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Show : MORE BLUNDERING. ! Now that Chief of Police White has ' so far carried out his proclaimed plan ; : j of expelling immoral women from the j i city that has assembled them into a ; J " segregated district, his subordinates have become so enthusiastic with its suc- i cess that they are extending it to no- : toiious criminals, and allowing them to i escape. ' The chief of police declares solemnly - that "Curly" Carter, who sauntered out of jail when Jailer Pitts politely turned his back, is "one of the greatest i crooks in the country," and that "we ; must get him back." Jailer Pitts ex- plains that Carter was a model prisoner and was therefore accorded every courtesy. cour-tesy. Although he had been caught after a costly nation-wide search and was being held for a $20,0U0 swindle in Philadelphia, he was accorded every courtesy and an excellent chance to es- cape, of which he took full advantage. A few days ago a business man, high-. high-. v esteemed in his own community L. . T. Canmann of Memphis was arrested as a common criminal. The. arresting officer would not give him an oppor- tnnity to explain, but silenced him roughly, dragged him off to jail and placed him in a cell. Every courtesy ' was denied him and he was refused even the small privilege of sending a i message, by telephone or otherwise, to ' his hotel. The police would not tell him on what charge he was being held, nor would they communicate with those per- f sons whom he gave as reference. Even- tually he employed a police court law- 1 yer, who carried a message through the : enemy lines. The lawyer wsnt to the ! Hotel Utah; and learned that Mr. Can- mann's story was true in every respect, i ' ; Having no shadow of a charge agaiust ; ;; Mr. Canmann, the police were compelled ! to release him, after he had been shown every possible discourtesy. We have cited these contrasting cases so that the public may judge for itself what .is the matter with the police detriment. de-triment. Pleas of good faith, but limitless lim-itless ignorance and inefficiency may be endured for a time, but the Salt Lake public will soon demand a stricter accountability. ac-countability. The escape of ' ' Curly ' ' Carter has j an extremely sinister aspect, and the ! ! . public will not be satisfied until all pos- I sible light has been shed upon it by the I authorities. |