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AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City at Eea at to Power to Oolleot
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ORDINANCES SO BADLY JUGGLED
(ltr Official Mar Take Matter Indrr
Advisement ftoon and Clarify
Mtnatfnit Vllh it
Ordinance.
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The city-license ordinances have been
Juggled, amended and repealed bo much
that It I doubtful If the city has a right
to collect-'Hrenses. Among tho licenses that
are in question are pawnbrokers, pool ta
bles, shooting gullerles, peddlers, venders,
canvassers, auctioneers, gasoline and coal
oil wagons, bowling alleys and shows.
The records show that ordinance No. 41
empowered the council to compel a license
fee from the sources mentioned. On June,
1892, wheiy'C- P- Miller was mayor, ordi
nance Ho. 3i3 was passed repealing pre
vious ordinances relating to license fees.
This ordinance remained In force until just
prior to the street fair held here about fou
years ago.', Then ordinance No. UK was
passed. ' It advanced the license fees, the
object being to keep ' out attractions that
had not jprevlqusly contracted with the
Street FWx association. After the fair was
over atj: ordinance,, was passed repealing
ordinance No. 1008, but there Is no section
In the repealing ordinance again placing
ordinance Sii In force.
In trying to straighten out the matter
yesterday. Cltjr Clerk Gllltn found that the
original ordinance No. $83 was not on file.
He did find a typewritten copy of the
ordinance .Which had not been signed by
the mayor or clerk. Assistant City Attor
ney Winters averts that ordinance No. 3S3
is still in force, but just how or by what
method . of reasoning he arrives at this
conclusion ts not made clear. Other at
torney W looked Into the question yes
terday declare offhand .that the city at
this time hua no right to collect license
fees, H may be that when this becomes
known the city treasurer may be com
pelled by process, of the courts to refund
license fees paid for several years back.
TheeUy -officials may take this matter
under, consideration a,t an early date and
pass license ordinances that will hold.' As
the nWter stands, oow ;tha city Is hardly
In a jpealtlon to collect license money of
the nature mentioned above".
ftrhoel Teachers Ciettlaa: Anxloaa.
With only eleven more days of teaching
this tfltool terit the teuchers are beginning
to fvajf: anxious about the usual election
of lea.oJier. Generally the teachers here
have Jjeen tinted before the schools close
and $lpe elected left on their summer
vacat(tt reeling that their positions were
secure, None' of the teachers feel they are
going to be released, but they want to
know definitely before the schools 'dose.
As next year about 150 teachers will be
needed, thOBe on the pernmnent list are
not, at all worried. Up to last 'night no
arrangements had been made fof a special
meeting of the Board of 'Edncatlem to take
tip this matter. Unless there Is a special
meeting the election of teachers will not
be considered until the regular monthly
meeting of the board on June 5. Janitors
are not usually elected utjtll a few weeks
before the schools 6pen in September.
Among the teachers to be selected will be
a teacher of German at the high school
to take the place of Henry Bock, who
Intends going to Germany to study music.
This delay In electing teachers probably
Is due to the fact that the vacancy on the
board has not been filled and the board
has not reorganised for the year.
Eagle Club Incorporates,
Arrangements have been completed for
the opening of club rooms at the Eagles'
hall, Twenty-sixth and N streets. With
the exception of one room all of the rooms
on the second floor of this building have
been leased by the club and decorators
will commence work today putting the
apartments in condition for club-rooms.
There will be buffet, ' pool and billiard
tables and reading and smoking rooms.
In order that the club may operate a
buffet directors were elected Tuesday night
and articles of Incorporation will be filed
with the secretary of state today. The
directors of the club are Fred Parks, D. J.
iflnchey, J. 8. Walters, F. J. Murphy, C.
Christlenson, H. II. Fleharty and William
Cole.
After being elected by the local lodge of
Kagles the directors proccedod to elect
officers as follows: D. J. Hinchoy, presi
dent; Fred Parks, Ylce president; F. J.
