Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Nebraska's Action on Foot and
Mouth Disease Situation Dis
eussed at Sanitary Meet
BUILA BACK FROM MEETING


James Bulla. president OF the state
Sanitary board. says that NebrSska's
action in taking drastic measures against
the foot and mouth disease was one OF
the big questions at the meeting OF the
National Sanitary association at Chicago
last week. DIR. l.. c. I<lgin OF Nebraska
was one OF the main figures on the floor
of the convention, according 90 Bulla.
Bullas own move for cooperative traf-
fic agreements in the movement of stock
between the different states turned out
to be big subject. and the matter will
have the endorsement OF the national
body, he said. Bulla's idea Is that the
rules for moving live stock should be the
same In all the states of the union. thus
eliminating the danger OF transferring In
fected live stock.
Carrier Boys Held.
Raymond Donovan and Everett Rookie
stool two South Omaha newspaper car
riers, are held in ST. Joseph on suspicion
OF having looted the local News office Of
81 Thursday night The boys were
caught in St Joseph after their wild
extravSgance in taxicabs had attracted
the attention OF the st. Joseph police
Probation officer Paul Macauley left last
night for st. Joseph to bring the boys
| back to South Omaha
Donovan is 10 years old and lives at
1911 S street, and Rookestool Is n years
Of age and lives at Twenty-fourth and
N streets.
"CuriOIs TO Know"
Refusal OF certain South Omaha office
| holders to make second contribution
to the alleged pot that Is 10 beat the
Omaha consolidation bill is said to be
the latest development in the anti ranks
The reason for the alleged refusal 20
contribute Is said to have been a desire
to know where the pot" was going
There are persistent rumors Of large
sums of money raised In South Omaha
to defeat consolidation. There are also
wide assertions that Governor Morehead's
| assistance has been obtained on the side
of the antis. II the latter prove true,
those favoring the bill say. It can be
charged up to the interests that have
been denying any hand in the game
There is growing suspicion that the
Union Stock yards is being made to ap-
pear on the side of the antis. This sus-
picion is buttressed by the fact that men
connected with the yard company as
representatives have been active in fight
ing the merger.
Sure BhI Beaten.
Talk of the necessity of raising more
money was current in South Omaha yes
| terday. and the officeholders, led by
Mayor Hector, said that things were
| looking better and that the bill would
probably be beaten in the house" Mayor
Hector is quoted as having retired from
he ankGn al n
! City Attorney Henry C. Murphy. who
would stay on the ground, according to
the mayor
One of the chinks through which some
OF the officeholders have shown their
hands is their refusal to concur in the
emergency clause in case the bill gets a
majority on the house vote. These men
insist that they will hold office until
July The contractors also insist that
they can get many contracts between
now and August. It is asserted also. In
the meantime the work OF the antis and
their lobbyists is being followed with
much Interest
Senator Howell still feels that the bill
will come out OF the committee on cities
and towns with majority vote and that
the report of the committee will be upheld
In the house,
Eagle COmmI tees.
President ]. C. Walker OF the local aerie
OF Eagles has announced the different
committees to serve in preparation for
the big Eagle carnival that will be staged
here this spring. The affair Is heralded
as the most gorgeous. grand. inspiring
demonstration of fun that ever came to
the local lodge. The proposed consolida-
ton bill will not affect the convention or
carnival because the show can be held as
well whether the town is Omaha or South
Omaha in name. President Walker says.
The committees are:
Publicity-Del Pearce ]. NJ. Tanner and
Henry Murphy.
Carnival--J. G. Walker. Jay williams
Harry White and Jud Wineguard
House-John Hinchey, Roy Waters and
John Ford.