El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-27

IL E-aoO Is moro 4EllE CledIleQ
up. getting rid Of undesirable
women and Of bootleggers. a can
torment viii be established here.
with one division Of $4,000 men. and
possibly two. At a mass meeting Of
representative citizens held in the
city council chamber Wednesday af-
ternoon senator Claude 3. Hudspeth
announced that this promise had been
made to him at Washington by r B.
Fosdicks in charge Of national SOL
diers' welfare activities.
After a frank diagnosis Of the
social and liquor evils in FL Paso
every citizen present raised his hand
in pledge TO support mayor Charles
Davis and the city officials and
sheriff Seth B. Orudorff and the
county officials in the work Of eradi-
eating the evils complained Of by the
government. This eradication is to
take place at once, according to the
declaration Of the mayor
NEST Have Clean Health Bill.
Mayor Davis called the meeting to
order and made brief mention of his
recent trip 10 Washington in COM
pany with senator HUdspeth- Sec
rotary Baker doesn't feel unkindly to
wards FL Paso. but demands that we
secure a clean bill Of health from MI
Fosdick before he locates a canton
ment here" said the mayor.
The war secretary informed me he
would come TO Ell PasO TO investigate
conditions as soon as possible. specif-
ically during the early part Of Janu-
AIRY" said Senator HUdspeth. When
I discussed the matter with the seCre-
tary, he referred me to Mr.. FOsdiCk.
who told me he would recommend the
placing Of a cantonment here If we
did certain things"
Gets Information Secretly.
From some secret source, the gov
eminent is receiving weekly reports
on social conditions in Ell Paso. the
senator explained. Some Of these re-
ports, shown him at Washington, read
Prostitution widespread; no police
suppression"
Bootleggins universal, mainly by
3itne drivers and Me1icans."
Heavy Penalties Forthcoming.
Between prostitutes and bootleg
gers and soldiers. we prefer soldiers,
said she mayor. IN making further eE-
PLANTATION Of the object Of the meet
ing The minds OF myself and the
council are therefore made up that
TIE former must be eXterminaued.
Police judge 2. +. Jenkins has been
instructed TO assess heavy penalties
in such cases and the city attorney
will fight all appeals to the limit"
Declaring that the people should
cooperate with the police, P NJ Dud-
ley said quick action was necessary,
because even with the soldiers here
nov, the government viii close every
legitimate saloon unless boOtlegging
ceases.
Illegal Dives Must Go.
he and Burt Orndorff had with secre-
tary Baker some months ago. while
the secretary was friendly to FL PasO
as q whole, he was just as unfrieEdly
to those things that have crept into
our city that are as much detriment
to US as to soldiers" he said We
cannot get a cantOnment unless We IN
good faith eliminate those evils. We
are confronted with the fact that
things exist here that cannot exist
side By side with a csntonment. We
have to put the Illegal dives out OF
business"
Mr.. Fosdiek is dissatisfied with san
Antonio also. the mayor explained at
this juncture and has recommended
that ii be abandoned as a military
post The city has been given a
definite time to clean up.
Fl Paso shows Best Spirit.
FL Paso has shown better spirit
than any other Texas city" ma
tioual soldiers recreation worker re-
Gently reported, according to julius
Kra Eauer. Of the local recreation COM I
mittee. We recently raised $4,000
for soldiers entertainment here, and
have shown our good spirit in many Z
ways" said Mr. Krakauer- Are we
going TO throw away all cur advan- I
tages simply because we can't clean I
upZ We are now in need Of q large I
public movement such as that which I
ridded the city of gambling. Public Z
sentiment accomplished that result 4
without the cooperation Of city Off /
cials and now, with city officials I
leading US, we should have no 4
trouble"
There is no local law against selling I
liquor TO soldiers, and the mayor /
stated that at Thursdays council 91s-
sion such an ordinance. maxim he I
penalty 5000 fine, would be I.,ro- Z
duced
Lea supports Cleanup
Your word, Mr. Mayor, from !
should be a good one"
declared Tom Lea 'fEl Paso has al 4
ways been a good city and will con- 4
-iuue 10 be, caDtOnment OF not II We .
secure the cantonment, We should be /
glad. and 7 feel if that through your
efforts to clean up, we secure the 4
rantonment. the city should be CRATE 4
lul 10 you for taking the initial steps I
in this matter. I move that il Is the