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Show "PilSlfiE Busy IN WEBER COUNTY Want Saloons in Weber County to Close at 7 p. m. Instead of Midnight, j Special to The Tribune. . OGDEN. Aug. 7. During the past six-months six-months the Ogden Betterment leagno has boon fjuloily at work getting evidence against gamblers of tho city. As result re-sult it Is snlt that wholesale prosecutions prosecu-tions will soon be started, and an effoit made to rid the city of this ulonient. Since the organization of the Vague the members have also boon julelly at work on ihc liquor problem. Next Thursday Thurs-day evening there will bo a public meeting meet-ing at the Weber acadomv. at which several sev-eral speakers will talk on this subject, and a petition which has boon In circulation circu-lation for the past two months asking for saloon regulations will be read. Signatures Sig-natures obtained (o the petition, which is directed to the mayor and the city council, contain a larger number of names than the number of voters who cast their ballots at the last municipal election, according to members of The league. gP Among other restrictions which are re- F, quested by the petitioners !a a 7 o'clock :o closing provision. Until a few months W go the saloons at Ogden weii permitted to remain open until 1 o'cIook. Through fl the activity of the leaguo, the city coun- W. cil embodied a midnight closing regula- X- tlon In the now liquor ordinance, which B Is now In operation. The members of M the league are now Insisting that tho ea rn loons be required to close at 7 o'clock. Just what action will be taken by the V city council when this petition is for- mally presented remains to be seen, but fl there aro sonic saloon men who say that w, Vfi ,ne' will seriously consider going but of Wk business If Die liquor law Is nmended t to enforce a 7 o'clock closing, as the most M profitable part of the day's business Is W received between that hour and midnight. M Tho fulj strength of the prohibitionists m- of Weber county Is expected to be polled JjH t tho Thursday night meeting, and it R Is expected that the keynote of the po- m JItlcal campaign this fall will be sounded. m Those who favor straight out prohibi- K. Hon. and all members of the Betterment Kk league are In this class, say they will IBj pledge themselves to vote for no candl- iK. date for legislative or county office -vvho m' will not make an open stand for pro- Bf hlbllory laws against tho liquor trafllc. W There is a strong talk of perfecting the JjF organization of the Prohibtion party in M Weber county and holding a. convention Wt this fall, at wlilch only those who are m known to be strongly opposed to tho g liquor traffic will be placed on the ticket. K Just what strength the simonpurc pro- i liibltionlsts have In Weber county is an K- unknown factor at this stage, but the fft; approaching political campaign will r doubtless determine It |