Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
Resolutions Adopted at Prohi-
bitioO Rally Ask That Boat
right Take immediate Steps
TO Enforce Sunday Closing,
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR INVESTIGATION
Booze Emporiuns Wide Open
on Sabbath Day in Open
Defiance Of State Law and
ely Ordinance, Claim,

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| billion rally held In the high achoo
| auditorium last sight calling upof
Mayor nontriRht to compel saloon
Keepers 10 close their places Of bus
I mess ON sunday and 10 enforce thu
llaw which requires saloonkeepers e
- arrange curtains. shutters anC
\ blinds. that Au' unobstructed view OF
.'the interior premises may be secured
y on Sunday between sunrise and mid
\ night
/ TIE resolutions. introduced by Louis
I McHae aud seconded simultaneously
I By II s l.ithRoW and pitt Ross were
ludOpfed without dissenting voice
I and created something Of a sensation
! tn tho meeting which was Just about
/ TO adjourn when they were offered
( During the discussion which follow
ed the Introduction of the first resOiu-
I fiun. calling upon The mayor to en-
force the Sunday closing law. r. s.
7 I.lihEuw was recognized by the then
lacting chairman, f. H. Wood Mr..
I wood had taken the CHAIR Whom Mr.
/ McRae had gone g. the floor of tho
house 10 present the resolutions
Before this meeting Mr. McRae
land myself happened 90 meet Chief
Of Polio MeMillin, said M i.itheuw,
"nud We asked him WhS the saloons
were not alosed on sundays lie re-
piled thai ne would close them and
see thnt they remained closed when
ever he was instructed TO do So
Scder Defends MAYOR.
Rev. J. l. Scder was on his feet be-
fore MT llthRow finished speaking,
and declared that ia "a conversation
9ith ihe mayor recently he had ask I'd
h., b
ornn in Albuquerque on sunday.
Mayor Boatrlght told me that there
IS no city ordinance prohihiting
saloons from Keeping open ou sun
day, said Mr. Seder, who proceeded 70
explain that tho mayor WIS not re-
sponfible for an opon town on sunday,
Nh Mcitae took The props from UNI
der Mr. Soder's defense of the mayor
BY replying that there ~ no city ordi-
nance which prohibits one man from
killing another,
"The mayor took an, oath To up
hold the laws. not only city ordinances
but an The laws Of the state, declared
Air. McRec
MI. Wood. acting chairman, here
took "A hand In the discussion and said
that n the event that he would be
asked as lawyer. 10 advise the
mayor. he would advise him that the
state laws ON sunday closing are to
be enforced hy the mayor as we'll as
any Of the city ordinances on any
other subject
Committee Named.
4 committee consisting Of L, =,
wood 4 v Havden ard !. g. Good.
ell was appointed upon motion of II $.
llthgoW, To call upnu Mayor Boatright
without delay present copies Of tho
resolutions adopted. and ask that he
take immediate steps % enforce tho
laws with reference 20 sunday closing
All members OF the committee were
present and II is understood that they
VII make formal presentation Of the
resolutions some time today
Tho inst resolution is AS follows
"Whereas, 1t rs a notorious fact that
The hartering and selling of liquor IN
enc city of Albuqucrquc is carried on
extensively on sunday contrary to the
laws of tile state Of New Mexico, thorc-
fore. be 10
Resolved, that Mayor Boatright is
hcrehy requested 90 instruct the chief
of police "a enforce The law which
furhds The harterng aud selling Of
liquors on sunday"
Personal Investigation
IN explaining the foregoing resoh-
ton. Mr. McNne said that last sun
aH2 night he had nude q personal In
NcstiNtiou OF snloOu conditions. and
that at tbs iinr of Commerce. ON
south Flfst street lie saw the bar
tender serving drinks from the bar,
the front door OF The place being
open. aud the blinds drawn. At the
Rico adoon. on North First street.
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