Murphy, secretary, and C. Christlenson,
treasurer.
These rooms will be opened about June 1
and William Wright is to be the steward
In charge.
Atklnsoa Case Today.
In Judge King's court this afternoon Ar
thur Atkinson will be tried on the charge
of holding up and robbing Jesse Terrell.
Young Terrell was on his way home a
few nights ago when a revolver was shoved
In his face and he was relieved of about
111 In cash. Teriell gave a description to
the police along with the name, of the
person who held him up. When arrested
Atkinson denied the charge, but Terrell
wa positive in his Identification.: -
Electrical Experts Here.
Four electricians from Chicago are here
putting In two new panels in the switch
board at the Nebraska telephone exchange,
Twenty-fourth and N afreet. The.ie addi
tional panel 111 give the exchange the
is of 2u0 direct lines or b00 parti' line
subscribers. . It will take about two weeks
for the electricians to make connections
with the switchboards from cables running
Into the telephone exchange. -. This Increase
In switchboard rapacity will tend to give
better service to South Omaha patrons of
the Nebraska Telephone company.
Mairlc City (iosstp,
Edward Todd and wlfe. have been called
to Lincoln by the serious illness of Mrs.
f odd's father. - '
Another case of scarlet fever is reported
at the home of Morris Yost, Twenty-fifth
and K streets.
James Brabblts of the South Omaha fire
department has returned from a ten days'
vacation spent in Missouri.
Mrs. Patrick Coyle. Twenty-sixth and E
streets, is reported to bo quite alck. Dr.
Thomas Kelly is waiting on her.
Inspector Jones says that the sanitary
condition of the city Is hotter at the pres
ent time than it bus been for u number of
years back. .. . .
Petty thieves and vacrants' are now be
ing sent to the city rock pile instead of
being permitted to loaf In tho corridor of
the city Jail.
Eastern bond buyers continue to evince
Interest in the outcome of the city hall
bond suit Clerk Gillln is dally In receipt
of requests for Information on the .sub
ject. ,
The directors of the South Omaha Young
Men's Christian association have elected
these officers: J. A. Mclean, president; A.
L. Bergqiiist. vice president; Dr. William
Berry, treasurer, and K. D. Weir, secre
tary. George N. Hunter, formerly car account
ant at the stock yards, has returned to the
company after several years' absence and
Is now feed master for tho yard company.
George Chare has been dropped down from
feed master to Mr. Hunter's assistant.'
NO BILLS LOOKED FOR HERE
CuJsiipplltBall
Every woman eoveti a
shapely, pretty figure, and
many of them deplore the
lots of their girlish forma
after marriage. The bearing
of children ia often destructive
to the mother' shapeliness.
All of this can be avoided,
however, by the use of Mother's Friend before baby comes, as this
! great liniment, always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and
preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother Friend overcomes all the
danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through
this critical period without pain. It is woman's greatest blessing.
Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the
use of this wonderful
'bottle. Our little Uil
' book, telling all about
this liniment, will be sent free.
Tl. Briifleld Regititor Co., JltU.ti, St.
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A WONDERFUL RECORD.
The Voongest Shoe House la St. I.oals
Has Set a New Mark anil Opened
a Xew lira In Mi or Selling;.
Our readers doubtless noted and are inter
ested by the advertisement of Roberts,
John hoii & Rand Shoe company of St.
1-ouis, which appeared iu this paper May
1.
The child uscendlng tho ladder strikingly
represents the upward progress of this
sturdy young giant of the west.
From a very small beginning to one of
the largest shoe houses In the world in
hoven years is a record never equaled by
any shoo concern In the "world.
Roberts, Johnson & Hand Shoe company
started In business seven years ago with a
capital of $180,0(10. They hud no factories,
no customers and employed but nineteen
(19) salesmen. Today they have cash cap
ital of $:',iXl0.uuO, operate five large specialty
factories with a combined daily capacity of
31,000 pairs, sell 10,500 retail merchants and
employ eighty-three (S3) traveling salesmen.
