The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-03

AoNe 1ii"N ne anu ms brother. A. f.
Knots. intend to revive the Northern
lndianian- Both papers are to be run
| as weekiies for the present and later
as dailles The Knots organ will lust
De run through the campaign. but the
Democrat will be issued daily.
Alfred Jones, the new editor, is
very bright and capable young man.
who is one of the nvest newspaner
men In the state. A thorough canvass
is to be made of the county for sub-
scriptions- Ex-Mayor Crolius. of Joliet.
is TO be backed by the Democrat.
ing with considerable pride to it's rec
ora along this line. The members of
the league believe that they have ac-
complshed much with the local option
law and the blind tiger law. both of
"hlch laws 1t had passed by the legis-
lature. The prohibitionists opposed the
passage OF the local option law on the
ground that it was a mere comprouise
and that we ought not to compromise
with an evil. but after the law was
passed and the various counties began
calling elections the prohibitionis+s
throughout the state voted dry and
worked to have everybody else vote
dry This has been the extent of their
support OF anti-saloon league MAS
ures
Social Clubs Well Protected
When the prohibitionists were here
the other day they pointed out the fact
that IN several counties Of the state
which have been voted dry at local on
ton elections social clubs are being ~
gained and Incorporated. the sole nur-
pose ic -
bers to obtain drinks without being
violators Of the law. The prohihi+ion0
lists pointed these things out to show,
that the local option law does not nro-
hibit drinking in such counties The
anti-saloon league admits that tbasa|
clups are a serious menace to the suc-
cessfM working the local option law
and the league is seeking some means
20 get at them and stop them. When
county goes dry under the local on
'lon law 1t does not mean that a man
cannot drink liquor in his own house
lie can send out to some wet county or
10 some other state where liquor is
soId and have beer shipped to him and
ne can take 1t into his home and drfnl.
1t whenever he pleases But he can
not give 1t to anyone else, neither can
he sell It,
Lake Co. Said to Have CIubse
These social clubs. when thew aro !,
corporated, will be hard to reach NV |
law for having drinks on hand for tbeir |
members Practically all of the bio
clubs in the cities maintain bars for
thelr members. These social clubs can
not sell liquor to anyone, but club can
keep the liquor in its ice box and al
low It's members to go there and get
lhelr share. A member who Davs n
lolIar a week will be entitled to a Ger
tain number of drinks, and a member
VINO pays two dollars a week NAV no
entitled to twice as many. This money
81 course. Is paid in as dues and not as
pay for the drinks
The anti-saloon league is 1oolsin1
around for some way to put the clubs
out of business and has called ON tho
attorney general for help. It is recog-
lized that the clubs will be q hard
proposition to tackle, but the league
officers say they will vet find Some
means Of knocking them out. such
'Iubs have been organized In Allen
county. st. Joseph. Vigo, Lake Dela-
ware, Clay, VermiIlion and other coun-
les All of these counties are NOT Dr.,
COUNTIES, but it is plain that If the
Tubs cannot be reached in one cou,+y
hey cannot be reached in another
county, because there is nothing in tho
hind tiger law or in the local on+ion
aw to stop them. and If they can be
topped at all 1t must be under Soma
'ther statute. It is a serious doubt
whether there is any other statute that
overs them.
Near Beer Worries League.
Another matter that has caused some
worry among the anti-saloon leaeuers
the report made by the state labora
DRY OF the analysis of a certain sam
lie OF near beer. 1t has been generally
imposed that all near beer as made
rom matt, and therefore most of the
ourts of the state have held that n |
annot be sold in dry territory. The
aw says that spurious, vinous and MALI
quors shaH not be sold in dry terri !
DRY. Many prosecutions have bean 7
lade IN several Of the counties of per-
ons who sold near beer. because II /
7as found that the stun contained S
lalt. The courts held that even though
he near beer was not an intoxica+ino =
everage 1t was Illegal IL made from I
lalt.
The state laboratory has. however
ound one sample Of near beer that con
aims no malt, and has so stated in tho q
aport of it's analysis. 1t declines - 7
i've the name of the brewery The
iscovery IS expected to have largo
lfuence on future prosecutions vybap
yer l"e seller OF near beer IS prose- h
lted an analysis Of the beveraee viii =
necessary 10 determine whether 1t 7
an lHesal lquor and If 1t is found '
pe Tree from matt the seller VIII not C
E committing a crime. The near beer n
1ntains a small per cont of otoo1,,I