The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-22
CAN'T TRtP rms MIND Tiger.
puryiinE Problem ina Confronts a T~m-
prranre Community.

Pulling Problem That tonfronts n Tenn
prranre Community.
INDIANAPOLIS Sept. 10 One 81 Tho
most unique situations that has ever con
fron,ed the temperance people ~ an lndi-
ana town and one. too. that has given the
local and Federal officers a great deal 81
trouble without any reward for their zeal
exists AZ R~ussinvilic. a Aulo haiala' Ia
Howard county. who's" pc plc arr radical
IN their temperate" views and who, more
than once. have ma--ed themselves against
the ~saloonkeeper 20 HE c1aplotc undoing
No man has been all" 20 stem the popular
prejudice against the sale II liquor In the
town. and when any attempt has been
made 10 defy the temperance element
and the law did not act a. a barrier. tho
people found means to re themselves
Of the saloon.
II Was nearly a yea ago tina tho last
saloonkeeper was run out ~ the 20 WI
and the people were CONCENTRATING them
selves tina the lesson they had given him
would be effective for all time. when IL
suddenly dawned upon them that the
Young men n tho place and some 81 tho
old topcrs frequently appeared with breaths
which told plainly Of potations that were
under the han. Later in tho winter the
imhihers became more bold and occasion-
ally an intoxicated man would appear
upon the streets. and II soon became known
that whiskey was being sold somewhere.
hut week after week paS-ed without any
reward for the efforts 20 find the seller
and the place ~ sale When the Grand
Jury met in the spring a number of per
sons. who were known to ba INDUCING
in the Illicit article. were m 20
Kokomo and were closely questioned in
rrga ri to- the sale Of liquor. All ~ them
told. substantially. the same story They
said they did not know who sold them
tho liquor or b got the money for u.
but they went To n certain house IN tho
town. which had long been vacant got
n drink out Of a jug lef n dim" IN the glass
and came away.
Further than this no lnfor nation could
~ obtained. for no one would swear that
he knew who placed the Nhlskey m IN"
vacant house or who came and GOT the
money that the drinkers left They all
testified that they could get a drink AT the
place at any time and they could also NIL a
bottle and take II away with them II they
desired Every one Of the Witnesses de-
clar-d that he left money for what he got,
and when asked how lee knew what amount
To leave ha replied: "Oh. q drinks q dime.
a pint'S a dollar and a quartz two dhllsr-
Everybody knows thai This was the
sum 81 the information gained by the Grand
jury. and the Good Cltiz"ns League OF
Rns@iaville then took up tho inquiry This
organization DISCOVERED that young m"n
81 the town and the surruutsd'nE country
had formed an organization which They
callsSi tho Know Nothing Club. and that
it, membership consisted Of about thirty
persons. that liquor was purchased a.
kokomo. Delphi. ~Lnganspnrt, Peru. Marion
and Upton and transported TO tho plac"
ia a pung wagon hu' II was never pur-
Chassi twice IN succession NJ tho same
plaCr The purchases were always made
a. night and the salponkeepers az the
county seats. when asked regarding the
purchaser. declared they would not know
him II they should sae him again. The
vacant house. In which the liquor was
dayp-i'ed,- was razSi bv the indignant
citizens, Nat u soon Developed that an
old table was being used. though IN"
stable or any liquor on hand when they
made their raids
The Gov.rnmeni officers were asked 10
investigate tho matter and efforts we're
mad" To indic' tho seller beCau-" be had
no Government license This effort failed
as signallv as the Grand Jury inv,s' cation
al kOkomo. for no "a would confess 10
know .slg" 81 the guilty ones identity. The
Government officers have concluded that the
81 the club buy the liquor. put
" ia n convenient paw aIu All nave d'Nf'~S
to II, that the money left by ia" thinkers
goes into a pot" for the purchase ot more
liquor. and that the members Of tho club
are bound by oath not To reveal any thing
In relation to IA. club. II this theory
j. correct. tho club members are not really
violating any law. and IN" Government
oNiccrs war" not confident thai a case could
hr mad" even II all he facts could h. OBJ
tain,d. Tho Good Citizens League, how
over. takes "a different Wow and holds that
some ono must reNcive the money and that
i l. merely an evasion of the law 10 say
thai a stipulated sum shall To laf' by th"
drinkcr aud not call Il n sale. no matter
ifthe money in bulk l. us'Si for IA" purchase
Of more liquor
The club has now bN-'n organized about
eight months and IN that tim. no COM
plants have ever hCcn made that the mem
lers nav" failed To- live up To their agroe-
mont II j. simply a question ~ honor
with the members and th" temperance
people has" sought in vain Tor som" cvi-
denCe that "A member has not kept his plcigo
to the club ur has u"t paid Tor What h"
got. Tho Good CITIZENS League admits
that 1, l. only through Disagreement among
he memt~'r- that u can hopa To- hrcak up
the club. but - far no such o~Is'niug has
appeared.