Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-03
POOL HALL HELD NINETEEN
Greeks Register as Democrats from
One-story Building.
PHOTOGRAPHS TELL THE STORY
Pictures Show the Place Said to Be
Hive Of Life.
MoUmY eETs UNDER HEADwAY
Legislative Committee spends n Day
in Testimony Relative 10 the
Certificates Granted by city
clerk at Primary.

clerk az Primary.
when the legislative committee now in
vostigstng the charges OF election irregu-
lsdtles in Omaha and Douglas county fin
ishes it's inquiry at the city hall. 1t can
well devote some time to the matter of
fraudulent registration in the Third ward
Before the late election The Bee called at
tention to the colonization of VOTERS by
the democrats in the Third ward, and
printed lists Of names which It believed to
be illegally registered Many Of the sd-
dresses given forythese voters were found,
on inquiry by Bee reporters, to be at pool
halls and similar places, where there was
no opportunity for residence. One Of these
places was at 5i7 South Thirteenth street,
a one-story building given over entirely
TO pool hall Al the time The Bee had
photographs made OF this place publish
ing the same. showing that it was not a
lodging house, a dwelling house or hotel.
and that the namsu OF those voters regis
terms and giving it as their place of resi-
dsnce must necessarily be fraudulent.
Nineteen GrssRa seye reEistsrsa as demo.
Gratis from 81 South Thirteenth street,
ForeIsners Herded Like sheep.
Another fragrant example of this col
onisation was at us South Fourteenth
street where fOrty-two dyed-ln-the-wool
democrats from sunny IT." were regis
tered Greeks and Italians Just over from
the old country were herded like sheep
by the democrats at that time and regis
tered as voters IN defiance Of law. So
gIaring and so bold was this fraud of
registration that no Sherlock Holmes was
needed to ferret It out.
The One-story building used for a pool
hall at bl5 South Thirteenth street could
not have housed the nineteen men listed
from there. and. as a matter OF fact, did
not house a single voter. The weather.
beaten building at rs South Fourteenth
street was occupied by an Italian saloon
and a store where macaroni olives and
similar articles OF merchandise were dis
pensed. Forty-four men were registered
from this place. Inquiry brought the
statement from the man in charge Of the
maearoni store that the lodging house
!. was full because. as he said, "A big lot of
italian mans are staying there getting
ready 10 go back to the old country"
"Ars these votsrsg the stOrekesper was
asked
came here to work. They got homesick
and now they want TO go back
Al sOa South Thirteenth street is another
lodging house for these transients where
the guests hsvs no permanent home. or
the first day or registration twent"-twe
democrats were registered from this ad,
dress. and on the second aav o, r,sls,sa
ton twsnty-six more democrats were ad6,,
70 the list
nee Exposed the Frauds.
Al the time these frauds were LIn= per
pstrAtsd. The Bee published lists o; th,
names and pictures OF the place, and % &c,
upon the authorities to take action 30 tSa
off the frauds that were beins ooatom
plated by the democrats The matter Il
again presented 20 the attention % ;.5 .es
islativs investigating committee, which ma,
be able to take the resistrauon books 70
the THIRD ward ard discover Tor .tselc TN
truth OF what The bee alleged before cleo
ton, and which now the democrats olalu
had no foundation ia iac
The pictures published herewith are fror
photographs made last fall al the time III
fraud was first exposed. They snow IN
exterior and interior OF me PoOl hall AZ 81
South Thirteenth street where ninesce
Greeks registered as democrats were sal
to have lad their home
WITNESSES BEFORE COMMITTEE
Testimony Received 40 Rack N am
davits Given.
Testimony nom CiJEOns Nd Off.eiai
together With denials by those gnder fir
filled the opening day Of the heaung cor
ar,nttr.,.a a., q..o,a rs.,.