The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-12
Three AMENDMENTS
To LIQUOR LAWS.
Anti-WinerO0m Crusaders VIII
Appoint Committee to Present
Measures to Legislature.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD.
Mrs. q. X. Lake Scores City Of
iicials for Lax Enforcement If
Ordinances - Clcrgymcn
Review Situation.

! The Antl-WlnerOom Crusade held pup
| lic meeting at the First Pr"sDytsfidi
| Church Sarah street and Washington ave
| nues. last night. There was large AT
tendance and much enthusiasm was dis
| played IN the movement.
| The feature Of the evening uae an address
| BY Mrs. -. Il. Lake. president of the Cdth
| olic Woman's Temperance Union. upon th'
| evils existing Ia -. Louis. which have theii
origin In the wineroom. and the lower ordeI
Of szilDuHs and dance halls.
In the audience were many clergymen 81
all denominations. Short speeches by seq
eTal ministers were made. Dean Carroll VI
Davis OF Christ Church Cathedral. secretary
Of the WinerOom Crtisadc. read amenfments
to certain existing liquor laws. which are
aimed to remedy the evils and abuses. II is
the Intention Of the crusade To appoint q
committee to present these amended laws to
the Missouri LEGISLATURE end endeavor 10
obtain their passage. More than fifty prom
inent citizens, who were IN the audience
voluntef red to write TO Governor Dockery
and members Of both branches Of the LeSb'-
lature. urging upon them the necessity o'
passing the bills. In the course Of the mee L
ing "A handsome sum was collected 10 be
Father Coney's Address.
The Ieverend Father James 7. Coney.
president 81 the crusade. opened the meet
ing with an address.
I'VE have reason to hope" he said. THAT
Mr.. DOckery and the new Legislature viii
make laws favorable to the cause. The
recent saloon closing. in my opinion. does
not amount to much. the places suppressed
were what might be called small fry or
those whose owners have no political in
fiuence 20 back them. We want the TO
toriOus places closed without discrimination
There IL nothing to show that the Tx
cise Commissioner has ever been In real
earnest in suppressing wineroOmS. II he
and the police had been In earnest and done
their duty the evil could not have lasted one
week. We do not want prohibition. but
simply the enforcement Of the laws relating
% Hcuor traffic"
The Reverend William Short. pastor Of
St Peters Episcopal Church. said: Il
would like to know where the balance or
power lies between the Excise Commis-
siOner and tho president OF the Police
Board. one blames the other and claims
that the needed reforms should come
through him II either Is approached. he
promptly refers the applicant to his con-
temporary. and thus 80 Is continual game
OF battledore and shuttle-cock. with the
result that the conductors OF dives ere
given an open field for their vocation. The
better element OF the city must combine
and assist in the work now on foot"
The Reverend W. h. PalmOre answered
certain statements in a letter written by
f. VI. Crunden, librarian OF the St LOUIS
Public Library. TO the effect that at the
last meeting OF the Anti-Wineroom Crusade
he had "unintentionally misstated" fact re-
Iatirg to a dance hall ON Eighteenth and
Olive streets Ard a saiobn and hotel on
Seventeenth and Olive streets. which insti-
NFt.
lie Library Board. Doctor Palmore said
that none of his remarks on the subjects
were unintentional. and he was very GER
tain that nothing had been misstated. He
related at some length what he had seen
at these places when he visited them IN
company with member Of the Executive
Board. and that he had numerous witnesses
10 corrobOrate ali he had seen ard said re-
gardine them.
Mrs. Lake scores city Government.
Mrs Lake. in her address. reviewed the
evil as Il existed In St. Louis and the rem
edies possible TO apply TO II. She scored
the municipal government for its failure
to correct the f1aring cases Of violation Of
the LIQUOR laws She referred TO the pres
ent Mayor as "a big "buffOOn." and rated
the Police Department for not enforcing
the laws and putting down vice within its
reach. She said that II the police and
other city officials and tho State officers
combined In doing their duty there would
be no need Of any movement by private
citizens to preserve the morality Of the city.
The first Of the amended laws read by
Dean Davis provides that no dramShOp
keeper shall be allowed TO have any musical
Instrument whatever in his place: neither
shall he permit boxing or other exhibitions.
nor have a pool table or gambling device.
No electric wire tube connection with
any one outside may be had. and no dan
cling or singing OF playing on musical instTu-
ments shall be permitted. Any one violating
the provisions shall be punished by fine ami
revocation of license. and the amount OF
his bond be turned over TO the School Fund.
The second amendment provides that no
dramshOp keeper shall be granted a license
who carries on his business after the ex-
piratiOn of the license previously issued. or
whose license has been revoked for violation
OF any Of the laws governing dramshOp
keeping. No license Will be issued to per-
son to keep a dramshOp In any building
used for immoral purposes or gambling. II
after license Is granted the building in
which the saloon is located should be used
for any OF the above-named purposes, the
license shall be revoked.
The third amendment provides that ap-
plication for n license shall first be made TO
the Excise Commissioner as required by the
State laws. The Excise Commissioner shall
then refer the application to the Board Of
Police Commissioners. who. IL they approve
IT,. will indorse approved upon the back
Of IL, otherwise 81 is 20 be indOrsed dis
approved"
Among the other speakers were the Rev
erend +. DuckwOrth. pastor Of ST. James
Episcopal Church. and the Reverend VIII
liam J. McKittrick. pastor of the First
P.esbyfo-fal Church