The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-14

clats the task that has been under
taken BY the mayor and chief and
u RELIEVE THEY THOUGHT
THE ESTABLISHMENT or THE
BEER GARDEN WOULD he THE
BEST MEANS or ERADiCATING
THE BLIND PICS II they thought
20. THEY MUST SINCE HAVE
LEARNED THAT THE TEMPER
or THE PEOPLE Is DECIDED
LY AGAINST SUCH AN tSNovA-
TON do not believe that the
Germans Of the city want any spe-
ciAl privileged There are as0 or
2fe saloons in the city. and do
not believe that am hoay's health IL
endangered from inability % obtain
spirits.
4 have lived nine years on the
Lake Washington shore and I have
spent a good deal Of money In les
Improvement believe II 10 de-
Etined % become the finest resi-.
dsuee section Of the city. but II this
license IL granted even az one park
u viii depreeiate the value Of every
foot - property along the shore
4 do not think that under the
circumstances u would be- right for
the mayor "a put you 10 any tss, or
you 10 put him TO the test Hs
should not try 20 pu, you IN a hole
or you 10 put him there n he has
made a mistake. DO not Try 10 keep
him IN the hole"
Judge Alfred Battle. Mayor nal
fingers Law partner. aino spoke
against the measure Mayor naiiln-
ger BY the way. was not present
Judge Rattle said he vas not ap-
pearinE IN behalf Of anybody else.
bat thought Il was . mistake 70 sell
liquor anywhere along the lake lie
thought the principle was wrong
He said that he sometimes thought
the council had too much power.
but thought that n wished 10 carry
out the desires of the people He
said he could easily understand how
the council might have made = mis-
take. - In this ease. IN dispasinE Of
the multitude OF matters that cone
before H.
John " Powell formally entered
the protest u the Civic Union. and
then said
= happen 10 live two blocks from
Madison street and two blocks
from the lake. From my door 7
can look Into the rear exit Of the
Madison Park pavilion know
that other people around there be
sides myself do not van, a beer
Eartlen IN the pavilion. You know
that n this matter we're submitted
20 the people n would be unAni-
mousiY voted down The people
don't want ~ Who doea1 I am
willing 10 20 down town 10 get nv
liquor or else 20 bring II home.
NOT AN EXCUSE
THE EXCUSE THAT BLIND
PIGS CANNOT BE SUPPRESSED
~ No EXCUSE II the pigs are
80 blind that the police cannot find
them they cannot do very much
harm. In restricting the sale of
liquor az the pavilion 20 beer II IL
admitted that the free diapenaation
OF liquor AT the park r. wrong.
There seems 20 be an impression
that half a saloon can squeeze
through"
J. y. Jones. representing rest.
dents of Renton hill. said that the
people there needed protection from
such conditions "a would be I'm
posed by the establishment OF the
beer garden He said the Rsnfon
hill people opposed the measure on
the grounds chiefly that patrons OF
the line would be Obliged 10 come IN
contact with intoxicated aud pro-
fame men.
Richard Mansfield White. Of the
city council committee OF the Civic
Union. also entered a protest In be-
half Of other members although he
stated that he vas no "antl-saloon"
man
Rev. ?. l. Wharton ~ the First
w. = church. and Coroner corwln
3. Shank also spoke The latter
represented. he said. the ~. 600 pe0-
pie Who had protested against the
license. and particularly the people
living close TO Lake Washington.
Or 1nomH presented The Star
petitions against the license. Tho
bundle waa 30 bulky that the
aorEennt-at-arms slunR n across his
shoulder 10 carry II 10 the commit
tee clerk As Corwln s. Shank