Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
lie Improvement. at least for some
Take Tn LicenSe. Question.

licenses are TO be refused. ) II is un 4
stood that all the applicants will not
accorded the privilege sought.
Just at present the board is in
quandary to determine just how far
should so to suhstantiate the solvene
of those who offer to go the surety Of
the saloonmen. Last year the mere sig
nature to the now notorious straw bonds
caused much trouble for the board, This
year the board is making an effort -
find just what its duties in the matter
are. Mayor Hector. it is understood. is
for the natural Interpretation OF the law
and believes that the board should sat
iSfy itself that the surety offered is
bona fide and not Of the straw variety
or under the exemption laws. This also
seems TO be the opinion Of the city at
torney's office.
IL the board accepts the Interpretation
OF the law as given by the office Of the
city attorney. II seems quite probabln
that many of the saloonkeepers will have
difficulty to get proper bond. Bonding
companies. it is said. have so far refused
TO take more than four men in town
whom they consider to be safe risks,
hese four men are known to be strict
obs srvers of the liquor laws.
Raiding of Joints Begins.
Folio wing the raid Friday night upon
a gamb, ing joint on Twenty fourth street
between . and p streets. 1t leaked out
that there are several other places OF
the kind dc ing business about town.
When the ten men were brought up be-
fore Judge Call man yesterday they were
somewhat surpris ed to find that the Judge
was not going to take the matter as
lark The prisoner were placed under
SIS and 500 bonds 70 appear for trial
Monday.
IL is said that when ne screws began
to tighten some Of the uen "sauealed'
about other places operat Cd In the city
in defiance Of the law. 7 re places re-
ported include bootIegging al I'd gambling
joints and disorderly houses. o.
Since the arrest the word has gone out
that Mayor Tom meant what he said
when he threatened to clean up tle city.
At the time the threat OF the big tVecu-
tive was taken with a solemn wink. IL
was understood by the faithful that s. sch
talk was good for the common citiZ en-
but of course when II came down to doin,S
things his honor would smile and forget"
Now the wink has changed to a blank |
stare Of doubt and wounded trust.
Mayor Hector himself has already sent
out the warning and he says the city |
is going to be a good town for business
men and a decent home for women and |
children. He says the lawbreakers must |
go-to jail II necessary-but they must so. |
Briggs Hearing Tuesday.
Chief Of Police John Briggs will go to |
Papillion next Tuesday morning for a |
preliminary hearing on the charge OF
having killed Roy Blunt during the bat |
tie with the three escaped convicts.
Friends of the chief believe that a more !
temperate feeling among the peopie who |
insisted upon the trial of the three off, |
GERS Of the law will show that the &C
cused men have a strong defense not to
say excuse.
Magic City Gossip.
Miss DR.. Kennedy Of Randolph. Neb |
is the guest OF her sister. Mrs. John |
Gribble
Why pay rent when you can purchase \
u nice uWelilIlk ut DhTBhln on easy pay |
ments? See J. J. Ryan or Tel S. ssl-s |
1871 1912 N st.
Mrs. Harry Marllng gave bridss \
luncheon, Friday afternoon at her home \
Covers were laid for. Mrs. II. O'Shea \
Mrs. Thomas Parker, Mrs, Charles Olsen |
and Mrs. II. Marling. ..--
We wish to thank our neighbors and |
friends and the South Omaha police de- |
partment for their kindness and sympa- |
thy during the illness and death OF Mrs |
Anna Karnik. Mrs. Emma Kracek. Mr. |
and Mrs. Joseph Patach, Joseph Karnik |
Mrs. Sloan was hostess for the Ladies'
Afternoon club Friday afternoon. at the |
home OF Mrs. ]. Caughey. The following |
officers were elected for the coming |
year: Mrs c. NJ. schindel. president; Mrs. |
J. Caughey. vice president; Mrs. Bruce
MCCULLOUGH secretary; Mrs. w p. Cheek |
assistant secretary: Mrs. L, NJ Lord |
treasurer.
The Nelghborhood Card club meet
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. |
Messrs. and Mesdames W. w. Fisher. C. |
NJ. Schindel. John Smith, F. Prucks, J. |
Bateman. J. Nicholson. Allen Dudley. |
| Burt Anderson. ]. Trumbel. r. f. Schin- |
DEL J. @. Martin, II. Heyman and L. |
Smith.
Miss Ola Barrett gave a towel shower |
| Friday evening in honor of Miss Ruth |
Wettermark. who will be a May bride. |
Spring flowers were used in decorations. |
| Those present were Misses Bess
| Christy. Lillian Steinhart, Anna Doyle. |
Margaret Brennan, Carllne Hurtz; Mes !
DANES w. II. Griffith. E. r. knight and !,
T. A. Barrett.
We wish to thank the many kind
| friends and neighbors for their kindness
and sympathy shown us during the ILL., !
| ness and death Of our beloved wife and
mother; also Mayflower camp No. %,
Ladies OF Maccabees; employees OF Cud-
| ahy's soap department and friends for
their beautiful floral tributes. Mr.. John
| Daugherty and family.
| Mrs. William Harold, Twenty-seventh
and A streets. entertained the Fortnlghtly
club. Friday evening. Misses MAY Sherry
| and Frances Case were prize winners in
the games played. Those present were
Misses May Sherry. Frances Case Irene
| Thomas. Freda Baumgarten, Anna Rob
ertson. Leta Kellogg. Aida Mead, Mabel
Henry Minnie Haas. Mrs. Fred Miller
and William Harold.
number Of the high school girls gave
| party in honor OF the basket ball team.
at the home of Miss Mary MCCULLOUGH,
| Tuesday evening. The evening was en-
| ioyed with cards and music. Red roses
were used in decorations. Those present
were: Misses Adel Davis. Edna Elster,
| Olive Hamilton. Edna Philip. Bessie Roy.
Mary MCCULLOUGH. The members Of the
team are: Messrs. Shirley. Menefee, John
| Ward Frank Foley. John Collins. John
Nixon and Ralph Lyman.
Mrs Richard Novak was hostess for
| the Monticello Bridge club at her tome
| Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. II. II. "oyd
| the club Prizes were won by Mesda mes
| McAdams and Russell The members
present were. Mesdames 3. Blanchard
J. VI. Tanner. c. A Melcher. J. Goss,