The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-17

still, a question which only time itself !
can answer. |
In his bill Wise proposes that sa-
looms shall be as open and public as
any other business place. He would
not allow any screens in the front
which would obstruet a clear view of
the saloon room The front would have
glass doors or windows so that people
passing on the street could have clear
and unobstructed view of the place day
and night. They could see who was
standing at the bar and who was TAX
ing a drink. This is a provision that
has never been tried in this state. al
though in some of the European coun-
tries the saloons, cafes as they are
called, there do not have screens.
He would also make it practically
impossible for saloon to be located
ia residence districts. And they could
not be placed in unincorporated towns.
The provision on this score is that sa-
looms should be permitted in cities and
incorporated towns. and that they
shall be eliminated from unincorpor-
ated towns and residence districts un-
less such districts have adequate police
protection, and the bill defines what
shall constitute adequate police pro-
lection.
OF course this would keep saloons
out of townships and country districts.
because none OF them would have the
kind of police protection contemplated
| in the bill.
The bill limits the number of saloons
to one to each five hundred population,
| but Mr. Wise says this will probably be
| sprung to one to each thousand popu
| lation. This would make it impossible
! to have a saloon in Incorporated
! town of less than a thousand popula-
ton. and there could only be one in a
town if il had a population between
i one thousand and two thousand
The brewers bill would allow saloons
in cities, towns and everywhere else.
| Wise's bill provides that appli-
| cant must make affidavit that he is not
connected in any manner, either di-
rectly or indirectly. with any brewery :;
that no brewery has assisted him in
any way And if remonstrance is
| filed he must prove all of these things
to the satisfaction of the board of coun-
| tv commissioners before he can get his
| license.
/ These are the main provisions of the
bill. and they are strong enough to
| throw a scare into the ranks of those
who are working hard for liberal liz
uor legislation
| Wise does not think much of the
/ brewers bill He said The brewers
/ bill would not regulate anything. The
/ brewers say they are in earnest in
/ wanting to get out of the saloon bust
ness and cleaning up the business. Now
| this will give them chance to show
! whether they are sincere If they are
they will support my bill. 1t would
| place the saloon business on a higher
| level and that is what they say they
want to do l propose to test them out
and see whether they are in earnest.
This is regarded as strange talk to
come from a representative who was
supposed to have been the choice OF
the president of the brewers associa-
ton for speaker.
The lines are drawing tight in the
liquor fight Members OF the legisla-
/, ture are hearing from home and
!, their desks are piled full of letters Pc
titions and protests against the repea
of the county option law. Some Of
them tell the members that if the loca
option law has to be repealed then the
. new law must contain provisions
which will be equally satisfactory
This is where the members are having
) their sleepless nights.