Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-06
To Read Gen. Wood Letter
Before Council Today

Omaha yesterday enjoyed the
beautiful October sunshine and re-
called the thrilling events of week
ago. Many others wandered around
the court house square and viewed
with reminiscent thoughts the evil
dence of destruction.
In the city hall, which now is
one of the centers of interest in
connection with the recent riot,
Acting Mayor IRE and Col. A. L.
Dade of Maj. Gen. Woods staff,
spent a busy Sunday. During the
morning they conferred with Coun-
ty Attorney Shotwell and Police
Commissioner Ringer.
At this mornings meeting Of the
city council committee of the whole
a letter from General Wood will be
read. The general dictated the mes
sage Saturday night, shortly before
he departed for Chicago, leaving d.
rections that the communication
should be presented to the city coun-
Gil today. The letter will be made
public after the council has received
Lit.
May Make Changes.
1t is expected that further devel-
opments will materialize this week
in connection with the prospective
removal of Chief of Police Eber-
stein and the probable change in the
office Of superintendent Of police.
In view of the situation as brought
out last Saturday, some are begin
ming to inquire whether there is
disposition in some quarters to make
Chief Eberstein the goat" 1t is
understood that the chief will de-
cline to be sacrificed in this man
ner, and that he will be heard on the
subject if the occasion should be
presented.
A state of general quiet prevails
over the city, which is settling back
to normal conditions again. The
troops which were sent here from
Camp Funston and Camp Grant will
be returned to their posts this week.
Some attachments will be held here
until further orders are issued.
Will Drill Police.
Major c. M. White of Fort Omaha
will begin this week to drill the po-
licemen into a semi-military organ
ization. There is rumor that the
major may be appointed as inspector
of police after his discharge from
military service, but that is profile
NAUTICAL. Applications are being con-
sidered from men who want to join
the police department., under the
decision of the city council last
week, adding 100 men to the force.
State, county and city investiga
tors are continuing their efforts to
apprehend persons suspected Of
having been implicated in the
crimes committed a week ago yes
terday. Announcement was made
that. there will be no relaxation of
effort in this direction. The grand
Jury soon will begin to consider
these cases.
No further cases of disorder have
been reported to the military or
police authorities.
Young Boy Arrested.
Frank Vilinta, II years old, living
at Tenth and Pierce streets, is the
youngest of the alleged members of
last Sundays mob to be arrested.
Police allege that he boosted at the
Union station that he entered one of
the pawn shops with the mob and
secured a number of guns which he
hid at his home. A search of the
premises by detectives, they say,
failed to disclose any firearms. He
is being held for investigation.
John I.ininger, Tenth and Ban
croft streets. arrested yesterday by
police, is alleged to be one of the
first members of the mob to enter
the court house. Police say he was
captured and placed in a cell in the
county jail the night of the riot.
When the prisoners were released
and sent 10 the roof it is assetred he
escaped.
Say Youth Confessed.
Leonard Johnson, Is years old,
l1l2 South Seventeenth street, was
arrested yesterday and police assert
he has confessed to entering a pawn
shop with the mob. They assert he
confessed to taking one shirt.
Others arrested yesterday and held
for investigation are: Elmer Ries-
enberg, 802 South Thirty-first
street; Herman Trieden, Ala North
Eighteenth street; Joseph Treis,
Willard Hotel, and Leonard Thomp-
son, 3425 South Twenty-first street.