Show J. J N Out o on a a Limb COURSE one can never tell what a w woman womanS man OF OP S has up her sleeve even if she hasn't any anyS any S sleeves S Her strategy is is beyond mans man's under under- standing It s seems ems po possible ible that some such suchS S th thoughts may run through the mind of Mayor Erwin as as' he Je e reflects upon the newest proposal proposalS S made by the group of club women who have S been offering some pretty pointed remarks remarks' S about law Jaw enforcement in this city On what t they y believe to be their success in having proved the police department helpless S Jn l 1 combating vice here claiming its he heads ds have haveS S admitted as much they make the bold recommendation S. S that vice be licensed here here uin in orderS order'S order S that the city receive revenue from such places instead of the grafters who now receive it Surely that is putting the mayor out on a limb I i Only one of two things could he do As head t of f- f the department of ot public safety he could declare in a loud tone of voice that the police force is not helpless helpless' To this th the women's rejoinder re- re j joinder inder would require only one word word dem demonstrate dem I Possibly the mayor anticipated this awkward awkward awkward awk awk- ward situation so o he inched along on the limb unwittingly so far that he dropped of off and plumped into the net the ladies had spread beneath beneath beneath be- be neath him not him not so O much to break his fall as to toS S ensnare ensnare him So when they proposed licensing S vice what did the mayor say Just this Its uIt's the only thing to do Then The city S should have the revenue Further I ha have e tried fried to have this done It should be done e If this i. i is not nota a complete confession that his I police department Is helpless then what is it If It it is is why is it If it is not an invitation to all allI I sorts of underworld characters to come here to ply their evil businesses what is it S The mayor should know that the city cornS com com- S sion is wholly without power to license what is prohibited by state law He should also know 5 that that that-no no state legislature in Utah has ever lent a willing ear to any proposal that would open the thedoor door to to legalizing vice He Be should know his S own own constituency better The people of this community would rise up in their wrath and andS S f S smother the commission with protests if the 1 matter even seemed likely to to- receive its serious consideration The The whole affair perhaps may rna be passed of off I Ii i J as just one more amusing episode in recent municipal history The ladies of the federation no doubt had difficulty in controlling their as his honor took the bait they d dangled before him All AH we are waiting for now is the next move of these It will willbe willbe willbe be something smart smart we we feel sure of that |