Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Magic City Banks Agree to Furnish
Money to Meet City Bonds,
BOND SALE LIKELY TO BE GO
Sncer q co. writes InVestiERtion Ot
Paper ~ Progressing SRtisfnc-
toriiy--RcveuuC OTTicer Looks
Into Bootlegging Charges.

South Omahas three national banks
tho Packers. the Live stock and the
stock Yards, have made good their prom
isc to save the credit OF the city at all
events I'm case Of the rejection OF the
contract for SiloSSo renewal bonds issued
by the city.
Tho money equally divided among the
banks will he In New York City Tuesday
morning and the fiscal agents there VIII
he able 60 meet the obligations coming
due.
Tho bonds when issued will he divided
equally among the three banks OF the
city and held until Spcer & CO. OF Chi
cago accept the same.
The Chicago firm yesterday indicated
IN a letter TO the mayor that the oNamina-
tion Of the transcript OF tho bond history
was progressing favorably and further
data was requested. This clears away the
doubt that has been cast upon the bids OF
the Specr house. In any case II would
seem that the other bond buyers VIII not
/ be called upon to assist the city In pre-
serving Its credit.
! Prominent capitalists OF Omaha yes
! tcrday paid visits TO certain OF the loca
/ officials aud discussed the bond ISSUE
very carefully. Following their visit II
was admitted that Omaha flnuneier'
would take Up the issue In case the
Chicago house failed TO cousummate the
deal The visitors would not state
whether the issue would be taken by
private individuals or by n company. The
name OF a prominent fraterna organlSa
| tlon was mentioned in connection will
the issue.
| Mayor +. j. Trainor and City Treasurer
Gulin were very cheerful over the out
look yesterday, The credit OF the cit,
is no longer in danger and there seem'
every probability that the Chicago bid
ders will take up the issue at the figur,
named IN the bid
Revenue officer InvcHtiHRtes.
Following a visit paid to diverse saloons
and gambling Joints by an internal re
enue officer Tuesday afternoon there wa
CONSERVATION among the free aud easy
brotherhood OF South Omaha, who In Al
unassumlng way have been keeping mor'
or less wide open houses.
Immediately following the visit OF III,
government officer the local police wcr,
instructed by Chief OF Police John
srlggs to Investigate any suspiciou
places and make arrests where the cir
cumstances warranted.
According to the story Of those whit
claim to know, the government officer
found violations OF the liquor laws II
saloons and gambling houses. In one cas-
It is said a saloonist was found 20 be sell
ing rye whiskey for bourbon, an actiol
which besides being heinous 10 the mini
Of the bibulous, is also against the law
of the United States, In another plao
evidence OF bootlegglng and retailing OF
the part of gamblers, and wholesaling ol
the part OF saloon men was said 10 hav
Dsen unearthed.
one or two OF the law abiding snloo
men last night expressed their condemna
ton OF the manner in which things hav
been going on. They claim that there
bootieEgng going on, among negroes es
Ipetgally, .'
Il Besides the bootlegging, young men ar
| telling stories OF places whose existenc
the law does not at all contemplate. Tn
places are said TO be not far distant fror
the heart of the city. Tho names Of Ger
tain prominent politicians are mentione
lin connection herewith.
To Hold Glass RcunIon.
A meeting OF the class OF 1871 OF IN
south Omaha High school was held las
evening at the home OF Miss LILLIAN Dick
man, Twentieth and l. streets. Arrange
ments were made 10 hold a class reunio
Monday evening at the home Of Mis-
Margaret Lewis, Twenty-sixth and
streets.
Several members OF the class will fur
nish music for the evenings entertain
ment. among which will be Miss Lau
retta Reid, who will play several elias
steal selections on the piano. The elias
intends to make the event one Go
long cherished as remembrance OF ia
tho many yenrs spent under tho parents
roof OF tho high school.
Levy Denies Charge.
Max Levy OF the Levy Furniture com
pany made a statement last night /
regard 10 the charge preferred againi
him by Hubert Heeber OF Ai6 X stree
Levy says he has never Reclaimed bi
OF goods sold by him. He denies tha
he entered Heeber's residence for the Dul
pose OF taking away goods sold on IN
nstallment plan.
Levy claims that he was notified I
come and take the furniture by the lane
lord OF Heeber but later decided not I
do 40.