The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-14
BELLE LONDON, ThF SALOONS
AND THE YOUNG GIRLS

To The Ogden Standard. In a com.
municatlon to The Standard, q few
days ago. | quoted the lines:
When the devil was sick, the devil
monk would be,
When the devil got well, a devil of
a monk was he
Judging from what I have read in
the papers during the past day OF two,
| think the devil must be getting sick
again for he seems TO be getting
Standard and this mornings Examiner
contain the following news item, that
should be interesting reading TO the
respectable men and women of this
city.
Women Driven Out-Fifteen or
more women of the underworld were
ordered to leave town yesterday. The
exodus caused considerable excite
ment among the other women of the
alley. The reason for the driving out
OF the womon was not made public.
The order Is said to have been issued
by Belle London"
Has it come to this that Belle Lon
don can dictate whether lewd women
shall be ordered out Of the city or be
permitted to remain and ply their
infamous vocation? Such an Item as
this should cause every respectable
citizen Of this city, and especially ev-
cry officer charged with the enforce
ment OF the law, to hang his or her
head with shame. Think OF It, A city
OF schools and churches, In the pow
or and grasp of such woman TO such
m that ohm
which must be obeyed. II Belle Lon
don can drive these women from the
city, cannot the city administration
do the same? Must the mayor. charg
cd with the enforcement Of the law,
walt for orders from Belle London?
How long will the good people OF
this city submit 10 this kind of thing?
| also observe that the Salt Lake
Herald claims that the saloon keep
ers are becoming alarmed lest there
shall be general uprising of the peo-
pie of this city, against the liquor
traffic and Its kindred evils. and that
10 stay this rising tide. an effort is
to be made 10 get the city council to
reconsider It's action in postponing
the consideration of the proposed or
dinance for more strict regulation of
the traffic. 1t Is this in connection
with the report that Belle London has
ordered that fifteen of the women of
the underworld be compelled 10 leave
the city, that causes me to remark
that there are signs of sickness on the
part Of the devil But, IL Is too late to
stop this rising tide of prohibition,
and the determination on the part OF
the good people of this city that there
shall be a purer moral atmosphere. in
which TO rear their children.
These people have learned tnat reg
ulation does not regulate the liquor
traffic. We read IN the editorial col
umns of the Morning Examiner of
this date, that II Is claimed that per.
sons licensed to sell liquors in Ogden
Canyon have been selling TO young
girls. II this Is true Belle London
can soon replace the fifteen lcwd wo-
men which she has ordered out of
the city," with young and fresh VIC
inns. for Ii Is only Il step from the
saloon 10 the brothel The people who
are licensed to sell liquor Will not
make and enforce a rigid rule forbid
ding the sale of liquors to minors as
suggested In this editorial The only
way 10 stop this Is 10 pulverlZe the
rum power, II intoxicating liquors
are bad for minors. they are bad for
adults and should not he sold to eth
CT, Traffic always has been. and al
wavs will be. lawless as long as 1t is
permitted
| want 10 publicly express my ap-
probation of the courtesy of The
Standard, in giving space to- my com
mmications. My only object in writ
ing Is to assist II possible In the bet
terment of conditions in our city.
Respectfully. (SiGned)
A. w. AGEE.
Ogden, July l3.