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Show V t.lt lake vr::c:: viiey iinov,' on r iiould know to le c::oo::r. tiiey have MAINTAINED MAIN-TAINED AX ATTITUDE 'OF INDIFFERENCE THAT 13 POSITIVELY INSULTING TOWARD TEE CITIZENS AVIIO AKE PAYING TAXES IN OEDEE THAT THE POLICE MAY GET 'THEIR SALARIES. ' Not only is property unsafe in Salt -Lake but lives are hi darker. The bandits -who. are committing commit-ting these crimes are desperate men. They are armed and they do not hesitate to use their revolvers. revol-vers. One of them fired a f hot Saturday night at a victim who did not start toward his cash register fast enough to 6uit therobber. ' ' -. So certain are these desperadoes that they have nothing to fear from the police that they no longer take the precaution to disguise themselves with masks. THE INCOMPETENCY OF THE POLICE IS AS APPARENT TO THE ROBBERS AS IT IS TO THE CITIZENS. It is unsafe to be on the residence streets after dark. It is unsafe to be in one's own house or one's own stdre. - THE THUGS HAVE THE CITY AT THEIR MERCY: AND THE POLICE CONTINUE TO DO NOTHLNG WITH THAT EARNESTNESS AND THOROUGHNESS THAT CHARACTERIZES CHARACTER-IZES THEM. The Telegram insists that something be done. IF CHIEF LYNCH MAKES NO MOVE THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD INSTRUCT HIM TO ACT OR CALL FOR HIS RESIGNATION. IF TniS THING CONTINUES A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE NECESSARY. Protection From Thugs. The thugs and robbers that are infesting Salt - Xake continue to demonstrate the inefficiency of the police. . ' . The police themselves have not done anything to demonstrate it. They have done nothing at all. That is their fanious specialty. They are the best in the world at it. - Saturday night two stores within the business district were robbed. The majority of the police are I supposed to be in the business district. They were ' tar, far away from the places that were robbed, however. how-ever. After it was all over they patrolled the locality, local-ity, going on the theory that the robbers would be apt to spend their time near the scene of the crime. Bobbers are noted for sueh tricks. WHAT ARE THE POLICE GOING TO DO 'ABOUT IT? TniS TniNG IS BECOMING SERIOUS. SERI-OUS. If business men having stores in the heart of the city are to be held up at the point of a revolver and robbed in ne earlv hours of the evening with no protection from the police it is time to get protection pro-tection of some other kind. THE POLICE HAVE DONE NOTHING. THEY HAVE MADE NO EFFORT TO RID THE CITY OF SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS. THEY HAVE 7IADE NO ARRESTS .OF PERSONS LIVING IN f |