The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-30
Captains are Told They Will Be Responsible For Conditions
In Their Own Districts
MANY OFFENDERS ARE ARRESTED IN
RAIDS AGAINST VIOLATORS OF DRY LAW
Other Enforcement Officials Promise Help the Police Department in
the Discharge of Their Duties
ALL SAY The PROHIBITION LAW must Be ENFORCED

IN most OF the cases continuances
Were granted until carly in January.
In some eases the police wanted time
10 analyze the evidence they had
seized and in other the defendants
asked for postponemcnts for one
reason or another.
States Attorney to Help
States Attorney Robert {. Grove Of
Cook county promised that offenders
turned over TO him would be prose-
cuted.
= am qquite enthusiastic over the
manner in which the mayer and his
chief Of police are finally cooperating
with me in stopping crime at its
source. the 'moonshine' saloon said
Mr Grove. Every ono arrested will
be vigorously prosecuted"
Commenting on the new move BY
the police of Chicago the Attorney
General Of the State is quoted in the
Chicago Daily News as follows:
The state Prohibition law is full Of
teeth. and any public official with SUI
deient force at bi> command can
virtually put an end to bootleggine in
Chicago
Other officials Promise Aid
Cooperation by other Prohibition
officials IS promised to the Chicago
police force. Charles 4. Gregory.
Prohibition Director Tor Illinois, made
the following statement published in
the Dali, News,
We will do everything possible to
help Chief Fitzmorris in his cam
paign.' said Mr.. Gregory. with the
cooperation OF the police force there
should be no difficulty in making a
real cleanup
Statements by Fitzmorris
Interviews with the chief printed by
Chicago newspapers credited him
with the following statements relative
to his cleanup order:
i am going to enforce the dry law
10 the utmost. Ii any one can put
more teeth i'll an order 10 the police
than mine docs, I'd like 70 hear from
him.
The lid is on in Chicago until it
squcaks.
Il want to tell you that there are
places in Chicago where children go
to drink; where they get so drunk
that they can't stand up If their
parents knew they were there they
would wake up in the night scream-
ing. 1t would have been better for
some children to have been stolen
from their cradles by wolves than 10
be drinking moonshne in these
places.
The police department has been
busy reducing major crimes. That is
done, and now we have time to take
! up this new burden."
Il Will Enforce Law"
Following his conference with po-
lice captains Chief Fitzmorris made
the following statement:
If policeman sees a violation OF
the lava drink of liquor on bar or
drunken man-it is his duty to find
the supply if there is not enough liz
quor in sight to DC used for analysis
and evidence, He is ordered to go
into hip pockets. behind bars, into
lockers, or wherever necessary to get
that evidence.
Il am not going to enforce this law
against the man who wears a jumper
and pays big prices for rotten moon
shine and let the man in the dress
suit who gets good liquor for a low
price go free. Both are to be hit inn
partially This is not a poor mans
law.
Il hold that hotels and clubs are
public places in that they arc licensed.
am giving them just one warning.
The law has been openly, violently,
and fiagrantly violated, but so far as
the police department. is concerned
the party Is over"
Corporation Counsers Statement
The statement by Corporation
Counsel Samuel A. Etteison which
led to the order to enforce the IlG-
nois Prohibition act reads in part as
follows:
Under section ~ of said act
(the Illinois Prohibition acD, it
is made the duty OF all municipal,
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