Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-30
AFFAIRS Al SOUTH OMAHA
Last Car on Albright Line Tuesday
Night a Target for Bricks.
ACT CHARGED TO SMALL BOYS
Mass Meeting Called for mis- Even
ing to Hear the striking street
Railway Men Present Their
side Of Controversy.

Identified parties. A number Of bricks and
bottles were thrown through the windows.
A torpedo was placed on the track and
the car men reported that some one had
shot at them.
The trouble occurred at Twenty-fourth
and u streets. Chief Briggs said it was
the work OF some boys who were not to
be classed as strikers or even in sympathy
with the strike, but simply a gang cut for
trouble.
Later in the evening he and two officers
rode to the end Of the line in a speclal
car with the lights turned out. trying TO
discover who had been responsible for the
trouble to the other car. No one appeared
to modest them. The conductor slipped his
trolley and in going us to tie on a new
rope he touched a live wire and RECEIVED
a severe shock, but soon recovered and
was able to go on with the car.
The chief said that the Albright beat
had no officer through the suspension of
OFFICER GIllin and that probably was the
reason the boys dared to throw the bricks.
The car was not seriously injured.
officer Glllin will be given an early
hearing before the board and will have a
chance to present his side of the case. He
stated last evening that he was not riding
the car when the missile was thrown
through the windows and he did not see
the brick thrown nor the man. He said
the motorman and conductor pointed out
the man and he had only their word for It.
The trouble on that occasion, the throw
ing of a few missiles on West = street sew
eral days ago, and the few bricks thrown
last night, make up the sum Of all the
disturbance during the strike. In each case
only a few people were engaged in the dis
turbance.
Labor Mass Meeting.
The South Omaha Central Labor union
has arranged with Mayor Frank Koutsky
and j. F. Coad for a mass meeting Of
union men at the corner of Twenty-fourth
and . streets at S p. m, this evening. Mr..
Coad, the owner of the vacant lot where
1t is proposed TO hold the meeting, gave
permission to use his property.
The object of the meeting is to give the
citizens of South Omaha a chance to hear
the case Of the striking mOtormen and
conductors. All citizens, and especially the
women, are invited to be present. G. Q.
Pratt, Ben Commons, II. c. Murphy, 2.
c. Caldwell and other speakers will ad-
dress the meeting. In the words of the To-
cal organizer, the public is invited by its
to put the stamp of disapproval
on the action of the street railway COM
panv in importing outside labor to take
the place of the home citizens.
Fire In P~OstOffice.
A small fire occurred in the South Omaha
postoffice building at $3.50 a. m. Tuesday.
1t was caused by an overheated sand-bath,
a sort of oven used for heating chemicals
in the laboratory. A table and cabinet
were burned and the interior of the room
badly scorched. The fire department han
died the fire with such care and effect
much OF the delicate apparatus was
The loss in chemicals amounted to
SIS, and the probable loss to the
is 5000. Chief Neal, the head of
the bureau, expressed much admiration for
the care which the firemen exercised in
gaining control Of the fire.
New Room for Inspectors.
swift and Company are fitting up a new
room for the inspectors at the
plant. This room will be commodious, and
Is situated just over the timekeeper's office
at the foot of the iron stairs from the Q
street viaduct. Lockers and change rooms
will be provided and much done for the
comfort of the men. Each of the packing
plants has similar quarters in which more
or less care is taken for the comfort Of
this department.
WIN NJ. Maupln, deputy labor commits
sioner will deliver an address at Rushing's
hall, Twenty-fourth and J streets on Sun
day evening, October 3, under the aus
pices Of the Presbyterian brotherhood. Mr..
MaupIn's subject will be. Labor and the
The workingmen Of the city are
invited to attend this meeting.
Magic City Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part Of the city. Telephone No. s.
Fred Feffinger, jr, is seriously. i'll.
Del Pierce, who has been away on a
short vacation, has returned.
Lawrence Minot has sold his property In
to X, H.. Gardiner. .
mrs. T.. L. Howe is spending a few weeks
at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Miss Fannie Case entertained the E,p-
worth league OF the Methodist church last I
evening. ,
NJ. p. Brennan has returned from a hunt
ng trip near Wahoo, Neb.
The Ladies Aid society OF the English /,
church Will meet Wednesday af-
.ernoon al the home of Mrs. J. H.. Wiese, [
sos North Twenty-siXth street. All well I
come. l.
Herman TombrInck is ENJOYING his an {
lual vacation. He expects to 90 to Dakota I
% file for a chance on the Indian lands. I
The Baptist women viii hold their quar-
erly missionary meeting Friday afternoon,
N1 NA " INV
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Martin, Twentieth
md Missouri avenue, proudly announce the
of twins in their home. They are
boy and girl,
The Women's Missionary society OF the
church will meet Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. II. j. Oswald. The
occasion is rally day and a large attend
lnce is desired.
Live stock Of all kinds is pouring into the
south Omaha market at an unprecedented
ate. The Northwestern will this week de-
liver to South Omaha 500 cars OF cattle and
'deep and Burlington officials say they
Will have nearly 1000 cars for the week.
are that there will be heavy 1
of range stock all during the
month OF October.
The cornerstone OF the new English Lu- :
.heran church, Twenty-fifth and X. streets. ]
will be laid next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Rev. II, L. Yarger, D.. D., Of
Atchison, Kan, secretary OF the board Of :
church extension, will be present to preach :
m the morning at II o'clock. and with the
lid OF the pastor, Rev. Ralph w. Llvers, s
and the pastors from the churches Of
Omaha, will lay the stone. A public invi-
is extended to all TO these services. q,
OMAHANS INVITED TO GO TO I
nEM mi EhMC OWED MEET =