East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-09
PendIeton's New Saloon Ordi-
nance Furnishes Topic tor
Conversation
FAVORED ON WHOLE BY
BUSINESS MEN INTERVIEWED
Measure Is Both Fayorably and Un-
favorably Criticized by Those Most
Interested-Fcw Think Provisions
Too Stringent-Probabilit OF Its
Enforcement Questioned - Drug
Store and Restaurant Men Ex-
press Opinions.

Now that an ordinance regulating
the liquor traffic in this city has been
adopted by the city council and mas
become a law, the different provisions
incorporated in that measure furnish
the sole topic OF conversation on the
streets today. There is much spec
ulation, too, as to the persons who
will be granted the saloon licenses.
1t is understood that before the pas
sage and subsequent publication OF
the ordinance. there were some forty
or more different men who had sig
nifled their intention of applying Tor
licenses, but II Is very probable that
a number OF these have reconsidered
their resolution after careful peru
sal of that document One particular
deterring clause Is that which re-
quires a $4,000 bond to be submitted
at the time of application. which
means that the applicant would in
cur the expense OF a premium on such
a bond whether or not he was granted
Q license.
The general sentiment among the
business men and citizens OF Pendle-
ton is that the ordinance as passed
IL n I1bSl satisfactory Ohc chS
which reflects great credit upon the
mayor, the city attorney and the
council Some are of the opinion
that in some particulars 1t is too strin-
gent and others think 1t is not strin-
gent enough, but the great majority
realize the impossibility OF a perfect
ordinance and credit the council with
making a conscientious endeavor to
fulfill the ante-election pledges.
Some OF the Views.
Expressions from various business
and professional men on the ordinance
are given below:
Geogre Darveau, proprietor of the
Hotel st. George and who will prob
ably receive both a barroom and a
restaurant license is of the opinion
that the lcensee will be hedged
around pretty thoroughly. There are
two provisions in the new ordinance
which he is complaining about par
ticularly. He does not think that 1t
n Just that he should be forced to
take out both a restaurant license
and one for a barroom also when both
establishments are to be run in con-
nection with his hotel. He also OBJ
JcCtS TO Int ClduSt WHICH thdt
the end OF the bar shall be within
~ feet Of the street line. ~ have six
feet of alcove, in front of my place"
ne said, "and that would give me
but six feet between the end of my
bar and the window" 1t Is prob
able, however, that in his case. should
he be granted a license, that provis-
ion Will not be interpreted literally as
the intent is simply to keep the bar
well up in the front Of the room.
Would Give 1t q Trial.
w. A. Brown. proprietor Of the Ho-
tel Pendleton, and another man who
will probably secure a barroom license
does not think the new ordinance
should be criticized one way or the
other until after 1t has been in ope-
ration for some time. "On the sur
face of the matter" he said this
morning. at seems that there are
some provisions which are little
unfair to the licensee but they may
work out for the best"
County Judge T. P. Giiiiland be-
Meves the ordinance places an iron
band around the saloon business in
Pendleton II the officers will enforce
" u tuo iottot.
Ordinance Approved.
DR.. M s. Kern, when asked for his
views, was emphatic In his approval
Of the work of the council and ex.
pressed his belief that the people al
q whole are extremely we'll satisfied
with the ordinance as drawn up
However" he said. IT would have
very much liked to have seen an anti.
treating clause Incorporated such al
has been done recently in Tacoma
Such a clause Woald have prey
loafing around a saloon and would
have been a protection to the average
man who dislikes to have to spend q
dollar and drink gallon of liquor
every time he steps into a saloon"
Capital" was the way in which
Leon Cohen of the Peoples Ware
house, expressed himself on the new
ordinance. 81 believe the documen
10 q splendid one and no word Of un
favorable criticism should be heart
from the common voice Of the peo
ple," he said.
Restaurant license Too High.
Gus La Fontaine, proprietor Of tn,