Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Report that Annexation Will Affect
Local High School Pronounced
Groundless.
MERELY RUsE OF THE ANTS

school came the report yesterday that in
the event OF consolidation the South
Omaha High school would be reduced to
a two-year course OF even a manual train
ing school. a request to The Bee TO
publish a notice calling for n meeting or
the patrons OF the high school this eve-
ming followed. The purport OF the meet
ing, Il was explained. was 20 insure an
amendment 10 senate file No. ii2 provid-
ing for the maintenance OF foGr-year
course at the local high school.
Questioned ms 10 his authority for the
riimor Of the proposed chang, Principal
II. s. Moore OF the South Omaha High
school said he had gathered II from
conversation with Principal c, Il. Reed
OF the Omaha High school Moore quoted
Reed as having heard II suggested.
story Lacks EOundn tiOn.
When the matter was called 10 the at
tentlon Of Omaha men familiar with the
consolidation bill. senate file no. 49, the
statement was branded as without founda-
ton. Further. leading members OF the
omaha Commercial CLUB stnted that In
event of consolidation the Omaha club
would insist upon the maintenance OF the
present high school four-year course In
j south Omaha and another in Omaha.
THE report as circulated in South
Omaha il utter nonsense" said Gould
Dietz OF the committee on municipal at
fairs of the Commercial club.
President Robert cowell Of the Omaha
Board OF Education said such n matter
has never been discussed by the Omaha
hoard. Mr.. Cowoll further stated that II
principal Reed had been quoted correctly
his statements were totally without
foundation or authority as far as Omaha
was concerned.
Report Merely Ruse.
Tho latest report IL really nothing moro
than ruse OF war adopted by the op-
poncnts OF senate file No. 2, II Is Thought.
Pfinoipsi Reed II out OF the city AT pres
ent. II Is probable that In the event OF
meeting at the local high school ionisn'
there viii be speaker who VIII eNp'ah
what senate file No. A2 means
Leave. ChiIdrcn Destitute.
, A steinfield, whose wife died In South
, ouha a few weeks ago leaving two
small orphans, has been arrested In NH
waukee and Detective James sheahsn
. left here Yesterday to bring him back.
, The steInfield orphans are said TO have
1 been left destitute.
Anita FIght for Time.
Announcement that S. +. No. would
not be taken from the committee on cities
and towns until next Tuesday evening Is
keinR hailed as victory by tho ants
who are fighting tho measure. They say
. that now the measure cannot get through
in time for the local people TO participate
< IN the Omaha election and they are urg
q ing the Murphy amendment which pro-
. yides for the vote some time next winter
4 Locally il lie known that number OF
: officeholders and contractors are anxious
i 10 keep the emergency clause Off the bill
In order TO have the time between the
: PRONUNCIATION OF the merger and mex
Ia summer when the bill would become Law
y without the emergency clause. II hai
J. been known for some time that the anti
a we're fighting for time and for time alone
r Local Men Hard nit.
10 II is the hope OF the local stock yard
II people that tho state quarantine will b
* lifted at tho end of the thirty day
N prescribed recently by the Live stool
Sanitary board. Cattle from the western
half OF Iowa have been shipped la direetl
10 the local packers through the Siou
|, city yards. This deprives tho local yard
that would otherwise come TO them. A
"a n is Sioux city reaps the benefit OF tn
= state boards ordor of quarantine !
- Iowa there Is only one extreme easter
= county whore the hoof and mouth diseas
, prevails ut present.
~ Masona Asked 40 Attend Funeral.
" All members OF the Bee Hive lods
: No. iS, Ancient Free and Accoptc
= MaEonH are requested 10 attend the n
- neral services OF Past Grand MastC
John J. Mercer TO be held at the Mason
temple. sixteenth and Capitol svenu'
Omaha. sunday. February 2S az > o'oloel
First Methodist Episcopal, Twenty-fift
and Z, Rev j. w. ktrkpatrick, Pastor
Preaching at n by the pastor subjec
III IA Christian Mans job" In the eVenin
at 1850 n'clock Rev, Y. q. Brown
~ choir sunday school az s:iS a. M. jnni,
- it ague at 200 EpWorth league at ESQ
w First Baptist. Twenty fifth and n. Re-
In W lliam II. llih. PASTOR Morning service
To az II clock, cermon by Rev. Fred Bern
- %. Lincon. sunday school al s.ta. louu
y" feopie union az $50 In the eNoasng
be siv So's sy bs a9 sSo, SrSssg ss zee M
ia I. frueks, who viii sing saved
IL and J. Rev John Wallis Oil. Rector
~. Celebrations OF holy eucharist at 1850 al
eur u. Mathis and sunday school at s.S
nd Evening song at 3 Tuesday, holy q
ats eharist at 9.30. Wednesday. litRny at Az
-, Thursday, holy eucharist az $3.50. Frida
ep lItany at Z 80. followed by choir rehearss
Saturday, evensong at A:90 Seats ire
en Strangers always welcome
for Magic City GosSsp.
ses Tho Eagles win give a benefit dan
ieh this evening at the Eagle hall at Invent
third and n streets
The Saturday evening Moose dance W
we be given this evening at the Moose Ia
nd az Iwenty-fifth and NJ streets.
err Ladies' ana children will find an e
A 10 cepuonally entertaining program tods
and tomorrow az the Besse Theater.
an The independent Order Of odd Fellow
des No. 50. held It's regular weekly meeti
nts et their hall al Twenty -fOurth and
ar streets last evening.
mysterious Julius , aesar' viii ma
his appearance at the Bessc this ate
moon. For two weeks Manager Atki
has kept local movie goers eagerly .
pectant for the mystery"
VS. The Woman's FoFelgn Missionary !
ciety Of the First Methodist Episcol
teo church will have q tea next Wednesdi
I've afternoon at 2;30 O'Clock az the home
lch Mrs. Fritz sand wall. SIS North Twent
fourth street Miss Griffiths. 4 return
Ath missionary from Japan VIII address 1
meeting