Show 3 J FUND ti ii PLEA LEA TO POLICE ROUSES MA YORi i erwin Vows Intent Intent to 11 Halt Action at Once j J Disclosure that Salt Lake City poJ police police po po- po- po lice officers have been solicited for fori i donations to the Democratic camIt campaign cam cain It ai fund despite their civil serce sere ser- ser e I vic ce status under orders from Poi Ponee Po- Po i nee ct Chief Harry Hary L. L Finch aroused s. s 1 i the Ox indignation and surprise of e 1 jayor E. E B. B Erwin Monday J l j 1 dont don't know how they get that 1 lj ajr Mayor Erwin Ervin IWin declared I Ij j I Intend to stop it at once k The additional disclosure that soI solicitation so so- of the city board of health offices has already resulted in the I 1 pledging of 10 per cent of the SepI Sep Sep- I I umber salaries of 47 physicians I nurses inspectors stenographers jand aid ind other appointive of offit fit he department to the Democratic at chest also was n news ws to the mayor No of the public safety department is required to contribute to any fund he declared Of course I dont don't want to interfere with the constitutional right of anyone to contribute if he or she so de- de sires tires Bid Did for Funds Regarded as unprecedented in the political experience of veteran police police police po po- po- po lice officers who have always considered considered considered con con- themselves and their jobs I as being completely removed from fromI I politics as civil service I the bid for Democratic campaign f contributions was as launched Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day night Captain E. E E. E Brown who said he was acting under orders from Police Police Police Po Po- Po- Po lice Chief Finch told 20 officers as they reported for the graveyard shift Mayor Erwin Ervin thought it would be nice if they donated to the Democratic campaign fund Members of the shift immediately found themselves on the horns of a apolitical apolitical apolitical political dilemma One patrolman expressed fear of possible consequences conse conse- if it he failed to comply with the suggestion from Captain Captai Brown and a like fear as to what the civil service commission would do i if he did contribute t C. C C C. Richards chairman of ot the civil service commission confirmed the general belief that Salt Lake City's police are removed from politics politics poli poll tics under th the theory of civil service On Oil Deer Hunt Deer Hunt Chief Finch could not be reached for comment He was reported to have left have left Sunday on a deer hunt with Ray Pinney secretary to toM M Mayor Erwin J Jr J. S. S Earley office manager of the public safety department however however however how how- ever said Mayor Erwin had issued no iio order through him to solicit police police police po po- po- po lice officers for funds Mr Earleys Barleys name Is among the 47 department of health and other public safety building who signed a petition pledging ing lag 10 per cent of their September salaries to the Democratic cause His contribution is listed at 20 Dr T. T J J. J city health commissioner is listed as pledging 2685 while Dr Henry Raile city physician appears on the petition as the tile donor of 1950 Other relatively large contributors appearing on the petition include Dr L. L A. A Browne head of the dairy meat and food division 1950 Dr M. M J. J Taylor assistant to Dr Raile 1710 Gertrude Gertrude Gertrude Ger Ger- trude Moyle board of health statistician statistician statistician statis statis- 1465 and Maxine Allen Mr Barleys Earleys secretary 10 The smallest of the pledged donations donations dona- dona t ions was representing Dr Dr- J. J Z Browns Brown's contribution Perhaps the Democratic county committee ommittee is responsible Mayor Erwin said At any rate C t was not consulted |