The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-18
rid HEll'S ACRE
Of ALL. SALOONS
The Promises OF Four Commis-
sioners Favor Reform,
RESTRICT SALOON DISTRICT
| Definite Action VIII Not Be Taken
Until Return Of Mayor Davis
and Commissioner Powell
| from Montreal, Can.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 1s.-All
the saloons will be removed from
FIells Half Acre
The pledge of four members of
the city commission to that effect
was made to a committee of Sundays
mass meeting Tuesday morning, and
it is known that Commissioner Pow
ell, before leaving for Montreal, an
nounced that he would vote for such
a measure if he had an opportunity
Both he and Mayor Davis vii have
an opportunity to vote upon the mat
ter, for out of Difference to their re-
quest the other members of the COM
mission postponed final action upon
the question until the two absent Of
ficials return.
But while the mayor and water
missioner ;fre away Police Com
missioner Mulkeq and Corporation
Counsel Slay will be drafting an or
dinance 10 meet the situation in re-
gard to the "acre" saloons, and this
will be in readiness for immediate
action when the full commission
meets again in about two weeks.
| 1t is taken for granted that the
! limits of the saloon district this side
! of Trinity river will be confined to
/ Houston and Main streets, though
| the commissioners did not pledge
themselves to that detail, preferring
| to make more thorough investiga-
! tion of the proposition before reach
| ing a final decision upon it.
Marked enthusiasm greeted the
announcement of the various Off
cials that they agreed with the senti-
ments of the petitioners that the sa-
/ loon and the ''acre' should be di-
vorced There was large crowd
| in attendance upon the meeting and
, as each member of the commission
declared himsef upon the question he
received a round OF applause.
| Gilvin Ready to Act Now.
! Comm So Ter Gilvin was h" fir3t
to speak out on the matter. He said:
81 do not wish to sidestep the mat
! ter and am willing to act now. When
conditions become such that an of
ficer is shot down from the back
while he is in the discharge of his
duty, ! think the True his coue tc
iact I am not in - or of any un'
L ecessary delay in the matter, br
out of courtesy to Mayor Davis and
Commissioner Powell who request
ed that we postpone action until
latter they return, ! am in favo" q
doing so " After the meeting wa:
over Mr.. Givin expressed himself II
more definite terms as favoring the
removal of the saloons from the
"acre -
Commissioner Mulkey, whose at
latitude on such matters is general!
known, said: Il had not had va
cation for two years or more, so
went into hiding place last weel
and only one man knew where
was. The marshal of San Angelo
brought me the first message o
Campbell's death. He came after
me. Campbell was a man under IN!
appointment, and | had no doubt o
his bravery. He handed me his res
lignation a few weeks ago. but late
came and said that If he left tha
resignation in our hands he woult
be called coward He had caution
but with all that he was shot dowl
in a place that has caused me NOR
trouble than any other thing Their
was an effort to remove 1t even be
fore the commission form of gov
ernment came in.
Mnlkey's Contention.
Men came to me and said tha
1.-THE breaking up of the acre woul
mean the distribution of prostitute
over the residence section of tn
city, and business men claimed tha
lit would ruin their business, but
would not. Many men have mis
understood me. My contention ha
always been to place the saloons Il