Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-22
POLICE ORDERED
70. ENFORCE LAW.
Council Refers "stockade' Reso-
luton to Chief and City
Attorney.
MARTIN PROUD OF THE DIVE.
Alderman WHO Designed 1t, Rises to
His Feet to Make Fcryid Spcccl,
Fayoring Its Existence.

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When a set Of resolutions adopted at
public meeting on the west side call
ing for an enforcement of the laws and
the closing of the stockade were pre-
scented TO the city council last night
four stalWart members Of the sAnlcri-
can" party came TO the defense OF Mrs
Dora A. Topham. the notorious Belle
London, and they received scathing
denunciation from Councilman r. S.
Fernstrom After considerable debate,
Councilman Fcrnstrom's motion APP
proving the sentimental the resolutions
and referring them to the CHIEF of po-
lice and the city attorney associated to
enforce the laws, was passed. 1t was
carried by the following vote: Yeas
Cowburn. Fernstrom, Hodgson, Holley.
Hall. Martin, Murdoch. Raybould,
nell, President A. j. Davis.
Martin and Stewart, two of the de-
tenders, voted with the majority when
they saw that the motion would be
carried. AS soon as the vote was an-s
nounced. Stewart moved for a recon-
sideration. Then he withdrew his nos
{tice Of reconsideration because lie said
he did not want to be misunderstood.
Martin at once gave notice that he
would ask for3a reconsideration next
week.
before this motion was passed re-
ferring the matter to the chief OF po-
lice and the city attorney, Councilman
Stewart moved that it be referred to
the police and prison committee for in
yestigation. 1t was lost by a vote OF
seven to six
In speaking IN favor OF the resolu-
ton, Councilman Fernstrom said that
the "American" members of the coun-
( Gil dare not ask the chief of police to
close the stockade. He said that he
had heard rumors that several mem
5bers of the administra ton were stock
notorious woman, who manages the
place, had been assured absolute pro-
lection.
NO Law ENFORCEMENT.
For the last six months, he said, that
the Enforcement of the laws had been q
farce. The liquor ordinance which was
passed several months ago, he de-
Bclared, is being violated every day,
and that the police know about it. He
referred to the gambling which was be-
ing carried on in the back rooms of
saloons and In the social liquor clubs.
Fernstrom scored the police for not
making an arrest in the stockade, all
though the officers walked through the
place night after night. In conclu-
sion he said:
You might as well face the problem
now" said he. AS to put 1t off until
next week or 70 another date. we
passed liquor law not long ago and
won the applause of the public for OH
action. have in my hand, however
| a record OF THE juvenile court, hicll
shows that several snloonkeepers have
been prosecuted for selling to minors
ono Of these having pleaded guilty. We
have had no knowledge Of 1t. Was
the liquor law enacted as a political
trick to put the public to sleep?
IF the American party wants to
shoulder the stockade." said he. "let
them do 81" The speaker said he had
never promised his support to the
jstocka6e and thought the council should
enforce the law. 4
MARTIN FAVoRs sTOcK4ADE.
When Councilman Martin answered
| Mr. Fernstronl he made bitter and
! unwarranted attack upon President Jo-
seph IS. smith and other Church Of
| ficials. He declared himself in favor OF
| the stocliade and that the entire agi-
tation was for political purpose. Mar
| tin, Who IS an architect, designed the
stoclsade and is proud of 1t: He main
tains that the inmates ougt to be kept
| in tho place and not allowed to poke
their noses out OF its walls.
Councilman Stewart took issue with
Fel1strom i'll regard to the manner in
which he attacked the administration.
He had no defense, however, and 2prac-
| ideally admitted that many of the laws
/ in regard to gambling and vice were
not enforced He declared that sew
eral politicians had taken a list Of seven
Officials of the American party 10
Belle London and told her that If she
|.would sign an affidavit that these off
GERS were stockholders in the company
that she would he protected
Councilman Hall declared that the
8stockade was not Il political issue and
that nobody but the american" party
had attempted to make it such. He ex-
pressed himself in favor of the resolu-
ton. O'Donnell and Davis. who voted
against the resolution did not make any
defense.
BOOSTING UTAH GOODS.