Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-06

MI. Pope states that he is not pre-
parcd 70 give definitely his line Of pro-
cedure or Just what he will work for
but that in d few days. when he has felt
out the sentiment among the legislators,
he will be ready to announce his pro-
gram. Whether it will be state en-
forcement officer or state sheriff en-
powered to carry ont the intent OF the
prohibition law, or whether it will be
merely the voting of an appropriation to
meet the expenses of an enforcement
campaign through the state remains to
be seen but he is strongly inclined to-
ward the creating of an office for that
purpose alone
Make Fines Help.
He has also in mind the amending of
the present law which will permit of the
diversion Of all fines and forfeitures arts
ing from violations of the dry law into
an enforcement fund.- believing that such
a move will automatically keep the fund
sufficiently supplied until the point is
reached where no more fines can be col
Iected at which time there would be no
need for continuance of the fund.
Mr.. Pope is well satisfied that the
peace officers of the state could salts
factorily administer the present law were
they so inclined but he places little con
fidence in their willingness or desire to
do so, accordingly he wants state of
fetal provided who will be under the
direction Of the governor and who can
be suspended or removed By the execu-
tive in the event that his efforts do not
obtain the desired results.
Where Is This Place?
A senator from one of the border
counties in the northwestern part Of the
state was being sounded by Mr.. Pope as
to his feelings in the matter. The SEN
ator agreed with the arguments of the
prohibition worker and after calling at
tcntion TO the great amount of liquor
which was being smuggled into his and
other counties of the state from Canada,
said:
There is little valley up in our
county which was settled by men from
Kentucky, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima They know how to make whisky
and they are doing thriving business
along that lne. Now | hope you will get
a state sheriff and an appropriation suf-
ficient to enable you to station an Off
GER every 10 feet along the Canadian
line, because | belieE.I in home industry
and those whisky runners from Canada
are hurting the business in that valley"
Boy, Page Joe Pope.
A former state senator who is in
Helena watching the new legislature in
its work of organization was standing at
the clerks desk in the Placer hotel when
Mr. Pope arrived in Helena.
This former senator had the previous
night been assigned to a room containing
two beds and during the night an ac-
quantance from the southeastern part
of the state came in to occupy the other
bed With him he brought a well loaded
travelling bag and at frequent intervals
until nearly morning he brought in
friends and regaIed them from the con-
tents Of the bag.
The ex-senator's sleep had been badly
broken and his RESI- disturbed and so, the
following evening, when he heard the
clerk tell Mr.. Pope that every room in
the house was filled he called the clerk
to one side and requested that he give
Mr.. Pope his bed and permit him TO take
another room which he knew had just
been vacated.
Just Like a Tragedy.
The change was made and when later
in the night the southeastern Montana
man with the inspiring travelling bag