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TIIE BEE: QMAHA, SATURDAY. MARCH 16. 191:
Snow Piled High on Omaha Streets by Thursday's Storm
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. BRIEF CITY NEWS
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tit W. 8lfoi CoL,
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Thoa. W. Bisokkwa tat coafma Adv.
M ruw (or CommUiloin Johl
N. Neblo, vice pr4lnt o( the Oiuah
park bourd. has for CombMoner.
Thero arc now flfty-fivo candUUtrs.
Matekos aa Soldo Takoa Ben Co-
hen. a irocer at S North Tonty-thlr4
tract, reported to the police that hi)
tor was entered by th levee Thursday
mum eisiH iross ooxei or matches were
atolen and over one hundred metal match
holders. The burglars, tallied entrance
to the place by breaking in a bailment
window.
Jurors Want Pay.
from 'the County
for Week Recess
Insistent requests that the slxleea aiem
, ben of tbe Douglas county grand jury bo
for too first week Is March, the
week of the grand Jury's recess, hss beea
filed with Harry 1-carce, jury ana witness
clerk la tbe office of Robert Smith, clerk
of the district court. Pemrce refused to
pay the grand jurors until be could con
sult with Smith or Presiding Judge But
ton as to the1 legality of making pay
ment The amount would Us for each
grand juror, a total of t'Xt. In view of
the fast that the grand jurors did not
work at all nor report during this week,
Pemrce Is In doubt aa to the eoanty!
liability for services during this time.
"We Inetet that we be paid for the
first week In March' Is the language of
the request. It is signed by all the grand
Jurors.
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NEW COMMERCIAL. CLUB
MEMBERS KEET THE OLD
About 1M new members of' the Cone
- tnerclal dab, all bavins beea enrolled
Inoe January.. 1. were present at the
"new members' .luncheon" at the club
Friday. Each man wore a tag, bearing
his ammo, on his lapel- Addresses were
made by Provident David Cole. Chair
man Samuel. Burns, jr., of the member
ship committee, , K. R. Gould of . the
membership committee and Postmaster
Joha Ci Wharton, one e the best known
public men among the new members.
Ths luncheon was to give the old mem
bers of tbe club a chance to meet the
new ones, and ths new ones to get ac
quainted wlta Ue old members sad each
other.
BABE BORN IN NORWAY
OF NEBRASKA PARENTS
Ross Hammond has received word front
Btavanger, Norway, that nether Yankee
has been added to that city's population.
P. Emerson Taylor, formerly ef Tekamab.
but later of Omaha, who Is now Ameri
can consul there. Is the father of a girl,
bora Febtuary 17. .
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Ore sea, vYaahlestea ut rillek
Cetomvta.
Are attracting the attention ef business
men, tbe agriculturists and the tourist.
"The best of train service via the Boo
Line from St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Free Information, address W. R. Harley,
X. P. A., t Fifth St.. Des Moines. la.
SCENES ON BUSINESS THOROCOHFAflES AND IN THE RESIDENCE DISTRICTS.
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DAYIS FLEESJrROM PROBE
Friends and Interested Parties Pro
ride Him Fundi to Get Awy.
TAKES HIS WIFE WITH HIM
Graae Jsji Retarae Kleeteea In
dletseents In the Roatlae Ren
: ef Criminal Affaire Nee
.... nape' nlen'Are Celled.
'Charles M." Davis, former ooundlmen
from the Twelfth ward, who resigned bis
position rather than face serious charges
of grafting, has left the city and his
whereabouts are unknown. Sheriff Mo
Shane's office hss been unable to find
him and serve a subpoena Issued' by the
grand jury.- Davis' wife went with him
They left Sunday night for Kansas City,
according to John C. Klauck, uncle of
sirs. Davis, st whose home the Davtset
had been ataylng. Though Davis told
Klauck he would write to him. Klauck
luw received no word from the dlegraced
former councilman. Friends of Council
man Davis and those Interested In hav
ing htm out of the way provided fund
for Davis, for be had no means of bis
own.
With Davis tons ths, grand jury's In.
vestigatlon of the Davis graft scandal
probably will not be pushed far. Davis
would have been the most Important wit
ness before the grand jury In the graft
Ing matter, and his testimony would have
opened up many new leads to mors graft
evidence. ........ '
Said Me Weald Stay.
After the Davis scandal exposure and
the tendering of tbe resignation of the
accused. Councilman Davia returned to
Omaha and gave It out that be would
remain here, face the grand Jury when
called, and tell It the truth. In Interviews
he said be would not try to get away.
but would make a clean breast ef It. He
said be wanted to redeem himself and
Intended to go to work. Once be
he would.
olliers and later lie denied having iimda
any such statement and said he did not
know nearly ao much as some people
thought he knew.
The grand jury ordered a subpoena Is
sued for Davis last Tuesdcy. It was re
ported Thursday that a subpoena had
been served upon the former councilman,
but It developed yesterday a subpoena
merely had been left at the Klauck home,
Davis not bring there.
Left Last saedar.
When asked where Davis Is, Mr. Klauck
sad:
"I don't know whers ne Is. Ha and his
wife left here Sunday night at 10.tt ever
the Burlington. They said they were go
ing to Ksnsss Ctty and would be back.
Davis said he would write, to me, but
I have heard nothing from him.
"Davis told me he simply wanted to get
away from Omaha fur a while, because
his wife's condition was serious and he
didn't want her bothered and didn't want
to be bothered himself. He said hs wssn't
running away and would ba back. So far
aa I know he hasn't any friends or rela
tives In Kanras City. That ! all I know
about It"
Mr. Klauck said Davis did not tell him
be wss leaving to get out of the Juris
diction of the courts and the grand Jury.
