The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-22
JURiST SCORES
 COFFIN NAILS'
Jndge J. S. Steel Instructs Grand Jury ta "Rigidly Enforce" Laws Against Selling of Cigarettes-Also Calls
 Attention to Sunday Observance

Cigarettes dealers and users came lls for scoring by Judge J. S. Steel Monday evening when the jurist gave instructions to the grand jury at the opening of the April term of Circuit eourt. Judge Steel asked that the grand jury investigate local condi- tons and 'rigidly enforce" the laws 9overning the sale of the Hcoffin nails"
 A delegation of the W. c. T. U. workers who have taken the lead in the local fight against the sale and use of cigarettes was in the court room and heard the jurist denounce the evils of the paper pipes. In lengthy statement to the jurymen the judge found not a single good word to say for cigarettes and classed them as the favorites of evildoers.
 Four prisoners from the county jail, sitting in the court room and hearing the jurists charge to the jury were asked if they used cigarettes. Three of the four confirmed Judge Steel's statement by admitting they did.
 Judge Steel deplored the fact that many of our young men sent over seas into the great world war returned home addicted to the use of cigarettes, and also that in some places there was Tendency on the part of the authori- ties to minimize the violation of the law.
 T don't care what Governor Brough does in regard to pardoning offenders, the people know that cigarette sell ing is a violation of law, and I want you jurymen to look after it." said the judge.
 His Honor also called attention to tho laws regarding the observance of sunday and asked the grand jurymen to take notice of any violations. The judge declared it was just as much of crime to sell ice cream on Sunday as it was bacon.
 Laws regarding the making of whiskey or having it in one's posses 8ion were dwelt upon at length by the judge. He also called attention to
 
 which were generally regarded as only Substitutes for booze and requested the jury to investigate any violations reported to the body
 That he will strictly enforce the state and federal regulations for the Eradication of ticks in Poly county, the judge made clear and he admon- I1k ha tr faIr <&f any complaints regarding violations or evasions of these laws. Dipping of cattle will be necessary to some extent in the county this year and Judge Steel made it plain that the officers having charge of the work should be upheld in their work.
 Members of the grand jury are R. R. St. John, Harrison Thompson, s. I. Wood, J. H. Scott, Ed Rogers, H. Cam, Jack Connally, Sim Lawrence, Holder Williams. H. E. Chambers, Hey H6dgins, R. D. Miller, Phillip Aber- nathy, Warren Rowe, John Garrett, General Heath. Mir. Abernathy was named as foreman. J. E. Davis was named by Sheriff Thornton as bailiff for the jury.
 Prosecuting Attorney A. D. Du- laney and Assistant George Steel be- gan on Tuesday morning the work of assisting the jury in it's investigations of criminal offenses. It is expected that several days will be required as 2 number of cases, particularly moon- shining, will be brought before the body
 Judge Steel convened Circuit court Tuesday morning and spent most of the morning in arranging the docket for the trial of cases.