Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-16

Street Railway Employees met at Labor
Temple last night with the South Omaha
Central Labor union, in conjunction with a
mass meeting OF the South Omaha union
men. The hall was comfortably filled.
Thomas Conway presided and introduced
p. j. Barrett and p. ]. Trainor, who made
short addresses on the influence Of the
working men. p. ]. Barrett emphasized the
need Of the working men taking an interest
in all elections and see to it that the right
kind of men be elected to the offices.
p. J. Trainor spoke briefly, expressing
sympathy with the -workingmen in their
struggle for better conditions and advising
sane methods of procedure.
Ben Commons followed with an address
on the strike situation. He said he was
no longer an official Of the union, his term
Of office having expired, but that he would
stay in Omaha as long as ten men re"
manned out in the present strike. He said
he would not call the strike off until that
limit was reached. He reported to the
meeting that c. o. Pratt was i'll and could
not be present.
AS to the statements that the strike was
over, he declared that 252 men were still
out and were on the payroll for strike ben
efits. He said the union would see to it
that a reduction in fares be brought about.
Each OF the striking men will be asked 10
secure twenty-five slgners to a petition
asking that the city council of Omaha
take action reducing the fares to six for
rs cents for adults and twelve for Is cents
for children up to the age Of 10.
! COaI Men Want Help.
The South Omaha coal dealers nave been
doing a heavy business during the cold
snap, and more than usual on account OF
the warm weather before It. Nearly every
dealer complains that help cannot be Sc
cured nor have they teams enough to keep
up with the orders. Several of the local
dealers rave two days hauling ahead CT
them. Many people are impatient at the
delays, and It has been the practice for
dealers to deliver coal by the sack TO
keep customers going until their orders
car DO filled.
Foot Ball Team Wants Dates.
South Omaha High school foot ball team
has been seriously handicapped lately b.
lack of games. Enough were negotiated
to fiji the schedule until after South
Omaha defeated Council Bluffs by an
overwhelming score. When that was an
nounced all the teams which had not
signed contracts withdrew and left South
Omaha with several open dates. During
the week Manager r. H.. Johnson has tele
phoned to eight or ten promising high
schools of Nebraska and Iowa offering TO
pay all expenses and pay the admission
of the whole team to the Minnesota-Ne-
braska game for any team to meet South
Omaha Friday afternoon or Saturday
morning. He found a number OF schools
with open dates but none which cared TO
compete. During the week the South
Omaha team played a practice game with
Bellevue, and made q good showing.
Both Fighters suffer.
In a tight which occurred Wednesday
night John Kelly. Twenty-fourth and s
streets, stabbed Robert Walker. one Of his
bOarders, inflicting a serious wound over
the heart. Mrs. Kelly had a warrant is
sued for her husband for disturbing the
peace. Walker was taken TO the South
Omaha hospital, where IL was discovered
that the wound was not as serious as at
first supposed. Complications may de-
velop, but unless they do Walker will re-
cover. He said II he recovered he would
not prosecute Kelly. Kelly received a Sc
we're beating. His left eye was closed and
his injuries were dressed Thursday morn
ing by DR.. KOenig. who had charge OF the
other patient.
The cause OF the trouble is something
| of q mystery, but is said " be due to