Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-16
SECRET REPORT ON
THE VICE INQUIRY
UP TO MINISTERS
Wednesday Executive Session Will
Listen to What the Committee
Lang at Work Will Have
to Say.
PROMISE TO srARTLE TOWN
Sensational Disclosures May Be
Made After Committee Reports
It's Findings.
HIGH AND LOWE HAVE VIEWS

A report Of alleged conditions Of
vice and nonenforcement of law in
Omaha that will open things up in
startling way" according to some
local pastors, will be made by a spe-
cial vice committee and considered
at a special secret meeting OF the
Omaha Ministerial Union next We'd
nesday at p. m, according to
agreement Of the preachers at their
regular monthly meeting at the
Young Mems Christian association.
'It is very interesting" said one
minister. in speaking of the coming
report; also highly important and
most vital at this time"
Report Long Delayed.
Thus a probe into alleged law violations
In Omaha and the supposed relation OF
the city commissioners thereto. which was
started last November and has been pend
ing ever since, is finally going to be re-
ported.
Militanoy Of certain pastors on the sub
ject, combined with the near approach
OF the city commission primary and elec-
tion is supposed to account for the
UNIONS docision to hear its committees
report and act on It. II is also rumored
that the nature. OF the committees find
ings caused its members to insist upon
being heard.
High and Lowe Talk.
81 actually saw two policemen in uni
form drinking liquor in q bootlegging
joint after p. m.," said Rev. y. A. High.
superintendent Of the Anti-saloon lehgue
That Is a sample of the contents Of the
report the committee viii make We
know the numbers Of the boosing officers,
too,
Il spent considerable time and money
investigating along those lines" said Rev
Titus Lowe. pastor Of the First Methodist
church. He was originally chairman OF
the vice committee. II withdrew from
that lovely little committee when
thought II was time for ua to act and the
other committeeman didn't agree with
me. But ! am not going to make re-
ports of my own. and don't expect a
minority report from the committee. Its
five snefnbers win probably agree on
/ whateveT the report tells" s.,rAs
visited BeTow DeaA Liae.
Rev. DR. Lowe did ndf specify whether
or not his expenditures of money In his
independent Investigations included the
purchase OF liquor as evidences, of law
violations. He is known to have visited
various places in the underworld with
other ministerial sleuths while investi-
eating.
After the Ministerial union voted TO
hold special meeting TO hear the COM
lnittee's report, Rev. Charles e. Cobbcy
Of the First Christian church moved and
Rev. Mr.. High seconded that the meeting
be secret one. Rev. F. p. Ramsay OF
the University Of Omaha vigorously op-
posed secrecy, but the union voted
strongly for ii. A public statement OF
its action win be given out later. said
Rev. A. c. Douglass, who is president Of
The union and pastor Oh the First United
Presbyterian church.
Members OF the Committee.
Members OF the vice committee In
clude Rev. C.. N. Dawson, pastor of
Dietz Memorial Methodist church. chair
man; Rov, f. H. jerks OF the First
Presbyterian, Rev. Arthur J. Morris of
Immanucl Baptist, Rev. J, r.. Beard Of
Central Park Congregational and Rev.
Thomas Evans OF Grace United Evangel--
ical.
At the regular meeting the union en-
dorsed a proposed campaign for prohibi-
tion 70 be made in Nebraska. probably at
the next election. The Billy Sunday re-
ytval which he's been postponed TN next
fan, was also endorsed again By the pas
tors.