Show WELFARE SOCIETY SOCIETY OFFICIALS CONFER ON OGDEN CRIME OGDEN March 7 A A conference w at attended attended at- at tended by Mayor Frank Francis Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner O. O B B. B Maason l Chief of ot Police Police Po Po- Po- Po lice Curtis L. L Allison and the Rev L L. A A. Garrison president and C. C S S. S Springer secretary of the Ogden Betterment Betterment Bet Bet- league following the Issuance of ot a statement by President Garrison casting criticism upon the city adminIstration admin admin- and police department foe fair al alleged al- al vice conditions In tn the city was held In the city hall Tuesday afternoon after after- 1 noon President Garrison was asked to present some of the charges or the tho evidence of the charges he had made In the statement He Ile then answered that the Betterment league had procured procured procured pro pro- cured Information from a a. private detective detective de de- de- de which It had employed This detective is said to have advised the league of the places where liquor had been purchased and where gambling was carried on President ent Garrison admitted admitted admitted ad ad- ad- ad however that conditions In n Ogden Ogden Og Og- Og- Og den at the present were vastly Improved Improved improved Im Im- proved over a a. few months ago Mayor Francis and Chief Allison made I statements In regard to th the conditions In the city showing that much had I been been accO accomplished by br th the department In I ridding the city a of bootleggers and gamblers The mayor said it was his belief that the police pollee department ha has shown a wonderful improvement In Jn the last year ear He said the records of th the department In the number of ot arrests for liquor and gambling cases bears out this assertion The mayor called caned upon the Rev Mr Garrison an and officers officers of of- of the Betterment lea league e to give specific Instances of law violation cases or have direct accusations made so the cases could be handled In the regular channels of ot prosecution After a two-hour two discussion the conference conference con con- ference closed with the announcement that the Betterment e e league would present present pre pre- nv sent cases e of law violations s to the po po- po lice |