Show I J Criminal O Complaint Against Again t Purity I Union Kf KES CHA CHARGE f fI l I H N G P m kiBEt VB fAKE I a Newman Appeals to strict Attorney to Force IP of Evidence Alleged Laxity in City fl Y COMMISSIONER B B. NEWMAN apo ap- ap o eW W. W H. H Folland Tolland city day iday for a complaint against Henry lenry enry Evans and other off of- of f the Civic Betterment union on of shielding criminals and andl l lawbreakers breakers application application of the commissioner urinal complaints against oUI- oUI ATthe the union came as a a. result of I m made de by representatives of the ther I If the city commission last night that gambling pander- pander r and other crimes were freely feely elY committed in the city Newman contends that as a a. arof r. r of the city commission he is J obear part of the responsibility le fie le alleged conditions cited by rs rs of the league If such conI conar confar con- con I far ar r true he declares and the department has failed to curb curbis lis is the duty of the Civic Better- Better nion to furnish the commission evidence of law violations r. r that action can be taken Ls with the contention that Mr and others of the league are aref f shielding criminals and known when they refuse to fur- fur dence denae on which to make an Inti in- in ti ion tion n that Commissioner New- New lied for the complaint today S 1 NOTIFIED BY PHONE wing ring the between the stoner and Attorney Foll Folland nd ans ns was notified over the tele- tele f the proposed action of Mr n Attorney Tolland asked Mr Ir why he had not presented his evidence to the police departs depart depart- depart J s the the end o of obtaining According to Mr Newman Mr replied that he did not believe tion on would obtain the desired 1 roans Ivans vans however told the d the commissioner that the union had brought e e to to the attention of the Juve- Juve and made a thorough SSi He said it was a case where cafe proprietor was alleged to to the delinquency of 1 girl After an investigation by of the court and the union he heB hee heto to B e case case was dropped on account evidence Newman told Mr hat at he was not satisfied with jl 11 that one case had be been n brought attention of the juvenile nile court 4 49 h has as the union charges that it ito o ough gh evidence to cause a grand Mr Newman man de- de that members of the union furin fur- fur in with specific in ace ace ac- ac e with their duties as citizens the promise of Mr 11 Evans that Id divulge Id-divulge his evidence to Mr give him an opportunity and work toward the tion of those responsible the sl ner decided to defer filing Continued on page pa-e 7 COMMISSIONER MAKES Continued from page 1 criminal charges against the officers of the union I want the members member of the Civic Betterment union and else to toI understand I am not winking at anythIng anything anything any any- I thing that might be going on in Salt Lake said Mr Newman today If the Betterment union will furnish me methe methe methe I the evidence which its members claim I to have Ill I'll go to any limit to obtain I convictions On the other hand I be believe be- be lieve it the duty of the union officers to present their evl enc to the proper authorities and not to the new newspapers papers If Mr Evans does not keep his promise and furni furnish Oi h me with specific evidence I propose to ask the county attorney for tor complaints against officers of the union for shielding criminals I have nothing to fear and I am going to the bottom of this thing no matter who gets It in tIle the neck The opening gun in th thice vice ice crusade was fired by the members of the union at a meeting of the organization at atthe atthe atthe the Central Christian church last night when Mr 11 Evans sounded the keynote in tho the fight against vice with wilt the statement that It is the business of this union to bring pressure to bear bearon on the municipal government tb en enforce enforce enforce en- en force the law The mayor the commissioners commissioners com corn missioners and the police will yield to this moral pressure when they are told that they must yield or get out |