At noon, Borges and the reporter went to the riverfront to monitor the black laborers on their lunch breaks. "To prevent trouble, the patrolman mingled among the men, alert to check any display of the manly art," wrote the Item, referring to fisticuffs.
That's pretty proactive law enforcement.
9 posted on 09/17/2017 7:02:27 PM PDT by BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)