Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-11
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Authorities to Prevent Congestion Of
People in Houses.
SANITARY OFFICER MAKES TRIP
Discovers Unususl Condition Pre-
vaiIinR, which Prosecutor VIII
Try 20 Remedy-stOnek Hit
by Meat Hook.

by Meat HOOK
Action is about to be taken by the city |
authorities TO bring about better conditions
Of living in certain districts OF the city In ,
habited by foreign colonies Of laborers and
colored people. II has long been wonder
to those acquainted with life as lived here
that the overcrowding, which II is now
aimed to prevent. has been allowed to con-
tinue. and Il is hoped that the steps now
about to be initiated will have the effect
OF changing a state Of things which is not
creditable TO the city
Chris Porina, sanitary officer, has had
notices made out for service, as a start
in the csmISdgn, upon ten owners or rent
ers Of property to relieve the situation the
sanitary officer has found to exist. The
complaint is that there is overcrowding
that the general state of the dwellings Is
unsanitary, that the houses are not suffi-
GENTLY heated and that they are in a damp
and dilapidated condition. The people
against whom the law is being put in force
live in the vicinity Of Twenty sixth and
NJ and N streets and Thirtieth and
streets, and the houses are occupied by
Bulgarian. Austrian Lithuanian and Greek
laborers as we'll as colored people.
ct have found" said officer Perins, las
many as eighteen or twenty-four living in
a five-room house and one can imagine the
sanitary state Of living under such circum-
stances What with from ten to a dozen
people, II not more, sleeping in one room,
the city is forever in danger Of an out
break of disease. In many of the places
there are no beds; the men lie on mattresses
on the floor and in some places they have
not even this accommodation-they lie on
the bare boards, and probably their clothes
are never off them from one week to the
other"
City Prosecutor McNally stated that he
is determined that the law shall be en-
forced, and what should lead to energetic
action is the fact that smallpox has APP
peared in several parts Of the city "Such
conditions OF living" said Mr. McNally,
ARE menace to the public health Of the
city and we will try and have them
remedied."
struck with n Meat Hook.
Because he asked Pat Meehan, who has
charge of the elevator in the sweet pickle
department at the Armour packing house
to hurry Thomas stonek, another worker
there, was felled with meat hook and sus-
! tained a severe scalp wound.
The elevator was ascending as Stonek
came to the door with his truck. He
shouted to Meehan to hurry, and the fiery
tempered Irishman evidently resented the
tone in which the request was made. The
elevator was not long in returning and
| Immediately Stonek proceeded to enter he
\ was struck with the hook and knocked to
! his knees. He made a grab for the weapon
as Meehan attempted to strike him, and,
| although his hands were badly lacerated
he succeeded in getting 1t away from his
! Infatuated assailant.
BY this time the row had attracted the
| attention Of other workers and the men
were separated, Stonek taken away to have
| his wounds dressed and the police in
formed. Captain Dworak soon arrived and
J arrested Meehan who is charged with as
| sault and battery.
Meehan, in justification of his conduct,
states that Stonek accompanied his re-
quest to hurry with insulting language.
lie lives at Twenty-fourth and streets
and Stonek at Twenty sixth and G streets.
Minimum Wage Bill.
meeting in behalf Of the minimum
| wage bill was held last night in the Hav-
| erly hotel, and Rev. James Aherne. Rev.
| Dr. Wheeler and Jerry Howard were ap-
pointed a deputation to go to Lincoln
Tuesday to advocate it's adoption.
school board Funds.
| The report of City Treasurer Ginin ex-
officio treasurer for the school board. for
the month of February shows that the bal
ance to the credit Of the general fund,
March 1, was $5,247.S9, against S5.SO51l on
February /. The balance to the credit of
the interest fund March 1. was $1s6.25, and
Of the sites bond fund. Sl245l. February /
It was $S74.5l.
Magic City Gossip.
Oscar the Tailor. real good clothes maker
J. V. Vacek has gone for trip to New
Orleans.
That Stetson shoe for men at IS is Just
81 saved TO you. Cressey.
The annual entertainment of Bee Hive
Masonic lodge will be held March 80,
Phone Bell South S6s-Independent F-1s6
for case OF letter Gold Top. Prompt de
livery 70 any part of city. William letter
Prof. Paul II. Grumman's lectures or
Modern Literature" begin Monday in the
high school.
4 special meeting Of winona lodge No
3206, Modern Brotherhood of America will
be held this evening.
See our big girls button shoes, specla
values at Sl.75 and 81. Cressey.
The women OF ST. Martins church viii
have a fresh fried cake sale at lois Nortl
| Twenty second street Saturday.
The funeral OF livery Thompson will be
held this afternoon at O'Clock from
Brewers chapel to Laurel Hill cemetery
The Kings Daughters OF the First Pres
byterian church meet this afternoon with
Mrs. W. ID. Watson, 40 North Fifteenth
street
Our boys shoes are great values thi
season. Cressey
Miss Blla Tawney OF Cedar Rapids. la.
is visiting with j. w. Cress. She is a sis
ter of Congressman j. Il. Tawney o
Minnesota.
The new Lutheran church Al Twenty
= fifth and X streets will be dedicated sun
day, the special services being held at II q
2 m, 3 y. m. and p. IN.
Just received; Ladies fine button velooze
also high tan button shoes; see them. w
Z sell them a little below others Cressey.
y Rev. G. G. RolHt OF Minneapolis secre
tary Of the Sixth Missionary department
will be the special preacher in ST. Martin
b church sunday evening. The public is cor
daily invited.
Saturday afternoon Miss Alfredo Powell
will tell the Bible story at the Children
I Hour for the children OF ST. Martin
church. The subject Of her talk will b
Two Chums,"
4 Low shoes are all the go for ladies thI
season See our nobby anklet in suede
and patent also the new two strap an