Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-19
PROTEST ON SUNDAY BASE BALL
Governor sheldon and Police Commits
sioners to Have n Conference
on Question.

on 0ueHNtOns
The golden rule" ard sunrise court
ideas that Chief of Police Donahue has been
advocating were regularly presented to the
Board Of Fire and Police Commissioners at
their meeting Monday evening and they
now have the matter under ndvisement
and will take some action on II soon. II is
not known whether the commissioner will
take steps to institute the innovation in the
Omaha police department. Only three mem
bers of the board were present at the meet.
ing last night, Commissioners Cowell and
Giller being away.
Tonight at the Rome hotel Governor Shell.
don will meet with the board to consider a
petition recently filed by Rev. b. F. Fell
man, Rev. o F. Poucher, Rev. H.. j
Kirschstein and Rev. D. r. Turnbull for
the suppression Of Sunday base bal
and to hear the charges against the
commissioner for not stopping Sunday
base ball. 1t is said by members OF
the churches interested that the bal
games near their places Of worship
greatly annoy them, and through Their
pastors they have petitioned the governor
to enforce ihe law and Dust the Board Of
Fire and Police Commissioners for not en-,
forcing the Sunday laws.
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meeting against Emergency Officers f. r
Morgan and 8. d. Reigleman by ]. b. Red.
field, the board deferred It's decision til
the next meeting. as the hearing took con.
siderable time and tie members did no
wish to consume more time in celebrating
on the matter. The complainant sets fortt
in a letter to the commissioners that the
two officers exceeded their authority II
arresting him for interfering on July %
when Floyd Rogers was arrested for auto
mobile speeding.
The following leaves of absence werC
granted: Police Captain p. Mostyn, ter
days annual leave; Patrolman d. stead
man. ten days annual leave; Patrolmar
w. L. Stull, ten days annual leave; Fire
man Homer S. Howes, four days leave
without pay; Fireman Charles G. Patterson
five days leave without pay.
The resignation of Patrolman H. w. Saw
yer was received and accepted. Fireman
John F, Engel Of Engine Company No.
who has been off duty for four months oil
account of sickness, was dropped from tn,
department. Charges filed at the las
meeting against Fireman william P. Nor
row for being late to roll call were set 70,
hearing at the next meeting, as Morrow wa
rot present last night when his case wa
called.
The board is in receipt of a letter from
City Electrician waldemar Michaelsen, whC
recommends that the Independent TELEPHONY
company be allowed to connect a gong anC
receiver in its building with the city fir
circuit, thereby giving the Independent
company accurate and prompt information
about fires in the city. No action on tn
recommendation has been taken by tn
board.
In q letter to the commissioners, A. SINCE
asks that the charges he requested file,
against Patrolmar A. L. Hicks be with
drawn.
Following his six months satisfactor
probation as a detective, Charles H. VA
Dusen has been confirmed as a regula
member Of the detective department. Mrs
Myrtle Deering, who has been a~ssistan
matron for the last six months, has bee
dropped from the department. The follow
Ing men were confirmed as regular patrol
men, as they have completed their 81
months term of probation: L. w. Villa
Oscar Knutson, Frank Rooney, L.
Throsher and l.. G. Wheeler.