Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-14
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
W. I. selby Takes Part Against the
Measure for Consolidation Of
the Two 0mahss.
PACKERS NOW SAID TO BE IN IT

waiter L. seIhy. for many years known
as a factor and lay attorney for swift
q Co, is now diplomat extraordinary 70
Kan the Greater Omaha consolidation bni
in the house committee on cities ana
towns. Seiby represents swifta and
lanother packing house. Every year
no has appeared 20 show the South
Omaha city council why bis packer eli
ents should not be taxed % much.
II has been sent abroad that the stock
yards and packing houses were cold 10
keep their hands off the consolidation
lbin It being limited that otherwise the
packing houses and stock yards might
get fish o. their own TO fry. However.
whether with or without the consent Of
the corporations, certain antis have been
quietly spreading the report that the
packers and the yards would ike TO as
sist the antis.
selby beRan 10 show signs OF active
command OF the anti situation last week
He lives in Dundee. but II II understood
that he n not working from that angle
Within the last few days he has been In
South Omaha to confer with some Of the
antis. u ie asserted. and he has been
active IN Lincoln against the measure
Friends Of the consolidation measure say
that certain influential members Of the
house have been approached sy the anti
leaders.
Just what success selby WIN have after
the failure OF NC. Murphy. Tom Hector
and John p. watkins and others TO win
the senate away from the bin is being
watched with interest by the friends Of
the measnrc.
Said some wen known men who are
backing the bill: Eve are fully ao-
quainted with the, moves OF the office
holders and their allies. We feel sure
that the packers and stock yagS& WIN not
Interfere nor permit themselves 10 be
used in this matter we arc sure the
house wiz give the measure fair treat
ment under al circumstances"
Death Dee 20 Poison.
Charles Dune. died, from arsenic poi |
lsonlne. according 10 the testimony It
the coronef'e inquest yesterday. Dunno
Died IN the South Omaha police station |
Tuesday night, under what appeared TO |
ne myeterfoua circuingtenoea he m
formed the physicians that he had taken |
|araenic q Few minutes before HE death. |
sriIIef DissharEtd. ~
George KILLER; charged with the shoot |
ing Of Harry PetEick. some weeks ago. be- /
cause Petrick would not resign his WIFE
20 Miller, was discharged In the police /
court yesterday on motion Of the state.
Miller eEhinited cast iron nifbt Pe- |
trick sworb that Miller had done tim |
shooting. The SQUIRT Dismissed the 40
|cusad.
~ Positions Are wanted.
n a. johnson, head OF the coininerciaI |
department Of tho South Omaha Hiah /
lnchooi. IL on the look out for positions
for twenty graduates from Ms depart |
lfncst. These 2radtiatea ear IN any p5- |
sition from stenosraphcr 70 clerk. Prtn1
lclpal s W. Moore, Of The high school |
! has sent out printed notice b bpsi- |
ness men. asking thsin to sasc prefsfenss
| 40 local sraduasea
| a1ystertaun HranS. VA
/ Mysterious signs. and ta0alibtic IN
t1sffhion6 placed upon hotr1b iieNlr p,is-
Fchaatd for tbs Italian aItny aft oau6-
Ing some of the local aoethaayern sleep
Hess nighte, The French. and English
lhbrserneh were content 10 brand thelf
purchasea with fho letters 'sA't ana "a"
10 designate which branch % the service
tho animal belonged 20 but the --LATEST
Ihuyers shave hddsd few mysterioasiiet,
terra which tko local talent Is kl4ine
20 puzzle ouE fnu." for Instances Nilli
the 'acc9u1 acute" over the, q. nedAs
Bomething. but just wbet7 EAcb ahere
4 anolhef 1teaihn who uaee = crown with !
la IT" 9erinbuntlns T.
1 ''Bht he klnG's mama aiA't TOM" In
ninted ons Of Ire aTAafi1Fs. And then
when they use W tho RES Of the ihoas
Tho army artists dccorate the plugs hoof
with several numbers sometimes ran-
ming into the tens Of thousands, A.
conncslman Pat a.ayelle REMARKS on oc-
eaaion 1T don't look right min" IL
ldon't look right.
but tho little "chunks' arc hrinsins
good prices. fibz head and the sEowers
want TO sell lots more they inslst.
NAY be New Necord.
n the unlocked for happens sra ieeoe
HEAD Of hogs como 70 this market today
south Omaha W.ll have new wcek's rec
lord Of hos receipts. Tho 'arkcet wcef'N
receiptssto date wste brought in. NshFpnry
l1sl2. when ono weeks offerings totalied
llo27ls hogs To date thia weeks 'fseelpta
amount 70 sSoee head Of hoga. II today
u as good AZ last saturdays run the rec
ferd Win be passed. Even without a hi9
run to-day tho second place via belong %
ass weeks recr,rts
\ Churoh Hetas.
First BAPTIST s1NensS fifth and Il. Rev.
NJ II Hfll Pastor Morning sermon AZ
IL Sunday school at as0. bartist
Young Peoples union meets At $50. the
conservation viii unite with the Methodist
church for tho evening sermon.
81 Martins, Corner Twentyafourth ana
~. rev John ". ohi. Di1t.ctor- ouinuua-
ooslna sunday. a sneriai eeTfics ~
lTha1kas1flna for a hundred years Of peaca
eetfeen lho hItush empire and the
unllod states win BE- htid II i O'Clock.
Holy Eucharist at giSo. sunday school al
e;tD Evening prayer at 5. "Wednesday
next A1n Wednesday,. Holy euchnriaf
al I.1as Mathis al $3.50 Holy eucharist al
,ia Evening PRAYER AZ ls5o LAtany and
prnltfnlial office AZ ESQ With public in4
strHftioH - confirmation class Other
services for the week will be af,faot fcea
from the church. Latin coden viii Be dla-
lributcd on Sunday. s.
NoIho131t Episcopal. Corner of T&tnI
i ly-fifth and y. j. w. Eirkpafrich Pas
tor-+f Preaching a. n bN the pastor. sun
i I5tct r6cEnel leaven Ia South omaha
z Meal ~ ihe evening the l'reshyterlan
land HeuliHt congregations will NorshIp
Twin Us &nt Rev ". r. Hit pastor
fuf The EarlIch church. win preach The
ne9mon. sunday school AZ e;it. Epworlh