Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-19
Mistress Of the Stookade Enter,
tainS Prominent Women on
HelFs Two Acres.
MINISTER'S WIFE IN PARTY
Scarlet Woman Admits Is Work
ing Under Secret Deal With
American" Party Officials.
Tries 90 Get Juvenile Court, women's
Relief Society and Others 90 Hear
Her Hypocritical story.

Her Hypocriucal story.
With astonishing boldness and stu
pendous hypocrisy, Belle London is
now endeavoring 10 make herself APP
pear as the essence Of virtue and the
Incarnation OF social righteousness.
For several weeks past. while quietly
weaving the meshes Of clever tactics.
Mrs. Dora Topham-otherwiso known
IN the notorious westside "stockade'
history as Belle London-has been
summoning up an the hypocrisy Of
peculiarly winning personality. for the
purpose Of Negotiating herself IN the
respect and esteem OF certain promi-
neut citizens engaged in public better
ment work
Indeed the mistress manager Of the
Infamous salt Lake "stocSade" and
| Ogden Electric avenue. now. with
| dramatic dupicity, poses as the SAVIOR
| ~ degraded womanhood in general and
fallen girlhood In particular
II am the greatest woman reformer
| In the world declared this female
syndicator Of sin last Wednesday aft
eruoou ln conversation with party OF
prominent salt Lake women. who had
been prevailed upon to visit this no.
torious demimoudalne IN the palatial
| apartments Of her own home
10 an happened I'm this way.
Several weeks ago. Belle London
made repeated efforts. from condo
scending invitations 90 urging requests.
| TO secure "a personal interview with AL
| evander McMaster. Judge of the juVc-
| nile court Of Salt Lake city Failing
| IN this, for the rc1nement Of the judges
| moral nature could not find time for
/ such % Trims. Belle London then sue
| ceeded On getting NJ least four inter-
views with other prominent persons.
the last Of which occurred on Wedncs-
day Of this week
As SPECIAL GUESTS.
| on tbs last occasion. in response TO
| cordial invitation, a party OF promi-
nent salt Lake women spent the day I'm
| ogden as special guests OF Belle Lon
| don one Of the ladies was the wife of
n very prominent salt Lake minister OF
| the Protestant faith. Another was o
well known woman's club worker The
Identity Of an has not yet been learned.
An effort has been made % keep the
entire affair a close secret.
II want YOU ladies to feel that YOU
are most heartily welcomed 20 receive
my most cordial hospitality while won
arc with me today. and any other timo
that you give me the pleasure Of your
company"
Thus. with winsome smiles ana
gracious manners. ala Madam Stockade
London exhibit an the social graces ana
Cleverly winning phrases Of superficial
culture With queenly bearing and
friendly m,cu. this mistress Of satanic
vice almost hypnouzed her curiosity
bound guests by her spell of pleasing
deceit and almost beautiful hypocrisy
NOTICES ON THE WALLS.
Christ is ALL" was the surprising
motto that attracted the eyes Of tho
ministerial spouse on one wall. but then
she was horrihed 10 see on the opposite
wall "a lifc-size painting OF nude fc-
male
"A true friend IS one who knows au
about you and yet cares for you' This
was another motto very appropriately
exhibited on a third wall of % hand
somcly AMI luxuriously furnished re-
Ceptlon room.
1T Is easy 10 be misunderstood and
misrepreseUted IN this world" contin-
ued the hostess with the witchery of
her specious reasoning. "and no woman
in the world was ever moro wronged in
this way than 1 have been IN Utah.
when YOU know me and the grand
work OF reform that / am doing. you
viii hold me high IN your esteem"
I'm this charming way the visit.n-
women were led through an the o
stock arguments frequently set forth
defense Of a legally supervised under
world
AT the same time tho utmost curiosity
Of earthly woman was fully gratined BY
the gracious hostess answering every
conceivable question asked and con-
Quoting the visitors throughout her en-
tire mansion from garnet 90 wine cellar.
introducing them TO both men and
women callers who happened 20 come
during the day and taking them
through the cribs and parlor houses
whose shameful earnings pay for the
iuxuries OF her own life.
DEAL WITH AMERICANS"
cone thing 7 learned that was alone
worth the visit" declared one OF tho
ladies' 20 a friend yesterday. "is that
Beue London practically acknowledged
that she is working under secret deal
with the American party officials OF
Salt Lake city, whereby she Is pro-
tected in the pursuit OF her trade"
CLUB WOMAN ENTERTAINED.
one week ago last Monday. stock
AIDE Belle secured a long interview with
Lake city. who went for the puruoss
OF discussing the white slave" traafa
in this city.
81 want you 90 think Of me as a
philauthropist' declared Mrs Toph3in
"for there is no woman iu any citv
bon the world who Is doing So much f,r
poor degraded womauhood ass / ann do
ing here in salt Lake city"
This was "a stunning statement ,or
Mrs. n, whose real name is here
withheld. stunning, because this lady
like other mothers Ia Utah. knows that
one in the situation of Belle London
can be nothing bat 1.-THE DEVILS right
hand mistress on earth
In the course on the conversation
Mrs Topham told her cultured and
respected visitor that before receiving
any woman into the shadows OF her
world. she always ondeayors o. ner
utmost ability 90 persuade the sama.e
applicant 20 change her intentions ana
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