The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-03
Kidding THE STATE OF LIQUOR JOINTS.
IS THE HEARTS DESIRE Of GOV. CRUCE.

oklahoma CITY, Okla, Aue =
Kansas very probably never had
more strenuous or exciting days
than these in oklahoma, in attempt.
ing TO enforce the statewide prohibi-
tiClf Law. Governor Crlce has his
heart set upon ridding the state OF
Joints and jointists, and he is under
taking the task with no more money
taan the slSO0 and travelling eN-
penSes allowed the state enforcement
officer. More than a hundred deputy
enforcement officers are i'm the field
and every one OF them is operating
with money contributed by local law
and order leagues, the state anti
saloon league or other organizations
that have temperance and law en-.
forcement for their ohiect.
Al Chelsea twenty members Of
the Nnti-llorsethiel association are
bearing commissions as deputy cu-
lorccment officers. They were granted
by the governor on request Of the
president and secretary of that or
ganizatiou after complaints had been
filed charging the regular officers
with failing to maintain law and or
der IN ,hat community II is probable
that he purpose of this organiza-
ton in the state will be extended
to embrace the enforcement of other
laws than that relating to theft
Mrs. Addie Caldwell charity
worker Of Shawnee for many years,
is directing the cleaning up Of tha;
city, under authority of the Cover.
nor and the state enforcement Off
Ger.
At Bartlesville Mrs Elizabeth kra'
er. a woman with unusual nerve and
heart set on the work, has been
pat into service for the state. She
has made several arrests, confiscat-
ed considerable whisky and peer
and traced shipments Of liquor to
their destination.
William Tilehman. the new mar
shal of Oklahoma City, who has 4
reputation as one of the best officers
in the middle west, during the last
thirty wears. has instructed every
member of the police force to arrest
iointists on his beat. The result is
that no less than 300 arrests were
made in ten days. The joiutist Is
charged, however. with operating a
disorderlv house and is simply fined
and discharged. If he We're arerSteC
on the charge OF selling intoxicating
liquors. the law would compel both a
fine and jail sentence, there beins
ne al ernatiVc. The work Of the city
marshal. therefore, is somewhat OF
hindrance 10 that Of the state en-
forcemcnt officers. one OF these re.
Gently arrested iointist on the
charge of violating the prohibition
law. whereupon the iointist declared
that he was being uniustly treated
since he had just paid a fine OF $26
to the city.
State Enforcement officer ". f..
McLamore recently conducted cam.
paien against jointiSts and operat-
ors of road houses at Tulsa that re
suited in the road houses being put
out of business and the iointsts
closing their doors. 1t is reported
from Muskogee that that city is dry
er than at any other time since
the advent of statehood. Similar re-
ports come from Bartlesyille, Ard
more, Durant and FL Reno. The au-
thorities are experiencing some trou-
BILE at Enid and the governor may
be called upon to furnish a corps of
special deputies
Under the original Bilups law,
which totalized the prohibition ordi-
nance of the constitution, state
enforcement officer was provided