South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-20
CHIEF KERR GIVES
WEST END SALOON
MEN SOME ADVICE
Continues Course of instruction
On How to Obey Liquor Law
and Keep Out of Jail.

Continuing his school of legal in
struction for saloonists on how to obey
rather than how 10 defeat the law,
Chief Of Police Kerr had another grist
of saloon men before him Tuesday.
These latest came from the west end.
AS with the ~ downtown Saloonists
Monday, Chief Kerr took the west
enders through the intricate require
ments of the Nicholson regulation law.
with regard TO removal of screens and
all obstructions so as to leave a full
open view the length of the bar-room
during the hours the saloons are sup
posed to be closed, nights, holidays
and Sundays.
If there has been any doubt among
the salOonists that the chief means to
enforce the liquor laws as required of
him by the board of safety, his lee
lures to them Monday and Tuesday
ought to dispell it.
Saloon Men Arraigned.
William Wooster. +. Washington
av. salOOnkeeper charged with fitting
the lid" Sunday, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned before Judge Warner
Tuesday morning in police court.
Wooster. it is alleged, allowed two
people besides himself TO enter the
sample room Sunday and he also is
charged with having a screen arrang-
ed before the bar and windows that
prevents people looking into the
place.
He admitted that there were three
people in the saloon Sunday, two be-
sides himself. but asserted that one
was his porter and the other the
janitor. The case was set for Tues
day. Thomas ONeil. who has a
sample room on w. Washington ST.
held on a similar charge. was not ar
raigned Tuesday
Addressing the men both days, Chief
Kerr assured them that there is no
disposition on the part of the depart
ment to persecute anyone. and that
he had called them together to ex-
plain what the Indiana saloon laws
are so that there need be no further
excuse for their violation.
Kerr Explains Things.
Through his detectives he appears
TO have secured pretty thorough un-
derstanding of each mans place. in
Que by one he took the salOonists TO
task, explaining things that must be
remedied.
Among those present were several
who are reputeG to be strict observers
of the law, but whose premises are SO
situated with regard to windows.
screens, and curtained booths, that
order TO meet the legal requirements.
y reasonable time is allowed in
which to make the changes, say not
more than ten days.
Rumors Of a forthcoming split in
Mayor Keller's board of public safe
ty, the result of the law enforcement
program affecting the saloons, comes
from the west end where the people
have ii that Clement S. SmogOr is
considering resigning for business
reasons.
SmOgor it is said. can i'll afford TO
offend his customers in his coal and
lum Der business, by backing up such
program as the administration has
undertaken. When the story reached
down town Monday, the rumor was
added TO ii that in case Smogor should
resign, Hibberd, the other liberal
member. would probably follow. Au-
gustine is held mainly responsible for
the stringent law enforcement or
derS.
Action on the part of Chief Kerr,
putting nearly all the salOonists To eX-
ira expense in remOdeling their prem
ises so as TO comply with the Nichol-
sen law, is said to be reflecting upon
Smoger even more seriously than
the original orders. The rumOr, how
ever, is not taken so very seriously,
as yet in official circles.