The San Francisco call., 1904-12-14
WILL SUPPRESS
ALL LOTTERIES
Board of Police Commission
ers Orders Chief Whitman
to Prosecute Companies
RESOLUTION 4 SURPRISE
Directs That Sufficient Men
Be Detailed to Insure
the End of the Traffic

The Board Of Police Commissioners
moved AGAINST the fortunes Of the
white man last night by declaring that
he shall not do that which Is Sehied
he Chinese-pursue wealth through
,he medium of lottery. A resolution:
we'll enabellished with Whereases'
stated first that as Chinese lotteries
bsve been driven to the wall IL is now
+tr,e 10 take I'D the fight against the
white lottery companies. AFTER max
ing this statement the resolution a.
,aCtaa the Chief of Police TO ascertain
,ba addresses Of all lottery companies
operating in this city and then TO De
tail sufficient policemen 10 insure theil
suppression. The resolution came
without a warning with the result titdI
there viii be a scurrying Tor the shei'-
e. Of the woods to-day
II was stated by the commissioners
that the lottery ticket peddlers nave
become q nuisance and the companies
2 menace 20 the morals-of the CITY
Agents of the companies, II was sdtu'
ANNOYED business men at-tnelf iaoofs'
stalxed through the hotels and button
boled the pedestrian on the pubic
streets. until new they must seek new
vocaJions.
chief of Police Whitman said that he
had Two detectives regularly detailed
rounding up the white lottery operat-
ors Arrests were made every DAY. ne
continued. and the lottery people hau
become so wary that il was dlIhccit
10 prove a case against them.
TICKETS IN VAULTS.
Instead of maintaining regular
headquarters many of them now keep
their tickets in safe deposit Naulls'
where thev caal.Cl tc reached. OILY -
moving enough each day 10 keep their
peddlers supplied and the peddiers TOOK
care never 10 offer a ticket for sale IN
the presence of an officer. To-day,
however. the raid on the white lotteries
viii begin and interesting developments
are awaited.
Patrolman John Edwards. who was
accused OF arresting Andrew Bahrs
without cause, on a charge Of disturb
ing the peace while the latter was
walking down Powell street with his
wife. was acquitted Of the charge. 1t
was shown that the patrolman had act
ed properly. Bahrs proved to be an
unwilling witness and asked permission
To withdraw the charge, but The COM
mission was abduTate and insisted that
he proceed. he then told his story,
giving as his opinion that Patrolman
Edwards was drunk when he made the
arrest Edwards denied the charge that
ne had acted without warrant and
called several policemen to testify as
20 his sobriety. The commission then
found in his favOr
COMMISSION DIVIDED.
in the matter Of the charges that
John B. Morgan. proprietor OF Morgan's
cafe Eddy street. near Powell, was re-
sponSible for the fact that woman
sold liquor without a license in the fiat
on the third floor above the cafe, the
commission was divided. Commissioner
Howell said that he knew Mr. Morgan
conducted his cafe in an orderly man
ner and had always complied with the
rules Of the commission. How, he said,
M. Morgan could be held responsible
for the acts Of other tenants Of the
building he could not see. The vote on
revOcatio was then abandoned, but the
question was put in issue on a motion
20 renew the license of the cafe, which
expires on the 18th inst. Howell and
DrinkhOuse voted in favor Of the re-
newal Of the license, but Reagan and
Hutton voted against IT, The question
viii be taken up again at the next
meeting Of the commission.
Robert Lass, who conducted a saloon
a. Clay street and lost his license
through playing practical jokes on pat
rons that resulted in the serious injury
Of one, was granted the right to open
his saloon for four weeks 10 enable
him to sell out