Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-12
REDLIGHTS GO OUT
FOLLOWING EXPOSE

As result OF tho expose made by
tho "Nows" a. to the conditions thai
exist ia salt Lake city with reference
to the scattering Of women OF the tow
TO districts inhabited by respectable
residents and taxpayers some OF the
women have become scared and are
not 90 brazen I'm the conduct OF their
| vile dens For instance. after the first
issue Of the News" containing an ac-
count Of the scattering and showing the
brazen indifference OF the police In the
matter Madge Daniels residing at 2S3-
e35 east Fourth South street, turned out
/ the red light that glowed in front Of
/ her place and the inmates have been
| more quiet She is still there how
| ever. and only last night men were Ia
| the neighborhocd inquiring for NO.
sss."
For two days the News" has been
| trying to hnd out the cause OF a raid
on the American" house on CONNER
cial street, which occurred wednesday
night Lieutenant Hempel stated this
morning that he knew nothing about
any raid there at that time. The pa
troll drivers report fails to show any
such trip on that date. The desk
sergeant and other officers disclaim all
knowledge OF It. but that II occurred
there is no doubt whatever.
Yesterday =. G. Howell, the COlored
policeman. walked into the desk ser
geant's once and addressed the ser
geant as follows:
I see the papers didn't get the raid
on the American House last night
al a oh "a
ting In the room and when the latter
asked him for the particulars. the big
colored policeman effected great sur
prise and some annoyance. He closed
up Ike a clam and refused point blank
to give the desired information.
TOO GOOD TO GIVE OUT.
'None OF the papers got g." said he.
land it's too late now for me TO tell
You about IL. It's too good"
According TO reports received by this
paper. tine patrol wagon made a trip TO
the American House and eight or a doz-
en- Colored women were loaded I'm and
taken TO police headquarters. but they
were rel leased. This would indicate that
the police started a great big bun By
arresting the poor unfortunates who
make a precarious living, but close
their eyes TO the conditions clearly
pointed out by the News and permit
these big" houses to run in defiance of
law and common deCency. Yesterday
morning two colored women, Mablo
Ray and Pearl Ross. We're brought I'm
by the police and thrown In jail Some
time ago they We're given 'fioatcrs'
with the understanding they should
leave town They failed 10 go and were
brought i'm and must serve sentences OF
80 DAYS each While they are i'm jail
Madse Daniels. cleo Starr, Ada Wilson
and many others who have money are
permitted 20 remain here and operate I'm
residence districts
The police are as blind TO these con-
ditions as they are 20 others which are
causing no end OF protests
One woman writes. They should 20
TO First West and Second South street.
in a rear room where there is whole
sale gambling right under the very
noses OF the police
SELL LIQUOR ON SUNDAY.
Another citizen writes as follows:
That a peculiar condition Of affairs
exists with the salt Lake police force
may not Be much OF a surprise TO you,
but why, when the chief of police is in
formed Of a awbreaker does he not
take action3
He was Informed a few days ago
Of a restaurant In this city selling
beer. whisky. brandy, etc, etc. and
paying no license. Mixed drinkh when
asked for, are gotten from saloon
a few doors away. The place I have
reference 70 is Abbott's cafe, 2l0 south
state street"
A highly respected woman writes:
Prohibition is IN the minds of all
mothers and / feel as many others do
IN regard 10 closing saloons but when
We speak Of saloons that Is not all
What Of the gambling dens. such as
j. w. Foote runs under the Wilson
hotel. and why are they protected from
law?
II called the chief OF police and ask
ed him to get a party from there, as
they were there and we're gambling at
the time He sent an officer TO the
place but he could not get in. Why?
Isn't il about time the police woke
mp 20 the terrible conditions that eX-
ist ana have been pointed ont 70 them,
and meet the issue squarely?
They should at least keep thelr
promises Four days have passed
since Lieut.. Hempel. with an air OF in
dignation at the shocking disclosures,
declared to the News" that h. would
see 10 u that houses OF 90 fame were
closed up n names and addresses we're
given. He was furnished "a list OF u
names and addresses and so far as
known has done nothing