Empire of Sin (66 page)

18
“There is no evidence to show …”
as per the NOTP of October 8, 1919.

19
“I will not discuss the case! …”
as per the NOTP of October 8, 1919.

20
“I conducted a first-class saloon …”
as per the NOTP of October 8, 1919.

21
“the amazing spectacle …”
as per the NOTP of October 11, 1919.

22
“The best element of the citizenry …”
as per the NOTP of October 9, 1919.

23
matters of state law …
 Anderson lawyers trying to get federal charges dismissed per the NODS of October 8, 1919.

24
“the period of emergency …”
as per the NOTP of October 17, 1919.

25
“the indignation of the best elements” …
 as per the NOTP of October 13, 1919.

26
threaten the US prosecutor with removal …
 Preachers’ threats per the NOTP of October 12, 1919.

27
“thoroughly Tomandersonized” …
 as per the NOTP of October 19, 1919.

28
“In this state …”
as per the NODI of October 24, 1919.

29
“This New Orleans Ring sends …”
as per the NOTP of October 26, 1919.

30
“ingratitude” …
 Anderson railing against friends for being dropped per the NOTP of October 19, 1919.

31
“New Orleans Nights” …
 The series ran in the NOTPs of January 11–18, 1920.

32
“Under 20 YEARS OF RING RULE …”
as per the NOTP of January 15, 1920 [emphasis in original].

33
defeated his opponent Stubbs …
 Parker defeats Stubbs by 12,000 votes per Behrman,
Memoirs
, 289.

34
“We are going to finish …”
as per the NOTP of January 28, 1920.

35
“the case which has probably attracted …”
as per the NOTP of February 3, 1920.

36
“knowingly conducting an immoral resort …”
Official federal charge against Anderson per Vyhnanek,
Unorganized Crime
, 131.

37
“was of such a character …”
Edler’s testimony per the NODI of February 3, 1920, and the NOTP of February 4, 1920.

38
“As the witness recounted this …”
as per the NODI of February 3, 1920.

39
“I was never aware of any women …”
as per the NODI of February 4, 1920.

40
“rolling their eyes about …”
Wilson’s testimony per the NODI of February 4, 1920.

41
“If it please the court …”
Verdict per the NODI of February 5, 1920.

42
“I am more glad than I can say …”
as per the NODI of February 5, 1920.

43
“It looks like somebody was trying to frame up …”
as per the NODI of February 5, 1920.

44
federal government eventually declined to retry …
 as per the NOTP of June 12, 1920.

45
“must be [one] of those who see no evil …”
Vhynanek,
Unorganized Crime
, 132.

46
voter fraud and violations of the Injunction and Abatement Act …
 as per the NODI of February 11 and April 3, 1920.

47
“The Tom Andersons …”
as per the NOTP of August 5, 1920.

48
they pounded away at the four-term mayor …
 There is a particularly good discussion of the conflict between Behrman and the reformers in Schott’s “The New Orleans Machine and Progressivism.”

49
“Our city is at a parting of the ways …”
as per the NOTP of August 5, 1920.

50
hampered by an illness …
 Reynolds,
Machine Politics
, 109–14.

51
he lost by a mere 1,450 votes …
 Behrman,
Memoirs
, 314n.

52
THE RING IS SMASHED!
 … as per the NOTP of September 16, 1920.

53
divest himself of the last major holding …
 Anderson sells the Arlington to Delsa per the NOTP of July 13, 1921.

54
“The police, it is said …”
as per the NOTP of July 13, 1921.

Chapter 21: The Soiled Phoenix

  
1
speakeasies, illegal gambling dens …
 For the wide availability of liquor in New Orleans during Prohibition, see Joy Jackson’s “Prohibition in New Orleans: The Unlikeliest Crusade.” For other vice post-1920, see especially Vyhnanek’s
Unorganized Crime
.

  
2
improving the city’s infrastructure …
 A good source for the civic improvements in New Orleans and Louisiana generally is Samuel C. Shepherd Jr.’s “In Pursuit of Louisiana Progressives”; see also Hair,
Kingfish
, 110.

  
3
pitches at conventioneers and businessmen …
 Change in strategy for tourism officials per Stanonis,
Creating the Big Easy
, 46.

  
4
“The Crescent City, according to …”
Stanonis,
Creating the Big Easy
, 28–29.

  
5
“as a monument to the business community” …
 Stanonis,
Creating the Big Easy
, 50–51.

  
6
decamped shortly after the closing of Storyville …
 Emma Johnson’s departure per Rose,
Storyville
, 50.

  
7
Storyville legend has her moving to Europe
 … Willie Piazza’s later history per Long,
Babylon
, 2, 213, 223.

  
8
“I could not do anything wrong …”
Landau, “Spectacular Wickedness,” 189.

  
9
“I am suffering dearly …”
Lulu White’s later history per Landau, “Spectacular Wickedness,” 191–93.

10
the saloon next door …
 White’s 1912 purchase of saloon per Landau, “Spectacular Wickedness,” 182.

11
“Amazon proportions” …
 White’s later arrests and death per Landau, “Spectacular Wickedness,” 192–96.

12
“So many musicians stopped playing …”
Barker,
Buddy Bolden
, 28.

13
discussing the idea of prohibiting jazz entirely …
 Leonard,
Jazz
, 44.

14
The attrition of jazz greats …
 Departure of musicians per Brothers,
Armstrong’s New Orleans
, 273.

15
“With the nightmare of constant raids …”
McCusker,
Creole Trombone
, 133.

16
a shadow of its former self …
 Decline of jazz and nightlife per Morris,
Wait Until Dark
, 101; Charters,
Trumpet Around the Corner
, 268, 297.

17
pronounced the town “dead” …
 Reich and Gaines,
Jelly’s Blues
, 68.

18
couldn’t seem to stay out of trouble …
 Armstrong,
Satchmo
, 121–22.

19
“prettiest and badest [sic] …”
Armstrong,
In His Own Words
, 124–25.

20
“All she knew how to do …”
Teachout,
Pops
, 47.

21
one particularly ugly fight …
 Armstrong,
Satchmo
, 163–79.

22
offer to play on one of the Streckfus Brothers’ excursion riverboats …
 Armstrong,
Satchmo
, 181; Brothers,
Armstrong’s New Orleans
, 250.

23
“What are all those tall buildings?…”
Armstrong,
Satchmo
, 191.

24
began playing with a small ensemble …
 Armstrong playing at Anderson’s per Brothers,
Armstrong’s New Orleans
, 261.

25
“I had made up my mind …”
Armstrong,
Satchmo
, 226.

26
Oliver sent him a telegram …
 invitation to play Lincoln Gardens gig per Teachout,
Pops
, 60.

27
“I jumped sky-high …”
Shapiro and Hentoff,
Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya
, 103.

28
“four years of torture and bliss” …
 Teachout,
Pops
, 47.

29
a funeral in Algiers …
 Teachout,
Pops
, 62.

30
“It seemed like all New Orleans …”
Armstrong,
Satchmo
, 228.

31
“a
living
,
a
plain
life …”
Teachout,
Pops
, 62.

32
“My boyhood dream …”
Armstrong,
Satchmo
, 240.

33
nine years later …
 Armstrong’s return visit per Teachout,
Pops
, 62.