The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-21
VAST NUMBER FEDERAL LIQUOR
LICENSES ISSUED IN STATE
LIST IS TO Be PRINTED
enforcement Attorney Caldwell viii
Assist Sheriffs Of State TO En-
force the Prohibition Laws
Plan OF Procedure Made

Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 21.--As an in
dication Of the extent of the vi.tJ.
tions of the prohibitory law in Ok
lahoma. state Enforcement Attorney
Fred $. Caldwell has Investigated the
records of the internal rctr1I' col
lc,.pr at LcavcuwOrth Kan, and
found that there are EOS porauus anl
companies in Oklahoma holdug ia.
era liquor licenses. Uud.r the cuah'
ling act, the constituura ana the Bu-
lips enforcement act. tb' pos session
of such license of urim1 ilc.e
evidence of the violation of tn 'aw,
and the holder Of every such l",usa
is subject to prosecution by the
state authorities.
Mr.. Caldwell is having ugm"l to-"
distribution over the s'rt2 among The
shcriffs and county attorn"ys q PAW.
phlet giving names of the holders o.
federal licenses in each town, "nl
quoting the provisions if the con sti.
tuition and statutes on that sub, ct
He also informs the county attorneys
that by paying 81 to the internal rev
enue collector they can secure ofli-
cial lists of the persons holdiag liquor
licenses in their respective counties.
According to Mr.. Caldwell's list Ok
lahoma City leads in the number OF
violators of the prohibtory law, hav'
ing $50 federal licenses. Other towns
holding such licenses and the number
in each as follows:
Muskogee. 81: Ardmore, s; AZ
ton. ?; Bartlesville, %; Coalgatc, 20;
Chickasha II; Claremore, I; Cow
eta. g. Chelsea. 6. Eufaula. l3; Enid,
Q; Guymon, .; Guthrie, 2; Kiefer,
| II; Lehigh, 10; Iawton, 3; McAles'
ter Is; Miami, 10; Shawnee, 46;
Sapulpa. 10: Tulsa, 3S.
Mr. Caldwell has arranged with the
internal revenue collector to receive
b!-monthly reports on licenses issued
thus keeping him constantly in pos
session of a revised list. Upon tlo
information which he furnishes. the
local officers can cause the arrest OF
all persons whose names appear OF
his list and secure search warrant!
to search the places for liquor. The
enforcement attorney also stated tina
the local officers could secure inlunc
tions against keepers of joints, a
was done in Kansas and lock nj
their places The Oklahoma consti
tuition. however, allows trial b!
Jury in Injunction cases, which Grip
pies the effectiveness of that proceed
ing.
In connection with the enforcement
difficulties at Muskogee, Mr.. Cald
well reasserted his intention TO pros
ecute the officers who attempted T.
install system of licenses undc
section 10, OF the Billups act.
THE great trouble at Muskogee,
said Mr.. Caldwell, lis that the Ell
forcement officers have been unabl
to find jurymen who will conyic
liquor selling and the officials hav
been compelled to dismiss case arte
case for this reason. The officer, how
: ever, should continue to prosecut
until local sentiment is worked up t
point where juries can be secure
who will fulfil their oaths to fin
verdicts based on the law and ev
dence.'
When asked il he would take han
in the Muskogee cases, Mr.. Caldwe
expressed confidence in the local el
forcement attorney there and state
: that he would give him ana tn
= county attorney every opportunit
TO enforce the law, but that he woul
take hand in the game II an
attempts were made to license S
looms.