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Show How "Clubs" Work In Dry Territory Charged That Purpose of Such Organizations is to Furnish Liquor to Members. Mem-bers. Conditions arising throughout the state are demanding that a decision be obtained in a test case to ascertain ascer-tain whether or not incorporated clubs can sell liquor in dry territory. Clubs of this nature are being organized in dry territory throughout through-out the state, and it is declared that their incorporation is for no other purpose than to protect them in the sale of beer and liquors to their so-called members. There are at least half a dozen such clubs on record in the office of the secretary of state at the present time. Two clubs were this morning given certificates of incorporation by the secretary of state upon the receipt of the $1 filing fee in each case. When the fee is paid and the papers are regular, the secretary of state has no alternative but to issue the certificate. The clubs organized this morning are ths "Pass Time" club of Mt. Pleasant, and the "Loafer" club of Payson, Utah. The affidavits show that the clubs are associations n ot to be conducted for money making purposes, and the $1 filing fee accompanied ac-companied each application. In the former club, Henry Sargeant, John H. Amos, J. S. Wignall, Jr., are directors and J. N. Ballard is secretary. sec-retary. In the latter club, J. W. McGann, August Lundberg, Richard Lundberg are directors and Oscar Lundberg is secretary. While thert is nothing in the documents docu-ments on file to indicate that liquor will be sole or dispensed at the clubs it, is known that such is the purpose of clubs organized similarly in other parts of the state. The location of the two clubs, however, and the character of their names, have aroused thesuspiction of the authorities. author-ities. CASA CONTENTIA CASE. The question as to whether or not liquor can be sold by incorporated clubs in dry territory never has been decided. Some claim that the state law can not prevent the operation of such clubs. Months ago a case was instituted by the county attorney's office against the Casa Contentia Driving club, corner of Twelfth South and West Temple streets, Salt Lake county which' would settle this question if it were disposed dis-posed of. This case pending in the district court, having never come to trial. Several search and seizure proceedings proceed-ings have been instituted against C. A. Birch, propietor of the place. However, Birch was not arrested on the compliant, the promise of counsel for Birch being that he would not run the place again. Information In-formation has reached the county attorney, however that Birch is again running. No attempt has yet been made to place him under arrest.; The case of the state against George Nickalow of Bingham, instituted in-stituted on a search and seizure warrant, will come before Judge F. C. Loofbourow tomorrow morning. Whether or not this case will assume such a phase as to reflect upon the question at issue in any way is not known. Deseret News, 27th. |