The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-02
SCREEN Are
RE-INSTALLED
Saloonists Refuse to Stand
for the Ordinance
Old Law DISCOVERED
Claim Made That Screens
y Must be Installed.
Arrests are Sure to Follow and
a Test Case will be Made by
Some of the Saloonmeu.

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be bitter fight between local retail
liquor dealers and the police de-
partment, was FREQ today wnen sew
eral saloonists came out in open
defiance to the promising new screen
ordinance which went into effect last
Saturday night.
Abel and Coonrod, it is said, were
first to tear down the white flag and
hoist the red. This firm claims that
the police department was not salts
fed with the manner in which they
equipped their partition and this
morning notified them to remove the
bar from the lunch counter. A stub
born resistance was imediately Of
fered and the propretors later in
stalled the chairs, dice boxes and had
the colored glass replaced in the
partition. Another saloonist followed
suit and at the present writing there
are two places that are running in
open defiance to the ordinance.
The saloonists claim that the city
cannot enforce the ordinance and
that they will carry the fight to the
Supreme court before they will tear
down their screens. A prominent
attorney stated today that where the
law has been tested in such cases the
saloons have triumphed and his ver-
sion was that the ordinance conflicts
with state law which demands that
saloons have screens in order to pre-
went children, passing on the street,
to get a view of the bar.
Chief of Police Levi Cornwell stated
this afternoon that the fight will be
waged to the bitter end and II there
is any possible chance, the ordinance
will be enforced f.aAffidavits will be
filed against the offenders at once
and we expect to do our duty to the
full extent in this matter, remarked
the chief today.
Mayor Scherf had little to say on
the question, but he remarked that
the ordinance will be tested So fal
as he rs concerned
The action Of the saloonists today
came as a great surprise to the city,
executive as well as many citizens
IL was thought that the liquor mel
would submit quietly to the ordin
ance. Heretofore the police have eX
Iperienced little or no trouble in gain
ing their demands and the move cam
today as a storm from a clear sky
A local saioonist stated today tina
the ordinance has been a failure s,
far as it has gone and that 1t wa
thought best to stop it before it goe
any further The liquor men seen
confident that they will come out ol
: top in the fight which will follow
and the contest will be watched wit
great interest throughout the state.
When several prominent saloonist
were interviewed today they de
clared that the action OF Abel an
!Coonrod and others was not the re
suit of any agreement but they simpl
did 1t at their own Will. Many Q
them claim that they are satisfie
with the ordinance and will allow tn
transparent glass to remain in thei
: partitions, whether or not the cit
n makes II compulsory.
The first affidavit on the strengt
of the new ordinance was sworn OF
today when Chief Cornwell file
charges against Herman Feudner, a
leglng that he has failed to allow
light to burn at the rear OF his bf
Z after closing hours. thus not giving
n clear view OF his place.
Feudner appeared before Mayo
N Scherff at 2:3O o'clock this afte
X noon. 1t was decided to carry h
E trial over until o'clock next MOI
y day morning.
III The question OF whether or n
b the saloons could be compelled
close on the day of the specl
city hall election next Mond
arose at police headquarters
q day Many OF the saloonmen clail
ed that owing to the fact that
is not to be regular election,
would not be necessary for the
to close their doors. The matt
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