The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-22
VIOLATION DRY LAW CRITICIZED
 BY GRAND JURY
Final Report Made to Judge Jennings This Afternoon
 Asks Towns to Act.

made that the City Councils of both Juneau and Douglas pass ordinances forcing the removal of curtains blinds, painted windows, and other obstructions which have the effect of screening the business that is being carried on inside of all soft drink emporiums.
 After making it's final report at clock this afternoon, the grand jury was excused from further duty 1t this term of court The report follows in full:
 To the Honorable Robert w. Jen
 nings, Judge of the above en-
 titled Court.
 We, the Grand Jury, summoned to attend the September 1920 term of the District Court for the Dis trict of Alaska, Division Number One, having completed our labors for the said terms and concluded the business brought before us, now beg leave to report to the Honorable Court as follows
 We have been in session 13 days We have acted on 8 bind-over cases and IT independent investigations; have found Fl true bills and 1 not true bill We have examined 77 witnesses, and employed inter preters.
 We recommend that the interior of the culinary department, partic ularly the kitchen be painted, and also recommend that the cooks sal ary be raised October 1st to $125.00 per month.
 Attention regarding the risk of lives at sea in the waters of South eastern Alaska during the winter months and on account of the sev 9ral wrecks which have happened n these waters, we recommend that l subchaser and the mine-swecper Swallow or a similar boat be sta toned in these waters during the vessels in distress or for other pur- posses as the occasion may arise And we recommend that the Gov 3rnor of the Territory and the Navy Department be notified of this reso- lution.
 We recommend that measures be taken toward the enforcement of ,he law making it a felony to carry concealed weapons without license.
 That Ketchikan is the first and last port of entry in Southeastern Alaska, and, on account of the rapid growth of the city of Ketchikan, md due to the fact that it has de , veloped as distributing center for the Southern end of the Division, which has created too much busi- ness for one Deputy Marshal at this place, and it is the opinion of this | Grand Jury that one or more addi | tional deputy U. s. Marshals be sta cicned at this point and we recom- mend that such apointments be l made and that the U. S. Marshal, | Department of Justice, Honorable George Grigsby and Governor Riggs be presented with a copy of this recommendation.
 We respectfully suggest to the City | Councils of Juneau and Douglas that they pass an ordinance providing for the removal of blinds and curtains I painted windows. partitions and | other Instructions which have the | effect of screening the business that | being carried on inside of all | soft drink empOrums. Ii is the opin- on of this grand jury that an ordin- lnce will tend to prevent the flag | rant violation of the Prohibition Law of the Territory. We have been advised by competent legal authority hat such an ordinance can be passed and enforced. We further recom- mend that the Governors Office. U. S. District Court. Commissioners Court District Attorneys Office, L. ;. Marshal's Office render all pos 5ible assistance to enforce such an ordinance if passed, and that copies 1f this resolution be mailed to the respective City Councils.
 The padded cell recommendation has been presented by almost every grand jury in session and has many times been ignored by the Depart ment having jurisdiction over this matter It is a matter which should be seriously considered without fur ther delay. During the past year there have been approximately twen ty inmates confined in this cell There is available money in fund ( to take care of matters of this kind and this grand jury respectfully ant earnestly requests that immediate az tion be taken by the Department 0 Justice and that a copy of this rec
 ommendation be sent to that De
 partment and also to the '. s. Mar
 shal
 We have made a general inspection
 of the different departments of th,
 Court House and find that each an,
 every one is conducted in a satis
 favtory manner.
 We wish to thank the variou
 officials for the assistance rendere,
 us in conducting the duties impose.
 upon us at this session.
 We respectfully request that cop
 ies of this report shall be mailed f