The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14
Attorney General Also Gives Assurance Of Help in Campaign
u. Grand Jury Will Investigate
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO COUNTY FIGHT
DIRECTED BY COMMISSIONER HAYNES
Director Percy Owen and Sheriff Hoffman Gathering Evidence Against
Suburban Roadhouses
COOK CO. BOARD AGAIN ASKED FOR SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT FUND

municipalities of Cook county outside
Of Chicago have great power to help
enforce prohibition. They can do in
their municipalities what Mayor
Dever has done and is dong in Chi
cago. Up to the present time local
officials have been inactive in most
of the territory outside of Chicago
where the law is being openly yio-
lated.
Citizens Must Be Aroused
3. Greater interest and activity on
the part of citizens in cooperation
with the officials. Up to the present
time the citizens OF Cook county ter
ritory involved in the prohibition en-
forcement drive have shown less in
terest and activity than the officials.
A number of enforcement rallies feat
urng the dramatic debate Can the
Law Be Enforced will be held. But
more widespread efforts to arouse
public opinion i'll support of the Cook
county drive must be made. Citizens
have thus far failed almost completely
to cooperate with off cials by provid-
ing reliable information relative to vio-
lations. While it is the duty of the
officials to secure the evidence, citizens
can through the Anti-Saloon League
or directly furnish officials with jn-
formation that will enable them to Sc
cure the actual evidence of liquor law
breaking.
The following are some of the letters
received from officials pledging their
support to the effort of the Anti
Saloon League to complete enforce
ment in Chicago by driving yiolators
out of adjacent territory.
Commissioner Haynes Approves
Drive
Office of Federal Prohibition
Director,
Treasury Department,
Washington, D. c.,
November lo, 1923
Mr.. F. Scott Mcbride,
State Superintendent,
AntiSaloon League,
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Mr.. Mcbride:
Your letter of November Is, relative
to your anxiety to have special atten-
ton given to prohibition enforcement
in the country district of Cook county,
has been received. In reply | inform
you that | am today writing Major
Percy Owen, federal prohibition
director for the State of Illinois, ask
ing that he give you full cooperation
in this project.
Very truly yours.
(Signed) R. A. Haynes,
Prohibition Commissioner.
States Attorney Promises Proeecu-
tons
Office of States Attorney of
Cook County,
Chicago, November 26, 1923
Mr.. F. Scott Mcbride,
State Superintendent,
Anti Saloon League,
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir
Upon my return to town today I
found your letter of November Is.
1923, and | want to assure you that
this office will cheerfully and
energetically prosecute any violations
of the Illinois prohibition act that
come to our notice whether in the
City of Chicago or in the county out
side OF Chicago | will thank you il
you will call my attention from time
to time to any evidence you have OF
these violations so that this office can
act.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Robert E. Grove.
District Attorney Will Give Aid
Office of United States
Attorney.
Chicago, November Is, 1923
Mr.. F. Scott Mcbride,
State Superintendent.
Anti-Saloon League,
Chicago Illinois
Dear Mr. Mcbride:
Thank you for your letter Of Novem-
Der 49, However, bear in mind that
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