Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
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Merchants and Clerks Ar
Arrested Under Blue Law;
Many Pay Fines; Some
Trials Delayed.
JEWISH MERCHANTS
QUESTION STATUTE

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QUESTION STATUTE
Fhty-six arrests we're made in OF
tur1Va Sunday for violations of the
Blue Aws.~~Three courts were crowded
this morning and we're unable to cope
With the large amount of business
The officers were busy all day Sum.
day notifying the offenders to appear
in court this morning. Druggists, res
t1uramt owners, cigar stores, taxi drfv.
es, pFoprietors Of eonfectioneries, gro
oery men, shoe sinners. theater own;
ers and clerks an appeared. The ma
brfty pleaded guilty and were fined 81
1nd costs.
RABBI OBSERVED sATUe0AY.
Whether Je~ixh people who observe
open their places of business on Sun.
day was qaestim which arose during
the mornings pEUceedmgs. Rabbi
David Margnas, vas arrested "a 4
charge Of running his grocery On the
Sabbath. The case was continued nm
til County Attorney Ernest Mitchell
\
| As early az $40 O'Clock the police
court and two justice courts were
crowded At the police station the
court room was overcrowded and the
police judge Was pressed to handle the
fines. Twenty-nine infornabons were
flied before Judge Swartz and Of
these twelve were clerks in the once
Of Swift & Co. and they viii be ar.
raigned at 7:30 O'Clock tonight.
| An effort was made on the part Of
City Solicitor Lloyd Duke and Commis-
sioner +. J. Phillips to have the cases
tried under the city ordinance 50 That
the city would derive benefit from the
fines. Judge Swartz refused to try
the cases under the city ordinance fl
| / ] =. N az state casss kIssSTas back
1 ed in this movement by Mayor I,eeny.
| rhEATER MEN OPPOSE.
w. v. Silvers, Dwight Baker and F..
J. Fry. Morris Lince. Lee Stein. NJ
Angel moving picture men. pleaded
not guilty to the charges against them
and their cases were set for Friday
morning. Cases against Arthur Hill OF
Sa1gent's Drug store and John Dixon
Of the Central Drug store, were contfn.
ned indefinitely and against Fritz
Emerson of the Kidd Drug Co.. for a
week.
A number of defendants called at
the court of W. B. Jones and were told
that no informations were there for
them. They left and VIII have to re
turn as Sheriff c. C. Cremer signed the
information lister IN the morning.
RAILWAY MEN TAKEN.
Ed Chambers, conductor; George
Maltbv. motprn1an and Frank Thomp-
son. a conductor were also arrested for
violating the Sabbath. Counsel appear
ed for the men this morning aId plead
ed not guilty Their cases were set for
Friday afternoon at O'Clock William
Kelly, proprietor Of the Wapeflo res
taurant, pleaded not guilty and his case
will he called Saturday morning.
Following are the names of the per
sons who were arrested and who
paid the $1.oO and costs in police
court: Joe Crockett and Frank Hfgdon.
taxi drivers: Charles Ponas. fruit
stand: S. Davis. near beer; c. A. Bow.
neIlof and Arthur Fritz. pool halls and
cigar stores, Frank Younkin, news
stand: r. Meadows. confectionery; %
Pryor, theater; Harold Heffron, taxi
driver Those who are to appear. S.
Swartz. s. A. Parker, F. McRntro. Hen
rv Huston. r. Barnes, j. Wade, n.
Brown. G. Anderson, L. Robson. G.
Bartlett, B. c. johnson and s. G. Hart
The cases Of D. Marguais and Frits
Emerson were continued.
AT JONES' COURT.
In the court Of Justice William
Jones, several informations were fiied
that were also filed in police court and
Justice Wiicox's court. tnforma1ons
against Claude Younkin. news stand:
D. Pappas, shining parfor: G. w Fern,
pool han and cigars: L. B. Young,
cigar store; Mrs. Clara Lanning, con
fectionery: w L. Sargent, drug Store:
Main Street garage. Iowa restaurant:
William Carrell. George Gustin. Davis
Drug Co. F. P Hofmann, Ballingar
Coffee Shop and WareIlo restanran,
were flied IN Justice Jones' court
WfLcoTS COURT.
The cases against the street car men
and picture show proprietors were TAX
en- up in Wflcox's court. Ven Tharpe
paid 81 and costs for operating groc
cry store: T. B. Reed paid his fine FOR
having the cigar store of his pool hail
! open: Joe Celania was assessed for
, running his confectionery store: ALI
man & Holman Of the Royal cafe paid
their fine and George Fern paid 81 aud
costs for the Casino pool hall
CROWD AT TRIALS.
Large crowds attracted by the novel
ty of this mornings cases attended
each court At the police station 1t
was almost imross. ble to move In the
court room after Judge Swartz took
his seat. Judge Swartz said he
would file a written opinion with thei
! chief of police which would govern his,
actions in further cases of this natursts
| until overruled by higher authority.
GOT HIM GOING AND COMING.
One of the employees of Swift & CO
| arrested Yesterday for working on Sur
| day, saws that he is victim Of fatAl