The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-24
LAS CRUCES WOMAN
SAYS REGULATION
Gets RESULTS
Mrs. 0rrin A. Foster, News
paper Woman. Tells Albu.
querque Women Effect of
Early Closing of Saloons.

= few of AlbuQuerqie's public
spirited women gathered az the Al
varndo hotel SUNDAY morning To ex-
change ideas on civic betterment
with Mrs. Orrin A. Poster, a news
paper OF Las cruces. who has
had active experience In civic i'm
proyemcnt work In several New Mex
ioo towns. When asked regarding
the early closing OF saloons In las
cruces Mrs Foster said
Our saloon ordinance closes sa-
looms at $50 sharp ~ the law ~
strictly enforced by an earnest city
council. the majority OF whose mem-
beers. IL not the entire council, voted
wet In last spring campaign on
the issue of local option, Las Cruz
ces has Eve saloons. The ordinance
known as the early closing ordi-
nance was passed Immediately after
the election n was given us by an
nvowedly wet council to prove their
prediction statement that the sa-
looms could he controlled and run
quietly and kept closed according to
city ordinance"
Mrs. Foster ala not know the
opening hour for saloons In Las cru
ces. though II is about 6 or : o'clock
"a. m, but told her callers that the
closing hour is carefully obeyed by
the yacating 81 the place by an cus-
toners, and the barring OF all doors
and windows. and with the lights
burning TN midnight. the door IL
locked n all is quiet. Snloonmen.
she said, p%etitioned the town coun-
Gil with 500 names on their list to
permit the saloons To remain open
until li;3 80 y. m. but were quietly
refused Such faith have the people
In the good intention OF the council
that they did not attempt To secure
signers Ia counter petitions nor hold
meetings OF feel nny unrest as to the
result. and the result justified their
confidence.
business men who had long felt
that the Ions hours were conducive
To good business and good fellowship
and many OF whom voted wet are
delighted with the present early clos
ing law, Mrs. Foster said. and say
that business conditions are i'm
proved and bills are much more
promptly paid than formerly. The
ladies wished to know how the Las
Cruces council managed To keep h
49, fN'H AANA NAAhAAAE w NAhN
nance. They were told that the
council found conditions improved.
the streets safe and quiet at night.
men who had gone home nj midnight
now went hours earlier or Joined
their families az the picture shows.
The grocers told the council that
checks always heretoi ne cashed in
saloons were now chshed in the
dora mud III. $50. eV...s Nk.p.
They found thai bTawls were seldom
now and drunkards SO decreased that
they advised saloon men to so CON
tinue II they did not desire the en-
tire abolishment Of the saloon. whom
the saloon men and their friends
prepared To open a social club the
city council advised them that their
licenses would be evoke and the
trouble was over.
4 man who Is found intoxicated on
the street is iniled aud put on the
city streets To work as a fine. Hence
few will dare the second arrest and
keep out of public places when
drinking. Pete lhe Mexican day
officer Of Las Cruces. Mrs. Foster
said. begged FOR the longer hours for
saloons. as he could not keep the
streets clean for lack of men. The
Women decided to help Pete out. and
aid So by promptly reporting all
staggering men to the lfhcers and
though restrictions are strict. the
streets are since kept clean bN the
increased number reported. these
having missed officer Petc's lenient
and somewhat sympathctic eye.
The hoy" evil Is also almost abb
sent In Las cruces. though vigiiant
mothers fear there are ntill lapses
In this respect and hat there exist
Instances OF liquor being sold to mi
nors Few would go back To the old
days Of open s%nloons. open twenty
four hours. S6i days in the year or
eve back 20 the II o'clock closing
hour.
The saloon men OF Las Cruces
leave their saloons open rs 10 win
dow shades an day and an night
each sunday. said Mrs Foster, "and
they are found with their families IN
their cars on for the hills or ON the
splendid country roads Ia =. Paso or
Elephant Butte. Las Cruces has the
best controlled saloon system of any
town permitting aloons To operate
la New Mexico, and Albuquerque
buseiness men and others will find
II they look INTO u that what has
helped aud improved las Cruces
with is 5000 reputation will i'm
prove Albuquerque with It's three
times that many people" Mrs. Foster
told the ladies Las Cruces r. the
only place in bona Ana county where
saloons are allowed with the exeep-
ton of the little town vi organ,
which now has a saloon. pending the
7 settlement of the question of Illegal
votes cast In the election. which suit
is noW In the courts.