The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-22
LIQUOR FEES FLOW IN;
Warrington COUNCIL
Order By Wire to Brent. Says Govern
ment viii Not Permit Renewal
of Licenses
BROWN DOUBTS VALUE OF SALOON
''They Will Be Replaced By Blind Pigs
And Drug Stores" Comments
Alderman Bursley.

Alderman Bursley.
1t became known at meeting of
the city council last night that the
government will not tolerate the
granting of new liquor licenses OF
the renewal of old ones.
The council took a decided stand
on the proposition, laying two ap.
plications for renewal on the table
and killing two requests for new IL
censes.
This action however was not
taken until every one of the seven
alderman present, Mayor Parker,
City Attorney Torrance and City
Clerk Thomas Maloy has expressed
themselves on the subject, ranging
from a mild caution from the mayor
to defy hurled at the city clerk by
Alderman Brown to prove that the
saloon tax does bit of good" and
the intimation from Alderman Bur-
sley that blind pigs and drug stores''
are to replace ]egalized liquor traffic
in Bemidji.
Continue to Pay in License Fees
1t developed that the retail liquor
dealers of this city still labor under
the impression that they are to be
permitted TO do business. since last
Saturday the city clerk has turned
in $500 from saloonkeepers who
have paid for licenses previously
granted by the council. 49,
When the council failed to meet q
week ago owing to lack of quorum
it was whispered that an effort was
on to dodge the liquor issue. There
was no indication of such being thu
case last night. There was but two
absentees, Alderman Kirk and Ton
Smart, the formers place as presi
dent being filled by Vice President
Joseph Bisiar.
The liquor problem came up fo1
solution when the application o.
Jesse c. Harrison, Third street,
for a renewal came up.
"Have we right to grant it?'
inquired Alderman Brown.
"Why not?" said Alderman
Klein.
Torrance Tells of Warning.
sin any event, under the cir
cumstances, l don't think we
would be doing right to take a
mans money now for a license"
was the offering of Knute Roe,
alderman from the Third ward.
Gentlemen, if you will give me a
chance to talk" broke in City Attor
ney Torrance, "I'll tell you that
have been informed by Special Agent
Brents that the Indian bureau of the
department of the Interior will not
stand for the granting of any more
licenses, either new or renewals. Mr..
Brents received this order by wire
and the message was received in Be-
midi on November IS. Mr.. Breuts
did not know whether the govern.
ment meant that it would not stand
for saloons doing business under Ii.
censes granted since October Is last
when the closing order was presumed
to have gone into effect, or whether
it meant from the day the telegram
was sent. We do know that license
issued now would be affected.
should say that the safest way would
be to lay the application on the
table,"
Brown Has Unique Plan.
Alderman Brown proposed til.
unique idea of having the saloon mel
pay the city from month to month a
the ratio of S5OO-the license fee il
Bemidji-until the present stocks o
supplies are used up and he appeare'
to be making quite an impressio,
with the council when City Cler1
Maloy Interrupted with:
1T is a strange thing that thi:
body has to be swerved this way
and that simply because somebod.
says something. Why don't 20,
either grant the license or reject it?'
I move the application be laie
" Il q