South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
Chief Kerr Calls 80 Into Confer
enCe and Outlines Require
mentS of Nicholson Statutes
LID Slightly Tilted.
MUST LEAVE FULL VIEW
To PUBLIC FROM STREET
Police Did Bit of Rescue Work
Sunday, Returning Fallen
Chicago Girl to Father After
Search of Month.

That some 80 South Bend saIoonists
viii have 10 do more or less remodel
ing of their places of business to come
within the provisions Of the Nicholson
law, is the advice Of Chief OF Police
Kerr dealt out 1T a meeting OF those
SaloonistS called TO his Office Monday
afternoon.
The notice TO convene was served
during the morning by Detectives
huespert and Cassidy. and al o'clock
the chiefs office was the scene OF
a considerable assembly.
During the day the chief had gone
over the Nicholson law with City
Atty. Seebirt. quite in detail. Stained
glass, high windows, screens and To-
cation of bar are among the things TO
be taken into account. The Nicholson
law is the real saloon regulation law
OF the state, and IS recognized by the
Proctor law as such, the latter having
more to do with the manner OF pro-
curing, transferring and cancehng Ii
censes.
Full View From Street.
According To this law the bar 10 "a
saloon must be left in full view Of the
street Stained glass. plants or pic
ture posters; anything that obstruct
the view are under the ban TO that
end. Likewise the screens that ordi-
narily separate the front lobby from
the barroom. This openneSs applies
while the saloon is supposed TO be
closed-nights, holidays and Sundays.
1t is understood that the saloon
owners and members OF his family
may be permitted TO enter the prem
ises on Sunday, TO mop out. clean up.
etc. but no other person shall be at
lowed inside. 1t is rumOred that a
few saloon keepers took the liberty to-
tilt the lid" a little SUNDAY and that
fore the chief.
At the meeting Monday a final
warning would be given, it was eN-
pected, allowing a reasonable time
within which TO make the changes
Police Do Rescue Work.
But the lid" was on tight enough
again Sunday and Sunday night that
the police had but very little 10
do. Since they didn't arrest any
body for violating the liquor laws
and since no raids were made on
houses OF ill-repute known 10 be still
fiourishing they turned their efforts
into an other channel Instead or
calling the wagon and giving scor0
or more of red light" girls a ride 10
the station they made a silent walk
TO one Of the houses and did a bit OF
rescue work.
In other words a pretty girl OF 3
summers a runaway from Chicago,
light house and restored TO the arms
OF her waiting uncle. Her uncle had
been searching for her for a month.
The girl was Sophie Essie; her uncle
is Mike Mattran OF Chicago. He re-
turled with her 10 Chicago Sunday
afternoon.
Located Sunday Morning.
She was located by detectives early
Sunday morning in the house az
112 1-2 w ColfaN av-. conducted by
May Bolger. At 2:3O Capt. Shock
and officer Kemerley quietly stole up
the stairs They were met by q
landlady. Her fright turned to an
ger when she learned that the officers
wanted Sophie, but 10 no avail. Sophie
was found in her room and ordered
to dress and follow which she did
reluctantly.
According to Mattran's story tho
girl disappeared from Chicago about
a month ago, after she had been
paroled from the Home OF the Good
Shepherd. 1t appears that the girl
had been Of a wild nature and had
been placed in the home for protec-
tiOn. Immediately after being paroleI
II seems she returned TO her old
haunts and then suddenly disappeared.
Mattran at once Instituted a search
but was unable 10 locate the girl.
a few days ago a man paid visit
TO a sweetheart in the house on COfaX
av He met the Essie girl and aJ
once rememb bered having heard OF a
search for her in Chicago. After
getting back 70 the city ne ccmmuni-
Gated with MatUan. who Immediately
came 10 South Bend.
The girl is barely and said 90 70
extremely pretty. Mattran is prOprle-
tor Of the American ice cream parlor
| in Chicago