South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
NOVEMBER 10, 1913.
ABATING THE BOOZE Nuisance


Mayor Carson is making an agreeable showing as the
proceeds the cleaning up Of South Bend
- it should have Peen months ago We have al
ready expressed appreciation Of the only possible
excuses for delay viz; payment of mis- campaign
legations the gang due to their support in his
campaign Of 1917; subsidy Of the same gang to cinch
its support sn the campaign f91s, and finally. the
necessity Of getting busy or suffer the chagrin par
touary with reference to the liquor cases. or having
the federal government do the cleaning up for them.
When official of the police department is able to
state that they know who has has not OBJ
tanned federal licenses to indicate that
they had known pretty well for some time who has
been in the blind tiger business
But this aside Let the good work go on We are
going to right in behind the mayor right now and
stay there long as he keeps moving ahead-close
enough if possible thqt with occasional appIica-
ton Of the toe of Journalistic boot we may serve
TO help keep him moving ahead. We want to con-
gratulate City Judge Gilmer too on the announced
stand that ne has taken. Mayor Carson and Judge
Gilmer along the speed they have started
can make decided Improvement in things here in
comparatively short order
AS before stated. only regret is that they OF
either Of them should have long They need
never mind the peevsh complaints Of employed coun-
Mayor CarsOns police get cases and the evil
;dence-convctng evidence-for the prosecuting attor
ney 10 cooperate much ne can. and properly
present it to the court Jhereupon these cases are
no longer of the type cases that call for mercy
Lawyers hired complain peevishy blun buster
do any old thing that will accomplish their pur-
pose and it has frequently peevsh COM
plant bluff, buster, and bulyrag than anything like
sincere practice Of the law.
Shakespeare one time said ra,oryi,- tte
Skey to arise in the prosecution of a reform and dis
GUESSING various overcoming them: THE first
hing do, lets XIII all the lawyers but Shakespeare
you know only a poet and. of course not to be
AIKEN seriously. Besides since the Germans have
recently claimed him, maybe it due Hun dis
position that he went possibly it is because
he went far that the Huns came to admire him and
nave sought to appropriate him. Anyhow having be-
ONE entangled with the someway we can un-
erstand what do with Shakespeares reformative
method simply dismiss it, We need the lawyers to add
the gaiety of the process. "straightay
dream fees much they like their cIamorous
activities need not Doe taken any seriously than we
s would advise taking shakespeares dictum.
Judge, police. and jury may well understand that In
he main the appearance attorneys court in such
cases is to blum their client believing that they
have done something to earn their money; and ditto
With good share of their noise. That what accounts
for the delays, continuances which Judge Gill
ner has rightly announced that there shall be no
more. Very few people South Bend today but know
heir legal rights the liquor question They know
What the law doesn't allow. -headedIy just
bep the brewers other liquor interests in their
Efforts make out presuming that prohibition
Toes not prohibit" they wish the nefarous
ervice. let them take the consequences.
We for the mayor and his police force going the
uH limit of the aw-the full limit of what the law
nows-empoying preventative processes by the atte-
Of nuisance necessary particularly since sub
mission Of liquor juries seem no difference how
trong the evidence insufficient to convict on they
ont send the blind pggers to jaiI-no diff
ference how many poor "soaks" the 'bind-pggers" by
dying their trade send Jail YOU want case
p misplaced sympathy 20 example in some
hing beerguzzled jurors acquit the
iquor laws hgh time that some other process be
ound up-rootiag the evil. and hope Mayor Car
on has found
- whether has not course remains TO be seen.
may that lawyers with their injunction suits
win be able 90 stop the abatement OF nuisances b.
ne crowhar and Ratchet route the law still opens
ne way TO their also by injunction and
court order can obtained the one case as well
= the other The injunction be used against any
unding wherein The prohbitioa is being violated
II no likewise against the yiolators and Mayor Carson
annot say that hands have been tied even II ne
I'd his officers are enjoned against the more volen;
Methods SO hacking down. Mr. Mayor. You can go into
he equity courts as as fellow while
on are al it. YOU might ask for few injunctions
gainst the owners Of property that being used for
awdy houses Keep moving You viii not be permit
ed 20 use these injunction suits excuse agains
= legitimate Enforcement ot The law.