The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-01
PROTEST AGAINST
EVIL CONDITIONS
Landlords Will Be Exposed
And Prosecuted BY The
Organization
COMMITTEE SECURING NAMES.
viii Report In the Open session and
Spare mo- One Guilty Of Rent
ing Houses.
VIGOROUS SPEECHES MADE.

Carrying their cause straight to
the people, the citizens of the First
and Second wards who object to the
women OF Kentucky avenue moving
into that section OF the city. decided
at session last night to call a mass
meeting in the city hall next Tues
day night. All other reputable citi-
zens are invited TO attend this mass
meeting
At that meeting, committee APP
pointed last night to investigate
whether any bawdy women have
moved into that section and to as
certain the owners OF the houses
rented to them. will report and they
were Instructed TO be prepared to
F.. read any and all names out pub
licly.
The humor OF the meeting last
night was that the owners of hous-
es. which are rented to bawdy wom-
en-. should be vigorously prosecuted
The women only will be prosecuted.
where they own the houses in which
they live. except as secondary
means OF accomplishing their pur-
pose.
As predicted editorially in The
Sun. the movement which began with
comparatively small start, seem
ingly is growing into a wave. which
may be the most potent factor In
the next municipal campaign.
Members stated last night that
women have moved into houses on
Eighth street and on Burnett street.
In the last two days, from Kentucky
avenue, as forecasted several weeks
ago In The Sun. II was further as
serted that last night while the meet
Ing was going on. many other hous-
es would be occupied by these wom-
en-.
Speeches Are Made.
The temporary organization was
made permanent organization with
the old officers continuing to serve.
Several speeches were made and At
torney W. A. Berry explained the le-
gal aspects of the movement. He
said they could not prevent the wo-
men moving into the houses, but
that ii ought to be an easy matter to
lndict them for their practices. and
he suggested that the owners of
houses rented TO such persons should
be prosecuted relentlessly. Each day
constitutes different offense ana
the fine for each offense is 500.
Mr.. Joe Potter. who was a visitor,
not living in either OF the two wards,
suggested that IL there was no writ
ten law whereby they could prevent
disreputable characters moving into
their section OF the city. an unwrit-
ten law should be devised.
He said the city administration
could help them and suggested tina,
certain persons already living in
their wards. should be swept out
along with the new ones.
Mr. J e. Wilhelm spoke vigorous
ly against the infection of the wom-
on on any section of the city and
said IL was in their rights to de-
mand an explanation from certain
city officers. and to instruct their
representatives in the council. to use
their authority to solve the question
In moral light.
The committee OF four appointed
to investigate the migration of the
women expect to be prepared to car
ry out literally the instructions. that
the names Of the owners of houses
rented to disreputable characters
shall be read in the open mass meet
Ing next Tuesday night.
Many new names were added to
the list from the citizens present who
did not attend the other meetings
With right and the law on their side,
they expect to make II so disagreed
BILE for undesirable characters to