Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-20
CHEF AFTER DRUG STORES
Will Urrs Revocation Of Licenses Of Those
Telling Liquor Sunday
DETERMINED TO ENFORCE THE LAW
Has whisky in His Possession which
Ills Men Bought at Apotheesry
shops when saloons
Were CLOSED.

/ i will recommend that they get no
licenses when their applications come he
I fore tho board. / got tip Saturday that
| the drug stores were all framed UP to sell
whisky Sunday and take advantage Of the
closing OF the saloons. Ohlcers Waters and
Russell were detailed on that phase OF the
question and their success speaks well for
their faithfuness and ability.
1T cost me s. or s. for whisky yesterday,
but guess the results obtained in the way
Of convictions will amply warrant the eN-
penditure. The whisky bought from the
drug stores with my money is locked up in
the drawer Of the desk of Captain Mostyn,
and while ] do not regrtt spending the
money, I'm trying hard to keep Boston
/ Green from getting possession Of my pur-
chases-"
This statement was made by Chief Of
! Police Donshue Monday morning. He cS
presses determination to bring the drug
store men who are trying to Illustrate
efforts 1t enforcement Of the Slocumb Law
10 Justice
City Prosecutor Daniel is taking up the
saloon mems cases where the chief left
| OF Officers Waters and Russell, who
bought whisky at the drug stores. were
sent out again Monday morning and sue
ceeded in buying TASK Of fire water at
NAAN VI eb NEpol IIIGllL OF a department store
Drug stores on the List.
Complaints were issued by the city prose
cutor Monday morning against the several
saloon keepers who violated the law, and
also against the drug store dispensers
Whisky was bought by the officers on Sun
day at the drug store of Sherman & Nc
ConneT. Sixteenth and Dodge: J. II.
F! Schmidt. Twenty-fourth and Cunning; John
BELL, LILO Farnam; A. r Whitaker Fiji
teenth ana Douglas; j. II. Merchant, Six
teenth and Howard; z. I. Yates, Sixteenth
and Chicago; r. w. Alton, Twentieth and
Grace; w. c. Albach, 9OOi North Twenty
fourth; S. II Farnsworth, g15 Cunning;
Joe Bell, Sixteenth and Nicholas; c. T.
Lathrop, 1924 North Twenty-fourth; Clark
Drug company, 1902 North Twenty fourth;
Merritt Bros, Willard hotel: John Hoist,
~ North Sixteenth, and the Howell Drug
company, Sixteenth and Capitol avenue.
The city prosecutor has issued John Doe"
warrants, which win be served on the per
sons who sold the whisky on the Sabbath,
the extreme penalty for the offense being
fine Of 500, together with a maximum
sentence Of ninety days in jail.
Inc reform microbe. insofar as It relates
10 the Sunday closing law, seems to be con-
tagious, az Judge Crawford assisted in the
cause In the dispos. ton Of the cases brought
before him for trial in police court Monday
morning. Persons who imblbed too freely
Sunday found that II costs more on Sunday
than on other days as Judge Crawford
assessed fines of s. and costs in each case
Of drunkenness The usual fine is 81 and
costs, but the judge said that II anyone
exercised themselves sufficiently to get in
toNicateh on Sundays the ante would be
raised on them in his court
Civic Federation May Meet.
Asked II the executive committee of the
! Civic federation would take an official ac-
ton or mako any report to the governor
on the alleged violations of the law Sunday.
I, J. Mahoney. chairman Of the committee,
said
i would not Ike to say until the com
rnittee has held a consu1ta tion. Some of
our members have been out OF the city for
the last week and until they are here and
we can discuss matters l could not make
I a statement for the public"
Mr.. Mnhoney said in reply to a question
that he contemplated calling a committee
meeting as soon as ell the members we're
in the city.