The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-17
rRE sxvExrn SALOON LlcENsE

Il MOTHER saloon license has been
"a granted In this city, making sev-
en- all told.
Whether the city has tho s.60i pop
uiation necessary to make Il right to
srant q seventh license docs not APP
rear.
According to the much criticised
charter there shall be In Klamath
Falls not more than ono asloon to
each 1000 population or major rae
tion thereof.
Thus. In order to grant the White
Pelican bar Q license through James
II. priscoii. the number Of people iu
this city should b. s.Soi.
II anybody can prove that this city
has that number OF people Il would b.
. pleasure to have such proof for the
public.
While Il would seem to b neces-
sary. under tho circumstances. for
some sucient demonstration Of the
amplitude Of the city to b furnished
to the council In order that Il be en-
abled to act inteliiGcntly. Justly and
legally on the proposition. Il 10 evi.
dent that the councils member are
not greatly interested In that part Of
the matter. which. BY tho way. 10 BY
some folks considered vital part.
Il b easy to assume that the city
has any certain amount OF popula-
tlon II the one assuming has no regard
for the facts. There d some pleasure
In . loyal citizen being able to use the
granting OF q license TO q seventh -.
loon a. IN argument that the city %
growing rapidly. and has reached over
$500 population without knowing
that he 10 arguing on premise which
10 mere supposition. or q conclusion
drawn from nothing but the purest
imaIination.
Il 10 . pretty safe proposition to
take that there are not s.60i people
living IN klamath Fails. Il 10 the 20
sition that the council should take BE-
fore granting . license to . seventh
saloon. but apparently the right thins
was distastefui to the council In this
instance. and was therefore kept In
the background. II was bogie at
which the city fathers shuddered. and
they turned their back upon Il.
Maybe tho councilmcn figured that
~ the legality Of the city charter has
been attacked . number Of times that
II was not . lawful and binding char
ter. and that. therefore. they need pay
no attention TO Il. Il ID very easy to
say that the charter II lawful II you
want to act under II. and Just ~ free
OF difneuity to say that II 10 mo
good. and you can do ~ you please.
IL you do not like the provisions Of 4
a. they apply to the matter In hand.
Layisg aside tho question whether
the council can by the amrmative
votes Of only hve members make any
proposition binding. In this instance
there seems to have been q tenden,y
to discriminate.
Only yesterday the Oldest hotel in
the city marked the probable Close Of
its existence BY an auction sale OF IL
This II the Lakeside Inn. the build
Ing being owned By the Linkville Ho-
tel company. In which Evan r.
Rsames. Alex Martin Dr.. and Charles
Q. Moore are the principaa stockhold-
err. One Of. the principal reasons that
this hotel has quit II because Of the
di0culty that has been In the way Of
lts getting . license.
Mrs. n. Mcmillan. its proprietrsss.
had vished to retire from business
the. Arst Of the year. but IN order 10
give the landed company . chance 70
either sell or lease the property. she
stayed In possession and continued
business.
The company was unable to cell or
lease because there was no chance OF
getting . license. 30 the occupant Of