The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
LlIndin PretendS Not TO Know What's Dong

The Washington Free Press, July lst, states in head
lines front page:
GRAFT, DRUNKENNESS, CORRUPTIONl
SCANDAL LAWLESSNESS DISORDERw
The Seattle Times October 10TH states in headlines
on front page:
CITY ALLEGED TO HAVE GONE BACK TO
LAWLESS CONDITION THAT EXISTED SIX
YEARS AGO.
"Old-Timcrs Whisper of Open Gambling Wholesale
Illicit Traffic in Liquor and Worsc-Crooks, TO Operate
Must Contribute to King OF Bad Lands"
The Seattle Post-Inelgencer October 18th, states
follows:
BOOTLEG RINGS IMPORT WHIsKEY BY THE
CARLOAD"
The Seattle Star, October lth, states as follows:
DRY SQUAD HEAD SAYS 800 JOINTS COUGH
UP EX-COP TAKEN IN RAID.
Graft collections reach $4,000 month!
"Threc Hundred Joints Operate!
Share of the Spells Goes to Police Officer!
These admissions made The Star by Sergeant
Putnam OF the Dry Squad. Wednesday,
"Boolcggcrs gamblers and roomingh proprietors
keep under by paying blood money
Sergeant Putnam made the statements following the
arrest of ex-Poccman Margctt who caught in raid
liquor warehouse at $500 First Avenue South early
Wednesday morning.
at least 800 hotels rooming houses, soft drink
adjustments clubs and gambling houses are oper-
atng in defiance OF the law he declared They pay
from $4,000 $4,000 protection money every MONTH
"A month and a half ago the Dry Squad had the
liquor situation pretty well in hand
To-day with all these places running it is certain
that the police. least members OF the department.,
know about them and trying to suppress them
ANY citizen figure what amount OF protec-
ton paid by these 800 places must be II only as
little $500 month is paid by each Twenty-Five dol
lars week is excessive considering the high Priec
OF booze.
ali the Dry Squad had not been hampered in almost
conceivable way its raids tipped Off telephone
tapped and OF personal violence crculatedmany
OF these from within the Experimentation couldn't
have become thoroughly they nowp"
The Seattle Times, October llth states:
Graft Ring Puts Lid in Seattle When Paper
Turns White Light of Publicity
-Four Hours After Outline of Evil Conditions Bad
Lands District Undergoes Transformation-Police I'm
earth Big Cache of Liquor and Make Arrests-Gamblers
Hesitate
Former Patroman Captured in Raid on Warehouse"
The Seattle Times OF October 18TH states
Graft Ring Begins Poke Head Above Surface
Again.
Absolutely defiant of law and its servants,
secure in we-nigh supreme strength OF organization,
illicit combine puts out feelers following expose
The Seattle Times of October 10th, states:
LOST WHISKEY TURNS UP IN DRUG STORE.
Taken by Deputy Sheriffs, illegally, it is alleged.
then sold to pharmacy Second Ave, Seattle
CITY Detective under official investigation
The Seattle Times OF November 1st, states:
UGLY CHARGES FLY IN BOOZE SEIZURE
TRIAL.
Judge BOYD Talmans Court OF sensational
assertion as prosecution of John Savage proceeds.
Question by Nanderveer brings startling reply.
Former Department head as impeaching witness, not
subjected to cross-examination by defense side.
The Seattle Times tells you that should be given
singing rebukc for daring oppose Lundn, who should
have advanced information but who tells you that he did
he was the only live in Seattle who did not. He is
incompetent and should be reelected. If he did
know and failed refused act, he is nsincere and
should not be reelected.