The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-17

1T mandatory on the authorities to re-
woke the license of the offender and
makes it impossible for him to get it
renewed for certain length of time.
1t was thought at first that in addi-
ton to this the bill would provide that
no property occupied by saloon closed
for the third violation of the law could
be rented for the use of a saloon with
ing a certain length of time, but this
was found to be unconstitutional and
was dropped
Brewery Saloon to Go.
Fourth, the brewery owned saloon
must go. The hardest fight was waged
on this clause within the brewers or
ganization, but 1t will be in the bill
and it Will have teeth. The fight was
not SO much among the Indiana brew
ers, as they all agreed that the brew
cry saloon, but was a source of weak
ness and financial loss more often than
otherwise, and they would prefer to
go out of the business of backing a
man - the saloon business.
The sticking point came with the
outside brewers who do business in In
diana cities that are worthy OF their
attention. It was represented that at
one time in Indianapolis an agreement
cut out backing saloons, but that as
soon as they withdrew their backing
from saloons. outside breweries in
Milwaukee, Chicago, st. Louis, Cincin-
natl, Toledo and other cities came in
and took their place as angel for the
stranded saloonkeeper. 1t is said that
| In Fort Wayne alone one brewer closed
up nine saloons which he had been
| backing, and that as soon as he did this
| a Toledo brewery came in and reopened
| fee of them.
Problem Serious One.
| The problem was a serious one, for
| it meant a great financial loss to In
diana brewers without amelioration of
| deplorable conditions. 1t was finally
| solved by deciding to put the burden
on the saloonkeeper instead of the
| brewer. The new law will prohibit any
saloonkeeper from receiving any fnan-
| cial assistance, directly or indirectly,
| from any brewery distillery or liq-
uor house of any kind. 1t will prohibit
! him from accepting any furniture or
fixtures from these sources, directly or
| indirectly. or from having his license
| fee paid by them.
| The provision will be very stringent
| and will be contained in his license so
| that his evasion of the Will be VIOLA
ton of the law and his license and will
| subject him to the penalties prescribed
! for law violation
Have Own secret Service.
| During the last year or so the brew
ers and liquor men have established
their own secret service bureau in In
diana, and they declare that if their
bill is passed they will be able, through
this bureau, to see that it's provisions
are lived up to. This bureau will gath
er evidence and present it to prosecut-
| ing attorneys to prove law violations,
! and it will also be used to ferret out
vilations of the provision which will
prohibit breweries from owning or
| FINANCING saloons.
| 1t is said on what is regarded as the
| best of authority that the liquor bill
| set out above and that it has been
agreed to by all of the breweries. There
| will be no opposition to 1t from any
| of the brewers. unless it comes from
| those outside the state. The plan now
i is to have the bill introduced on the
first day and pushe dthrough as quick
ly as possible.
There has been much talk to the eff
feet that the brewers were at logger
heads in regard to the kind of bill te
| introduce, but the man who gave Out
the above information says that what
i ever there was of such trouble has en-
ers are united and harmonious on tbs