The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01
ARE FOR FURTHER REFORM.
MINISTER'S NOW WANT SUNDAY
CLOSING LAW ENFORCED.

AcAAOh IN the MuNtstF OF VA III ID n =
and Ask That Similarly Effective
Measures He Taken Against sun
day Liquor SeIIinG-ActinE Mayor
Tiedeman Says That the Order for
Sunday Closing, Read "A Week Ago
Is still in FOrce-Supt Screven Re
ports All Gambling Houses Closed
Rev. BasconI Anthony on the Stu
alton.
The Mayors order to the superintendent
of police to close the gambling rooms and
keep them closed appears to be an entire
success. The gamblers, and they are the
best authority on the subject, report that
everything is closed down and that thcte
is no business in their line doing anywhere
In the city
Yesterday was the first day on which the
order was really put to the test as some
of the gamblers took fun advantage Of the
twenty-four hours notice given them and
continued business until the expiration Of
the time limit. These were the policy peo-
pie. who had made sales Of tickets preW-
Gus TO being notified of The order aud who
felt that in justice to themselves and their
patrons they should give the wheels a final
turn to decide the winners and losers.
The sports say that they are all losers,
under the present order Of things how
ever. with everything closed down tight
and no chance TO make an honest dollar
they feel that there is nothing left 10 do
but to shake the dust of the city from
their feet and seek other fields ana pas
lures green. This they are 10th 10 do. Sa-
vannah is a good town and the sports
know it. There is a something in the at
mosphere, which exactly suits the temper
ament of the genuine sport and which he
does not find in many other cities in this
section. 1t is likely that the majority Of
the sporting fraternity viii hang on for
a while with the hope that there will be
some relaxation which win allow them TO
resume their old pursuits, but in a more
quiet and more subdued manner. The
birmingham men, who opened up a keno
and general gambling house on Broushton
street recently, have closed their place and
left the city.
Reported Rooms Closed.
Superintendent of Police Screven report
ed yesterday to Acting Mayor Tiedeman
that everything was closed and that the or
der was being carried out 90 the letter.
There seemed TO be no doubt in his mind
when he made the report that such was
the case, and the facts seem to bear him
out.
1t Is evident that the ministers are not
content to stop with the victory which
they have gained Ia the matter OF gam
bling rooms. There is one other thing of
which they have complained under the
present administration, and under former
administrations as well, and that Is the
lax enforcement of the laws re.aung 20
the sale of jiquor on the Sabbath.
Dc ftrbf 81 H.
ministers will express their appreciation
to-day of the vigorous and effective ac-
ton on the part Of the Mayor in refer
enee to gambling that they will urge that
the same vigorous and effective measures
be taken to suppress the sale OF liquor
on the Sabbath. They have ample evil
dence to the effect that the law has been
freely disregarded in the past and while
there was some improvement on
last Sunday as the result of the
reading of the Sunday ordinance
TO the police they are inclined to believe
that this Improvement was more apparent
than real They argue that similar no.
tice to the saloonkeepers that the sun
day ordinance must be strictly compiled
with, and that effective measures win be
taken TO enforce compliance viii have O
like good effect.
sunday Closing Order in Force.
This view of the ministers was mentioned
to Acting Mayor Tiedeman and Stunt
Screven, and they were asked if any spe-
cial effort would be made TO enforce the
Sunday law to-day.
THE order which was read 10 the Dolice
last Saturday night Is still in force" said
the acting Mayor, land the police viii
be expected 10 enforce IT, think the or
dinance was observed last Sunday"
supt Screven said that the same meas
ures viii be taken to enforce the ordl-
nances this Sunday as We're taken last
Some comment Is being made by some
of the sports who are shut out of their
accustomed resorts and by others who
would decidedly object to being classed as
sports on the ground that the turf ex-
change is allowed TO continue its OPERA
IONS publicly and without interruption,
the assertion being commonly made thar
the exchange, or pool room, is the greatest
gambling institution in Savannah. both as
70 the amount of money handled ana the
profits obtained. The pool room occupies
the peculiar position of being licensed by
the city and OF not being included under
any state law against gambling The At
lanta authorities have been waging quite
war upon pool rooms under city ordi-
nances, though it is understood that the
warfare Is to be suspended during the
holding Of the state fair in that city in
order not to discourage horse racing.
lion. j. J. McDonough introduced bin
% wv last SNoSioH OF tfle iH2lSl0tuTo to e1rO-
hibit pool rooms, which very narrowly IS
capped becoming a law. The bill was pre-
vented from passage by some hocus-pocus
III the committee room on The plea thar il
was too general in It's provisions and won d
interfere with legitimate horse racing in
the state. The local pOolroom now PAYS
the city 81 O00 license annually. AT one me
several years since, there were two rival
pooi-rooms, and the license was raised 10
S2000 year. one of the poolrooms dropped
out and the license was dropped down TO
$1,000, since which time there has been no
competition. Having licensed the ex
change for a year il is NOT likely thac
Council will undertake 20 legislate against
H. but those who are opposed to gambling
In all forms might begin a campaign for
prohibitive license in the tax ordinance for
1900, or for an ordinance prohibiting pool
rooms to become effective Jan. l.
SUNDAY BARROOMs COME NEXT.
Rev. HnScOua AnsEouv Outlines fho