Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — Senator Kinder Wins a Victory For Saloons. [ARTICLE]

Senator Kinder Wins a Victory For Saloons.

Indianapolis, March 2.—The bill of Senator Kinder, of Gary, dealing with the extension of saloon licenses is ready for Governor Goodrich’s signature and is a signal victory for the saloon interests of the state, who are loud in their praise for the magnificent work' done by the Gary senator. The bill allows saloon licenses to be issued until April 2, 1918, and prorated. The. attorney general had bed that if a saloon license expired, for instance say, December, 1917, it could not be renewed for a shorter period than a year and this meant a big loss to the saloons when prohibition becomes effective. Senator Kinder introduced a bill permitting the saloon men to, operate for a year or a fraction thereof, the license being prorated until April, 1918. This is the only bit of legislation enacted that has in anyway favored the wets durtng : -the present' session and is a big feather in Senator Kinder’s cap. Topeka, Kans., March 2. —State officials today expressed anxiety over the attitude taken by the coal miners in southeastern Kansas toward the recently passed “bone dry” prohibition law. Adopting a slogan of no beer, no coal,” the miners, of whom are foreigners, left work in one mine yesterday and other threatened walk ■- outs were feared today.