Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-07-06
ROAD HOUSES ARE
Chinese PUZZLES
A BITTER WAR TO BI WAGED ON
ROADHOUSES.
POE TO See GOV. CRUCE
Shcrlffs Force nt Last Gets Busy And
Few ROndhOuscS Arc
Closed Up.

According to members Of the shcr-
IFS force, the roudhousc situation In
Tulsa is worse than Chinese puzzle
and twice as hard to solve. While I'm
many instances tho officers are CON
Nnced Of tho ownership Of certain
resorts but I'm half the cases il tx I'M
possible to ascertain any Information
from attaches or inmates of these
institutions as to who Is the prOpric-
tor of tho places
III anybody can make any sug
gestlon along the line OF solving the
roadhouse situation" said once Dep
uty Henry Prico, in the sherif's Of
cc yesterday, I'VE Will gladly receive
any information that might be Of
fercd "We are raiding the road
houses and other resorts all the time,
oonfiscatlng liquor in every instance
where the stun is found, but that
does not suffice TO exterminate them.
"Of course we can file complaints
against the owners Of these resorts
whero liquor Is found but we have
first got to know who the proprietors
are, In some instances, We are con-
yiuced I'm our own minds who owns
the joints, but as far as We have gone
We have been unable 10 secure the
evidence that would be necessary in
court to prove ownership. In other
Instances, we are unable to satisfy
even ourselves as to the proprietorship
OF these institutions, and we can not
force inmates and attaches to give
US the desired information"
County Attorney Pat Malloy eW-
dontly views the situation from n
more encouraging viewpoint. "The
road houses must co." said the county
but this Office (the county attorney
oilice) does not believe any extended
statements are necessary at this time
! We will prosecute our cases In the
courts and not through the public
press" Mr., Malloy stated that he had
received evidence from citizens OF the
Frisco Addition that will enable him
to wage a bitter and decisive war on
the roadhouses, and If his remarks
are a criterion, some interesting de-
velopments can be looked for in the
near future.
owing TO his absence from tho city
II was impossible to get a statement
| from District Judge l.. NJ. Poe last
night in the roadhouse situation
Judge Poe is in Oklahoma city. HC
went there yesterday morning, sup.
posedly TO confer with Governor
Cruce who Is said 20 have sent foi
him. II Is the general belief that his
visit 10 the state capital has direct
bearing on the roadhouse situation
locally, and the proceedings will be-
instituted IN his court upon his re.
turn 70 the city
Sheriff Mccullough, and Office dep,
uty Henry Price inaugurated a Carrie
Nation crusade against the road.
houses Fourth Of July raiding MOI
less than half dozen notoriou,
resorts and connscated quantity Of
whisky and beer.
The two officers worked all day
until o'clock yesterday afternoon
visiting Joints and roadhouses in al
parts Of the city In the East End
In the vicinity Of the fair grounds
the officers raldod three places, Tn,
Martindale resort, the Armstronl
place and the big two-story whit,
house ,connscatlng liquor I'm each in
stance. Al the two-story brick build
ing just outside the fair grounds gate
no lntoMcauts could be found.
Several places were ralded IN an,
about Orcutt Lake where liquor wa
found and connscatcd The officer
visited two negro Joints In the Cur
ley Addition northeast Of the city