The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
Federal State and City Officials Cooperate in Great Drive
Against Liquor Law Volators
INJUNCTION METHOD OF CLOSING LIQUOR SHOPS
Is USED BY STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
Attorney General Brundage Files Suits and Temporary ncions Are
Granted by Lands
ACTION EXPECTED TO END REIGN OF OPEN LAwLESSNESS

Federal, state, and city officials arc
combining their forces in a great
drive against violators of Prohibition
laws in Chicago. On November "a
Attorney General Brundage appear
ed before Federal Judge Lands and
requested him to grant injunctions
against scventy-three defendants
charged with having sold liquor in
Chicago Sixty-nine temporary in
functions were granted, the other
four being withheld for technical
reasons.
The defendants were ordered to
appear in nine days for trial OF their
cases. Ii found guilty as charged
permanent injunctions may be issued
abating their places of business as
nuisanccs for one year. The court
may however permit use OF the
premises under bond on the condi-
ton that no Intoxicating liquor be
sold, manufactured, kept bartered, or
otherwise disposed of therein. Viola
ton of these conditions constitutes
contempt of court which may be
punished by a fine of $500 to 81 900 or
imprisonment of from thirty days to
one year or both. At the time of the
filing of the above injunction suits by
the attorney general it was an
nounced that over one hundred ad-
dtional suits OF like nature would
be filed in the near future. On No
vember 30 Judge Lands granted
thirty-two injunctions against sa-
looms and one against drug store
at the request of attorney general
Brundage
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
On the day that Judge Lands is
sued temporary injunctions against
sixty-nine lawless liquor dealers the
Federal Grand Jury returned thirty
one indictments against alleged vio-
lators OF the Prohibition law.
Additional Injunction Suits
On this same day Judge Lands al
so granted eight injunctions asked
for by District Attorney Charles F.
alyne, closing liquor selling places.
1t was announced from District At
torney Clyne's office that four as
sistant district attorneys had been
assigned to assist Prohibition Com
missioner Richardson prosecute liq-
uor law violators.
District Commissioner Richardson
announced that about one hundred
and twenty-five injunction suits
would be filed in the near future.
Permits To Be Reduced
State Prohibition Director Ralph
w. Stone in discussing the permit
situation declared that he would rec
ommend the reduction of manufac-
turers' permits by 90 per cent and
wholesalers permits by Is per cent.
Druggists and doctors permits will
be reduced by about Is per cent If
his recommendation are followed.
There are $500 permits in Illinois at
the present time and the proposed
reductions by cancellation or refusal
to renew would mean about 4,500
fewer permits of various kinds.
Chicago Police Busy
The activity of the Chicago police
department under the direction of
the new Chief, Charles Fitz Morris,
against criminals in general is result
ing in a reduction of bootlegging.
Many criminals caught. in the police
net during recent drives were boot
leggers and whisky spectators.
Commissioner Richardson is quoted
as saying that he expects the full CO.
operation of the Chicago police force
in ridding the city of illicit liquor
sellers.
Injunction Process Effective
The injunction method of proceed
ing against violators promises to eff
fectively carry out the purposes of
the Eighteenth Amendment. Not
only many heavy fines and prison
sentences be imposed upon persons
who disregard the injunction, but
property owners may be caused to
suffer. The law provides that prop
erty may be held for the payment of
fines and costs. The closing of
premises on which the law is violated,
for one year, will result in losses to
property owners who permit tenants
! to carry on the illegal liquor business.