El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-25
CAN'T CLOSE UP SAM ROWAN'S AND
TOM POWERS CLUB SAYS MARCUM
In Report City Council He Says Suits Filed Months
Ago By District Attorney, Sleeping the Dockets"
Are Bar to Filing Suits By Himself Makes
Report to the City Council

that these suits might be instituted
in the name OF the state Of Texas, and
TO further ObViate the necessity or Sc
curing private individuals To act as
party plaintiffs in each suit. Since the
commencement Of this work. AR Groom
has lent me every assistance In his
power, and upon the trial of such cases
which have been disposed OF, he has
been very material aid I have filed
80 suits in the 34th district court AMI
Of this number - social clubs have
closed their doors
Soldier Clubs Resume.
Three Of the original 90 proceeded
against are located on the Military
reservation, and 1 have permitted them
to reopen at the request Of the COM
handing officers of the 23rd and
Seventh infantry. the three clubs in
question being strictly soldier orgaul-
changes The commanding officers OK
the two regiments have assured me.
both verbally and in writing, that these
clubs viii be run under their personal
supervision for soldiers only. and that
no civilians viii be permitted upon the
premises
ION the 10th Of April. / filed suit
against the Cactus club, but the court
refused TO grant preliminary injunc-
ton, for the reason that similar cause
had been tried and certain issues rela-
tive TO il, had been adjudicated by a
jury. However. / have re-filed this
suit and il is set down for trial upon
the merits. on the 31st OF May
Can't Close Two.
There are two clubs operating in
the city which 7 cannot proceed against
in the name Of the state, namely. the
West Texas Athletic club, run by sam
Rowan. and the International Social
club. owned by Tom Powers I am
unable TO proceed against these clubs
for the reason that suits against them
have been hitherto filed in the Sfth
and 65th district courts by Y. ".
Brfdgers, district attorney. and these
suits filed by him, are now sleeping
on the docket
THE suit against the International
Social club was filed by Mr.. Bridgers
more than year ago. and no action
has been taken in that cause other than
TO modify the original restraining or
der. and permitting the club TO reopen.
the modifying order being recommend
ed by Mr.. Bridgers- In the case of West
Texas Athletic association. Mr.. Bridg-
suit against this club on the 10th day
OF April, 1916, with prayer that the
club show cause why an injunction
should not issue against il enfoining
without a license The writ was made
1915.
Barred From Filing.
Upon the return day. however. upon
motion Of the state, by Mr.. Bridgers,
this cause was postponed indefinitely
Mr. Bridgers filed this suit on the same
day on which / filed nineteen other
suits, praying for temporary injunc-
tions II was filed between the hours
OF Il a m. and 5 p IN, on April 10th.
and when 1 presented my petition To
the court on the same day, and between
and 4 o'clock p M I was confronted
by the suit as filed by Mr.. Bridgers
1 cannot proceed against these clubs
in the name OF the state for the rea-
son that any suits which / might pre-
sent would properly be abated upon