Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-17
ATHENS Call FOR
RELIEF FROM CROOKS
.:.,nt Residents, Business Men and Club. Women of
Pf0nll nun IL Affirm That Wave of Crime Should be
4 D o. Checked With Strong Hand and Present
Iatolerable Conditions BE Abatcd

men, a,,iyens OF Salt Lake were
p,ol nimo,,s in their opinions ms morn
u' lNt.sat salt Lake City would nave
Ing 'n leaned up to stop The wave O
70 Dc .na,i sweeping the city. some
s,,,ly that If the police we're . m
-, u run the criminals OUT o. w
aole M ~ drastic steps would be taken
el'y !, ~" ,orpayers. Judge Ogden Hiies
y s.s =, a vigilance committee. DINERS
s aa,iss Gov. William spry for me ne. SEP ~
has taken In the matter. me io,
ne mas ,.sr,,,ews were secured this
morning ng.nl BY The News; !.
80 ogden r. Hiles-lf you as ,n
Judge os would refer you 10
me my op what may that be? WIS
Co., AN ,u,. Nm mt in Virginia City years
asked. an was district attorhes
ago W ,as used 10 call it the yigliancu
there, There were some very
eonlnll..,ssi citizens in that comlnlttee,
respectt;a1oales himas. they cleared up the
tfey u, Wv / was askea ohSa
local a..A nave these citizens lndictea
there " .nni,. was to the eIect lhel
but my s.t, Tres we're peaceable citizens
these POI ..;d not take the law INTO itile'.
VINO Mvu as tbnt way unless the seculi,y
own hanus If ina community demana-
and peace Oh si'o
g II POLITICS SAYS BARLOW.
e,m,el n. Barlow. chief Of po o,,t is.
~ sar niiy is clean. The departliieil. ~
a NJ sM We are doing great Wiz;
s snS ali this talk that Is soihs .; n,
= NV ro,' because there are any Srl ..Ltar
hsr r it's merely a political supse
+ fuge. -
,nrshstf everyone would do theis
nv. ,herc would be no necessity 1ot
S uS hsin from the governor. doh't
s a sai,5,iyo'talking at this time about the
msi az Int everybody knows where we
stand.
u,, w ". Riter-The situation
sho,,Id be srappled With an iron nu my,
90 dsnraved Characters from otneI'
ei,ios are docking in here. II may not
W 49, Generally known, but the coast
i,,es have awakened to reallAine
sanss If their danger in harborihg
a, Isu characters, and are driving
tom out. Reno is over run with these
a,sra,,ntables SO that life and property
q nnrresnondingly Insecure there. The.
in,r,sss element is coming this way
and ~ our police force Is NOT large
omongh am. In favor Of an Increase
ma, viii make It possible to give ad-
e,,,,ate secarty3to life and property. ~
: aIrs events, this reign OF terror must
be grappled WITH, and subdued.
VIEWS OF CLUB WOMEN.
Mrs. C.t H. McAiahon: Every now
4 aha. then a wave ofscrime sweeps over
y tne country. 1t does not seem TO pc
confined to one PLACE. It may ne cauS-
ca by industrial conditions. i am not
In II position 10 decide definitely. be-
"A eye the local increase In crime Is
more than anything else, the result OIL.
the influx OF undesirable chnracters
into the city at the time of the races.
5lhe track meet brought large nuin-
Der Of strangers here, many OF whom
NAV nave been stranded, and in des-
peratc circumstances. This may nc.
,ount for the increase in crime. and
II 80 is sufficient argument against the
Continuation of the race track events.
y Mrs. Emmeline b. Wells-Thcre never
was Il time IN the history OF SAT- Lake
3Sity and 4 nave lived mere about as
long as anyone, when there was sucli
nee, wlckedness and crime In evidence.
These conditions should be condemned
In the strongest possible language anu
every citizen should make 1t his bust
ness to see that the criminal element
Is uiiyen uut OIL tho city.
Mrs. +. S. Kicharls--I do not wish
Z 10 seem 10 attack our city oiliclais, Se1
Certainly greater vigilance shouid NC
sIerleu in All directions, IN the casc
q those two chl,uren attacked on Their
way from the tncuter, the mann iuu.t
lis directly with rnei,' parents. NO
amount OF money 10 be earned SHouiu
induce d mother. IL ALLOW her daughters
10 be about the streets alone ut such
an hour In the old countries the law
provides punishment Tor the victims III
certain cases az well us the Offenders.
This creates II disposition towards lnu-
tua, vigilance and Responsibilities. Inc
diver who runs down II pedestrian Is
punished, but 30 is the man victim
led The lesson can be aptly applied
where women and children 60 about the
streets alone at late hours. think
some condition OF stringent want must
be at the bottom of the prevailing con-
dtions, though these nor anything else
can be held In excuse for the brutal
crimes which HAYS outraged the COM
mun,y. The laws we have should be
put into effective practise. There must
be some way to protect innocent be-
,Rss from suffering at the hands of
these lawlcss men. Two wrongs cannot
make a right. 1t would take too long
10 voice all my convictions In the mat
ter.
Mrs. g. w. Nibley-I wns born and
reared in Utah, and have never before
seen such terrifying conditions. 1T is
IIellher safe to go abroad or stay at
nome. | am glad to SEQ that Gov.
spry has taken u firm stand In the
matter. The officials provided by tho
citizens. "a II
MIS- Elmer B. Joncs--I have heard,
ana am Of the opinion myself, that tho
.au'cal measures taken by California
una Montana in Kidding themselves OF
, l,h criminals has had tho result OF
y, n'elr taking refuge in Utah. 1 am glad
\. NY. sse mat Gov, Spry has taken a de-
y ivy stand In the matter. We should
IN. every means to protect not only
stSu asN but the good name of the
sa The reputation OF lawlessne3s
eeyy, ss,! here. will do great injury ia
eyesy prospect Rs = 8,
, shmls; N Y. Dougal.-Drastic measures
~ wv Dc employed In Kidding tho city
r. r., .nese lnwbreakers. X No one is sn fe,
t mar nc first time in my life / have
or ao AFRAID to stay alone either at night
o,,s,,' such q condition reflects seri-
sca,S. on the fair fame of our city. II
is i'an' 70 me to be almost an atlvers
o tt,s,tl,iient OF protection to criminals "a,
!, 1saa to try and make tho victims
Is a ct,ds confess that their suffering
4 !, So ~ INToLERABLE. 4
protp ~, toward, iscashier of Walker
In lss i,,a, bank: The governor ID do.
sho,; Iast the right thing. The itlri,rnei
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