would be
| adopted with the emergency clause. the
| antl-leaders are beginning 20 wake up
| TO the fact that the emergency clause
I caused the addition OF the amendment
which deprives them OF their cherished
| argument OF home rule and at the same
time insureA the consolidation OF Omahs
| and its suburbs
| Many OF the men who opposed the
merger are now bitter against the bill in
It's present form. More than that Il puts
the officeholders in the position of hav-
ing helped deprive the local voters Of .
chance TO get a South Omaha man into
the commissioner race unless the Omaha
charter is amended TO extend the present
terms OF the Omaha city officials.
South Omaha people at large were de-
lighted that the battle was to be a
victory for them In the end. so long
as We are annexed it makes no differ
ence how the legislature prescribes It,"
was the way one man put 1t. Women
havo been ~ anxiously cAlIiag up about
the bill as the men and when the word
| e1 OU' e'e' tuo h"uHe hsu peRseo the
measure there was much rejoicing.
There was rumor yesterday that the
anti leaders and some offlceholders
would attempt TO carry the fight farther.
I me local paokins houses are said to
nave STOOD pat In refusing to assist
'he oitleehoiders this time. A very few
corporation men interfered and are ex-
pected 70 help the ants as long as there
u any nope OK defeat'nS the bill
want BuIIa To Go West.
Live stock circles arc beginning To
recognize more and more the wisdom,
OF the Buila plan 20 have ali states
adopt uniform shipping rules for live
stock. Bula made the proposal at n
live stock meeting in Chicago last month
At the time the meeting took 20 this
proposition in a way that promised later
developments.
Now the National lave Stock ,neetins