The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-21
Coal Field Officials Are "TOId''
by Attorney General.
Williams Begins Deportation
Action Against AmazOns.
.REVENGEFUL FIREBUG FOILED
Attempt Made to Burn Home of
County Attorney
Operators Say All Miners Back
on the Job.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 21.-A probe
to determine If a red plot" exists to
ply the torch to homes of officials in
Crawford county, the radical district
in the Kansas coal fields, was in prog
ress by military authorities today.
The investigation came as the result
of the alleged attempt to burn the
residence of C. A. Burnett, county at
torney, at Girard last night. Flames
were discovered in the basement of the
house which was unoccupied.
No disorders were reported in the
coal fields today. Three more arrests
were made on warrants growing out of
the disorders last week.
Search for WANTED" Women.
Deputy sheriffs are searching today
for several women, charged with hav-
ing participated in the raiding of
mines last week. Among those sought
are five Mulberry women.
The warrants charge them with un-
lawful assem- bly, and with disturbance
of the peace at mine No. OF the
Sheridan coal company, wednesday
morning.
Lays Down Law.
Officials of counties, cities and
townships OF the hdHSdS COdA AACANS
heard from Attorney General Richard
]. Hopkins this morning a vigorous
and candid discussion of their duties.
The attorney general had invited
sheriffs county attorneys, mayors,
constables, town marshals, ponce
chiefs, city toorneys and justices OF
the peace to a meeting here. Sixty
men responded to the call.
kansas proposes to clean up the
in, chic district - Hon
kins told the officials. "She expects
every officer to do his full duty She
also expects every citizen TO render
aid and assistance to such officers and
when called upon. Persons living in
this district who do not expect to
abide by our laws may prepare either
to go to TAIL or the penitentiary or to
the country from which they came.
at may take us some time to clear
up the situation" the attorney gen.
eral continued, but it must be under
stood that Kansas does not propose TO
tolerate lawlessness any place Wltnln
her border"
The attorney general reviewed
numerous laws that touched the pres
ent situation in this section of the
state. and read the Oaths of officials
and the laws description of the duties
of peace officers. Officials who vio-
late their oath ul fail to perform their
duties may be ousted. the attorney
general told his hearers.
whatever differences of opinion
exist in the views as to the wisdom of
these laws can be no concern of ours.
We are delegated to enforce them
You and I did not make these laws.
We cannot nuliify them. For US to
fail or neglect to enforce these laws.
or wink at their violation is without
justification on any sound theory of
government.
sfFTNt,. n-lr o,0T fA h6
delinquent in the enforcement of law,
are not only asking us to contribute
to lawlessness but to destroy the basis
upon which their own security rests"
Following the attorney general Sher-
if Milt Gould and County Attorney
c. A. Burnett of Crawford county, and
Sheriff William Harvey and County
Attorney Leo Armstrong of Cherokee
county, and George H. Wark, federal
prohibition director for Kansas spoke.
The county officials declared their in
tention of demanding effective CO.
operation of the local officers in en-
forcing the law.
Mr. Wark told the officials that he
was in this field to stay until it is
cleaned up so far as liquor law viola
tions are concerned and the full power
of the federal forces will be used in
this work He emphasized the need
of cooperation of the local officials
with his office
The resignation of Mayor Meet of
Frontenac on the attorney general S
request last week and the ousting of
Frank Endicott marshal of Mulberry,
last night by the city council directly
resulted frC-l the insistence of the at
torney general for enforcement of law
by local officials.
Start Deportation Proceedings.
Al F. Williams, United States dis
trict attorney. came here today in coa-
nection with proceedings he is start
ing for the deportation of John Mack
of Capaldo, caught in raids by federal
prohibition officials several weeks ago
Mack is an alien and Williams be-
heves he has clear deportation case
against him. The deportation of other
aliens, violators of the Kansas laws,
is planned.
Sheriff Milt Gould and County At
torney c. A. BUrsett were continuing
their drive against the women rioters
ana peace disturbing men. Fifty-five
warrants had been issued when the
OFFICIALS quit last night and all but ten
OF the warrants had been served.
Arrest Four More.
-Four more arrests of alleged par
uclpants in last weeks rioting in the
coal tlelds near here were reported bv
Sherift Milt Gould. The four. one Of
whom is a woman, are spending the
night in the city Jail
Those arrested are: Lawrence
Dugone, of Capalto; Pete Morrill,
Rlngoi Anton LopOcolf of RadIev ana
Mrs. Mary Skubitz. of Rfngo, Ms
Skubitz was arrested last week in one
OF the earlier drives of the county
oIIlcers, and has been out on bond
lne cnarge placed against her at that