Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-20
CITIZENS SAY
DOWN WITH VICE.
City Fathers Will be Asked to
Remove Houses OF
Prostitution.
MOVEMENT MEETS WITH APPROVAL

The sending out of those invitations
to respectable gentlemen and married
men at that. from the Driscoll place
of prostitution on North Third street,
last week, will result In the undoing of
the women of the half world in Albu-
uuerque, if the hand writing on the
wall is TO be believed This fragrant
and hold means of soliciting trade Is
the straw that breaks the camels
back. This Haunting Of silks and sat
ms in fancy carriages before the UNI
| sophisticated OF Albuquerque will be
endured no longer. The good people
OF the city refuse to stand ii.
Yesterday there was hardly a pulpit
in the city from which the subject
was not discussed, and petitions were
laid on every altar for signers. To-
| night these petitions will be presented
to the city council, and the council
will BE- requested to take immediate
acuon toward abating the nuisance.
1t is the beginning of a crusade on the
houses of i'll fame that is sure to re-
move them eventually from the city
limits.
Inc movement was begun on Satur-
day, when Attorney A. b. McMillen
published a caro- in The Citizen call
ing the attention of the public 10 the
! brazen invitation sent out from the
Driscoll place and spoken of above.
A meeung was held IN Attorney Nc
Millen's Office on Saturday evening,
with the result that Mr.. McMillen was
elected president, and Prof. A. b.
/ Stroup, county superintendent of pub
| lie instruction, vice president, of an
organization of citizens who propose
to lead the fight against vice in AL
buquerque.
The petitions which have been cir
culated and will be presented TO the
city council tonight read as follows:
Petition.
To the City Council of the City OF
Albuquerque:
Gentlemen We, the undersigned
citizens of the city of Albuquerque re-
spectfully request and demand OF the
city council that the laws and ordi-
nances against prostitution in the city
Of Albuquerque be enforced.
The following card was sent out 10
the people of the city by the meeting
held Saturday night, signed by the
chairman:
To the people of Albuquerque:
Over five hundred invitations were
sent out from the Driscoll place on
North Third street to the men and
boys of Albuquerque. Are the fathers
and mothers and wives interested? If
so, what shall the answer be?
AT a meeting of citizens held Satur-
day night a committee was appoint
ed to address the city council orally
and also to present a petition from
the people of which a copy is given
above.
Do you approve the answer? A
number of such petitions are being
circulated, but it will be impossible to
reach more than a small portion OF
the people in that way.
If you approve the proposed petf-
tion and have not already signed one
you and your friends can sign the pc
tition printed below and send to the
undersigned. All petitions received
will be presented to the city council
by the committee. Respectfully,
A. B. M'MILLEN,
Chairman.
The law on the subject is very spe-
ciic, and there is little doubt but that
the city council will see fit to take
prompt action toward suppressing, il
not removing the evil altogether.
!, 1t is understood today that a com
mittee of gentlemen are making COM
parsons of the writing on the enve-
lopes, and it is asserted with consid-
cradle authority that the arrest OF
several young men, who are accused
of sending invitations to respectable
married gentlemen, will take place in
a few days, and, again, it is asserted
that certain jokers sent out invitations
to certain gentlemen Just to make
trouble" These accusations will have
to be investigated, but in any event
the big blowout at the Driscoll red
light joint, on North Third street
which was held last Saturday night
has caused a big stir and the crimson
4 district is now under serious consider
, alton by the decent people of the city
Meat at 20 per cent reduction at tn,
Union market. for cash. William
Goeting, 207 West Gold avenue