Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-28

that the saloon men should be blamed
for his arrest.
In regards to beggars in town at
present, Chief Hamilton states that
every possible effort is being made TO
arrest this class of mendicants, and
they are put to work on the city
streets and then ordered out of town.
Recently a complaint was received
from South Salem that four beggars
were working that neighborhood.
The chief answered the call and man
aged to arrest one of the gang. The
other three were followed, but in view
OF the fact that they Immediately went
outside of the city limits and appeared
to be determined on getting out of
town, they were allowed to leave. The
chief desires the cooperation of any
and all who are in any way bothered
by drunks, beggars or any other class
of undesirables. If persons will tele-
phone to the station a patrolman will
be sent at once, and the police will
be thankful for the aid rendered. An
other city official, who desired to keep
his name out of print, was highly
indignant when apprised of the ru-
mors that the city was being overrun
with immoral persons and drunks.
IF you place a patrolman in every
block in the city you can not prevent
an occasional street fight" said this
official. "The Portland police do not
keep perfect peace and quiet in their
city. Many a crime is committed in
Portland, in spite of the large police
force there. | believe that this talk
of immortality and drunkenness exist
ing in Salem is all bosh. Salem never
had less drunks or less undesirables
within its limits than 1t has today.
The police are doing all they can to
arrest drunks, beggars and others
who are suspected of evil doing.
Chief Hamilton works from twelve
to sixteen hours a day himself. l
think such talk is entirely uncalled
for and unwarTanted.
AS for cleaning up" the city after
the state fair is over. as was Said the
police were intending to do, the chief
states that the police have been mis-
quoted on this matter.
We have been cleaning up ever
since we came into office" said the
chef this morning. 1--WE are clean
ing up now whenever and wherever
we find it necessary. We make an
especial effort to locate and arrest
characters whether there is
a fair or carnival in town or not. We
are not waiting until after the fair
Is over before we begin to clean up
Every day in the week is cleaning up
day with us. We shall use every
means possible to arrest all undesir-
ables, and We will not wait until the
opening of the state fair We never
allow drunks to bother persons, no
matter whether in the business Dr.
Lrict or on the outskirts of town. We
we're not notified of two drunks being
found under a bedroom window in one
Of the residence districts, as has been
told. If we had been notified we GER
.ainly would have had a patrolman
cut there within very few minutes.
In addition to having from four to six
men on duty in the evening | also
have one man at the S. p. depot, who
covers considerable of the East Salem
district If we are notified of persons
being bothered we will send a patrol
nan out at once. We desire that ev-
'ryone shall cooperate with us, and
notify us of the existence of suspi-
'ious characters, and we will see that
hey are quickly rounded up. My
books show that there have been less
and less immoral work
going on in Salem during the last
year than has been the case in sew
'ral years, | think that any one
claiming otherwise is stretching mat
ers."
AT present there are some strangers
passing through town en- route to the