Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13
Nebraska
WOULD GUST CITY OFFICIALS
Anti-saloOn League Asks Mayor, Chief
and Police Board Be Fired.
APPEAL TO THE sACKETT LAW
Formal Complaint Filed with Gov
ernOr Asserting They Have Re-
fused to Enforce Eight
O'clock Closing Law.
IPPEAL TO THE sACKETT LAW
tFrom a staff correspondent.)

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LINCOLN. Nov. 12-CspeciaL)-"Democ-
racy and Decency" are having a hard
time of Il. In fact, democracy has struck
decency right in the face, according to w.
r. Patrick. late senator from Sarpy county
in the Nebraska legislature. Mr.. Patrick's
statemene in substance was this:
1T may be truthfully said that he mayor
Dahlman) never misses an opportunity to
slap decency in the face"
This statement was made by the ex-
senator in a hearing before Governor Shall
lenberger this afternoon on a complaint
filed by the Anti-Saloon league and Elmer
Thomas, alleging violations Of The s
o'clock closing law and the gambling law
in the city Of Omaha with the consent and
the connivance Of the mayor and the
police board and asking for an order di-
recting the attorney general to bring quo
warranto proceedings to Gust these Of
ffcials from office under the Sackett law.
Complaint in Details.
The complaint set out the dates upon
which he alleged prominent hotel bars and
saloons sold liquor contrary to law, and
also places in Omaha where public gam
bling is permitted. It was told the gov
ernor that the mayor and police board
had been Informed of these law viola
lions and their answer was that It is not
their duty to prosecuted. They asked the
removal of the officials as an example
Tor those officers who come after them,
20 that In the future law violations will
not be permitted.
The complaint was filed by e. e.
Thomas, Senator w. r.. Patrick and L. D.
Holmes. They were told to return at 1870
this afternoon to argue their case.
They allege that the Slocumb law is not
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o'Brien. Lentz & williams, T. J. Foley,
]. J. Sullivan, William Nestelhouse They
also allege that the Anti-saioon league
called attention to violations of the liquor
law at the GLOWING places:
c.. Petersen, Twenty-fourth and Sprague
Itreets.
Joseph M. CaIabria. Twenty-sixth and
Poppleton avenue.
Jens Jensen, Thirtieth and Spaulding
streets,
J. J. Sullivan, 1872 North Twenty-fourth
street.
Charles storz. 1901 North Twenty-fourth
street.
Fat Moran, 112S Douglas street.
Joseph Kaspar. Thirteenth and William
streets.
Joseph Casku. Thirteenth and William
streets.
NJ. Marusak, Fourteenth and William
streets.
Kruml & Sloup, Fourteenth and William
Ttreets.
Frank semerad. Sixteenth and William
streets.
They also allege gambling has been per.
mitted to run over the Nesselhouse saloon,
at the owl club, on the third floor of the
Murray hotel, In the Kennard block Oh
Feurtenth and Douglas streets and that
Na-..- L. Aog,- .,Ka l., aga To- Az,,an
and in houses Of prostitution.
A recital is made of the efforts exerted
by the league TO stop gambling in Omaha,
but the petitioners assert that the chief Of
police and the fire and police board mem
bers nave not performed their duties.
The petition asks the governor TO bring
quo warranto proceedings to Gust the
mayor and fire and police board.
1t cost Judge Samuel Sedgwick $1S to
be elected to the supreme bench. OF this
amount his statement filed with the sec
rotary of state shows 500 went to the re-
publican state committee and $500 at a
later date was promised the committee.
b. II. Good, the democratic-nonpartisan-
populist candidate, spent $685. rs for his
defeat, and Of this sum 500 went to the
democratic state ommitte Frank l..
Halter filed a statement showing he had
pdlu lhe IIedsuIeI VI the republican sIdte
committee 500 and he was elected regent
of the state university. Judge Dean spent
$3S5.26. OF which S1OO went to the demo-
cratic state committee.
Miss Wilson Dead.
Miss Mabel Wilson, a photographer in
the office Of the State Railway commits
sion, died this morning following an opera
ton for appendicitis performed two days