The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-31
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 81. = 1t is
proposed by the Anti-Saloon League
to take a new tack in the fight against
the blind tiger Severa' days ago it
was given out that an organization
is to be formed by the anti-liquor peo-
pie that will be along the lines of the
Anti Saloon League and which will be
closely connected with that organiza-
ton the purpose Of which will be to
fight the blind tiger as the Anti-Saloon
League fights the saloon. The tenn
perance people realize that when they
drive out saloons the blind tiger sneaks
into a county and that it is almost, if
not quite, as bad as the open saloon.
So the question of how best to combat
the blind tiger and the bootleggers
came up for settlement. and this
brought forth the announcement that
after serious consideration the officials
of the league had decided to make a
decided an definite organized effort
against the illegal selling of liquor in
dry territory.
To Invoke Federal Authorities.
Yesterday it was stated that one Of
the plans of the league in this fight
will be to rely largely on the federal
authorities, for they know that in the
! federal court everyone looks alike and
that there is never any monkeying
with justice there. It IS pointed out
| by r. c. Minton, attorney for the An
1 ti-Saloon League that If they can only
get the cases into the federal court
they can rest assured of convictions
whenever the evidence warrants a con-
viction. which is more than they car
even hope for in some of the courts OF
the state.
When they started after the blind tig-
ers and the bootleggers the anti-saloor
| people will obtain a list of all persons
in the state who hold a government
license to sell liquor. A government
license is always a requisite to any per
son who sells liquor in any form
whether he be a wholesaler, a drug
gist. a saloonkeeper or any other kind
of a dealer So when the anti-saloor
people gets a list of all the govern
ment license holders in the state they
will have a list of all persons whC
have a right to sell liquor
License Prima Facie Evidence.
of course, the blind tiger man does
not always hold a government license
but some of them probably will. Now
the plan of the anti-saloonists is K
go after every dealer in the state whC
holds a government license unless tina
person is legitimately engaged in th'
| drug business or unless he is other
wise protected by the law. The fac
that a person holds government Ii
cense for the sale of liquor Will be tax
en- as prima facie evidence that sucl
person is actually engaged in the liquo
business, and If he is in dry territor!
his business will be illegal under tn
county local option law and he viii
be attacked by the anti-saloon people il
the courts. In this manner they believ
they will be able to catch every person
who is selling in violation Of the stat
law under the license which he hold
from the government.
Lenvenvorth Awaits Them.
On the other hand. if they find a per
son selling liquor without having oh
tanned his government license any
where in the state the antis will seel
! to have him indicted by the fedora