The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-13
CAIN SHOWS UP
JOINT FALSEHOODS

10 the OklahOma City Times today.
Guthrie, Sept l3 -Omer X. Bene.
diet, Editor Times. Oklahoma City.
Sir: For eleven days you have run an
article on the front page of the Times
under the caption of Who Ge,s the
Money!" asserting that joints locat
ed at l05 IL w. Main the Red Cam
erOn joint, Delmar Garden and the
Val Blatz joint have been running
without being moiested by state
on county office, and you also made
the assertion that these and other
join have the protection OF the state
officers AS superintendent Stone OF
The state agency has been out of his
office for about tNO weeks making IA
tour of the state to learn of the needs
of law enforcement in the various
counties. an satisfied he knows nOtn
ing of your unjust attacks As the acT
ing head of the state agency in his
absence, feel it eneumbent Ipuh
myself to deny your allegations and
70 prove to the public that you have
fabricated the story from start to
finish. and that you did so knowing
ly and willingly.
My tentiOn was called to the ar
tlcles last wednesday night and on
Thursday | went to oklahoma City
for the purpose of investigating what
foundation you had for your asser
tions. After consulting the records
ana talking with the sheriff's force
and S. w Fenton. the state enforce
ment man for Oklahoma City, | found
that you had none | learned that
those places had been raided several
times by the state and county offic
ers in he past month, most of them
having been raided less than week
ago | also found that Mr.. Fenton
had search warrants in his pocket for
each of these and other places.
On Thursday afternoon | accompan-
led Mr.. Fenton and Deputy Sheriffs
Moore and Crossley, and they raded
l05 l-2 w Main. the Val Batz No. ,
Delmar Garden and several others At
lO5 l-2 We found no liquor doubtless
from the fact that this place had
been gaided in the past week by hi
state, county, police and secret sery
ice officers. At the Val Blatz joint
considerable liquor was found and all
the fixtures liquor and everything
else in this room were confscated, in
eluding a fine bar, cash register ana
ice box At Delmar Garden proper
luthing was found except poor gcade
Of near beer at the swimming pool
considerable beer and wine was con
fiscated. Quite large amount of
liquor was captured at other pieces
Red Cameron's joint | am informed
1ver the phone by Mr.. Fenton vas
aided by state and county officers
Friday morning yet In your pape-
published Friday evening you come
out with the same bare faced asser
ion that hese places had never been
r ided by state or county officers, |
when II was a we'll known fact in
eour city that these raids had been |
made
Now. Mr. Benedict. If you wanted to
i'd enforcement why did you not go
T. the records and ascer ain the facts9
fou know the state is doing good |
yCck in Oklahoma City, yet you have |
lever editorially expressed one word |
lf praise in behalf of these efforts.
You ask the question who Gets
he Money!" will answer for the
state enforcement officers Not T.
And will give the editor of the |
fines a ten dollar bill for every dol
ar that he viii prove has been taken
~ the state enforcement men from
ointists, to protect joints in Oklano-
aa City o. any other city in this |
tia g.
! answered your question, please |
answer some for me.
Is it not a flct that because the
tate is making it so hot for the Joint |
sts in oklahoma City al the present
ime the reason for your unwarran.
attack on The state officials?
If You are sincere in your attitude. |
Why is it If YOU know the location OF |
hese joints YOU have not swGn to |
COMPLAINTS ag inst them before your
zeal officials?
II YOU are not IS anding in in The |
ointists AM aiding them by fighting |
nd malicioualy misrepcesenting the |
Ulcers, why is it that your name ap f,
ears on the books as a member OF |
9e club Joint at 225 W Grand where
tate and county officers had to fign |
'r their lives in making raid on
his place.
Mr. B J Waugh, ac ing as a state
ntorcement officer captured the list
obtaining the names on patrons OF
his place and your name occupies a |
prominent place on this document
'here '-e others that we can name if
leeded, that We are informed, bear
our distinguished cognomen.
You have wickedly and nntruthfully |
nisrepresented the s ate and county
,fficials and have run the articles
p a conspicuous place on the first
age OF your paper. will you be man
nough to publish this letter and give
the same position that justice may
0e done Yours truly, +. +. Cain. |
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