The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
AUTO CLUB BANKING
WAR AGAINST THIEF
VpauaIIfled Endorsement Of Efforts
OF Allied Committee Given
nj Mcrting.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT READY
Sneakers Discuss Entire situation
and Hemcdy---tnunty Attorney
Gives Views.

Unqualified indorsemcnt OF the et-
forts OF the allied civic committee
in coping with the automobile thlct
situation I'm Tulsa, together WIN
all moral and financial support Ihet
ia nnce esHnry was nimnuhN Nule'
al the meeting al the TulHa Auto
mobIlS club az their luncheon meet
ing nt noon yesterday
County Attorney Munroo. Judge
Nalph G. Campbell, patrick j Hur-
ley and r.. y Horn discussed the en-
tire situatiou the cause or present
conditions aud the proposed actions
TO remedy the evils.
". & steger. chairman of the al
lied civic committee was first called
upon bv George w Reeves. who pre-
sided AZ the meeting Mr bteger
told OF the meeting of tho commit
lee to Investigate the automobile
= ealing here and introduced ". y.
Horn, OF the vigilance committee on
the Ad club, who was invited 10 at
tend the meeting of the allied civic
committee,
MIR. Horn read the minutes or
both meetings OF tho committee at
which charles Allen. chief Of police,
and Thomas Munroc, county prose
culor, has appeared, The findings
OF the committee resolved into three
principal considerations. First,
@rge number OF alleged auto thieves
are nj liberty on straw" bonds.
SECOND, that tho work OF the county
attorney was so heavy that II made
Il Impossible for him 10 conduct the
necessary prosecutions md In order
10 remedy the emergency II would
he necessary for the civic organlSn
lions of the city to hire a special
attorney TO assist the county at
tornay In the prosecution OF auio
thieves M Horn also stated that II
was possible that owing To tho CON
gested conditions Of the courts mat
an appeal would he made to the
governor for the appointment OF
special Judge TO hear the cases.
The third consideration on me
part of the committee. although cut
OF order. Mr., Horn said was the re-
yivai OF the Knlghn OF Liberty to
handle the auto thief situation as
they handled the /. w w during
tho war
At The request OF allied civic com
mittees through Mr.. Horn, the mo-
ton was made seconded and unani-
mously carried that tho auto club IN
dofse the action of the committee
and Assist In every way 10 wipe out
the auto thieving business In Tulsa
During the discussion OF tho mo-
ton Patrick J. Hurley declared that
Il was the duty of the state to pro
vide a sufficient number OF assist D.
ants IN the office OF the proaeou ting
attorney ~ well an aufficient mum
ber OF courts In which these cases
can be prosecuted. The Taxpayers
are entitled to government he de-
clared and urged that the civic or
eanizatlona OF the city demand thai
the state furnish that government
Thomas Munroe. county attorney,
who was Invited to state his view Of
the situation, indorsed the words OF
Mr.. Hurley, but doubted that II the
state would grant the demands and
make possible the handling Uf the
present emcrgencyF "All OF the as
slstance In tho world would he pf no
avail II tho citizens OF the county do
NOT offer any more cooperation In
tho future than they have In the
past" he said THE degree OF law
enforcement In any community Ia
measured exactly by the degree 20
which he citizens OF the community
cooperate with and assist those
charged wit,1 tho enforcement OF the
law
Declaring that he was absolutely
responsible for the prosecution of
the eases and thai he had no excuses