Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
SUNDAY BASE BALL ORDER
Gillsr Says II is Preliminary 10 Get
Lay Of Land
REST OF BoARD ARE SILENT
Mayer Dahlman is OutsPoken in Hi'
Vse-s. FHvorisE SUNDAY EHer-
rtse. asa Criticisms Ninis-
tertal Committee.

Commissiuner Guier. the only member uf
the Board Of Fire and Police commits
Hiuners who would discuss the actien o. the
board Monday evening whereby The police
department was instructed 10 procure the
names and addresses OF AL persons play
Ing base ball on sunday. makes This state
meut.
1t is the desire OF the board 10 be in
formed on the conditions under which base
ban is being played. both as 10 league and
amateur games. throughout the city. ii II
also desired that public sentiment on 1he
question be tes1 ed. II 3 considerable pcr-
tiun OF our people object 10 anE particular
games at any particular place. then II
can be dealt with In accordance win Ihs
ciru,Imstances surrounding each case as
the board deems best"
M Giler further said he does not in the
least object 70 Sunday hRss bah. but that
be is heartily in favor Of all kinds oi
hsslthfm and legitimate outdoor Hmuse-
rnputs on Sunday.
when q man has been pent up in the
office the store or the shop al week, u -
natural that he should want TO get Out on
his weekly holiday and set little fresh
air and enjoy himself and therefore j
do not believe sundHy base ball is 30 very
harmful
Cumruissionsr Cowen refuses to say any
thing on the matter. answering all queH-
tiuners with these two words - n othinE
doing" Commissioners Kennedy and PRge
likewise VIII say nothing ON the ground
that members Of the board individually
should discuss the action Of the board col
leetively.
Dahaman Speaks His Vievu.
Mayor DRhlrnan. however. who by virtue
Of his office is Chairman Of the board. if
more than emphatic Al his denunciHtiun %
tlie methods taken by the Ministerial union
10 Kill the town, as ne terms il.
i suppose they have the right to can the
publiC's attention TO affairs Of TINS kind
even though they pay no taxes and nc
tuxes are levied from the prupprty they Rd-
minister says the mayor. meaning the
members Of the social service COMMITTEES
who have demanded that the playing Of
base bBH and the keeping open Of barber
shops and cigar stores on Sunday be pro-
hIhlfed.
These ministers DO not make their
churches and sermons attractive enough tr
make the people go there and they must EC
somewhere and ] for one see no harm in
/ Sunday base bHIl ! suppose the next thinE
/ they VIII object to viii be golf, buf SONS
Of our best people play goh. 1 think it ID
q whole lot better for the young people ol
cur city 10 play or see q game Of have bal
than to be IN some worse place. and If the!
cant plsy ball they VIII DO something else
They all have q certain amount OF steam, @.
surplus energy, that must be worked OF
some way.
4 The mayor agrees with Commissioner
/ Giller's statement that the action OF tht
board Monday night is but q preliminary
! step 10 ascertain the conditions, but say
that Il the ministers proceed in their cam
paiEn OF closure the city's growth win b.
/ stunted
The other resolution OF the board rnerel,
directs the transmission TO the Judges o.
4 the chiefs report showing the number o.
I arrests made last December for violation
Of the Sunday closing law.