Arizona republican., 1916-09-22
MORE CLAMPS
 ARE APPLIED
 TO POLICE LID

Some more clamps were applied to the lid yesterday and last night there was every appearance that the red light in Phoenix had been effectua!ly eXtinguished. Visits by the police to various resorts which were previously running more or less wide open, re vealed the fact that blinds were drawn that many of the inmates had either left town or were not in their usual haunts and that such as remained were keeping under cover
 Gaming tables, too, were silent, and even the most daring of frequenters of places where gambling was said to have been permitted. did not engage in games last night. Those who formerly passed the nights in shuffling cards rattling chips or shaking dice, found nothing to occupy themselves beyond standing in little groups and debat- ing the real purpose of the mandate of Chief of Police George o. Brisbois that gambling must cease.
 Eight arrests had been made the night before of pToprietors and inmates of alleged houses of prostitution. All had furnished bail for their appearance in police court yesterday afternoon, but not one of the eight was on hand to stand trial City Attorney Richard E. Sloan and Assistant City Attorney J. E. Nelson were on hand ready to prosecute the cases but they had no work to perform City Magistrate Frank Thomas called the names of the eight and then declared the bail for feited Incidentally he announced that the cases against the eight would be continued until o'clock this after noon.
 Announcement was made yesterday I,rl M he believed the lid was on and that it was on to stay. He said that it would not be a matter of making arrests and accepting balls or inflicting fines. The purpose of the campaign against vice and gambling was not to enrich the city officers. The city did not want that kind of money. He said this was a real cleanup and that sufficient warning now having been given, steps would be taken to rid the city of every undesirable who attempted to continue 1 operations in the face of the lid man. date.
 Those arrested the night before were quite as likely to be taken in the police dragnet as those who had not yet been reached. Arrests for second offenses would probably result in the prisoner being held without bail to insure ap- pearance in police court.
 The campaign is being conducted along different lines than any previ- ously inaugurated. Full warning is being given of the purpose of the po- | lice. This means that those who know they have violated the law will have ample time to leave the city or close l shop. There will be little effort to | secure new evidence for the cases against the majority of those under
 -1rr~ iI1r, q, | of these, if any, will be carried into l court if the offenders evince a dispo-
 sition to leave or to discontinue their practices. Should any be unfortunate enough to be brought into court it will | be the recommendation of the police and the city manager that they be not ] given fines but that jail sentences be | imposed, this being matter in the dis | cretion of the court. In this manner | it will be clearly indicated that the pur- ! pose of the campaign is not to enrich
 the city with tainted money.