Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-23
CHICAGO POLICE
MAKE DRY SWEEP
Great Mop-Up of $50 Saloons
Nets $50 Prisoners.
TO MAKE THE CITY DRY
Chief Says Neither Wealth Nor Wom-
en- viii Be Immune, as He Starts
Campaign-Fiood OF Liquors
Pours Into Stations.

Chicago Dec. 19.-Chicago, from
cellar to garrett, was mopped dry over
the weekend. From the exclusive
Casino club on the lake shore to the
alley corner saloon 'back of the
yards" the dusty hand of the law
swept the city.
Some 15U saloonkeepers and 600
other persons from all walks of life
were taken to police cells as result
of the police sweep. Guests at res
taurant tables, dancers in bathrooms,
passengers in taxicabs and street cars,
and pedestrians on the street were ali
liable to search and arrest. And when
Chicago awoke it was to learn that.
the dry policy of the police depart
ment is no flash in the pan"
Prices Are Trebled.
So effective were the police tactics
that the price Of liquor doubled and
trebled. Where a drink 'for friend"
cost IS cents on Saturday, the price
went to $3.50 or more. Even then the
liquor could be obtained only with the
greatest difficulty.
Mayor Thompson's plans for maxi
ing Chicago bone dry, as based on the
advice of Corporation Counsel Ettel-
son, were thus interpreted by the
chief of police:
"As a citizen, have my own ideas,
but as chief of police, my duty in this
matter is very plain. The law is law.
The law Is no respecter Of persons
and the police department is going to
enforce this law to the utmost Of its
ability.
'In regard to those visits by the
police at the exclusive clubs, / may
say that | know many Of the mem
bers of those organizations intimate
ly. They are my friends. But let me
say here that the more exclusive the
place and the person arrested, the
better I will like it, for it will show
that nobody is immune. Let the pub
lie understand that / did not make
the laws, but must enforce them.
wealthy and Intelligent"
"Let it be understood that the
wealthy and more intelligent citizens
cannot escape the penalty for viola
tons and the easier it will be to en-
force the law among the poorer
classes. Respect for the law can only
be instilled by arrest, prosecution and
conviction. l know every letter of the
Illinois prohibition law by heart now,
and the corporation counsel and other
prominent attorneys have informed
me that it is the most drastic bit of
legislation ever passed. Let me cite
an instance:
"YOu have an automobile. / am a
friend You meet me one day while
driving by and hail, Charley, riding
my way? / nod and hop into your
machine. 1 have package under my
arm, the contents of which are abso-
lutely unknown to you.
"An officer stops us. He finds that
the package contains liquor. Under
the Illinois prohibition law your auto
mobile could be confiscated in such
case. That may give you some idea
how rigorous the provisions of this
law are.
"Same as SafebIower."
"Just as a safeblower caught with
the tools of his profession in his pos
session is guilty under the law, so
the man apprehended while entering
the exclusive club with liquor on his
person is a violator Of the code. The
man entering the club is perhaps
more amenable, as he should have in
telligence enough not to involve
others.
"We didn't start to enforce this
law until major crimes were reduced
by the police department. Our rec
ord In that regard speaks for itself.
That's why we can now turn to the
lesser crimes. We are going to en-
force this law just. as rigidly as any
other law. There will be no excep-