The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-14
CITY COUNCIL PUTS N. r. NOR
MAN, A sALooNKEEPER, OUT
OF BUSINESS
Permit to Sell Liquor Taken From
Proprietor Of East End Saloon,
and Place Closed

Quoting the East End saloon at 100
East Main street, was forced to close
up his place of business last night by
Chief of Police Brown, who was act
ing under specific instructions given
him by the city council. Norman's Ii
cense was taken from behind the bar
by the proprietor, and handed to the
chief of police, who carried it to the
city nall and turned over the document
to City Clerk Reynolds.
License Revoked.
When the council was called to Or
der last night, with every member
present except Councilman Mexican,
Councilman Glasford asked permission
to speak, and on being recognized by
Mayor Hunt, he made quite an extend
ed speech, calling the councils atten-
ton to the fact that he had been in
formed by reading the Evening States
man that the proprietor of the Sham
rock saloon had been violating the
city ordinances which prohibited the
employment of women in saloons by
paying a negro woman and her little
child to give free concerts in mis- place
of business. He said that if the story
in the paper was true the proprietor's
license should be revoked at once and
his drinking place close up. He then
took from his pocket a typewriter
document which he passed over to
City Clerk Reynolds, with the request
that it be read. Being instructed to
carry out the request of the council
man, Clerk Reynolds then read the
following resolutions:
Whereas, N. r. Norman is owning
and operating a saloon in the city of
Walla Walla, under and by virtue of
a saloon license granted by the COM
mon council of said city; and
Whereas, Said N. R. Norman has
been and is now engaged in the prac-
tice of selling liquor to minors; and
Whereas, Said n. R. Norman did,
as shown by the record Of the coroner's
inquest in the case of the State of
Washington VS.. Schonleber, give re-
volver to said Schonleber while said
Schonleber was intoxicated; and
Whereas, Said N. r. Norman has
attempted to deceive the officers of the
city of Walla Walla by suppressing
important evidence and obstruct' the
course of justice; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the common council
of the city of Walla Walla that the
saloon or liquor license of said N. r.
Norman be, and the same is hereby,
revoked"
After the clerk had concluded the
reading, Councilman Kirkman arose
and said he did not want to work a
hardship on any person doing business
in Walla Walla while that person was
conducting his place in compliance
with the city laws but he believed that
the council had sufficient evidence to
warrant the passage of the resolution
and he then moved for it's adoption.
Smith Did Not Want to Be Hasty
Councilman Smith expressed the
opinion that it would probably be bet
ter to allow Norman to have a chance
to have something to say before final
action was taken. He did not want
the council to act hastily, but he did
very much desire that all the city or
dinances be enforced. He then recited
several instances where city laws had
been and were being violated in the
city and no attention was taken of
such acts.
Been Too Lenient.
Mayor Hunt stated that he was GER
tain that the members of the council
had no desire to prosecute any per-
son doing business in the city, and
that as long as such persons conduct
their places in compliance with city
ordinances they would not be molested.
He also stated that the council, and
other officials, including himself, had
probably been too lenient in the past.
That while majority of the saloon
men were endeavoring to conduct their
places in an orderly manner, if the
stories printed in the Evening States
man were true, there were some who
were no doing so. He advised the