Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-02

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showed $500 collected. In comparI-
son with the total amount Of ST.
957.65 collected during December
when not Is per cent OF the number
of arrests were made.
by the action Of the county court In
turning over the cases of Buster" |
Howard and Mary King to the police
court for final disposition, after the
cases had been appealed, IL Is indi-
Gated that the finding Of guilty in the
many liquor cases appealed to the
higher court will be sustained.
The salary fund will be lessened
several hundred dollars by the no.
ticeable decrease in collections for the
past month II is expected, however,
that no time will be lost during Feb
ruary TO make up tor lost time and
record breaking month is expected
both IN the number Of convictions and
the amounts collected. October was
one Of the best months last year in
point Of fine collection when $1992.50
was collected
The periodical arrests that are
made in the houses OF III fame in
Tulsa brought the number Of ar
rests on statutory charges for the
month Of January almost 10 the hum
drod mark. out of the 90 cases OF
persons charged with statutory Of
lenses SO We're not araigned for
trial. In eoch case. tho bonds, rang
ing from S25 to $50, were forfeited.
This method Of procedure brought
several thousand dollars into the city
salary fund. While the city funds are
being reimbursed, tho fairies of the
red light are running riot In an at
.ompt TO gamer enough coin to pay
,heir periodical tax.
In all, 27l arrests were made dur
ing the past month, or an average Of
. day Taking into consideration
the number Of patrolmen on duty at
this time, this figure is almost a rec
ord breaker for the police depart
uont. Several patrolmen on the day
shift are working half the night to
keep peace N the busy districts Of the
city For the past two weeks II has
! 0cen tho custom to detail the best
men to participate I'm prearranged
raids on various places Of III repute.
it is due TO this activity and the new
| officials Of the regime that an ef-
'ort is being made to enforce the law.
The slogan Of the department as de-
clared by Chief OF Police NewbloclS
is a "bisger better ana bustling
| Tulsa"
Violations OF the liquor ordinance
numbered to the extent of 80 during
rhe month, about half Of whom were
convicted and fined. The evidence is
o difficult matter to collect in raids
OF this nature, and several yiolators
have slipped through the clutches OF
the law by the skin Of theiI teeth.
The preceding month not half this
number Of Trestts were made for IL
quor ordinance violations.
zone thing at time and that done
we'll" is q motto Of the police dt-
partment aud they have fixed their
minds on smothering out the booze
traffic before beginning on the lesser
evils. The gamblers for instance,
have been plying their trade unceas'
lngly, but somewhat under cover
Only five arrests We're made on this
charge in January, but convictions
were made IN every instance.
The remaining 140 prisoners
brought to the police station consisted
principally OF intoxication charges
The number of men arrested on thC
charge OF Nagrancy came close fol
second place Fighting In the undeslr.
able section of the city also caused
a goodly number to pay fines for as
,ault, giving evidence that the pugil
stic procliy.iies Of Tulsa's unde
CRADLES has not dwindled in the prog
ress Of its higher civilization.