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Show I LEAGUE FAVORS , LICENSED SALOON Provo Citizens Advocate Regulation Reg-ulation of Liquor Traffic Instead In-stead of Prohibition. Special to The Tribune. PROVO. Oct. 3. Resolutions advocating advocat-ing license and regulation of open saloons Instead of prohibition as a means for minimizing the liquor traffic and denouncing de-nouncing the present city government for employing "tramp detectives" to eo-c-ure evidence of liquor violations, were passed tonight at a meeting of the Provo Promotion league. It was declared in a resolution that most of the leaders in the local option movement are backing prohibition hero for the benefit of Salt Lake. The league Is composed of members of the so-called "liberal" element, those who oppose prohibition pro-hibition and are backing Walter Adams for mayor and J. Frank llalllday for commissioner In the coming city election. The resolution In regard to the "tramp detectives" stated that enforcement of all law should be turned over to a competent compe-tent police force rather than to "spotters" "spot-ters" and others. It decried the ubo of the cltv's money to Induce Provo citizens to sell" liquor in violation of the law. The resolution attacking the prohibition prohibi-tion leaders was in. part as follows: In regard to most of the leaders in the local option move, we know that our burdens are Increasing and our "curse" made more grievous by the' fact that the programme of political expediency, outlined and secured se-cured by many men higher up In the social and political world, Is carried out for the profit of our state's capital capi-tal and the exploitation of our fair city. The resolution calling for license and regulation of saloons admitted the evil of intemperance, but expressed dissatisfaction dissatis-faction at the present plan of reaching the evil. The following committees were appointed ap-pointed Finance W. K. Farrer, Fred Stubbs, Jolui U. Duchi, L. Llsonbce and Ben F. Rea, Members of executive committee from voting districts First, H, A- Smoot, Thomas Farrer; second, Thomas Leon.-ard. Leon.-ard. W. F Olson: third, William Leavltt, E. A Mitchell; fourth, Frank Perry, A. M. Zabrlskle; fifth, John Martin, J. N. Gulick: sixth, John H. Snyder, F. McNltt; seventh, Hyrum Hatten, W. J. Burgess; eighth, Eden Moore and John N. Strong. |