Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1915 — Renewals of Licenses Decrease Following Mayor’s Action. [ARTICLE]

Renewals of Licenses Decrease Following Mayor’s Action.

Renewals made Wednesday for the next six month period, Nov. 1 to May 1, showed a decrease of nearly 400 from that of Oct. 27, 1914, in Chicago. While there are still four days in which the owners of saloons may pay the SSOO license fee and obtain a renewal, a number of liquor men have declared that it was highly probable the enforcement of the Sunday closing law had put many salooons out of business. And a number of those that hang on until May will drop out then, is the general opinion expressed. “I understand that 1,000 will drop out this period ad at least that many more in May,” said John J. Cooney, a prominene saloonkeeper. Cooney stated that most of the barkeepers depended upon Sunday to pay expenses.