Letter to Mr. G. W. Wickersham from A Citizen of Arkansas

THE NAME "CHISCA" ORIGINATED IN THE NAME OF AN INDIAN CHIEF AND OF HIS VILLAGE ON THE CHICKASAW BLUFFS WHERE NOW STANDS MEMPHIS Hotel Chrisca RECEIVED 9 1929 TBY I NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LAW OBSERVANCE AND ENFORCEMENT PIOMINGO EMPHIS,TENN. July 17'29 CHICKASAW CHIEFTAIN from an authentic sketch from Life Mr. G.W.Wickersham, Washington, D.C. prohitition Dear Sir; Have just read that you say that 'Justice to be effective should be speedy". A very true saying; but a better one would be this; "Justice to be effective should be impar- tial. The law will take up a negro or poor white man who has one-half pint in his house and wink at the wealthy man who has 200 gallons in his house. A rich man here, crated up 25 cases of good whiskey, a few days ago and shipped it to Kansas City. He had kept it in his residence for many years and neither State or Federal law dared touch it, neither did either authority take notice, the other day, when he moved it. There is plenty of law in regard to curbing or controling large combinations of money in the United States. These laws are being violat- ed every day; Will your Commission take notice of this? Am enclosing some clippings--Read and see what the Writers think of your Commission. One clipping tells of Capt. Lee, a Memphis Millionare who was caught red handed with i75 gallons of Liquor on his Wharf, but being this rich, , neither the State Grand Jury or the Federal Authorities, care to bother Mr. Lee. Had he been a Negro or poor white, he would be looking thru the bars at this time. Yours very truly Citizen of Arkansas.