The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-17
TELLS THEM
TO Go TO
WORK
COMPLAINS OF LAxlTY
IN CONDUCT OF
OFFICERS.
No Effort Being Made to
Keep the City Rid of
Criminals.

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awakened - tho inefneiency 81 the
/ department under hin control Every
other cigixen ~ Seattle has known
E ~ u Tor months. and IN addition "a
knowing positively % is insffieisncy
has been morally certain that Il I'll
{ thoroughly corrupt chief Ward has
either Intentionally ~ through IL
( nnrance been blind % conditions
with the result that the ntrirtest
( rules % the department. have brrn
violated nr~niy and flaarantiy
Criminals - every sort have opur-
afed with astotIndinK boidnens. con
fidpns % easy escape from police.
mrn who knew that aef~iiction 81
du,y would bring them no repri-
mend
But moashs ~ complaint have had
their effect. and Ike the wearing
~ dripping water upon a stone. ths
oft.teid tales sf the demoFaiixsd
condition e She police have finally
worn their way through the official
cranium.
lectures his Msr.
Last night Ward read enc depart
mcut q lecture Iss called officsrs
aud natruimsn before him and de-
ciMr~t that unless they paid murs
attention 20 the rules aud FeNuiA-
tons thorough ahAks-pp was c~f
tain 20 result RwrKrnnts we're told
they would b. held Responsible for
their respective districts. The pa
trolmen were IN turn notified that
u vas up 20 them 10 save their
official sealpa
The chief referred particularly 50
the habit uniformed patroimen have
~ entering saloons. Had he made an
investigation which would have oc-
eupied him iess than two hours IN
any one evening. hr would have dis
covered lhia 80 be one ~ The mild
est ogsensss % the members u tbs
force
Gambling 10 Open.
There are teday more than 70
places opsfatinK IN this city. the
bulk 10 them ln the business dls
tricf. ia downtown iodgine houses.
cigar stands and saloons. where card
gambling IT. carried on.
These games are Tor the most
part run b professional gamblers.
many of whom are known hy nlRht
and reputation % practically all ~
the Odd timers on the police force.
In numerous eases " IL quite gcn-
orally reported that the games are
protected
II ia not hard 70 find the games
Many % them are almost In plain
sight q the throngs passing along
tho busiest streets ~ tho city.
Officer Watches Game.
In the rear Of the cigar store at
100 Pike a. gambling has been car
ricd on continuously for months. A
reporter for The Star visited thin
place. watched money pass. and saw
Patrolman Phillips enter and gaze
at the game for several minutes
The dealer had about $40 IN silver
stacked up IN front % him While
tho officer was present he merely
shielded the money from vicw with
his hand
Down Ia the basement az Hattsrs-
by a Smiths. s0e First av.. three
games are running every night The
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dealer arc stacked up In front Of the
players Whenever the slayer quits
he L. paid IN cash. according "a Vhst
he may have lost or won. To All
appearances thia place is never dis
turhed ~ the visit Of an Officer
There are games IN every part "
town Chinese lottery has never
been really suppressed. and almost
any time - person can 90 down on
Washington It, and buy tickets az
from ono % three places
Some ~ the games are almost ok
elusive In many Of the places u
ls recognized that nothing but ''hig
money" can be- played after GER
tain hour
Police Ignore Orders.
The patrolmcn and gcrgeanta run
/ things pretty much 90 suit them
selves la their territory General
orders from the head u the police
are read IN the assembly room AT
the central station and then forgot
ton " the patrolman va willis t.
Many uptown hotels and iodg
ing houses are recognized as being
I protected Tho uroprletora Gator
| 60 an Illegal business and have no
I hesitation in telling visitors that
I they evil not be disturbed"
other houses DO not possess the
/ unusual qualification Of being
right" with the police. and those
/ places are raided a. every available
opportunity. by the mon on the bent
Several hotels notorious for the