Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-25
A Plain CAGE Where Serious
Injury Is Done By Attempt
to Make the Saloon Closing
Order Obnoxious,
HUNDREDS OF TOURISTS
SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED
|, M, Fee Cited to Appear in
Justice Court Today Because
He Sold Glass of Soda Water
to Man Taking Medicine.

A party of distinguished men were
visitors in Albuquerque last night.
They were the guests of the city, and
particularly of the Commercial club,
for several hours, and their visit here
was of considerable Importance. They
are California men of high standing
and the good they can do this city in
connection with the coming irrigation
ngres is hardly to be measured by
the simple courtesies extended them.
Because these gentlemen desired to
see the musium and curio rooms the
manager for Fred Harvey violated the
sunday law, as a few people are seek
ing TO force its Interpretation, last
night when he opened the museum
and conducted these visitors through
it. He did 1t at the urgent request of
members of the Commercial club and
of the visitors themselves, and it is
not likely that there Is any one in AL
buquerque who will care to make com
plant because of il, but in this eu1-
nection there is a much more serious
side to the Interpretation now sought
to be placed on the sunday law by
the few people who take the position
that IF ! close, o will have to
close, too"
Yesterday the California limited ar
rived in Albuquerque with more than
100 passengers on board. When the
train stopped practically every pas
Senger went directly to the Harvey
museum and curio rooms. The place
was closed and a sign appeared on
the door. Closed on of Jun
day law"
The Santa Fe railroad has advertis-
ed Albuquerque from one end of the
country to the other. solely on the
basis of the existence of the indian
building here. II has arranged its
limited train schedule so that the fast
trains stop here from half an hour
to an hour. solely that passengers may
see this building; and incidentally see
Albuquerque. The stopping Of these
trains for an hour here means money
to Albuquerque. 1t means what is
worth far more han money. II means
far-reaching INK valuable advertising
of the highest class. The closing Of
this building on one out of the seven
days of the week Is a pretty serious
matter, for people travel on Sunday
just as they do on Monday, and they
come through Albuquerque on sun
day just as on other days. 1t is not
TO be believed. and interviews with a
great many business men gives no
ground for the belief that there is a
business man in Albuquerque who de-
sires TO have this building closed, GER
tainly not a business man who has the
interest of Albuquerque at neart, and
according to the opinions expressed
yesterday by a great many business
men who We're seen by a representa-
tive of the Morning Journal II is time
that the effort to stretch the sunday
law began TO get a crimp put i'm IT,
Ordered To Appear in Court.
l. M. Fee, who conducts an ice
cream, soda and candy business in
the Walton drug store. was ordered
to appear i'm Judge Craig's court this
morning because yesterday afternoon
he sold a glass of soda water 10 an
elderly man, who according to the
version given the Morning Journal.
purchased 1t In order to take a dose
Of medicine. This man. with a COM
panion. is said to have entered the
drug store and purchased a box of
headache tablets. He asked permits
70 take one there. and turning to
the soda fountain, bought a glass of
water. A deputy sheriff. who
was in the store at the time, at once
Mr.. Fee to appear i'm court
his morning to answer to a charge Of
violating the sunday law.
Time for Action.
1T seems to me" said a well known
mess man last night. in discussing
this case. that II Is time we find out
what this Sunday law means. II
necessity. as written into this law.
means, as many courts have held il
To mean. whatever contributes TO the
health. comfort or happiness. phys
ical or mental. of mankind. | fail TO
how the selling Of a cigar or a
Of soda water. or a nickel's
worth Of candy car be a violation of
the law. 1t is TO be hoped that this
matter can be tested in some way very
and I hope It may be brought
about In the present case. There +
no doubt that public sentiment he~
the closing Of saloons On sun
day, but I have failed to find any SEN
titnent at all against the sale OF mag
azines. candy and ice cream