Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-01
MAYOR SUSPENDS
ANOTHER SALOON
LICENSE 10 DAYS
macs Not Wait for Commission
to Act in Case of Ben
Harris Place.
OWNER GIVEN A GRILLING
z,- Near the Van Acker Joint Sells
Beer on Sunday, II Is
Claimed.

The saloon operated a 81 Seven
..s,th street. under 4 license issued I;
"a, Harris. was closed late yesterday
.re-uooa by officer Charles Ginnane
-,sn Mayor II. VI. Schriver suspend
- the permit for ten days. The clos
inc Of this place followed the suspen
con Of -he license OF the Van AckeI
s.roon. but a few doors south, after {
to,e wrangle by the commission.
The cause OF the suspension, it is
s,sd vas that the place was open on
su,day. and that bottled beer was sold
during practically the entire after
noon.
About 2:SO O'Clock yesterday after
noon q man visited the mayor and told
The Official that he and seven other
ns, had bought beer in the saloon
ua said that eight rounds were pur
tased. and that the men had entered
through a room in the back of the
building.
The mayor. in an interview said
I've 20: the evidence dead to rights
on this man. gave Chief Brinn or
ters 10 close the place, and to have
the screens pulled back so that a clear
view OF the interior may be given.
also told him 70 instruct his officers
nat II they ever see the screens up
within the next ten days 10 kick the
door II and pull them back.
Complaints Before.
we have had a dozen or more COM
plants against this saloon for being
open on Sunday. We made several at
tempts each time 10 get something on
4. but every effort has been futile. and
this Is the first time that ever had
the evidence against him.
The license is issued 10 Ben Har-
rs. but another man has charge OF
T."
About 4:3O O'Clock yesterday after
ECON. q short time after the license
had been taken from the saloon, the
nan who conducts II, called upon the
mayor, and handed the official the pa
per upon which the order OF suspen-
sioa had been written
What does this mean?" the man
asked
1t means this much" replied the
mayor. that your place is to be closed.
for ten days after that-and maybe for
good-we don't know. You've not
been playing the game fair. You
cheated. You we're open last Sunday
and sold beer TO a number of men in
the little room IN the back OF your
place.
Declares No Franeup.
"Ol. no. now don't tell me you
didn't" said his honor, when the man
made a reply that L was framsup. u
know wat you did. / can bring these
az or eight fellows in here now ana
each one OF them can look you in the
eve and tell you that they bought eight
or more round OF drinks in there. They
czn tell you that you were OPEN prac-
ieally -he entire evening. They will
tel you that when they went il that
yol asked them If they were trying 20
ge- you in bad 70 sell them drinks on
Sunday.
And one man viii tell you. the first
fellow that bought. that wnen he laid
50 cents down for the eight bottles Of
beer, you complained Of being short
changed and demanded & dollar, whicl
e gave you.
You know that YOU sold the beer,
ard Il necessary can bring those men
r here"
-But got a wife and family TO sup
port,' said the man, and I want 70 Be
fair"
We'll, Just let ne tell you sometime. .
II you can't make money in the saloon
business, without breaking the law ana .
keepi1g open on Sunday. it's about
lne that you were getting out OF g."
The man offered no further complaint. .
DIT PICKED up the written order and .
walked from the Office.
Mayor Acts Independently.
!; will be recalled that at the meet /
ihs q the council Monday wlea the
suspension OF the Van Acker license T
vas up for consideration Of the cOun-
ol' he mayor deplored the laxity OF
'Le commissioners in regard TO the
suspension OF saloon permits.
yesterday afternoon he took the
laa'ter in his own hands. and as he
I'D once before. in the case Of the bar
a. 1901 Second avenue. ordered IL
'iosed without consulting the other
commissioners.
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