The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-11

VIII Mayor nailinFer veto the
Madison park liquor license bill II
Il ~ passed BY the eounclli
In face 90 the storm Of protest
that has arisen against the measure,
viii the council have tho temority
20 pass ~
Are the lakeside resorts. for years
the principal breathing grounds %
eeAttic's stay at hounes during the
vacation months to be converted
into beer aardensf
Will the Rallinger administration
deliberately sully lts name BY 60
tahiiahinE a system OF liquor dis
pensaries On the parks and suburbs
OF the cityf
These are the questions that are
being asked hy Seattle ritinens with
the welfare 90 the city az heart. and
TO-DAY o. being fought cut the great
est battle between the saloon ele-
ment and the home owners ever
waEed iu the city. Evrry council
man Is today figuring out what he
win 30 when tho license bin CONES
mp ia the council for final passage
Monday night. With some Of them
u viii mean the making or ths
hrcakinK % themselves - public Of
ficiais
IRE councnmsn are talking the
tcntter over among themselves ana
with thelr anxious constituents n
those Who voted FOR the measure re-
main stssdfast Il VIII be equivalent
TO their accepting the brand q the
brewing companies. n after tkkinE
the stand they already have they
change their vote they will have 10
stand VI under the charge made By
the whisky element OF being trim
rasrs"
one thing - sura. n the council
passes the Beck license ordinance
they viii be confronted with the
greatest
DEMONSTRATION or POPULAR
nISAPPRovAL
ever seen IN this city. That IL why
thwy are 80 busy today Henry Beck.
who wants the license that viii give
him tho privilege % selling beer az
EeAttie's most popular park 10. per-
haps. buster than any Of them. hut
he IL not fighting IN the open.
No. have not a word 70 gay TO
The star-not a word" 10 remarked
this afternoon 20 a star man es he
left Councilman Crichton and BENZ
nuen At the corner Of Third avenue
and Pike street and walked across
the street 20 see Councilman Null
len.
The mayor. also. ts siiii silent re-
Kardlng his part IN the matter.
There SCENE % be a tendency to
misconsfFue my motives" he said
4 mHs.H a. -
20 discuss the matter In the news
papsrs-
ia the report trus. Mr.. Mayor.
s-at ths Beck license. as has been
the case with all other licenses.
wAs first submitted 10 you AID
Chief Delaney for spprovaiT'
mo. 1T ~ NOT" replied Mayor
BarinEer. "As I HAVE SAID BE
PORE THE MATTER HAS NOT
COME BEFORE ME OFFICIAL
LIZ"
Neither he nor Beck would say
anything about the report that IN.
latter had appeared before the
mayor and gained hts tacit approval
Of his license 10 sell malt liquors
AT Madison park.
whsn License Inspector Marsh was
asked n he had first submitted the
Beck license. - he had been In
sfructed BY ths license and revenue
COMMITTEES. 20 Chief Delaney before
the committee met.
HE REFUSED TO ANSWER
the question.
The counciifnen who voted for the
license mfili adhere 90 the statement
that when they ala 90 they thought
the mayor and the chief wished the
license passed. although most u
them admit tat they thought the
proposition was a good one. anyhow.
Every section Of the city la flood
Cd with star petitions by members
OF the Anti-Ssioon League and all
those Interested that no saloon shall
be permitted A. Madison park. are
taking a hand IN the matter. The
sentiment Of the public against such
a move on the part % the city coun-
ell Is growing rapidly and siGners
are being secured In great numbers
Calls FOR PETITIONS
are being recsiysd by the league
every hour OF the day and many are
being returned 70 the officers Of the
Organization filled with signatures.
The interest working people are TAX
ing IN the campaign r. wonderful. as
also IL that Of men who are IN the
habit o. drinking. but who say that
they desire ths parks kept free from
liquor
Tomorrow the churches Of the city
will take the matter up IN order 70
increase the force Of the movement
10 prevent the license. The pastors
Of nearly all the churches IN tho
city will deliver sermons on the
question 81 the forenoon services the
Sunday schools will take the mat
ter up and the evening services Of
several Of the churches Will BE- de-
voted 20 the work.
A. all these meetings the Star
petitions viii be presented and
thoss IN attendance will be asked
10 sign them. The campaign viii be
carried on up 10 Monday night The
petitions are TO be called IN Monday
aftarnoon and the number Of sign
ere counted IA order 20 lot Mayor
Baiiinger know just how many PEG
Al. "A 80 sss.koIN flNa NaafYmufffsU ~