Arizona republican., 1911-11-17

Two hours before Flynn entered the
Central District station, an earnest
conference was going on between pow
ers of the local political ring over the
unwelcome prospect OF a new member
on the police board. For some reason
unknown to them, the mayor had ap-
circle to that body instead of leaving
the matter TO the party leaders, as
they had fondly hoped he would. For
the leaders conducted the only boxing
club in town which was allowed to
hold profitable entertainments, all such
entertainments, incidentally, being in
open defiance of the law.
This long monopoly of the boxing
game had finally aroused the ire Of
other would-be promoters. Grumblings
had swelled TO open complaints, and
finally the papers had taken up the
matter seriously. So the political
ring was gravely worried when the
mayor, yielding to clamor as they
imagined, appointed an unknown
quantity" as the fifth member of the
board, to take the place made vacant
by the death of Mr.. Bull" McGahan.
One vote in five would not have
counted for much had the other four
been deposited as one. But the quar-
tet was divided within itself. There
was Mr.. 'Dolph Muehllerburg, repre-
senting the brewery interests, whose
special source of revenue was CLEANED
from protected" wine-rooms where
policemen were not supposed to see
patrons after one o'clock no matter
how loud the orchestra was playing.
There was Mr.. Sig. Klein, who was
not altogether unknown to the policy
interests. Both were in the depths OF
despair at present. The prosecuting
attorney, young and Jealous official,
had furnished plenty of reading mat
ter to the newspapers by his sensa-
tional raids on both wine-rooms and
policy shops, and had sent the chief OF
the gambling squad, pale and shaky,
from the grand jury room one day
with an injunction to see that such
things ceased or TO prepare for little
investigation of his own shortcomings.
Moreover, in spite of the ready per-
Jury of adherents of the wine-rooms,
the prosecutor had produced such
food of evidence that several convic-
tions were secured among men whose
political standing had been supposed
TO be impregnable.
Aghast at the sudden stoppage of
their perquisities, Muehllerburg and
Klein had suggested that Grannon and
Walker, the remaining members,
should allow them to cut in" on the
profits of the boxing club, only TO meet
with an emphatic repulse. Walker
paid no attention to the angry threats
which followed. For all regarded it
as 4 foregone conclusion that the va
cant place on the board would go TO
his friend O'Shea. But the introduc-
ton of this new member Of the board,
Bennett, had given them pause. In
gloomy silence they looked up his rec
ord. He was a well-known wholesale
merchant, belonged to the fashionable
clubs, was leader in reform move
ments," and even had contributed
largely TO building a church. This last
item made the club owners look at
each other in CONSERVATION.
'Dolph and Sig, is sure to bring
up the fightin' matter at the next
meetin' of the board" remarked Gran
non, but that amt till next Monday.
The fights tomorrow. We can pull
down a big bit out of that"
Walker shook his head slowly.
IF this is TO be the last scrap, we'll
have TO pull down somethin' more than
gate receipts on it," he said. Who's
favorite? Myles?"
The other nodded.
Then" said MIR. Walker with calm
authority, "Griffnson has got to win"
Il need money myself" returned
Grannon, but | don't see how we're
going to work it. We've had the ref
cree give the last two fights on fouls,
and the public's leary. If we give this
scrap to Griffinson on a foul, the
games dead
Walker smiled confidently.
It'll be foul, all right, but 1t won't
go down that way in the records" he
remarked.
Grannon looked his inquiry.
Jest change things around a Bit"
explained Walker with a relish. III
Griffinson can't whip Myles on the
level, let him foul him-and foul him
hard. Let him smash him low, below
his guard, and hurt him bad. But have
a referee in the ring who won't allow
the foul Then Griffinson can go on
and win. IL he still can't do it, foul
him again"
But the referees named already"
objected Grannon.
"Billy's a friend of mine; IL he don't
want to do the job he can get sick to-
morrow and we'll pick some one else"
responded Walker easily. Now, let's
look up those guys who say they're
willing to bet a few thousands on
Myles | can borrow the money, all
right, for my end"
There's just one thing more" said
Grannon. The mayor has said all