Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
LID FOR OMAHA DISTRICT
Sunday Closing to Be Extended to sOs,h
Omaha and Council Bluffs.
ARID BELT WILL INCLUDE DOUGLAS COUNTY
kruR Park, Manawa, CourtIand Beach
and similar Resorts 90 he Put
out OF Commission ON
sunday.

oficers of the Civic Federation stated last
night that they had been given to under
stand by members of the South Omaha Fire
and Police commission that the saloons
there would be closed today. No definite
action had been taken by the commission on
the subject. The closing there Is to he
handled as in Omaha, by a general under
standing among the saloon keepers and the
brewers not to open the doors of saloons
Sunday. because they fear the action that
might be Started by the Civic Federation or
its agents as a result
The program for Omaha today has no in
dications whatever Of lifting of the lid
ever 80 slightly.
simultaneously with the announcement
that the South Omaha saloons are to do no
business Sundays comes the statement that
efforts are maturing to put the same plan
in operation in Council Bluffs. Not only
this, but to prevent the sale of liquor at
Lake Manawa CORTLAND Beach, Krug park
and other outlying resorts during the sum-
mer
Thomas Outlines the Campaign.
II believe" said Elmer e Thomas. at
torney for the Civic Federation, last night,
that it is the desire of the Civic Fedora
ton to have the Sunday closing law en-
forced throughout Douglas county"
Mr.. Thomas stated that a movement had
been started in Council Bluffs to compel
Sunday closing of saloons in that city. He
said he did not know what citizens were be-
hind the agitation, but had been informed
| that such was the case. A delega ton of
Council Bluffs men is expected to confer
with Civic Federation officers about the
matter soon.
No action has yet been taken by the ex-
| ecutive committee of the federation regard
| ing the extension of the Slocumb law en-
| forcement to resorts and saloons outside
the city limits Various members have
said that the liquor traffic in these places
must be looked after.
Although the federation has not acted in
| the matter some discussion has been had
| with members of the Board of County Com
| missioners regarding it.
Two Resorts In Town.
Lake Manawa and CORTLAND Beach, two
of the largest summer resorts, are in Iowa
and unless action is taken in Council Bluffs
and Pottawattamie county to compel prohi-
bition on Sundays II would be an easy mat
ter for thirsty Omaha and South Omaha
to satisfy itself by the expenditure of a few
cents for street car fare.
Thomas speaks Tuesday Evening.
Attorney Thomas. for the Civic Fedora
ton, is announced for an address on the
Slocumb law at the Mems Fellowship league
of the First Baptist church. at Twenty
ninth and Harvey streets. Tuesday evening
The entertainment committee has provided
music and refreshments and invited the
public.
That Telegram to Governor Mickey.
OMAHA, Jan. 20.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Permit me to say few words to the
| Rev. c. C. Cissell, John Dale and DR.. c.
F. Clarke. who, The Bee says, signed and
sent the following telegram to Governor
Mickey yesterday. 1t reads:
The Brotherhood of the Hanscom Park
Methodist Episcopal church rejoices at the
Sunday closing feature achieved this day
by the arousal of the normal sentiment OF
We call upon your excelency to use without
delay the adequate authority at your COM
mand for the strict enforcement OF the
Slocumb law as you are In duty bound to
do under oath of your office.
Now, my dearly beloved men and breth-
rem, did you mean by this insulting lee
ture upon his duty to the chief execu-
tive of the state that he should order the
mayor to enforce the Slocumb law in
Omaha under oath of your (his) ofnce7'
| II this was your idea of Governor Mickeys
duty under oath of your (his) ONCE"
1t should be said that Governor Mickey
has never taken an oath TO do what he
has neither the power nor the disposition
to do. But you did not mean this. l con-
cede the fact. You did mean, however,
what you lacked the candor and the cour-
age to say. that the governor should issue
an order. without delay" to the Board
OF Fire and Police Commissioners. direct
ing them to strictly enforce the slocurnb
law in the city of Omaha.
am very glad, venerable and dear breth-
rem. that you gave me excuse and war
rant to respectfully say that. in your bat
blind zeal, you have allowed yourselves to
be misled by some curbstone lawyer into
the honest belief that the law requires. the
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