Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-17
RUNORED
FOR Z OFFICIALS
HOUSTON AND NEMBLOCK SAID
TO BE MARKED by BOOZE MEN
GROUNDS ARE UNKNOWN
Both say They Are Ready for the
EITN-l1lthcr Has Incurred Greatest
Dl.plcasuro Of Bootlcggcrs.

with two superior courts, a double
iolnted school board whlch has two
superln,cndcuts and a double row Of
teachers ON its hands, an impending
grand fury, a losing baseball team,
dry weather and forty-odd places
Of booze" things are yet entirely too
slow for the purple blood that courses
through the veins of Tulsa,
ThoneXt excitement Is to be custer
proceedings against two city officials,
It's said, Action, It Is understood, Will
be instituted by the booteggers
through their attorneys within tho
next few weeks or at "a time not later
than is necessary FOR Il complete IN
vestigations Of official action
1t was noisod about yesterday that
this contemplated action on the part
of the bootleggers Is TO bo taken
against Chauncey A. Houston, Judge Of
the municipal court. and II. II. New
block, chief Of police, either Of whom
have incurred the btterest enmlty OF
the men who sling out whskey In
neat little glasses which should he
marked with the skull and crossbones
to designate the particular brands Of
drink commonly served In the bootleg
glng establishments in Tulsa
It is also understood that the scope
Of action by the booze men will be
somewhat enlarged before they FIN.
lsh with their part OF the proceedings,
and that II viii include at least one,
ana perhaps two. moro Of those who
have to deal with the enforcement Of
the prohibltory laws from the stand.
point Of city officials.
As just what the grounds will be FOR
action against the two men now to be
slated FOR tho custer process is Wild
est conjecture as nothing Of an author
itatlve nature emanated from the
/ booze camp yesterday. But II Is
known that prominent booze attorneys
| visited the City Hall during the day
and requested 10 be shown the bonds
Of both Judge Houston and Chief New
block; and that was taken as having
some Significance by those who had
heard the rumors floating about.
IF they have anything on me-" said
Judge Houston last night, 81 am ready
to have them spring t. Whenever tho
good citizenship OF Tulsa desires that
! I get of tho municipal bench II won't
take mo long to do II, but whenever
the bootleggers start in TO get me out
they've got 10 produce the evidence" ="
Chief Newblock hadn't heard any.
thing about an custer last night. "Irs
news TO mo-" said he "but II they've
got any dope on mo the quicker they
can spit It out the better I'll Ike IT,"
The breach between Judge Houston
and the booze element was somewhat
widcued on last Monday when the
fudge refused to have his home IN.
yaded by persons seeking to place
bonds with him TO secure the release
OF prisoners whom he had that after.
noon sent 10 the city jail. Formerly
the Judge has been somewhat accom-
|modating along those lines but his
new rule rs 10 do business during
business hours. He stated yesterday
that In time gone by no has been both.
cred at all hours Of the night under
similar circumstances by word of
the Judge, II Is quite troublesome and
rs passed mp as an unapproclated oc-
currcnce By those whom ne has thus
favored,
In an probability an custer action
against chief NcwbloclS would have 10
do with certain OF the raids for which
he stands sponsor and win likely deal
with the smashing mp Of fixtures look.
ed upon by the booze element as pro.
perty.