Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25

United States marshaI's Office. when raids
arr 10 be made. should 1t become necessary
is assured Meanwhile the police also are
active in carrying ON the crusade; ana a
the fight continues, members OF the ponce
force are procuring more information anu
making more preparations l'f afttstS
Detectives NermuIun and owens OF the
first precinct are working much of their
time on handbook cases Detective Ner-
rrirfT,r las b.,rr successful in more than
half ~ dozen cases since January l. Police
man owens was recently detailed To Work
with him and is paying particular attention
to haud5ouks other precinct detectives
are "a SCI making Investigations in their
own precincts.
Excise Board Busy.
f W w Griffin assessor of the District
and chairman eX-utficio of the excise board.
who has declared his intention to reject
every saloon license where information has
been furnished that the saloonists permits
his place Of business to be resort for
handbook mon and a clearing house for the
betting. has today officially ordered Roger
Williams clerk 10 the excise board. to IN
stitute thorough investigation OF every
licensed place In the District of Columbia
in connection with handbook gambling.
Mr.. Williams has furnished the Commits
si"n"rs with transcript OF the RECORDS OF
the excise board since 1901. showing COM
plants made by the police against saioon-
lists suspected Of harboring handbook men.
Firemen Given Warning.
As 4 result OF the investigation being
made by reporters OF The Star in the fight
ON the hardbooks. II was yesterday learned
that some members Of the fire department
are ardent followers Of the racing game and
p4trurtizr the handbooks The result is that
Commissioner mcfarland issued an order
toduy &C., chief Eclt calling thc attention Of
the members Of his command To the reGula-
tons OF the tiremrn regarding gambling,
and further informing them that handbook
gamblu- will not Doe tolerated. Any MEM
Der of the department detected in this prac-
tie. VIII hc dismissed Instantly
Ills order reads us follows:
To tho chief engineer. lire department:
pleas, instruct tn" members Of the tire
department that iherc is to be no gambling
in the fire department and particularly that
there is 10 hc none by means of the so-cdlied
handbouks Remind the members of the de-
partm-nt Of section s. article II. Rules and
Regulations Of the Fire Department. name
E: l.,
&c Section s. No members shall engage in
or encourage gambling in any form
while | believe that this rule is generally
observed | want it understood that II must
be universally observed Otherwise punish
ment will follow detection. Captains OF COM
panies will report any infraCtion of this
rule which comes to their notice.
Charged With Playing Policy.
William Barnes. an aged colored man liv-
ing at 100 y street northwest. taken
into custody on the Aqueduct bridge this
afternoon by Sergt Bean of the seventh
precinct and Detective Green OF the tenth
precinct on a charge of playing policy He
Is held at the tenth precinct to await
hearing In the Police Court tomorrow morn
ing The police received information that
Barnes has been selling policy slips to resi-
dents of the District, and the two local po-
lice officers sent witnesses with marked
money to exchange for slips this morning.
After the purchases had been made it is
H.. i,,@, rod,
Some OF the teltale slips. the police say,
were found inside the trousers of the prs-
oner. and he made an effort to swallow
others.