The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-13
AFTER FIXTURES.
Officials Trying to Have Joint
Buildings Closed.
A New Move in the WyandOtte
County Liquor War.
A FEW BLIND TIGERS.
Several of the Brewing Com
panies Have Quit Business.
Elk and Eagle InjunctiOns Not
Yet Served.
A FEW BLIND TIGERS.

Kansas City, Kan. Nov l3--'Ih his
week my efforts viii be directed to Sc
curing the removal of all fixtures and
even the front curtains from every
building where a joint has been Ope-
rated, and by the end of the week 1
hope to see a for rent card in the Win
dows of all the buildings where Joint
fixtures are now"
This statement was made yesterday
by William II. NcCamish, assistant at
torney general of Wyandotte county
The places Mr.. Mechanism intends to
proceed against are those where the
brewing companies have closed the
Joints" but the fixtures are still in the
rooms. In some of these places soft
drinks are now offered for sale but, II
q man is "all right" he can secure a
drink Of beer or whisky.
Clear Out Joints.
where these fixtures remain in the
buildings there is a greater chance
that LIQUOR will be sold than elsewhere
Ia the city," said Mr.. McCamish- THE
efforts of myself and those who are in
terested in the movement to clear the
town Of Joints viii be directed against
these places next, There are other
things which are to follow and I eX-
pect to issue warrants for several
places where blind tigers are run
ming. The main effort win be to clear
the buildings where these fixtures are.
Several of the brewing companies
have moved out their fixtures, but
many still remain. These must go
Search and seizure warrants viii be is
sued against all these places as fast Is
I can secure the names of the owners
and if the fixtures are not taken out
by the brewing companies they viii be
taken by the sheriff
There were no open Joints in Kan
sas City, Kan. yesterday A few
blind tigers were run, but the men
i'm charge were very careful who they
admitted. These places are mostly
back rooms and only those who know
the way can find them. The curtains
in the fronts of the buildings where
the 'JOint' fixtures remain in the
rooms were nearly all pushed aside
and people passing could see the bar
and glasses.
Little Drinking.
Among the people on the streets few
drunken men were seen. While the
saloons were closed in Kansas City,
Mo, and the Joints open in this city
the streets were filed with drunken
men, and people who rode on the
street cars were forced to be crowded
in with them. Yesterday the street
car men said they saw very few men
who appeared to be under the in
huenee of liquor.
In ArmOurdale considerable liquor
was sold yesterday, but there was no
disorder. There were said to be at
least twenty blind tigers operating
i'm back rooms and cellars.
The papers in the injunction pro-
ceedings against the Elks' and Eagles
lodges have not yet been served. but
may be today. Notices to cease selling
liquor have been served, however. An
officer of the Elks said last night that
as he had no official knowledge of the
Injunction he was not ready to discuss
it. He said, however. that the lodge
had no intention of violating such an
injunction and would handle nothing
but soft drinks Since the notice
was served on the owner of the build
ing occupied by the Eagles no liquor
has been sold there