The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-27

eu ike rats 1rOfn one hole 10 anOtnef,
ard Mayor Jones intends to stand by
his guns till he wins the victory. He
has also plucked up the courage to
close the saloons at midnight, cutting
off the extra hour that has been gra-
ciously allowed them heretofore. The
worst of the prostitution has been
cleaned out also. We congratulate
Minneapolis.
Thugs and Thieves Como Here
But that has not helped st. Paul any.
So much the worse for us, for the
gamblers and thugs and thieves of
Minneapolis have been ffocking into
our city. It's the policy of our Off
cials to take them in instead of keeping
them on the wing. Instead of saying
Move on, you can't stop here they are
told, Come in; let us know where you
stop; you may go to other cities and
do all the wickedness you please, but
II you do any of it in st. Paul you
will get to sojourn at Saltwater
But it is filling up the city with
rottenness. Travelling men tell me that
Tor wide openneSS and downright bad
ness, st. Paul now leads all the West
ern cities outside of Chicago.
we go to ask if the police will en-
force the ordinances and we are told
No So it would be of no avail for
Minneapolis to lend us her mayor, un-
less she could abolish our police COM
mission ard leave the responsibility in
the hands Of the mayor.
The penny parior on Seventh street
is nuisance to our youth, both boys
and girls. Racy and salacious pictures
and songs for a penny apiecei A fine
training school for the vaudevillei Sab
bath. the big day of the week. 1t was
filled with people this afternoon, even
with children who have to climb up to
take a peep at the pictures.
Policy, with its two drawings daily.
at the corner of Jackson and Sixth
street. up stairs, with eight or ten
oookmakerS. is a profitable business
for Policy King Riley and his asso-
ciates. Probably rot less than 5000 a
day is cleaned up by these gentlemen.
Poker Games Up One Floor
We are obliged to the chief for or
dering the poker games off the ground
noor last spring in response. to our
plea; but the second floor in hotels does
not quite satisfy us. In fact, We don't
Ike to see 'Reddy' Griffin apparently
get such corner on the gambling mar
ket- He is getting rich too fast Our
sympathies go out to the other fellows
VINO want to start games, but are told
they can't open without letting Mr.,
Griffin have a rake-off
Our sympathies go out also to the
1elloW who is now serving time at St
Cloud for becoming too much absorbed
IN gambling; and the poor woman of
Merriam Park, whose husband drop-
ped out of existence one night a few
months ago after he had lost all in the
game. We would like to have the chief
tap the following gentlemen on the
shoulder and tell them to close up for
awhile:
When the Gamblers Meet
Mick Williams, room 122. Hotel
Ryan; Mr.. Hurley, room II. Clarendon:
Mr. Dayton. room 40. Grand Central;
Mr.. Chamberlain, room 8, the Acme:
Red Griffin, room 2, the Savoy
we are sure many money drawers
VIII be safer and less forging will he
committed if gambling be cleaned out.
IL may be well also for the hotel pro-
prietors and property owners not to
run any further risk in allowing rooms
TO be used for gambling purposes.
In addition, it might be well for
county Attorney Kane not to be quite
so strenuous IN refusing to issue war
rants for gamblers when he is request
ed to do so by gamblers who have
quarreled-then is the time just men
should get their dues
Hear it. mayor, jolice commission
ers. chief of police, grand jury and pro-
pr1etors of the Ryan, Clarendon. Grand
Central, Acme and Savoy, we petition
you to stop the gambling of this city
forthwith