The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-02
CHIEF SHEETS IS
TO Be THE TARGET
Is One Chosen Against Whom
Shafts of Opposition Shall
Be Hurled.
1T WILL BE FIGHT TO
A FINISH AND IN OPEN
He Has Demanded an Inquiry
Into the Sensational
Charges Alleged.


whom the shafts of the opposition are
to be hurled, He is selected as The one
official IN the American city admins
tration. This is well. 1t is a fight TO
the finish and hght in the open.
Church Republicans and church Demo
Gratis have made sensational charges
against him. The Police Chief has de-
manded in a letter to the Mayor and
Council, to whom he is directly amena-
bic, that an immediate investigation,
and rigid one, be had This will be
done. There will be nothing concealed.
The inquiry will be open, No star
chamber proceedings. It is up to those
who make the charges to suhstantiate
them. If this can be done, if they can
be proven, Chief Sheets will step down
and out. If, on tho other hand, they
are not proven, then some one VIII GER
ta1nly be landed i'll the penitentiary FOR
maliciously libeling an officer and citi
zen of Salt Lake.
And of these sensational charges. It
appears that two young Scotchmen ar
rived in Salt Lake two weeks ago. They
had money in plenty; in fact, it is said.
had it to burn. The sum is variously
stated to be from $4,000 TO $4,000.
While here they were, it is alleged,
drawn into sure thing poker game ana
lost $4,000. This was on September IS.
They reported the matter al the police
station. With them was a third man,
The story was told the Chief Of Police
in the presence of several persons. He
asked the alleged victims if they want
ed the third man arrested, and the al
legged victims said no. What they
wanted was $1,000 from him. This was
paid over. They were in a hurry to
reach Los Angeles, could not take the
time TO remain over, and did not want
anybody prosecuted. The police depart
ment was powerless.
One week later the Scotchmen again
appear in Salt Lake. This time their
loss has crawlcd up to $4,000. They
made no complaint TO the police. Saun
tering about town, these two alleged
victims of this alleged robbery met two
alleged robbed them. They recognized
each other, but tho alleged victims
made no outcry, made no effort to cap
ture them, but allowed them to go their
way. Some days afterward they re-
ported this fact TO the police depart
ment, and when the Chief asked them
why they acted as they did in not at
telephone to aid, they said "the mat
ter was not yet ripe"
Later the County Attorney and tho
Sheriff get busy. Secret meetings are
beld. Finally a sensational story is
given TO the organs Of the church Re
publicans and the church Democrats,
and in red ink and big type it is given !
to the world.
Chief Of Police Sheets is out in a
manly letter to the Mayor and the
Council. He demands an immediate
and searching inquiry. It will follow.
Americans don I wait 10 be hammered
and pounded and driven to make in
guiries or to recommend arrests. They
don It consult with those charged with
2 crime as to what form OF inquiry
they desire or what kind Of a charge
they would prefer, but they act prompt
ly. The inquiry will be ordered; it will |
be made; it will be thorough. This is
due to Chief Sheets, is due to the voters
of Salt Lake who placed the Americans
in control.
The regular meeting Of tho Woman s
American club was held at the resi-.
dence of Mys. A. Fl. Little, 724 South
Fourth East street, Monday afternoon,
and more than fifty ladies were present
ings that has been held since the or
ganization Of the club. Most of those
present reported a great deal of per-
sonal work done during the week and
the enrolling of many undecided voters
nnder the banner of the American
party Previous to tho transaction of
regular business by the club, a short
being Allen T. Sanford, Mr.. Wester-
field and Mrs. Murrea Marvin OF Colo
rado. Mrs. Marvin made strong ad
dress, and displayed 4 very pleasing
manner as a speaker. It is possible
that she will be, one of the speakers
TOD F~-
much force, and is logical as we'll rs
eloquent, and would make very valu
able acquisition to the fighting forces
of the American party in this capacity.
Following the address by Mrs. Marvin,
q patriotic song was rendered by Mrs.
Kate 3. Anderson. and another by Mrs.
Tom Pitt. Mrs. Pitt rendered the song
which she paraphrased from the DID, ia,
nliliar hymn, "Dare To Be Daniel"
and which she has renamed "Dare To
Be an American. This song was
adopted by the club as its campaign
song, and is as follows:
Standng by purpose true.
Heediug rights command
Honor them the faithful few
All hall the American band.
CHORUS.
Dare to be American
Dare TO stand alone
Dare to have q purpose firm
Dare 10 make IL known.
Many mighty are lost
Daring not 10 stand
Who for right had been host
And join the American band.
CHORUS.
Many giants great and tall
Stalking through the land,
Headlong 10 the earth would fall
II met by the American band.
Hold tho starry banner high
On to victory grand
Injustice and Its host defy
And shout for the American band.
Following this the regular order of
business was taken up and disposed Of.
MEs. J. E Janney was elected treasurer
of the club TO succeed Mrs. Wellington,
resigned
Stephen II. Love is experiencing
quito little trouble with the formation