The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-05
Mayor Glasmann Is Shown
Gambling Dens and Red
Light District.
? PARTY IS HEADED BY
THE REV. MR.. ELDERKIN
II Is Announced That PrOsecu-
tiOns Will Follow as Re-
suit of Tour.
Special to The Tribune.

OGDEN Aug. 4.-Mayor "BiIl'' Glas-
mann has at last discovered that there
are Eve gambling houses operating in
Ogden city. lie has also found out that
there is n parsonage known as Belle
London who controls and maintains the
red-light district OF Ogden and that
there arc nearly three score women from
whom tribute is eXacted by the mistress
of the underworld for inhabiting her dis
trict each month. OF course, the mayor
has never seen the police docket upon
which the names OF the gamblers and
the women of the underworld are In
scr!bed each month opposite the amount
OF fines" which they are required to pay
I 10 the city for police protection. So how
could the mayor have known that there
, was gambling and prostitution fiagrantly
conducted in Ogden unless he was actu-
ally shown?
Apostle David o. Mckay, II, L. Grif-
fin, Heber Scowcroft and Rev. Noble
Strong Elderbin. as a committee from the
Ogden Betterment league. decided that
inasmuch as the mayor remained in total
ignorance OF what was going on in his
own city, they would give him an oppor-
tunity to personally observe the workings
waited on the mayor last night and in
formed him OF their purpose. They
tour of the underworld, with the mayor
as their guest. Without allowing the
city executive time TO demur the slum-
ming trip was begun with the sworn
agreement that the mayor would not tip
off the gambling halls and houses in
Electric alley 20 forewarn the inmates o.
their approach.
Chambers Member.
While visiting the chief points Of inter-
est Fred w. Chambers state fish and
game commissioner. was met and became
Ia member OF the party. Rev Noble
Sstrong Elderkin, who recently resigned
after there had been a considerable row
started among members OF his congre-
cation because of objections raised
against some OF his pulpit editorials
which dealt with civic evils, headed the
party.
The sightseers entered the gambling
house OF j.. r Smith & Co, where they
were offered lemonade by B, 4. Bowman,
the manager; the Elephant gambling
house. conducted by Hammer G. Co. and
the. the Turf gambling house, AT the first
against the visitors. catching the Rev.
Mr. Elderkin's foot, which required the
assistance OF the others 10 eNtricate,
party effected an entrance when the vigil
lance OF the lookout man was relaxed
A. the 81. Louis and Grill gambling
houses the doors quietly folded in the
faces OF the visitors. and the raps from
the outside were received without re-
sponse
Electric Alley Visited.
QUIZ lea py the KEY. MI. ElQeTklN, the
party turned into Electric alley where
Belle London presides over nearly 100
fallen women and nlaquereaux. The Jap
attendant allowed the party 10 enter the
parlor house, but the woman In charge
vdvined the purpose Of the visit. after
recognizing some members OF the party,
and did not make her appearance or per-
NIT any Of the other women to receive
the visitors After listening TO the la
bored tunes Of electric piano and
feasting their eyes on the decorated
walls, the party was ushered 10 the outer
door by the Jap attendant.
The Summing tour conducted in
quiet manner, as the members OF the
Betterment league had not mentioned
their intentions 10 any one, for fear there
would be some hitch in the programme
AS result the story did not get out
until today
OF course Mayor "Bill" Glasmann had
never realized that there was so much
evil In Ogden and, having been Shown"
promised TO swear TO warrants at once
for the arrest of the keepers OF the gam
bling houses. The mayor said today that
The warrants VIII be issued and that
those who accompanied him the tour
VIII be called witnesses. The members
OF the Bctterment league say that they
VIII at once start proceedings against the
owners Of the houses where gambling is
permitted. for renting their buildings for
this purpose.
. When the committee called on the
mayor. IL presented him with a petition
signed by Apostle Mckay, II. l.. Griffin
and TIeber Scowcroft. for the league. ask
bling. quoting the state law IN the petit
tiOn