Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
Nebraska
VOTES ON SALOONS
in Circulation to Bring
Question Up at Early Date.
HARD CONTEST IN PROSPECT
cOnEreGatIonat Minister of Capital
4 City breaches Against over
C~apitSnzihR Traction Com
pany.


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LINCOLN. Jan. 23,-(special .)-within a
short time a petition will be filed with the
city clerk asking for a special election to
decide whether Lincoln shall have saloons.
Petitions rave been in circulation for
several days, and those having the matter
IN charge say they have $500 sizncrs. with
the promise that many who would not sign
would vote for a wet town. The election
will be called for some time in the ear.v
psrt OF April. which win give the Russians
who leave in tho s%pringtime for the bee!
fields an opportunity to vote. It is possible
that these people will have the balance Of
power in the election The election will
be one of the hardest fought ever pulled
off In the city, frr
Under the rules OF the Excise board no
resident Of Lincoln may have liuor sent
to his home. If he buys liquor in some
other city and has It shipped in he must
go to the depot himself and get the pack
eye, The Excise board forb'ds him to SEND
an agent for the package. Under the pres.
ent system, however, members Of clubs
may secure their uquor in the club rooms
urmolested. though City Attorney fans
burg has secured a modification Of the
Injunction against the police which pro,
vides that these clubs may be raided at
any time, provided a warrant is secured
In advance and a bond for costs put up.
But since this ruling no raid has yet been
made on the larger clubs.
should the town go dry again, however,
Il is the general impression hat every club
in the city viii DO forced to Kive up it,
liquor and the locker system will be
watched so closely that raids will he fire.
quent.
so long as Havelock is wet those who
desire liquor In Lincoln are not 50 badly
worried, but with an election coming on
In the shop town which may place It in
the dry column Interest has Increased in
the coming contest '.s
Police Kent Busy.
During the last week Chief OF Police
Malone has raided three places where
liquor was being sold, and one house Of
III ropute was closed out In the residence
part OF the city. Every effort is being
made to prevent the illegal sale Of liquor
and Chief Malone is, working overtime, but
as fast as he closes one place his sleuths
get traces Of another, consequently he is
having a hard time keeping the city clean
Of joints.
Lengue of Municipalities.
IHe meeting OF delegates appointed to
attend the organization OF a state league
OF municipalities will be held this week
and It is expected a large crowd will be in
attendance. Mayor Love, who. with City
Clerk Ozman. issued tbs call for the meet.
ing, has requested each city of over 1,00l
population to send delegates. and many
favorable replies have been received.
Minister Attacks Company.
Rev. A. J. Northrup. pastor of the Tripity
Methodist Episcopal church, encouraged
the fight County Attbehey Tyfrell is MAX
ing againstl an Issue of stock by the Trac-
ton Company. m his sermon this morning,
when he urged his congregation to protest
against Undressing the bonded debt of the
Traction company, so that dividends may
be made on a fictitious valuation.
Mr.. Northrup said motormen and conduc-
tors employed BY the Traction company
could not afford to take time to go to
church, Nor they were forced to work
twelve hours a day seven days In the
week, in order 60 make sufficient salary
to support their families. Fre urged his
congregation 20 insist that II 1t were
necessary lin order tol pay the employees
more money that the street car fares be
increased, but that first a protest should
be made against a Fictitious valuation OF
the property upon which dividends are
earned. se~ sN