Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-14
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
F. A. Agnew Writes Closing Letter in
Consolidation Fight,
OFFICIALS ARE MOST INTERESTED
Opponents say Enough withdrH walls
on Hand Now 20 InvaIIdate Peti-
tions and that Fight IL Won
Before Voting.

| N"aA"e'
F. A. Agnew, who is acting as secretary
OF the annexation committee, has sent
the following letter concerning the con-
test for submission OF the consolidation
! question:
! 10 the Editor OF The Bee: see that
! some officials have stated that unfair and
UNJUST means we're used to secure names
| 10 the petuons for a vote on the question
| OF the consolidation OF South omaha with
! omaha. want TO brand such charges as
| BEING absolutely and malCiously false, no
difference who makes them.
| but from what has been reported to me
| all kinds Of unfair means have been used
! 10 set men to take their names from
Policemen have been sent to the houses
| OF men who signed the petitions with re
quests that they take their names Off
Men have been offered money and some
| nave been offered positions. The business
anu anu professional men who signed the pc
tuons have been annoyed in their stores
and offices and all Of IL has been done by
( men holding official positions by vote OF
! the people OF South Omaha.
People have been told IT II we are
annexed we will have o; = taxes raised
from 20 to 100 per cent, that we will not
/ that kind Of wild talk. All Of which is
without basis 1t seems strange, that the
! higher taxes than the people who have
to pay the taxes for their support.
J 1uCy are AFRAID TO nave the people vote
| on the question for they know It will
carry by an Overwhelming majority in
every. ward Of South Omaha. 1t will be
we'll to have the courts investigate as to
! the means used to get the names Of men
off the petitions for annexation.
FRANK A. AGNEW.
Right TO withdraw Names.
The committee in charge Of the anti
annexation movement gave out the state
ment yesterday afternoon that over 100
Withdrawals had been received, although
only a small portion OF the petitions sent
out had been received. 1t is confidently
claimed that aside from the number OF
unregistered voters there will be enough
Withdrawals to nullify the petition in favor
Of the merger with Omaha. AS to the right
! OF persons to withdraw the legal depart
ment Of the city declares there is an un-
! broken line Of decisions in the state against
! the contention Of Attorney Breen, who
| holds that once a person has signed his
/ name to the petition he cannot alter the
intention he has so expressed 1t will
| be an interesting fight before the county
commissioners Friday morning at o'clock
when they meet to decide on the petition
and the lawyers on each side are prepar-
ing for the fray.
Additional affidavits were received yes
terday from persons repudiating their sig
natures to the annexation petition, maxi
ing the total now ten.
Connecting Sewer Completed,
George r. Beck, plumber has completed
| the work Of constructing what is known
as sanitary sewer No. l1S 1t drains a
portion of the north part OF the city
and connects with the Highland park main
sewer. Mr.. Beck yesterday received 5000
in full payment for the work and he de-
| cided 70 accept the money in ten $500 city
| bonds, one bond maturing each year
The execution OF the 100000 worth of
| paving bonds has been nearly completed
and they will soon be sent to the buyers
Splitter & Co., Of Toledo. o., for colec-
| ton.
COnWay's Credentials.
q. G. Smith, president and H. j. Beal
secretary Of the South Omaha Central
Labor union have sent out the following
! statement:
AT meeting held at the Omaha Com
mercial club September q, Mr.. Tom
Conway, custodian Of the city hall, made
an address>and stated that he represented
the organized labor OF South Omaha. The
South Omaha Central Labor union wishes
to deny this statement as Mr.. Conway was
not sent to this meeting by organized
! labor, and had no authority whatsoever
| to make any such statement"
Shamrock CIab ReorEaniEed.
The Shamrock foot ball club is to be re-
organized for the season 1910 and the presl-
dent, Sergeant Bill Corrgan, states that
the prospects are the brightest for the
club repeating its triumphs OF former
years The club was dlsbanded in the
early part Of last season, owing TO the
fatality which befell Martin Fitzgerald
one of it's prominent members The fol-
lowing old players will enter the game
again: John Fitzgerald, John Mitchell
Will Curran, John MARCEL, Miller, Gala
han, Millet, OBrlen and Waller In ad-
diton," says the president, I'VE have
twenty Of as fine lads you would wish
to see as candidates for the club. In fact
| we have better prospects OF young ma
terial than ever before. The first game
will be with Waterloo at Vinton park,
october 2S
High school Boys Win.
In a practice game on the grounds of
the Bellevue college yesterday afternoon
South Omaha high school beat the college
boys by 2S TO 6. O'sullivan carried the
ball over for the High school and Ensor
kicked the goal
Breaks window In flight.
Dashing through plate Eiass window in
his hurry to escape a burglar fled from
the store Of A. Miller, 2sn Q street, early
this morning. Miller was aroused at
| o'clock by hearing a crash in the store
which occupies the front part OF the
house. Rushing out he saw a man break
the glass OF the window with his foot and
run into the street Miller followed a
short distance but the man had got too
much OF a start and disappeared in the
darkness, Returning to his store Miller
found that the disturbance which awoke
him was the fall Of the cash register The
shop was ransacked and an examination