Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-25

are largely foreigners. Ask any woman
down there what that means.
Few OF them have the courage-or Is
IL despair?-of Grace Gilmore.
Il would rather do six months in jail
than go back to the stockade," was her
cry after she had tried 10 throw herself
under the wheels OF the carriage ana
had tried TO stab herself
The average crib consists 81 small
room. bare floor. a bed two chairs and
q small tin bowl. There is no ventila-
tion except what comes through the
door or the window which opens onto
the street They resemble nothing so
much as stalls
VICE TRUST BEER
At one end Of the stockade there is a
sort OF store room in which is kept
hundreds OF cases OF beer There Is an
cnunciator IN the room and each crib
b. connected with II by wire The beer
Is delivered TO the inmates by Japs,
who run back and forth with baskets
Of bottled beer. This Is in direct
violation OF the license ordinance and
IL is known to any and everybody that
enters the place.
Only last night one Of the crib in
mates dared TO leave the stockade and
start up town. She was accosted by
policeman who placed her under ar
rest and started to march her to the
station. The woman pleaded and final
ly the policeman released her with the
remark.
Now you beat it back there where
you belong"
Honest 10 God. you can't imagine
half what's going on here" said
another OF the inmates as she looked
cautiously out Of the door TO see II
any one was spying about
I'm leave II to--here II I didn't
have to borrow money from one Of the
girls yesterday TO pay my rent, didn't
II"
You sure did" replied the other
land L guess most OF US have had TO
do the same thing"
MINISTER'S MAY ACT.
It is said that a meeting Of ministers
will be held in a few days with the OBJ
ject In view OF discussing some pro-
posed action to put stop 10 the evil
II Is also understood that the city at
torney has been approached on the
subject and that he was SO utterly
amazed at the statements made TO him
as TO almost discredit belief. But. II
he will go to the stockade along about
10 O'Clock any night and remain there
for a few hours, he will need no
further confederation OF the stories.
few nights ago a man got into
an alteration there and was badly
cut with a knife. For a time IL was
feared the man would die but he was
| taken into the opium den where he
was cared for. If a report Of the
affair was made to the police, they
have kept still about it.
Here Is what another inmate or a
! crib said.
This town is too moral to permit a
| prize tight. II is too moral TO permit a
| cooking man. It Is too moral 20 permit
"a rooming house keeper TO sell bottle
Of beer. and yet the authorities stand
| for this Look az the Greeks. DagOes
| and Chlnks along the street now, and
then wonder whether we are slaves or
! not I have been in many many cities
| but have never bumped into anything
like this proposition. Say but It's
fierce"
RENTS" COME HIGH.
The landladies Of the parlor houses
| pay about tl15 per month for their
! places Few had complaints to make
| against Belle London but all had some
thing TO say against the cribs and the
white slave traffic" The institution
| employs special policeman to patrol
the place. and In addition there Is a
| regular policeman whose beat Is sup
| posed to be Second South, but who does
what he can to maintain order In
| the "stockade."
! Last night a man was held up neal
the "stockade." and robbed Of fi9 He
reported the AFFAIR to the police but re-
ceived scant attention. one Of the Of
ncers was asked about the hold-up and
replied that he had heard nothing OF II
The victim was held up by q white mar
and a colored man. Il Is believed they
were members Of gang that frequent
the headquarters OF the macquereauA
around the Fashion and the Elite. IN
close proximity 70 the 'stockade.'