Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
LID ON AT GLEN ECHO.
"Blue Laws" Enforced at
Nearby Pleasure Resort.
|ALl ADJUSTMENTS CLOSED
Sheriff Mullican, With Two Depu-
ties, on the Scene.
PHONOGRAPH MAKES MERRY
Says Things Not Regarded as Com
plimentary to Officers, Who Take
Umbrage and the Record.
ALL ADJUSTMENTS CLOSED


The lid was on at Glen Echo Park yes
terday. None Of the amusements wa.
opened. George w. Mullican. sheriff o
Montgomery county. accompanied b,
William r. Emory and Merwin Counsel
man. deputies, arrived early in the morn
ing and notified the park authorities thai
any employe who opened a place OF
amusement would be placed in arrest an,
taken TO Rockville. The warning had il:
effect. and no attempt was mace TO oper
any of the shows"
Mayor Garrett of Glen Echo arrived a,
the park shortly after 10 O clock. He was
met by Sheriff MuIlican at the front gate
and as they walked down the boardwalk
to the pavilion photograph was filing
the atmosphere with it's shrll notes
Mullican stopped and listened.
Photograph Says Things.
He gazed at Mayor Garrett for mo-
ment and the mayor of Glen Echo looked
amused. The record was repeating fol
the amusement of the assembled crowd
it's said. something on the order of the
following: I'VE will run today in spite OF
the deputy sheriffs, who are nothing but
grafters. We will run every Sunday In
spite of all the deputy sheriffs and graft
ers in Montgomery county"
Mullican, glancing at one of the en-
ployes of the park. directed:
Take that record off the machine"
NO. / WON'T was the answer.
Mullican looked as though he did not
know what to do Mayor Garrett. how
ever. relieved the situation by also re-
questng the employee to remove the Of
fensive record. This was done at once,
and as the young man placed the rec
ord nearby shelf preparatory to
using another the sheriff of Montgomery
county made flying leap over the low
railing in front of the booth and snatched
the record before the astonished employe
could make move.
Sheriff Retains Record.
Give that record here" the park at.
tache demanded, but Sheriff Mullicar
calmly put it into his pocket and started
down the boardwalk toward the dancing
pavilion. Then several of the attaches
appealed to Mayor Garrett to recover the
record, but the mayor declined to inter.
fere.
The mayor and the sheriff then walked
over the grounds and found that every
thing was closed. In the meantime Dep.
uties Emory and Counselman reached the
scene and the sheriff left for a short
time
Early in the afternoon Mulican reap
peared and, with Mayor Garrett, took q
comfortable seat in the dancing pavilion
where he had panoramic view of the
entire grounds and amusements.
Il don't suppose anything will start
now" the sheriff remarked dryly.
The deputies had reported that every.
thing was quiet in all parts of the park.
Quintet Holds Lid On.
Sheriff Mullican, Mayor Garrett and
Deputies Emory and Counselman were
joined by Deputy County Clerk Borgess.
who journeyed from Rockville to see the
lid put down.
Mayor Garrett grew reminiscent of the
days when autoists sped by on the Con.
duit road and Collins would yank then
before the tribunal lever near the peo
ple.''
Deputy Clerg Borgess. told of one OF
the latest incidents i'm connection with
applications for a license to wed at Rock
vile. Mr.. Borgess. has charge of thai
branch of the office business.
Thus Glen Echo passed a Sunday under
the blue Law of Maryland, the only place
in the state, 1t is said, where it Is beine
enforced to the letter.
"Waltz Me Again." Is All Right.
II am ready and willing to try all cases
which may be brought before me-" Mayor
Garrett said late in the afternoon He
had hardly finished the :entence when
the musical instrument at the carousal
started suddenly with Waltz Me
Again. The sheriff and his deputies
looked up and the mayor remarked
THAT seems to be a violation of the
law
Sheriff Mullican did not think so, as
the services of an individual were not re-
CURED to start the instrument, it being
done by simply pressing a button. In
fact. the sheriff said he enjoyed the
music and felt quite sure the mayor and
rest of the gathering were as much
pleased as he He said the situation
needed little music to drive away dull
care.
Shortly after o'clock the sheriff re-
marked: Back to Rockville for mine. -
and leaving his deputies he started by the
electric car line for the Maryland town.
During the afternoon. 1t is said the
deputy sheriffs took the names of two
young men serving soda water, but this
could not be verified. 1t is expected that
the officers will listen to the pho ograph
record taken by the sheriff and later con-
suit attorneys to whether the park
management is responsible for the re-
marks uttered by the instrument