The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
COOK COUNTY BARS
DEFY STATE LAWS
Country saloons Near Chicago Curse
states Attorney and Refuse TO
Heed His Warning.
STATE LAW ANNULLED.
Mayor of Lyons Says That 1t Will
Take Detachment of Artillery With
Real Cannon to Close Him.

The saloons OF Cook county outside
the city OF Chicago have remained
open on Sunday ever since Chicago
saloons, by order of Mayor Thomp-
son, We're closed. As result the
country saloon has reaped big profits
on sunday but at the same time has
created an intolerahle condition III the
villages. d
After vigorous protest from the
citizens, states Attorney HoYne de-
llvered an ultimatum To the country
saloons setting sunday, July 20, AS the
day when the Sunday closing law
must go into effect. In his letter to
these salooukeepcrs he quotes the
state law calling Alteration IN The fact
that Sunday orgies have resulted in
deaths and injuries from reckless au-
tomobile driving and the commission
OF serious crimes.
His order, however, did not have
the desired effect in most instances.
It is said that only one outlying viii
LACE needed it, Forest Parks thirty
five saloons remained closed, but in
nearly every other place throughout
the county open violation Of the sum
day closing law continued as before
The Chicago Herald describes the sit
uatiou in its news reports. from
which we quote:
Cicero saloon interests flung down
the gauntlet before States Attorney
Hoyne yesterday and the village au-
thorities countermanded the states
order to close. Business as usual
was the slogan of bartenders in Cice-
70. Lyons. Justice ParA and Willow
To h with Maolay Hoyne. We
have got word to open in spite OF the
states attorney and the sheriff and
wen stay open" declared w. ]. Daw-
son, a Cicero saloon owner,
Dawson was reinforced by Rob
ert Parchard, mayor of Lyons and
proprietor of an inn, who exclaimed,
I They'll have to get a detachment
of artillery with real cannon in front
of my place before they'll close me
up
With such expressions of defiance,
detective squads encountered saloon
after saloon in full swing with the
ring of cash registers and the clink
of glasses welcoming every new pa
iron
"A party from Hoyne's office visit
/ ed this region early yesterday morn
| ing and observed the lid TO be clamp
ed but returned later to find beer and
whiskey selling everywhere,
Mayor Parchard's defiance was
! echoed by many other saioonkeepers
among them Fred p. Wolfe, Mat
/ Schmidt. Wiltrous and Kohler, Joe
Lambert, NJ e. Celary, f. l. Radio
John Firlicka. J NJ. Iauterbach
Frank Hess. Julius Karbaulsky
Charles Young, Sam Kobolus. Steve
/ KaTitch and c. a. Hangle, all OF
whom conducted a rushing business
The policeman before tho Chateau
Desplaines said These places have
licenses to keep open 365 days year
Why shouldn't they demand theil
riehts?'
"1n Burnham and Chicago Heights
alcoholic refreshments were easily
obtained. One detective squad enter
cd Mike Renkus saloon In BURMA
and found six men drinking whiskey
with case of beer conveniently with
in reach"
Here Is a striking example OF sa
loon patriotism. Champions of the liz
uor interests in Washington are de
Tending the business on the plea Of
revenue and opposing prohibition OF
the ground that the law can't be en-,
{4ercef. What vii they say afIoti
this non enforcement Of the licens,
law? Here is gang who do not pre-
sumo TO deny the existence of this
state law requiring them to close theil
dives on Sunday, but with an oatt
wave the law aside. And we have the
spectacle OF the mayor of one OF these
I villages who assumed authority SUI
perior to the authority of the state
This gang fairly represents the liquor
traffic and ii is because Of this spirit
OF law defiance that the people are
rising en- masse against it. Folks will
watch with great interest the outcome
/ OF this fight between the authorize.
of the state OF Illinois and his ganE
of lawless saloonkeepers, mostly OF
/ foreign sounding names. The stat,
! rs bigger than this band of outlaw.
and can win II she will.