The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-14
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to the persistent knocks of in
vestigators.
Mount Clemens long tolerated
gambling establishments, until,
recently operated openly with
the apparent blessing of public
officials were shut, too. Four
particular establishments previ-
ously did a thriving business.
One is located on New street, one
on Water street, one on Walnut
and one on S. Gratiot.
FLAGRANT FREEDOM
Mount Clemens red-lights,
however, appear to have enjoyed
the most fragrant freedom from
the attentions of the law and
have, as a result, awakened a
storm of criticism which was
highlighted last week by the
adoption of resolution by the
Ministerial Association condemn
ing their apparent easy opera
ton.
The so-called Clinton Hotel,
operating openly in the past
within a stones throw of Police
Headquarters has, apparently,
been the target of the public's
greater ire although Mae Nc
Kenna's suffered "home" on
Park, located as it is directly
across the street from a public
playground, is known to have
caused the decent citizenry to
voice adamant resolutions to
put it out of business"
OUT-COUNTY
In out-cOunty points at least
eight houses of prostitution are
known to have operated openly
until the lid was recently clamp
ed on. Some of them are under
stood to be cheating" a little
even now. In the same area some
four or more gambling resorts,
in addition to amusement parks,
are known to have operated vir-
tually without molestation al
though, at present, the fierce
light of publicity is understood
to have formed a seal over their
once inviting doorways.
HARD TO POLICE
In other county, and Mount
Clemens, points it is understood
that a variety of so-called lone
night stand" vice dehs have op-
Grated and may still be operating
in a manner almost impossible
for either police or reporters to
check. In at least one Warren
township operation it is under
stood that a cafe serves as a
steering place for girls located
in a nearby trailer-camp.
Questioned today concerning
the situation in Mount Clemens
Police Chief Arthur 1. Rosso said
MY men have been checking
known vice resorts regularly.
They're closed and we intend to
keep them that way"
WATCH RESORTS
Sheriff Jacob F. Theut, re-
sponsible primarily for law-en-
forcement outside incorporated
communities, stated that: my
men are watching every known
or reported vice resort. They ap-
pear to be closed tight and if
they attempt to reopen we will
go to work with an axe. My dep
uties on Friday found one red
light operating and they closed
it at once. Well follow the same
procedure in every case that Is
called to our attention"
President Roosevelt late Sat-
urday signed a bill to forbid
prostitution within such reason
able distances" of military and
naval establishments as shall be
determined as needful" to the
efficiency, health and welfare Of
the army and navy.
When informed by The Daily
Monitor this morning of the pas
sage of the bill, Col. Lawrence
p. Hickey, commander of the 10
cal air base, expressed surprise
and said that he would have Ito
study the situation" before max
ing any comment.
The colonel said that he had
not been notified Of the bills
passage by the War Department,
but expected word from the
corps headquarters in Chicago
soon"
He said that he had heard Of
such q bill" but did not know
whether the enforcement would
be in the hands of the War De-
partment, the corps headquarters
or the local air base.
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