The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-04
Thirty-TWO Arrests Made in
Anti-Cigaret Crusade Here.
"BOoze Room" at Court House
Is Filled With Evidence.
SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN BUSY
Entire Sheriff's Force and %
Policemen in Action.
Half of Those Arrested Furnish
Their Own Bonds.

Thirty-two arrests were made in To-
peka by city and county Officers We'd
nesday afternoon on information fur
nished by spoilers of the State Y. NJ.
C. A, the Anti-Saloon league. the
Anti-Cigaret league and certain
preachers to the effect that the sacred
Kansas anti-cigaret law was being
violated.
The "booze room at the court
house, which in the olden days re-
sembled distillery and still has some
such appearances, took on the aspect
of a cigaret factory when the raids
were over Wednesday evening. War
rants were issued by D. H. Branaman,
city attorney, and Tinkham Veale,
county attorney, on the request of
those bent upon saving Topeka's NOR
ais from the terrible flag"
Charged on Two Counts.
The entire sheriffs force and about
twenty-five policemen participated in
the raids. which started about $3.50
o clock. About half the persons ar
rested were taken to the court house,
their own bonds. The other half were
taken to the police station, where
they were required to put up $50
cash bond or 500 bond signed by an
other. Nearly all the victims" were
charged on two counts
and sale
The complaining witnesses in the
arrests are: Paul Moser and M. H.
Mexican, of the state Y. NJ. c. A; NJ.
w. Baker. representative OF the
Anti-Saloon league and F. B. Baker, a
local insurance man and representa-
tive of the Anti-Cigaret league.
Those for whom the warrants We're
issued by the state are: A. c. Klinga-
man Drug store, Lohrer's CONNECTION
ary, Curry Smoke House. Q. G. Goe-
nour, B. T. Goodman. United Cigar
store, T. V. Campbell, Lester E. Saw
yer cafe. F. A. Campbell, H. L. Tromp,
John w. Snyder, Fred B. Mcconnell,
|J. M. Jamison, Earl F. Vaughn and
Owen Smith, Harley B. Lane and Clyde
Lowe, w. NJ. Linguist, Fred Walker
James Gotta, C. w. Kinne, E. M.
Brown, c. ]. Manspeaker, John A.
Heitman, Louis Brioude. E. E. Hawk.
IF. d. Buck, w. H. Wiscombe, Tony
Click, J. e. Mcfarland, D. Weaver,
H. L. Strohm.
The total value of the confiscated
fags is estimated to be in excess of
$500, of which nearly $1,000 worth
were found at the United Cigar store,
sos Kansas avenue. This place was
raided by Sheriff Miller and his car
was filled so full of cigarets that he
had hardly room to drive.
The method which the "Spotters"
are said to have followed in getting
of them to enter a store. One would
buy a package of cfgarets while the
other looked on as a witness At one
place-Lohrer's confectionery store,
near the state hospital, no pills" were
found.
Confiscated Cigarcts To Be Burned.
The great stack of Rameses Afro
dites, Camels, Lucky Strikes, Omars,
Melachrinos, Chesterfields, Pail Malls.
Herbert Tareytons, Nebos, Relus, Idle
Hours and a dozen other different
brands. popular and unpopular, that
are now gracing the shelves of the
booze room in the court house will
be consigned to the flames as soon as
the cases against the thirty-two de-
PENDANTS are disposed of, according to
county authorities.
Those who were arrested and taken
to the police station are more fortu-
nate than those who fell into the
clutches of the county. The state re-
quired bonds of $500, whereas the city
asked bonds of $50 and 500.