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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15
STATE COUN.
Gil AUXILIARY

Complete organization of the Cook
county auxiliary Of the State Council
of Defense was announced as fol-
lows:
Executive Committee--Samuel In.
sull, chairman; Walter N. Wilson,
vice chairman; Lewis L. Myers. sec.
rotary; Burridge d. Butler, Robert
e. Durham, Mrs! William s. Hefferan,
B. J. Mullaney, Robert M. Sweitzer,
T. ]. Z. Ward, Walter II. Wilson.
Coordination Committee-Robert
M. Sweitzer, chairman; Lewis T..
Myers, secretary; Thomas d. Knight,
assistant secretary.
Finance Committee-Walter II.
Wilson, chairman Herman Waldeck,
vice chairman, Lewis E. Myers, sec.
rotary.
Fuel Committee--Robert Il. Dur.
ham, chairman; j. w. OLeary. vice
chairman; E. w. Lloyd, secretary.
License Committee--E. J. Il. Ward,
chairman; william A. Fox, vice chair.
man; ]. II. Gluick, secretary.
Neighborhood Committee - Lewis
Z. Myers, chairman; George w. Per-
kins, vice chairman; Thomas ID.
knight, secretary.
Publicity Committee-B. J. Mulla.
ney, chairman; William II. Culver,
secretary.
U. S. Boys Working Reserve Com.
imittees-Burridge ID. Butler, chair.
man; Peter Fleming, secretary.
Woman's Committee - Mrs. vii.
liam s. Hefferan, chairman; Mrs.
Grace Wilbur Trout, vice chairman;
Miss Emily Naipieralski, secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15

More Suits Filed in Van Buren,
County, Michigan, to Remove
Clouds on Titles Than in Any
Other County in the United
States.
Land Sharks and Others So Bold In
Their Juggling Of Books and De.
scriptions That Uncle Sam
May Get Them.

There are more suits fled in the
courts Of Van Buren, County. Michi.
gan, to remove clouds from land titles
than there are filed for that purpose
in any other county in the United
States. including those containing the
largest cities In the country.
There have been more professional
land thieves at work in Van Buren,
County than in any other county in
the United States, and they are still
at work.
Men connected with certain lines
OF business and using officials elected
In some townships as their tools are
engaged all of the time in clouding
the titles of honest and bona fide land
owners.
This fact has done more to keep the
, county back than any other thing.
The bad name given to this part OF
the State of Michigan by the land
crooks is becoming by.word through.
out the nation. f
Many OF these crooks claim land
on the strength of tax titles-ob-
tanned after the rightful owners had
paid the taxes--through juggling of
descriptions and tax books.
Efforts are to be made to reach
some of them through Federal action,
as the peculiar hold they have on local
authorities precludes hope Of reform
In that direction.
Victims Of these bands of crooks
are advised that IL they live outside
Of Michigan they can bring suit
against officials, hackers, brokers or
others who damage them or their in.
terests In the U. s. courts.'
The citizens of Van Buren, County
should AXE up to the situation and
retire these grafters to the peniten.
tiary or to some other place where
their public records cannot injure the
community.
Van Buren, County Is naturally rich
In soil, delightful In climate and geo.
graphically ideal for success In every
line.
Its prospects have been blighted.
The testimony of all outside people
who have invested there Is that they
have been skinned and bothered by
the land shark syndicate.
~
Congressman Thomas GALLAGHER Of
Chicago 10 one of the most influential
men in Washington.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15
Bureau Of Streets
Felix Mitchell, Superintendent.
s. ]. Fisher, Inspector In Charge.

