The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-08
Average Citizen GiUen
Blame for BOOtLeggery
Lax Law Enforcement Caused by Letting
George" or Roy and Bill do tt

tho most difficult one 20 handle. ia
tho hootleEFer and hts hacker. And
please put the accent on his hacker
IL IL generally understood among
tho wise ones that there are few
master minds IN the booze business
is every locality. They walk IN rep
puiable paths and hold directors
seats ia representative huoslaf sses
la Tho boone business they Apply
the cash. the brains. the pre.--sion
and the publicity.
The under captains are known a.
kings % the bootisEEsrs." and
then follows train q psddlsrs.
runners. lawyers and the like;
IL would therefore seem that the
man who knows a. much. or more.
! than anyone about tho ups and
downs OF law enforcement. hhould
b the prohibition enforcement orr.
Ger. So I went down 20 see him.
A. you no doubt know. his name
n Roy Lyle. and his eide partner 4
William N. whitney. better known
a. "nii."
For some months there has been
much discussion "a 70 whether these
two men were the proper pair for
this trying place. or. rather. wheth-
er Whitney was safe and sane
running mate for Lyle. who. every
ono agrees. Is a good man for the
Job
Arsr much careful investigation,
have found tina, the boo,isEEers.
tho wet politicians and the booze
lawyers say that ''Rn- whitney f.
not rood company Tor Roy Lyle 90
keep.
on the other hand. find that
The prohibition people. and those
who arc strong for law enforce
nrn,. declare that whitney Is a 20
Esttsr with kick Ike that OF a
mule. And that he and Lyle make
a strong team.
Spending an hour with them win
eouviHes you OF the fact that th-g
work well together and that they
know the sob.
Z III tho average citizen were right
on his toes about this matter Of law
enforcement. We should soon have
the 18th amendment and the Vol,
istsad law working nn well a. any.
one could wish" said Roy Lyle.
when questioned "a 20 IN. chief
drawbacks TO enforcement.
CITIZENS LET GEORGE
DO IT. ALL
Too many OF them take the 1ct
George DO r. attitude he went on.
m every good citizen would report
violations Of the uquor jaw. and
would come into court with the evi'
dsncs. and n every good juror
,sonla stand by the law in tho jury
room. Il would no, BE- long until the
boo,ioxgers would take notice.
We haven't much complaint 70
make OF the federal courts In our
territory. We arc getting oonyic,
tions. A stiffar sentences In somr
cases might put the fear into old
Offenders.
-And politics. whns partly tr
blame for the lax enforcement. II
no, nearly as much 40 a. some
would have you believe. That 4,
particularly true IN this state.
There IL not nearly a. much
whisky coming into Seattle as there
was year ago, and wo have th'
offenders either in Sail or listed. ~
tina; Il Is not 30 difficult 10 kesr
track OF them. hut the job IA q
big one.
Next 20 better cooperation from
tho good citizen. We need better %
operation among all officers OF th'
law. Sometimes I, seems 70 m.
that officers. and this applies Z,
many a government officer. DO no.
look upon bootleg violations NJ be
ing AZ scrious as other forms o.
violation. While as matter o
fact the bootleRgcr Is the nnEleadc,
and head master IN law violation.
Then We need better equipment
our office has 10000 square miles
TO look AFTER. There are 1000 miles
OF boundary line. good deal Of
which IL water. with plenty OF safe
landing places. and 80 are only 81
miles away from British Columbia
I'VE hnvo IS or 20 field men 20
cover this territory. We have nc
boats. no automobiles or other gov
eminent transportation. yet wo do
get them. And those We do not get
We keep on tho run.