The herald., 1895-02-11
BEER and BOOZE Banned
The Flowing Bowl Illegal in
Pasadena
NO STEMS NOR SMALL BOTS
A Mass Meeting Endorses the Prohibitive
Ordinance
Or. David Starr Jordan Preaches--Events
of the Week--News
Notes.

Pasadena, Feb. 10-The union mass
meeting OF the churches of the city for the
purpose OF considering ways and means of
enforcing ordinance No 900, regulating the
sale of beer and wine in this city, was
held this evening in the M. E. Tabernacle.
OF late there has been much agitation by
the W. G. T. U. and other organizations
over the violations of this ordinance,
which has resulted in the arrest of three
restaurant keepers and the imposing of
fines aggregating $500 by the City Re-
corder. This, however, has not satisfied
the prohibition people, and they have de-
termined to keep up the fight until
strict compliance with the law in every re-
spect is secured. Some of the drug stores,
as well as the restaurants, are included in
the non-ordinance complying list, and
more developments are looked for.
Mr.. A. r. Metcalfe, who was an
nounced to speak on the ordinance, be-
ing unable to be present, Justice Mer-
riam took his place. He read the now
famous ordinance No. 900, and explained
its working from legal standpoint. He
believed the trainers OF it thought it repre-
sented the prevailing sentiment OF the
city, and that all should unite in seeing
that it is enforced. In order that this
with no let-up.
Mr.. j. @. HobbclS took the subject
How Shall the Ordinance be Enforced.
He considered there were four important
means: Namely, the courts, alertness, i'm
partiality, and an enforcement comm it.
tee. He considered that the courts were
ready and willing to enforce the ordin-
ance if sufficient evidence is brought be-
fore them. All should be treated alike,
the restaurant man should not alone be
prosecuted, but drug stores, hotels, and
all places where violation is committed
A committee to attend to the enforcement
is all important, and if good men are put
on, the work will be carried out.
Upon motion of r. W. Clarke COM
mittee was appointed by the chair to sub
nit nominations for the enforcement
committee, consisting of Rev. N. II. G.
Fifer, Mrs. McGlass, DR.. w. ID. Turner.
The following names were submitted by
the committee as a permanent committee
to see that the provisions of the ordinance
are enforced: G. A. Gibbs, G. M. Parker,
A. L. Hamilton, George Taylor, 7. Hob
son, DR.. Grinnell.
The relation of ordinance 220 to the
business men of the city was discussed by
Mr.. A. X. Nash. The fact that Pasadena
has no saloons has been advertised all
over the land, and that fact has brought
hundreds of families to this city. 1t is a
eood business policy and should be en-
forced. The storm center is rapidly near
ing Pasadena and the good people must
b. up and ready for the fight. The
whisky ring stands ready to spend any
amount of money.
Mrs. Griffith spoke on behalf of the
homes of this city. She considers this
the most important institution which de-
mands protection, and made very eff
fective address for the exclusion of the
liquor traffic. We are flying under false
colors. We are not a prohibition town at
present. She did not approve of the law
which allowed the devil tour hours out of
the twenty -four in which to work his
ruin, and cited several instances where
great harm was worked. The mothers
are not satisfied with ordinance 300.
President Charles H. keyes spoke on
the relation of the schools to the ordi-
nance. He considered the matter under
discussion should not be made the cause
of any class, either prohibition or mod
crate drinkers. The effort should be CON
fined to the enforcement of this ordin-
ance if any good is to be accomplished
with his work in connection with rhroop
Institute. In all parts of the state he
had found the fact that Pasadena has no
saloons to work great benefit to the city,
The proper thing is to go to work and
see that this ordinance is enforced, and
not use the newspapers so freely in adj
vertising to the world that Pasadena has
"A stain on her fair name. The statement
that one hundred families have come to
this city on account of no saloons is I'M
dcrrated; it runs nearly thousand.
Rev. c. Il. Lebbetn of the Friends
church spoke for the churches of the
city He considered that the churches
should lend moral support in enforcing
the present law. The meeting closed with
benedicton by Rev. n. III. Fife.