Sd'C0o " S'CSSo-
Felix Mitchell. Superintendent.
s. ]. Fisher, Inspector In Charge.
? Bureau Of Sewers
George e. McGrath, Superintendent.
Edward F. Cullerton, Chief Clerk.
Room 40s. 18th floor. City Hall.
Bureau Of Maps and Piats-
John d. Riley, Superintendent.
T. G. Philips, Engineer OF Surveys.
Bureau of Gas and Electricity
william J. Keith, Commissioner.
John e. Bradley, Chief Clerk.
Rivers and Harbors-
Richard O'Sullivan Burke, Asst. En-.
gineer.
Smoke Inspectors Department
William H. Reid, Inspector.
Room COS, City Hall.
City OIL Inspector
Paul Henderson, Inspector.
Charles Vavrik, Chief Deputy.
VIM. II. German, Assistant.
Bureau Of Statlstics-
Francis A. Eastman. City Statisti'
clan.
Frederick Rex, Librarian.
City Architect
C. w. Kallal.
Purchasing Agent
Virtus c. Rohm, Business Agent.
P. C. Schafer, Chief Clerk.
Department Of Compensation
H. ". McGurren, Superintendent.
Inspector Of Weights and Measures
Morris Filler. City Sealer.
w. F. Cluett, Chief Deputy.
Board Of Examining EngIneers--
Room 1908, City Hall.
Edward F. Miller, President.
q. r. Moore. LIST ice-President.
James N. Spencer, I'd Vice-Prssi.
dent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15
HEADS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS,
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
and JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL COURT

Board Of Examining Plumbers
Charles J. Herbert, Master Plumber.
VIM. w. Petrie, Journeyman Plumb
er.
Board Of examining Mason contrac.
tors
Chas. c. Stewart.
Two others to be appointed in
compliance with law in force
July 1, 1915.
Chief Of Operating Engineer
John G. Hayes.
In Basement.
Department Of Public Welfare
Mrs. Louise Osborne Rowe, Com
missioner.
James w. Galley, supt. Of Employ.
ment.
Room sos, City Hall Square Bldg
Civil Service Commission
Percy B. Coffin, President.
Chas. e. Frazier.
Joseph p. Geary.
Mark II. Place, Secretary.
Room 610. 9Th floor, City Hall.
Board Of Local improvements
NJ. J. Faherty. President.
Jos. J. Elias.
David NJ. Clark.
Oscar wolf.
VIM. II. Blencoe.
Edward J. Glacken. Secretary and
Superintendent OF Special Assess
ments.
Room POT. End floor, City Hall.
Gas Supervisor
Philip c. Delofontaine.
Room 606, City Hall.
Room Ill, City Hall.
Inspector Of Steam Boilers
Geo. z. Nye. Inspector.
Harry A. Grannis, Chief Clerk.
Building Department
Charles Bostrom, Commissioner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15

Mayor
William Hale Thompson, Mayor.
Charles G. Fitzmorris, Secretary.
Room 507, 9Th floor. City Hall.
City Treasurer
Clayton F. Smith, Treasurer.
Room 203, End floor, City Hall.
City Clerk
James 7. Igoe, City Clerk.
Edward J. Padden, Chief Clerk.
Rooms 107-10S, LIST floor, City Hall.
City Comptroller
Eugene r. Pike, Comptroller.
houis q. Qosselin, Deputy Comptrol.
Ter.
Room SOL, 5th floor, City Hall.
City Collector
Charles ]. Forsberg, Collector.
George Lehman, Deputy Collector.
Department Of Health
John Dill Robertson, M. D., Com.
missioner.
Gottfried Koehler, M. D.. Assistant
Commissioner.
e. r. Pritchard, Secretary.
Room TOT, 18th floor, City Hall.
Public Works
Frank I. Bennett, Commissioner.
William Burkhart, Deputy.
Room 400, 4th floor, City Hall.
Bureau Of Engineering.
John Ericsson, City Engineer.
VIM. J. Roche, Chief Clerk.
Room 400, City Hall.
Water Department
w. J. McCourt. Superintendent.
Geo. J. Feser. Chief Clerk.
Rooms 101-102, City Halliday
bills here).
Water Pipe Extension
Hugh l.. Lucas, Superintendent.
Thomas F. Herman, Asst. Superin.
tendent.
Room 4o4. 4th floor, City Hall.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15

