The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-20
SCRAP WILL
Be CONTINUED
Attorneys For Saloonmen
Are Confident of Vic
tory, However, in the
Higher Courts.

BY AN UNANIMOUS VOTE THE
LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IN
SESSION At CROWN POINT LAST
EVENING DECIDED IN FAVOR OF
THE PETITION OF THE GARY RE-
MoNsTRAToRs. THE DECISION IS
CONSIDERED A VICTORY FOR REV.
GEORGE DUELL, REPRESENTING
THE INDIANA ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
AND ITS EFFECT WILL BE TO PRE-
VENT ALL OF THE SALOONS IN
GARY AND THE REST OF THE
TOWNSHIP FROM RENEWING THEIR
LICENSES WHEN THEY EXPIRE.
The matter, however, is to be appeal
ed to the Lake superior court at Ham
mond and A. Il. Knots, of the
leading counseIOrs for the liquor deal
ers, declared that he is confident that
TIE remOnstrance viii be knocked out.
at the next term Of court.
WIN be Allowed to Keep Open.
The status of the saloons in Gary
and the rest of the township, now ap-
plicants for the renewal of their IL
censes, will not be altered in the up
per courts which is expected to be
along in October in the next term off
court.
There seems to be no question in the
minds of the county commissioners as
to what was their duty in the mat
ter. The hearing of the arguments on
both sides was completed at 4:50 o'clock
last evening and the vote of the COM
missioners was announced ten minutes
later.
Have the Choice of Courts.
The one advantage to the liquor
dealers of the decision of the remon-
strators Is the fact that the latter
now have the choice of courts to which
the appeal will be made and it was
learned this morning that they will
appeal to the Lake superior court at
Hammond.
But the liquor dealers do not believe
they are beaten, by any means. A. F.
Knots said this morning: IF I had as
much evidence in a personal injury suit
as we will he able to present to the
court at the next term in support of
our claim that large number of the
names on the remonstrance were Sc
cured by fraud and misrepres entation,
1 would consider that 1 had won the
case"
Only Seven or Eight Are Affected.
At the present time but seven or
eight saloons, which are seeking a
renewal of their licenses, will be af-
feeted. In addition there are two ap-
plicants for licenses. The number of
applicants for renewals will conse-
quently increase, however, until before
the first case is tried there will be a
large number of saloons which will be
affected.
The validity of the remonstrance
will be tested every time an applicant
for a license is refused. If there are
twenty applicants for renewals of IL
censes and for new licenses each ap-
ppicant will be refused and each re-
fusal will be contested with the valid
ity of the remonstrance as the point al
issue.
All May BE in Court.
1t is possible if the appeal of the
first few applicants from the decis-
ion of the commissioners is decided in
their favor, every one of the $50 sa-
loonkeepers in Calumet township will
at one time or another within the next
year, be compelled to take his case
into the superior court and show that
the remonstrance is not valid
If on the other hand the appeal OF
the first few applicants is decided
against them in the superior court il
will be useless for many of the others
to contest their case and the result
will be the inevitable closing of a large
number Of the saloons.
Can't Keep Open Too Long.
The point should be made clear that
while the law permits the applicants
for a renewal of licenses to keep open
in the interval between the time they
are refused license and the next tern
of court, when their case will be tried
st will not permit them to keep oper
longer than that and the greatest de-
lay the saloonkeepers may expect is
until the end Of the next term of court
after the commissioners have refused
their license. It is possible that IL
some cases they may contest the de-