The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-14
PROVO'S EXPERIENCE
WITH PROHIBITION
Considerable Drunkenness. and
Many Places Where Liquor
Is Sold.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
PROVO. Nov. 13.-Don Smith, Otto
Peterson and John Court we're arrested
FOR drunkenness last night and lodged
In the city Jail. Smith left So for his
appearance, Peterson had no money and
VIII be held till Monday. and Court was
oalled out by the bishop of the Provo
Bench ward. Evidently Court did not
remain Idle very long. as he was re-
arrested before noon today. again i'm an
intoxicated condition. The second time
he had large bottle OF whisky In his
pocket. Just before noon today Selby
Jones was also arrested on a charge OF
drunkenness and locked in the city Jail
Since the election there has been con-
siderable agitation In favor OF opening
the saloons again I'm this city. The argu-
menl is being made both by Democrats
and Republicans that inasmuch as there
are e number OF dives in tho city where
the sale of liquor is being carried OH
without much prospect of stopping H.
that 1t is Just as well for the city to
get few thousand dollars In revenue
from licenses pending the time the peo-
pie viii be permitted to vote on the
question. as explained by Senator Smoot
was the meaning OF the Republican plat
form. Some OF the members OF the city
council. who were heretofore prohibit
tionists' have stgnified their Willingness
10 vote 10 repeal the present ordinance.
OF the question by vote OF the people.
Two Convictions.
The prohibition ordinance has been In
effect since January l. 1910 and ND to
the present time there has been but two
convictions for violation OF the ordi-
nance. and in each OF these cases the
conviction is hardly satisfactory TO the
pubic one OF the convictions was where
a man named Johnson treated Charley
Archibald to drink OF beer out OF a
po,tle. Johnson did not sell the booze,
put merely, treated Archibald TO a drink
oi Deer as is customary among friends
The other case where conviction was
secured, and this case is not yet set
ted; trdt as IL Is now on appeal to the dis
way; Two policemen. F'erre and Hard
ing. went into the business house of
henry vincent and were there treated
to the drink the policemen secured q
smau quantity Of liquor in bottle. but
did not pay for it. Vincent gave them
the liquor 80
Much Liquor Sold
IT is well known, however. that in
toHlcating liquor is being sold in large
fnr 4Tantrt,es III in Proc and the city is get
10 the present time only $50 has been
collected IN fines. During the year 1909
the revenue to the city from licenses for
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors was M
wards Of $1,000 while this present year
under prohibition ordinance. IL has cost
the taXpayers many thousands OF dol
.ars' with only $50 in fines to show for
H. II is said by men who profess 10
know" mat there are upwards OF twenty
government retail liuuor licenses held In
Provo City alone: Marshal Williams is
authority for the statement that there
are at least sixteen government retail
II1uor licenses that he knows OF. Mar
shal Williams went 10 Salt Lake a short
tlme ago To investigate, and on his re-
TURN said he ascertained from the records
IN the internal revenue collectors office
mat there was at present time more
retail lnuor licenses in Provo than there
We're prior 10 the enactment Of the pro-
ordinance. or for the last year
nNder license from This municipalItY