Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-01
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Anti-AnnexstiOnists Are Trying "a
Beat Bill by Rousing Interest
in State.
COUNCIL AFTER SALARY LIFT

dalton bill will pass tns senate and the
ants are beginning to think OF scheme
to beat the measure In tho house. Sat
urday was a busy day for one or two
OF the politicians. who see the necessity
OF laying new hncs TO boat the measure.
The Stock Yards and interests over there
were franucaliy appealed TO yesterday
as were a number Of bankers.
One OF the plans proposed Is to have
patrons OF the yards urged to carry back
word to the country folk that the con-
solidation bill is terrible "frameup"
II was even suggested that petitions
would be sent out 10 different parts OF
the state to be signed and then sent to
the representatives of the different dis
tricts.
Also IL is proposed to get the South
Omaha banks to pull financial strings
on country banks against the bill on
the packers a new argument Is being
sprung. 1t is now urged that IL CONSOLE
dation' takes place and the lust of office
seeking be taken from the laboring peo-
pie Of the city, these people having
nothing else to worry about. will inn
mediately begin to organize labor unions.
which, of course. cause strikea This last
argument is prepared especially for tho
consumption of packing house managers,
who always get their wisdom from South
Omaha politicians and dopesters, as Is
we'll known.
After SALARY Raise.
And then on the top of ell this comes
the news that the South Omaha city
council wants to have it's salary raised
from 900 bones per year to 1880 simoleons
a year-that is TO say. each councilman
will get $3.50 a year for his services II
H. r. No, 269, introduced by Nichols OF
Madison, passes. The mayor will get an
increase, also. SO great was the roar
made over this bill even by antl-annexa-
tionists, that the "otacr side" is being
accused of framing the bill to dlscredit
the entis. As Il happens. Representative
Nichols knows. who gave him the bill
and as It also happens South Omaha ants
are known to have lines directly leading
to Madison. The passage OF the bill In
the senate has become so assured that
many OF the local business men have
grown bold enough 20 come out openly
and assert themselves i'm favor OF the
bill. Some OF these men openly refused
to accompany the professors" last Thus
day. Az that time the rebels were prom
Used discipline later.
Now even officials arc beginning 10 see
the light. "win the bill have an
emergency clause on IT." asked one man
yesterday. When will a man have to
file in order to get into the commissioner
race. asked another administration
man"
Girl Arrested I'm saloon.
Grace Dual, white, pretty and quite
young, was arrested yesterday morning
by Chief of Police John Briggs while
making the rounds of the saloons in COM
pany with Charles Lester. The Dual girl
is from Cedar Rapids, Ia. and told the
police that she had come TO South Omaha
from Omaha with Lester She says she
was taken to a negro dive on the railroad
tracks run by negro named Jasper
Price. She said she had spent several
hours In the resort and that other white
women frequented the place. Chief Briggs
said the place would be raided at once
When the matter was brought TO the
attention of the fire and police commits
sioners two Of them assembled themselves
at the police station last night and
charged the local janizaries TO get busy
and close up all houses OF III fame in the
city The gamblers have evacuated or
have been closed and the police we're
told to keep the places closed Commits
sioners Devine and Donahue accused
some of the police of protecting room
ing houses"
Open for business.
c. &C. Scarr, one OF the pioneer drug
gists OF South Omaha, who conducted
drug store for twenty-five years on the
corner of Twenty-fourth and M streets.
which he disposed of two years ago, has
decided that South Omaha was the only
place for him to locate. Mr.. Searr trav-
eled quite extensively through the east
and the south. but could not be satisfied
anywhere else but in the Magic City. lie
has re-engaged himself in the drug busi-
ness, and associated IN partnership with
Joseph Peschek. who was head prescrip-
ton clerk for eight years for Mr.. scarr.
more widely kncwn as Joe"
The firm is known as the G. e. Scarr
Drug company. They both decided that
South Omaha needed something new and
classy in the way OF a drug store. and