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Show THREE SALOONS NOW CLOSED, PEII1 FINAL WORD Denny A. Smyth, proprietor of a saloon at 240 Twenty-Xlfth street, per. eonally pleading on the witness stand for the renewal of his license to Au gust 1, when the prohibition law bo-comes bo-comes effective, today swore to District Dis-trict Judges Alfred W. Agee and Arthur Ar-thur E. Pratt, in reply to searching questions, that he personally had no knowledge of tho alleged "blind pig" bar operated in the cellar of his place. In connection with which he and two others were indicted by the grand jury. Mr. Smyth swore he rented the cellar cel-lar to Georgo Dixon, a bartender, and again rented it to Japs for awhile. Whether they conducted a "blind-pig" bar In violation of law, as alleged, he swore ho didn't know. He said he used a portion of the cellar for torage purposes, but not as a bar. He was represented by Attorneys J. A. Howell and George Halverson. The court deferred judgment on the applications of Smyth, Fred M. Tout and J. E. Davenport until 1 o'clock this afternoon, when the examinations will be resumed. Meanwhile, the three saloons are closed. Under the present status of the cases, the three saloons have no license Mr. Smyth' efforts, though Attorney Attor-ney Halverson, to have his trial on the indictment before Judge Pratt instead in-stead of Judge Agee, failed completely and the two judges were in perfect harmony in tho action of Judge Agee in promptly denying the petition-Both petition-Both judges have emphasized the rule, established when they assumed office, that clients will nota permitted to select se-lect the court in which their causes shall be tried. The two judges also are In perfect harmony in their expressed determination determina-tion to enforce rigorously the present liquor laws and the prohibition law when it takes effect on August 1 |