Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
SALOONS CLOSE
TIGHT TOMORROW
o.;.t If Police Wakes up Follow
lnq Expose Of News
This Week.
HAD TO SEE SHEETS FIRST.
uavor Declined to be Quoted on
Subject Until He Had
Talked to George.
However, the Officers VIII Notify
Liquor Sellers to Take a Day
on Sunday.

,,u,orrov the saloons of Salt Lake
,a,, vill he closed. That was the state
,sant made to the News this morning
SO George Sheets, chief of police.
Far the first time for over year the
,.on, and side doors OF the retail liquor
Establishments of this city VIII not
ewing 10 and fro to permit the ingoing
ana exit of thirsty dram drinkers on
the sabbath day
II NAV be merely a coincidence that
this action follows close upon the heels
Of the publication last Monday In the
.vewsu OF the names Of a number OF
saloons and the number Of men drink
,ne inside last Sunday.
The statement then made that In ev-
.rv saloon visited by a News repre-
sentative. and there are lO5 licensed
dram shops In Salt Lake, were from
two 10 40 customers, with an average
a. 10 10 each saloon right along came
as A shock TO the decent element here
II almost must have come as a shock
70 those responsible for such conditions.
WHAT MAYOR SAID.
with tho object in view of ascertain
mu whether OF not the customary ca
,ousIng would prevail tomorrow the
eNews" waited upon Mayor Thompson
this morning and asked whether or not
the saloons would be permitted to run
tomorrow.
In response the mayor said:
"you will have to see the chief OF
police about that"
"But. Mr.. Thompson, do not you care
10 be quoted in print upon such q SUD-
Yet as keeping the saloons wide open
On Sunday7" he was asked.
not until l have talked with Sheets
about t." came the response.
The interview was brief; Mr.. Thomp-
son apparently did not care to take any
responsibility as chief executive OF the
dy o. Salt Lake.
ALEADING QUESTION
On the way TO interview the chief OF
police Detective Raleigh was encoun-
tered.
q want 10 ask you a leading ques-
tlon, Raleigh. Supposing II should hap
pen that on Sunday you noticed sa-
loon open, what would you do about
az
Raleigh smiled comprehensive
grin and then said with triumph.
They amt not agon' to BIO open ter
morrow"
It sounded almost too good to be
true and Chief Sheets was hunted up
for confirmation Of tho astounding ru-
NOR for Raleigh declined TO add any
thing further 10 his statement.
SHEETS SAYS so.
you had better step across the
hal" said Chief Sheets. "and talk to
Capt Burbldge. ] placed the matter
OF closing up the saloons tomorrow IN
his hands. You can say. however,
that there will be no saloons open to-
morrow,
Nov, on the dead?" queried the
skeptieal reporter, rs this statement
jolly?'
The tall guardian OF the peace drew
himself up to his full height and
tried to look severe. Then he laughed
ana said: TITS straight all right"
Later Capt. Burbldge confirmed the
sa'emeI and this afternoon the pro-
pnetors Of the saloons of Salt Lake
are TO be notified that they had bet
yer give their bartenders day OF rest
tomorrow. or take tho consequences.
ms order should be great relief
70 the patrolman, especially those
WHOSE beat Is on East Temple, First
South or Second South streets where
Nuuncllman Martin Mulvey owns and
Vpera'es saloons No more will the
Smoers be compelled to gaze discreet
we other way whenever the doors
" ~ lnese drink emporiums swing on
,Iuay--if the order Is carried out
70 the letter.