The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
Already Anti-saIoon League
And Brewers Association
Are at loggerheads Over
Clean Up Work.
HOWE AND SHUMAKER
HAVE WARM MEETING
Former. Head of Brewery Vig-
iIance Bureau. Is Not Be.
Iieved Sincere by Acti,Sa.
loon High Magnate.
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indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 3O.-The An
tiSaloon League and the Association
of Indiana Brewers are at Logger
heads already over the proposition
for cooperation between the two Or
ganizatiOns in the effort to clean UP
the saloon business In Indiana. A
short time ago the brewers AZ
nounccd that their vigilance bureau
| and il said also that IL would ask the
AntiSaloon League or anyone else
that cared to do SO to join with them
| in the work. The bureau said IL want
| ed to cooperate with anyone that hal
any information which II could use in
bringing law violating saloon keepers
to justice. and that 1t would gladly
accept any Information or evidence
and that 1t would also furnish men to
help any organization to gather e,i-
dence. The brewers said also that
they would furnish all the money nec-
essary to carry on the work II any or
ganization wished to assist In gath
ering the evidence.
The Anti-Saloon League doubted the
sincerity OF the brewers In this offer
and E. S. Shumaker. state superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon League.
went back at the brewers In q hot
fashion to show that he did not be-
lievc they meant what they said.
Calls on 3humalssr.
A couple Of weeks ago. L. E. Howe.
/ who Is at the head Of the bre ycrS'
vigilance bureau. called on Mr.. Shu-
maker for the purpose of discussing
the question OF cooperation. Howe
told Shumaker that his bureau stood
ready to work with the Anti-Sslocn
League in law enforcement, and that
il would furnish him with men 10
gather evidence. the men to work un-
der his direction. He also offered to
pay the expenses of such work. TX is
said that the conference betxecn
Howe and Shumaker was not of the
most cordial kind. and that when they
parted there was not much Of an u,i-
derstanding between them as to
whether anything would be done.
Shumaker told Howe that the sa-
looms in Indianapolis were SO rotten
and that they violated the Law 50
continually and SO flagrantly that tho
brewers would find plenty to do to
keep them busy for a year right here
in this city. IL they wished to shCw
that they were in earnest in their talk
of cleaning up. 1t is understood mat
Shumaker told Howe that this was the
place to begin work. and intimated
that they would not bother to coop
crate until the brewers did something
in Indianapolis.
Brought on Climax.
Well. this brought on the climax
Howe later asked r. c. Minton. asto.-
ney for the Anti-Saloon League. 10
furnish him with the names Of the sa-
looms in Indianapolis that have been
violating the laws. or against which
the league had evidence. Now Minton
comes back at Howe and says that
he will not furnish him with The
names OF the saloons unless he makes
a proposition in writing As to what b .
proposes to do in the way Of coopcra-
ton in the cleaning up business.
Just what Minton wants with q
written proposal is not known. unless
it be to put himself in a position to
. pull the paper on Howe some day. in
case the brewers fail to carry out
their program, and say Il told you
So" II is now up to Howe to either
furnish the written proposal or do
without the names Of the saloons. He
is not in the city today and it is not
known what he will do.
:. Has Secret Service.
1t is known that the vigilance bur.
eau of the brewers has secret service
men working In indianapolis. Fort
Wayne. South Bend and Evansville.
and that they are gathering evidence
against the saloons that violate the
laws. Just how they are doing this is
: not known. but the report is that they
are piIing up evidence in grand style.
They are finding out about the sa-
looms that permit gambling; that per
NIT women to loaf in their places:
: that sell to drunken men; that keep
: open during forbidden hours and on
Sundays; that sell to minors: that
run resorts in connection with their
saloons and that do any Of the other
things that have put the saloon busi-
ness in such bad repute in this state.
q According to the plan first announc-
led the brewers may use this informa-
Ition in several different ways. They
said that they would not prosecute
the saloon men except n a last re-