The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-09

tunnteiy a provision IL made IN the
state law which excmpts the Madi-
son Park district from this reatfie-
ton.
such being the case" said Geo.
IT, King. OF the board OF university
regents. this morning. we are pow
erleas as regents 60 control the sale
OF liquor al Madison Park. being
separated from the university BY
4 body OF water. a liquor resort
there would no. Be particularly de-
moralizing to university students.
but ! object IL It's establishment
there on general grounds
Il am heartily in accord with
Mayor BailinKsra policy OF clean
Ing up the town. / do not think
there should be a liquor resort Of
ans kind az Madison Park. II
would be only the beginning Il
would mean their establishment In
corner groceries all over the city.
as Il has elsewhere. Seattle should
profit by the example % other cities
IN this respect and keep cut Of
such trouble
Chief Delaney. although admit
ting that he would not object % the
establishment Of a well regulated
beer garden" At the park. denies
! that he feels incompetent to control
that blind plg- evil
The police force IL perfectly able
10 suppress all blind pigs az Madl-
- ~ - aaawEa~. H. -
said with emphasis this morning.
There will be no Illicit sale Of
liquor az these places. ~ long al
am chief Of police
some Of the eouncilmen Who
voted 20 grant the license. like
Mayor Ballinger. are unwilling 10
discuss the subject AZ the present
time u. w. Bowen at large. talked
In this fashion when approached on
the subject. simply saying that be
waa working In harmony w1th the
rest Of the license and revenue
committee Councilman Mullen
also a member Al large. when seen
At the Abbott house. grabbed a hat
and went away.
Please le me alone" he said
I've got TO hurry right down to
the meeting Of the street co1smit-
tee at the clss hall
Gil and zblnden talked quite
freely. Gil said
4 voted for the license because
such action was recommended hy
the license and revenue committee
and | understood the mayor wss in
favor OF a. I believe In voting a.
q committee recommends. unless I
know more about the matter AT
hand from personal knowledge than
I believe the committee knows a.
q result Of its Investigations
4 understood that the mayor was
favorable 10 the granting OF the H.
cense as the best means Of sup
pressing blind PIGS. and agree
with him.
Isee no objection 20 allowing
a properly conducted beer garden
nj Madison park. I would not con
sent 20 ita existence AZ Madr0na or
t.esehl park or at any city park
hut there are about ~ 900 Germans
IN this city. They like TO drink
beer IN respectable places. aud I
do not see Why they should not BE-
given the privilege in az least one
park OF the city.
Madison park r. not really a
park. II 10 a resort One woman
and child do not 20 out there where
100 20 20 I.eschi aud Madrona. The
two last named are real parks
where children can pla yamonE the
trees and on the grass. There ~
not much room AZ Madison except
on the sidewalks
There have been blind pigs az
Madison Park for years and the po-
lice department has been unable TO
suppress them. | doubt II Il ever
can. I believe that the best way
out OF the difficulty IL 20 legallzs
one respectable resort. In that case
/ I do not believe that there will be
one drunken man seen on the Madi-
son street cars where twenty are
seen now.
II is impossible for policemen 10
guard against the Illicit liquor traf-
/ fle at such places unless they are
stationed there all the time"
Councilman Burnett. who in the
last municipal campaign made nu-
merous promises that he was OPP
posed 20 the establishment OF aa-
looms IN the parks. thinks he was
perfectly Justified in voting for the
Madison Park beer garden license.
lie 10 declared himself yesterday
afternoon.
Il did not vote az I did without a
good deal Of consideration" he said.