The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-13
GRAND JURY SUBMITS
 FINAL. REPORT
Recommends Abandonment of Sitka Jail License of Soft
 Drink Establishments.


 of the Russian occupation, be aban doned; that the Legislature pass ; law allowing the cities of Alaska t license soft drink establishments md saying that in, its opinion tht imposing of jail sentences is thu best way to curb the illegal sale O intoxicating liquors, the report o the Federal Grand Jury was sub mitted to Judge Robert w. Jennings at 2 o'clock this afternoon and tn jury was discharged after having been in session for 22 days.
 The jury consisted of Foreman l. D. Henderson, D. M. Boutwell, D. B Femmer, James Garner, w. L. Gray w. J. Harris, Geo. W. Kohlepp, " J. Manahan. P. McCloskey, Stanley Nowicka. Paul Peterson. F. H. Sher man. NH. Truesdell, John s. Young Wm Fels, c. E. Cartwright, Frank O'Brien. w. w. Casey, Sr., Frank Cook, Louis Erickson
 The report in full follows: United States District Court for
 the District of Alaska Division
 No. One. at Juneau, February
 1921 Term.
 "To the Honorabl Robert w. Jen
 nings, Judge of the above en
 titled Court
 We. the Grand Jury, summoned to attend the Special February, 1921 term of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Division Number One, having com pleted our labors for the said term and concluded the business brought before us, now beg leave to report to the Honorable Court as follows:
 We have been in session p days have acted on 28-bound-over cases 2 old cases referred back to the Grand Jury by the Court; have con ducted a number of other investi gations; have found 42 True Bills and 5 Not True Bills. We have ex amined 137 witnesses, and employed one interpreter.
 "We have had various matters presented for our consideration among them being the condition o the Federal jail at Sitka, the sani tary condition of the various dairies distributing milk and milk products in Juneau, and the apparently fragrant violations of the prohibition law by the so-called soft drink es tablishments in Juneau, and mak' the following recommendations re garding the same:
 Federal Jail at Sitka From information derived iron several reliable witnesses, we fnC that the Federal jail building is al old structure dating from the Rus sian occupation of Alaska. It i unsightly, insanitary, and there f grave danger of it collapsing with warning at any time.
 "We recommend that this build ing be demolished and that tempo rary quarters be provided for us, as a Federal jail until such time a a new structure can be erected
 Dairies
 "A committee from the Gran, Jury, in company with Dr. l.. o Sloane, Territorial Health Commis sioner and T. E. P. Keegan. Chic of Police. visited the four dairle which distribute milk and milk pro ducts to the residents of Juneau We find the condition of two to bt very insanitary.
 "It is recommended that the present Legislature pass a law pro viding for the regulation of dairies and prescribing certain definite san itary requirements and fixing penal ties for the violation of the same.
 Soft Drink Establishments
 We find that many of the poo halls and soft drink establishments in Juneau have attempted to con ceal their operations by painting their windows, placing screens across them, or constructing partitions which divide the main room in such way as to make it possible for the proprietors of such places to dc away with any liquor aand gambling games before the officers of the law con reach the screened portions oi such rooms.
 We recommend that the Terri torial Legislature enact Legislation empowering municipalities to Ii cense and regulate all such estab lishments
 "We recommend that the Depart ment of Justice provide funds foi the use of the United States At torney's and United States Mar shal's office for the employment o special officers to assist in the de lection of the violations of the pro hibition law.
 Tn our opinion the imposition o jail sentences for violations of the prohibition law is one of the mos effective means of bringing abou proper respect for and observance of the same.
 We have inspected the Fedora conrt house building and Fedora iail and find them to be in first class