Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-11
THOMAS WARNS OFFICIALS
Civic Federation Demands They Enforce
SlOoumb Law in Omaha Sunday.
SERVES NOTICE OF PLAN TO VIOLATE
City Authorities Decline to say what
They VIII Dolce Refuses TO
|. Fue Complaints Against
saloon Men.

| oaNufQdN AFTERNOON Elmer r. lhonlaS, at
torney for the Civic Federation, served the
! following notice on the mayor. police ON
cials Board Of Fire and Police Commits
sioners. city prosecutor and county at
torney, demanding they exert their best
efforts to see that saloons are not open
| IN Omaha Sunday as he is advised thev
| will be unless restrained
To Frank f. Moores. mayor Of the city of
| omaha; John j. DOnahue. chief of police
Of Omaha; Patrick Mostyn, acting chief
! of police, and Henry Dunn, captain VI
police; William j. Brostch. Lee Spratliu.
Joseph Thomas and George L. Miller.
! members of the Board of Fire and Po-
| lice Commissioners Of the city of Omaha;
Thomas Lee, city prosecutor of said city,
and W. w. slabaugh. county attorney Of
Take notice, that the following named
persons who hold licenses from said Board
intoxicating liquors during the year 1905.
sold Intoxicating liquors on Sunday, Feb
Of Cobbeys Annotated Statutes of Ne.
/ braska, which prohibits the sales Of in
toxicating liquors on Sundays, towit
Grombeck 4 Hermson, Twenty-fourth
and Lake streets, Omaha
Edward Maurer, 1906 Farnsm street,
10 wachtler, Sixteenth and Martha
Mrs. william Burks. 22s North Tenth
Joseph schiitz Brewing company, 1923
South Ninth street, Omaha.
4. j. " BI1ent lAlD faT0dDl street, OHldlds
Dwyer & Atkins, ii2i Farnam street,
T. ]. o'Brien. 1903 Farnam street,
William Buthorn, Si4 South Sixteenth
Walter Brandes, Tenth and Mason
Nick wager, iao4 Farnam street, Omaha.
Mike Brunski 1914 South Thirteenth
soren Peterson, Twentieth and CASTELAR,
streets Omaha
That on Sunday. March 4, the following
| named licenses Of said board sold in
toxicating liquors. contrary to said statute,
P. ]. Moran. 1923 Douglas street Omaha
Adolph Brandes, 1901 Douglas street.
Andrew Eurick & Charles EVERY, 1902
Douglas street, Omaha.
Frank Skrupa, POI South Ninth street.
Andrew Nelson. 31S North Sixteenth
/ Henry c. Ram. 1902 Webster, Omaha.
Clinton NJ. Fields, 524 South Tenth street,
Peter Gravert. 2Sl4 Cunning street, Omaha
I am informed and believe that it is the
| intention of these and many other saloon
keepers to sell Intoxicating liquors on Sum
day March IL. 1906. I demand Of you and
each of you that you exercise all the
| powers vested in you by law to prevent
any saloon keepers in Omaha, particularly
| the foregoing. from selling intoxicating
liquors next Sunday. or any other Sunday
in the future. / demand that you arrest
and prosecute all Offenders against said
statute. and that you inform yourselves
as 10 all violations Of said statute.
ELMER f. THOMAS.
Attorney for Civic Federation.
Omcials are Reticent.
Inasmuch as the officials referred to had
not received the notices when interviewed
for expressions they would not say what
action they would take in the premises
AT NJ ell 70 ha
excused from saying anything on the sub
ject, although the tenor of Mr.. Thomas
notice was explained to him.
Regarding the notice Mr., Thomas init
mated 1t meant business. He would not
outline the plan to be followed in the event
1t was ignored.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Thomas called on
City Prosecutor Lee in the latters office
and requested that complaints be filed
against Henry c. Ram, Adolph Brandes
Mrs w. Burke, Frank Skrupa and the pro-
prietor Of the Windsor hotel bar but Mr.
Lee refused to grant the complaints.
Speaking of the last errand of Mr.
Thomas. City Prosecutor Lee said:
Il told Mr.. Thomas ! was too busy Il
allow him to make political capital out OF
my ONCE. He brought no evidence to sus
tain his contentious and 1 refused to gran
the complaints. During January l did ill,
for Mr.. Thomas in the police court com
| plants against twenty-five saloonmen ant
| was ready to prosecute the defendants, bu
] when the cases came UP for hearing Mr.
Thomas would not prosecute. so the case
; had to be dismissed for want of prosecu
: ton
saIOOnmen VIII Buck IL.
Last Sunday Mr.. Thomas called at tn
police station and requested Captain, Dunn
and Sergeant Hayes TO make a roundup o
the saloons and see whether they were OBJ
serving the Sunday closing law, but on tn
alleged refusal of those oficials to gran
Mr. Thomas request charges were filed be
fore the police commissioners against Cap
4 tain Dunn and Sergeant Hayes Thos
charges are now pending.
ofhcers Of the Retail Liquor Dealers as
ISOLATION stated Saturday morning a con
certed effort would be made to open thei
Sunday.