The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
WOMEN FIGHT SALT
PALACE LICENSES
Delegations Appear Before the
Council Committee to OPP
pose Saloons Requests.
PHONE FRANCHISE ASKED
DAVIS COUNTY CORPORATION
WANTS RIGHT IN SALT LAKE.

Pronounced opposition to granting
any liquor license for saloons situated
On the grounds % the Salt Palace de-
yeloped at the meeting of the council
license committee last night. A phs-
anx of twenty women, representing
hearty all the womens clubs In Salt
Lake presented strong front to Coun-
st1men J. B. MoretOn, Mark Reedall and
". c. Lyme against the issuance of the
licenses asked for in the petition filed
py Emil Lehman and Heath brothers.
Councilmen Mulvey and E. G. ODon-
1ell OF the license committee were Oh
After an extended argument the com
ptttee took the matter under advise
nsnt again, although Mr.. MoretOn in
Heated that the committee would agree
KpOn the issuance of one liquor license
en the premises, with the understanding
that he dancing pavilion would be
discontinued and the saloon would be
delegated to some remote part Of the
grounds.
This compromise did not suit the DEL
lgatior Of women and they uncornpro--
rcuor should be absolutely discontinued
y the resort
Mrs. c. e. Allen. representing the
Mothers congress, said that the organ
cation which she appeared for was a
conservative one. She added:
Gentlemen Of the committee, I want
. sound a warning &c you. If you
kaloons at the Salt Palace, it will be
he beginning of the end OF the So
sa1ied liberal town.
Protest Against Licenses.
Mrs. P. A Simpkin spoke emphatic
tlly against the issuance of the
licenses. She stated that out of TWEEN
.y-five cases of young women who had
allen into dtsreppute. some Of whom
bad become women Of the street. seven
leen had taken their first intoxicating
thinks IN the Salt Palace
The statement of theSe and other
Eo1nen present were backed up by
Euardeno Brown. probation officer Of
The juvenile court He cited half a
eozen alleged specific instances where
rcung girls had been led astray as a
result of having been made drunk AT
the Salt Palace. Brown stood his
ground against George W. Mover. who
appeared for the license applicants. Mr.
Meyer argued that the Salt Palace
lhou1d not be Disseminated against in
The matter of q liquor license.
The women left the committee room
would be needed by the license COM
mittee, but In the event of a license
being recommended by the committee
the women will fight to the last ditch
when the council considers the com
n1ittee report
The consideration of the Salt Palace
license took a wide range. Many of
The other resorts holding LIQUOR licenses
10. Mention was also made of drug
stores where liquor is said to be served
70 women.
Wants Phone Franchise.
James Johnson, promoter of the new
Eccles & Browning private market
place, contended for a favorable rec
Ommendation of his petitions requiring
an farmers wagons TO keep off the
streets. The committee was not alto
gether favorable TO this proposition,
but as sort Of q compromise magnan-
lmously granted produce growers the
right to stand their teams in the fol-
lowing three districts in the city:
Along Elizabeth, between Eleventh
and Twelfth East streets, from Brig
ham to First South street; along the
block on Fifth South, between Sixth
and seventh East streets, and on the
north side of High street, between
Second and Third West streets. The
petition that the farmers be permitted
10 stand their teams along the east
side OF Pioneer park was denied, upon
The grounds that it was too close TO
The private market Place.
s. s. Howard and Sam Cotterell, rep
Fesenting the Home Telephone &
Electric company, a Davis county con-
Germ. OF which it was complained that
the company was operating telephone
lines in Salt Lake without having a
franchise or paying license, appeared
before the license committee and stat
ed that they were ready to pay for the
privilege of operating telephone lines
IN the city. They have about $50 tele-
phones in Davis county. Mr. Howard,
president OF the company, said that ar
present his company was operating
but five phones in Salt Lake and that
they were relay phones. operated over
the amberger line from Farmiueton
MIR. Howard intimated that his COM
pany was ready, II necessary to apply
for a franchise. The matter was re-
terrSd to w. h King, representing the
company, and City Attorney II. J. Din