Actual shipments for the year Just closed
amounted to $'I,3tfi,629.l.
This big concern is largely co-operative.
the majority of Us beet employes being
stockholders. The watchword Is "Pull To
gether," and it ia well followed.
Having . established a reputation for
honest shoes and fair dealing the name of
Roberta, Johnson & Rand Shoe company
and the "Star" on the heel has become n
household synonym for highest quality
throughout the south and west.
fiie mark for the coming year has been
set for $s,000,000 and Judging the future by
the past there Is no question but that It
will be passed with ease.
The west, and St. Louis especially, should
be proud of this lusty younsrrr. We wish
there were more In the nursery Just like It.
ECKSTROMS HOME FOR VISIT
Carl a ad Clara ' Retnra to Omaha
After Successful Seasous oa
Staae.
Carl and Clara Eckstrom arrived In
Omaha today from New York, having Just
closed their theatrical season. They will
spend a month in Omaha visiting with
their mother at 25" Poppleton avenue. Mr.
Erkstrum, who made quite a hit on Broad
way with Wright Ixrrimer In "The Shep
herd King," hua been re-engaged as leading
man with this production for next season,
while Miss E-kstrom, who. it will be re
membered, was one of the solo flower
maidens with Savage's Parsifal company,
seen In Omaha some time sgo, will continue
under Mr. baaaes management.
Indictments in ' Beef Inquiry in Omaha
Eipected to fJome in Chicago.
MATERIAL COLLECTED TO BE SENT THERE
Grand Jury Seem to Be Trying; to
.Ascertain Whether Daily Con
ferences Are Held Be
tween Parties.
E. H. Martin, one of the department
managers for Armour at South Omaha,
occupied the attention of the federal grand
Jury in the Beef trust inquiry for the
greater part of Wednesday morning in tho
effort to get him to tell what he knew
about the combinatfon between the packers
and commission men in the Beef trust in
quiry. ...
Three other witnesses were examined
briefly along similar lines, all of them
being commission men of South Omaha.
The efforts of the Jury now seem to be to
ascertain whether there are dally agree
ment between the' commission men and
packers relative to Jhe prices for beef and
it has leaked out. from the Jury room that
there are some good grounds for believing
that such an arrangement has existed in
the past If hot In vogue now.
One or two shippers who have been sum
moned before the grand Jury, but who have
not yet testified maintain there is such an
arrangement between the commission men
nad-packers and that they have been com
pelled to suffer by Jt. One of these men
said Wednesday morning: . .
'It has been my frequent experience to
receive a letter or a postal card of advice
from commission men to ship stock, with
the positive assurance of a maximum or
minimum price, and when I got my cattle
here I found that I had to accept a lower
price than the promised minimum. What
could-1 do? To keep the stock in the
yards, hoping for a rise, would cause me a
big expense, that In the end would Just
equal the lowest figures offered me, plus
my own personal expenses. I have never
known a case where a shipper held his
stock in the yards for a rise that he made
anything at It, but Invariably lost out.
I had an experience of that kind here a
year ago, and t reloaded and shipped to
Chicago, but when J got there with my
cattle I found that 1 waa blacklisted. I
had to take a lower figure than had been
offered me In . Omaha, and to this was
added the Chicago freight.
Indictments Here.
Wednesday afternoon twj or three 'small
shippers and butchers from the southern
part of the state were on the stand, and
another delegation from the same vicinity
will testify Thursday.
No indictments are looked for from the
Investigations of the grand Jury here at
Omaha, as all of the testimony will be
collated and sent to Chicago for the in
formation of District Attorney Morrison
in tho Investigation pending there.
Commission Men Testify.
The Jury had a busy time of It Wednes
day afternoon, there being twenty-five wit
nesses examined to -tell what they knew
about Beef trust matters. The witnesses
were all South Omaha commission men and
commission salesmen, except one, E. H.
