Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-14

World hcld a second conference WIN
the mayor
81 can prove by the ciicf that n
proposition was also made by the
same round about methods 90 protect
the Allison, Crcckm0rc and DcNlOss
crowd 10 tho exclusion OF all the
other hOOtlcggcrs. The plan was easy.
'IhC chief Of police was to he In
formed when shipments of liquor
were TO he made and 10 whom or what
parties such liquors were consigned,
The places receiving such goods were
10 he let alone, for thcy were the
agents of the gang, hut other places
were tu bc ralded right and lCit.'
Chlef of Police Comedy was in the
antr-chamhers of the mayors office
nd was called IN.
"Nhnt the mayor SAWS l. n fact,
declared Chicf Comedy
"Of course, these men never came
to me directly, thcy sent word
They have too much at stake 20 play
II foolish game, and while will swear
that what the mayor has Just said is
the truth, will not mention the
name of the agent who was sent to
me-
CREEkMOltE AND HIS BARREL.
"In trying TO corner the bOOIc and
gambling business" said the mayor,
these men work on the Sly. None of
them ever came 10 me openly Ike g..
II, Ovcrton did. IN fact, the only time
that CrcckInorc ever approached me
was one hot day last summer when hc
stopped me and said;
"'It Is pretty hot, Martin
II asscntcd.
"'Ilow would yu like for me 10
send n b1rrcl of beer out 10 your
hCusc?' said CrcCl,murc,
'CrcckmOrc.' ! replied. since my
marriage there has never been u bot
tie Of beer In my house. II YOU were
10 send that barrel out there, there
would be- divorce suit In my family.
LET BOB ALLISON RUN TOWN.
"'Ihc booze and gambling element
threatened me with recall" lndig-
nnntly asserted the mayor. "but | told
tie men whom they sent 20 me thnt
If they would start such u petition
with names other thnn bOotleggcrs
and gamblers, or the men who leased
buildings 10 bOOtlcggcrs aud gamblers,
should like To see the petition.
~ told them II lhey wished me to
turn my office over 10 the crowd. just
10 put Bob ALLISON In as mayor and let
Il go nj that.
"FrOm this time on am going to
he enforcement officer, and ! am go-
Ing To use the police TO break up the
hoOlc business
IT WILL HURT BUSINESS.
Mayor Martin ls emphatic IN his
opinion that Tulsa can do without the
Gang. lie does not boicyc that their
presence here, nor the element that
congrcgates around hooucggcrs and
gamblers, is Of any use 10 a city; on
the other hand, he asserts that they
are positive menace 10 any town,
zone of the attorneys for the st.
Louis Republic or "A representative
don't know which he represented
himself 10 be now" continued the
mayor said:
"I find conditions here shocking
beyond description, aud I have good
mind 10 write up what have seen
ana tell just what Tulsa l. struggling
against
~ snid To him, YOU have my per-
mission To tell the whole truth, aud
II YOU can help ~ get rid Of the mon
who ARE doing their best to prostitute
the city you viii do me aud Tulsa "a
favor
"C0ndltlone here by no means rep
resent the will OF the best element Of
Tulsn. which surely deserves credit
for her strength and her enterprise
and the fact that size has grown and
done wonderful things In such u
short time"
WOULD WELD AXE HIMSELF
The Mayor also declared that he
would Ike to 30 ralding himself but
Tor the fact that ho believed his age
and the dignity with which the peo-
pie had Invested him would not pgr-
nit such thing
"All that I eau sny." continued the
mayor, "is TINT the police VIII he
after the bOotlcggcrs day and night.
" II NV Intention never 10 let up.
W this 7 rm backed. ! hope, by every
decent citizen Of Tulsa"
SOME OUTSIDE OPERATIONS.
IN regard to competition among the
bootlcggers. It Is difficult 10 know
who is allied with the distributing
agency and who Is not Creekmore
haN tried 10 invade surrounding
counties as In tho case OF Brlstow
over In Creek county whore no ship-
ped In liquors which Judge John
Ovcrstroet partly confiscated and
partly sent back TO Joplin. Mo-, from
which place they cnmo.
Tho same negro man who signed up