The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-13
LOOK OUT FOR HIM
Sheriff Lucas Is After the Drug
Stores.
He Has Evidence Ready for
Judge Hayden.
, STORIES OF FINE BARS.
Part OfEquipment ofSOmeStOres
1t Is Claimed.
STORIES OF FINE BARS.
War of Saloons Conducted in
Guise of Drug Stores.

The state temperance union is after
Lee Jones, the only Lee Jones still in
the drug business who was the special
victim of the prohibition forces some
years ago and who won his title as the
only by coming out victorious in the
legal campaign waged against him
In the probate court this morning Sec
rotary w. L. Dexter, of the temperance
union, filed petition asking that Jones'
permit to sell liquor at his drug store
pc revoked for the reason that Jones
has violated the prohibitory law. The
violation Dexter refers to was developed
IN the testimony of W. T. Jones. an en-
ploye OF the temperance union who lives
at Mcpherson, and J. w Richards of
Manhattan. VINO testified in the injunc-
ton case against Jones, prosecuted in
the district court yesterday by the at
torneys for the temperance union that
they had bought liquors from Jones
without signing an application blank.
Probate Judge Hayden ordered Jones
TO appear in court and hearing will
be had on the application to revoke the
permit.
The prospects are that there will be
a determined crusade against the drug
g1Sts who are violating the prohibitOry
law. Probate Judge Hayden may take
q hand in It in addition to trying the
cases brought before him. Several weeks
ago Judge Hayden instructed Sheriff
Lucas to make a careful and exhaust
I've investigation of the drug store sit
uation and to report to the court any
indications of violation of the law. The
investigation by Sheriff Lucas was or
dered by Judge Hayden because of the
reports that had come to him that some
drug stores holding permits to sell Ii
quor were operating elaborate bars in
the rear part of the drug stores, and
that other drug stores, not equipped
with bars, were selling liquors by the
drink at their soda water fountains and
that customers were not required to sign
application blanks nor to swear to the
use for which they bought the liquor.
Sheriff Lucas and his deputies follow
ing the orders of Judge Hayden have
been carrying on this investigation of
the drug stores and will shortly make
a report to Judge Hayden as to what
they found. The court will then act on
the report.
So far the injunction cases brought
in the district court by the Temperance
union against joints, drug stores and
the owners of buildings, have not de-
veloped complete victories for the pros
ecution, and failing there the Temper
ance union will resort to the probate
court to wage war on the drug stores
When asked this morning what he
court to wage war on the drug store.
Secretary Dexter said: I'VE viii wait
first and see what action Judge Hayden
takes in the probate court. Then we
will decide what we will do and how we
will proceed w..
The Temperance union has failed, so
far, to secure any injunctions in the
district court against the owners of
buildings. In the case against Dan
Finney, charged with running joint
in a building owned by Philip Lux, the
injunction asked against Lux was dis
missed on the showing made by ]. B.
Larimer that Lux lad turned Finney
out of his building. The court granted
an injunction against E. L. Evans, to
prevent him from operating his drug
store but the court refused to grant an
Injunction against Hattie M Blackman,
the owner of the building. Dave Nc
Roberts won his case and the courted
MED an injunction against him or the
building he had occupied at RossviIle
as the testimony was to the effect that
the building has been vacant for some
months Judge Dana took the other
cases under advisement and will an
nounce his decision later