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Show CRUSADE STARTS ON ! RESTAURANT BOOTHS The cm Bad 4 ngalnsl the booths in I the cads and restaurants of this city is Bttli being carried on by the city Offiolftli iflOUgl most of the res taurnnt men have alreal 0dfD.pl led with the nrw ordinance ne nr two of the Chi nose restaurants have not. yet removed the hooths from their places The Bon Ton, one of the largest of the Oriental cafes, was the scene of industry in-dustry today as carpenters worked taking out the booths. While some of the restaurant men have not yet complied, the officials believe it will be only a day or two until I here will not be a booth left i hat doe-, not i nnfnrm to the l&D l p to the hour of noon todav the Vienna Cafe had made no effort (o remove re-move the booths in the plnoe, but it WBI intimated at the city hall that the proprietor had made overtures for nn extension of a few hours time. The booths in thai place are of cherry wood and were put in fit a cost of about $1500. They are open on the aisle side the full width and were perhaps the least objectionable of any of the booths maintained. One arrest wiw made this morning about 11 o'clock, when Sergeant J. H. Kelliher went with a warrant to Ihe Alhnmbra Cafe on Twenty fourth street and placed Long Tom In custody cus-tody for operating without a license. This, however, was only a preliminary' move to compel the removal of the booths. Assistant City Attorney David L. Sline filed the complaint which was sworn to by Sergeant Kelliher. Mr. Stine said : "This will bring him to time if he does not comply with the law, no license li-cense will he granted and the place will be closed. But if the booths are taken out and the license fee offered, I -uppose a license will be granted." |