Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
Enthusiastic Meeting of Young
Republicans for Election
of Officers.
HENRY BEAL is PRESIDENT
REPUBLICAN CLUB OFFICERS.
President-Henry J. Beal.
Secretary-John c. Schultz.
Treasurer-Alvin Johnson.

OF the South Side were present with
the work of the coming presidential
campaign solely at heart
A constitution was adopted, the
principal articles providing for the
total exclusion OF the prohibition is
sue, the election Of an executive COM
mittcc to take executive charge OF the
affairs of the club and the adoption Of
resolutions OF campaign procedure
throughout the fall and winter.
Guy c. kiddoo presided through
out the session until after the election
of officers and in clear cut language
directed the proceedings, reviewing
what had already been accomplished
and what was in order for the organi-
cation. Henry J. Beal, labor worker
and rising young attorney, who was
elected to the presidency. took the
chair and with few brief remarks
pledged himself to attend diligently
to the progress of the institution,
The executive committee was
elected by the board OF governors to
include the president, secretary and
treasurer and also two other ap-
pointed members, Guy G. kiddoo and
Max Targcewki The executive COM
mittec was by motion instructed to
look after the selection OF permanent
headquarters. For the present the
club will maintain headquarters IN the
office Of The Bee.
President Bcal took under advise
ment the appointment OF committee
of three men who will look after the
campaign program, the literature con-
tributcd by the republican national
and state committees and the dcbat
ing team which will represent the
club should there be a necessity for
.Srublic debate on platform planks.
The attendance last evening was
large. Members OF the board of gov
crnors who attested to the adoption
OF the constitution last evening are:
John Marfisi Max Targecewski
Guy KiddOo Leo kOWalski
Louis polozel Fred Maul
Henry Beal Edward IIumpaI
Karl Lee john Schultz
Alvin Johnson Paul Refs
c. W. Carlson
these men represent every ma
tionality, packing house and residence
district OF the South Side.
Hog Men Go South.
Definite assurance by President F.
G. Steck of the Kansas City Hog
Salesmen's association received at the
last hour yesterday that there would
be no kangaroo court when the
Omaha delegation arrives in the Mis-
souri, town to be entertained this
morning served to increase the en-
rollment. At the last minute last
evening Bert Anderson, chairman OF
arrangements, announced that there
will be least forty-three local men
i'll the delegation
The delegation boarded Pullmans
in tie Burlington yards at 1880
O'Clock last evening. The train lett
at | o'clock.
There were forty-thrce men in the
party, representing banks, hog COM
mission firms and other agencies of
the stock yards, including the Union
Stock Yards company and the Live
Stock exchange.
y Accused of Taking Car.
Caught taking a valuable touring
car which had been standing before
the Rockaway restaurant at 23l4 n
street yesterday noon. two young
men, Ed Burns, chauffeur, 1910 Chi
cage street, and A. V. Chambers, 2605
l. street, South Side, are under arrest
awaiting trial on serious charge,
They were arrested a Quarter block
from where they had taken the car,
at the corner of Twcnty-fourth and y
STREETS. Fred Parks, boy who saw
the men drive away with the machine
notified policeman, who immediate
~ made the arrest.
Another touring car was recovered
by the South Side police earlier i'll
the morning on the O street viaduct,
The thieves had just lett the machine
and we're making their getaway when
the police arrived They escaped.
Ed Gibbons, swltchman, was ar
rested late in the afternoon by the
police, suspected OF having stolen an
automobile from in front of the En-
change building at the stock yards.
He is being held awaiting investiga
ton.
Detective to Make Trip.
Meeting old-timc coWpunchcrs of
western Nebraska, the boys who were
former pals, Eddie Fleming, detective
on the South Side, who was for
mcrly a Colorado cowpuncher and a
: friend, Elmer Peyton OF the North
Side, will start on l,000-nile auto
mobile trip this afternoon, going by
way of the Lincoln highway. The
ultimate destination is Spencer, near
which town Detective Fleming has a
ranch. The Indian reservation at
Niobrara will be visited and old ac-
QuaintanCes.
Lithuanian Will Talk.
he Lithuauians of the South side
have arranged for A. V. Bulota to de-
liver speeche, tonight and tomorrow
at New Settlers hail. Mr.. Bulota is
an attorney OF recognized standing i'll
Russia and will tell OF the war condi-
tons and make a plea for funds and
clothing for war victims.
Held as Fugitives.
Brady Bell and German Craig, two
negroes wanted by the sheriff Of
Guthrie. Okl., on a charge OF shoot
ing to kill, were arrested by detec-
lives at Twenty-eighth and Q streets
yesterday. One OF the men had sew
cral huckshot scars on his back, show
lug where he had received a full
charge OF shot from 4 shotgun. They
we're booked as fugitlvcs from JUS