Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-21
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Raids by Mayors Order Give Scare
in Certain Quarters.
TO CLEAN UP FOR AK.sAR. BEN
Hector Declares viii Not Tolerate
So Much open violation OF
Iaw--More Rumors OF
Cudahy change.

Nuunng hunHes
Like clap Of thunder from clear
sky came the police raids on three al
legged disorderly houses Friday uiEht with
threats OF more raids II things don't
tighten up in the Magic City Several Of
the women taken in the raids were dis
charged from custody yesterday 10y Pc
lice Magistrate James Callahan A ,few
failed to show up and the rest were given
until Thursday to prepare for trial
Last night Mayor Hector was on the
watch again and gave orders TO the po-
lice to bring In anything of the free and
easy that might still be floating about
the Magic City. The mayor told the
story of the raid and what prompted him
TO II,
Il was on n street the other night and
saw men tramping up and down to one
OF the places where the women were ar
rested. i saw Greeks and even in one
case a negro going into and coming out
Of the place" The mayor said that the
line had to be drawn somewhere. He
said he did not want the town to become
notorious during Ak-sar-Ben. He fur
Their stated that he would see to II that
would leave town along with the free and
easy sisterhood
Among the gambling circles the mayor $
raid created CONSERVATION. Practically
all Of the big games are closed except one.
One big game is said to have gone out OF
business some weeks ago because the
bank went broke. Another is alleged to
have received such trimming that its
activities have been reduced to petty
play. One big game Is said to have been
attracting things lately. It is said that
the mayors raid caused the fraternity TO
start moving north. The mayor said last
night: You can say that II anyone tries
to pull off any of the rough stuff in
south Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben they
are going to find me right on the lob.
There is difference between Mberality
in the Interpretation Of laws and license
that overrides law"
Workmcn's Festival.
South Omahas Harvest festival OF the
Ancient Order OF United workmen, will
open Thursday night September "a and
continue until the end of the week. Dec
orations for the occasion have been spe-
cially designed and program that will
leave no dull moments has also been put
ranged The dance floor has been put
into first class condition and the country
store has been stocked up with a fine
| line of goods.
On Friday. September o, the degree of
honor will be conferred and the women
of the order have provided an entertain
ment and refreshments for the evening
There will be a German village on the
grounds west of the building. The public
is cordially invited to attend the festival.
! The officers OF the order say that the en-
tertainment provided is such that men,
women and children may attend with
equal pleasure and profit.
HtbernInns Today.
South Omaha will entertain the state
convention of the Ancient Order Of Hi
bernians today. The delegates will meet
at $3.50 o'clock and march in body to
st. Agnes church. In the evening a
grand banquet will be held at the Live
Stock Exchange building. The follow
ing is the program
All the members and delegates meet at
the Ancient Order OF United Workmen
temple at Twenty-fifth and NJ streets at
$3.50 a. m, from there march TO St Ag-
nes' church headed by the fife and drum
corps. After mass a short business ses-
sion VIII ne nelQ dIUeT winch u Will al
journ for dinner. After dinner the dele
gates will be given a trip through the city
in automobiles After this the regular
order of business Of the convention will
be taken up. The convention being ad-
tourned the delegates and their friends
will go TO the Exchange dining hall where
a banquet will be served. After the ban
dered with Dr. w. j McCrann as toast
master: Invocation, Rev. James Aherne;
address. Rev. NJ. a. Slime, Plattsmouth.
Neb selectio The Centurion quartet:
address Mrs. Mary Rafferty,, state presi-
dent ladiess auxiliary; flute solo. y. j.
Hurley: address. J. j. Curtin; address,
p. c, Heafy, county president; singing
of God Save Ireland by the audience.
Cudahy RumOr Persists.
Despite the persistent rumors that the
Cudahy offices are about to migrate back
from Chicago to South Omaha before
the first of November. officials at the
local plant persist in denying the story.
Men from Chicago visiting with relatives
in South Omaha have asserted within the
last week that the return of the offices
10 South Omaha was imminent. Yester-
day a report was circulated in Omaha
that the order to return had already been
given.
Superintendent p. A. Sheehy of the
local plant said last night: There is
nothing to the report | have heard the
rumor and l dare say there is much talk
about the change, but further than that
talk is idle. The report Of return by
November is unfounded'
EIsfeIder-Fraker.
Bert Elsfeder son of former Police
Captain Hank Elsfelder. and Mrs. Alma
FralSer Of Bellevue. were married Fri
day night The ceremony was performed
by Rev. William Hin of the First Bap-
list church Of South Omaha at his resi-
dence in South Omaha. Young Mr.. Els
fielder Is employed at the Union Stock
Yards, where he holds an important po-
sition.
Suffrage Meeting,
John l.. Kennedy and Mrs Desha
Breckenridge will be the stars at the
suffrage meeting to be held this after
noon at O'Clock in the high school au-
dtoTium. John L. Kennedy win speak
or the Outlook in Nebraska" and Mrs.
Breckenridge on "Woman's Service in
Public Life"
The meeting will be held under the
auspices Of the South Omaha Equal Fran
chise league.
Labor on Compensation Bill.
Labor men in South Omaha said yes
terday that they would join with the