Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-18

evil: And VIC have one other course
open. The territorial law distinctly
prohibits the frequcntinF OF the sa-
looms by women Yet retail liquor
Licenses are issued to women In this
district by the city government
Colonel Albright opened the meeting
with q brief outline OF the purposes OF
the petition II Of the meeting. lie
called attention to the failure of the
mayor and city council to enforce the
law. which, he said. was 4 plain duty,
and this failure. he held, had forced
the people to take cOgnizance of laws
which should have been enforced long
lago. lie quoted substance OF the
laws which, he held, applied to the
case. He said he had no desire to
reflect personally on Mayor Lester,
who he believed, had tried TO regulate
the district, but he thought that reg
ulntion would not do.
He called attention to the detcrior-
alton of property values resulting from
the existence of the district and held
that if 1t continued, it would even
ltually result In practical c~onilscation
He said property values had decreas-
ed from $500 to $40, 900 as a result of
the existence of the district.
He then suggested organization and
some discussion this resulted as
given above.
Colonel Albright objected TO being
made the secretary of the ~organiza--
ton. He said he desired to be Il
member of the executive committee
but he did not care TO be the Poo ban
of the movement. Others declining
the post however. he was finally ell
ected. Upon his motion the execu-
tive committee was empowered to
raise funds for carrying on the fight,
in case the council should not act ia
vorablv on the petition. 1t was at
this point that the statement was.
made that there was no desire on the
part of the leaders of the movement
to force the councils land or to seem
to be in the position of threatening
IT was merely desired to get imme-I
date action and to be in Il position
to do so II the council should not
give the relief asked.
Expressions followed from several
property owners Professor Goodell
of the Albuquerque business collegel
DR.. w. G.. Hope, DIR. G. II Conner, and
others spoke; all urging immediate ac-
ton and expressing regret that the
had been allowed to remain
so long in the heart of of the business
section DR.. Hope said it had been
a serious question in his mind wheth-
err or not he should leave Albuquer-
que on account of its existence: while
Dr.. Conner took up the question OF
what to do with the district in case
II should be removed from the Third
street section. DR. Connor took the
position that it did not matter what
became of the district; tina ii should
closed, and If established again in
a district where it might be objection
able, it should be closed again; bilt
that it should be done away With
The meeting ~&ajourncd with h un-
Outstanding hat those present and the
signers of the petition should be pres
ent at the council meeting Monday
night to give strength to the move
ment. Colonel Albright said during
the meeting that the petition did not
the strength Of the move
He expected to set a great
more namcs before the meeting
OF the council .on Monday night and
there were others who did not want
to sign the petition but who had ex-
pressed a desire to lend financial aid
to the movement if needed DR. Hope
indicated that lae did not think petit
lions amounted to very much. He
thought maj work 10y individuals
for more. Il can 90 out and
get Ioup out of five people" he sal I,
sign u petition to hang the most
poputlr miIlister in town. The pc
tition. however, is q strong one, car
the names Of a large majority
OF the property owncrs Of che district
north Of Central venue between First
and Fourth streets