The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04

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what was up The guard at the door,
| who had gone down stairs, appeared
| few minutes later. AS Rev. Elder
kin tramped up these steps in the
| lead there was an effort made by
some one TO run in ahead OF him. but
/ Elderkin is somewhat OF n sprinter
| himself and landed first and told the
! rest TO enter
4 From this place the committee
| started for the Turf gambling house.
, AS the committee walked into this
| place some one said, Here they
| come" and another said, "Who?" The
| response was, Those damned preach
ers." and a man ran up the steps and
cried back, Il will have the door lock-
! ed ="
The committee discovered that IL
ives not wise to enter this place and
started down for the st. Louis gamb-
! ling house with Elderkin In the lead.
| Here they were met with n cold re-
| ception and closed door and the
committee turned down 10 the Grill
and felt very hopeful AS they walk
| ed up the steps they saw the fold
| ing door unfold to admit workman
| but when the committee pushed on
the door II would not open. Evidently
! these doors were worked with an
| electric appliance from the bar
The committee now turned back TO
| the Turf resort. believing that The
| keepers were unguarded Elderkin
again In the lead Just as the COM
mittec neared the steps there was
hasty running of the guard who at
tempted to shut the door, but Elder
kins foot was placed In the open
ing and was caught and he cried for
help nut, by the time the rest of the
committee came up. a dozen or more
of men on the inside got back OF the
door and ii proved 10 be wisdom on
the part OF Mr.. Elderllin to withdraw
his foot
Darn IT. said Mr. Elderkin. IF
you fellows had been a little bit quick
CT we would have gotten in"
II was now II O'Clock and but two
places had been entered. and the COM
mittee decided TO take look AT Elec-
trio alley The alley seemed to be
very quiet Here and there stood
group of Japs. group OF Greeks and
In most of the places the doors and
windows were open and sitting in
modest positions were seen girls Of all
shapes and sizes. Some we're fat and
some were thin No effort was made
TO tempt any of the committee. eX.
cepting one little black haired girl
who appeared as beautiful as Ethel
Leneve and who pointed her finger at
Heller Scowcroft and said. You look
good TO me; come on in" Hcber
promptly turned 2 double shade OF
red and said. Different here" II
any OF the other comitteemen felt any
signs of jealousy over the preference
given to Heber. they did not show 1t.
In the middle of the alley great
pretentious building came TO view and
one of the committee asked. What
is that9' and the Rev Elderkin said.
why, that's Bellies place"
Come on" said Mr. Elderkin. we
Will go inside" He knocked at the
door and very polite little Jap pre-
sented himself. and. recognizing Mr.
Elderkln, promptly let in the commit
tee. The committee was taken into
one of the parlors, nicely furnished
with a star electric device in the call.
ing
When Re committee were comfort
ably seated in the upholstered furni-
ture, the polite little Jap said The
girls will be In pretty soon" He drop
ped a nickel in the electric piano and
1t played. Go Way Back and Sit
Down" After the tune was over the
members of the committee looked at
each other The house was as quiet
as any respectable ncighborhood at
early morn and the members looked
uncomfortable when the mayor sug.
sested that they had better go and
try another gambling house, and quiet
ly the committee stole forth and re.
tired without seeing any girls At the
door the polite little Jap put his arms
around the mayor and said. You are
| the mayor"
On entering Twenty-fourth street,
! Fred Chambers was discovered and
was forced into service. This time
| IT was agreed that the committee di-
vide in couples, and that Elderkin and
| Chambers alone try to get into the
Turf resort, as it was thought that
| the presence OF the mayor. whom ev-
! erybody knew. was what kept the
! guards vigilant. The committee then
started off again with Elderllin in the
! lead. As soon us Elderkin got I'm front
of the Turf resort he made a Decline
| mp the steps and the guard under
took TO stop him. telling him that tho
| doors were locked
That's all right" said Blderltin
''we are going TO see II they arc.
Being on the inside, with Chambers
! following, the rest OF the committee
ea'ned entrance. Here thirty to forty
! people were playing games, but il
! looked quiet compared with the place
OF j F Smith & Company, the first
| place visited
The committee having thus been
| successful. decided to visit the two
lower gambling houses, the St Louis
ANA Grill. This time H. l.. Griffin
and Heber Scowcroft were sent in ad-
vance. but the doors in both of these
places seemed TO open for others. bu.
were locked when the committee ur.
! dertook TO get in.
The committee then separated and
wandered homeward and none oil
them got TO bed earlier than II
o'clock Before separating the Mayor
asked the committee how evidence
could be secured against the two
! Flhces that We're locked. The state
law makes gambling misdemeanor,
which does not permit the breaking
Gown OF doors 10 get into the build.
ings where it is supposed gambling
IS being done. Ii the state legislature
{, would cause gambling to bo made a
felony then the gambling houses
could be suppressed because every
cfhcer could take an az with him and
chop down the doors and enter.
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