The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-04-17

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Chairman Richards OF the board
replied that the Iron county board Is
not only willing TO hear from the peo-
pie II serves but II solicits such ac-
ton by the people. He joined with the
other members in welcoming the as
ISOLATION and could speak for the
board In promising any assistance
within the power OF the members in
enforcing the laws
Mr.. Ross followed and regretted
that the meeting was not held as
scheduled at 200 o'clock for the rea-
son that Crystal Falls people had
been told to congregate at 200 o'clock
and he wanted 10 see the court room
packed 50 that the sheriff might
know that he had a good, live backing
In enforcing the laws to the letter.
Supervisor Erikson suggested that
the meeting be adjourned until 200
o'clock and On motion such action
was taken.
In his talk to the board Mr.. Wood
worth had suggested that the board
appropriate $1,000 for the purpose OF
securing detectives to get evidence
against blind piggers. the said money
to be at the disposal OF the prosecuting
attorney and to be used as he should
decide.
Before adjournment Mr. Richards
suggested that as the sheriff and
prosecuting attorney had never been
stinted in the past on any expenditure
they saw tit to make, he thought the
board wouldn't care TO make any fixed
appropriation at this time but would
comply with any reasonable request
made by the officials of the law.
Immediately after adjournment Mr..
Waffen addressed the crowd which
had been trebbled during the recess.
Mr. Waffen made IL plain that It is
his intention to enforce the law TO the
letter so far as II is possible from his
Office. He explained how necessary il
is TO have the evidence and that II
the people will cooperate with him
they will have no complaint to make
about his not enforcing the law. -
Mr.. Sensiba followed with q very
brief statement in which he expressed
himself determined to enforce the law.
He stated that in his experience the
so called grape juice" joints are more
detrimental than the saloons, and he
asked the lawyers present If there is
any law that will allow him to get
after them.
The grape juice joints" which Mr..
Sehsiba referred to are the places that
sell this home made wine made from
grapes grown, presumably IN Michi-
gan The vendors OF this brand Of in
toxicants are mainly Italians and they
have been bad offenders IN the past.
covering their traffic under the cover
OF a nullifed section OF our laws ex-
empting from the liquor laws wines
made from home giown grapes
Mr.. Byers followed Mr. Sensiba and
made the statement that the internal
revenue collector had made the state
ment that there are 10 blind pigs now
operating in Iron county, all of these
"joints" having federal licenses. He
stated that these blind pigs bottle beer
from kegs and sell II about the mining
locations and to the initiated clientele.
He suggested that the sheriff get the
names OF these blind pigs" from the
internal revenue collector and get
after them.
Prof Hill came back with state
ment that in his opinion the sheriff
can and will enforce the laws but
that the people in general should give
him tie glad hand and help him 10
make the enforcement He suggested
that g might re well II Mr. SensIba
could get samples OF the grape Juice"
and have It aralyzed so that there
would Ne no question about the evil
dence
DIT Larson as the next speaker
he said that trouble with this law
enforc men, that the people are in
differsnG. the Il they had been active
against liquor law violations in the
past there might be a different story
TO tell in Iron county today
DR. Larson begged the indulgence OF
the audience while he talked on a
different subject that OF the white
plague. He detailed how the people
of Iron county are afflicted with con
sumption and suggested that the Well
fare Association az the great force In
the county at the D. esent time 90 on
record as being In favor OF doing
something 10 stem the ravages OF this