Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06

girls 20 direct from the dance halls 20 the
hotels and register as above named imam
and wife). and we are OF the opinion that
the propfietors Of hotels where this is per-
mitted are guilty Of great carelessness, to
say the least.
\ we recommend, therefore, that the au-
thoritfes prosecute to the fullest extent OF
tho law the proprietor OF any hotel or
refining house WHO carelessly or knowingly
permits this practice on the part Of those
who are unmarried"
Attacks Several Theaters.
In the course Of It's morailzations the
grand Jury attacks several theaters, say
ing;
I'VE devoted some time to the investiga-
ton OF the theaters and moving picture
shows In the city. We found that In many
cases plays and entertainment were given
In the various theaters that in the judg-
ment Of the grand jury ought to be pro-
hlbited. Some Of these plays are entirely
too suggestive and are absolutely immoral
in their character, and their influence upon
boys and girls must necessarily lead to
evil.
we find, however, that there seems to
be no statute or ordinance calculated to
regulate plays or shows Of this character.
I'VE, therefore, desire to recommend
that the city council enact an ordinance
which will confer upon the proper official
the authority to stop or prohibit all plays
or shows that are found to be vulgar and
immoral"
In the matter Of pool halls recommends.
ton for a city ordinance Is made, and the
jury recommended that the chief OF police
instruct the department to enforce strictly
the law In reference to boys under ID
years Of age.
Condemns City Jail.
The present city jail is condemned and a
new one recommended. The new county
Jail is approved, but fire escapes urged.
Concluding It's report on jails, the grand
jury says:
We deeire to further THAI
the cells be so arranged that white prison.
ers may be kept together and colored
prisoners confined by themselves. and that
the cells in q ward for the. insane should
be properly padded and kept in a good
sanitary condition.
The report endorses the work and con-
duct Of Juvenile court and the Detention
home and praises Mrs. Heller, the super
intendent Of the home. for her Judgment
and faithful work" T.
The County hospital comes in for several
pages In the report. It is asserted that
the crowded condition Of the hospital
should be relieved at once" and that "dni-
gent Inquiry among the inmates fails to
find any dissatisfaction or complaints
despite the crowded conditions" The ad.
ministration of Superintendent Elsasser Is
commended as being splendid work"
The grand jury failed to indict anyone in
connection with the charges of graft IL
the office Of City Engineer Craig ant
w~hitewashes the matter as follows.
Complaints have been made to the grand
jury as to the conduct Of affairs in the
city engineers department, and we de.
voted considerable time to this matter anC
made a thorough investigation of thu
same. We found that some of the EN-
ployes connected with this office were ex
o~eedingly lax and loose in their methods
but we were unable to secure testimony
which in the judgment OF the grand jury
was sufficient to warrant an indictmen.
Of any one.
Child Labor and Dance Halls.
Another matter touched upon in the re.
port is child labor. Violation Of the Law
is denounced, but no indictments are re.
turned, although a good deal Of evidence
was submitted by a number Of witnesses
An ordinance regulating dance halls /.
recommended. On the sale of cocaine tn,
report contains the following:
We wish to condemn in the strongest DOS.
sible terms this unholy traffic, and to war;
the parents OF Omaha of the danger Il
which the children Of this city are ex
posed.
We wish also to direct the attention o.
the Fire and Police board TO this matter
in the hope that vigorous action on theii
part may be taken, as the evidence sub
mitted to this jury tends to show that thes,
drugs are also being sold to children BY
other drug stores In the city besides tn,
one above mentioned.
Personnel of the Grand Jury
The grand jury was impanelled Februar,
Is, and was in session therefore three
weeks. W.. s.. Curtis, an insurance inspec
tor living at 1923 Cass street, was it's fore
mar and the other members were these:
A. r. Beebe, 1910 California street, tele
graph operator.
i. H, Kruger. 500 South Thirty-flrs
Gus fimme, Bennington, rural free de
W. P. Crltchfield, 42 North sixteenth
street, clerk at Hayden Bros.
s. p. Peterson, 1920 Hamilton, shoe dealer
X. A. Anderson, $500 Seward street.
l.. G. Wroth, lA5 Farnam street. res
Percy Amber, 221O J street, soutl
Omaha. feedmaster.
e. A. Ehlers, 4O1 South Thirty-eightl
street, houseman at Paxton-Gallagher com
IL E. Peterson, 1916 South Twenty-eishtl
street, painter.
Theodore Yogel, 1876 Martha street
T. A. Ewoid. 500 South Twenty-thir,
street, saloon keeper.
+. E. Young, Benson, clerk at Union Pa
o. H. Albrecht, 2425 South Twenty-fiftl
street. superintendent correspondence
L. W. Yule, 1919 Burdstte street, clerk a
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