The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-19
About Pool Halls.
West Tulsa, Okla.
Jan. 10, 1921.

Editor Tulsa world: I see IN the Tribune
where the chief of police In asking the co-opera-
tion OF your association to help him to close bill
Hard parors In the state. Now to start with
the city has plenty OF laws to close up places
that are not run according to law, and there
are plenty of state laws to cover same IL the Of
ficcrs In charge will enforce the law instead OF
winklng at them. II s very easy matter to
close up places that are not run right. IL is
not right to put good men out OF business to get
rid OF a few rats but the chief does not look at
IT that way. lie wants to put good people out
lust TO get rid of some people that don't run
their business right l know the pool hall bust
ness has been mistreatcd but 1t can be stopped
awfuy easy. it the law will shower down on
the lo~ class places and take their license away
from them, then the rest will run their places
right and Tulsa has plenty of lawsso make them
run their places right. II tho officers viii do
their duty. ! have exchanged one or two let
stand on pool halls lie first came out with an
article in regards To low class pool halls. and
| wrote him "A letter asking him IL he though,
II was right To put good men out ~ business to
get rid OF a lot OF rats and now in the article
today In the Tribune he says the high class
pool halls give the police more trouble than fhe
low class. but no IL wrons on that part. | have
run my place here in oilton four years and have
run II according 10 law up to a letter, and lots
of the other men do the same, and don't feel
Ike should be put ont OF business Just because
my neighbor does not run his place right, IL
he does not run his place right. close him up
and let me run my business, Well, II you men
had from $4,000 to SIS, 0o0 or more invested aud
running legitimate, lawful business. would you
want TO be put out OF business just because
some one else was running his business wrong
| don't think you would anyone else or the
chief OF police of Tulsa. Another thiuS men
must have some place to loaf. Men are not
like women They can't sit down and knit or
crochet at night after they eat supper. and they
can't so In 10 lunch counters and loaf two or
thrcc hours People must have some kind OF
amusements, and had better be In q billiard par
lor spending a few nickles and dimes instead
OF being steered up to somo slum rooming
house or hotel up against poker and loaded
dice. Tho officers can't stop that evil at all
because 1t IN all behind locked doors Where
would oil field workers pass off the time in
these small oil field towns IL you close all pool
halls. l say close one that In not run right md
let the one alone that il run right. just stop
and study this matter over. | think the chief
OF police OF Tulsa Just wants TO put big eather
in his hat at other peoples expense. II is not
right am oNn for any replies in any way The
chief might have some personal grievance, or
want to get another round higher on the lad
der. Well anyway must have some unreas asona-
bile view In mind. II the chief wants to close
Tulsa. let him close II, and let other towns alone
J, H. critics,
Oiton' jan To- Oilton Okla.