The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-26
War on the Kansas City, Kan.,
Jointists Has Opened.
Temporary Injunction Secured
r Against Several Places.
II. A. WATERMAN'SP PLOT
State Temperance Union Is
BaekingatbgMeEe.
J.K. Codding and W. H. MeGam-
ieh the Temperance Lawyers.

Kansas City. Kan, Sept. 26.-Myron
A. Waterman's first step in the Joint
crusade, which he has started here
was taken when seven injunctions
were secured IN the district court of
Wyandotte. county against property
owners on Minnesota avenue. between
Fifth and Sixth streets. who allow
'.ioints'' to be maintained in their
Buildings. This is Waterman's own
scheme for Kidding the town of the
@joint'' evil. Whatever may follow
viii be at the instance of the state au-
thortties.
The injunctions issued by Judge
Moore, of the district court, yesterday
afternoon wifi be served today. They
are against the property owners whose
places are occupied by John Clark,
5Ae Minnesota avenue; George A.
Krull, 504 Minnesota aVenue;-W. H.
Rosenthall and J. p. Sullivan, who
lately moved their place from 1910
North Third street to a Minnesota
avenue location. The firm is known
by the name of Sullivan & Kumpf.
Clark will probably be the hrSt TO be
served. He has been IN the business
several years and has an advantageous
location
The injunctions issued are four Of a
batch of seven that were prepared by
Waterman and his attorneys, Codding
by W. H. McCamish. a local attorney.
Senator Codding, of the Wamego
firm, was in town yesterday ana ad-
vised Immediate action 1t was neces-
sary to have local attorney, so Nc
Caniish was employed TO do the actual
work
In5unctions will be asked for against
every other '.jOintIst" in town. on for
the property owners, Waterman says.
They will be presented to the court in
patches, and will be served as fast as
possible. Litigation in the courts will
follow and Ia the meantime Waterman
is expecting the state authorities to
act at any time.
The preliminary notices were served
on the property owners several weeks
ago to the effect that such actions
'i'jointists'' sought legal advice and it
is possible that the injuncdons will be
fought in the courts.
There was a slight hitch in the
plans of Waterman. He had prepared
seven injunctions, but owing to the
fact that one party had died, that the
owner of another property on which
a Joint was located, was on her
death bed, and another was supposed
to have disposed of the property in
question, only four of the injunctions
will be served today. -s..,-
=, The, in5pnctions set forth that the
property owner is allowing the main
tenaHce of an illegal business on the
plppeEty, anu LtlSLS1OIe 10 SuDJSCh 10
prosecution UNDER - the state laws.
Waterman said last night:
This is only "A 81 preliminary step.
We are not going fp stop at this, but
are going on down the fine, regardless
Of the state authorities. They will
act / am sure, when the moment ar
riVes, and in my opinion, that won't
b@ long. We are going after these
fellows with vengeance this. time,
and The time will come soon when
Kansas City, Kan, will be a dry town,
There is no monkey business about
this. We mean business, and they
may just as well knowsit now as at
ANY ffnae'' fr