The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-08

Chief of Police James Arnold, OF Dali
las, Texas, arrived in the city yester-
day morning from Soda Springs with
his accomplished and beautiful wife.
where they have been staying for re-
creation on Chief ArnoldS first vaca-
ton in fourteen years.
Dallas is naturally a lively city even
| without a prospective prize fight of
national Importance and international
interest. But just now there is a craze
that has set Dallas afire with pugilistic
enthusiasm. Not only are the local
semi-professionals in the ring at least
once a week, but the children in the
street debate the merits of their favor
lite of the two big fellows, and they
usually end their arguments with a
challenge and a scrap" said Chief
Arnold.
Gwen before I left on my vacation
the new woman of Dallas was busy
pushing back the chairs in their big
double parlors, and in the presence OF
their various coteries.
THE craze of Corbett-Fitzsimmons
has gone into the business world and
now you not only see the portrait
badges of the champions, but their
faces are on handkerchief, collars,
neckties, blown in beer glasses and
lamp chimneys, and [ might say that
there is no place or on no thing that
the face of Fitzsimmons or Corbett
could appear but what there you will
find it in some guise or other.
LAS to the possibility or probability
of interference by the authorities to
stop the fight on October 81, there is
talk both ways, but the outcome may
be assured for a fight, as it will easily
be pulled off under Texas idea of
physical culture There is a test case
now before the courts that will settle
the legal phase of the case. Two local
scrappers went through the minutae
of challenge, acceptance, posting the
money, training and then the public
fight with an admission fee. The ar
rests were made and the case is still
pending but it will be a physical Gull
ture' verdict, and all Utonians who
may wish to visit Dallas will not need
to worry about taking a trip there to
see tine big fight and lose their money
spent by state, county or municipal
interference. If the fighters are there
they can fight if they want to; the
authorities will not interfere. Z think
L speak advisedly when 1 say this, for
hundreds of thousands of dollars are
being spent in anticipation of the
event, and this money would not be
spent unless the people knew what
they were doing, and expected to make
money on what they are spending"
A Comparative Statement.
Since I arrived in your beautiful
city" continued Chief Arnold, Il
called on your chief of police and [ was
very royalty treated by Mr.. Pratt. His
force here is about the same size as
mine, and L learn the system of man
agement is differena from ours. We
think we have a model department,
and it has only reached its high merit
by our system of appointment of Off
GERS. Our system is like yours only in
one particular, which your paper may
we'll investigate the Importance of, and
that is that the chief appoints his
men every year. Once year all resig-
nations are handed in and then all or
as many of the old force as are needed
are reappointed. In this way and in
this way only can harmony and
efficiency in a department be main
tanned.
"The chief of police has no power ito
discharge a patrolnlan; dismissal from
the force can only be accomplished by
action of the city council and police
commission. This is an equally good
idea so that the chief cannot cut off
an officers head for mere personal rea-
sons, and would have to prefer charges
and the offender given a public trial
if he demands it. I speak of this only
because I hear that you are having
little trouble in your police department.
There will Always be these internal
disss1sions among men unless the dis
turbIng element can be weeded out in
the manner we do it in Dallas. Ours
is the best system in the world
Chief Arnold drove all over the city
with his wife and took a trip to Saltair,
after which ne was escorted to the
train by Chief Pratt and babe bon
voyage to his nome in Dallas.