The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
POLICE SHOW SPEED
N CLEANING CITY
Sincere Effort to Stop Gam
bling and Other Vices
Brings Results.
cleanup is on

lux tEANN Is on
Serious business for the gamblers,
women who are under the ban, booze
sellers and others outside the pale Of
the law, is this new order Of things at
central police headquarters.
Check Of the police blotter for Satur-
day and Sunday shows that the cops
made a total of 1871 arrests for the 49,
hour period-the largest in months.
Gamesters, and the men who run the
games. led all when the smoke and dust
Of the raiding had cleared away, In the
early hours OF Sunday morning. A total
Of 60 men. for alleged offenses against
the gaming laws, graced the police
blotter.
Detective Chief Gwaltney. with n Sc
lected squad composed of Detectives
Hoyle, Peters. Foppiano and Heckie.
led the police attack on the violators,
When they quit work Sunday morning
they had bagged 60 birds" including
several whose m In the good old
days often had been entered at head
quarters. These included Marion Borg,
927 Poplar avenue; Cham Fields, 400
Ayers street, and w. II. (Rags) Ander-
son, Florida street and Illinois avenue.
All but Fields were charged with run
ming a gaming house. and with them
went the name of Robert Foston, negro,
who was caught in charge Of Borg's
game, and some Al other negro dice
ticklers.
Sergt. Red" Davis, with Patrolmen
Brigance and Serafino, also contributed
their bit toward the general cleanup
of the city when they nabbed o. Pet
retti, 500 Avery street, and nine alleged
bone rollers. Petf ETH was charged with
running a gaming house, and the nine
with gaming,
Patrolmen McGaha and Stanley swat
ted six negroes OF South wellington
street Saturday night and sent them
i'm to swell abe total,
Sergt. Duvall and Raider Dixon got
into the game Sunday, With an arrest
that probably will have a far-reaching
effect, should the city judge swat the
defendants heavy enough. They ar
rested Harry Fanduward, cigar stand
proprietor, g. South Main street, on a
charge of violating the city ordinance
by having a punch board and selling
chances.
During Christmas week these boards
crept out from shelves on which they
had been hidden. Ever since the take
a-chance boys have made it hard for a
person wishing to buy cigars or cigarets
to get close enough to the ounte to do
so. Their operation has been general
throughout the city, and City Judge
Barker has a chance Monday afternoon
to show what he thinks of the idea.
Cham Fields, arrested by Chief Gwalt-
ney and his sleuths, was charged with
violating the liquor law, when the off
GERS found two half-pint bottles behind
his "bar,' which are supposed to con
tain whisky. However, they have been
sent to the city chemist for analysis.
Sunday closing ordinance v~iolators
also had a tough time Sunday, when
police, refreshed by a few hours sleep,
sailed forth in search of open stores.
Ten persons were arrested for this Of
Tense. They are:
7 s. Weiner, 1884 Thomas; T. A. Foot,
1928 Jackson; Leo Rosenblum, 243 Nc
Lemore; NJ. Oxen and Philip Shefsky,
2i1 McLemore; NJ. Rosepthal, 1923 Beale;
]. Weisberg, 492 South Main; c. S.
Lettes. 524 South Main; II. H. Crane,
1641 South Lauderdale, and NJ. Lebo-
Vitz, 204 Calhoun.
Policemen on duty in the red light
district reported that quiet had set
tied over that section, following a few
arrests. which started Friday night,
Two women were arrested Saturday
night. One woman living at a house
was arrested also,