The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-12
SALOON MEN WILL
CLOSE ON SUNDAY
LICENSED DEALERS so DECIDE
AT A LARGE MEETING.
Organization Effected to Bring About
a General Observance of the Liquor
Laws-Committee Appointed to
Confer with Crusaders with a View
of Having Prosecutions Dropped.
Another Meeting Tomorrow to
Which All Licensed Dealers of the
County Are Invited.

Ninety-one of the one hundred and
seventy-nine licensed hotel-keepers Of
the county met in Durr's hall last
night and decided to close on Sundays
hereafter They also authorized the
publication of a request to all hotel
keepers In the county to keep closed
on Sunday. The notice will be found
in the advertising columns.
The meeting lasted from s o'clock till
11.15. Many of the prominent central
city hotel-keepers did not attend and
sent no word of their sentiments In
the movement, but those present ex-
pressed themselves as feeling confident
that when 1t is seen that the organiza-
ton is earnest and determined to eff
lend their support.
Nothing definite was decided upon
further than that they should organize
to protect themselves. Just how this
will be done was not agreed upon, but
it was the sense of the meeting that IL
the authorities do not accord them this
protection, steps will be taken to force
them to do so.
THE FIRST STEP.
AS a first step toward bringing about
the desired result, those present agreed
to close their places on Sunday and
have all other licensed dealers do like
wise. They were satisfied that every
licensed dealer is not only willing but
anxious to close on Sunday and will
do so at once and permanently If they
are given any reasonable assurance
that their neighbors, particularly the
irhl ,r,;l In
A committee consisting of Fred Durr,
Phil Coyne and ]. ]. Padden was ap-
pointed to wait on E. b. Sturges to
discuss the matter of settling the cases
brought by the Mems union against
the licensed dealers. The committee
will endeavor to see MIR. Sturges to-
| day.
Another meeting of the new organz-
alton will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 230 o'clock in Durr's hall. 1t Is eX-
pected then that all the licensed deal
ers of the county will be enrolled. In
| anticipation of this they called it the
| Licensed Liquor Dealers association of
| Lackawanna county. The officers are:
| President, Fred Durr; first vice-presi-
| dent, +. J. Horn; second vice-president
| r. p. Halligan; financial secretary. AL
bert Henne; recording secretary, ]. S.
McCabe; treasurer, Jenkin Harris, SER
| geants-at-arms, James Twiss and j. j
Morris.
| At yesterdays session Of the grand
jury cases in which the following were
| defendants were passed upon: John
| Clark, Scranton street; Ellen Evans
| North Main avenue; Thomas Cosgrove
North Main avenue; James ]. Padden
Washington avenue; Adam Wasner
South Side; Bridget Cook, Seventh
ward; Ortzel & Ross, Lackawanna ave
nue.; Fred Durr, Lackawanna avenue
j. T. Kennedy, South Washington ave;
nue.; E. ]. Horn, Franklin avenue
James Hughes, Carbon street. A re.
port will be made this morning, it i.
expected.
| ANOTHER WARRANT ISSUED.
Alderman Fuller yesterday ISSUED
another warrant for the arrest of p
j. Gibney, of North Main avenue, wht
is charged with selling liquor on Sun
day and selling without license. Mon
day Mr.. Gibney was arrested and en-
tered bail for his appearance at cour
before Alderman Kellow. When tn,
time came, however, for turning in tn,
warrant and bail-piece, Constable Tim
othy Jones, in whose possession the!
We're supposed to be, declared that h
did not have them, although Constable
Rooney, of Alderman Kellow's court
says that Jones had told him he haC
them in his pocket.