Robert knight. Deputy Commits.
sioner.
Peter c. Hoey, Secretary.
Board Of Election Commissioner
August Lueders.
Frank X. Rydzewski
Bernard Norwich.
Morals Commission
Third floor, City Hall.
John Dill Robertson. M. D.. Chair
man.
Rev. J. McNamee,
DIR. Anna Dwyer.
DR.. Emil G. Hirsh.
John Koelling.
Track Elevation
Fannie Specter. Secretary.
Chief Janitor--city Hail.
James Connors.
Basement.
/, Fire Department
Thomas O'Connor, Fire Marshal.
p. J. Donahoe, LIST Assistant.
Edward ], Buckley, I'd Assistant.
Frank w. Swenie, Chief Operator.
Transportation Supervisor
r. F. Kelker, Jr.
City Physiolan--
DIR. M. ]. Purcell.
Or. A. Lewis, Asst. City Physician.
DR.. Clara Suppel, Asst. City Ply
stefan.
Bureau Of Fire Prevention and Public
Safety
]. G. Mcdonnell, Chief.
Police Department.
Herman F. Schuettler, General Su.
perintendent. Room sos.
John Alcock, First Deputy Supt.
M. L. G. Funkhouser, End Deputy
Supt. Room 1902.
81 Mayer. Secretary Bureau Of Po-
lice Records. Room 1901.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15
LOCAL FEDERAL
-'' -'" Officers
Directory of the Federal Build.
ing, Clark and Adams Streets.

Custom HoasS--c,uth wing, fourth
floor; collector. Rivers AcNeill; spe-
cial deputy collector ~<a X. Ford;
naval officer. Willie.. .1Swn: special
deputy naval officer, Edgar Z. Haw.
ley.
Collector OF Internal Revenue
East wing, fourth floor: collector,
julius +. Smietanka; chief deputy.
d. J. Mahany; cashier, Frederick w.
Rech.
ostmaster-william b. Garlic.
United States Marshal-Rooms S0i
and SOC: marshal John J. Bradley:
chief deputy, Joseph F. Ryan.
United States Secret Service
Room ssl; Thomas I. Porter, chief
operator. .
United States Subtreasury-First
floor, northwest section: assistant
treasurer, Robert I. Hunt; cashier,
Frank c. Russell.
Weather Bureau-Fourteenth floor;
professor In charge, Henry j. Cox.
Bureau OF Commerce--Room 500;
commercial agent, DR.. W. c. Hunt.
ington; radio inspector. J. F. Dillon.
Coast Guard Service--Room 500;
Inspector, Capt. +. J. Haake.
Marine Hospital Clarendon and
Graceland avenues; surgeon In com.
mand, DR.. ]. o. Cobb.
Postofiice nspector-Room $50:
James e. Stuart in charge.
Railway Mail Service-Third floor.
north wing; Capt. +. l.. West, super.
intendent
United States District Attorney
Room see; Charles F. Clyne; chief
clerk, William A. Small.
United States Engineers-Room
sos: officer in charge, Lieut..Col, w.
b. Judson, corps Of engineers, U. s.,
A.
photographic ofIice-.Room 52s;
Lieut.. A. NJ. Steckel in charge.
immigration Bureau - Newberry
building, Eldredge court and Wabash
avenue; inspector in charge. DR.. p.
l.. Prentis.
Inspectors of Steam Vessels-Room
$50; inspector of hulls, Gustav r. At.
kinson inspector Of boilers. William
Nicholas.
Appraisers Ofilce--FIarrison and
Sherman streets; appraiser. w. f.
Clare.
Henry Stuckart will be nominated
for City Treasurer by the Democrats
without opposition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15
CHICAGO PARKS
Small Parks and Fairgrounds.


