Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-03
THE SCARLET WOMEN
Driven From franklin Avenue By
Police Commissioners.
ARE SCATTERED OYER THE CITY.
Some ol Thou Find Shelter In Property
Ownod by city Omclall.-Is
There a Money Notivt2

FnnkIin Avenue has been closed
ami sealed b the vicious aud dggral.
ed olcmeuts Of tho community. The
odIct has y0uo forth from the cham.
tore Of tho police commission that tho
sea'loi women 0t tAo city can no
longer ply ll8lr sinful calling ol that
tnosoushiare-lu lac. tina. tluy will
not le allowed TO remain longer in ia
uuhhllowci procinct.
Tue enforced removal is LARGELY due,
it is said % public sentiment, which
chci out against the hcrIiug OF that
Ulass OF people together la that locality.
There was also iue further purpose in
yieF ofcrssI.g tina. foul blot which
bad fallen over 1, by reason Of
tho tglIo Of Is uuclnny iu.
habilau,s aud tho character OF It's
patrons. Some pon3us have applaud.
ed tho action and many have con.
drmnci Il iu unmuasufoI TERMS In
wisiom 10 opcn g. debate.
| aAN UNIV AHHNN lNNhAAN 20 AAt NAaNNa
ia that whh, be- the avenues gain
promises to bo the ruin OF tho hauuts
Into which the abandoned Creatures
are driven. In tAuir hight some u
| ,hum have sought uu 'Uuut refuge on
| Commercial stree. itOm which they
! were forced 10 nao ~ tho not very
distant past. Immediately after their
retreat ir0m that thoroughfare
costly AMI fubslanual burincss
blocks were erected ana respectable
citizens began 10 seek ON COS aud trade
quarters upon It. liu, just VS. ita former
reputation begins 10 assume c1ndi-
lion whereby Il can be forgotten there
are indications VI this return OF tho
blight irJm which II suffered 10 long.
"Why iBit pesmiitol2" Is a question
that has been frequently propOunded
during the last lew days. a partial
answer h found In the statement that
franklin avenue must bo Tugenorated
even o. tho extent OF requiring tue CITY
Council 10 confer new name upon II
that % might no longer DO recognized
by the title under which In became Ia.
fgm.ua aud shocking 10 tho ears VI
moral people.
Whether that answer will satisfy the
public remains 10 DO seen. 10 will
probably draw ils own conclusion and
oudoGv0r 10 ascertain upon whOge
property these women aTo fading
lOdgmunt anu shelter. In this COuncg-
ton thu NEWS, without inclination 20
advertise tue whereabouts OF Tu11rie
which lead " the downfall and ruin.
alton VI the race, hnIH by care.
ful investigation Of the public records
that the old Times building aud the
around upon which II stands Is owned
by Chief OF Police Pratt and
Joleph l.. Game, member of the
U0arI OF public works OF this city.
Tho statement has been made
that Chief Pratt recently transferred
his interest IN the place 10 Mr. Game
but the records disclose no such trans.
action. IL DO into this building that
Erslu Watkins, 0nu at the most nolori-
0u1 maiams Of clash" houses that
ever came West has moved with
her painted damsels. It 10 claimed
that shr "a conducting a "udging
house" aud the legend "Furnished
R00mh" ~ COuBViCuuusly painted on
the wall at the loot OF tho stairway
leading b ner rooms above.
Down the street short distance
below the deserted Old Opera House,
tho name OF which" Pe0ples"-
was lusuIuugly thrust upon the public,
the Pembroke property Is undergoing
repairs from basement 10 garnet 10 Of.
, ford shelter 10 "Giu5sie Blake" alias
F0oto and her COttrlo OF shameless 70.
male anu male associates. A trust
decd 10 this property Is held by the
Salt Lake Valley Loan d Trust Co.,
, ana the executors nto Simon Bam-
, berger aud 3, }, Kenyon ~ president
anu secretary respectively OF tue cor
, poratl1n. Mr.. o. j. Salisbury, the late
, chairman OF the lire and police com.
mission, 10 president Of the company.
Olurr property on th1 block int
mgdihtuly south has also been uoH-
vuTtJu To similar use aud II Is a note.
worthy coincidence that all OF tho
, buildings into which Franklin ave-
nue's women have ilOwu were empty
, prior 10 the "now order Of things"
Now they are by their law.breGking
occupants made % yield large revenues
10 their owner.
CiUzeuH who own adjoining property
nro Sup 90 arms" 10 fur ~ Commercial
street 10 concerned, aud they threaten
. To carry tho war into the highest
court OF the Territory 80 necessary.
They declare IN language most vm'
, phauc that they will not submit 10 the
wrong which Is being perpeIrated upon
, them.