Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-15
MARKED Improvements Since It's
"'' 'oauouration Despite Ad-
verse Conditions.
TEMPERANCE RALLYAT PROVO
linen and Others Give The"
View. on Temperance Issues
And Local situation

-,ovO March TO-
fi'', .-,darse at a meeting held yes
hTs' .e,srBo5n in the Sixth "aro
ieFaal IONS. under the auspices OF
ne , e-syo temperance league.
I'd, susie Poulton. who was 10
@... ~ tbe meeting. stated tnat
chaiso .,,y,rabls reports Of the work
n'-.' . exhibition had been heard ana
4. p,ob.biton league mad decided TO
'"' ..-iss OF meetings for the pur-
D''- .,svakeuIne interest IN the cause
ar,bibidon. They also wanted the
y as 10 whether there was Illicit
, ~ LIQUOR m the city and Tor the
~ obtaining them, had asked
Iul I'd tls CITY DomCiImen 10 DC
f..,lS, and address the meeting
cpowRrrIoN HERE TO STAY.
r.5.,t lanes e.. Dumn was the
$3.50 Hs stated that some had
!l...,-bt those who bad taken an ac'lNe
'-, ir fr. prohibition movement
-. 81, und.r ID temporary tcehng
Ie- -,t,,sia.u This was not 50 WIN
VI ,..ft most of those who had
- .rtiye boz the movement lh'y
= s.fad under strong conviction OF
i'' .s.frIr..s of the cause and lts
d, humanity lie referred 10
~. .yrarfeure OF himself ANA cthef
u ,,s, In the Dixie country, VINO
sf.5gsd themselves To- abstain
,a- ~, .gt.yicants some Of them had
t.rt NE pledge. and had become
p5r9-s3 and useful members OF ths
..-.-,urify. others had failed ana
...g. m thrm had become criminals
s,8 others had filled drunkatd
s-,ves Mr.. pufin reviewed some
n The legislative enactmens on
Ne state and some OF the
claims Of neutrality-suspicious.
coalition did not prohibit etc snow
he tbe auacy OF this charge. Ih'Ie
s55 baa1 less drunkenness IN Provo
anil fewer arrests for drunkenness
since the prohibition ordinance went
.rto effect Business was not ug
gressing but Increasing. and the sac
N real estate had doubled over lasl
gar ue advocated the organization
70. str,rv enforcement league, as
I'M. -.spit of the prohibition ordinance
MD sepend upon the sentiment OF
~ roopie. he believed there was "a
.,,5rr sentiment 10 favor Of the en-
f,-.sTe1t OF the ordinance and that IL
would be enforced.
HOLDS MAYOR RESPONSIBLE.
President PoweIsou. of the city coun-
I'D 7ra5gnced himself as strongly ~
fay5r Of the enforcement Of the prohi-
b.r6r ordinance. and stated that no
ra. quite we'll pleased with present
.r4f.5us although they might be bet
-sr The question now was one or
rr.1n ON the part Of the citizens In the
enforcement of the law. and he hoped
The citizens would unite in les enforce
ment The council had been approach
a8 90 change the ordinance so as to
permit druggists 10 sell liquor for med
.c'nal purposes. but he was In favor OF
trying the ordinance as 10 is.
President P0Welson took issue with
a statement made by Mayor Ray that
the g.ty council was responsible for any
aak OF the enforcement OF the ordi-
nance. because Il had failed 10 give him
the police officers he wanteu. Mr.,
PoaeIson held that the executive was
responsible and he was not converted
90 The belief that the ci.y marshal was
opposed 90 prohibition. n he heliesod
This then De should hold himself
bamabe # he failed 90 do all in his
power t1 remove the officer.
George A. Stlrtup wanted 10 know
from Mr. Powelson whore the power Of
Impeachment lay-having reference an
parentIy 90 tho whether with
ths council or the courts Mr.. Powell
son was not prepared to state.
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'''A rAAl@O i'E'
Councilman Jensen stated that while
conditions We're not what they might
.S5 (, system yii. The liquor now sold was
the drug stores had stopped and there
was less drunkenness than before. This
was admitted, even bv those who ala
A'l believe ln the principle OF prohibit
u.n MT Jensen stated as had been
mentioned by President Powclsou. that
some h the police officers we're not I'm
favor Of prohibition Some of them
were and the speaker believed that tho
eN would De enforced. II he found
l9at the city marshal was not In favor
p. prohibition be would certainly favor
ais removal but he wanted tho mar
snd given chance. Mr. Jensen also
Cnuclsed some alleged prohibitIonists
VINO were claiming that the movement
va failure here. lie asked Them
20 aeier their citiCism a roasonablo
lue ne called attention 10 "a letter
plon'hed in a local paper signed "pr,.
uoluonst in which the citv council
aad me cty marshal were biarne5 Co.,
be-, " ,l,- ihifaotlons Of the ordinance