El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-26
SOCALLED CLUBS
OPERATING WITH
HIGH HAND HERE
For S85 a Year They Run
Day and Night, Sunday
Included; Make Money.

Numerous socalled social and ath-
ietic clubs Of FL Paso take out a gov
eminent license for. which they pay SIS,
and a state charter for which they pay
approximateIv $50. and for the sum OF
SIS operate their bars day and night
and on Sunday The saloonist must
have a city. county, state and govern
ment license, which amounts to nearly
$1,000 a year. He. must close his sa-
loon at $50 o'clock each night and re-
main closed all day Sunday"
When county attorney Perry R Price
was asked what form club must 90
through to operate and what laws gov
ern the saloons Of FL PasO and their
license he made the above statement
This clearly indicates that II Is much
the basement or quiet upstairs Of some
building than to operate a saloon and
comply with the law
How saloons Are Operated.
The police department sees that the
saloons are operated in accordance
with the law and the owners Of those
who do not comply with the law are
hailed before the court and a second
offeuse can result in their license be-
ing revoked. The saloons open at
o'clock in the morning and continue op-
erations until $3.50 o'clock at night
when the lid" goes on until the Iol-
lowing morning at opening time.
The saloons, the law says, must not
windows. but many Of them do. The
windows must be Of plain plate glass
the law says, so that persons passlns
the Dlaces on the streets can see VINO
is lined up against the bar rms law
was enacted in an attempt TO prevent
violations Of nQuor sales 10 minors
How Clubs Are Operated.
Clubs are operated in a far d111erenl
manner. The club Is ORGANIZED py sew
eraI men who issue membership cards
at 81 a year About any person can De
come a member, who has the necessary
dollar This entities him TO a key 70
the club and all the club rights when
are that YOU can get drink AT any
old time OF the morning, noon, or night
If YOU have the money
When the saloons close at $3.50. the
salOOnkeeper who goes home, sees ms
customers make a mad rush for the
clubs The club proprietor then reaps
his harvest Drinks Of every descrip-
ton. excepting soft ones, can be pur-
chased. All you have to do IS lay the
money on the counter and the man
with the white apron does the rest
Sunday the Big Day.
While all the clubs do a big business
during the nights after $3.50 O'Clock,
II is sunday when they reap their har-
vest. The regulars who feel a little
shakv from their Saturday night out
ing spend the greater part Of Sunday
in the clubs often there are between
50 and $50 persons in a single club at
one time on Sunday They easily spend
on an average more than 81 each dur
Ing the afternoon or evening
PLAYING cards. dOminoes, and other
zames are the chief diversions These
games are mainly played for the drinks
hut occasionally a little poker is in
duleed in During the winter when tnt
racing season is on, the club proprle'
tors make a barrel Of money Manl
Of these places are then frequented By
the touts bOol1ies and race followers
Over Thirty Clubs
There are more than 80 clubs nov
operating in FL Paso under charter.
from the secretary Of state They pay
only SIS a year government license
keep open at all hours and are becom
ing rich The county attorney recent
" closed all the clubs in the city tina
are operating without a state charter