Special Park Commission (appoint-
ed by the mayor)-Aldermen Eugene
II. Block (chairman), John ]. Cough.
lin, Oscar De Priest, Edward F. Cul.
lerton, Joseph II. Smith, Herman Il.
Gnadt, Frank ]. Link, Max Adamow.
ski, John Hrubec.
Secretary-Walter Wright.
Superintendent OF Parks and City
Forests. II. Prost.
Superintendent OF Fairgrounds and
Bathing Beaches-Theo. A. Gross.
ONCE OF Commission-1004 city
hall.
Lincoln Park Board.
President-Francis Il. Simmons.
e.president-John II. Hardin.
AHditor-Andrew Lanquist.
Observation-Disclosures II. Rawson.
Secretary and Superintendent
John G. Cannon.
Superintendent OF Employment
Herman Il. Gnadt.
Attorney-Robert r. Baldwin.
Members - Francis T. Simmons,
Andrew Lanquist, John II. Hardin.
William Wrigley. Jr.. Albert w.
Goodrich. Samuel NJ. FELTON, and Der.
tram NJ. Winston.
West Chicago Park Board.
President-John F. Smulski.
Secretary-Samuel Shapiro.
Treasurer-William Ganschow.
Auditor-Richard J. Powers.
superintendent. c. Shrader.
Superintendent Of Employment
Fred G. Heuchling.
Confidential Clerk--John A. Polka.
Attorney--Robert T.. Gentzel.
Assistant Attorney--Wm. W. Smith.
Members--John F. Smulski, Sam.
uel Shapiro, William Ganschow, Rich.
ard ]. Powers, William f. Grower,
Jens c. Hansen and John !. Bagdzi.
unas.
South Park Board. -
President, John Barton Payne.
Vice president, Charles l.. Hutch.
inson. 4
Auditor, Albert Mohr.
Treasurer, William A. Tilden.
Secretary, John F. Nell.
Attorney, Roy o. West.
General superintendent, J. +. Eos.
ter.
Superintendent OF Employment, Col.
II. c. Carbaugh.
Members: John Barton Payne,
Charles l.. Hutchinson, John Balm,
l.. b. Patterson and Albert Mohr.
\SA
John w. Eckhart has done much to
build up the lroquois Club. He makes
a success of everything he undertakes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15

Associate Judges--
Caverly. John r.
Trude, Daniel p.
Dolan, Harry 2.
Fisher, Harry M.
Cook, w. M,
Fry, Sheridan f.
Gemmill, william N.
Graham, Frank II.
Heap, Arnold.
Swanson, ]. A.
Jarecki, Edmund X.
La Buy, Joseph 8.
Richardson, John.
Newcomer. John R.
Prindiyille, John X.
Rafferty,, Joseph p.
Stewart, Hugh r.
Doyle, Leo ].
Barassa, Bernard p.
Hass, ]. r.
Sullivan, Dennis W.
Hayes, Howard.
Stelk. John.
Trude, Samuel II.
Mckinley, Charles.
Williams, Charles A.
Wells, Hosea w.
J. Kent Green, Legal Assistant.
Roy Il. Miller, Chief Clerk.
Chicago Board Of Education
President, Edward 8. Davis.
Vice-President. Albert H. Severing-
haus.
Members, Edward 8. Davis, Albert
H. Severinghaus. Charles 8. Pet
erson, Richard G. Cannon, An.
thony Czarnecki, Mrs. Il. @. Snod.
grass, DR.. Sadie Bay Adair. George
B. Arnold, Hart Hanson.
Secretary, Albert Miller.
Business Manager, Percy B. Conn.
Attorney. Charles r. Francis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15
BUSINESS NOTES
~

The Oliver typewriter is growing in
popularity. It is the best on the mar.
ket.
The New Roma restaurant ut 1T
North Clark street is attracting etten.
ton by its fine bill of fare and its
splendid cooking. Mr.. I. Pellegrini. the
well-known restaurateur. 10 the man.
aSer.
Otto Rueter, owner Of the big and
old established real estate business
Of w. F. Kaiser & Company, for q
long time, has changed the name OF
the firm to o. Rueter & Co. They will
continue business at 60 West Wash.
ington street, In the offices they have
long occupied.
Tom Carey has been endorsed for
Mayor by six Democratic Ward Or.
CARNATIONS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-25
Pathe Photograph to
Be Given Away Free
During Pathe Week.
Union Quitting Co.
Factory Demonstration Be-
gins Saturday, Ending
Friday, October 3.
Representative From Pathe
Laboratories Will Be
Present One Week.

With the approach Of long win
ter evenings, ones thoughts nat.
urally turn to home pleasures
and there is nothing that will
add more to the enjoyment of
the family than Pathe Phono-
graph.
Realizing this, the Union Out
fitting Company has secured the
services of Photograph Expert
from the Pathe Laboratories for
one week to explain the many ex-
elusive and entertaining features
that make the Pathe Musical In
struments so desirable.
Come in Saturday and learn
about the wonderful Pathe Sap
phire Ball that makes it unneces-
sary to change needles.
See the Universal Pathe Tone
Arm that plays any make of rec
ord and leave your name for the
Pathe drawing that takes place
Friday, October 8.
The Union Quitting Com
pany, located out of the High
Rent District, never considers a
transaction completed until the
customer is satisfied. And, as
always, you make your. own
terfias..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-25
R. G. PLUNKETT
COULDN'T walk
STEP FOR WEEKS
rheumatism Ends and He
Gains Thirty Pounds After
Taking TanIaC.

