Evening star., 1922-12-11
LIQUOR FINES HIT
.4'S0FT drink: MEN
0hioans Band Together to
Fight Court Decisions FOL-
lowing Raids.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, December Ii
The worm has turned. in this case
soft drink" esta Adjustments in Gin
cinnati.
They organized Saturday to resist the
constantly increasing tax upon their
pocketbooks by raiding county magis-
trates. These have been in the habit
Of sending deputies into Cincinnati
to ind violations Of the anti-liquor
laws. When the discovery is made
the offenders have been dragged INFO
the country and fines imposed.
Throughout Hamilton county. i:
was revealed today. magistrates have
engaged in this lucrative business.
From their little courts In such VIII
lagos as Milford. Loveland. Terrace
Park, Montgomery and North Bend
they send their representatives into
the city, from which they seldom re-
turn empty handed. SO great pest
have they become that no SOFT drink
proprietor nowadays sees his front
door opened that visions of raid do
not come before him.
business IS Lucrative.
Statistics compiled at Columbus in
dicate the lucrative nature Of this
ford. Situated on the line dividing
Hamilton and Clermont counties. 1t
enjoys peculiar natural advantages.
Should Mayor Scott desire to aug
ment the towns revenues he moves
his chair across the room and secures
Hamilton county jurisdiction: o "A, As
Judge Of the police court In this VII
lage of 1900 people. he last year tm-
posed fines on liquor violators total
ing $SS, 900. of which $5s.000 was C J.
lected. This is exclusive OF COSTS.
which are added to his income and
that of the constables. Most OF ne
money came from Cincinnati cate
proprietors who have been caught IN
the possession of intoxicating liquor.
AS a result OF the wtndfall repre-
sented by the constant flow Of funds
into their Golfers as the result of
liquor raids. the villages which have
embarked in the new enterprise are
enjoying Unprecedented prosperity.
Streets that were formerly mere ruts
are now bravely paved thoroughfares,
while town halls put on airs in fresh
coats of paint. and other villages ad-
juncts show similar evidences OF opu-
ence.
The convicted men say that they
would not cacre SO much If Cincinnati
the city which supports their indus
try, were getting the fines, but they
do hate to see the money going to
fortified with hard cider and white
mule.
1t is that feeling of resentment.
rather than any hope of being
able to escape regulation, that has
prompted organization. The new out
tective League. The league has 234
members. all Of them proprietors OF
soft drink cafes and restaurants. They
have engaged counsel, John +. Molloy.
former Judge of the Cincinnati police
court, and announce that they will
combat in the courts to the last tech
nical ditch every raid upon any OF
their members pulled off by country
magistrate.
Appeals Are Planned.
Trial by jury will be demanded by
the league in every case 1t defends.
while appeal will be taken from every
conviction. regardless Of the merits OF
the case.
"If we must be pinched, we insist
upon being pinched in Cincinnati
where the fines imposed will do the
city some good in it's present poverty
stricken condition" is the motto OF
the league.
search warrants is one OF the things
for which the league Is to fight. ac-
cording to its constitution. The or
ganization will try to have laws
passed making it much more difficult
than now to search ones home or
place of business. 1t Will ask that
search warrants shall be decreed to
be void unless served within twenty
four hours after issuance. 1t will
also ask for the repeal of laws au-
thorizing mayors and other magls-
trates to try cases from jurisdictions
other than those of their own mu-
inequalities or townships. and for
law requiring that dry officers shall
be residents and electors OF the town.
ship in which they serve.
Copyright. 1922