Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-03
ENFORCEMENT As
It IS IN STATE
ONE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
WHO GETS $500 \ YEAR.
IN The Different Cities
Deputies Arc aid By Organizations
Several Women Bear Commits
sons from CruCc.

II probably has not dawned upon
very many people of Oklahoma that
the fight which is being put up against
booze I'm the cities known TO be the
worst offenders in this business, is
undertaken with no more money thSn
the Sl,S00 Il year and travelling eX-
penses allowed the state enforcement
officer, That Is all Governor Cruce
has in his start Of Kidding the state OF
all the joints possible.
There are, however, more than a
hundred deputy enforcement officers
In 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 organiza-
tions that have temperance and law
enforcement for their object.
Tulsa has been one of the worst
cities OF the state in the matter Of the
violations Of the booze law. but there
has been no steady effort on the part
of regular or special deputy enforce
mcnt men to make a real killing In
the Tulsa field. Several road houses
have been visited a time or two, some
booze confiscated and some fixtures
destroyed, but the members of the
booze fraternity have considered them
selves pretty lucky
In none Of the operations of the en-
'forcement officers in Tulsa have the
work, as has been done at Sapulpa,
AL f,p,.y,,..,,t 80,
ken into court on the charge that
they had no right to carry guns. one
of these, upon conviction, was i'm
mediately pardoned by Governor
Cruce Conditions of enforcement at
Sapulpa are said to be exceedingly
rotten.
At Chelsea, twenty members OF the
Antl-Horse Thief Association are bear
ing commissions as deputy enforce
mcnt officers. They were granted by
the governor on request Of the presi-
dent and secretary of that oganiza-
tion after complaints had been filed
charging the regular officers with fail
ing to maintain law and order In thar
community II is probable that the
purpose Of this organization in the
state viii 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 that
city under authority Of the governor
and the state enforcement officer
At Bartlesville Mrs. Elizabeth
Kracr, a woman with unusual nerve
and heart set on the work, has been
put into service for the state. She
has made several arrests, confiscated
considerable whisky and beer and
traced shipments Of liquor to their
destination.
William Tllghman, the new marshal
Of Oklahoma city, who has a reputa-
tion as one Of the best 6hicers in the
middle west during the last thirty
years, has instructed every member
Of the police force to arrest jointlsts
on his beat. The result is that no less
than 900 arrests we're made in ten
days, The jointist is charged, how
ever, with operating a dsorderly
house and is simply fined and dis
charged, If he were arrested on n
charge of selling intoxicating liquors
the law would compel both a fine and
Jail sentence, there being no alter
native The work Of the city marshal,
therefore, is somewhat Of hindrance
TO that Of the state enforcement Of
f!"ors. one OF these recently arrested
iolntist on the charge Of violating
the prohibition law, whereupon the