Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-09
REEVES FIRST SHOT
AT POLICE OFFICIALS
County Attorney Says Tulsa Is Ia the
Grip Of Thieves aud Honest
Tulsans Must IJc Alert.
ADDRESSED NWANIS CLUB
County Attorney. says Tulsa Il In the
Talk Yesterday Noon; The Gang
Is After You" He Told Them

Following up statements that
much OF the responsibility for tho
theft OF automobiles In Tulsa Is
due 10 straw bonds and police In
efficiency County Attorney George
Reeves took occasion yesterday be-
fore tho lkiawanis club tu drive
home the grave menace that con
fronts Tulsans.
Automobile thleyery is only one
department OF that great game out
OF which hundreds and thousands
OF dollars are being made-the
great gstem OF vice which has
existed In your community for
years" These words make IN the
theme OF talk delivered by George
Reeves, county atto.ncy. at meet.
ing OF klwRnis club at Hotel Tulsa
yesterday noon.
Inlsa Lax I'm law Enforcement.
Iulsa, he said In his introduC-
pon, Us best Ia almost everything
nut with one exception: that OK
repuon IL the enforcement OF law.
Iulsa IN known us the worst hell
hoiH IN tho country for automobile
, thieves and the like. with the pos
Nple exception OF Chicago. Auto
Iu'hlle men have told me that un-
l'as Tulsa cleans up this automo-
piie thievery that insurance com.
ponies viii refuse to write any in
surauce here
reeves continued In his speech
20 say that automobile thicyerv n,
nut the result of the general system
ut vice which now holds the CITY
IN lts grip Unul tho whole com |
blnauon is broken mp by the placing
OF competent men In office. Reeves
SAID, there will be no effectuaI stop- /
page 10 autom obile thieycry or any /
sort OF crime.
81, 60 After Gang"
on nave got % 90 after the
gang" he explained. "The gs,g is
after you, and II you don't Fet aftcr
them YOU viii get what ia coming
TO you You'd better watch the com.
Ing primaries
This is tie only city where vour
, nlted states government has re.
luested u cleanup and has furn-
ahed Information therefor. which
las not complied" Il
W A Marquis. fiscal agcu, for
he Tulsa Automobile corporatinn
Vns chairman OF the nesting YES.
cfday Mr. Marquis prefnced the
''eFes talk with some personal ex-
,erienccs on the automobile uues.
Ion. Mr. Marquis also announced
nat three more members Of the
mh. e. p Hopkins. Ice Daniel
nd Guy W. johnson. are in military ,
ervce
The county attorney addressed tho
'utomobile club and the CITY club
atnrday at the Ketchum hotel An B
'hich he directly char,,d the police {
apartment OF the city with respoo 4
.hiliiy for the automobile situation .
III has got 90 the point" Mr. r
,eeves told the clubs. where when {
man goes 20 the police atatlon Z
'cking stolen car. he is first asked Y
neither there is' n reward FOR the !
.covory ~ the automobile q
III tho citizen replies In tho nern. '
N", tho officers tell him they can J.
n hothiOg or him Our ufglcprs >
rr poorly paid They should have )
orc money But when YOU offer !,
reward Tor n car lt ls au incen- /,
NO 10 a policeman to conuive with "
'me crook 90 steal your ear. so 10 -
In Do turned back 10 you and the4 +
ward Us split between the officer
n1 the crook who stole g." /