Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-16
metropolitan Rake off Is
Figured at 100000 a Year
The Mayor tells visits of CreekmOre Allison his Office
whole rotten business be shown Offers wraid
the Metropolitan b"Moore "hotep ) chopped up with
aXesCWi League prepare Grand Jury
pettion-Brecknridge welcomes
aid of Randolph That
Double

and when I left at 1880 o'clock, he
was at work with his coat of"
Arrests Are Made.
john Touchstone and II, #. Rich
ards were arrested on charges Of being
connected with gambling, while a.
Is, Barnhll and Frank Wilson were
picked up for lettering about tdc
place. The later two were released
10y the mayor, while the former gave
bond in the sum of S1OO each. Of
licers Adams aud Griffin assisted in
the raid.
Moore Is Completely Guitcd
According to those who went into
the Moore after the raid, that hive
Of inlamy Is completely gutted The
mayor ordered the partitions In the
place torn out and they were ,om-
pletely torn out i win require all
sorts of work to fin the joint In any
thing Ike It's forNar shape II is he-
lieyed that this raid viii put Dud
Moore completely out Of Hsincss
The raid WAS made by the mayor for
the purpose Of proving that Judge
Poe's injunction against such places
selling booze was heing violated, and
for the purpose OF collecting evidence
in the Moore case. The mayor win
turn the evidence over to the prose-
cutting attorney.
civic League Acts.
The Siyic League held meeting
las, night to initiate the petition for a
Especial grand jury. Tho meeting was
enthusiastic and well attended, 9. u.
Robinson. Walter Morley and II. W.
Randolph were appointed commit
tee to draw up the petition and to
direct IT, Resolutions were
passed approving Of Mayor Martins
ac,ion In making pubic what APP
peared in tho World In regard to at
tempted bribery bootegglng and
gambling.
Breckenridge Is willing.
NJ. A. Breckenridge, county attorney
said last night to d representative Of
the World that he would welcome
whatever assistance II, W. Randolph
could give him in uncovering the con-
dition Of affairs denounced by Mayor
Martin The county attorney doubt
ed his ability to deputiae Mr.. Ran
dolph, but reiterated his declaration
chat he would be glad Of the assist
ance Of the attorney Of the civic
League
you can put NE down as being
in favor Of an earnest, thorough in
yestigation of the condition Of af-
fairs as they now are said 10 exist"
said Mr. Brccknridge.
The Eelcmcnt l. Game.
There were certain ones about the
streets yesterday who were holding
the impression that the gamblers and
the hootleggers ana the crooks and
the thugs and the criminals would all
now get up and hike. But they won't.
The old gamblers and the old whisky
men have been through fights with
the law-abiding people before. They
viii make bluff ht stlcking II out.
The Moore "hotcl' had to bo Whitfield
with an axe last night before an i'm
preston could be made No one
knows how long the impression will
last because former raids have been
but temporary and Of lleeting remom-
brance In the history Of the city. But
by Keeping constantly mt It, It is a safe
bet that the officers can bust up gamb-
ling paraphernalia and drain beer
kegs faster than II can be shipped into
Tulsa The officials ia the fight must
be as game as the bootleggers and
the gamblers, and as persistent as the
foul buZzards who will hang around
them and then things will be accom-
plshed.
The fight has not begun In earnest
as vet There Is enough rottenness to
expose In the time 10 come to I'LL o
volume. And the grand jury viii
likely iuggle with names Of alleged
Tulsans high up In the ranks