The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-09-21

thief or trafficker in stolen goods
preferring to let the law take care OF
such man
"How much do YOU consider your
pictures WORTH" Mr.. Florence was
asked. He smoked a large cigar for
moment and then declared he would
rather burn them up in the gas light
than accept anything so small az
800 900 for them. That is the sum
the Mormons say blackmalled them
for, he said L didn't name that sum
It wouldn't have been nearly big
enough"
No Pistures Of -ocords.
Mr.. Florence made an important
admission in response to question
as to whether or not his pictures
showed any views OF Mormon" mar.
riage records, especially of polygam'
Gus marriages performed since their
alleged abolition.
"My pictures positively have moth
ing to do with the records" he said.
How could they have? I found that
the records were kept locked up in
vaults. think the most important re.
cords are kept even outside of the
temple itself, for the 'Mormons' know
that the first place that would be
raided If there should be a search for
the records would be their temple. !
found no records, but did obtain in.
formation about the records which
could go with these pictures in q
moving picture lecture. .
Threatens to steal Moroni.
Il felt frisky today and had
mind to wire TO that Mormon prophet
that If he made me any madden. that
I'd come back there and steal the
angel Moroni off the main steeple.
That shows how easy the temple is
for me Now, it isn't stealing goods
to take pictures. You don't take any
thing away only the camera you take
in, and you leave everything just as
it was So where is the larceny"
Max Florence's Record.
Max Florence is we'll known in
Salt Lake. especially to the police
and in saloon circles, and with the
former for many years bore an I'M
enviable reputation. Several years
ago, soon after his arrival in Salt
Lake, he established cheap restay-
rant near the o. S. l.. depot in South
Temple street but after domestic
trouble which brought him into the
lime light he sold out and engaged in
he saloon and amusement business.
Florence started the Utahna park
On Main street on the site of the
Boston and Newhouse 3 buildings,
where he ran skating rink and 9TH
er attractions of questionable charac.
ter, and where the police were called
on numerous occasions to quell dis
turbances and protect young girls
from evil influences. Florence also
conducted saloon near the park. In
the rear of the saloon were several
wine rooms, where men and women
nightly in drunken de.
bauches.
This place was a source of constant
to the police and Florence
was warned many times about the
of the saloon. On Jan. 13,
1907, he was arrested by Detective
and other officers on the
charge Of violating the liquor ordin.
ance but managed to wiggle out of the
case on a technicality. On Feb. 3,
1907, however, he was again arrested
for selling liquor on Sunday. The ar.
rest was made by Detective Earl Rip
ley and former Patrolman George h..
ris the latter disguised as a soldier.
He was convicted. fined SIS and his
license was revoked. That put Flor
ence out of the saloon business entire
ly.
His next venture was in the moving
picture business. He started the Ly.
ric. now the Shubert; the Luna, the
Elite. the Isis and the Bungalow, now
the Daniels, where several mysterious
fires have occurred recently.
1t was while Florence was engaged
in the picture show business he again
became involved in domestic turmoil.
Mrs. Florence charged him with a