The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
BUTLER SPEEDS UP .LETHARClC POLICE
Inspection Tour Results In Twelve Officers
 Suspension
By FRANK GETTY Leased Wire to The Age-Herald.)

By FRANK GETTY . nensed Wire to The Age-Herald)
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.--At the , moment when Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler was exhorting police at the Second and Christian street station "clean-up" of Philadelphia early to- day, six bandits were attempting the robbery of Q government liquor ware house three blocks away. The ban dits bound the watchman and two others who went to his aid but were frightened away. A call for help reached the police station a few off.
 The attempted robbery was ono of 30 odd perpetrated- during the height of the police drive last night, two holdups, In one of which a man who resisted and shouted for the police, was shot, were reported today. Loot to the value of $5 was obtained in va rious crimes.
 storming. gesticulating, berating and reprimanding with liberal use of profanity "Old Gimlet Eye But Ter swept like an averaging angel through South Philadelphia police precincts during g n the Q night General Hoarse.
 Hoarse and showing signs of fa- tigue beneath an apparently un- quenchab1e ardor, General Butler an- nounced that demotion was In store for at least six police heutenants whom he found lax in their duties at the very climax of his 4S hours cleanup.
 It was amazing to this doughty marine general upon whom the city of brotherly love has called for its purification to find that his orders regarding an intensive drive on crime apparently had been ignored in some instances. During his light ming sweep through district after station houses where patrolmen loafcd unconcernedly and where no arrests whatever showed on the blotters.
 "Off with their heads" said the new director, in effect to his as. sistant, George Wellcott. At S:3o today when the 4s hours Butler al. lotted his force to "clean up or quit" comes to an end the general is eX- pected to shake the city's police de- partment as it has not been shaken for many day.
 Therell be some new shoulders wearing silver bars before nightfalf' was the generals promise.
 Not that conditions were lax in general for throughout those dis ;ricts known as Philadelphla's s worst, the law and order offensive was maintained unflaggingly as the time limit approached
 More Saloons Closed.
 More saloons were closed. 10O- gallon still was seized, suspicious characters were rounded up, all the customary conditions of police cleanup were compiled with. The ;enderloln where the much command rd Lieut.. John Holton is In charge, vas dark as the grave. Iolton, with four plains slothesmen patrolled ev- e;.v street of his unsavory district.
 one place which had enjoyed par ticular notoricty as habitat for un- dcrwurld characters and a dispen- s,arv of liquor was found to have shop.
 lighted window where formerly Rottles and the inevitable racing and racy pictures had been on display reroSed dolls and children's toys: It was in South Philadelphia that zen era, Butler discovered conditions which nearLy. repdered speeches. as %u adap.cr of the English and ma rine lan"uage as himself. At the first station General Butler visited no lieutenant was on duty. It's his day off" the sergeant in charge ex- plained.
 The idea of lieutenant taking a day off at the height of the much heralded police offensive flabber- .astcd the general.
 ADD BUTLER SPEEDS UP-S2-12 :.
 Get the name," he told Elliot and Ward Loes. the mayors secretary, who accompanied him, and swished out, his red lined cape flowing be- hind him, fire in his eye.
 C. o o Lieutenant Is Radio Fan.
 At the next district headquarters. tho lieutenant was just taking radio receivers from his cars. while half ,af dozen patrolmen ;cunged about with uniforms in disarray.
 What arc you doing in your dis trict?" stormed Butler, as the lieu tenant. somewhat dazed, strengthened to attention.
 Its closed up tight. There's noth- ing doing" was the reply.
 Closed up he'll" replied "old GimIet Eye
 Turning to the men:
 You men get out of here. get busy. get cnto the streets and see that you do it promptly and don't come back until your beats arc pure as snow.
 Only the general interspersed his instructions with plenty of good ma rinc profanity.
 IL be the lieutenant's night off" By this time Buffers countenance was as rcd as his cape lining and the jaunty yachting cap was askew.
 Jumping into his car he returned to his office to prepare for, the slaughter.
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 Promotes Alert Sergeant.
 In one instance he found an alert sergeant in charge of district where there had been no little activity. A back room in the station house was piled high with gambling parapher- nalia seized within the IS hours all loted for the drive.
 "Dou you think you could keep up the good work?" the general asked the sergeant.
 "Yes. sir" stammered the surprised non com.
 well, therell be new lieutenant
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