The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
OPEN SALOON
MUST GO.
But it Isn't Going Very Fast in
Topeka.
1t Lingers on the Doorstep and
Makes Faces.
THAT BIG NEW SALOON
Told About by the journal in
Yesterdays Issue
Is to Be Mildly EnjOined, But
There Are Others.
Awful Sunday Theaters Shut
Is to Be Mildly EnjOined, But
There Are Others.
Awful Sunday Theaters Shut
Right Up Ker-snap.
BUT NO VISIBLE STIR
As Yet Over the Open Saloon in
Topeka.

Topeka people are in a state of agita-
ton. They now realize that they have
to fight the open saloon right at their
doors. They did not realize the true
situation until the Journal expose was
printed last night.
No mass meeting has been called but
some decisive steps in that direction it
is said are to be taken. Secretary
Stephens of the State Temperance union
says that if the committee does not act
at once that the local committee of
the union will issue a call for a mass
meeting.
Many people were surprised when
they saw the Journal article but there
were also some who knew to what a
pass things have come. Though the
men who run the saloon in the Jock
heck place did all they could to sup
press the Journal article last night it
had no effect upon their course. The
doors remained open during the greater
part OF the night and three bartenders
We're busy most of the time.
This morning the doors We're still
open and no one was refused admission
though a man was fixing the outside
door with a peep hole. 1t may be the
intention of the proprietors of the place
to conduct the place with some degree
of secrecy after the rush following pen
sion payment is over.
A Journal reporter visited another
saloon today that is quite as open as
the one in the JOckheck building and
it has the ADVANTAGE of being, on the
julius Anthony at PIC Kansas avenue.
A pretense is made in the front part of
the room to run a lunch counter but
about half back is a partition such as
is used for screens in saloons. Swing
ing doors admit the thirsty and they
find a bar and fresh beer on tap. The
bartender attends strictly to business.
He spends his time in the back room
dispensing liquor while another man
looks after the front part of the room.
The bar is a lpain affair but is is a bar
nevertheless and no pretense to secrecy
is made. All who come are supplied
with liquor and no questions are ask
ed.
A business man who has been around
told a Journal reporter today that
there are at least seven places running
with wide open dOOrS-they are saloons
pure and simple and the police know
they are running.
County Attorney Gilmore told Jour
nal reporter today that he would close
the McMahan saloon. He said that he
had five or six witnesses in sight whom
he thought would give the necessary
testimony and he would then bring
criminal proceedings. Failing in this
he will bring an injunction against the
place and will close it up in that way.
The State Temperance union has lit
tie faith in Mr.. Jetmore. When Secre-
tary Stephens was told what Mr.. Jet
more said he replied: Yes, he has
been doing that for three weeks.
have no faith in him.
Secretary Stephens said this morning.
in speaking of Governor Leedy's posi-
ton on enforcing the law: The fact
that some of the temperance people
asked for the appointment of Chief
Steele and Commissioner Henderson is
absolutely no excuse whatever for the
governors not doing his sworn duty. If
some of the people who asked for the
appointment of these men had the mat
ter in their own hands they would flop
their official heads off quicker than it
takes to say it and appoint others in
their places, and do the same thing
over again if their successors didn't do
any better, and that is just what the
governor ought to do, and would do
if he really meant to enforce the law. 1t
seems strange that after defeat follows
defeat the officials of Kansas never
learn anything. I have yet the first
temperance POpulist or silver Republ-
can to find who has any excuse what
ever to offer for the governors laXity
in the enforcement of the law"