El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-03
'P|CKETING' IS
LAWFUL, CLAIM
Union Labor Leaders Pro
test to Council Against
Proposed Ordinance.

ing and protested against the pass
age of a proposed ordinance making
it unlawful for any person. firm, as
ISOLATION or corporation to picket
or cause 'picketing" to be done upon
the streets or sidewalks OF the city.
The city fathers were to have passed
the ordinance under the emergency
clause. making il effective from its
passage. but owing 10 the protest OF
the labor leaders action was deferred
until next Thursday. upon suggestion
of mayor Davis
Ordinance. as Drawn. Drastic.
/ The proposed ordinance provided a
I penalty of a misdemeanor for vfOlat-
ing the ordinance and provided a fine
/ of not in excess of 5000 for violating
I the ordinance. The ordinance was
/ drawn by the city attorney J. II. Nc
( Broom, and is very drastic It speci-
/ fies that any person. firm or corpora
/ ton shall be guilty Of picket
/ ton or corporation walks back and
forth. letters or remains in front of
any business house in the city for the
purpose of persuading any person or
Z person, either by words spoken. signs
made or carried, from catering the
Moran Holds IL Illegal.
" J Moran, representing the
Central Labor union, stated that such
an ordinance was Illegal and that it
had been held Illegal by the supreme
courts. He asked that the ordinance
be set aside or that council postpone
action for period Of six weeks in
which time the labor unions would
submit a brief setting up their pro-
test The speaker said that If such
work q hardship on the labor unions
which would be forced to make q test
case of il.
In closing Mr. Moran said that the
labor men of Fl Paso were cOoperat-
ing with the labor men of other cities,
with the United States government in
its preparation for war with Germany
and that thousands OF skilled labor
ing men were offering their service
TO the government. The speaker said
that council should deal fairly with
the labor men of the city and not
work hardships on them.
Edwin Brake, also representing the
unions. spoke against the ordinance.
AeBroOm Says 1t Is Legal.
City attorney McBrOom stated that
he had made a diligent search of all
records in such cases and could not
find a single ruling by a supreme
court folding such an ordinance il
legal He said that the supreme
courts OF California Massachusetts
and other states had held it legal.
MI -uOA Gil d6htu that Nllt uIA0IH DE
allowed 10 have their attorneys n
Washington submit their briefs.
The council postponed opening the
bids for the construction of the new
central fire station, Campbell and
Overland streets until next Thursday
Claims Money For improvements.
The Government Hill company sub
mitted a claim of S19.390.22 TO the
council and asded that they be re-
imbursed to this sum for the money
they expended in constructing SEWER
MAINS water pipes, connections and
manholes in Government Hill aad
Richmond Terrace The matter was
referred to council as a whole.
Must Keep Open AisIes.
An ordnance regulating the keep
in warehouses and business buildings
was passed under the emergency
clause 1t provides hat at least one
passage way must be kept open so
that in event OF fire the fire depart
ment can have an opportunity to com
$500 for violating the ordinance.
Dealers Must Report
The council passed an ordinance on
its first reading regulating the BUST
ness Of pawn brokers, junk dealers
and second hand dealers. They are re-
CURED under the ordinance TO keep
a record in their books of all trans
actions. including articles taken by
pledges and purchased by them These
books are TO be open TO the inspection
of the chief Of police and the pro-
prietor is to furnish at noon each day
to the chief OF police a report of his
business transactions.
Joe SalaZar was granted permits
sion to install gasoline storage tank
at 112O South Santa Fe street.
Ban On Fireworks.
Mayor Charles Davis and the city
council went on record as sanction
ing the action of Robert Adamson,
fire commissioner of New York city,
in suppressing the sale Of fireworks
In letter to mayor Davis, Mr.. Adam
son urged the council to prohibit the
sale of fireworks during the war. He
stated that fireworks celebrations on
the Fourth of July would give alien
enemies of this government an oppor-
tunity to cause much damage TO prop
erty and probably cause the loss Of
scores OF lives.
The council denied the application
OF c. c. Kiefer. a local merchant, to
sell 1irecrackerS and fireworks. No
such permission will be granted an
FL Paeo merchant by council this
year, IL was said
Accept Hospital Contract
The council approved the contract
entered into between the city and the
county commissioners whereby the
p
operate the city eruptive hospital and
the county hospital. The city is to
compensate the county at the rate of
S1-25 per day per patient for the city
patients cared for at the two hos
pitfalls.
". p B. McSain, city tax collector.
submitted a statement of discrep-
ancies in the 1916 tax rolls amounting
TO $es4S.S7- Most Of the discrepancies
were caused by double assessments,
he reported.
J. y. Gladding. city engineer. sub
mitted a report approving the work
done by the FL Paso Bitulithic COM
pany for the improvement of Cotton
avenue from the north line Of Wyo-
ming street to the south line of Erie
street
Stops Smoking At Theaterx.
The council passed an ordinance
under the emergency clause making
-t unlawful for any person to smoke !
IL or about any theater. moving pic
ture show, vaudeville show or other
places Of public amusement. ANY
person found guilty or breaking this |
ordinance viii be fined $50.
The petition Of J. NJ Sheers for the I
improvement OF Noble street from
Nevada to River street was referred
% the committee on streets and /
5arks-
Typhus Is Eliminated. Report.
There were 45 births and Il deaths I
Turing the past week. according to I
he report of the health department. I
Of the births nine were Americans. I
IS Mexicans. OF the deaths % were
Americans and 46 Mexicans and three