Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-23
AFFAIRS AT SOUTF OMAHA
Bartender Tells workngmeu Some
Saloons Receive Protection.
MACHINE SENDS OUT CIRCULARS
University Students at Home for
Spring Vacation VIII BE Asked
to Make Talks Before High
school Meeting.

Gus Stevens. who says he ''slings beer
for Rybin Bros at $50 Q street. told the
members Of the Independent Working
mems club last night that some Of the
saloons were receiving protection while
carrying on an Illicit trade. The meeting
Of the club was a heated discussion and
the ears OF the present city officials must
have burned during the time Of the meet
lng.
Stevens in his address stated that all
the saloons were not treated alike by the
present board. He said some had pro-
lection and some had not. He declared
the present systeIi was discrimination
against the workingman. who had TO pay
for the thing In the long run.
Last nights meeting OF the Independent
workingmen's club was well attended and
showed how deep seated Is the opposition
Of the laboring man to gang rule. 1t was
pointed out that the machine had never
done anything for the workingman except
dispense honied words.
City Clerk Good In a mimeographed let
ter that Is to be signed by sundry and
diverse members OF the Good-Gillin ma
chine. is telling the voters Of the city how
highly capable and efficient has been
the administration Of the city clerks
office within the last two years. Those
who know the exact state Of affairs In
the clerks office can tell TO a fraction the
average number Of hours that Good
spends in the actual work Of his office
every day.
Ir the case OF City Treasurer Gillfn
the voters are Informed Gillin is the best
litical pike. He says he collected more
taxes, but omits to state that he has
increased the working force In his office
to such an extent that even the demo-
cratic council baked and put the screws
on. He further states that he has man
aged the affairs of tho treasurer's office
in highly capable manner" refrainlng
from adding that the special auditor
found more fault with the treasurer's
bookkeeping system than In any other
department of the city.
Tho expression OF self commentator
also omits the statement made by the
auditor that the city books were abso-
lutely without a system and involved in
such a maze as would permit grave err
rors TO go undetected for some time.
The auditor urged a new set Of double-
entry bookkeeping that would allow the
ordinary taxpayer TO know the condition
OF the city finances. The double entry
bookkeeping system was not put In.
Drink Causes Suicide.
Mike Christofferson. 30 years old. drank
carbolic acid at his home. 3ss South Twen-
ty-fourth street, South Omaha, this morn
ing at 1870 O'Clock. staggered out OF the
house. sat down on his porch and was
found sitting there dead by his wife.
This was the third attempt Christoffer-
son had made to end his life by drinking
carbolic acid. Several days ago he Sc
cured bottle and attempted TO drink
II. but his wife struck It from him.
Only the wife survives. christoffersou
was formerly in the employ OF the Swift
Packing company. He was addicted TO
drink and had been imbibing heavily for
the last three days.
The body is in charge Of Deputy coro-
ner Bernard Larkin.
students to Talk.
University students who have formerly
attended the South Omaha High school
are to be called on the carpet Friday
morning at mass meeting TO be held
In the high school auditorium,
The students Of the high school COM
plain that the university students become
so immersed in the higher studies and
views Of lincoln that they seem to forget
the high school and its alumni altogether
The mass meeting is called for this
morning at o'clock and all the uni
versity students who are home on their
spring vacation are expected to attend
the momentous sessions.
Magic City Gossip.
Tony Hudock of Thirty-nlnth and L
street is ill at his home.
Magic City Lodge No. 80, Fraternal
Union, will hold its regular meeting sat
urday evening. March g. at the hall OF
the Modern woodmen of America, 25i2 N
street.
Christaina Goettsch, aged "a years. died
yesterday afternoon at her late residence.
222s Madison street, after an illness Of sew
eral months. Funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
Frank Luce. employed formerly by q
firm doing business in the stock yards,
was arrested yesterday on suspicion Of
having stolen saddle belonging TO Ed
die Cahow of the Live Stock Exchange.
Luce was locked up on suspicion.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Fletmyer died yesterday at the family
residence. Thirty-fifth and d streets