Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-03
Chief Sheets Says the Town is
Going Too Swift, and Need
ed a Check.
SUNDAY THEATERS IN LINE.
II Is to Them That All Others Point
Their Precedent in Running
Fast and Loose.

81 closed the Sunday night bicycle
races because ! thought they would do
tho town no good. If they cant get
| enough bike racing IN six days OF
the week without invading the sew
cnth, it's about ;ine they were putting
1t eli altogether, / don't belong 10
/ any church or any religion, but this
J was carrying things too far The
( town is getting altogether too swift,
and This was 4 good place to call
stop
such Is the explanation offered by
! Chief of Police George y. Sheets for
| his Action in closing the Salt Palace
/ bicycle races last night
/ Did the Ministerial association, or
| any associations organized to protect
| public morals petition you IN the
uatter?" was suggested.
No" the chief replied. This ac-
| ton is one for which | am entirely
responsible The only people / talk
| ed il over with We're a few members
| OF the city council and they all agreed
| with me that it would be carrying
things too far to allow sunday racing"
The fact that there We're no bicycle
races last night and that this was
because the firm hand Of the law had
| been stretched out IN behalf OF decent
| living and sanity in recreation, was
| Main stre.t todo,, NJ ona had snI,
CRITICISM tG make ~ tbe chief of no
| lice for his notion. and on all sides II
found hearty approval.
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sunday races.
SOURCE OF TROUBLE.
CT,
- NNat happened last Eeal az 'he H"lt
| Palace on sunday evenings became
matter OF general comment before the
summer was over from inc Garo tslllss
theie. inc poozN summer eiiI necdIuc
a distinctive ana wen ueNeiopeu tSpe'
canvass awning surtYuIiuiis ,i,s
drinking tables pfeNehled tne casual
stroller through the grounds from on
| serving the drlhklns couples , anu pdrlIeh
| OF four or more, nut the pltllui attempts
| OF young glrla TO stagser away from ths
place AFTER experimenting win poltlea
goods N way 10 snow llItie preVious
| experience came 10 pEumluent p"oilE
notice IL all had us erect ~ the oe-
termination to stop repcliloh OF the
disgrace this summer, ana 10 force
higher regard for the one daS OF me
week when Things may not run 10 thelr
run capacity tor lnheaIthy f'erea' non
and pleasure seeking 49,.
FAILING ~ It's attempts 10 record ltselt
In new laws general sentiment seems
now to be in shape TO handle lhe SIT
dation through pubic onlclals IN
way to mako sunday paseoaA games
Sunday theatricais, especially or the
lower sort sunday beer selling, and
Sunday carpusals in general more OF
loss than a gain dunng the coming
summer.
The move in the ease OF the Salt Pal,
ace has gained such general approval
that II IS looked upon as a beginning
IN - new direction that viii be- followed
by other restrictions. The Sunday
evening theutcr Is considered the first
step IN the direction of tho general onen
sunday. All others II ~ dcclarcd,polnl
10 that as an excuse for their own Of
tending against deeenrV OIL mat even