The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29
LIQUOR my. MICA.
Mayor Billiard Says That it Is
Drank There.
Has Instructed Police to Watch
the Institution.
OTHER CHARGES TOO.
Asserts Three-FOurthS of People
at Mass Meeting Drink.
Stands by Statements Concern
ing Liquor Drinking.

Claiming that three-fourths of the
people who attended the indignation
meeting last night drank liquor, that
a large number of those on the plat
form violated the prohibitory law, that
one of the most bothersome places
in the city was the building of the
Young Mems Christian association,
where neighbors had been bothered
with flying empty beer and whisky
bottles, and that he had not changed
his mind about the effects of the pro-
hibitory law in Topeka and Kansas,
Mayor Billiard sat in his office this
morning without the least worry in
relation to the meeting that was held
in the auditorium against his prin-
ciples last night.
Il enjoyed the meeting very much
last night" said the mayor. 'It was
an enthusiastic gathering-and I was
not surprised at the sentiments ex-
pressed. I have known always that
these people did not see the effects of
that I do realize that thev are not
acquainted with the real facts.'
Then the mayor thought a minute
and wheeling in his chair he gave out
some facts that will startle the people
| of the city who have been placing so
much faith in the anti-liquor laws.
Stands by Statements.
'T still insist" said the mayor, that
about 80 per cent of the people of To-
peka use liquor. It Is hard to furnish
positive proof of this statement, but
am sure that if my prohibitory friends
would take. the pains to investigate
they would be satisfied that I am right
in this statement.
| 'I will say, also, that three-fourths
| of the people in the audience last
night and even of those on the plat
form-use liquor to some extent and
/ L
cry physician in the city violates the
prohibitory law every day for medical
purposes.
Liquor at Y. NJ. G. A.
Then came the mayors sensational
| statements concerning the alleged
drinking of liquor at the Y. NJ. C. A
building
MY prohibitory friends don't realize
to what extent liquor is being used
said the mayor. THE other day I got
a complaint from a lady living near
the Y NJ. c. A. building. She said that
she would appreciate it if the police
could relieve her of a great annoyance
she claimed that every night men liv-
ing in the Y. NJ. G. A. had thrown beer
and whisky bottles down in her YARD
and that she feared to venture out in
the back yard at night because of the
falling bottles. She said that such
things were common-and always ha6
BEEN She took up the matter with Sec
retary Brownel of the Y. M. c. A. anC
he said that unless she could locate
the windows from which the bottle:
were thrown he could offer no relief
he said he would try and find the vio-
1ators if she would designate the room
She says that nothing has been done
have instructed the police to watcl
the building.
How is this for prohibition?
No Reply to Abuse.
! "I have nothing to say about tn,
abuses heaped upon me at the Audi
torium last night. Such things as th
letter from the president of the Stat
Temperance union and the speech o
Captain Waters don't deserve notice
they remind me of the intolerant spiri
of the dark ages of superstition ant
they remind me that if I had lived a
that time I would have been burned a
the stake as all intelligent men Of thos
ages were burned.