~ feel at least twenty years
younger than I did when COM
menced taking Tanlac, and / have
not only gotten rid of twenty years
of suffering, but l have gained
over thirty pounds in weight, and
am as we'll and strong as l ever
was in my life," said R. G. Plunkett,
a well known employee of the Mont
gomery, Ward Co., and who lives at
1903 South 18th street, Springfield,
ILL.,, the other day.
81 am sixty-seven years DID," con-
tinue9 Mr.. Plunkett, "and a med
icine that will do that much for
a man of that age, and especially
after having suffered for so many
years, deserves all the good things
that are being said about it. The
condition of my stomach had got
ten so bad that every time I ate
anything I would suffer like every
thing afterwards with cramping
pains. But this was not the worst
Of my troubles. My kidneys were
out of order all the time, and the
pains across the small Of my back
were something awful. Why, some
times I would be out in the yard
and this pain would hit me and l
would have to call for someone to
help me get back in the house.
Then on top Of all this I contracted
rheumatism in my arms and legs,
and my suffering from that time on
was simply more than will ever
be able to tell. / had to keep my
arms and legs bandaged for weeks
at time, and wasn't able to walk
step. Of course l had to give
up my work, and while ! had the
very best of treatment and tried
all sorts Of medicine, my condition
just gradually got worse all the
time.
Zone day while in this awful con-
dition my son-in-law brought me a
bottle of Tanlac and said he wanted
me to give it a trial. Well, I took
that bottle of Tanlac, and it helped
me so much that l just stuck right
to it until l have now taken nine
bottles, and I want to tell you this
medicine has knocked my troubles
sky high, and / am as free from
pain and misery now as any man
in this country. The rheumatism
is gone and the kidney trouble is
a thing of the past, and my stom-
ach is in such fine condition that
l can eat three big meals every
day and never suffer a particle
afterward. l sleep like log at
night, and have gained SO much in
weight and strength that feel fine
all the time. I do blacksmith work
for my firm, and I am back on the
job again, and for eight hours every
day l make my old anvil ring just
like / used to do when l was a
young man. Yes, sir, Tanlac was
godsend to me and as long as
live l will praise it for what it has
done for me-"
Tanlac is sold in Omaha at all
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also For
rest and Meany Drug Company in
South Omaha and the leading drug
gist in each city and town through
out the state Of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-25
BIG PROFITS ON
MILK ADMITTED
AT FOOD PROBE
Buy Milk for Six Cents, Add
SKINNED Milk, and Charge
Consumer Ia Cents
a Quart.

Lincoln, Sept. 24.-(Special)-
Lincolnites pay the milknian IA
cents per quart for milk which the
milkman paid the farmer about six
cents for, according to ]. R. Rob
erts of the Roberts Dairy Co. of
Lincoln, who was on the stand this
afternoon when the high cost of
living investigation was resumed at
the state house.
Mr.. Roberts testified that they re-
quired a standard, when buying
milk OF the producer of 4 per cent
butter fat, but that when sold to the
consumer the requirement was but
3.5 butter fat. In order to bring
the milk down to the lower stand
ard for the consumer they mixed
skim milk with it.
Mr.. Roberts said that his COM
pany paid $3.50 per 100 pounds for
the per cent milk and that it sold
for $65S per 100. Taking the same
standard for buying that they made
for selling the milk would cost them
but $500 per 100 pounds and would
give the company profit of $5.52
Der 100.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-25
bARROWS FINDS
Sentiment IS
NOT FOR LEAGUE
Lieutenant Governor Tells of
Opinions He Heard Ex.
pressed All Through
the East.
By P. A. BARROWS.

