Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-06


mauded.
now THE CITY WAS REFORMED.
Through am the years OF legislation
{ against Che liquor traffic ia Iowa bu-
uuque concerned itself little with res
gard t0 what the law might be- Nheh
/ the present mulct law was enacted
/ following the experiment with ptohi-
bitiou DO paid tho mulct tax, but -o
/ ftr as abiding by the regulations zee
eardng hours of closing, lunch chairs,
tables. etc.. o. concerned, the law might
as well never have been placed upon
/ the statute books
Public sentiment began to crystallzo
for law enforcement about six years
ago Dissatisfaction was shown ln
many quarters regarding the violation
of the law Mayor C.. H. Berg Issued
an order that was obeyed-at times
closing an saloons al II O'Clock eaeh
night
Archbishop j. J. keanc. always an
ardent advocate OF temperance, then
| became active He was vigorously sup
ported by dr. George J.. Cadyi OF the
First Congregational church These
ministers were ably reinforced By tue
clergy OF the city In general Pulpit
orations were delivered in the cause az
temperance and mass meetings were
nNIN. g. a. INdllAill. hltt AllNiAhl 'I 81
tor" father Of the state marshal move
meut in Iowa, came into the field. Dr.
Cady. in order 20 secure information
and data regarding the expenditures oi
laboriug men. disguised himself ana
went among the saloon patrons.
Facts and figures we're presented and
| the demand for more complete law en-
forcement became so general and 81
/ insisteut the saloon men themselves,
/ with few exceptions, began 20 OBJ
/ serve religiously the IL o'clock closing
/ order of Mayor Berg and to remain
| closed until . o'clock on Sunday after
[ noon.
Among the saloon men were several
who rcrsisted in violating the reglla-
/ lions. with the result that DR. Cady
and Archbishop Keane commenced ac-
lively the work OF enforcing the law.
= Injunction proceedings were begun
against every saloon keeper In Du-
buque county Meanwhile the temper
ance advocates. backed by Gov. Cum
MINIS Atty.-Gen. Byers and the Anti
saloon league, We're carrying on similar
work iu other river towns
ENFORCEMENT MADE COMPLETE.
The efforts Of the Dubuque crusad-
ers eliminated I'm the summer OF 1907
| in ana injunction decree closing the sa-
! looms all day sunday and az II o'clock
| each night, aboHshing the free lunch
and placing other restrictions upon
/ the traffic An appeal was taken from
/ this decree of partial enforcement, and
/ the supreme court held that such "a
/ decree was Illegal and ordered that the
] FUN provisions az the mulct law be
I embodied therein This was done and
/ january L, 1909, found every saloon
/ iu Dubuque strictly complying with
] De- "a Ia ~
/ DC ls a long road that has been tray
] Cled, and there are some economic
/ problems 10 De met by the county ow-
/ uu to the curtallment of the income
/ from the mulct tax because Of the re-
dueed number of saloons. but the pres
I emit situation rs not imposing the hard
I ship that naturally might be looked
l Tor lu -0 radical a change and gem
| er1l satisfaction ls expressed.
! The period just preceding the enact
/ meut uf Che mulct law was the haley
/ ou time of tho saloon in Dubuque
Wiih nothing but a government license
90 pag % required only a few humid
red dollars 90 start "a saloon and thirst
uar.Urs puug up Ike mushrooms in
the night An empty building would
| ho converted into a drink emporium In
| the passing 90 - hours
/ Eur following the enactment OF the
/ muiet IgW "a great many saloons were
]
Z there was amy pretcnac at living uT
I t1 Tine provisions OF the law but he.
/ cause the county treasurers office in
sisted ON tho payment OF "a license OF
/ $500 grIr Tho amount necessary
f1r "a years. license under the mulc
| law had been previously regarded "a.
l SUM sufficient 90 engage in the
Wholesale business on small scale
ud WItH tHe number of saloons cur
uII.1 fnUe. 'nf- iu the business beRaI
putting Uu style.
EEoULLECTIONs or CAPTAIN
MONT
10 uua about this time tlmt the wo,
of tH. restaurant man began Cap
| HIu lew Mont "a typical keutuCk
colonel WAS the originator 0f the who'll
m.N lunch system in Dubuque sa
/ looms Mont came 90 Dubuque ln 1884
Hud opened "a saloon in lower Mali
| street Ihe exterior of the place which
had been painted green with
| huge r.d lIeh. in front gave tho sa
loon tha uame Red Light and th
/ Green 'FRONT.'
Fre. lunch had tceu served iu Dub
/ u|ua saloons before but be remaiur
| f.r Mont tu open tho eyes or tho ma
Hk.H AII inD deIlcaclos q the acas0I
were served free. with the provision
tIlT lunch WAS for patrons Of OH
place Patrons were welcome 90 par
| iHkH uf If s1 long as they trausacie
/ business with che aprouca man benin
| fn. mahogany counter. but Def "a pa
lrlu Htirml, 40 roni- in the matt.
! HI purchasing "a drink oyery time D.
! visited IHa lunch counter ana The lou
' Hum of fhr bearded kentuckIan wouI
] mIl.
MnHt mad. a fortune out of th'
place. and aOer he had been non
n.Us U alaut two years ht con
..ttd tnr Id.a That Dubuque was boz
u.uH tHD Imrs Boa the matter of sa
n loon and rasauraut accommodation.
HuUulaItl0u tuHt was n1t0rlOuHl
.h" hut which broke ihe nrst mau 4
pa discover tnlf aoI
'r Mont rented double store buldin