South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-31
SAYS He WILL
CLEAN WHOLE
CITY Of VICE
Carson Says His Formal Re-
ply Will be Delayed Un-
til He's Well Again, But
Promises Action.

Goaded TO talk by what he calls
"A stab in the back" Mayor Carson
in making a tentative answer TO the
letter 20 him from County Pros.
Atty Samuel =. Schwartz Thursday
III which the prosecutor openly in
vites the mayor To either clean out
the bootleggers in the city or con-
fess 10 the inability OF his police de-
partment 10 cope with the situation,
declared Friday morning that he
would not only clean the city of
.bootleggers but would include all
other classes Of law violators as
we'll
The mayor said that ne would
have a letter IN reply 10 Mr.. Schwartz
in day or two, but that he had not
had sufficient time in which to pre-
pare an answer.
They can't leave man alone.
even when ne is sick. They can't
leave him alone when he is trying
10 do everything i'm his power TO en-
force the law" said the mayor Bit
terly in commenting on Mr.
Schwartz's letter made public Thurs
day.
Il am glad 10 know that MI
Schwartz is with us, if he hasn't
been with us an the time" he con-
tinued. III not only clean up ;he
bootleggers. but TN clean up the
whole damn town" growing angry.
why didn't Mr.. Schwartz wait un-
I'll I had received his letter before
ne gave 81 10 the newspapers? when
3 write a letter 10 man. I give him
an opportunity TO at least read it
before ! have il published
I'm sick this morning. SO I Will
nog make any statement i'm reply TO
Air schwartz. lie is good fellow.
but ! don't like his thing of being
stabbed in the back. I like to fight
lair
No Statement A. to Course.
The mayor made no statement rel
ative to just what course his police
department il TO take in ri0ding the
city Of bootleggers and ether law
Violators He simply said that he
intends TO 20 ahead just as he has
been going.
I'm going 10 keep right on doing
Just as I have been doing" was the
mayors parting statement To news
paper men i'm regard TO Mr
SchUartz's letter
chief Kline refused 10 make any
statement. He declared that il is
sam Schwartzs scrap" and told
reporters not 10 try TO make him
talk
II have nothing To say" said the
chief when asked If the statements
in Mr.. Schwartz's letter were true.
This is Sam Schwartz's scrap.
and Z have nothing 90 say" he re-
pcated when further interrogated
"Now. don't try 90 get me 20 say
anytt ing. because 7 haven't anything
to say" ne continued az further
questioning
ErcycTmuth Comes To Defense.
Du Emil g. Freyermuth. however.
rushed 20 the defense of the admin
istration This was before he had
seen the mayor Friday morning. and
thC doctor was greatly incensed over
what he sai0 was an injustice. He
blamed the city court for conditions
su South Bend.
"If we could get convictions in
The city court when We do arrest
IootleEgers." declared the health
board secretary. Eve would soon
clean up the city Somebody stop
ped him before he could make any
further statement
The South Bend and Misbawaka
ministerial association has invited
county Pros. Atty. Schwartz 10 at
tend its meeting Monday 20 tell the
members just what is necessary TO
60 20 rid the city Of liquor law vio-
1ators i'm the event the police depart
uent continues 20 fail 20 stop the H.
legal traffic.
Members or the association say
they ere determined that violations
OF the liquor laws in the city stop.
and they are seeking some way in
hich 10 ensure the enforcement OF
the law