The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-08
BELL QUITS JOB
WITH BR[WER|ES
As Result of a Mixup Attorney
For State Association
Is Now Out.
ADDS TO COMPLICATIONS
IN MANAGING AN AFFAIR IN IND
ANNAPOLIS. eElI eR,Nos DOWN
WRATH OF THE ASSOCIATION,
" IS STATED.
palladium Specially

Indianapolis. Dec. S.-An interesting
bit OF news came GU, here yesterday
when 1t became known that Joseph
Il. Bell. OF this city. Is no longer the
attorney for the Association OF indi-
ana Brewers. He retired on the first
of December. hut It was not made
known until yesterday. Bell was tho
attorney for the state brewers sasso-
citation for about six years. Last sum-
mer the brewers began to realize that
they were up against serious sirua-
ton in this state. and that public SEN
timent was aroused to a very high
pitch over the manner In which the
saloon business I'm Indiana had been
conducted. They found that there
would have to be q change made In
their policy or they would soon have
no saloons left in Indiana In other
words. the brewers realized that they
had to clean up the saloon business
in this state and weed out the evils
that had crept in.
Fairbanks Stubborn.
This brought about a serious split
in their ranks. A majority Of the
brewers were in favor of cleaning up
at once. while a few others. including
Crawford Fairbanks. were opposed u
any change in policy Fairbanks de-
clared that he would go right aheai
and conduct his business as he always
had conducted II. This broke up the
old association. and those brewers
that believed In q new order Of things
s><l ~ A.
Brewers. They retained Bell rs the
attorney for the association. because
ne is regarded as the best posted law
yer on the liquor laws In the state.
Fairbanks refused to come In and
he is still out OF the association The
association was opposed to starting
any new saloons in the state. Fair-
banks opposed this policy A contest
arose in this city over the question
OF whether the commissioners had a
| right to grant a license for . saloon
| within five hundred feet OF Capitol
| avenue boulevard. since the park
board had made rule prohibiting sa-
looms within that distance OF any park
or boulevard. Bell represented the
saloon keepers when he appealed 10
| court for an order to the commission
ers to Issue the license. Sinca then
Capitol avenue has been made q bOulc-
ward by the action OF the city council.
and when the present licenses in that
vicinity expire there win not be any
more saloons there.
Members Of the Association OF Indi-
ana brewers felt that the agitation Of
this boulevard question ut that time
served unnecessarily to arouse public
sentiment and inflame the public mind
against the liquor business. and they
did not like II. And since Bell was
connected with the proceedings. which
was In opposition to their policy. they
were wrought mp At him. This was
several months ago. and Bell did not
retire as the attorney for the associa.
ton until the first Of this month.
Since then the association has no at.
torney regularly employed. and il has
not yet been decided whether II will
| have one or not.
The officers of the Association 0f
Indiana Brewers say they propose to
carry out their policy Of reforming
the saloon business in Indiana. no
| matter who 1t hits.