Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-10
SUPREME COURTS RULING ON
NOON LAW 70 PUT LARGE
NUMBER OUT OF BUSINESS.
ONE TO EACH 1000 PEOPLE
PERMITTED AFTER JULY
Des Meines 70 Lose Sixteen and L.
eensss Will as Boosted to Mako UP
Difference in Recommendations Cities
to Follow Same Plan Of License
Boosting.

Des Moines. June 10.-StXteen OF the
102 saloons operating In Des MONIES
Will be forced to close their doors on
July /. while the licenses OF those al
lowed 10 remain will be raised from
$1,000 to $500 year. as a result OF
the supreme courts ruling on the Noon
law
This announcement was made BY
Mayor James r. Hanna last night. fol-
lowing conference will. Robert Q.
Brennan. city solicitor. Both Mayor
Hanna and Mr.. Brennan, as we'll as
other members OF the city council, are
OF the opinion that the Noon law limits
the number OF saloons in Des Moines
10 eighty -six-one for each 1000 in
1a bitants.
The city council, upon motion Of
Mayor Hanna, instructed the legal de-
partment some days ago to present an
opinion OF the status OF the saloons In
the city after July /. Solicitor Bren-
nan stated last night he had not COM
p!eced his investigation OF the law. but
had gone far enough to become satls-
fec that the council would not be
acting within its legal right in grant
ing more than eighty-six saloon licenses
after July L.
Licenses Expire June 80.
At 10 o'clock on the night Of June
80 all licenses to operate saloons that
have been issued by the city council
during the past year will have ex-
PRED No renewals VIII be issued by
the council. All licenses granted will
be upon new resolution.
The difficult question that confronts
the city council in complying with the
Moon law Is: Which sixteen Of the lO2
saloons in Des Moines shall be ordered
closed?
This question Is the greatest OBJ
stacle the council will have 70 over
come" said Mayor Hanna last night
so far as 1 have been able TO figure
out, 1t Will be UP to the council 10 give
the Oldest saloons and those having the
bes. reputation for being conducted IN
orderly fashion priority over the re-
nainder."
To Preserve Revenues.
With sixteen of the saloons abolished
the city's revenue would suffer de-
crease Of S14.4A0 during the year, Ac-
cording to Councilman Charles w.
achramm, head Of the department OF
ACCOUNTS ana iAiioiiSr, .A.S.ASs --@--
already been anticipated in the appro-
priation budget made out last April to
cover the fiscal year. For this reason
1t becomes necessary for the council 70
raise the licenses OF the eighty six sa-
looms that will be permitted to remain
from $500 to $500 year BY boost
ing the license to 1900 the city would
gain about $1,000.
According to Mayor Hanna, the aool-
ishing Of the sixteen saloons would
cut off one-fifth Of the competition IN
Des aioiIles and add 20 per cent to the
business Of each saloon.
Action in Other Towns.
Mayor Hanna stated last night he
had written to numerous cities and
towns in Iowa about the action their
councils planned to take on the Moon
law. Il discovered" he said. that
many have already cut the number OF
saloons down 10 one for each 1000 in
habitants and raised their licenses.
Three cities In particular, recall, have
raised their saloon licenses: Cedar
Rapids from $500 to $1,000. Waterloo
from 1920 to $500. and Creston from
500 to S210Q"