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Show Published Every Saturday WEEKLY PUBLISHING C0H INC. A. W. RAYBOULD, Manager NK E. SCHEFSKI, Editor '1: ( 8UB8CRIPTION PRICE: i fli , In' the United 8Utes, Canada and' Mexico; 12.50 per. year, Including postage Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal for six months. n, 4.50 per year. BY GOODWIN8 : , , Payments should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at 8alt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 31 Phone Wasatch 5409 Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah 5 i" i RACE TRACK GAMBLING The emor stand taken by the recent state legislature and backed by George T. Dern, in passing the race horse bill, allowing the races, came as a great surprise to many people. The constitution provides that there shall be absolutely no gambling o ny sort or manner whatsoever, and the particular section pertain-tgambling reads, The legislature shall not authorize any game Biance, lottery, or gift enterprises under any pretense or for any bling at i po It can thus be seen that betting at horse races is in direct viola-o- f constitution and the gambling cannot be allowed unless section of the constitution pertaining thereto is repealed by the tie. The legislature has not the authority to make or change the but the same must go before the people to be voted upon. The people like horse racing, but no one ever dreamed that (resent big gambling machine would be set in operation here to all the money from the people. In years gone by, many working people would go to the saloons ill their checks and before they came out they had spent most eir money and went home dead drunk. In the case of horse the course of events are entirely reversed. Many of the women to the races, where they have jlaking their husbands most of their money betting on the races. It is a deplorable con-an- d as City Attorney W. H. Folland says, should be stopped, nd contends that the recent law is 'unconstitutional, and it is stitutional. City ordinances are based upon the constitution Mr. Folland is entirely within his rights when he demands that should be stopped at the race track, which is within the Sling limits of the city. It is surely amusing to read in last Tuesday mornings Tribune our city commissioners hedge upon the race horse gambling ion. Of course they did not fool anybody and the average gent person could plainly see what was the matter. These iissioners did not like to take a stand against Governor Dem, Jfeber J. Grant, and their subsequent opinions would have to ised upon a little investigation and probably advice before Jjould definitely commit themselves one way or the other. Commissioner Barnes, who has charge and supervision over the department, and who has taken an oath to suppress all gam-b- y enforcing the city ordinances, is as meek as a lamb and ler to the Tribune was, I will not be able to say just what , regarding the proposal until the city commission has gone 'ery carefully; as yet I have not been officially informed lch a proposal has been made. hu may depend upon it that Commissioner Baines will-bI areul. He furnishes several police officers and the patrol ' ?r protection of whom? at the race track. Why should e f8 stationed at the race track any more than they would be at as r Salt Lake theatres during shows? j1 !l not seem strange that a city commissioner can be non-- f 13 ln a case where the citys morality is at stake and in case the pay-chec- ks 11 e of open gambling? Attorney Folland does not take that stand. He quotes the law and says what ought to be done. He is not afraid to speak up. After the races opened up and The Citizen saw how the conducted and how people were induced to bet their money, we came out strongly against it. This gambling has brought into our fair city a host of surething artists and yeggman. Crime is increasing. The people are not only separated from their money al the race track, but they are being robbed at their homes by porch climbers. The decent people of the community are demanding that something be done to stop this crime wave, and we are for the decent gam-bling.w- people. as ' ROAD ETHICS Do the police pay any attention to automobile traffic violators? It appears not. s A few days ago one of these who marcel thei? cake-eater- hair with the electric curler, or probably paper, was driving up Fifth East at Liberty Park. This sheik was driving his car with his left hand, while his left hand was wound around the neck of his fair companion. Their lips closed in smack after smack, and their car was veering from one side of the street to the other. Travelers coming up from behind were wondering whether the steering gear had broken or whether the occupants had too much moonshine, and it was a wonder that several cars were not piled up in wreckage. This sort of thing is not unusual on the streets, but so far we have not heard or read of a single arrest. They were driving at eighteen miles per hour not fast, but just fast enough to kill any one or wreck anything they hit. Then there are others one would believe carried some dying person to the hopsital to save their life. Then we have the fellow who must get across the street first, regardless of right of way. As the ordinary citizen views all these violations, he is not surprised at the many accidents we have had, and it is a wonder that more people are not killed. We also wonder what the traffic officers aer doing; whether they are on the street or whether they have gone on a fishing trip. Probably the officers know it is useless to make an arrest unless some one is killed, and therefore, the laxity of enforcing the traffic laws. People who have no concern for his fellow man should be made to sit up and take notice and a $50 or $100 fine would go a long way in teaching perfect road ethics. i GASOLINE HOLDUP Gasoline vendors are raising the price of gas and reports have it that it will soon be forced up to 30 cents a gallon. It is said that gasoline can be made here for about 6 cents, which makes it a |