In receiving the grand Jury indictments
Friday Presiding Judge A. L, Butted
thanked the Jury for Ita work as far. Ha
said be had no complaint nor criticism
of the grand Jury's wors and sukAl ths
grand Jury not to permit any published
newspaper utterances, past or future,
bavo any effect, one way or another, on
Its work.
quoted as saying
Implicate
&aii imams
Would you rather be the log inert,
powerless, without will, without purpose,' or
THE CURRENT
swift-flowing1, vigorous the pulse of life
urging constantly onward?
VITALITY OH INERTIA
HEALTH OR DISEASE
if,.
. ' . Health gives one the
spirit of the current
Your duty to your family
to yourself, is to keep
nerves nourished, blood
pore, muscles strong, -
HmuffaioBii
is like sea-air bracing, in
vigorating, giving out tonic
life and health. ' -
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High School Five
Honored by School
An enthusiastic basket ball mass meet
Ing was held In tbe assembly room at
the Omaha High school Friday afternoon
when about 40 students were present to
celebrate Omaha's winning ths state
Interscholaslic floor championship and
to listen to a series of short talka by
the members of the purple snd while
squad telling how they were succeesf j
la capturing tbe coveted honor and the
handsome silver trophy cup at Lincoln
last week.
C. E. Reed, athletic director, presided.
snd talks were made by the following
Beryl Crocker, captain and left forward;
Leslie Burkenroed. left guard; Virgil
Rector, center; Mark Hughes, right for
ward; James Gardner, right guard, and
Sidney Meyer, substitute forward. '
Tbe Capitol hill school firs will clssb
with the South Omaba High school bas
ket flippers at tbe local "T" gymnasium
Saturday evening In their first game of
the Tri-Clty league series. The slumiu
floor sharks of the two schools will meet
In n preliminary congest.
Marrlaae Lleenera.
The following marrtace licensee wan
iraued today:
Martin Anderson. Smronvllle. Neb tt
Johanna Jeneen, Irwin, la a
Archie Bradley. Los Angeles as
Ldna Ray. Omaha , a
Wilbur Krltrnson. Avoca, la ,..
la Anoress, Omaha .Xt
Louis F. Kenoler. Harlan. la n
Martha Grave. Manning. Ia....'. ai
Jwph Shaw. Brayton. Ja '..S
Jessie Lowers, Brayun, Ia is
Herbert J. Ksjcet. Grand Itlaiui, Neb.. a
Florence Eaglesoa, Urand Island. Neb..2
avton Denver, Herman, Neb
Freda wacfcter, Herman, Neb
Roy MaTflekl. Waterloo. Neb u
C-Ura Moms, Waterloo. Neb n
Leroy Wllllamton, Dennimn. Ia -sr.
Alia M. DeLong. Lake City, Ja -
Mrtbs aaa Ueaths.
Births Frank and Marv Kotera u-s
South Seventeenth street, bov: Pntrw
and Msrv Calkin, Via South Thirty-fourth
street, sirl; George and Beeele Scott, sl
North Thirtieth street, sir); fauale and
Angelina 8peiutire, 2L3 Pierce, boy
Deaths Edward & Hewitt. Ti years.
Twenty-fourth and Pratt streets: Mrs.
Pauline 8. Havens, a years, lta North
Twenty-fourth etraet.
BnltaiBsr reraslts.
Charles 8-hruhl A 0.. !-r Cuming, al
terations and repairs. KM: Dennis Allen.
;i Soutli Twenty-nuub street, brick store.
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TIll6O0ST BE SECRET
Judge Hunger Instructs Cti Ix
perti Not to Tell Xeportert.
W. D. MASKS FIRST TO AfiBIYI
James Hall, Kxpert Seek Valaee,
Will Net Cease Till Middle at
April, Wbea-t.ee Cesapaay
Mast blve I, Ropse.
, Information of findings while Investi
gating the books of the Omaba Gas
company most not be given to the news
paper reporters by ths eastern experts
who have been employed by the city to
make ihe physical valuation of the gaa
plant and to rvport on Its financial man
agement. This order aaa Issued by Judge
M linger of the federal court Friday, along
with other Instructions apropos" of the
fight of the gas company, against the
enforcement of the dollar gaa ordinance.
Judge Munger has ruled thst the com
pany may keep possession of Its books
until April 15, when they will be turned
over to the city for expert examination.
James Hall, the expert on book values,
will not come to Omaha until about the
middle of April, aa hs will have no work
to do until the books are In his posses
sion and be can make an examination of
them. He will report to the city upon
the actual cost of producing and distrib
uting gas.
William D. Marks, expert employed to
assist ths city In fixing the value of Ihe
gss company's property, arrived yesterday
morning snd began preliminary arrani
ments. Aa soon as an agreement la signed
Mr. Marks will begin his work. The time
required to complete It csnnot be fore
told. Mr. Marks comes direct from Minne
apolis, where be was employed by the
city. Prior to thst he wss-la Providence.
R. I., and has served as expert In all Ihe
larger cities of -the country whers the
price, value of the plant or cost of op
eration was concerned.
Two local men will assist the eutera
expert. He will begin on ths gss com
pany's books as soon as they are placed
in his possession. Mr. Msrks. who na
employed hr Des Moines to audit the
company's books, said In numerous In
stances he had shown lbs city that the
prices paid were exorbitant.
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