Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-26

ports concerning the activities Of po-
lice and city officers were considered
and general tendency to bring
about more rigid enforcement OF
state and national laws exhibited.
Protest Starts Saturday
Saturday, special committee cali
ed Governor Olcott's attention to cer-
tain charges made by chautauqua
speakers and others who had char
acterized the convention as a dis
grace. Governor Olcott. who wears
the Elk insignia. Joined with the
Elks committee and with various
state and county officials in ascer-
tanning what the stand Of the b. r.
o. E. would be in regard to the mat
ter. AS result Of the conference
Sheriff w I. Needham and Chief Of
Police Welsh led raid upon various
stands on Liberty street in accord
ance with reports that contrabrand
liquor was sold there. No liquor was
found.
Reports that the officers Of the
law had raided or contemplated raid
ing certain hotels and lodging hOus-
es, were denied Saturday afternoon
by Gerald Volk. who stated that he
was very sure that no liquor was to
be found in any OF these places and
also added that he had not seen one
member of the Elks lodge under the
influence Of liquor at any time dur
ing the convention. Mr.. Volk repeat
ed previous assertions that he had
labored strenuously to see that law
and order prevailed during the con-
vention, as he himself wears the white
elk's tooth symbol of the order.When
Mr.. Volk's attention was called to a
report that two young men wearing
Elk reglia and driving a cream col
ored rbug'' had manifested symp-
toms of drunkenness and had open
ly carried jug of some variety OF
moonshine up the steps of a local
lodging house. the police committee
man stated that he could not inter
fere and seize the suspicious liquid
without search warrant. No search
warrants of this nature were issued
Saturday, local officials assert. ''
Raid Reports Denied
Sheriff w. I. Needham denied Mon
day that his office had contemplated
raiding certain hotels and lodging
houses, stating also that he had re-
ceived no reports. of liquor consign-
ments prior to the convention and
that he had received no reports con-
cerning hilarious conditions in these
hotels. Sheriff Needham asserted
Monday that the Liberty street con-
cesions were reported as the sole
source of liquor.
John T. Welsh, chief of Salem po-
lice, denied reports that he had is
sued instructions that no members
Of the Elks lodge were to be arrest
ed. Chief Welsh. Mayor Wilson and
Commissioner Volk had stated to mem
bers Of the Salem Ministerial associ-
alton that the fact that no Elks lodge
men were arrested was proof that
the conventionites were law abiding.
These statements and findings were
made to ministerial representatives
and to Journal representatives dur
ing the past three days.
: The resolution as adopted Monday
by the Ministerial association is as
follows:
Whereas; there has been, within
the week past, gross and intolerable
wave of disorder. disloyalty and un-
Ameircanism, crime, drunkenness
and insult in direct violation OF all
laws and ordinances Of city, state
and nation. and in subversion Of NOR
al and civic well being in connection
with the state convention of the B.
P. o. e. in this city.
.'Be 1t resolved:
'"That we and the churches which
we represent. do protest against the
laxity of law enforcement on the
part of city. county and state Off
cials and further;
"That we express our opinion that
such disorder and violation of laws
has given the greatest encourage
ment to bolshevism, and extreme rad
icalism which has been given for
many day in this city and we
recommend that thorough investi-
cation of the entire situation, with a
view to placing the responsibility DE
made by our city council
"Be it further resolved; that we
issue a call herewith to the best cit
lzenry of Salem, and the state of Ore
gon to be upon guard constantly
against any recurrance of such dis
grace"
METHODISTS ACT
Extracts from resolutions adopted
by the First Methodist church, of
Salem. DIR. r. N. Avison. pastor, are
as follows:
Whereas, protests of offended and
citizens and guests of the
city, made persistently to proper
failed to stop the unseem-
ly conduct of the offensive elements
said convention who con-
tinued in their infamous course with
the apparent assent and permission
of persons and authorities whose
sworn duty it was and is to curb
them. and
whereas. during the state con-
vention of a great benevolent and
protective fraternal organization
which has just come to a close in
our fair city, lawlessness was per-
mitted to run riot by those persons
and authorities of our state, county
and city charged with the enforce
ment of the law, and the bootlegger.
Grandchildren hood1unn ana rnurhneck