Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-08
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Small Taxpayers Are Not for Howell
in His Race for Governor
PAST IS WELL REMEMBERED
Cannot Forget Opposition of the
Candidate When They Were
Seeking to Secure City
Water Mains.

r. B. Howell Is not the favorite Of the
small taxpayers in South Omaha, nor Is
there any attempt, one way or the other.
to influence the voters except by the
Howell followers, who up TO date are
confined to a few so-called progressive
leaders and a couple Of disgruntled dem
ocrats and republicans.
Howell Is not liked in South Omaha
because he has openly flouted the small
home owners who live in tine west end
and other parts Of the city. When Mayor
Hector and other city officials told How
ell the needs Of the men and women who
had to go out in dead Of winter to break
ice and draw water from wells and OF
the needs Of the fire department which
had to stand helpless while homes
burned for lack of water and lack of
water pressure, Howell promised few
things to Hector and then forgot them
and when the Magic City mayor grew
angry. Howell simply gave him the cold
shoulder and let the people suffer.
An attempt is being fcstered to get at
the South Omaha packing houses and
Union Stock yards by boosting Howell
for governor. South Omaha IL practically
supported by the packing houses and the
Union Stock yards. The workingmen and
the small home owners, as we'll as the
business men and the wealthy home
owners know this and they have always
stood beside the big industrial plants
whenever it came to a showdown.
There 10 another cause. Two years
ago when the people of the city wanted
annexation, when the Union Stock yards
and the packing houses had agreed to
be neutral on the issue, it was Howells
move into court at the last minute which
threw the stock yards and the packers
against annexation. The people Of South
Omaha have not forgotten that.
Trying to Beat Briggs.
Opposition to the candidacy of Chief
Of Police John Briggs has now sprung
up in South Omaha. instigated by sup
porters of an Omaha candidate. The
work has been going on for some time,
but friends of the chief refused to believe
that such action was being taken. Yes
terday Briggs admitted it.
These people fear that l will get the
nomination now and they are trying TO
beat me by underhand means" said the
chief.
Democrats and republicans alike In
South Omaha are strong for Briggs, 1t Is
said. Briggs has always maintained or
der In South Omaha When there were
labor troubles In South Omaha, Briggs
refused to allow the machinery OF the
law to be used to prosecute the union
men. A year ago when Industrial Work
ers OF the World came 10 town and many
men wanted them thrown in JAIL Briggs
talked to the men quietly and they dis"
persed without being shut up In jail
Briggs. II is asserted, has always re-
fused to be handled or dictated to by
any click or influence
stabs HIS Wife.
Frank Mendiceno. Italian, Twenty-sec-
ond and Burt streets, reproved the wan
dering glances Of his bride Of one month
at the Moose carnival in South Omaha
last night by a stab in the left groin.
Mendecino used scissors, which he says
he had no intention OF using with GRIM
inal intent
Mrs. Mendiceno is said TO be comely
The beauty sxperts at the South Omaha
police station vouch for the statement.
Mrs. Mendecino wanted to see the lights
at the carnival. She had good teeth and
she smiled much. Sometimes her smile
look IN OthtI IMAM HAahNioNDb IL ~
legged Frank was pairing his nails with
the scissods, he says. and when his wife
refused to accompany him home and
away from the Turing lights Of the car
nival he grew nervous and his hand
slipped, driving the scissors into Mrs.
Mendecino's side. She was taken to the
South Omaha police station, where her
hurts were dressed by Drs. Schindel,
Fricke and Shanahan. She was then re-
moved 10 the South Omaha hospital.
while her Jealous spouse was locked up.
Her wound is not dangerous.
Meat Comes Back.
Eighteen cars OF meat have been shipped
back 10 the packers because Of the EN-
barge on foreign shipping 10 the ports
now closed because OF the war. Many
other carloads have been shipped back
for re-routing through Canada and thence
to Rotterdam. II Is said that more will
be received within the next few days. In