The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29
INSULT WOMEN
ON MAIN STREET
HOOdlums Flock in the Downtown
District.
cURFEW LAW is IGNORED
INCIDENTS OBSERVED IN WALK
OF TWO BLOCKS.

@ ALT LAKE CITY has a curfev
y law providing that at o'clocl
each night all children under tn,
age of 10 years. unless accompanied
by a parent or guardian. shall resir,
TO their homes for the night.
Many citizens are now in favor oi
a few more curfew bells. or. failiDe
ia that. to have the ordinance enforced
% the letter, in view of the disorder
~ behavior of boys and girls OF ten
DER years who frequent the sfraafs
in the center of the cftv long are,
the hour set by law for them 10 be ir
their tonfes. Not only is obfe,rior
raised TO this, bat also the the hood
iulnlSm or those who are close II the
age Of maturity and who insult women
3nd lnJure property in the downtown
district
A Herald reporter walked alooa
Main street from First 10 Third South
streets at 10 o'clock last evening. and
counted t0rLy-one boys and girls. an
parently under Is years of age. D~ou-1-
ING about Practically all would come
under the nomenclature of fresh kids
or youngsters trying to be tough. Some
typical incidents are chronicled.
Some Incidents Noticed.
At Second South and Main streets
five boys were noticed heading for the
alley which leads back into Plum al
ley and comes out to State street.
Ihey glanced fUrtivelE around for q
moment and then disappeared uD the
aHey INTO the dark. There their move
Inents would have been lost sight Of
had II not been for the fact that they
stopped. struck d match. and il could
90 he
had package Of cigarettes from
whlch he was treating the others.
At the intersection OF Main and
1hlrd South streets a couple of young
tougn-lOoklnS citizens had stopped two
damsels and were trying to induce
them to give up the idea of going 20
dance and go with them. The suS-
Sestion seemed to please ore of the
girls, but the other replied that she
would If IL weren't for the fact that
she had promised Ted she would
surely give him the first dance that
night. and "he would be sore if she
didn't show up
The group finally parted and before
they had separated fifteen steps . new
conner addressed the girls with Hello.
kid, and another conference took
place. The result of the latter was
that they induced the fellow to turn
around with them in the direction Of
the dance hall.
Boys Enter Saloon.
Just opposite this group. ON the other
side of the street, a messenger boy
who had come down the street upon
his wheel stopped in front of a door
way upon West Third South threw
ms bicycle up against the curbing and
disappeared into a saloon. The boy
vas 4 minor.
In front of a store two girls had
stopped examine the windows
say. Lou" one of them remarked
there amt anything dCin' here:
sveryUhing's dead on the street Let's
90 phone Bill"
The Salvation Army had finished
heir daily or nightly prayers upou
he street, and were returning 10 their
quarters This was the occasion for
he ejaculation of a string of oaths from
wo young men, fairly Wen dressed,
Who were standing pulling at their CT
;ars- They did not appear to have
my particular resentment toward the
rhristian workers, but it gave them
! chance to air their profanity.
The hackmen on the corner of Sec
md South street seemed TO know most
f the girls. and most of them either
poke as they went by to the men
r tipped them the wink.
Youths Visit Gambling House.
on Commercial street when the po-
ice officer was up at the other end
he youths took occasion TO run up
ntO the gambling houses. Three OF
heSe who had stopped to investigate
heir finances. played at shooting
rapS and came back downstairs p
ents richer than when they went up.
Then they adjourned to a saloon and
lad a drink.
After that they stood on the corner
nd made such remarks as ''Ain't that
swell one there with that Euy2' and
Zee, guess she's a lOidy and don't
lave to work.
This latter remark was made so
Oudly that the young woman passing
eard it and turned around TO see who
vas insulting her.
AT the northeast corner Of Second
,outh and Main streets was a slightly
Inherent class Of hangeTsOn. They
we're better dressed than those who
Jung on the ratings and corners on
he other streets, but if one could
udge from their conversation and
manners they were not far removed
rom their more vulgar companions
n this latter crowd were noticed many
I the young men who hold compare
lively lucrative positions in the city
The officers, when talked with on the
ubject remarked that there was
othing much they could DO with the
tFeet walkers. They were trying to
he best of their ability TO keep those
rho were too young off the worst
treets-. and were watching those who
we're older These, however, rarely do
nything in open violation of the laws,
o that they can be caught in the
ct, and if an officer speaks to them
e is met with an impertinent answer
nd told TO mind his own business.
When the subject was preached to
ne officer he said:
I'VE DO everything in our power 10
end these youngsters to their homes.
nd, to a certain extent, we have been
uccessfuI. OF course we cannot be
verywhere at the same moment As
Ong as we are near at hand they be-
ave themselves, but have no doubt
hat as soon as our backs are turned
hey are up 10 some new move. We
eep them pretty we'll scattered and
ont allow them to cOngregate if we
an help it,