The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-12
A BOMBSHELL.
One is About to Explode Among
Topeka Druggists
Who Have Been Violating the
PrOhibitOry Law.
MAYORS NEXT MOVE
viii Be Against All Such to Be
Found.
viii Ask Cooperation of the
Probate Judge
LIST TO BE PRINTED
OF All Who Buy Liquor In the
City,
Taken From Judge DOlman's
Official Records.
Will Be Against All Such to Be
Found.
viii Ask Cooperation of the
Probate Judge.
LIST TO BE PRINTED
Of All Who Buy Liquor In the
City,
Taken From Judge DOlman's
Official Records.

Mayor Fellows will soon turn his bat
teries on the drug stores.
Mayor Fellows is only after those
drug stores which sell liquor illegally
and he proposes to see that they have
no more privileges than the law allows
TOpeka's mayor is in earnest. He
soon discovered that it was not diff
cult matter to rid Topeka of joints and
some people have accused him of work
ing in the interests of the drug stores
and giving the proprietors carte blanche
so far as liquor selling is concerned.
But Mayor Fellows proposes to show
the people that he is not playing to the
grand stand. He proposes to have
crime ferreted out and suppressed
wherever found and now that things
are in good shape so far as the jointists
are concerned he will turn his attention
to the druggists who sell liquor.
The first thing Mayor Fellows will do
will be to have a conference with Pro-
bate Judge Dolman to arrange for har-
mOnious action between the probate
judge and the head of the city govern
ment. He will request Probate Judge
DoIman to publish at the close of every
month from reports received III his OF
fee the names of all the persons who
purchased liquor at the drug stores in
Topeka. AS the names are on file and
not likely that there will be any diff
Guilty in having this done.
The other request will be that Pro-
bate Judge Dolman revoke the permit
of all druggists who sell liquor not ac-
cording to law.
one infraction of this rule, Mayor
Fellows says, should be sufficient cause
for the revocation of a druggists per
In discussing the new move today
Mayor Fellows said: Il see no reason
why the druggists should have any
more privileges than any one else.
There is a law governing them and
there is no reason why they should be
allowed to violate it. So far as 1 am
able I will see to it that the druggists
do not sell liquor contrary to law ana
1 ami satisfied that I will have the CO.
operation of the probate judge in this
matter. The law was made to be en-
forced and 1 believe it should be en-
forced. / expect to have conference
with Probate Judge DOlman today.
Mayor eFlIows has made a, rule that
Marshal Strauss must report at the
end of each month just the condition Of
things in Topeka. He will report by
name all the places where liquor mas
been sold that have closed their doors
and if there are any places where liquor
is still being sold he will be expected to
furnish a report of that fact with the
reasons why the place has not been
closed.
There are no drinking places left in
Topeka except three or four hidden
places where it is reported beer is be-
ing sold by the bottle. The jointists
have been waiting, thinking that Mayor
Fellows has been perpetrating a Dig
bluff but they are slowly changing their
minds. Several VINO closed at first eX-
pected to reopen in a day or two but
they are afraid. Blue coated policemen
are no longer invited up to bars to
drink by smiling saloon keepers. The
blue coat is now an enemy instead OF a
friend and the jointists are not taking
any of them into their confidence. A
policeman can not fiirt with a jointist
and hold his position.