Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-03
GENTRY IN HARD LINES
Mayor Good Clears Grants Pass Of
Gamblers. Pimps and Hobos.

The Courier, meaning to be fair
and frank, is willing to commend
public officials whenever they are
justly entitled to commendation and
give them full credit for efficiently
doing their duty Mayor George
Good is one such officer, who is en-
titled to the thanks and to have the
loyal support Of every respectable
citizen Of Grants Pass for the clean
and vigorous administration he IL
giving to thosduties pertaining to his
Office.
as result Of the municipal cleo
tion in December the report gained
current over the Coast that Grants
Pas was 10 become an "Open 3
town, it having been "closed" +"
town uuder the previous administra-
tion OF Mayor Ii. l.. Gilley. 1t was
generally understood that Mayor Good
was favorable to allowing saloons and
cigar stands to be open on Sunday and
no sooner had he, as mayor, removed
the restriction Oh their doing business
on Sunday than the gamblers and
pimps from far and neaf made haste
90 got 10 Grants Pass, thinking that
here was a fresh field where they
could coutiuue unmolested their ex-
istence Do human parasites living Oh
tho weak aud unprotected. The gam
Jlers, BY getting them half intOxioat-
cd, Tobblug, under the guise Of .
game of chance, miners, farmers,
| business men, young men or any one
whom they could onsnATe into their
net Tho plmps. the dregs Of man
Kind, living OF the earnings Of fallen
women aud dragging and robbiDg when
occasion presented any victim that
fell Ia their way. But these human
Jackals reokoned without knowing
their man, for no sooner did they land
IN. Grants Pass than they found that
tho mayor was not the kind OF man
they thought he was and they were
called on promptly by the police and
oi dered to depart and not to delay
even for day their departure.
And while clearing the city Of i'm
ported toughs, Mayor Good has given
his attention to number Of lOcaI
yags ana under his orders they toe
have hit the road. These yags, SOME
OF them young men barely Of age,
have been loafing on the streets anC
hanging about the saloons picking al
IA prooariOus living by various means,
too often questionable but noJ
sufficiently criminal to permit vi
thoir being sent to prison. Some halI
dozan OF this class were told that they
would be arrested and lined iol
yagranoy as often rs they were iounI
on the streets, aud that II they diC
uot wish TO spend their time IN JaI.
aud 40 street cleaning thoy had better
got 10 WORK or leave tho Gown an,
they left, good radiance to Granu
Pass, but to the monance OF other
towns they may inieht for such mel
will not earn an honest living.
Mayor Good has also taken up th,
matter OF having the streets and alley
of Grants Pass put in cleaner auc
moro healthful condition. In accord
anco to the mayors orders, Street
Commissioner Gilhllan is cleaning
the CUTTERS and securing better drain
ago TO the streets and he will also at
tend TO 1t dat property owners cleaL
up the alleys back of their premises,
some OF the alleys being in mosl
hlthy condition. That Mayor Good
may succeed in his efforts Of giving d
cleaning TO the moral aud physlCa
|cundll,Ua OF Grants Pass 10 mattel
/ iuat aIl good ciuA,us are Interested II
and be- should have the hearty Co
/ iopomuon OF the people OF Grants Pass
that thIr clty may Dee pIIdu JC
tuymscIy,s ANA au a,Iacuou to th,
ueuyt element OF uumoseokers who's,
coming would be- iur the mural all,
financial lau ut the community