Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11
LION HEARTED
CONSTAbLES|N
BIC CITY RAIDS
Cincinnati Is the Prey
of Out Of Town Off
GERS; 1t Pays Well.
Ev MAIN u
Special Correspondent of Grea. Falls Tribune
Copyright. 1929. by The Great Falls Tribuns

SpEStAt VI S'NA-
Copyright. 1922. by The Great Falls Tribuns
Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. 10.-The
worm has turned, in this case. the
worm being the Cincinnati proprietors
of soft drink establishments.
They have organized to resist the
constantly increasing tax on their
pocketbooks by raiding county magls-
trate9 These have been in the habit
of sending deputies into Cincinnati to
find violations of the anti-liquor laws.
When the discovery is made the OF
tenders have then been dragged into
the courts and fines imposed.
Throughout Hamilton county. it was
revealed, magistrates have engaged in
this lucrative business. From their lit
tie courts in such villages as Milford,
Loveland. Terra Park, Montgomery
and North Bend. they send their rep
resentatives into the city from which
they seldom return empty handed. 50
great a pest have they become that
no soft drink proprietor nowadays sees
his front door open that visions OF q
raid do not ONE before him.
Statistics compiled at Columbus in
dicate the lucrative nature of this
business. Take the village Of Milford,
situated on the line dividing Hamilton
and Clermont counties. 1t enjoys pre-
natural advantages. Should Mayor
Scott desire to augment the towns
he moves his chair across the
room and secures Hamilton county
jurisdiction. As judge Of the police
court in this village of 1.So0 people
he last year imposed fines on liquor
law v%iolators totaling SsS,00, of
which $4,000 was collected. This IS
exclusive of costs, which are added to
his expenses and that of the constable.
Most of the money came from Cincln-
matt cafe proprietors who have been
caught in selling intoxicating liquor.
AS a result Of the windfall represent
ed by the constant flow Of funds into
their Golfers as the result of liquor
raids, the villages, which have en-
barked IN the new enterprise,
are enjoying unprecedented prosperity.
Streets which formerly were mere ruts
now are bravely paved thoroughfares,
while own halls put on airs in fresh
coats Of paint. and other village ad-
%iuncts show similar evidence of opu-
lence.
The convicted men say that they
would not care 50 much il Cincinnati.
the city which supports the industry,
were getting the fines. but they do
hate to see the money going to ''hick
burgs." They are a~bundaatly fortified
with hard cider. and while there is
more q feeling Of resentment than any
hope Of being able 10 escape regula-
tons. that has prompted organization.
The new outfit is called the Hamilton
County Protective league. The league
has 23f members. all of them pro-
p~rietors of soft drink cafes and res
taurants. They have engaged counsel,
John Il. Aalloy, former judge of the
Cincinnati police court, and announce
that they will combat in the courts TO
the last technical ditch, every raid upon
any of heir members, pulled off by a
county magistrate.
IF We must be Dinched. we insist
upon being pinched III Cincinnati where
the fines imposed will do the city
some good. in its present poverty
stricken condition" is the motto Of
the league.
Restriction of the issuance of search
warrants is one Of the things for which
the league is 10 fight. according to its
constitution. The organization will try
to have laws passed making it much
more difficult than now. to search
ones home or place Of business. Search
warrants shall be declared void unless
served within a hours after issuance.
II will also ask for the repeal of laws
authorizing mayors and other magis-
trates L try cases from jurisdiction,
other than those Of their own munich
p~alities or townships and for a law,
that dry officers shall be residents and
electors Of the township in which they
serve.