The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
IT IS CLEAN.
Crawford County Officers Say
Joints Have Gone.
Many Raids Have Been Made at
Pittsburg.
MAYOR GRAVES TALKS
Says That Judges Are Honest in
Their Efforts.
Two Policemen Accused of
Drinking Suspended.
.AYOR GRAVES TALKS

Governor Stubbs did not give out the
details of his talk with Mayor Graves
OF P1ttsburg the other day, but the
mayor, upon his return home, gave out
the following to the Pittsburs papers:
Pittsburg Headlight: One result of
Mayor Graves visit to Governor Stubbs
VIII be the suspension for the S,4con
time of Higgins and Nelson. At the re-
quest of Trickett a short time ago they
were suspended pending an investiga-
ton on a charge of drinking beer while
searching the Santa F'e flats. The men
denied the charge at their trial before
the city commissioners; Trickett did
not produce any evidence and they
We're reinstated.
But Governor Stubbs told Mayor
Graves yesterday that in his MIND The
men are guilty. He said the evidence
had been presented to him and that Il
would introduce it when the policemen
have their second hearing. And he
stated that should they be reinstatec
In the face of such conclusive evidence
as he would introduce he would be
forced to conclude that the city COM
missioners are not proper persons to
hold office.
Governor Stubs called the mayor to
Topeka to discuss with him the prohibi-
tory law situation in Pittsburg He
told Mayor Graves that he has il his
possession information to the effect
that the liquor law in this city is being
flagrantly violated This information
is incorrect, Mayor Graves told him
Before starting for Topeka IN an
swer to your telegram I talked with
Clint Webb, a former city marshal in
Pittsburg. and a man who is more
familiar with the situation in PittsburE
and Crawford county than any other
man I can name, and he told me that
Pittsburg is drier today than at any
time before in its history Mayor
Graves told the governor. In my opIn-
ion the town is dry
1.-The police department has raideo
no less than SO places in Pittsburg,
These include liquor dens, gambling
joints and houses of questionable char
acter. These cases have not yet been
tried, but this is accounted for by the
absence from the city of the city at
torney.
The governor declared that his i'm
formation does not conclude exactly
with what Doctor Graves said.
Il am spending about $500 month
out of my contingent fund to keep men
in Pittsburg to enforce the prohibitory
law" Governor Stubbs told the mayor.
My officers there tell me an entirely
different story than you have
II am free to confess" Mayor Graves
said, that l do not believe your Off
GERS there are sincere in their motives
or they would not furnish you with
such information. They have an OBJ
ject in view if that is what they have
been submitting TO you.
Governor Stubs criticised Judge Oral
S. Casad of the municipal court and
declared that he is not in sympathy
with the enforcement OF the liquor laws
He also said that Judge Arthur Fuller
city attorney, should PROSECUTE more Ii
quor cases in the police court and pay
less attention to defending the jointists
in the higher courts.
Il believe that both Judge Fuller and
Judge Casad are honest and sincere in
their Efforts" Mayor Graves said. HAD
I not believed this I certainly would
not have voted for their confirmation
when they were appointed. If Judge
Fuller does not care to prosecute the
liquor men in the city court I believe
he will resign from Office as city attor-
ney. I am not of the opinion that he
is trying to play both ends of the game.
80 far as fudge Casad is concerned.
he has told me numerous times that he
will make the conviction if the evi-
dence is put before him. I cannot ask
more of him.
Governor Stubbs appeared to befeve
that Mayor Graves should be blamed
for the shortcomings of the police de-