Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-11
SUNDAY LID MAKES
TROUBLE IN THE
PASS CITY
SALOON MEN SAY LAW MUST
BE STRICTLY ENFORCED
Manager Frank Rich of the
Crawford Theater Arrested
for Laboring on the Sabbath
Day.

FL Paso's rather caloric climate has
been made warmer during the past
week by the troubles that have fol-
lowed the putting on of the Sunday
lid. The saloon men nave registered
a VOW that IL they are made To OBJ
serve the law all other business
houses must be given the same treat
ment. Even livery stable proprietOrs
will have to answer for renting rigs
on Sunday. and the saloon men have
laid down the law that ii must be a
whole hog or none"
The latest development was the ar
rest of Frank Rich, manager of the
Crawford Theater and Frand Rich
Stock company. Rich. who Is we'll
known in Albuquerque, was arrested
for keeping the "Airdome.f the out
door theater, open on Sunday.
Rich was arrested after the show
by Constable Manen Clements. and
gave bond to the constable for his
"appearanc before Justice c. w. Mar
shall. The show was not disturbed by
the officers. but it is understood that
action Will be taken next week to pre-
vent the Airdome or any other place
OF amusement being kept open.
A candy man named Booth was also
arrested for selling sweets and ice
cream on the sabbath. The follow
ing interview from the FL Paso Herald
~ = " WV EAAAb'fA IL ~
You cannot frighten the saloon
men with this state prohibition talk,
declared Tom Powers, president OF the
El Paso saloon mems organization. II
wish IL would come TO a question of
state prohibition and | would give ten
thousand dollars to the cause. Prohi-
bition In Texas is the only salvation
Of the saloon men. I'll wager five
thousand dollars that | Will
close the Coney Island saloon. prohi-
bition or not in Texas. and III wager
YOU that prohibition Will never be en-
forced In any city in Texas where
where are over 10000 people.
at will be cheaper for the saloon
men to operate with prohibition In the
state than il Is at present. and we viii
have no bonds to give and no regula-
tons 10 observe. We will then be
outlaws and as such will simply have
TO buy our wav. Now we have TO do
that anyhow and we also have to put
up q heavy license to the state. city
and county. and observe a lot Of silly
regulations. If we had state prohibit
ton the saloon men would simply
have to see, as they do now, that the
right fellows got into office and pay
affine every time the grand jury meg,
and that is all there would be to f.
Now we ave to help the boys get
into office. pay the state a big license.
N EflQnl1H daIlNtfiSf anu the tAiN -
license. and then we have TO- give
bond and close on Sundays and do 2
lot Of things that would not be eX-
pected of us If we were outlaws. rs
we would be with state prohibition m
force. Then IL would be a case only
Of passing out a piece Of money where
Il would do some good. None Of IL
would be wasted on licenses and u
would be cheaper than now
NO. / don't think that We would ne
fined every day for the offense. THAI
IS the state law. but who would en-
force 81?
1T is true the gambling law is en-
forced. but hat came about IN q wave.
Of sentiment similar to that which IS
making the officers go after the
Standard oil company n the rail-
roads. Gambling had its time and II
was forced out. but It is not time 10
force out the saloon man and you
a not do H. Remember how long II
took TO work up anti-gambbng senti-
ment? About fifteen years. Well. say
AZ takes fifteen years to work the peO-
pie up to the same point with the sa-
loon. or even ten. There. we have p
pretty good while to run yet, | think.
and It is going to take that long TO
do ". too.
"A lot OF the people who are max
ing the fight are Law violators just as
1nIfn rs we are 1 NdH Huiit Olt p
man. a man who is helping To lead
the fight against the saloon man, who
rents two houses on Utah street 10
prostitutes. one Of these places has
4 saloon conducted In ID IN violation
OF the law. ! have not said that this
man should be arrested, but he VIII
be II mis- fight keeps up on the sa-
loon men. for he is a violator and W.
are going 10 see hat all are punished
or all escape alike, or we viii
take steps to impeach every peace Of
ricer who fails TO do his duty. Damn
me. I'll spend ten thousand dollars
10 imoeach them.
The saloon men in ri Paso are In
EARNEST about observing the law. "
other people observe u. but We
are going to see that everybody OBJ
the law. Let ms keen our hack
doors open-we don't mind a little
observation-disclosures We viii not
on the cigar men and the soda
men keeping their front doors
nuen. but shut US up tight and we
viii see that the officers do their duty
or impeach every one OF them"
Thus the officers are given the al
tentative Of doing the saloon mems