Arizona republican., 1916-11-25
FRANK WOODS LAYS BLAME FUR v|CE AT DOOR IF THE
 C|TY PO[|CE DEPARTMENT

reflected upon the commission and himself as well; that therefore, he felt that an investigation should be made to ascertain the truth or untruth of the charges and suggested tAat each mem- Der of the board meet with him for a conference relative to the best course to pursue in the matter of obtaining all possible information and evidence relative to the charges contained in the report of the grand jury. It was so ordered by the mayor, who asked At l torney Sloan to advise the commis- sion when it would be possible for him 1 to meet with the commission.
 1 The following statement was made i by City Manager Craig last week: 1 The statements made by the grand jury in its report regarding moral con | dltionS in the City of Phoenix are ab- solute!y false and is simply an attempt on the part of the county attorney to shield his own office by attempting to place the blame on some one else. If 1t were a fact that conditions exist in the city of Phoenix such as reported by the grand jury why did not that body return some true bills against these criminals or against the city off cials for non -feasance or malIeasanco m office They have Jurisdiction over all breaches of the law in Phoenix as well as In other parts of the county.
 It's up to the county. The state law prohibits prostitution, gambling and bootlegging and knowing these things to be going on. the county authorities should nave taken action long ago and not awaited the report of grand jury.
 As matter of fact the city has no Jurisdiction over bookkeeping and can acquire none under the law In the tlfl ,ss.l |. ticials have reported hootlegging cases to he county officials and given those officers, s,inCluding members of the coun- " legal department. evidence ample to convict. In no instance have these of- lefs been accepted or any arrests made and In fact certain bOotleggers. one of whom has just been convicted on d re- cent charge, were delivered to the sher- TIT only to be released without any ac- ton being taken against them.
 The police know that bootlegglng has been prevalent in the city but has been helpless to abate the condition fo. the reasons just stated. These things l stand ready to prove and can produce the evidence at any time
 As to the question of prostitution dozens of prosecutions have been made by the city and q large number of pros
 
 city. Prostitution cannot be prevented. it can only be suppressed and as fast as prostitute starts to ply her trace in the city. she k arrested and pun ished This is a matter of record in the city court and in the polce depart ment. as the county prosecutor well knows, in view of the fact that he sent man to the police department a few days ago who took q list of all
 
 months. IL might be pertinent to in- quire of the county prosecutor why he does not suppress the houses of prosti- tuition on the Tempe Road and on South Seventh Avenue. These places are outside of the city limits and We have no jurisdiction over them
 'Jensen's place on the Tempe Road has been particularly notorious for many years. Many a young girl has been taken there and ruined. There does not exist more vicious place anywhere in the country than Jensen s, but this cancer Is allowed to fester on the main highway in Maricopa County unmolested.
 As 10 gamblng why not be more specific. If the county prosecutor knows where games are being run. why does he not make arrests. The police have been active in this matter and all such places have been suppressed
 The grand jury has simply been misled
 q was summonsed before the grand jury and as 1 was leaving. MT. Candy made this statement to me. T didn | want to criticise you MT. Craig, but some of the county officials have been severely criticised and think you ought to get your share The whole l. fs.. 4 ( tsts.4 feet and for the further purpose of get ting politics into the city government in spite Of the charter"
 County Attorney Candy, last night replying to d statement by City Man ager Craig which appeared in the Gazette last night said: If Mir. Craig wants to quarrel with anybody about l the grand jury report. let him quarrel with the grand jury. had nothing to do with the report or with the in troduction of any evidence into the grand jury room on which II Was ! based l know nothing about it. Dur | ing the deliberations of the grand jury oh that subject l was in the grand jur, room only once and my | business there had nothing to do witr | the matter later brought in the re- port On that occasion | met Mir. Craig at the door and made a jDcubT reme rk to him which has been mis- l construed by him in bis stat m n Q As 10 the statement that the county has been furnished information by the | city authorities with reference to hootlegging and Samhling and that nothing was done atont |, by the county authorities, that is not tue. That tho county authorities have fol- | lowed all sources of information D; value is shown in the great number of prosecutions and convictions that have followed their work