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

McNary Says Can Help Morals.
Burt OrndOrff and myself were
at Washington last June. but ar.
rived after the list Of environments
had been placed" said James G. Nc
Nary We were told that the wind
and dust ana immoral conditions were
against US Conditions were bad last
winter. but when the people woke
up and realized the facts. they
brought about Improvement We can
! not help the wind. but we can helm
! the morals, and with a great wave OF
I public sentiment, we can ACCOMPLISH
I the desired end. Now, frresnectfve OF
environments, we have TO live here
and TO raise our sons and daughters
here and we want as clean a city as
poss Bile. We have made promises in
the past to do this. and IL is now
I time TO act Nature has been kind to
US, giving US q strategic location and
other advantages. and it is now up 10
us to see that decency and not vice
rules the city.
IF the citv officials need money to
carry out this end. lets give IL to
them. If they need advice ana CO.
! operation in other ways. let's give it.
/ for one pledge myself TO do all 1
can"
Saloon Men Offer Rewards.
SalOonmen who have Joined in a
{ pledge to enforce all the laws relative
} 10 Bookkeeping and wee in general have
/ informed me they would offer rewards
for evidence cOnviCting bootleEgers
I and would engage men to run down
I the liquor DeddIers-" said the mayor
: following Mr.. NcNary's talk.
Sheriff Orndorff thought . good
/ plan of cOoneration would be through
q committee TO confer with and ad-
( wise the officials.
Police Chief Wants Men.
If you give me the men 7 want
and keen the taxpayers off my back,
/ I'll clean IN the city said police
chief Charles Pollock.
4 appreciate that" said the mayor,
but we cannot give you all the men
you need. so we are asking citizens
{ to cooperate"
/ Asked by judge J n. Goggin as to
/ the reference to taxDayers. the chief
said he meant objections TO the ex-
penditure Of more money in the pO-
{ lice department than called for in the
budget.
Asks Citizens Cooperation.
Chief Pollock has struck the key
note OF the situation" said county at
torney W. h. FRYER From Saturday
10 Tuesday he has done wonders by
way OF cleaning out clubs. There
were 161 in the city and practically
none rer7 ain. But fight Of that kind
has 10 be kept uD and extra police
officers are needed We have kept IN
the fight continually but need more
men. After ali, nublic sentiment is
what Is needed Cigar stores onera+e
on Sunday here because public senti-
ment demands that the law requiring
them TO close be not enforced What
we need Is thorough cooperation and
for citizens To come TO our offices
and tell US what to do and TO offer
suggestions and helm. We in office
always try to do what the majority
wants"
Saws Officers Have Sworn Duty.
julius Krakauer objected TO AR.
Flyers remarks in that he thought
il was not necessary for citizens to
tell officers what TO do. az they have
a sworn duty. Mr.. Fryer reDlied that
he was not d police officer and his
duty was to prosecute complaints
filed.
J. Z. Sweeney objected to the select
committee idea believing that every
citizen ought TO be a committeeman
and 10 hack the mayor and other Of
ficials in the fight
SDea king on behalf Of Mr.. Frver
and his efforts to eZterminare clubs.
sheriff OrndOrff said more public CO.
operation was needed and that Mr..
Fryer had some complaints ready for
signatures OF taxpayers. but none
could he fOund.
Wyatt World Sign COmnIaint.
Here's one" INTERRUPTED John N
Wyatt II said SUNDAY 7 was re7dv
70 sign a COMPLAINT aga'nst any club
reno~ted to me as violating the law"
The city Is having Sqo 000 for the
police d=na-fT1enf's work" said alder
man J. p. O'Conuor. land It seems to
me they chould get protection for
that
''Mr- O'ConnOr IS our treasury
Watchdog" INTERRUPTED the mayor.
'and he is q mighty good one"
Former ravor c. 2. Feliv thought
the CONTINGENT fund Would he used
in extra police work. and the mayor
said rhis fund had been taken into
consideration when the BUDGET was
made This fund totals about S25,000
q year
Must Help Law Enforcement.
fHThe entire duty OF enforcing the
law rests on the city and county Of
ficials" said A. p. Coles. but they
need the cooperation of every citizen
IN the fight Saloon men have Stoned
a 0ledee 10 assist In the csrnDaien.
and some OF them have since sug-
gested = EOod plan to me. tt IS that
We confine the sale Of liquor 10 mar
row areas. one OF the troubles in
+he past has been that during anti
vice FIGHTS. officers would be told.
Don't touch him. he has 30 votes and
We have built q fine road 70 Ysleta.
hut oadhouses have driven Uanv res
licences away. say II is time for the
entire CITY TO rise IN and wine out
this evil and not he Maid for it by a
can+onr1en+ or ANYTHING else"
s-ys II Il Pr8rftrpI Question.
This is IN intensely practical
question" sid iudge GOggin. at is
not a question OF our opinions on the
vice question. hut sinnniv A fact that
the government demands that we get
rid Of vice. 7 don't believe Fl Paso
is an eTcentfona71v bad city. In fact. I
immoral women came here with SOL
dlers. Public convection in stamp
ing out the evil IS now in order"
Nj NroNary offered rs a substitute
70 the Dr71ev motion that the mavor. I
II he thought a committee were need I
ed. be empowered to an7oint one Of {
any size Re saw fi+ 70 do.
sr-r~e<@S Pr-hT'cify.
District attorney Tei~h Clark said Z
he thnu0ht the peoo1A Of Fl Paso were Z
as patriotic as those at WASHINGTON. |
and suggested that the nress he asked /
10 urEs its readers TO furnish infor- I
nation IS 70 law violations to the |
pro7er officers.
Mr.. F-rel auer suggested that Burt I
Orndorff be ael-ad TO incorDora+e a !
nrovision in the Defence lea rue hedge /
that would redufre MON bers TO do as I
SUGGESTED hv Mr.. Clark.
Mayor Davis announced ar the close ]
Of the meeting that he would sDDo'nt !
the committee contemplated in Mr.. /
0IcNarv's motion.
Clai--s FsSarfs Half Hearted.
Mr.. Fosdiok's recommendations. /