Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-06
AFFAIRS AT south OMAHA
Ordinance Being Prepared to Stop
Bootlegging in City.

Ordinance Being Prepared to Stop
Bootlegging in City.
ANOTHER BARS PACKING HOUSE
Renders Il Illegal to Bald One
within Two Blocks of Church
or schooI-Coiered Man
whips Greek.
Two ordinances are being prepared In
the office Of the city attorney which,
ton Of the city council Monday night
One is a reflection Of the Albert law
and is aimed at all dives and hootlegging
joints which. ii is said. have been doing
business in the city. The other measure,
which is being watched by a large part
of the population residing in the vicinity
Of Thirty-second and L streets. makes
it illegal to build, erect. or operate a
packing house. slaughter pen or other
kindred alleged nuissnces within a dis
lance of two blocks from any church,
school or business district.
The first ordinance will probably go
flying through the council, because OF the
support that Is expected from the mayor
and many business men of the city, who
declare that bootlegging joints, in par
ticular. have done great injury to those
operating saloons under regular license.
n. h. 10 at inn.
probable that there will be a division,
1t is urged in support Of the proposed
measure that the congregation of st.
Francis Catholic church has a right to
the enjoyment of the property which they
have improved at much expense and
labor BY the erection of a packing house
1t is eontended. the value of the property
would be greatly deprecated and the
location rendered vslueless as q social
center for school or church.
Men on the other side contend thai
those who are expending their money IL
the erection of a packing house should
not be hindered because such hindranct
would be in the way OF development oI
an industry that really makes for tn,
success Of the city. Besides this, tbs
building permits have already beer
granted and II may be possible that th'
ordinance could not retract on the per
mission already granted. In either cast
the council has some problem to settl'
to the satisfaction Of all parties.
Greek Gets Thrashina.
The ingrown respect which southern
darky has for a white woman caused f
Young. a negro, who resides at Twenty
eighth and r streets. TO administer q
thrashing to James Pulls, a Greek oil
| Twenty ninth and r streets. who Is al
legged to have insulted a passing white
woman at Twenty-elghth and Q streets
last night.
| According to the story told by th'
young darby, Pulls deliberately splashet
the woman with filth from depression
In the street. The woman remonstratet
and the Greek is said TO have answered
insolently. Then Young took hand
The police arrested both men sns
charged them with fighting and disturb
Ing the peace. Young says he did no
know the woman.
Com missioner. to File Brief.
On Monday a brief In support OF tn
custer suit against Police Commissioner
Ryan and Pivonka will be presented L
the supreme court in Lincoln.
Attorney Dean Ringer yesterday receives
a copy of the brief as prepared by the OF
flee of the attorney general. The doeu
ment answers the objection OF the De
Tense, who allege that the present sui
can not affect the accused men now serv
ing a term Of office. The defense alleg
that the custer suit applied TO the tern
Of office recently terminated by their re
election.
The reply Of the state looks to tn
logical cause of, the custer and proceed
upon the assumption that the two men
unfit TO hold office during the forme
term. would not become fitted by re-elec
ton only.
Friends Of Attorney Ringer are begin
ming to wonder why Governor Aldrieh o
his attorney general have neglected for
mally to constitute the South Omaha at
torney a deputy attorney general In tn
case. They say Ringer has done tn
work at the cost of his own time an
money.
Gravestones for Veterans.
Post Commander J. W. Cress Of Phi
Kearney Post, Grand Army Of the Re
public, has sent out word to the friend
and relatives of deceased soldiers tina
the government will place fitting grave
stones over the dust Of the veteran
whose graves have not been properl
marked The stones will be placed !
either the Laurel Hill. German Catholi
or ST. Agnes graveyards upon applies
ton and without charge. In the applica
ton the government requires that tn
name. date of death. company. regimen
and state Of enlistment shall be named
The information should be sent to tn
home Of Commander !cress, 500 Mort
Twenty-third street
Degrees for Candidates.
Three. and possibly four, degrees wi
be conferred upon a class Of candidate
for admission TO the local lodge Of IN
Ancient Order of Hibernians today q
the Ancient order United Workmen ten
pie, Twenty-fifth and N streets. For tn
occasion the Ladies auxiliary Of the Of
der will be present to witness the e'
, emplification of the different degrees
The work begins at a. m, when u
members and candidates attend the ma
at st. Agnes church. where they recei'
:. communion.