Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-13

"I have sent Federal agents to Ko-
komo to investigate the party which j.
Victor Pinnell, prominent citizen of Ko-
komo, is reported to have giyen," the
district attorney said. THE present
Federal grand jury is going into the
case. 1t is going into the case for the
reason that city, county and State au-
thorities have done nothing.
"In the meantime, 1 want to know
why Mr.. E. S. Shumaker, president of
the Indiana Anti-Saloon League has come
to the Federal Government to enforce the
law In this case, when the Government
is practically showed under with other
important matters and when the attor
ney general Of Indiana, if he would
could effectively punish the Kokomo Of
tenders.
Il want to know why Mr.. Shumaker
comes to us instead OF going to Attorney
General Ele Stansbury and demanding
that he enforce Section 33 of the Indiana
prohibition law, passed by the State
Legislature in 1917"
QUOTES SECTION OF
STATE DRY LAW.
This section reads as follows:
Whenever any prosecuting attor-
ney shall be unable or shall neglect
or refuse to enforce any of the pro-
visions of this act, or for any reason
whatsoever the provisions of this act
shall not be enforced in any county,
1t shall be the duty Of the Attorney
General Of the State to enforce the
same in such county. and for that
purpose he may appoint as many as
sistants as he shall see fit, and he or
his assistants shall be authorized 20
sign. verify and. file all such com
nAalnfC ri
papers as the prosecuting attorney ia
authorized to sign, verify or file, and
TO do and perform any act that the
prosecuting attorney might lawfully
do or perform; and for such service
ne or his assistants shall receive the
same fee that the prosecuting attor-
ney would be entitled to for like
service, to be taxed and collected In
the same manner, except that in all
cases where there shall be a convic-
uon, and the attorneys fee as pro-
vided for in this act shall not be paid
ny the defendant within thirty daya
after his release from jail, the county
where such conviction is had or IL
change of venue has been taken by
the defendant, then the county in
which the ofense was committed. shall
then become liable to the Attorney
Heherai or ms assistants prosecuting
such case. for the fee of S2J. as pro-
ylded, to be paid out of the general
Tund of such county"
CAN'T SEE WHY IT'S
PUT Up TO U. S.
would like to know why IT is that
Mr.. Shumaker has added to the burdens
OF the Federal grand jury instead OF go
ing to the attorney general and demand
ing that he carry out provisions Of the
above section and l would like to know
why 1t is that Mr.. Stansbury, with MI
these reports about this alleged party
which include many reports that the city
and county authorities at Kokomo were
in connivance with the perpetrators there
OF, has not seen fit to enforce the law as
he is charged with the duty of doing In
the above section.
This grand jury has all that 1t can
do to get all the matter piled up be-
fore 1t out of the way in time for the
members, many Of whom are men of af-
fairs which require close personal at
tention, to get back to their homes,
which are in all parts of Indiana, by
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