Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-16 | Page 26 | Probers Urge Ban on Liquor in Free State

PR UR URGE f DAN BAN ON N lm LIQUOR R Rm A m IN FREE fH STATE Commission Completes Extensive Investigation tion ion in Ireland By GEORGE MACDONAGH D DUBLIN BLI Feb 15 IS UP UP Drastic recommendations for curtailment of or operations 0 In the thc liquor bu business Inthe inthe in the thc IrI Irish h Free Freo State are aro contained In the tho report of or ortho the tho liquor commission commis sion Ion which wait ai established two years cars ago and which has submitted tho ho rc of Its In to the Free State executive o council Sonic Some years ago 30 the government SO decided to completely close cloge the public houses on St. St St Patricks Patrick's dayas day as on Good Friday The Thc liquor communion Rion In an n carl early r report ort rec rec- rec In ln e to an all appeal appel ap ap- peal pel eal from tho lie trado and a a. section of tt the thc public that St t Patricks Patrick's s 's should b be similar to dJ lay day op opening that of oC Sunday y that Is from rom 2 p. p m. m to lo 5 p. p Yn Th In tho the four borough clUes cities of Dublin C Cork rk Limerick and ind Va t Tho The government rEjected eJected the recommendation a lion awl and declared for a a. continuance of oC closing clos CbS ID ing ng on lh the national festival The Tho commission in Its final Inal r re report re- re port ort again recommends the partial op opening pening on in SU St P Patricks Patrick's lay day but tho ll government It Il is believed ed Is to lo adhere to the th existing rule complete rule closing This has 1135 caused much chagrin among the tle members of or the tho Licensed who represent th the ie re- tall oil liquor trade In tho the state That bod body has now a a. further grievance They rhe in conjunction with thou thousands of ot athletic football o and hurling fans have ought an extension of or the the- opening tours hours on Sunday Sunda which aro are from J p. p irs in to 5 p p. p in m. In ord order r to enable lie tho followers of oC tho the games to procure procure pro pro- cure ure alcoholic refreshments at the th conclusion o of or tho the contests which s usually about 30 p. p m. m Thousands Thou Thou- sands ands of oC these followers have o long to make after tho the game gome gomey gamey b y train or car o often ten not reaching reach reach- ing ng their homo home towns until mid mid- nl tight ht The commission however has as not acceded to the demand md nd recommended that no power b be belven s shen to the civic guards to obtain 2 m m. to my fly t c extension beyond the p. p 5 p p. p m. m opening Hero the Influence ence ace of or the temperance temperance- party part has o prated operated rated with success The gov- gov o of course will support he tho commissions commission's slon's attitude These curtailments tho the ben general ral arly early on week evenings s and th ho continued high prices are re responsible te- te for a a. remarkable falling oft ff f In ln tho quantity of o alcoholic liquor consumed luring during the past few tew ev years ears Excise returns Indicate in- in that hat the tho downward ten len leniency deney is likely I to continue As Asa Asi a i con consequence tho the value of ot 11 I premises es in Dublin and ther thel largo large cities has bias fallen so 10 II sharply that tint recently recent man many public louses put pitt up for sale tale b by auction were vere awn owing to lo the tho as- as low Jow prices offered