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Show OLD PHILADELPHIA HAS AN AWAKENING. The police celebrated the eve of July 4 jn Philadelphia by one i.l the most gigantic raids in the history of any municipality. The 'new administration of the Quaker City emphasized its hold upon T the city government by sweeping clean of questionable resorts a territory ter-ritory of twenty 'square miles, including "The Tenderloin" in-its entirety. . -. . . .. Everything from massage houses. to opium joints and "speak-Casies" "speak-Casies" were closed. Station houses could not begin to hold the people arrested. The following figures will give some idea of the eilcnt of the movement: " . One hundred and fifty houses consisting of speak easies, disorderly disor-derly resorts and "political'' clubs raided. - Close upon 2000 prisoners of both sexes. . 1 - ; . ... Three hundred quarts of champagne confiscated. Amount of bail, approximately, 10Q,000. Amount.of fines, approximately, $15,000. Eoulette, oker, card and crap tables and all gambling devices destroyed. .. - . .' . ' ; , Hundreds of cases of fine liquors and boxes of cigars broken up. The raid is a good move and Mayor Weaver deserves com' inend.ilion for. his stand for law and order. - It is a proper step and in the right direction. : , ; ; . , ' |