Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-21
Municipal Affairs
CLAMPITT REBUKED;
IS QUIET FOR ONCE
SHAMED INTO SILENCE BY
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM
Council Refuses to Grant Request of
Police Board Resembling Section
of Ordinance Permitting
Dice Shaking

Sharply rebuked by Police Commits
Clampitt hung his head in shame and
weakly called for the question when
the subject of dice shaking was before
the council yesterday.
If the police did their duty, they
would arrest more of these here people
who 60 speeding down our streets in
stead of watching to catch some poor
feIer shaking for a 10-cent cigar,"
walled Clampitt.
That brought Mr. Graham to his feet
with a motion that in person less
dignified than Mr. Graham would have
been a bounce.
If the council did its duty and made
it easier for the police so they would
not have to stand around the cigar
stands to prevent gambling for money
they We lid have more time TO arrest
violate Of the speed ordinance SAID
Mr.. Graham, with a tenseness that
made Clampitt keep still until he
screwed up enough courage to whisper
for the question,
A week ago the police commission
sent a request to the city council to
strike from it's ordinances the section
permitting dice shaking for merchan-
disc. The council promptly filed this
request all except Councilman wallace
voting for this disposition of the mat
ter.
Commission Serious
Monday night the police commission
decided to make another request along
the same line. and to show it was not
merely joking about the matter sent
Commissioner Graham as a committee
Of one to urge the council to favorable
action.
AS soon as it was presented yester-
day Clampitt moved it be fIed, ana
was seconded by Healy who accused
Commissioner Graham of playing pol
itics," which phrase has grown to be
almost a curse with Healy, the most
scheming politician Of the bunch.
Mr.. Graham told the council that
with dice shaking permitted at cigar
stands other forms Of gambling We're
/ carried ON, and it was almost impossi-
| blc for the police to determine if cigars
or money was changing hands over the
dice. He made a strong plea for the
abOlishment of the section that permits
dice shaking and was ably seconded by
Councilman Wallace. Mr.. Wallace
pointed out that the city council was
placing itself in very delicate position
by refusing request of this kind COM
ing from the police commission and
the council to not only say 1t would
wink at gambling, but TO pass an or
dnance legalizing gambling in one
form.
Then it was that Clampitt made his
little squeal and was properly
squelched by Commissioner Graham.
Request Is Filed
Wallace asked that if the council
would not do what the commission
asked to at least lay the matter over
a week and give time for consideration,
if only out of courtesy to the police
commission. He moved as a substi-
tute for filing that it be continued one
week. and after some delay was sec
onded by Dromgold. President Peaso
left his chair and took the floor to de-
clare he had voted for the section Of
the ordinance that permitted dice
shaking. but he had regretted it ever
since and would never vote for II
again On the substitute motion to
lay over a week the vote was three
ayes and five noes. 1t was then filed
by a vote of six ayes and two noes,
Dromgold changing after the first vote
Those who voted to file the ordinance
are Blanchard, Clampitt, Dromgold,
Lyon, Healy and Yonkin.
Eat at the Angelus grill.