Martin, one of the department managers
for the Armour company. The other wit
nesses' were: 1j. C. Manner, Dave Degeln,
James Foley, I.ee Rothschild, Matt Malone,
John 1.. Hill. Joe J. Murphy. Guy Ellis,
I. F. Ilelsz, I.. Lehman, F. A. Wcllman.
Dan Banner, George Brown, A. i. Barr,
E. II. Benton, Frank Banner, Henry Real,
Harry Arnold. William Adams, Jesse Davis,
I). J. Campbell, II. J. Dennis, R. W. Carey
and Byron Close.
In this list of names will be observed
several of the leading commission firms of
South Omaha, Indicating the very wide
scope that the investigation is taking.
Additional subpoenas are being Issued for
witnesses constantly, and every effort Is
being made by the department of justice
to get as complete information as is pos
sible. It is now thought that between 100
and 200 witnesses will be put on the rack
before the grind Jury here before the In
vestigation closes. Some very valuable In
formation has been obtained thus far In
the Investigations, and some sensational
information is looked for from some of tho
shippers and small butchers who are yet
to testify.
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WOMAN IX ritl.HOX IS IMHCTED
Cleveland. O., and resumed her forgeries.
She was finally captured and sent to the
penitentiary only a few weeks ago. When
the Ohio authorities get through with her
she will be brought to Omaha for trial.
1'ostofflce Forcer In Ohio Peniten
tiary Is Accused In Nebraska.
The federal grand Jury submitted a re
port Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock, re
turning live indictments, only three of
which are made public, as two of the In
dicted parties are not yet in custody or
under bond. The, Indictments given out
are against Morris Bass of Omaha, charged
with using the I'nlted States malls for a
scheme to defraud, and an additional and
third indictment against John and Herman
II. Krause of Alliance, Neb., for Illegally
fencing public lands to the amount of 4.5fiO
acres in addition to the 7,200 acres Illegally
fenced, for which they have hitherto been
Indicted. There are three counts In this
last Indictment.
The third indictment Is against Pearl
Franklin, alias Mrs. John T. Johnson,
charged with passing altered money orders.
The case against Pearl Franklin Is a re
markable one In that the accused woman
Is now Just entering upon a fourteen
months' term in the Ohio penitentiary for
a similar crime at Cleveland, and that
since tho discovery of her crime here In
Nebraska.
The woman procured two money orders
from the postofflce at Hickman, I.anraster
county. Neb., January I", lS, for 2t cents
each, one payable to a Chicago newspaper
and the othef to a New York paper. These
orders were Immediately raised to $SA each.
The names of the papers and postofflces
were 'erased skillfully from the orders
and the name of Mrs. John T. Johnson
substituted, the Lincoln postofflce being
niado the paying office of the orders in
stead of Chicago and New York. The
altered orders were taken to LJncoIn, Neb.,
and one was successfully passed upon the
department store of Herpolshelmer It Co.
and the other on the Fltxgerald Dry Goods
company of that city.
The erasure on the orders in order to
permit of the forgeries was done by chem
icals and practically defied detection by
any but the moat expert observers. It
could then only be determined under
scrutiny of a magnifying glass. The In
vestigation of the case has been In the
hand of Postofflre Inspectors Sinclair and
Moore for a long time and ufllcient wa
discovered to lead to the belief that pearl
Franklin was assisted In the work by a
man. The man evidently raised the orders
and the woman passed them, the plan be
ing to get a postal order for an insignificant
amount at some obscure country post
office and thus getting the seal of the
Issuing office ,and the signature of the
issuing postmaster, tho. rest of the work
waa easy, as the letter of advice would
go to another part of thti country alto
gether, and before the fraud could he dis
covered the forgers would be far out of
the count!)'.
