The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-27
MAKE PREPARATION
FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Prominent Women Meet to
Organize for Determined
War Against Vice.
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
District Attorney Leather
wood Says Ballot Offers
Only Means of Reform.
COMMITTEE Is NAMED

4 moral campa gn in Salt Lake CITY
was inaueurated at large meeting oi
prorninent woinens clubs At the COM
mercial club yesterday afternoon, the
meeting was called by the Woman
league a resolution was passed ASKING
that the "stoclade' be abolished and
committee was appointed WIN nslruc
,ions TO obtain a larger committee among
the women's organ cations OF salt Lake
for The purpose OF formulating plans ior
rAe civic and moral be1terment on san ia.
made toward the ACCOMPLISHMENT OF that
end was influencing the selection of city
officials In the coming election VINO
would pledge themselves 10 put Gown
vice In Salt Lake.
Mrs Joseph NJ. Cohen was made chair
man and Miss Helen BoXrud secretary or
the meeting The committee appornI5gsa pnI,s'1 fo 20
composed of Mrs. Emily Richards. Mrs
Ruth NJ. Fox. Mrs. a v. Taylor, Mrs
c. j. Waldron. Mrs; kate 5 Il nHilyard'
ford Mrs. Clarlssa 8. Williams. Mrs; p.
\. Smpkin and Mrs. y, b. Critchlow
4 meeting OF the committee Will be held
this morning at the y. w. G. A rooms
In the Hooper Eldredge building
Saws Reforms Are Political,
The Rev. w. w. Reese, rector of St
Paurs Episcopal church. made an ad-
dress Mr. Reese sad that n campaign
against vice should not stop at the
as c9ndstons exstsd fs 0ad n ,S s
majority oi the hotels and rooming
houses OF Salt Lake. Mr.. Reese affirmed
that MI moral reforms were Obliged 10
be political and the only way TO carry
out any nf these things was I'm elections.
All cities which had accomplished any
thing In that line had done so through
agree To accomplish civic betterment. Mr.;
Reese favored the proposed organized
movement on the part OF the women OF
Salt Lake TO Improve moral conditions
here
The Rev Ransom p. Nichols of the
mfr Methodist church was the next
speaker. Mr.. Nichols said that the best
thing to do was not TO Tn,s sJr'Ne h TO 'dar GnTe
stood. was the purpose Of the proposed
organized movement on the part OF the
women of Salt Lake, Mr.. nichols las as
association. pledged the support OF the
ministers OF The city to the women In
their efforts for moral bcttcrment. The
following resolution was then adopted:
Resolved. That the women here pres
ent are in favor OF taking steps toward
the civic and moral betterment OF salt
Lake.
Mrs. Allan 7. Sanford made the mo-
tion for the appointment OF commit
Zee To formulate plans toward the ac-
compishmcnt Of such purpose.
To Abolish "Stockade."
The resolution relating to the abolish
ment OF the "stockade' was mado by
practically unanimous. Mrs. a. v, Tay-
lor asked II those favorinG the resolution
had any better plan for disposing Of
the occupants Of the "stockadc. and
also asked II they were to be scattered
about the city. Mrs Allen said that she
had studied the question and had found
that the cities In which the best moral
conditions existed had abolished any
OS GSYpnHratoS
protest especially intended in the reso-
luton. she declared. was against le-
Mrs Z. V. Fritz. president OF the
American Womans league which met
last night al the Kenyon hotel, re-
quested that a representative from the
meeting at the Commercial club he aD-
pointed To present the matter under con-
sidcratlon TO the league meeting. Mrs.
G. e. Allen was appointed to do SO.
Il: o. Leatherwood. district attorney
that he had been appalled, by moral con-
diiions In Salt Lake when h" was con-
fronted by them in the pursuit OF the
duties OF his office.
"The present mayor OF Salt Lake H.
nv personal friend he said. and yet
I know that he could have improved these
conditions II he would He or any Of the
police officials could have put q stop to
the 'stockadc' instantly.
ANY talk TO the effect that segrsSa-
tion is the best plan for controlling mora!
II Us a plan TO herd the flock for the
purpose OF shearlng il, as recent
magazine article ppts it..
Topham Conviction First Step.
Mr. Leather Iwood reviewed the case
against Mrs. Dora Topham 6Bellc Lon
dom recently convicted of the alleged
leading astray Of Dognev GRAY. In which
Mr. Leatherwood was the prosecuting at
torney.
Mr Leatherwood said he believed that
,I,o ,-l~.i 1f Mrc taraS Lao.
first step toward the Improvement of
he thought the preseuc" of prominent
Salt Lake women at the trial had a
great deal to do with influencing tho
jurys decision.
Some have tried TO deny the innu-
ence ~ this woman, but I absolutely
know that so-callcd prominent officials
used every means within their power 10
shield her I'm her recent trial even TO
per Turing themselves In her defense" he
said. The only way To put a stop to
leKalizcd vice in this city is at the polls
Only in the selection OF city officials
who will he earnest in accomplishing
the moral bstterment of Salt Lake can
anything he done. The place to work
at the primaries and the women should
make II their business to see that these
primaries are not controlled bv corrupt
influences. I approve the efforts pro-
posed on the part Of the women assem-
blcd here and 81 believe there arc a few
mon in the Aty with sufficient moral
courage TO support these Efforts
Tho meeting then adjourned subject
TO the cali Of tnc president.