El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06

0 cash register a. he waved the crowd
way from -he bar with the iuforua-
non that -tle place is closed for The
night Tile manager. who gave the
name o. - EreUoul. and Two young
Fellows who were behind the bar and
gave the names OF Lewis Wileuan
under arrest
At this junc.ure a tall. sscklv look
ing negro came blinking out OF a
room where phouOErauh was
SQueaklng something and was told
that he was under arrest Use only
got the restrunt privilege here" he
said
THAT makes no difference: come
along said the officer and the "res-
trunt' man came after he had gone
back and put on his shoes and stopped
the phonograph- He gave the name
Of Frank Curry
The patrol wagon was called for
this crowd and as they were being
piled in. the driver said Have
hearr Blum. on The poor 1aller. There
are two punches being herded over ia
che jail yard now and the Jail IS full
Other raldiug squads had been as
busy as the Blum squad. apparently.
Blum laughed big. hearty laugh
and FASTENED away.
At BIZ TuIey's Club.
II vas but q mere step from the
sQualor OF the two negro clubs with
their broken furniture and their dirt
and ocOr 10 the sumptUOusly appoint .
ed place or BIZ Iuley around the
corner on Broadway. where the pro-
prletOr boasts that he mas only good
fellows and that his place is as
clean s the Elks or the TOlreC The
setting is unique for club. since &c is
the old Palmer House that for years
helped 20 make the redIght district
Of FL Paso famous As We alighted
from the Blum Ford. proprietor Tu- .
ley, swaEger stick In hand. met us .
at the sidewalk with How o. do. .
gentleman and, as we entered this .
tender TO greet us This time he
asked Have you gentlemen cards.
in the old days &c was What lady do .
yCC wish 10 see. We didn't stop .
registering as visitors" q formal
ity that usually gains admission 20 !.
Club without question. As the
door man recognized officer Blum. he .
said Why didn't you tell me these I
were your friends. Blum. and save
me trouble Then he laughed and j
said We expected YOU an hour
ago. A friend tipped US off that the
raids were on"
As ChesI=rfieldian as q head waiter
in q New York hotel Mine Host Tulsy
escorted the officers through the old
front parlor.T now a card room OF the
Tuley club. back into the old rear
parIOr.' here many a prominent El
Pasoan has entertained friends In the
past
says Club Is Legitimate
After the officers had taken drink
or smoke. Tuley said he'd close the
bar ~ once and accompany them.
II u bring an the BOYS. too" he said.
And he did CLOSE up. boys; this viii
be the last drink gentlemen. you viii
all have 10 co. said the proprietor.
In his best manner. which Is some
manner, too. for BIZ Tuley knows how
to DO the things right Then. while
his force was getting ready TO go and
the crowd was filing Quit must be
said that it was q decent looking
crowd OF men and boys-TuIey served
another drink and explained that be
was running a legitimate" place and
that he had reading room and that
many Of his members lived in the
rooms upstairs "a good many EI
PasOaus had lived q great deal boo
those upstairs rooms in DAYS lonE
past)
Reading and Rules.
Casual inspection OF the reading
room show ed an investment OF sew
eral dollars in magazines. but the
uncut pages Of lot of them Indicated
that booze and not literature. is the
apparent ambition Of most OF the
members Of the club. which is known
as the MonteZuma Benefit association.
Rules are posted and these say that
a man, IN order to become a member,
must have his name posted for three
whole days A register is kept on q
table in the hall near the entrance.
where the man asks to see your card
cat least when you are Of or with a
party OF officers and in the book
were written the names Of about
30 "Out Of town visitors" who had
been introduced" at the club during
the day Of the raid. Each day show ed
ABOUT that many visitors. proving
that Bill Tuley's club is the most
popular in the city, for the T0ltec, and