Show EXACT TIME MAY FAVOR SALOONS I Argument in Police Court Sets Midnight at 1228 If It Samuel P. P Armstrong succeeds In winning his caso case for tor H. H F. F Robinson a acl cl clerk rk of ot the tho Brice Drug Drug- company charged cd with violating tire the liquor or ordinance or- or of oC Salt SnIt I Lake ako b by selling sOiling boor aft after r the tho specified specific closing time midnight mid mid- night the tho saloon men of ot Salt Lako may maybe mayhe be he allowed to keep their places of business business busi busi- ness open until twenty eight minutes past post midnight II 11 F. F Robinson and W W. S. S Stevens for the tho defense defonso stated that they thoy had had sold and purchased 1 beer r at the Price Dru Drug company storo between the tho hour of or I 12 1215 15 and 12 1226 1225 25 Patrolman C. C J. J arlberg testified for the prosecution that he lie had hart arrested Mr Ir Robinson at ut 12 1224 12 24 by his watch for or dispensing beer at tho the soda sola fountain R. R Y Hyde a clerk of or the United States weather bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau gave ave expert as to the meridians passing Jassing through h Salt Snit Lake and also showed that Salt SaIl Lake had Denver Den time and that thaL by meridian measurements Salt Lake was Wal 28 minutes minutes min mm- utes ahead of or sun time Mr oIl Armstrong then produced evidence to show that the thc city ordinance stated that tho closI closing clos cbs I ing n tI time me for tor or saloons was 12 o'clock midnight and that for tor hundreds of or years ears back midnight ht and amid midday was WlL when the tho sun was wa-J directly over the thc meridian hence according to the tho ordinance ordinance nance nanco the tho saloons of Salt Lake should not riot be compelled to close until I 1228 28 a m m. Assistant nt City Attorney E. E A A. no Rogers ers asked that the case caso bo ho held over r until Saturday morning at 10 S |