The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
POLICE PERMIT
POLICY PLAYING
Shut Up the Local Houses, but
Permit Foreigners to Ply
Their Trade

Mayor Jones stopped the policy game
In Minneapolis when he ascended to the
Office on the first floor of the city hall
and took 1t upon himself to regenerate
the city along lines which he did not
follow when he was acting mayor in 1902
and when the people, who had tired of
the Ames regime. expected there would
be something doing
Mayor Jones stopped the policy game:
l. e., he closed the place where the daily
drawings were made, but he did not stop
policy playing any more than he did
gambling and the sale of liquor at the
clubs.
Policy writer's are doing as much busi-
ness as ever in Minneapolis but the busi-
neSS-or the profitS-are not retained by
Minneapolis men and expended in Min
neapolis but they go to other cities where
they swell the Golfers or the men who
manage the game. The policy writer is
active and his clientele is about as large
as ever.
He is known to those who desire to
tempt fortune at the chance of 16O to 1
much the same as a real estate man
seeks an option on property when he has
a up that a railroad company wants
the tract for terminal purposes, and is
forced to play through the nose for a
permit from the city council.
Asplrants for Boss Job
Some men have called at the mayors
once IN person and complained that GER
9an nf Mh0 aspire 10 be boss
past have been doorkeepers or boosters"
nave been running poker games in defiance
OF the law, and the only satisfaction they
nave secured is suggestion that they
secure warrant for the arrest of the
man who is offending.
Some persons close to the retinue of
the present mayor are seeking to control
the gambling industry of Minneapolis
which has been suppressed for time.
They have been seen about the city hall
on more than one occasion, but have not
reported progress to the men who would
form new dynasty.
Presuming upon their relationship they
have attempted to secure privileges which
have been given to men who have been
in the business for years and have been
found TO be on the square" 1t is be-
enceS between the fedglingS and the men
who have been behind the games for
years Is responsible, too for the Nsuppres-
sion of gambling, for the time being at
least
Career of Crime Continues
In the meantime the career of crime
continues. An automobile was stolen out
of store few nights ago. 1t was a
big one. but a larger one would have
been taken had it been possible to have
taken the gasoline gocart out of the door.
The first the police knew about ii was
when the vehicle was found in the neigh
borhood of Mayor Jones newly prescribed
red light district. Then it was recovered,
lOi bhe pOllCt were nOllIleu DN q ClllZen
that the machine had been standing at
the place for about twelve hours.
Yesterday one of the detectives swore
out a warrant for the arrest of a man for
stealing the machine, but they have not
caught the man.
The authorities are iddling around
about the killing of Emil Roggatz a
week ago No one has been arrested in
connection with the affair nor, so far as
can be ascertained, has any person been
subjected to a severe questioning. The
police are confining their attention to
closing of saloons promptly at midnight
and playing favorite with some men who
sell strong drink.
The chief of police vouchsafes little in
formation regarding what is being done
by the worthy men of the department,
and the usual answer to all questions is
nothing"
Owing to the fact that burglaries are
eliminated from the regular kick sheet,
1t is impossible to corroborate the state
ments of the police that the crime of
theft has been reduced to minimum
and there has been nothing doing in that
line.