Lincoln, Sept. 24.-(Special. y
That the sentiment regarding the
league of nations in its present form
is rapidly changing against it was
evidenced on every hand as / OBJ
served it during my trip to Wash
ington, d. c., and on the return
back the first of this week.
First, the trip of the president out
through the west has not had the
wholesome effect that supporters of
the treaty had hoped. 1t is true that
the president has been received
wherever he has been with marked
attention, but that does not signify
that it was given in approval of his
policy on the league of nations. He
is the president of this great coun-
try and would be received with like
enthusiasm no matter what his mis-
sion.
On the other hand, people do not
like the idea of the president spend
ing his time travelling about the
country while there are such grave
questions to be settled as the strikes,
the high cost of living and other
matters of importance. They ap-
pear to feel that his place is i'll
Washington giving his whole atten-
ton to the great problems which we
are now facing and not travelling
about seeking to create sentiment
in favor of his pet plan.
That the league of nations idea
is not popular with the returning
soldiers was manifest on every
hand. | made a special effort to
talk with those | met and not one
of them favored the plan. On the
train from Cincinnati to St. Louis
there were two lieutenants with
other men in the smoking compart-
ment of the Pullman and the ques-
ton was turned on the league Of
nations. In answer to the question
of what per cent of the returning
soldiers favored a league of nations.
one of them said that 80 per cent
were against it, or at least 80 per
cent of the members of the A. E. F.
were The other put it even
stronger than that.
There was a great deal of criti-
cism of President Wilson's stand
regarding the vote the United States
would have in the conference of
the league of nations in comparison
to that of England.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-25
Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee
p. A. BarIowa Correspondent -
LAX IN DUTIES,
SAYSGOVERNOR
Calls Attention to Failure to
Prosecute Man Arrested on
Liquor Charge.

Lincoln, Sept. 24.-(Special)-
Governor McKelvie is of the opinion
that the city attorney of Omaha has
been lax in his duties covering at
least the controversy in which the
executive was asked to remove
Judge Holmes for alleged failure
to do his duty in a case before him
for a fracture of the prohibition
laws. In his letter to City Clerk
w. ]. Hunter of Omaha, the COVER
nor says:
will you please convey to the
honorable city council of Omaha
the following reply to the above
mentioned resolution:
Immediately upon receipt of this
information, your resolution No.
$500, together with certain affiravits
which were attached, were placed
in the hands of the attorney gen.
eral, and he proceeded to make all
investigation. / am attaching to
this letter copy of his report, to-
gether with other matter relating
to it.
Attorney Ignores Duty.
From the facts deduced by the
investigation of the attorney gen
eral, it appears that the city attorney
for Omaha has been lax in his duty
in that, so far as it can be deter
mined, no complaint has so far been
filed against Frank Maloney. Bear
ing upon this point, | refer to
letter from T. r. Murray assistant
city attorney for the city of Omaha,
under the date of August 5, in
which statement is definitely made
that he is in possession of evidence
and can procure the testimony that
will prove the guilt of Frank
Maloney on the charge upon which
he has been arrested.
"Now, if the law department of the
city Of Omaha is in possession OF
such evidence, it is certainly its duty
to make the prosecution.
City Should Prosecute.
"The fact that the state has a spe-
cial prosecutor in Omaha is not an
excuse that may be used to relieve
local officials of their obligation. If
such a practice were followed the
state would be required to have sew
eral prosecutors in Omaha, instead
of one as has been the case. Indeed,
think the city prosecutor is aware
Of the fact that the state prosecutor
in Omaha has given his time particu-
larly to complaints that were
brought by state agents and it has
been common understanding be-
tween the state prosecutor and local
prosecuting officials in Omaha that
the latter should handle cases that
were brought under arrests made by
local officials.
at therefore becomes patent that
the result of this investigation places
upon the city officials of Omaha the
responsibility for prosecuting the
alleged offender, Frank Maloney,
who, it is claimed, was improperly
released by Judge Holmes. and the
case against the latter is not sup
ported by adequate evidence to JUS
lily further investigation of it."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-25
Three Dodge County Men
Taken to Penitentiary

Fremont, Neb., Sept. 24.-(Spe-
cial. John w. Barnhart. convicted
by jury of swindling John O'Con-
ner out of $1,000 in Fremont nine
years ago. and Adolph Wolf and
William Meeks were taken to the
penitentiary yesterday by Sheriff
Condit to begin serving their SEN
fences. Barnhart drew from one to
20 years. Wolf from one to 10 years
for automobile stealing and Meeks
from one to seven years for larceny.
Meeks and Wolf pleaded guilty to
the charges,