Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-18
PRESCOT I 5. IN. CLEAN. UP STARTS.
iFrom Fridays Daily.)

of human beings that faced City Magistrate F. C. Whisman yesterday in the first of a series of invcstiga- tions into the less solid portion of Prescott's population. There wasn't anything spectacular or night-riderish about it. Officers of the city and county simply combed the plaza and the byways and herded the suspects into the Superior court room, whence they were ushercd by ones and twos into the presence of the board of in quiry. As Judge Whisman put the questions, w. E. Glenn noted the an swers of the g men, for future ref ercnce.
 Five of the men, who could not or would not give satisfactory explana- tions of themselves, were jailed, for further investigation. The other 3 were discharged with a three-fold warning: not to associate with agi- tators, not to utter cross remarks about the government, the war or the labor situation and to find something to do or else make room for men who will.
 Half dozen nationalities and at least three races were represented among the candidates. All of them belonged to that class of humans that doesn't respect itself any too much, or else falls into temporary lapses from responsibility and permits itself to be rounded up along with the loaf CTS. Three or four of the men were obviously down on their luck; one was a ranch hand, suffering from ptomaine poisoning; two had been hurt in mine accidents and were re- cuperating; quite a number had been let out of work when mines closed down owing to labor troubles.
 One of the men, who stated he was a culinary worker" and seemed to possess a shabby but militant pride in this appcllation, demanded to know if 1t was coroncr's inquest sitting on his case-'or something" He was told that it might be just that before long. His bclligerent attitude earned him a place among the chosen few. This fellow, who gave the name of Edward Clark, confessed being former member Of the I. w. w.
 A. P. Duffy confessed to l9 years, but was so obviously out Of his teens that he was held. II. F. Stackpoole was apparently O. k. as regards I. w. W. affiliations, but truculently refus- ed to do the government the honor Of lending his support He wouldn't join the army on a bet, he wouldn't The question about the candidate's willingness 10 fight for the United States was put to each, and several Austrians sincerely urged their na- tionality as reason for being on the fence.
 Arthur Smith, who said his dad owned a farm in Minnesota, admitted that he was of German birth, had been in America II years, and was 20 years old. He appeared at least 5 to the judge, so Art was consigned to the hoosc-gow for further investiga- ton.
 \ few of the men gave excellent references. These were turned loose without delay, and told that the in quisilion was as much for their own good as for that of the community, as it resulted in settling the question of their desirability as occupants of space in the plaza.
 Strangely enough, not one of the miners was union man. Practically every one of them had once carried card in the Western Federation of Miners, but belonged to no organiza- tion now.
 The work of rounding up the can didatcs was done by four squads Of three men each, and was participated in by Chief of Police Robbins, depu- ties from the shcriff's office and spe- ciaI officers from Phoenix By tho time this paper is in the hands of the readers, a second raid will have brought another consignment of sus- poets into the bright white light of public interest.
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