The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-29
WHITE SLAVERS LOOK
FOR OMAHA VICTIMS
Bold Attempt to Capture
Young Girls Made Home
less by Tornado.
WORK OF REBUILDING
Labor Unions Agree Wages
of Mechanics Shall Not
Be Raised.

OMAHA. Neb.. March 2s.-White
slavers menaced the peace OF Omaha
today for the first time since Sun
days tornado. They were discovered
taking in refugees in the stricken DIS
triet and the detective force of the
city was put to work AT once round
ing up suspects Some of them became
so bold as to present themselves as re-
lief workers and began taking Young
girl refugees into homes which appar
emily had been furnished TO attract
white slave victims. Two women and
one man were arrested this afternoon.
They are believed to have come from
Chicago.
At noon the central relief commit
tee, when its members discovered the
presence OF these dangerous persons IN
the city, almost abandoned ITS relet
work for n few hours 10 take time to
meet the new danger. 4 meeting was
held Immediately and detectives and
militiamep put TO work on the case.
The committee also faced tho ques'
tion OF preventing alleged victims Sc
curing unnecessary supplies. One WON
an was discovered 10 have secured five
automobile loads of supplies from as
many stations. A checker was at once
put 10 work and steps were taken to
only from the station located IN the
district in which the sufferers were To-
Gated.
Additional tents arrived today and
those who have not been provided with
better homes will be housed in tents
for the present, Appeals for funds for
relief of tornado victims continue TO
pour in. but the relief committee sees
necessity for a great deal moro money
and is making additional appeals for
outside assistance.
Four hundred tents and 1000 blan-
kets were received by Major Hartman,
commanding the federal troops on duty
in the city. from the government depot
at St Louis.
in the north part of the city, but II
has not been identified.
The relief committee was gwen an
illustration OF universal brotherhood IN
times of misfortune when Chlnaman
who declined TO give his name handed
in 1920 with this note: In token OF
sympathy with tornado sufferers from
the Omaha Chinese.
Nearly 1000 carpenters went TO work
today repairing the buildings only par
TALLY wrecked by the storm and 1000 la
borers began clearing away the debris
ol demolished structures. Hundreds OF
roofs were being restored and the work
Of replacing many homes to the founda-
lions from which they had been twisted
was leguu.
That the destroyed portion OF the city
will he rebuilt better than ever was the
general impression. and the alscrity with
which the task was begun bears out that
belief.
Members OF tho various building trades
unions held meetings today, and II was
decided that any attempt TO raise the
price of labor at this II ne would not be
countenanced. The regular scales OF
wages in vogue among these unions was
made public, with the statement that any
attempt at extortion would be frowned
upon by the unions
Steps TO raise the restoration fund"
to an amount that would be ample 10
reconstruct the destroyed portion OF the
city were taken today. and building and
loan associations and other realty inter-
ests are leading in the work.
Low rates OF interest for recoustruc-
tion have been rendered and large
amounts OF money have been made avail
able for loans 10 rebuild wrecked build
inEs.
Chorus girls os the various theaters
sold papers on the streets today for the
benefit Of the general relief fund.