The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-09
MAYOR ADVISES
DRY ORDINANCE
Will Ask Council to Pass Leg
islation Similar TO
State Law
THEY'LL ENFORCE IT

Mayor GIN will. within few
days. address communication to
the council. urging on It's members
tho Importance OF passing an ordt
nance containing the provisions OF
the state prohibition law.
Such an ordinance must be pass
ed before January |. or the city Will
be unable 20 prosecute for viola.
tons OF the dry law" said Mayor
GIN. Tuesday. Il urged on the
council the necessity OF passing
such an ordinance In my message a
year ago. but evidently they have
overlooked t."
With prohibition less than two
months away. the powers behind
the law announce they are ready TO
see that the dry law is rigidly en-.
forced
VIII Prosecute Blind Pigs
This office n always ready"
was the comment OF sheriff Bob
Hodge. we are. and always have
been. running down all complaints
of blind pigs and law attractions.
and We shall continue TO do 40.
Blind pigs there will be. dry law
or no dry law.
King county Ia dry now. outside
.of the Incorporated towns and
cities Certain OF tho mining towns,
with their saloons gone. consume
more liquor than when the saloons
were Furnishing Whore they for.
merly consumed two carloads OF
booze. they now drink three car.
loads. The miners buy u by the
barrel now and keep II on tap In
their own homes"
Lundin Ia Confident
Prosecuting Attorney Lundin Is
confident there will be little diff.
Guilty enforcing the law.
The sheriff has been given $4,000
a year to enforce IL. aud he will
have the cooperation OF my office.
Tho police can enforce the law
either thru my office or the police
court
The best lieutenants we will
have. OF course. will be- tho Isohi.
bitionists. Tho dry Law provides
that any person who Is reasonably
certain another person has liquor In
his possession. over and above the
amount allowed by law. may swear
to complaint. aud the premises
will be searched
Il understand that many people
are stocking up their Ice chests
with liquor. II found. this liquor
viii be eonilscated.
Says II Can Be Enforced
Back 70 Mayor GIL:
The DRY law has been 80 drawn
that Il will enforce itself. In my
opinion. ne said 1t is much more
severe than lot Of people think.
u property owner Is wise. he will
not allow a lind pig to exist on
his premises. for by the provisions
OF the dry law. abatement proceed.
ings may he instituted against the
property after one conviction. In
much the same manner a. provided
for In the red.light law.
Listen 20 the lhw Any person
owning. leasing. renting or occupy
Ing any promises. vehicle or boat
where liqnor H. sold or given away
IS liable TO punishment
and the premises. vehicle or boat
may be ahated Ms a nuisance.
Upon conviction. the court may
order the place closed until bond
OF 81 .oo0 Is put up TO obey the Law
n the law Is then violated. tho mon
ey is forfeited. In whole or In part,
as the court may adjudge
enforcement 10 Automatic
Fixtures used IN the sale OF
liquor. as we'll as the liquor. are to-
be confiscated. except such fixtures
"a may be used for other legitimate
purposes. Such fixtures are TO be-
sold and turned over to tho school
fund.
As look at II. the mayor. the
chief OF police. the sheriff and the
prosecuting attorney may all lat
down On their Jobs. and the work
OF killing blind pigs will still go on.
The enforcement OF the dry Law
will be almost automatic
AS have said before. don't
think we shall need as many police
as We do now. II won't be so hard
TO police the blind pigs as II Is now
70 police the cheap saloons