Show GLOOM OF THESPORTS Greatly Depressed by the Mayors Closing Order THEY FEAR IT IS PERMANENT II I I I The Shutting Tip of the Gambling I Places Was a Topic of General Interest In-terest Yesterday Much Speculation Specula-tion Was Indulged in as to tho Cause of tho Mayors Action Mr Thompson Speaks Further of HJa Reasons Commeicial Street People Were Becoming Too Bold l I j i O now forever i Farcwoll tho tranquil gmc farewell content I con-tent I Farewell gains the spinninG hal and tho big r fhnt make tho Joy of faro O farewell I Farewell the spoiled bouca and tho good booster The sp IrftpUrrlng coin tho fi loudly dram I Tho royal Hush and iho goodly l > oL Booze smoko and circumstance of glorious 1 glori-ous nlnyi And O you mortal Mayor whose strong The immortal 1 JovoVdoth counterfoil Farewell Olhcllos occupation s gone Farewel AClII Scene 3 Adjusted to lt And It really looks as IC his occupation occupa-tion were gone for a while at least This Is the view taken of It by one well known sport who without wishing to unduly pessimistic expressed the belief be-lief that the shutout would last during dur-ing the administration of Mayor Thompson anyway and perhaps longer long-er Others though It would not last longer thana week or two but 11 cannot can-not be denied that those who wrench a livelihood from an unkind world by turning a card now and then felt Klpomy yesterday They were walking I about the streets with hats pulled low and with attitudes bespeaking deep reflection re-flection if not Indeed Indicating a dejection wholly foreign to the men I vvhpsc bread and butter depends upon chance Some there be who say the professional gamblers do not take any 1 chances but let that pass although It must bp admitted they eat and wear clothes all the time colhes ni tme The gamblers hesitated to express au opinion The thing caught Lhcni when they werent looking and they have not fully grasped the whole situation yet They have absorbed the fact but not fully digested it They say they have no plans Wait a while they say and see how the thing comes out Its too early yet to say You cant tell how long the thing will keep up These spasms dont last long as a rule I Then after pondering t moment they almost Invariably added Still this man Thompson If hes got this stuck in his neck Is apt to stay with his set tin as long as hes In office fur I Mayor Thompson yesterday gave ther reasons for his act It appearing that he has had the matter under consideration con-sideration for some time The Mayor Is quoted by his associates and Intimate friends as believing In the regulation of vice holding that It Is practically Impossible In a city tUc size of Salt Lake to wholly suppress gambling Baloons and hous ° sroC prostitution His action In closing the gamblinghouses is believed to be in recognition of 1 condition where the vice Haunted In the face of every passerby IMPRESSION MADE BY ACTION I The generally expressed opinion oC leading citizens yesterday was an In dorsement of the Mayor action although al-though an exception was found here and there One man a professional man of recognized standing took the position that cities which were run on I the wideopen plan were always livelier than where the resorts were closed Gamblers dont help u community was the expression of another well known man they dont buy any real eMatc or other properly to help buildup build-up a place They pay no taxes AH Ja they contribute to 0 place Is what they spend for board clothing and liquor Their assets are always IP the form oC money and Jewelry which they keep by them ready to fly at any moment They dont lend stability to any place and we would be better off without them It was noticed around the city yester day that friendly little games of poker I and dough which heretofore have been I running every afternoon lu the rear of cigar stores and about different hotels fad been suspended The saloonkeep I I ers were rather uneasy too The r Mayor has announced that he has tho matter or Sunday closing of Saloons r meaning back and side doors as well h front ones under consideration und tho taloonmcn men are correspondingly alarmed Friends of the Mayor state that he hns practically deckled to order r the Sunday closing of the saloons at an early dale Of the feminities who move In hnlf world social circles It may be gald they L are not feeling much better than the ncn who are Involved or who may ho involved In the matter r I looks now a IIC ltwould a quiet summer lu Certain circles |