The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-30
GAMBLING TABOOED.
Mayor Hyde, of Charleston, Puts Ban
on Law Violations.

Charleston, Dec. 24.-While no Of
fetal statements were given out by
either Mayor Hyde or Chief of Police
Cantwell yesterday regarding the ac-
tive crusade begun by the police up
on gambling of all sorts and the
rounding up of vagrants, official Or
ders to enforce the laws with refer
ence to these things were issued at
the police station at l o'clock this
morning.
The order read to the members OF
the department is from Chief Can't
we'll, who states that it is the desire
of Mayor Hyde to enforce these laws
and every member of the department
is reonested to do his duty in enforc-
ing the order. All patrolmen and Of
ficers are called upon to notify the
police station at once wherever they
suspect that gambling is going on
and where any gambling games are
played.
Locking for Violators.
Last night plain clothes members
of the department were scattered in
all sections of the city to see that no
gambling games were operated any
where. In the event that game was
{ found in progress, it was stated, the
officers were told to make a raid on
the: .esjoint,' as such places are gen.
orally known in police circles, and to
seize all of the paraphernalia and
send it to the police station where it
would be destroyed with axes.
Efforts to locate Chief Cantwell
last night failed, it being stated that
he was riding about the city to see
Z that Mayor Hyde's orders were being
enforced to the letter. A communica-J \
ton, said to be from Mayor Hyde to
Chief Cantwell, was brought to the
station house yesterday afternoon by
a messenger. /
Many Planning to Leave.
No longer are heard the merry
cries, item dollars on the field, :" "dou-
Sble up and beat old Hi, /" II bet you a
ave she don't come" ssfive is his
point, he rolled seven, take him in
and similar expressions. Yesterday
the gamblers, number Of whom are
professionals from other cities, are
said to have accepted Mayor Hyde's
orders as final, according to some of
their friends, and they were making
plans to leave the city. !
3 The final word of warning was
sent the gamblers on Wednesday,
when they were told, it is. reported
by one of them, that they had until
sunrise yesterday to hear the last
echo of the bone" rolling on the
green covered tables in Charleston.
The Inauguration Of Mayor Hyde was
expected to be accompanied with such
orders and the professionals are pack
ing their grips and making prepara-
tions to buy tickets to other points.
Those Of the local. order are said
to be looking for legitimate employ
sment.
The police crusade on gambling, ,
has also hit cigar, drug, candy and
other stores which operated chance
cards and punch boards. Warnings
were given the dealers of such forms
OF gambling and at once the chance
cards and punch boards were duck
ed. Cigar slot machines, as well as
the regular slot machines and cigar
stand dice games. are also under the
ban. Coming at this time,o of the year
Sit is said some storekeepers have
been hard hit, by the order,
Lotteries Receiving Warning.
Lotteries, which have been operat-,
ing for some time, are likewise on
the list of the down with gambling i
policy of the new mayor. Lottery
Yenders were told yesterday that they
would have to look for new jobs and
laid down their carbon paper and stiff
pen.
So In connection with the gambling
order, Chief Cantwell has instructed
his men to arrest all vagrants found
in the city. His orders are said to be
to the point, that the law be enforced !
in all its phases.
I Plain clothes men yesterday arrest
sed more than half dozen negroes
found about the city who could not
give satisfactory account of their
s meanss of livelihood. This morning
they will be arraigned before Record
ar Ieryey ANDY Kelly a we'll dress