Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-23

IL easy to gathcr such evidence as has
been presented 70 you this morning. We
can bring before you choice collection
OF whistles and beer bottles secured dur
ing our investigations" declared Rev.
Titus Lowe The mayor is right when
he saws there Is . large constituency back
Of this report" he added.
81 am greatly surprised at the condi-
ticns outlined in this report You must
not laugh at this | am not as simple as
1 may look realize il is not easy TO
regulate these matters. There is a large
clement here in favor OF law enforcement
and for a greater and cleaner Omaha
was a statement by Rev. c. n. Dawson.
chairman Of the vice committee.
Commissioner J. r. Hummel said he was
kept quite busy looking after parks and
ment Of the law.
Commissioner Thomas McGoveru de-
clared he never had been in a house OF
iu fame ir his life and he referred TO
various occasions when he arrested and
took TO iail women who had stopped him
on the public streets.
Commissioner Kugel head Of the de-
partment Of police. made this statement
10 the MINISTERS. NtnNult W SAdAt lldN
20 per cent Of the places referred TO in
the report have been raided not less than
a dozen times within the last year. I have
the records in my office and am willing
10 show these records Many OF these
cases have been diemissed in the police
or district court for lack Of evidence. IL
is hard to appreherd persons actually
/ drinking or selling drinks Illegally. II Is
necessary to show an actual sale TO make
case. There are only a few policemen
TO cover the city, There lie nothing TO
conceal. 1t takes public influence and
public sentiment to properly enforce these
laws. Many make complaints, but will
not come TO the front with their evidence
when asked"
| Conditions Here Normal.
| Commissioner ]. J. Ryder, who was
superintendent of police before Commits
sioner Kugel took the department. grew
very impassioned during an extended re-
view of the situation. Excerpts of Mr.
Ryder's talk are given: II think could
make q report twice as bad and Their
VIC uld not be fearful of the moral con
ditions of this city. When l was super
intendent of police / did not want the
job When, as thought. Mr.. Kugel un-
duly criticized me l took the earliest 90
portunity to quit the Job.
Conditions in Omaha are normal Thi;
/ city is near the geographical center OF
the country, and we have all sorts and
conditions of people here.
Don't be afraid Of the man who weari
his faults on his sleeve, but be wary o
the so-called better element who ar,
under cover and who want TO get thu
inside men out and outside men in.
Omaha n Clean city.
IF was man in an independent 20
sition there would not be enough none!
to induce me to become a city commits
sioner There is too much impersona
knuckling down.
Omaha is as clean a city as any il
the world. Remember that you have Z
} face not only the possible weaknesses o
the commissioners. but the eternal weak
nesses of mankind.
IT believe there should be put fort
tremendous effort to save the yout
of our city"
General good feeling prevailed through
1 out the meeting of the commissioners
} ministers and a large gathering OF cit
zens. The commissioners were sitting a
[ a committee Of the whole. Tho vice N