Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-18

halls where checks good in saloons are
issued must be closed. Action will be
taken at once. The mayor and chief
Of police have agreed to put fifty men
Mt my disposal at any time to raid any
place in the city. Raids will be made
without fear or favor.
Just one more decision was made
this morning and for that ! claim
all responsibility. am going to make
n determined effort to close Chris
Hansens and George Judd's saloons.
| will appear before the city counc1i
with affidavits from men who VIII say
that they have played games OF chance
for drinks in the rooms adjoining Han
SENS East Locust street saloon. upon
this showing hope to have the license
revoked and the saloon permanently
closed. / will also fight any effort on
the part of Mr.. Hansen to re-enter the
saloon business. Mr.. Judd Will meet
the same opposition from me. Inc sa
loon men who imagine that the mulct
law may be violated IN Des MONIES
without fear of attack will better be on
the lookout.
"Nhy. do you know ] am informed
that the card room back of Hansens
place and contiguous to 1t opened up
NOT more than fifteen minutes after
the raid by the police yesterday AZ
ternoon? am Informed that TINS man
Hansen says his saloon permit canno.
be revoked. AS to that l cannot TELL
but IL the city council OF Des MONIES
will let that man continue running
saloon they will do 1t after vigorous
protest and the protest will be heard TO-
the furtherest corner of Des MONIES.
The idea Of that man opening UP not
more than fifteen minutes after he had
been raided and running In open de-
fiance makes my blood boil.
Saloon Men Approve It.
"Two Of the most prominent saloon
men in Des Moines have called upon
me today and announced that am 40
ing good work They say for me
to whale away at the saloons that nave
gambling and betting room attach
ments. They declare to me that the
way some saloons in Des Mo1nes nave
been run has been caution ana that
they are surprised that the good people
of the city have not opened the nght
sooner. They say that they have been
uuaking for fear a fight would start
which might end in closing all the sal
oons in the city / have no desire to
close the saloons in the city.
1.-THE fight will be conducted against
places where I believe that the state
law is being violated.
"There is no politics In this attack
upon the wine rooms and no Interior
motive" said the mayor this morning
ct is true that I have informed JUS
tice Duncan that he may have the po-
lice officers of the city force at his dis
posal at any time he desires to make
n. campaign against wine and card
rooms"
Chief Jones said yesterday morning
that the wine rooms nave no stand IN
with the police force and that any place
in city may be pulled" without fear
or favor.
Judge Duncan's effort to close up the
Hansen and Judd saloons will be made
next Monday morning at the session OF
the council. This effort is supported by
Judge Duncan alone although it was
stated Yesterday morning that city
officials will not go back on the justice
even in this fight and will help in get
ting the evidence in the case to-
gether.
Hansen is Power.
Chris Hansen has been a political
mower in East Des Moines. He helped
elect Jerry Hartenbower to the may
orality and has backed many so-called
independent candidates. Mr.. Hansen
is a democrat He said yesterday NOR
ming that he has nothing whatever to
do with the room in the same building
with his saloon, where it is charged