The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-22
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era for 81 900 20 Investigate gambling.
tho chief executive Of tho city ran TO
the city council gnd asked for money
90 investigate the county Why tho
objection 90 "a prosecutor going after
open gambling IN the ciiyf A mayor
who was opposed 90 open gambling
should uay "Go 10 Il. Mr Prosecutor.
clean Il up" The grand jury re-.
turned a large number ~ indlcts
mentH Tor gambling. ana The news
papers report that since then tho
places were not even closed, but con.
tinucd 20 run,
The present executive points with
pride 10 the grand jury report. but
why VAT the mayor running 20 the
presiding judge and the foreman of
Tho grand jury advising them that
grand jury had no right 70 comment
on city candidatssY lie was afraid
that tho grand jury would report
the conditions OF our city
Chinese lotteries rob men anri
boys IN the city of hundreds o. dol
lara each day twenty-five per cent
% the earnings 80 into a protection
fund. Tho balance ia shipped 20
China.
one Wholesale booiiegger has two
expensive boat Each brings IN 500
cases OF liquor ilo buys il for tss
a case outside OF this country ana
sells u for $50 a case. making a
profit 81 $50 case. and az each
boat load bring 500 eases. no makes
IA profit Of $4,000 n boat load,
twenty-five per cent Of this goes
into a protection fund
Lesser Violations of the law are
paying tribute II is automatic that
whenever vlolalora 81 law continue
unmolestod. some ono l. being paid
Tor protection.
Graft demorallses the police de,
pariment Tho open town attracts
criminals Of all kinds. one large IN.
suranes company has notified It's
agents not 20 write any moro burg
Larry insurance IN Seattle unless hp.
proved by tho head office. because
Of Tho apparent crime wave 10 this
city
The present administration claims
10 have closed Spite a o'Ssal. the
Juneau. the Valdez. the Alaskan. I
have the records showing that nit
these were closed by Tho federal pro.
hibliion officers. and challenge the
city administration 90 show even
ono conviction out OF any one Of
these places.
Le, tho pubic have tho record.
II ELECTED mayor. IN appoint
Il an able chief OF police. who viii
be abls 10 free the department of
graft and make the men loyal to
their oaihs Of office. a great pof.
ton o. our police force arc honest
men and will 30 their duty. Seattle
will never be puriianicai city. and
,hsro win always b. violations OF
tho law. but open gambling and
graft can be cut out and other VIC.
lsilDna kept 20 a minimum
Tho'offics O; mayor Ia important.
because the heads % tho different
departments arc appointed BY the
mayor.
When ! wHa elected prosecuting
attorney on the progressive ticket.
10 1914. tho politicians naid. "Lundln
cannot b. reelected. because he
didn't appoint politicians 20 office. .
I selected able assistants, and a..
a rcpul, WAS overwhelmingly re.
elected In 1915. because the people
appreciated good service.
~ mayor. I VIII secure able and
cfflcirn, men. not politicians. 10
hoad the departments. No former
postmaster will be appointed by me
~ superintendent OF our water Dc
partmeni. will not go outside OF
tho city for superintendent Of pub.
lie utilities. as was done by the
present administration.
We have the best and cheapest
water by reason OF our municipal
water system. We have cheap
light because OF oyr municipal
light plant. and IL i, were no, for
our municipal lleht plant. our rates
would be much higher.
with lii.o0o.o00 invested In the
skagi,. u must be completed. 40
that We may get the electricity here
as economically aud quickly m pos.
sible. But We must know what we
are doing. md not spend money
nccdlessly. or the cost OF the cleo.
,ric,y. when sold. viii be too high.
Tho mayor. In session with his
board OF public works. on May 2.
is27. attempted 10 give storrie &
Co. Tho skagit contractors. a gift OF
'ias. 600. because storrio & Co. were
knowing that when / took Office