Show PAULS ORDER i WAS BIG BLUFF 4 I I No Attempt Made to Close the Saloons Yesterday Yest 4 j LIQUOR FOR THE THIRSTY I CHIEF OF OP POLICE IGNORES OB OR ORI DEBS DERS OF CITY TY COUNCIL I 4 4 p HIEF PAUL of ot the police force U CHIEF 1 sent out a detachment of his hist t subordinates Satur Saturday Saturday day night to visit the various saloons and incidentally to bear the information InformatIon Information tion that the head of the police force torce bad had decided that the Sunday closing ordinance must be enforced The officers were treated with ith the courtesy that their uniform demanded but the mandate of the chief of police i of ot Salt Lake City was treated yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day with the supreme disdain of which the bartenders are capable A few of the places planes where the had made vigorous protests against seven day labor decided to take advantage of the expected lull in business and let their men go for the day An ex extremely extremely small percentage of the men employed in saloons however en enjo jo ed a vacation yesterday Others testified to their contempt the ability of the local police force in I their efforts to close them by doing business just s they have done here heretofore heretofore In most of the downtown sa saloons saloons a loons Joons a constant line of men waited for their turns to be allowed to enter the places They rhey waited because cause the saloons were not kept open as wide as they thEW have been and more caution J was taken to prevent any possible in interference inI interference I from the officers The caution was found to be unnecessary for fot the reason that no disposition to molest them was manifested by the I officers No Trouble to Get Liquor I Sentries were stationed at the doors I of ot the saloons where the chiefs chiers orders were Ignored and the man who de desired desired desired sired to combat Old Sols wrath yes yesterday yesterday yesterday by means of a stein was com corn compelled compelled to give sive his name and to con convince vince yince the man behind the door that he was not in the employ of ot Chief Paul Even though that formality was wag de demanded demanded demanded by the proprietors few went away thirsty Strangers who were glib of tongue ton e and who could put up upi i the proper credentials by a good case of or talk were allowed to enter In other places more Intelligence in inthe Inthe Inthe the way of at avoiding contact with the laws was displayed The man who felt that he must have a drink In spite of the new chief of police went into the bar room and ordered a cigar cisar After fter purchasing the smoke the ran rin behind the bar courteously invited to have a drink He of course ac sc accepted accepted and after drinking as m h has as he wanted was told that he pay at the time Today if he is hon honest honest honest est and wants to do likewise next Sun San Sunday Sunda Sanday day da he will call can at the bar and hand handover handover handover over the sum that his drinks amount ed to Some of the police pollee officers declared positively when interrogated that no saloons were open The officers be bOt believed bc 1 1 that they were telling the truth for they seen any drinks sold Others who have had more ce and who appreciated the value of an ii order from the chief of police Pollee stated L j when ihen questioned that they r bought any drinks but that a man who was badly in need of stimulants might possibly be able to break Into a bar Police Were Inactive No especial effort on the part of the themen themen themen men on duty was made to learn whether their superiors orders were being beIn respected but they did occa occasionally occasionally occasionally take a peek Into the resorts and found their vision d by green een curtains They consequently saw sav no one violating the law and an l so reported to the man who accepted Chief Hiltons place 3 few weeks ago The officers however over overlook overlook overlook look any drunks that floated along alon te tire streets Half a dozen were taken to headquarters and locked in the city jail They will appear before Ju 7 e Diehl this afternoon but wo t have to tell where or when they bought the liquor One bartender who stopped a few minutes yesterday afternoon at the thedoor thedoor thedoor door at police headquarters was asked whether the saloons were closed Hd H replied by Inviting his questioner to his IlIa place of business to see what he thought of the chiefs orders Some of the most prominent saloon saloons closed their doors yesterday however and left their curtains up disclosing a clear view of the whole bar About were closed |