Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-06
Mayor and Chief of Police Panied
To Learn Saloons Never
Close.
TWO MURDERS WAKE THEM UP
Tremendous Effort win Nov be Made
To Make Liquor Men Obey
The Law.

Why are the saloons OF salt Lake
CITY permitted 10 icmain open until the
wee small hours Of the morning when
the city ordinance provides that ali
saloon doors shall close promptly at mid
nlshti ana there Is no provision made
Tor TWO or three hours grace ia which
TO clean and sweep ready for the next
days business
No one, not even the mayor seems to
know.
Ihat the saloons are remaining open
ana doing business after Il midnight
~ aos"lutcly certain from the follow
lng facts: On the morning OF July 70.
Leonard PRO, an Italian bartender was
shot and Instantly killed at 1870 am,
WINE tending the bar OF James Tedes-
co = saloon at Fourth West and FIRST
south streets, Friday morning of this
week Tom Churchill at Las o'clock was
shot ana Killed at the Heidelberg saloon
on Third South street lust east of
Main street after "a row with ssambiers
ana other disrcrut1ble Characters who
hdd been drinh'ng with him iintll tho
s"'ptlhs occurit, Patrolniu; ,fttcr
son rushed Co tu1 scene OF ..
10 cal turc the murderers bt .i,r
was said about the fact that "a .i,,n
was running open wide AT i:i5 IA tie
MOI nlns. The murderer went To tho
BANK saloon whore he purchased n
o1ttIe OF whisky after ? am.
IL Is rather serious evidence To r.,
cure murder 10 prove that a salo..
was open, but these cases merely. sb,.
now general is the open wide policy !.
the police.
NEWS FOR THE MAYOR.
When approached upon the subject
this morning Mayor Bransford said:
Il cannot say why the saloons arr.
permitted to be open after IL TEe
matter has not been brought To my at
tention since more than six months
past. ! do not know II thu police have
certain rules concerning the Cleaning
up OF the places or MOI certainly
haven't been IN one myself after mid
night"
CITY ATTORNEY HELPLESS.
The city attorney sass that he is
helpless in the matter for the enforce
ment Of the city ordinances is "A tnat-
Ter of police supervision. He claims .
that he cannot take the dsht VI. nueh
as no would like 20 DO -. Hn,iay.
closed tho pool roeai known as ths
Turf Exchange be would like tDf
go the rounds and purge the cts OF I
such places
CHIEF OF POLICE sHOCKEp.
The police department claims L, /
innocent OF Anowledso 20 The muttvi. <
AAAl NfAltTA % INliHt FAiHNfA lil4lafk. L.
stated this morning hiss 81 such Cond.- Il
ton did obtain tho department was
unaware OF g.
When his attention was called to tho r
number OF places that arc open after II
he legal hours. Chic: Barrow explained HI
he matter by stating ths; "swatupers.
he men who o.cau these places quite D
frequently begin their work at mid r.
lght and thus p~oI.c are led 10 tho n
assumption that the sitioon might be Il
ipen, when In fact tas doors are locked n
md only the man who is cleaning ths Ri
,lace is present n
You may say for ne that II anyE
Il these places are being unlawfully (.
.cpt open, they VIII be promptly b.
losed." declared tho chief Every
nan on the force has been instructed ~
% see that the law Is upheld We N.
propose to fight this matter out and =,
ec that every offender IS brought into
curt. ~
"a do not make this statement be- W.
'ausc OF the excitement caused by III
hese recent murders the chief en- e.
ihatically stated. but because II such IT
has been going on. have 81.
,ccn unaware of It, ~
From now on we propose L" push
he matter ana mako these people obey 3,
ne law or pay the penalty" 81
INVESTIGATION DUE. uI
II Is said that the city council mayA1
rider an investigation % the matterF 4
nd tiy and sift IL TO the bottom. ~
owing 60 the close proximity OF al =
ity election. the mem bers OF theE
party are not taking anyt y
hauccs Of having slips OF this kindtf
ccur. which might hurt their cam ~
align. khI
on the contrary IT Is stated that tho n
,adcrs are now using tho big stick. ~
nd the little stick and every kind OH N
tick 10 whip every department. intokf.
lape IN order 10 make an immaculatek Z
lowiuC to tine voters next fall in ordcrf.{.
bat campaign, even though be- n
uirchcd may be- waged that VIII ieGdEtI
ie uususpocting public into the be- u.
Il that whltcwash is charcoal In com Ri
lrison % the party's immaculate ad- AZ
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