Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Bill Raising Salaries of Police In
troduced by Member Not
from Douglas.
looks LIKE POLITICAL MOVE

LUOhS LIKE FUL111CAL MONE
Distrust of their own representatives at
the state legislature has become apparent
| in the repeated instances of administra-
ton bills confided to the loving care of
out-state men. Recently a bill increasing
the salaries OF the city council and mayor
more than $1,000 each per year was intro
duced by Representative Nichols OF Madi- |
son. Another bill aggregsting $4,000 as an
addition to the South Omaha police fund
has been introduced by Representative
Lannigan. The blu provides for increases
of the South Omaha policemen's salaries
and also three-shift system Lawyer
e. d. o'sullivan drafted the bill and It is
understood that he confided it to the care
of Representative Lannigan. who intro
duced it in the house. Representatives
Barrett. Larsen and Howard all live In
South Omaha. but they were not entrusted
with the bills for the relief OF the coun,
cilmen and police.
Its just politics introducing this BILL
said policeman yesterday 1T has no
chance OF passing, but it is expected to
have an effect in South Omaha just the
same Some of the police. however, have
not fallen for the bunk"
4 Debaters to Make Trip.
The local high school debating team will
make three-day debating trip through
the cities of Auburn, Lincoln and Have
lock, starting next Thursday afternoon
The team, composed of Frank Faux. cap
tain; Frank Broadwell and Ralph Gold
berg. will be accompanied by Coach Wilt
lam Yerington of the high school. :.
Debates win be held on the state ques-
ton for debate, Resolved, That the Rail-
roads of the United States Shall Be
Owned and Operated by the Government"
The affirmative will be upheld by the
local team against Auburn on Thursday
evening. Lincoln and Havelock will be
met Friday afternoon and evening ana
the team will come home Saturday morn
ing.
The local team, although composed in
majority of new material. is confident OF
victory at all three places. In the state
league series Omaha was drawn as the
first opponent in the championship race
for the eastern district, and every effort
to win that debate is being made by
Coach Yerington and local supporters.
HanniEan Breaks Leg.
Thomas Hannigan, Thirty-ninth and
streets, fell and broke his leg yester-
day afternoon at Thirty-sixth and Q
streets Hannigan is said to have been
! riding In a wagon, which lurched as he
neared the corner of Thirty-sixth and Q,
, He was thrown and sustained frae-
; ture Of the right limb. He was taken
: home.
shonOt Is stabbed.
Joe Shonot, in one Of the mysterious
ARRAYS, which happen almost weekly in
|, the vicinity of bloody corners, was
stabbed in the back and dangerously
wounded Sunday night. The fight occur
red at Thirtieth and r streets, block
OF two from the Bloody Corners" at
Twenty-eighth and r streets. zinka
, Peara Joe Slavat. Kusno Bashur. Steve
Zachley were all arrested by Captain
John Zaloudek. Shcnot, the wounded
man. was ordered to the South Omaha
hospital by Dr. E. J. Allingham.
Magic City Gossip.
p. F.. Banker of Anoka, Neb. was at
the stock yards on business yesterday.
1000 requests for Francis Y. Bushman in
One Wonderful Night will be fulfilled
|. at the Besse today.
The Willing Workers will meet with
J Mrs, Neff, 70l North Twenty-fifth street,
Wednesday afternoon.
! Office space for rent in Bee - e. 2Sls
| n street Terms reasonable. We'll known
3 location. Tel. South "a.
5 Tho Merrymakers win give their usual
: weekly dance tomorrow evening at the
, Moose home at Twenty-fifth and NJ
streets
Because of the heavy snow yesterday
Superintendent \. M. Graham OF the To-
cal public schools dismissed the students
at o'clock.
A mass meet was held at the high
. school yesterday morning and the enter
ing Eighth. grade students for the high
school welcomed.
st. Mary's court No ST. Catholic order
{ OF Foresters, will hold ap election. OF
: Officers at the st. Mary's school hall at
Twenty-sixth and II streets.
The Mystic Workers of the World will
9 meet this evening at the ode Feliows
I hall at TWenty-fourtk and NJ streets. All
! members are urged to attend.
Il The Gavel club of the high school viii
hold a meeting this evening ga the Board
: Of Education room of the high school
An election of officers to serve the COM
= ing semester will be held.
Il Lester Robinson and James Koutsky
left yesterday for Lincoln, where they viii
commence their second semester at the
IS University OF Nebraska. James koutsky
n Is president OF the freshman class
Manager Atkins OF the local Besse the
:, ater announces q banner program of the
= year at his theater in moving pictures.
o Frances x. Bushman VIII play the pare
l. of leading man in a four-part picture
!, called Zone Wonderful Night" Beverly
= Bayne. the pretty Essanay actress, VIII
e be his opposite.
q Want ads. for The Bee may be left at
ie The Bees branch office. 2SlS ST. Rates
- &c a word for one time, 1hc a word each
7 day for three days and lie word each
day for a week. Prompt ana courteous
service
The local interurban car TO Bellevue
!. and Fort Crook Was unable TO make the
trip TO Fort Crook until a late hour yes
terday. The car ieft the intersection az
TWenty-fourth and n as usual at !
J. o'clock yesterday and got stuck In a
d heavy snow drift just south Of Albright.