The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-17
THIRST PARL0R5
! MAY Be CLOSED
Capital Is Likely to
Il Be Without Any
u Saloons.
IrUY MAY BE DRY AS
j OLD POWDER HOUSE
JSerator GaIIinger Has Intro
d duced Proposed Excise Law
Which Is Drastic.
BY RALPH M. HILLSIDE.

Ry Leased Wire to The Tribune.
eV WASHINGTON. April 16.-What would
ION think of a dry Washington? Can
,rou conceive it? II by any chance Sen
ptor Galinger's proposed excise law
tbould pass congress. Washington would
d. so near dry that visitor from Geor
eia or Kansas ,would feel perfectly at
Nome. Under Its provisions no liquor
hnay be legally sold within 1000 feet
III n public schoohouSe, owned or occu-
hied as whole or in part By the District
Sf Columbia public park, publc play
lpround any private school, college or
University. or any place OF religious wor-
shin owned or occupied as whole or in
hart by a religious society or orSau2a-
liion for regular public worship, measured
between the nearest entrance To each by
ithe shortest course of travel betWee en-
such places OF business and public
schoohousc. public park, public play
ground, or any private school college, or
university, or place of religious worship,
nor shall any license be granted for any
place confronting the capitol grounds or
Inc grounds Immediately surrounding and
connected with any building or buildings
owned or controlled by the United Stales
OIL the District Of Columbia FOR public
purposes. or located directly opposite any
government reservation,
Just take your guide map OF Washing
ION and figure ont how many saloons
would he possible under this provision. y
few might squeeze i'm In the outskirts.
but the stranger would have to add the
cos; OF a carfare or two and the pay OF
a guide 10 The price OF his drink before
he could place his foot on the brass rail
and make known his wants 10 the man
behind the bar. 1T is held that this sec
ton alone would prevent the granting OF
licenses To any OF the hotels or clubs of
Washington. rs they arc all within 1000
feet OF public park. public buildings,
college or church.
Tho other provisions OF the bill are
equally drastic and far-reaCh!ng. y
high police official is quoted as saying
that under this act every saloon in the
city OF Washington could be closed forth
with. VIII congress pass the bill? The
answer is THAI congress has a petit jury
beaten seven ways from the ace. so Ear
as certainty Of action is concerned.
II is almost pitiful TO sec tho state Of
mind 10 which their recent misiOrtuncs
have reduced the Old Guard in the house.
and some OF the mean Insurgents are
taking advantage OF the condition of
'iumps" which makes the regular" have
FUN With them. MurdoclS. Lenroot. Nor
fls. Stecncrsou and their chums can
cause a shivcr OF dlsmay 20 run up and
down the backbones of the followers Of
Uncle Joe most any time. For example
The other afternoon Norris, PoindeXter
and Murdocll met by accident a the head
'of the main aisle. and Norris said: "Gt'S
lunch time. ! want YOU fellows 10 go
down with me- They stopped and
talked about the weather and the crop
outlook IN Kansas and Nebraska. and
thc regulars" perked up. The trio
clged oYer toward the scat occupied By
Cary Of Wisconsin. another "insurecnt" !"
u was perfectly innocent and accident
al and Cary wasn't in the conversation
Then they Ieft the chamber together.
Instantly one Of the Cannon lieuteuautS
hurried over 10 Cary.
Say old man. what's up?" he asked
in perfect Innocence.
What do you mean demanded Cary
IN perfect Innocence.
Why. what were yOu and those chaps
figuring on before they went out? Spring
ing somcthing?'
Cary saw Il. oh say" he protested.
you couidnt expect me to tell YOU
could you? Ill Just tip it TO you straight
That something is going 10 drop righl