The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
MAYOR Will NOT
GIVE UP BATTLE.
THOROLY SATISFIED SUNDAY
CLOSING rs BEST.
Seals Doom on Hopes that He Would
Tire Of Sunday Closing Policy by As
sorting that Results Are Up'to Fond
est Expectations Less Sunday
Drunkenness than Before Already OBJ
served.

Friends of the open Sunday who have
been hoping that Mayor Jones will
eventually become discouraged over the
showing Of his Sunday closing order
are doomed to disappointment. More
over, those who have predicted that
his policy will sour on his hands are
likewise in line for regrets, for the
mayor is thoroly satisfied that every
thing is all right, or at least is tending
in the right direction.
In speaking Of these two policies to-
day, the mayor was most enthusiastic.
HThere has been a steady increase IN
the number Of arrests from all causes
since the first of the year. he said.
This has applied to every class Of
arrests about equally. It means one
Of two things: Either Minneapolis is
becoming more criminal or the police
department. is more active. Chief Doyle
of the department. and myself believe,
in fact, we know, it is the latter.
The men we have put on beats have
been told in no uncertain manner that
they must produce results. We do not
want them to arrest everybody in sight,
but they must keep their districts in
order, make arrests when necessary and
be able to SO present the facts that
conviction will follow. - We are salts
fed with the showing that is being
| made and believe the general public is
also. .-z
Gin the matter of Sunday closing !
have no apologies of any sort. The first
month Of the order has made good. Dur
ing October there were fifty eight Mon.
day morning convictions for drunken
| ness III police court for arrests made
| Saturday and Sunday. There were
five Sundays in the month, but by tax.
| ing cut the largest; Monday record
| which was seventeen on Oct. 9, the
month is still ahead Of November, when
the total was thirty-six. This showing
is not due to any attemp t to make. a
structed to arrest all open DRINKS, ever
tho it was necessary to secure specia,
J additional quarters to hold them anl
additional wagons had to be secured tc
be used as patrol wagons,
\ "We have had as yet no great
amount of trouble from the outside and
st. Paul DRINKS, tho ten arrests were
made Sunday by the South Side detail
These DRINKS were picked up at Sew
from the St. Paul cars. I shall not in
terfere with the outside resorts in Hen
| nepih county, but as soon as they begir
dumping DRINKS into the city limits
and cause trouble, we will, handle the
matter here in the city without gloves
During the month the North Sid,
station had four Saturday night drunk
and one Sunday drunk that came from
Keegans lake. At the South Side sta
tion there were SIX Saturday nigh
DRINKS and eleven Sunday Nine o:
+ the latter were picked up after leavin!
st. Paul cars. -
I The East Side station had two Sun
j; Iday DRINKS for the month and the Fifth
precinct station at Lake street ant
4 Third avenue 8, none for any cause
The Central station had the balance
| but the total showed less Saturday ant
less Sunday drunkenness than usual
Z This is in spite Of rigid orders to thu
I patrolmen to see that the city is or
Ederly. I do not think the town is goinl
J to the dogs. ~ 80" car -