Many Drunks In Law's Toils

A Number of Arrests Were Made Sunday

TWO SALOONS ENTERED

By Chief of Police Who was on a Still Hunt for Violators of the Sunday Closing Law

According to Chief of Police Warren, there was more drunkenness in this city Sunday than has been seen in a long time. Six arrests for drunkenness were made, while two saloonkeepers, "Billy" Gwinner and "Ad" Collum, will be required to appear in court on the charge of keeping their places open on Sunday. In the case of Collum, the latter was out of the city when the chef of police entered his place by a side door, he having gone to Monroe for a short vacation.The place was in charge of a bartender. It does not appear that there was anything of a disorderly nature going on in the place, in fact it is known that Collum's saloon is one of the most respectably conducted in the city.

There is story afloat that some of the drunkenness Sunday was due to a picnic which was held a short distance outside of the city limits and where it is said considerable beer was sold. There is no substantial foundation for this story, however.

It is an open secret that almost every saloon in this city is open on Sunday. That is, the side doors are open. Once in a while some saloon keeper, who had inadvertently left the side door to his place unguarded, is caught by the police and it invariably happens that those who conduct the quietest places are those who are hauled into the police net.

In speaking of the matter Monday, Chief Warren said: "It is my object to keep every saloon in town closed on Sunday, but it is a mighty hard thing to prove violation of the law, as it is almost an impossibility for the police to get into the saloons on Sunday, a careful watch being kept by the owners against police intrusion. Yesterday there was an unusual amount of drunkenness in the city and I made up my mind that someone was responsible. I went to a number of saloons and tried to get in, but I was unable to."