Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-03-06 | Page 12 | Why Policemen Do Not Arrest Lawbreakers

WHY POUCEMEN s DO NOT ARREST LAWBREAKERS Whin Chief af Pollee B r Orant wma eakl in la moraine; why lb thousands of i.i who daily expectorate on tha eide-walka eide-walka of lha business district m not ar-reatad ar-reatad and proaaculad ha aald "Wi hava mad many arreate for per-aona per-aona breaklna; tha ordinances pertalnlns to thla. but It la unnecessary to humlllata tham by having ttiam appear bofora tke police court. Thay ara moatly good Htl-aaba Htl-aaba and ara prominent. A lecture In my of flea does mora (uod than a prosecution would." 1 Tha chlar ecreed that lhara waa murh nlttliin on lha atraata and tliat It waa a serious manaca to tha public health, but aald tliat there waa notblna ona of hla policemen would miliar not do than to ar. raal ...in.- prominent cltlsen for spltlln on tlie aldewalk, or warn him not to do It acaln. "Moat of those who expectorate on tha aldewalka do It from tone of habit, or unc onscloualy," aaya tha chief. "If theae men ware to be arreetad and taken before the pollre Judge and fined IS. which the law cella for. theee pereuna would aoon braek themaelvea of the ob-noxlotie ob-noxlotie and denxeroua habit and be more conscious of where they aplt." aald Dr. Paul.