Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-21
LIQUOR IS B001IEGGED
MAYOR THUS CONTENDS BUT
SHERIFF MUST FIND GUILTY.
Alderman Young Denounces Mr..
Kirkpatrick's Method of Law
Enforcement.

man Young at session of the coun-
Gil last night because of the part the
chief executive is playing in connee-
ton with bootlegging within the city,
he boldly asserting that there are six
bootlegging places, yet refusing to af-
ford the officers Of the law informa-
tion that will lead to the arrest Of
the violators. Last Sunday the Rev.
Bennett of the Methodist church stat
ed from the pulpit, ON the authority
of the mayor, that these places ex-
listed and preached a strong sermon
on law enforcement in which it was
intimated at least that authority in
the premises rested with the alder
manic body and that it was shirking
its responsibility. Sheriff Orr had in
terviewed the mayor during the after
noon in search Of information that
would lead to the arrest of the alleg-
cd bootleggers, but Mr.. Kirkpatrick
had stubbornly refused to give aid in
the matter, contending that it was up
to the sheriff to enforce the law in
this respect. Mr. Orr took the mat
ter to the council last night, but
found no relief, the mayor still hold
ing that the joints existed, but that
it was the sworn duty of the sheriff
to ferret them out for himself. Mr..
Kirkpatrick frankly admitted that he
had given the information to the min
lister, saying that he had perfect
right to see any minister he wanted
to when seeking spiritual advise.
"It's very funny that you can find
bootleggers and I can't,' said the
sheriff.
eff you associated with the fellows
that l do and loafed where | do you
might be able to find them, was the
chiefs reply. ~ do not have to speak
the names of these offenders, it's
common talk"
Alderman Young of the police com
mittee told the mayor that it was
duty incumbent upon his COMMITTEES
to see that the laws were enforced,
and that if the officers were not doing
their duty it was an obligation the
mayor owed it to report such cases.
''I would have self-respect enough,
and manhood enough, to divulge the
names of men if l knew there was
bootlegging in Dallas. / hold that if
we expect to be honest and honorable
officials it is our duty to apprehend
violators of the liquor law. l only
wish that / had the chance to snap
them up. have explicit confidence
in our sheriff." said the alderman,
:" and also in our policemen, of whom
the business men speak in the highest
terms. A city official who knows Of
bootlegging and won't report it is not
entitled to hold Office"
Alderman Barber supported Mr..
Young in his remarks, and stated
that he would stay with the officers,
against whom had been reg
istered in a special message earlier in
the session, to the last. The mayor,
following Alderman Barker's remarks
inquired: "If you found man boot
Logging what would you do with
him9" supplementing his remarks
with the statement that there was no
way of convicting him.
Mayor Kirkpatrick told the council
that Sheriff Orr had tanned down con-
since their conversation that
when he had approached
him concerning information that lead
to the sermon by Rev. Bennett; that
if he had been tanner at that time he
might have been given what he
sought. He said that when he met
the sheriff that afternoon the officer
had demanded the names in question,
together with the evidence to convict
them, whereupon he had blankly re-
fused to comply. Mr.. kirkpatrick
told the council that in his inaugural
address he had pledged himself to
give aid to the authorities in sup
pressing bootlegging, and that after
January l, when the state law became
effective, he would carry out that
pledge to the letter.
Following the adjournment Of the
council there was heated informal
session, indulged in not only by city
officials, but members of the third
house as well. Marshal Chase and
the mayor exchanged warm words,
but both escaped from the battle field
without personal injury, "or even
anything that looked like it,"