Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-18
| NEW LAW NEEDED.
senator Neeb Thinks the Next
legislature Will Take
Prompt Steps
10REEISE THE BLUE LAWS
luty Ofsthe Newspapers to Keep the
Question Agltated.
FCLUREsSE OUT DETECTIVES.
wO Very DiSreputsble Looking Characters
in the'EaSt End.
'OSTS RAILWAY OPENED YESTERDAY
rCLUREsSENDS OUT DETECTIVES.
wO Very DiSreputable Looking Characters
in the.EaSt End.
OSTS RAILWAY OPENED YESTERDAY

ne Sunday newspapers, He thinks it vii
esultin making the, law so obnoxious tha
will be changed to suit the present az,
nd no one, he promises, will make create
forts to do so in the Legislature than he
Ir. Neeb introduced the measure allowing
he sale of soda water and similar thing
nto the last Legislature and he believes i
he newspapers had given it proper sup
.ort, il would have been carried. The bill
My lacked one vote of passage in tn,
Iouse and went through the Senate with :
ig majority.
''The law of 1894 is practically considered
dead letter in every part of Pennsylvania
kept Allegheny county," said the Senator
-esterday. 'It had been forgotten fol
ears until resurrected By few bigoteo
aen who imagine themselves public bene.
actors. | am in favor of Sunday observ.
nee, but not Sabbath day Oblivion. The
aloons should be kept closed and would
e kept closed without Law and Order
;ocetv. The police attend to that and
hey do Ii admirably. I think laboring
aen. as far as possible, should be given a
est on the seventh day, but don't believe
hey should be put in solitary confinement,
T what would be virtually the same.
- al t-istzkeS OF the L. & o. Men.
The Law and Order League went a step
90 far when they commenced prosecuting
poor women. crirples and children that
sept lemonade and fruit stands open every
'av in the week. The next wrong move
hev made vas 10 close tie soda water fount-
gins. and ihe last has been the crusade
caiust the Sunday newspapers. They will
ever survive the reaction, aud there will
pe mighty Few mourners over their depart
ire
The bill I introduced last winter pro-
-idel that soda water. mineral wafer and
SIMILAR harmless drinks could be sold on
Sunday. Such provision IS needed in any
arSe city, because it is almost impossible
q get i drink of water on hos day. The
Representatives from the cities realized its
necessity and gave il their support, but the
country members were afraid Of their con-
siituentS, and, rot needing any law of shat
kind themselves, they opposed il. The
vote IL the Senate stood 50 20 6. In the
Eouse there were 102 votes for it and 103
we're necessary for passage. Several Of the
country members came TO me and said that
personally they knew my bill was right,
but that their people did not understand
the situation.
I.rws TO BE Changed at the Next Session.
"If the thing is properly agitated, how
ever, L think there Will be no trouble in
getting suitable law passed at the next
session Of the Legislature The newspapers
can create proper sentiment by explaining
the situation and l think there will be no
trouble in getting the country members,
especially those east Of the mountains, in
line. The Senate by its vote on nv bill in
dicated what it will do and the people
should see that the members of the House
who are to be elected next fall are willing
to support a movement that will effectually
sidetrsck the few bigoted individuals who
style themselves the Law and Order League.
Il do not believe ii would be good policy
10 entirely wipe out the law of 1894. am
in favor of an American SUNDAY protected
by laws suitable to the people of the present
age. The sale of newspapers and other lit
erature, soda water, the running of street
cars, the electric light, telegraph, tele-
phone and messenger services should be al
lowed: but labor that is not necessary for
the accommodation of the public should be
prohibited. Newspapers have become nee
essities, and it seems to me there are verv
good reasons for believing that the courts
will decide so. A Steubenville Judge
has ruled that ii is necessary for man
70 get shaved on Sunday and surely it is
just as necessary to read a paper.
No Reason to Fear the Bogie Man.
''The word necessity is as big as the world
itself II is Just as necessary for a man to
be intelligent as IT is TO live, and to be in
teiligent it is necessary to read newspapers
The legal meaning and the meaning in fact
may be different, but whatever the condi-
ton, there is no reason for the Sunday
papers to get scared. All 1 am afraid of is
that this agitation will cease before the
Legislature meets, and that there will be no
move to get better law. 1 will introduce
the same bill did last year, at any rate, and
if supported by the newspapers, will pro-
pose something more fsr-reaching"
A couple of Agent McClure's freak de-
tectives were seen prowling around in the
East End yesterday, and ii is not known |
whose name viii be profaned this week with |
informations made against them. The men |
were noticed as soon as they came into the |
neighborhoOd. They were at first thought |
70 be Pennsylvania Railroad tramps, and |
there was some talk of having Them ar
rested for vagrancy, but Mr. Matthews, the |
newsdesler, recognized them and lowered |
even the reputation they got from appear |
ances, by stating that they were Law and |
Order detectives. The most disreputable !
looking of the two had red hair, matted to- |
gether like sea weed and combed about |
the same way as hay stacked up |
for winter use. His face was freckled so !
thickly that it was impossible to see the face |
for spots. Over it all was the uniform of |
Law and Order detectires-a goodly cover |
ing Of mother earth. His trousers at one |
time would have been in the height of |
e. h. :. i i
constant wear have made them as "wholly'' |
as the religious cranks who have taken it |
upon themselves to protect the Sabbath |
day. --
Rip Van Wrinkle in Bad Company.
His comrade in disrepute could only be |
compared to Rip Van Wrinkle after he got |
awake. While it is not to be concluded |
that he was as old as Mr.. Winkle would |
be if he were living now, his ap-
pearance and mission would indicate that |
he was resurrected from an eighteenth cent
ury tomb to give the present Inhabitants of !
earth few pointers en- law and order In
justice to both him and his comrade, it should |
'e stated that If they had been soaked in
ammonia water for couple of days, put
Trough Turkish bath, shaved and dressed
II civilized fashion, they would probably
lave been fairly respectable looking beings;
out as they were, the police officer who
didn't pull them in as suspicious characters
failed in his duty.
When they made their appearance in
couple of newsies were de-
tailed to watch them. One of their first
moves was to move themselves to the pave
ment in front of Matthews place. They
found the store closed. Mr. Matthews Had,
long before the usual time, sold cut his