The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
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Legal proceedings against scaIb-
ers selling worlds series tickets IA
Washington were begun IL the
United States and District 81 Co.
Aumbia branches Of Police Court
today.
In the case against Leon Cantor
and Charles Barnett. Assistant Dis.
trtct Attorney Given refused ID
prosecute. He said that the men
had compiled with the Federal act
BY printing a statement or the ex-
cess prices on the backs Of the
tickets,
Charges win be made against
Cantor and Barnett iii the District
of Columbia branch Of Police Court
for charging prices In excess Of
the amount originally stamped on
the tickets.
Edward r. Dronenberg. Reid w.
Digs. James w. EdIin and James
q. Pane win answer charges for
violating an act Of Congress. The
cases were continued until Wed.
snesday when testimony win be
offered.
Digs Forfeits 500.
Digs forfeited 500 iii Police
Court today by falling to answer to
the collateral list.
The scaIpers are charged with
selling tickets TO Doctor Robert
Shelton, 220 Nineteenth street north.
west, and Doctor Spear, az the
GLANDS apartments
Pavliion tickets priced at $3.50
we're sold ct SIS. according 70 Mr..
Given.
III the four latter oases the
acalpers are charged with violating
Federal act Ia falling to print on
the tickets the name oS the vendor
and the amount charged In excess
OF the regular price.
Precinct Detectives Thomas Nally
and Carlton TalIey say they win lie
on the alert on Pennsylvania Avenue
today and VIII arrest every nnan
who u selling tickets on the street.
Take Up New Stand.
Harrassed BY the unceasing Wig.
lance Of detectives. internal revenue
agents, and uniformed policemen,
scalpers who have been buBy the
last two days aIong PennsyivA MA
avenue today transferred tnair field
Of operations to the vicinity OF
American League Park.
Temporary offices opened In shops
on Pennsylvania avenue, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
northwest. were inactive, despite
the fact that large tIlrongs were
continually passing ana flam5oyant
signs advertising Worlds series
Tickets for sale Here .yere dis.
played IN front windows.
The Internal Revenue Bureau
called it, agents or the avenue
early this morning ana prepared
20 send them into action at the
ball park when the sale Of un.
reserved seats began.
The police department early
today concentrated. every available
detective and q large number OF
uniformed men in the vicinity Of
the scene Of this afternoons game
with Instructions to exercise the
utmost vigilance against Illegal
scalping. They were instructed
to make arrests Tor any infringe
ment Of the laws against the sale
OF tickets IN g. public place OF for
violation Of the internal revenue
laws providing that tickets must
bear the name OF the vendor and
the actual sales price and that any
person who sells ticket must be
licensed by the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
Prices Exorbitant.
Scalpers stiIl III operation down.
town have q number of tickets on
hand, which they were attempting
desperately to dispose Of before
game time. Prices were still eK-
brilliantly high. but there Is an
indication that there must be a
break in the price unless the mar.
ket picks up.
Several Of the scaipers, with i
number Of tickets on hand, stand
to lose unless they can dispose Of
their remaining tickets promptly.
One OF the scalpers advertises tick
cts for the New York games Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. He
had few customers.
One scalper, whose trade had
fallen to zero, stood in the window
OF q shop, holding tickets for good
seats In his hand and attempting
to drum up trade by smiling genial.
" to show how good.natured he
felt and how little disposed he was
to trim the dear public. The
crowds refused 10 fall for his wiles.
Tackle Unreserved Seats
The scalpers in the vicinity Of the
ball park turned their attention
early this afternoon from the re-,
served seats to the unreserved seats
in the temporary centerfield bleach
ers. They hung about the fringe OF
the waiting lines of fans hoping to
make an agreement with those
lucky enough to obtain the few
seats on sale. Owing. to the vigi
lance of detectives and revenue
men, they were very circurhspect In
their approaches and were almost
entirely unsuccessful.
Al number. OF paid agents Of the
scalpers were In line waiting an
opportunity to purchase tickets and
resell them at big profit to the
fans arriving after the tickets had
been disposed Of, according to the
agents. This plan 10 not expected
to result In any very extensive bust.
ness, however.
Six arrests have been made, three
OF them since Corporation Counsel
Francis III. Stephens was forced to
withdraw his Interpretation of the
internal revenue laws under which
police officers early yesterday after
noon began series OF raids which
Melted the first three alleged scalp
ers.
Those Arrested.
The six men. arrested, the charges
against them, and the amount OF
collateral required from each fol.
low:
Reid Wallington Diggs, twenty