The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-11-30
MAY OUST MAYORS
Attorney General Coleman of Kan
sas Files Suits Against juno
tion City and Pittsburg.
FAILURE TO ENFORCE Law
Supreme Court Is Asked to Gust Of
AcinIs and Prohibit Ctties From
Licesing SaIOons-GOv. HOch
Pleads Innocence.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 22.-Attorney
General C. c. Coleman has filed foul
prohibition" custer suits in the Kan
sas supreme court, directed against
the following persons and corpora
tons:
A. B. Kirkwood, mayor of Pittsburg,
Kan, F. w. O'Donnell, mayor of juno
ton City, Kan; the City OF Pitts
burg, Kan, and the city of Junction
City, Kan. All of these suits are
similar to those filed by Attorney Cen
eral Coleman against w. w. Rose, OF
Kansas City. Kan.
The suits against the mayors are
to GUST them from office for failure
to enforce the prohibition law In their
cities. The suits against the munich
palities are to prohibit and GUST
them and their officers from the lille
gal process of collecting licenses from
joints. Each Of these suits gives
long list of names of owners of sa-
looms. The proprietors of disorderly
houses are also listed. Both mayors
named in the proceedings are republi-
cans.
In all the cases filed Wednesday 1t
is recited that the custom of accept
ing $50 month from the jointists
and keepers of disreputable houses
has been the common practice of the
mayors and officers of the two towns
for at least five years. 1t is shown
that each of the towns has an ordi-
mace which prohibits the sale of in
toxicating liquors, except for medical
scientific or mechanical purposes.
and that the ordinances provide pen
alties for violations. The petitions
set forth that these ordinances are
wholly void and Intellectual in that
the officers of the two cities accept
the payments of regular fines or al
low the volators to pay certain
amount as bail with the intention
that this monety should be forfeited.
In speaking Of the suits Wednes-
day night attorney General Coleman
said:
"The Pittsburg and Junction City
cases have been commenced because
the necessary facts in these cases
have just been obtained. These
cases are not in the nature of cru
SADIE, but have been brought because
the prostitution of the law in those
cities has become so fragrant as to
be intollerable. 1t is the purpose of
his department, in which I am al
liberty to say that my successor full
" concurs, to make it impossible for
he officers of these cities to enter
nto partnership with lawlessness
without being in contempt of the SUI
)reme court. The municipal profit
If the partnership being thus cut out.
We believe the. local and police Off |
.ers will be Jealous to enforce the
aw as was done in Wyandotte county
" Mr. Trickett and Judge Holt. I
refer not to say at this time" said |
Ir. Coleman, in answer to the ques' |
lon, WHAT III any OtneI Slihlldr CdoeS
yill be commenced?"
GovernorE W. Hoch stated We'd |
esday night that he knew nothing |
Fout the suits until they were fled
hat Attorney General Coleman had
rought the action on his own respon-
Utility and had not consulted the |
overnor Governor Hoch said that
S far as he knew the action was not
he beginning of a state campaign
gainst the 'joints' and that if any |
lore suits were to be filed he hal
ct been informed of the intention.
!cv. Hoch was not in the city when
he suits were filed