The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-11
ENFORCEMENT
Of THE LAWS IN
CUMBERLAND

1t Is apparent that the question OF law
nent one in this town during the next
few months and there seems to be diff
ference of opinion between members OF
the town council as TO the methods to be
adopted to enforce the laws. Last Sunday
one OF the local drug stores was ordered
to close its doors the orders coming from
the chief of police and II Is stated that
he received his instructions from one OF
the members OF the council. The proprle-
tor OF this place objected TO the order and
made an appeal 10 the president of the
council and as a result the chief was in
structed TO keep his hands off.
The trouble was that there seemed to be
a desire to make one particular place' the
object OF police attention. In the minds OF
some people the drugs stores are the
places where the law is continually being
broken. IL would perhaps be unfair TO
state that all OF the men who run drug
stores are the places where the law Is
continually being broken. IL would per-
haps be unfair to state that all OF the men
who run drug stores are I'm this class for
there are undoubtedly exceptions. But
there are frequent complaints that tine
back rooms of these places which are
pense drugs and medicines find their most
remunerative trade from those who de-
sire something besides medicine or 4 they
call IL medicine the patrons require many
doses and large ones at that.
II IL stated that the matter came up
at the meeting OF the town council which
was held Wednesday evening. This meet
ing was called for the purpose OF discuss
ing matters pertaining 10 the proposed
poor children's excursion but II Is claimed
that something besides charitable schemes
were talked over and one OF the subjects
for discussion was the action of the chief
I'm giving his attention to a particular
druggist
one thing is very certain the present
town council is now made up OF a class OF
men who are inclined to allow someone
else to form their opinions. They have
ideas OF their own and they are going TO
express them whenever they feel like II.
The fact that they differ on matters per-
tanning TO the government OF the town Is
no reason to claim that there is any
trouble between the members. Without A
doubt every member is doing what he be-
lieves is for the best interests OF Cumber-
land and IL there are differences in opln-
ion IL is perfectly natural IL is much bet
ter that this should be than that the men
should sit at their desks In the council
room and fail TO have any opinions. The
trouble with the council which had con-
troll OF things last year was that their
opinions were furnished TO them. The
party leaders who manipulated the eau
Gus and the election told them what TO 10
and they did II most obediently except on
one or two occasions and then they got
into trouble because the men who were in
the majority were apparently lacking in
business ability.
There Is no radical trouble in the pres,
ent town council and any ~guments
which may come up are only the natural
result OF circumstances where honest
men differ as to methods.
GONE To HOPEDALE.
The Lonsdale cricket club has gone to
Hopcdale Mass. today for n game with
the team at that place There was a.
meeting OF the local organization last
evening at which time the following were
selected to play this afternoon: Dixon,
captain; Woodhead. Birtles. Howe. Bry-
ant Greene. Thompson Armncld. How
arth. Jones, Phelan, +. lIlndley and j.
Hindley.
LICENSE BOARD NET.
There was n meeting of the license COM
missioners nj the town hall last even
ing at which time the application for
the transfer Of a second-class license
license from Frank Gorousky To Joseph
Chytry was granted The application
OF Joseph Smith OF Central Falls for sec
ond class license on Broad street was
turned down.
Another meeting OF the board will be
held in a couple OF weeks when action
will be taken on one application for
second-class license