The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
MAYOR SOON To
/ MAKE REPORT
Almost Time for Him to Tell
League How Gambling
Has Thrived.
|uOIISES INCREASE UNDER
ADVANCE OF LICENSE
|a.smann Evolving Another
| Scheme, With High Fee
as Basis.
The Tribune.

|,..,Isl 20 The Tribune.
ocnEN. Dec. 26.-When Mayor Will
=, Glasnann meets with Apostle David
Ia Mckay about the first OF January TO
-,orl on The gambling situation In oG-
H., there is scheduled 10 bc a confer
,,,e which will rival in humor the ia
rus meeting between the governors OF
|ss,lh Carolina and North Carolina.
Il will be recalled that the Ogden Bet
5arrent league. OF which Apostle Mckay
n nrssidcnt. unde rtook 10 suppress Salnb-
liz In Ogden several months ago. Fol-
lining a spectacular raid on all the
/ |r1bliuS houses of the city, proprletors
+ q dealers were hailed into court and,
|,ter long delayed trials. were required 10
/ " fines less than the usual monthly
Fsnse which had previously been col
|bied and entered as forfeited bonds
ID ihc police register
The Betterment league and the mayor
| IA held a meeting. The mayor proposed
|fst II the members of the league would
|s,p outside and not interfere he per-
|raaly would take charge OF the reSu-
|htcu Of gambling houses and would
Ikost the bonds. which are always for
ktsd. 10 such a large sum, that the
Izsjodty OF the houses would go out OF
|ash places, which could be more easily
|zsOsied Apostle Mckay and the other
|rsnhsrs Of the league agreed TO this.
Irfs mayor was 10 report within six
Ir0uths
4 What Report Will Show.
The mayor, January /. will make his
ISoh. II will show that instead OF four
Ipnbling houses operating in Ogden, with
nonthly "flue" OF $500. there are now
ts houses paying into the city treasury
|fo each pIenth.
Tbs reY,ort DIco will chou That fbs
enth Of September the four gambling
Gsas each paid $500 10 the city. for
Ieglobcr. The same houses paid $500 each,
"a instead OF being suppressed. AS the
I-ayor had promised, another house was
IEpgod 10 oIi.n in November and paid.
Ihdd each of the other four houses, $500
hlhe city
.tpr december. the mayor. still hoping
AT his report could be made TO show
sss number of houses than were op-
Ealing when ne took charge of the situa-
~ had the bonds, or fines" boosted
" poo for each house. and up to dale
ath house has paid this fine
Therefore. when the mayor meets with
p 5ettcrment league members in few
sis, ne Will have TO report that the
Iqalsr OF houses has increased, despite
II fact that the fines" have been
Ihi,ing a total revenue OF $4,000 to OS-
ea city since last September from its
Ianolng houses.
Just what Apostle Mckay will say 10
II dys executive when such a report
subnitted cannot be foretold. 1t Is
I've 10 assume. however, that the Better
Iesl league will loosen the leasheS which
Eve held its members for the past four
sEshs and again take up the fight
Fziost the gamblers
Protected City's Warrants.
lns only soothing balm 10 the mayor :
\ 2on VIII he the TACT that the money
.ien from the gamblers has been used
Hshlegeously In protecting the citv's
t1nls. which would have had TO oe
spln'ej. according to the mayors Owl
/5aiAbie
mayor Glasmann already is evolving
tscheme to keep up this revenue
az ;he same time, satisfy the Bet
Ia! lccgue that the gambling house:
y e'ng properly regulated.
MN scheme. which has already besr
ssd by members Of the league will
ls.'. is To raise the fines" so htgl
!. hoi more than two houses can b'
,s.s'ea ,.s.Sa N the city. and to station {
- officer. in The pay OF the city. IN
!. mouse during tine time it is being
e With instructions 70 preven
y .sar:ng crookedness. and to keep /;
X---aSl 20 prevent men rnterinn tl