The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-04-04

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f"fict. who Ia one of the ludgea Of
III" snpfem" court of Kansas, and a
man who has lived In Kansas during
The llf" ~ The amendment 10 i,s Con
sti,h'ion aud man 81 great ability
ana hish character. Mr.. Porter
writes our town. Kansas city, has
over 100000 population Rls or
"lsh' years ago, when they started to
enforce the law rigldly. ahere was
something like $50 joints running
practically Wide npen MANY Of the
bars sera firch np In a luxurious
manner ana enormous sums were
raid over the bars every day. Many
conservative business men, bankers
aud members ~ "a. Commercial Club.
we're at nra' opposSd Ia rigid en-
foreemcni OF the law bernuse u would
leas" vacant hundreds OF bniidinys
ahh apparently would demofaiise the
business interests Of III. city. How.
ever the law vas rigldiy enforced.
not trisl 0f cases b~for. lnries, but
by lhiaHriion suite asains, the prop.
lrftB owners and upon affldayi,s be.
fore Judge sho granted tho injnae.
Ton showing violation After ,th.
e"nu hsh adapted the plan 81 en-
f"ftlHs its orders By pnt,ing padiocks
q
"n Toe doors Of the buildings and
prohibiting the opening of the build
Ing until The owner should give a
bond iha, Il should never again be
,isrd for III" illegal purpose. and send.
Ing the pf"prieiors Of the Joints 10
the iaiI for large sentences. not on
convictions To- ,h" hais of liquor, un-
dnrs,and. bni for violating the order
of The court. thrre couid bs no Jury
trials sud convictions aeto easily oh.
'aIn"'i After ihess things had been
done the osnefs of the buildings
gradually found other tenants. and In
tho ronrSs of few months ar per.
hsps year IA" sam. business men
who had protested against the. rigid
enforcement ~ the law came 20 the
s8alaiant attorney general and apoI.
ogir'd No disintereatsd business
inen IN the riiy would now be willing
T. have the cit return Ia III. old plan.
I remember instances where grocery.
m"n and Other merchants said that
since the enforcement Of the law. and
THIS was said within year there
after. children came Ia their stores
~'ih nss aud ten dollar bills 10
purchase provisions. who had prior
10 tho enforcement of the ia1 never
seen that much money In their lives;
that the children that formerly came
baFcfootnd had aho~a for tho flrst
tine In their lives. that tho poorer
class OF people we're able to pay and
paid their bills as IN. stores where
formerly II was difficult 10 obtain pay T,
mont, OF course. our city adioins 4
Kansas CITY. Missouri. and the iirst
block over tho line Ia known M tho 4
vet block. and IL IL said TO contain
like dozen or two saloons
ready 10 greet the Kansas man when /
ho comes over Hat only those who
we're so addicted 10 ih. use Of ilauors I
hat II was almost imposaiblc for
hem TO do without Il would In the |
'scnlns take the trouble To 20 tn Mis- 4
'oah for liquor The large majority
'f them. and the average man. turned
snd went 10 his home withou, having
'pen, his money for liquor. Prior 20
he enforcement OF the Law, the Joints
'lwass psocurotkfrom tho banks large
TINS OF money on every pay day. be-
'AGso very large percentage OF the
'ay checks were chased over the bar.
md Of course you know that the la
orer would naturally feel called upon
q spend some part Of II under those
and Il frequently hap
'ched that his wife and children saw
ut very small part Of the procccds.
III was done away with whom the I
iinls were closed. Kansas City. Kan.
as. increased in population the first
hrce ar four years after tho laws
we're enforced at wonderful rate,
here was marked Improvement In
he prosperity Of the merchants and
ho business of the city Increased,
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