The Washington times., 1925-11-19
How Would You Like Gang
Life Here?--=A. Great
Stadium Needed
By BILL PRICE

In Chicago the other day they buried of the leaders of
criminal gangland had been shot down by
The police have Gangland will avenge the death
by shootings.
gangsters coffin cost $4,000 and $4,000 worth OF
flowers were contributed in honor of the splendid life
of this esmabIe citizen Men, and children by thou
sands stood for hours in the cold watching the ceremonies
and the hero worship of the dead.
This one of ganglands chiefs had made fortune in boot
Logging gambling and trafficking in womens souls and
bodies His rise to bootegger made through
police and assistance All Chicago the
thing had occurred The law openly violated and it
considered funny.
But criminal gangand began go further than booteggng
crimes began shoot and KILL mob and rape
to take the law into its hands Public sentiment became
aroused police ordered enforce the law Gang
this killed many policemen police
have killed gangsters
Crime has become rampant in that big city that
citizen fOrsee the end is not far from bOoeggng
henious Crimes chaos disorder; the point
where wrong Tiumphs over right and decency.
Good citizens of Washington critcing the police de-
pment for reckless driving the chase of bootggers
other criminals They object the police using firearms
Booteggng their opinion too trivial an ofense for the
police to bother with the public is endangered through
the chases or through shootings.
to the wealth of criminals pile up until they become
CANT and defiant of al law and all order? Well the way
the public kick the police for enforcing the law and
for trying to put down underworld life in this city
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that the police shouldn't do this that the question
resolves itself into this When laws not enforced with
vigor and emphasis the criminal world the situation
thinks It is backed by public opinion and starts out to do al
anything it wants
The wild chasing of petty bootlegger, mpering life
would to be dangerous thing But do know, in all
these cases. that booggng the only criminal offense of
being chased? Police records will show you that
there are comparatively few bootIeggs combining their opera
tions solely to violation Of this one law.
Colonel sHERRHs efforts to promote the erection here
of great national athletic stadium thoroughly appreci
ated His plans vague and they have the back
ing of the Washington Chamber Of Commerce and all other
organizations desiring the upbuldng of Greater Wash
ington.
Washington people put this scheme they de-
and Congress will cooperate to the point
of assigning Government lands for SITE Congress ought
to do this too the army and navy vitality
in athletics The nation deeply interested in making
young and strong and healthy through out
door activities
Colonel Sheriff. has prepared bill Incorporating the
Washington Stadium Association It's passage would carry
with it the approval by Congress Of stadium here seating
100000 people, the largest in the United States.
Washingtons support of its American League baseball
team shows clearly what be expected in the support Of
stadium athletic activities National athletic here
would draw many people in almost any other city In
ali probability the average crowds would be larger because
Washington would draw from all parts of the country wealthy
and wellto-do people who might not go elsewhere