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Show MAYOR BARS -SALE OF LIQUOR" JUJE5 "It Would Be Unfair to Let Saloons Be Open While the Merchants Close," Says Ferry NO LIQI'OR will be lawfully sold in Salt Ijake June 5, registration day, between the bourn of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. An order to thia effect was issued last night to all the aaloone In the city, plaited by Mayor W. Mont Ferry and Chief of Police J. Parley White. Leading aaloonmen of the city are indignant at the order. A few Intimated Inti-mated that they conaidered taking steps to ascertain whether they could ba compelled to cloee without an order from the government. Others stated that they would obey orders under pro- , teat and considered it an Imposition a and an Injustice, considering the brief time which remained for them to ile-poaa ile-poaa of their stock before tbe coming of prohibition. " "I think it la the proper . thing to does the saloons while the registration la in progress." ssld Chief White lest night. "The governor of the state hss declsred eiune i to be a holiday. It would be unfair to ask the merchants to close and allow the saloons to remain re-main open. The order will be enforced to the letter." Mayor Mont Kerry said: "The spirit of the day Justifies this order. It Is a day consecrated to civic duty. It lends aid to the atep forward wntcti the nation na-tion Is now taking. The voluntm- sya, tern of securing an army and navy has broken down, and registration In order to prepare for the aelective draft 1 has been found to be neceasary." The order forbidding the sale of liquor on Juno e follows: "L'nder Ihe federal law . aetting asids Tueaday, June . aa registration day and also smder tha nroclamatlon of the governor 1 of the utale. all persons and plates , holding liquor licenaes will be prohlb-- prohlb-- lted from selling liquor . on that day ' between the hours of 7 a. m. and t p. m." Mayor W. Mont Kerry. Thief Of Police J. Parley White. "I do not believe they have a legal right to cloae us up on that day. aaid C. R. Batea of 174 Houth Main street. "If it la not a federal order I think It Would be well' for the saloonmen to certain just what right the chief of police haa to officiously order us to cloee down on that day. It Is certainly n Injustice the way the liquor men re being treated, considering the abort pace of time remaining for them to dispone of their stock." i Carl I -oil In of the laollin buffet. 1? Bouth Main street, aaid: "We would rather keep open, for it will not be long before we cloae down for good. Wf course. If the order stands we will obey It and cloae down - durlpg the hours set aalde. I fall to see the motive mo-tive for this, and do not believe that It la essential to tbe welfare of the state. - Charles Riley of the Elk LJ q nor company. com-pany. 21 Mouth State street, said: The order 1 abame, coming at this time. Of course, we have nothing to do but obey the law. The aaloonmn Will probably cloae, but under protest." |