Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-10
MAYOR new YORK
IN FAVOR OPTION
MICHEL WANTS BILL TO DIVIDE
CITY ON LIQUOR CUES
TON VOTE.

New York. March lo.-Mayor
Mitchell is in favor o; local option for
N~W York City
To close friends The mayor yester-
day said that he wanted bill passed
for che division of the city into dis
tricts or zones. each 20 decide whether
Dr. vili be E-t o. dry; whether the sa-
looms viii be closed alI day Sunday ~
tte district o. wet. or shall be per
mitfed To- open after / O'Clock Sunday
afternoon.
In fact. Mayor Mitchell ls said 20 be
OF opinion tina; under this plan the
city may be in a position whore So
could decide whether there should be
total prohibition IN New York City.
These districts would be -neiEhbor-
hood zones so far az their boundaries
could b. laid out. That !s In the parts
% the city where there are distinct
foreign colonies the lines would be
drawn. u possible. so the district would
take in the homes OF a distinct ma
tionality.
Residential districts would De kept
apart from business and factory dis
tricts. Conditions here. he believes.
are such that they cannot be covered
adequately by a single. sweeping piece
OF legislation.
The mayor does not approve OF the
sale OF liquor on Sunday mornings.
during church hours u is
this disapprovai Of selling al such
hours which. for the last two Sundays.
i- is said. has Influenced the saloon
keepers of the city 10 keep closed %
the general public until I O'Clock In
the afternoon
Mayor Mitchell has refused 20 roI
fatty on record either for or against
prohibition. believing that whatever
the people 60 any ueiEiiborhood desire I
they should have. EvCn IN case New
York City should be voted dry az |
whole BY a majority OF It's electorate Z
the mayor does not believe that abso- /
.utc prohibition would work well here 1
Il strong minority opposed Il.
In making known his plans 90 I
friends Mayor Mitchell took occasion /
10 answer tho attack made on him by /
.h0 conference OF Baptist ministers I
s here a resolution vas adopted favor /
nE the Impeachment % the mayor and I
police commissioner Tor their alleged /
lack % enforcement % the liquor Law
These men with one idea" said the
mayor. ~cau do more harm than good
The police have more 20 do than
merely look after one phase OF the
iquor Law. The excise law. 7 thiak.
q nov brusT enforced progressively
han ever before"
Waterloo. Iowa. March 10.-Aficr be
nE dry - months. Waterloo became
set yesterday. i5 saloons opening yes
eFday morning
-. Paul. Nina. March 1g.-Returus
y elections yesterday IN 200 towns
md cities in Minnesota showed the
forces vcre successful in
more than 90 towns previously Ca the
vet column Four DRY towns went
set.
Trgutor. y. J.. March 10-Under the .
.Tovisious % a biii introduced ycster-
las tn tho house saloon Keepers iu
ao state would b. prohibited from
eiiiuE liquor TO persons outside their
establishments. The purpose 90 the
tii O. TO prevent the selling % intoxl-
4tfaE liquors iu cans and pitchers.
uea Nome. March lO-Wet and 2
- forces ciashed AGAIN iu the delib- :
Tttiuns % the senate yesterday when :
sariy an hour was consumed Ia de- G
atinE the method % proceeding over :
regulation bills Charges
lat the drys Wcrc trying Ito run !
linEs Sifh high hand werc made :
y ScaatoT Kimbaii. The senator .
ided the warning that a reaction =
light follow that would defeat the .
prUhibitory amendment =
the next general assembly.