Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-18
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Republican Candidates Address
Meeting Of Members Of Party.
MANY SPEECHES ARE MADE
J. @. Cook Seriously Injured by Fall
From Scaffoid-Mayor Hector
Promises City VIII BE
Kept Clean

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Republican candidates ror election at
the primaries Friday addressed a large
republican meeting last evening at the
Rednen's hall. All predicted a victory
for the republican ticket IL the members
Of the party would work in unison until
the election next November.
Judge Benjamin Baker. candidate for
congress. said that the republicans Of
this district should send man to WASH
ington who knew what they wanted and
whom they could rely upon carrying out
their wish. II sent to congress Judge
Baker said that he would try for the
passing OF two acts. the employers LA
bility act and a compulsory arbitration
bill for labor trouble.
1T is the laboring people who keep
all the large industries alive and make
the profits for the owners" said Judge
Baker '.and IL is no more than right
that they should be protected after they
have been injured in the performance
also think that an arbitration bill would
De OF great advantage.
Thomas W. Blackburn also made
short address. He declared If he was
defeated at the primaries he would do
his best to elect the successful candidate.
Addresses were also made by NJ. o.
Cunningham. John 7. Dillon, +. Haar-
mann. w. r. Homan, John NJ. Maefar-
land, +. S. Tucker. Arthur C. Pancoast,
all candidates for state senator. and
James Allan. J. f. Benin. A. L. Berg
quist, j., b. Brain. John A. Dempster.
C. E. Fields, S. G. Hoff, Ed Simon.
Martin L. Sugarman, Frank C. Yates,
candidates for the lower house. Julius
Cooley. T. L. Brady, c. T. Dickinson.
candidates for county attorney. also made
short talks
- Roofer Seriously Hurt.
J. q. Cook. Ill North Eighteenth street.
Omaha, is at the South Omaha hospital
suffering from several broken ribs as the
result Of fall off the top OF a building
on Twenty-fourth street, between J and
X streets. early yesterday afternoon.
Cook, who is an employe of the National
Roofing company. was working near the
top Of the building on a seaffold. Sud-
denly defective board on which he was
standing gave way, and he was hurled
picked up in an unconscious condition
and taken TO the hospital. where he was
attended by DR.. Beck. His condition is
serious.
Confesses 10 ForEer;es.
Peter Barsball yesterday confessed TO
Captain sheehan that he had committed
forgery after he had been indicted by
the grand jury. then tried in the criminal
court and was declared not guilty by the
jury,
Barsball was indicted on this charge
In which It was alleged that he forged
checks and had them cashed by local
merchants. He confessed that he COM
mitted at least ten forgeries which netted
him about $50. He is being held at the
Jail. and he says that he intended to re-
form. and make good all the checks that
he eashed.
Force to he Changed.
The Fire and Police board held a meet
I
ing yesterday morning and 1t was de-
cided that the men on the IRE ana po-
ice FORCE Will be required 10 make apph-
cation for their positions the same as
outsiders. When the board gets ready
to elect 1t VIII simply ignore the appli-
cations Of those not wanted and scratch
their names off the payroll. 1t Is ru-
mored that number Will be let out.
There is lack Of money in the fire
and police fund and unless the forces are
cut there win be a large deficiency by
July. One Of the reasons for the lack Of
money in this fund Is that all expense
incurred in both departments for addl-
tional equipments. AVID the keeping of
tue ponce wagons nave been PAID from
nus iuha "asoi ihoelo' Sa'u 'ns' uu'
Ing his last administration all these ex-
ira expenses were paid from the general
city fund.
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Hector PROMISES Cleanup
A general CLEANUP OF the city Is pre-.
s,c,ad nv savor Hoc,or "There will he
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NO Doouessins WINE am On 'ne 'oO'
sara Mayor Hoctor yesterday MORNING.
ANY policeman who fails 10 do his duty
will be dispepsed with and one will be
al, IN his n,oc. Cb,as p,Iggs md Judge
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Sahahan poth SAID tnat they ihtehoeu "
| Join forces with the mayor.
The mayor stated that he was also
/ oo,ne N s,forca ,ha sanitary lavz NJ III.
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CITY me tirst thing l am going 10 90
ne seio' Is 10 diNioe the city into ioui
districts and put on three assistants fol
,hirtv davs IN helm Sanitary Insnacto,
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Dufson perform his ouues' II any prop
erty owner refuses 10 obey the law l VIII