El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-14
MAKE BERNAuLL0 COUNTY DRY IS
DEMAND Of MONSTER PETITION
President Of United States, Secretary Of War and
Governor of New Mexico Appealed to BY
Several Thousand People to Declare Entire
County Dry Zone During Encampment Of New
Mexico Regiment at Albuquerque

Asking the president Of the United
States, the secretary Of war and the
governor of New Mexico to declare
B%ernaiiilo county dry and to close up
all brothels In that county while the
National guardsmen are there, a peti.
tion signed by several thousand peo-
pie Of Albuquerque and Bernalilio
county was presented to Governor
Lindsey this afternoon. It was
brought here by the Rev. r. E. Farley,
state superintendent Of the Antl-Sa.
loon league In New Mexico.
The petition is as follows:
',We, the undersigned citizens If
the city Of Albuquerque and of the
county of Bernalillo, state of New
Mexico, respectfully petition as fol-
lows,
I'm view of the fact that there is
now located In the city of of Albuquer-
que the state encampment of the Ma
tional guard of New Mexico. we desire
to cooperate in every way possible
with both federal and state authori-
ties for the comfort and protection OF
OuA oOiuiOl 6aCotoy dilu uCSllG ~ INV
such control Of public morals as will
meet the wishes of constituted au-
uhority. ff
There is a strong demand, both
here and at large in the state of New
Mexico, for prohibition of the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating IL
quors, and to accomplish this end the
Third legislature Of the state of New
Mexico, by Joint Resolution No. II,
provided for an amendment to the
constitution of the state prohibiting
the manufacture and sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors, and submitted the
same to be voted upon by the cleo
torate of the state on November 6,
1917. However, in the event that this
amendment is ratified, the law will
not 60 into effect until October. /,
1918. In the meantime there is no
adequate law, without converting a
special session of the state legisla-
tnre, to place the proper restraints
about the conduct of the liquor traffic
to meet the desires of state and fed
eral authorities.
I'm the suburban precincts of Der.
nalillo county, New Mexico, lying ad-
jacent to the city of Albuquerque and
the National guard camp, there is a
number of saloons which are operat-
ed in the same buildings where
brothels are conducted. There is no
statute in the state of New Mexico
which gives the authorities the right
to control the opening and closing and
general conduct of saloons.
I'VE therefore respectfully request,
believing that we represent the wishes
of the large majority of the citizen
ship of this city and county, that the
extraordinary military authority vest
ed in the president of the United
Estates as commander in chief of the
army, be exercised by declaring that
"a zone consisting of the county OF
Bernalillo, state of New Mexico, e
created, within which the barter, sale
or gift of intoxicating liquors and the
conducting of brothels shall be pro-
hibited during the period Of time in
which the soldiers of the National
guard of the army of t he United
States Of America may be encamped
therein"
M. e. Hickey is the first signer of
the petition and Francisco Lopez %
the last. Among other signers are
Summers Burbhart, B. 8. Rodey, John
Milne, H. L. Gales, we'll known motor
car agent; Laurence Lee, DR.. Twich-
ell, B. 2. McCollough, DR.. w. g. Hope,
r. B. Cristy, an architect: Reuben
Perry, superintendent of the Indian
school; R. e. Farley, Attorney Felix
,Baca, DR.. A. G.. Shortle, a large num-
Der of married as we'll as sew
eral clergymen, and hundreds of bus
mess men, mechanics and others.
1t is understood the governor and
Chairman Springer, Of the executive
of the Council of National
Defense, are in favor Of the action
recommended in the petition.