The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-30
WARNING SOUNDED
Liquor Dealers Association
Will See Law Enforced.
Several Victories WOn-0thers in
COntemplation-ElectiOn Day
Closing Law.

AT the trial yesterday of the cases
against Joe Terp and W. w. Whipple, for
selling liquor without license, both de-
PENDANTS forfeited their ball. $2j each, no
defense whatever being made. After
court number of lawyers and several
members of the Liquor Dealers Associa-
tion had quite discussion of the subject
One of the leading members of the asso-
citation stated the position of that body
as follows:
1--WE are paying high license for the
privilege of doing business-S40) per year
in advance-and we feel that we are en-
titled to the protection we are paying
for. 1t is well known that there are
many restaurants in the city which serve
wine, beer and also by the bottle with
meals, and also that in these same places
box parties can procure liquors by the
glass. Instances have been well estab-
lished where people have berome intoxi-
Gated in these boxes. shaking dice and
buying liquors by the glass at all hours
of the night. For all this the saloons are
blamed, when the fact is that the better
class of dealers will not sell 20 intoxicated
persons. Restaurants are not the only
violators of the law. Drug stores and
corner grocers are also In the swim, and
will be reached later on.
to force is the prevention of the sale
of liquors and cigarettes to minors Young
men and boys under age can procure
these articles from others than regularly
licensed places and since we are compell>
ed to observe the law, and as 1t is law
that should be observed, we propose to
see that outsiders keep 1t.
Furthermore, we propose to see that
the state law, requiring the closing of
9ll saloons and places where liquors are
sold, on election day, is enforced 10 the
letter.
"ALL TAKE WARNING.
That this position of the Association will
enforced The law provides that for
! these offenses the informant shall re-
criye one-half of the fines imposed and
to earn a few dollars
Several attorneys concurred IN the opin-
ion. that, legally considered, the position
of the association was quite and entirely
correct. The city charter and ordinances
are very plain and he who runs may read.
1t was also said that it was not Fair or
tust to ask high license of dealers and
then permit others to do a greater
amount of business, perhaps. without
paying any license at all, and as in one
case. not even the government license
Wnen restaurants were only feulnB an
occasional bottle of beer to a customer,
who wanted it with his meal nothing
was said but the liquor men now com
plain because they were not content with
that but branched out into he retail
business generally. On the question OF
the sale OF liquors on election day,
THE LAW READS,
That 1T shall be unlawful in this state
for any person TO barter, sell, give away. |
or in any manner dispose OF any intox-
icating liquors on the day Of any general
or special election OF state county, or
municipal officers, within the state. dis
trict, county, or corporation in which |
such election is held. ."-Hllls Code, Ore |
gon. Sec 1910.
This is the general law Of the state
which the Liquor Dealers Association |
propose TO see Is enforced at the coming |
city election. A prominent attorney re-
marked last night that while the law
had always been outwardly observed IN |
Astoria, there were many open back !
doors, without even a wicket, and that I
the strict letter Of the Law required the
closing from midnight to midnight, |
though the custom in Portland as well as !
here was to open the saloons after the |
closing OF the polls. The movement, any |
way, he thought was a good one. and |
should be commended.