Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-20
ONE FRED LIGHT" DISTRICT MUST
 DISAPPEAR SOON Council Abolishes That in East Pine Bluff on Plea of
 2,000 People.
HARVEY HOGG IS
 NAMED TREASURER
Federal Court Clerk Wants City tO Pay $1, ,6O9 Due as Court Costs in Water Rate CaSe-Fence
 for Cemetery.

ASSAAA5 SAA o pSliIAoA U0ol III tltC signatures of more than 2,O0O resi- dents of Pine Bluff, most of whom re- side east of Main street, the city counc'l last night, by an unanimous vote, ordered abated by November 15, the bawdy houses on East Fourth ave- nue, East Fifth avenue and Missouri street.
 The order affects eleyac houses, six operated by negroes anl frequent ed by white men and five conducted by white women.
 The petition, which was circulated by several men who reside in the eastern portion of the city, was start ed by the Civic League of East Pine Bluff and large numSer of the sig natures were se;ured by the mem brs. The petition was presented D the council by Mrs. A. J. Gunther. who stated that they desired these women removed from their neighbor- hood, as children going to school are forced to pass these houses or incon- venience themselves by going far out of their way.
 Mrs. Guenther stated that it lad been brought to their attention that boys of the age of 13 years had fre- quented these places. '.If they must be in Pine Bluff, she told the cou.l- Gil, you can surely find some other section of the city to move thsm 10. When forced to go by those houses I fhir1rc again. We want our sec c'ion of the city free of these houses so that our children will not be menaced by conditions that now exist"
 The council chamber was fi;led with residents of the eastern section of the city. A large number of wonl- en were also present and urged the petition be granted.
 After the petition had been read Alderman Sorrells moved it bs grant ed, declaring that the force behind f. could not be ignored. Alderman Sorrells said that it had long been his desire to have these women re- moved from this section of the city and that they should be ordered out at once.
 "We do not owe them any retreat. We do not need them at all, and would be better off without them" asserted MT. Sorrells.
 Alderman Simpson made a shcrt talk in which he explained to the pe. titioners present that the council had done everything possible to regalate these houses, but as it was the will of the people he was in favor of mov- ing them.
 Mayor Disclaims responsibility.
 "They have been here ever since have been here" said Mayor Simon Bloom. "They were not placed there by this council.s They were remove from some other street by the past mayor, who was confronted with the same conditions that nov exist. Tn residents in the vicinity where they were located complained of thell being there and they. were moved tt their pesent location, l am as much in favor of moving the houses as an! of you, but I do not think that it wass brought before the council in th' proper way. This matter. as yo" gentlemen known, has always beer brought up in executive session. ant we have always tried to do the hes with it.;
 Mrs. Guenther replied to the may Tor, saying: :. "This matter has been referre! t' special committees number of time and on each occasion it was smoothe' over nicely, with nothing done. It f for the sake of our children that WI ask you to honor our petition. l be licvo that you can, find some place T. segregate these women, where tn" will not have to be seen so consp':n ous."
 Committee On Vice.
 | Alderman Sorrel's made a snn: talk again in which he said tha, th houses would have to b. vacated oe cause the city was preparing D ore1 \ East Fifth avenue, a movement wilc i is being pushed by the ladies or lE
 Civic league, and that when II wa ! CONTINUED ON PAGE THPhn'