Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Commissioner Mcintyre Resigns from
the Park Board.
INDIGNANT OVER TREATMENT
Sought to Change Name of spring
Lake Park to Garfield and
Caldwell Moved 1t BE
AltgeIdt.

Indignant because he felt that his motion
to change the name of Spring Lake park TO
Garfield park had not received proper con-
sheraton at the hands OF Chairman ]. NJ.
Mccarthy Of the Park board, Commissioner
John Mcintyre, resigned his commission in
open meeting Friday night. Mr. Mcintyre
In the course OF his remarks avowed his
Intention of changing the names Of all the
parks of South Omaha. He expressed his
belief that the great men of the country
should be concentrated by their names
to public places. p. J. Caldwell offered
an amendment to the motion of Mr.. McIn-
tyre substituting the name of John p Alt
geldt for that of Garfield in the remaining
OF Spring Lake park. Both motion and
amendment were lost. Chairman Mccarthy
voted with the opposition for the reason
that remaining of one park would mean
the remaining OF ALL He further declared
that the public should be given a chance to
declare their preference in a matter of such
moment.
proposition that the board allow its
own salary for the current year was car
ried by scant majority with Members
John Mcintyre and Joseph Sterba voting In
the negative. The salary amounts to $40
year. Mr.. Mcintyre asserted that he did
not expect something for nothing.
A committee OF three consisting of Mem
bers Caldwell, Kopeitz and Sterba was ap-
pointed to confer with John Coad of the
Packers aNtional bank on the matter of
purchasing the Barrett tract, the only point
OF ingress to Mandan park. Mandan park
was recently acquired by the city and has
not yet been opened to the public.
Plan for New Park.
Perhaps the most important event OF the
evenings work was the appointment OF
committee OF three to investigate the To-
cality OF new park lying in the district
bounded by the Union Pacific tracks Forti-
eth, L and T streets. This district com
prises that part of the city most thicklv
populated and settled by workingmen and
their families
The need of such a park has long been
insisted upon by the more thoughtful peo-
pie OF South Omaha. The chair appointed
Judge Caldwell, j. Fl. Kopietz and ]. NJ
mccarthy Following their investigations
the committee was authorized to confer
with the city council as to the ways and
means Of securing an appropriation for
purchasing the ground
Park Superintendent John Elliot was
authorized by the board to proceed with
the work Of cleaning the parks and ex-
| terminating the destructive auadrupods
that infest the parks OF the city The
superintendent. in company with Mr..
Kopietz, was also authorized to purchase
flowers for the year. giving the preference
TO the South Omaha florists.
Cattle Switched in Pens.
In the arrest of Ed Clutchen, a cattle
buyer employed at the Union stock yards.
the police believe they have nipped in the
bud a scheme that would have worked
loss to the packing houses and farmers.
For some time there, has been a switching
OF the cattle from pen to pen in the
yards. Lately the officials have noticed
that the switching has occurred with reg
ularity and system. Investigation is said
to have revealed a plot whereby certain
OF the employees have been putting the
best cattle into the pens OF favored buy
ers. Clutchen was suspected OF having a
knowledge OF the whole matter and was
accordingly locked up.
In a drunken debauch Clutchen Is said
TO have told enough TO enable the off
Gals to put a stop to the game Clutchen
himself was tried Friday evening before
Police Judge Callahan, who imposed a
! sentence of thirty days on the charge OF
being drunk and suspicious Later the
sentence was suspended on the condition
OF Clutchen leaving town
Burglars Visit Franek.
Burglars broke into the saloon OF John
FraEeh Tuesday night and stole six bot
ties Of whisky and nineteen boxes of
cigars. Chief Of Police John Briggs ia
making an investigation OF the robbery
found one box OF cigars which the robbers
had dropped or hidden In a ravine near
the saloon. This ravine Is the same place
in which the train bandits cached their
rev divers some time ago.
Visit Art Exhibit.
From until o'clock Friday afternoon
hundreds Of patrons visited the art ex-
hibit at the Jungman school on Twentieth
between o and streets, The exhibit
consisted OF clay modelling and art work.
There was also a splendid display OF in
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