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Show PUT "LID" ON ATLANTIC CITY I Gov. John Frnnklln Fort, of Now Jorsoy, apparently hns cinched his claim to half n pago AX or so In history by providing Atlantic City with tho first "Sunday lid" it has ever known. Zjv t jytfytt Heretofore the board-wnlk town has been tho iKttWW widest open placo on this continent, nsldo from Crlpplo Creek. Its 160 saloons, Its gambling iV, sttf houses and disorderly resorts, numbering a bun- SflKftSr drcd or moro each, havo cheerfully torn down WffsSy tno calndnr antl thrown nway tho front door V WVmf keyB ul n0 beginning of tho Bcason, to operate xreiL unmolested dny and night so long ns tho sum- VsSiwaV mcr visitors from nil parts of tho country do- VlVRllsV R'c', ,0 "ck tho tlBL'r or 0,1080 nwn' luolr '"' rfMffk sS IJIjlJII ternal drought. 'Ik vS? ffllllllH' The Pennsylvania railroad Is ono of tho most powerful Influences In tbnt seaside city, and It wanted tho Sunday laws Ignored, becauso that condition helped mnko tho resort popular. So tho officials, city-and county, frankly dolled tho governor gov-ernor who asked that tho stato laws bo heeded. Grand Juries mot, went through tho motions of considering tho matter and adjourned without returning return-ing any Indictments against tho snloonkeepors or other law breakers. Tho governor protested, tho mayor and tho prosecuting attorney chuckled Jovially, and everything was Jolly. But Gov. Fort Is not mndb of tho sort of material that surrenders early. Ho made preparations to dump tho state's soldiers Into tho town on tho beach, and proclaim martini law. Ho was ready to tako away tho authority of tho city and county officials, and make tho town cIobo up at tho point of tho bayonet. bay-onet. So tho Royal Arch Saloonkeepers' order voted to closo tho HO saloons sa-loons they control on Sunday. They asked Mnyor 8toy to co-oporalo with them to closo tho other saloons nnd resorts, and' ho agreed to do so. Gov. Fort had won his fight, nnd tho lid will bo on In Atlantic City for a tlmo, at least. i i |