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Show MANY SALOONS TO QUIT. Early Closlnp Ordinance In Onden Drlv Inn Liquor Men Out of Business. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN. June 0. Within the next month, regardless of the result of the special election June 27, It Is said, twentv saloons nf Ogden will go out of business. busi-ness. The drastic ordinance passed by the city council, which became effective Insl night, requiring saloons to close Ihelp doors at f o'clock has caused a number of saloon men to decide to quit business. These assert that, the bulk of their business is done after tho present hour of closing and to continue the saloon sa-loon business would spell financial disaster dis-aster to them. Closing of enfes conducted Jointly with saloons, another provision of the ordinance, ordi-nance, Is causing certain proprietors to figure closely whether or not to quit business entirely or elect which end of their business Is most, profitable. Restaurants Res-taurants where there aro connecting saloon? sa-loon? were permitted to continue business last night, but this evening business ceased promptly at 0 o"elock. al tho hour the F.-ilooii3 closed their doors. Mistaking Ihe provisions of the opdi-naivc. opdi-naivc. scvcrnl proprietor of cafes connected con-nected with saloons were preparing to continue business until the regular midnight mid-night hour during the commercial travelers' trav-elers' convention, but an order from the police depart ment was delivered today Instructing Ihctn to closo promptly at 0 o'clock. After June 15. all cafes, lunch counters and restaurants must be entirely divorced from saloons, pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance. |