Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-02
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Unidentified Man Risks Life to
Escape Raiding Squad
of Police.
MAN JUMPS THREE STORIES

withheld by the police, jumped from
the third story of a lower N street
tenement on the South Side to escape
raid by police officers. Witnesses
saw the man make the leap. He fell
on the pavement and lay moment
before rising. Then he got to his
feet and dashed with all speed for the
nearest alley.
Officers Scott and Potach, who
walk beats in this vicinity were at
tracted by noise. Investigated they
found woman and four men having
hilarious time drinking liquor and
singing. The officers surrounded the
place and entered the room. Dan
O'Brian, Plattsmouth; Frank Harms,
1904 South Twelfth street; Jim Jones,
14l5 Missouri avenue, and Sadie
O'Decker, address not given, were
taken. The fourth man escaped by
jumping through the window.
The raid attracted large crowd
of people. In practically the same
rooming house, detectives staged an
other roundup the day before. The
raid Saturday took place at $3.50
o'clock.
Win Big Planks.
Two big planks in the platform of
Improvements adopted by the Civic
association in their drive for a bet
ter South Side have been won. The
visitation of local committee of big
property owners to the State Rail
way commission Thursday has re-
suited in practical assurance that two
stations will be built here. Municipal
court judges have announced that
starting Monday, one of the three will
hold daily court session in the local
city hall building on afternoons.
Judge Breen, who is secretary and
prime leader of the Civic association
reported that the railway commission
will compel railways to investigate
the lack of modern stations here.
Members of the commission were as
one in recommending that new sta
tons should be erected. Promise was
also extracted definitely Saturday
from Municipal Court Judge Britt
that the latter would open the first
day of regular commission as judge
of police court here Monday alter
noon. If necessity demands the court
will also be held mornings.
Kids Salute Flags.
Spring vacation for school kids
opened with distinct echo of patri-
otto spirit. Bee flags were displayed
in every window of the South Lincoln
and Garfield schools. Students from
the kindergarten to the eighth grade
were taking part in patriotic exercises
from reciting historic poems to sing
ing patriotic songs.
At the South Lincoln school "Old
Glory has been flying over the school
regularly for many days" one student
takes occasion to write The Bee.
Little tots from the kindergarten to
the eighth grade daily give salute to
the flag" the letter continues, then
branches into report of doings at
the school, which include the organi-
cation of base ball team, improve
ment in the writing and geography
classes. A base ball game with Gar
field school was played Saturday aft
ernoon at | o'clock.
Two weeks after suffering broken
leg while at work in the coal chute at
the Swift and company packing plant,
Frank Ormander, a Mexican, address
unknown, died at the South Omaha
hospital Saturday morning. He had
been attended by the plant physician
of the Swift people.
Morgan Heafy, undertaken, has the
body in charge. AS yet no trace of
relatives has been discovered. Or
mander lived alone, it is said, and had
no relatives in the city. He was 81
years of age.
On motion of Representative Frank
Keegan of this district, an amend
ment to the bill affecting appropria-
ton of city funds for park purposes
has been placed before the house of
representatives. 1t calls for revision
of the method now in vogue and a
return to the old plan utilized before
the city commission came to be gov
erning body.
1t will be possible If the amendment
carries for city commissions to APP
propriate monies out of the general
fund for park purposes without the
recommendation OF the planning
board, as is now required.
Magic City Gossip.
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