The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-25
OTHER KINDS
OF lids"
Extinguisher May Be Applied to
Something Besides Saloons
LIQUOR DEALERS BUSY
State Organization Decides To En-
force All Sunday Laws on the
Statute Books

StdtutC DOOkS
The saloon is not the only thing that
will wear Sunday "lid'-if the retail
liquor dealers have their way.
They propose to have other forms Of
Sunday business don tight fitting
headgear.
Sunday theaters, Sunday sports and
amusements, Sunday cigar stores,
drug stores and other kinds of BUSH
ness, including the street cars, must
obey the law and keep quiet on the
first day Of the week.
This is the edict that has gone forth
from the Minnesota Retail Liquor
Dealers Association. That organiza-
ton met in Minneapolis last Sunday
and decided to have all the Sunday
laws enforced. They have secured the
services of Stan Donnelly, the we'll
known st. Paul attorney, to take
charge of their interests and the indi
cations are that there will be something
doing right away.
The first efforts for Sunday law en-
forcement will be made in Mime
apolis, st. Paul, Duluth and st. Cloud.
If the thing works there. the move
ment may spread to the smaller cities
and the country towns.
This, in nut shell, is the situation.
The action of the liquor dealers was
brought about as result OF the recent
decision of the supreme court under
which the cid" has been pretty
generally applied in Minnesota.
Tom Lally Of Minneapolis, president
of the association, is quoted as saying
in substance that the action OF the
association is not to be construed as
revenge, but that the members want to
put stop to Sunday dissertation.
The method to be pursued by the
association in their effort to secure the
enforcement of the Sunday laws will
be along the same lines as have been
followed in closing the saloons. The
mayors of the cities and towns will be
appealed to enforce all the laws Sunday
strictly and if they decline to do this,
matter may be brought to the attention
the of the attorney general and if
that official feels disinclined, for
any reason,'to act, the governor may
be appealed to personally or it may
be taken into the state supreme court.
There were some five hundred saloon
keepers present at the meeting in
Minneapolis last Sunday. The Twin
cities, Duluth, New Ulm, St. Cloud
and other points had delegates present.
No one from Sank Centre attended.
In this connection The Herald has
secured interviews with all the local
retail liquor dealers relative to the
action taken by the state organization,
and with but two exceptions they favor
it. The exceptions are John Boutelle
and j. B. Schoenhoff, both of whom
are emphatic in their opposition to the
move on the part OF the state associa-
ton. Mr.. Boutelle is a member of
the city council. The interviews
folowl:
T. H. Barrett am in favor of the
movement to enforce all Sunday laws.
l see no reason why we should be
Disseminated against when the laws
stand on the books as they are.
Gunder Jensen-It is no more than
fair if the law that makes US close on
Sunday also puts the lid on other
Sunday traffic. can be counted on
to push with the rest.
Victor Middlestadt- have not heard
much about it but if such movement
starts it seems no more than fair to all.
Henry Rose-Why should we obey
when other things coming under the
same law do not observe it? I am with
the movement if it starts.