| Show ODONNEll TEllS POLITICAL TRICK Councilman Says s Were Punished Because of Alleged Contributions HIGHER LICENSE OPPOSED GEORGE WHITAKER SAYS IN INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE CREASE WOULD CAUSE CRIME After tossing the proposed liquor or ordinance ordinance around for more than two Hours flours and a half livened at times Umes by bya a mix between councilmen the joint committees on municipal laws and li 11 licenses licenses censes of the city council ended their session last night without having accomplished ac 00 accomplished anything and set no time for a second hearing on the ordinance Members of the Knights of the Royal Koyal Arch an organization of saloon men were there in m more force than women of Salt Lalee clubs who had bad protested against granting the license Mrs II H E Berg spoke on behalf of the clubs of Salt Lake and aud a id declared that the present ordinance should be enforced and none other should be enacted Into law which was I more favorable to the saloon Interests Ed G ODonnell declared openly that tile the present ordinance Increasing the license from 1200 to 1500 a year was as done for political poll purposes and as punishment to the saloon men who he lie declared had contributed to the Re Republican Republican publican campaign fund two years ago The open statement brought forth a ai i heated dental denial from Mark who was a member of the committee of the theold theold theold old council which drafted the ordin ordinance ordinance ordinance ance which now stands on the city books Councilman declared that so 50 far as he was concerned there was nothing political In the enactment of the ordinance and that he had voted for It because It was the best he could get Ho He said It was not his purpose to take a slap at the saloon men and that he refused to let the statement stand that this had been the purpose of all the councilmen in making malung the change chane Speaks for Ordinance George represented the saloon men In their arguments for tor the passage of the proposed ordinance He aid It had been drawn by the x known as the Knights of or the Royal Hojal Arch and had been drafted only after can cartful cardul tul thought and Investigation tion Lion of ordinances from the 75 largest titles cities of the United States He said the knights were for the upholding of the law and said they wished to pre pro present present sent an ordinance which could be en enforced enforced enforced forced and lived up to by all of them He said aid that to increase the license merely meant that the would have to steal more and that It v w uld matte make it practically impossible for or the legitimate l I saloon man to make a living without violating the law how in limiting the saloons to one ono for every very 1000 persons in Salt Lake the licenses would woud become be ome worth a lot of money 1 1 c said aid and amI would tend to better batter the saloon business Mr A Whitaker hitaker declared that an investigation in ves vesI gallon of CC ordinances front from the 75 is larot lanet clots cities s of o the United States showed that 1500 nOO a year Is 50 per pert t wore more than 0 O per ler cent of ot those citie In regard to closing he said It was as shown show n that hat In 75 ili per ler cent of the cities the he t saloons were allowed to re main open all night and about half halt of the balance placed the closing hour at 12 During the statement of the saloon mens side of the matter Councilman F S Fernstrom asked Mr Whitaker If It the tho saloon men had not given 45 to the Republican party of Salt Lake county two years ago Mr Whit Whitaker aker said he did not know that this t ls was true and he believed It was not notI I r have been Insulted enough and dont propose stand for any more said Councilman Martin Mulvey when Fernstrom continued asking question questions along this line Insinuating that the saloon men were not telling the truth Charles VanDyke a local druggist was called upon and declared that the legitimate druggist could very ver well we 1 get without the present wholesale distribution of or drinks at the soda foun fountains fountains fountains Mrs H E Berg berg took a decided stand against licensing restaurants and de declared declared declared that much of ot the trouble among young girls and boys bos started in the restaurants and not In the saloons To oro license them and allow all to sell liquor she said would only Increase the danger She also objected to the saloons remaining open until 2 end and to a reduction in the license licenser |
