The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
SHOCKING CONDITIONS
At SALT PALACE
EVIL PRACTICES WERE AIRED
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
TUESDAY.

BALI LANE, Aug. ZS.-EV1l pfaC-
tices which children of tender years
have been permitted to indulge in at
the Salt Palace were aired in the iu-
venile court Tuesday. Several chill
dren caught in the raid last Saturday
night were before the court for de-
linquency. ALI of them We're placed
on the probation list, and hereafter
they will have to make weekly re-
port of their conduct to the court.
The case of John Halverson, man
ager of the resort, was continued un-
til Thursday morning at II O'Clock.
He is charged with contributing to
the delinquency of Violet Sharp, a
little girl who looks to be about | l..
ne officers who made the arrest pre-
ferred to give Judge Gowans an ex-
position of what has been going-on
at the Salt Palace before placing Hal
verson on trial, and it is quite posi-
bic that before Thursday charges will
be filed against him for contributing
to the delinquency of children other
4 than the Sharp girl.
' One Boy Dead Drunk.
Harry S. Joseph. representing the
trustees of the State Industrial
school, was present in court and bore
a leading part in questioning the ju-
venile delinquents. The first boy to
be tried, Claude Spencer, aged II
years, admitted that he was dead
drunk at the Salt Palace the night of
the raid. He got the beer in the re-
sort. Alfred Delamar, another boy,
admitted that beer was furnished
him in the beer garden and that he
had bought cigar at the bar.
Violet Sharp was accompanied to
court by her mother. 1t appeared
from the mothers admissions that
she went into the beer garden with a
married daughter and Violet; that
she drank beer in Violet's presence,
although Violet didn't drink any, and
that the entire party went into the
dance hall, where the married sister
danced.
Judge Gowans sternly demanded of
the mother if she were ignorant of
the state law which forbids female
person to enter place where intoX
icating liquor is sold after 7 O'Clock
D. m. The woman replied that she
did not.
Says Dancing Is Indecent.
81 wish to state to your honor"
said Mr., Joseph, that the dancing
INDUCED in in the Salt Palace dance
hall is of the most indecent and dis
guSting character. Parents who take
their children there ought to be dealt
with as severely as the law will per-
nit.
Judge Gowans, after censuring the
mother severely for taking a child of
tender years to such a joint, direct
ed t.lat complaint be drawn, charg
ing her with contributing to the de-
linquency of the child.
BE here Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock, admonished the court. "Do
you understand that?"
Yes, but | don't see what I've
done that you should treat me this
way" replied the mother angrily.
Stays Out All Night.
Lizzie Edwards, the II year old
girl, was next before the court. Her
mother said that she left home Sat
urday night. saying she was going to
Mormon stake dance" She did
not return until 3 O'Clock Sunday af
ternoon.
The girl declared that she spent
the night with a Miss Beckstead,
whose father is policeman. She
further declared that Miss Beckstead
had told her that Beckstead had said
that the girl need not keep her prom
Use to appear in the juvenile court
unless she wanted to. This alleged
remark of Beckstead will he investi
gated by the court,
The Edwards girl admitted that,
in response to questions Saturday
night, she had said she was | s years
old, when, as a matter of fact, she
was only II. The girl admitted that
she had danced in the dance hall at
least half a dozen times this summer.
Light On Officer Heath.
1t developed during the examina-
ton of the girl that her male com
panion, youth named Solomon, had
refused to divuge his name to the
raiding juvenile court officers.
"He offered to bet me $50 that he
was 81 years old said Mr.. Joseph,
land this officer Heath demanded to
know why didn't take the bet
The case of the Edwards girl was
continued for week.
To Abate Dance Hall.
Judge Gowans will look into the
matter and ascertain if there is not
some way to abate the dance hall at
the Salt Palace on the ground that it
is an immoral place. John Halyerson
is in for the grilling of his life when
he comes before the court Thursday,
and his method of doing business will
be inquired into closely. The juve-
nile court officials have reached the
conclusion that the Salt Palace is
thoroughly bad place for minors to
/ frequent.
Albert Bradfeld, Roy lngham, AL
bert Rohm, Jacob Gussaroff, Clarence
Olsen, Harold Hardman and Fred
Berry were before the court on va
rious charges of juvenile delinquen
cy, and after being admonished,
were allowed to go on probation.