After-completing her- f geries at Hick
man, NeU, luo woman mad a Jump to
PROTEST TO THOMAS METHOD
Objection Raised to Fabllcatlon ot
Revised Ordinances Without
Conforming to Charter.
A vigorously voiced protest has gone up
from City Engineer Ro&ewater. City Clerk
Elbourn and other officials at the city hall
to permitting city ordinances as revised by
Senator Thomas to be published without
amending them so as to conform with tho
last charter amendments. Since It was
announced that Senator Thomus proposed
to get out the book with ordinances re
ferring to the Advisory board, Board of
Public Works and other Institutions that
were swept away by the new charter, there
have been mutterlngs and these have been
Increasing every day. It was Senator
Thomas' idea to print the charter along
with the ordinances and let the old ordi
nances affected stand in the light thereof.
This City Engineer Rosewater declare is
an absurd proposition, because the ordi
nances that the new charter make obso
lete are dead Issues and will have to be
properly amended before they are opera
tive. It I probable the matter will be
called to the attention Of the council and
that body asked to give Benator Thorn
the proper Instructions, or difficulties will
be met with In the shape of court re
straining orders when the time comes to
hand over a warrant for $1,600 to Mr.
Thomas for his work.
care has been taken to make the produc
tion a noteworthy one.
SUIT ON GRADING CONTRACT
James If. Kjtirr CfempanyThtnka It
Ha Soaiethlna; (pining from
KallroaV
The James H. Kyner cpmpany of Omaha
has brought suit In the district court to re
cover 'from the I'nlon. Piiclfici Railroad
company the sum of WJCIftt, which It al
leges Is due It for construction work done
on the company's line In Wyoming prior to
January of 1S01. - '
The petition relates that the I'nlon Pa
cific contracted with Owen Bros, to do a
big grading job in Wyoming. Own Bros,
sublet tho contract and the Kyne com
pany was given a part of tnrk. in
cluding the excavation of n cut. It was
done as per contract and approved by an
engineer of the road. A settlement was
made with Owen Bros., the primary con
tractors. Here the petition goes on to say that the
railroad company's representatives came
to the Kyner people and told them that the
sides of the cut would have to, be resloped,
making an offer of so much a yard for dirt
taken out. The offer was accepted and an
oral contract made. The work was done.
Now Mr. Kyner says the I'nlon Psclrto re
fuse to pay and he ask Judgment for the
sum staled.
"olLBANK LOSES CITY WARRANT
Accidentally Gets Rid at Paper
Worth Three Thousand Dol
lars and Asks Dnplirate.
Cantata by the Choir.
The Immanuel Lutheran church choir,
tinder the direction of John S. Helgren,
will sing Gabriel's dramatic cantata "Saul,"
In the church at Nineteenth and Cass
streeta. Thursday evening. The choir Is
the largest In the city, having fifty-seven
voices. The principals In the cast are:
Elmore Cheney as Saul; Mrs. Verne Miller
as Michael, Mr. J. H. McCreary as David,
Mr. H. C. Jessen as Jonathan, and Howard
H. McPherson a Samuel. The orchestra
Includes Ernest Nordln, Stanley Itovsky,
O. E. Pertersen, F, Johnson, O. Rohrs and
Esther Bergqulst. The church has one of
the largest organs In the city, and every
The Nebraska National bank h lost of
destroyed a $3,0 city warrant and has
asked the city to issue' a duplicate, pro
posing to protect against any possibilities it
the original turns up by giving bond for
$5,000 signed by Henry W. Yates, president
of the bank, and Lewis S. Reed. Just hpw
the valuable bit of paper disappeared Is not
known, but It cannot be found. It waj
Issued November 30, 1804 against the sinking
fund and registered December $, t'nder
the condition the city will issue the duplicate.
The food value of Ghirardelli's
Ground Chocolate Is reason
enough why you and your
children should drink it.
But it's delicious flavor makes
it the ideal refreshment for
your friends.
Best for Cike And p&stry
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