El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-27

PLEA TO SHUT
BORDER TOWN
By G. A. MARTIN.
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view TO disbarring them from further
practice. Il is said TO be a foregone
conclusion that the two men viii be
removed.
Many OF the charges against Op-
penheim are that he"squared" cases
in his court. one Of them being that
he let off the son Of an influential
man who had by reckless driving in
an automobile. knocked another man
down and injured him.
All lay-off days for the police Of
san Francisco have been temporarily
abolished and the officers are all or
dered 10 -emain on duty every day
In the fight against crime and Grim
inals.
ABIue Laws Nezts
Every civic organization. OF men
OF women all women's clubs and the
newspapers are discussing the vice
situation 10 the exclusion Of almost
Examiner features an article under q
three column head by Annie Laurie,
who says prohibition came because
the saloon man would not let the sa-
loon be regulated. but insisted upon
debating politics and running wide
open" in every city in the land She
II we don't clean up san Fran
cisco. II we don't close the crooked
gambling places and keep them
closed; shut the disorderly and dis
graceful dance halls and keep them
shut; break up the gangs and get
rid OF the gangstersi clean out the
police courts and revolutionize po-
lice court methods, put honest men
In the places Of Oppcuheim and Sui
Ivan, who have disgraced their high
calling and the position Of authority
and power which each OF them heidi
get through with WinEing at corrup-
ton and smiling at sharp practices OF
a dozen different kinds-we're going
TO have just exactly such a wave OF
moral indignation as is sweeping ev-
cry city IN the east of its feet, and
going 20 an extreme which we do not
want and do not need TO have here
IN san Francisco"
Easy Money and Craft.
@Cnn't we learn anything eN-
eepf BY actual, bitter, high paying
and hard feeling experienced
eHoW long Is Il going to take
us 10 realize that the days OF
easy money IN graft here in san
Francisco are over1
The public dance hall is laid at the
bottom Of most OF the trouble. for Il
was at the public dance hall that the
two girls first met the gangsters who
later dragged them 20 the Mission
street shack and defilad them
Annie Laurie sounds a note Of
warning against a condition that has
come down not alone IN san Fran
cisco. but many communities, since
the war.
We've got 10 begin IN every home
IN this city and work right straight
through up 20 the very top" says she
sWe've got to make our girls
forget that we ever allowed them
to dance with strnnEers-iust be-
cause the stranger wore uni
form.
Those war time parties were won
derful things and sometimes they
achieved wonderful results. but they
left US with an aftermath OF careless,
irresponsible living that is nothing
short Of appalling.
Mary and Kate and Emma became
used TO the idea Of going to public
dances and meeting strangers-and
they can't get over f.
eve sIust Turn Back
Tom. Dick and Harry got used to
being entertained and amused and
made much Of to keep them out Of
mischief. and they can't get over It. I
The craze for dancing IS all right
the madness for public dancing is
not It all right
ave an knew Il five years ago. |
Any girl who went 10 public danSe
and met strangers was considered
wen, what's the use2 We all know
what she was considered
To-day half the nice girls in de-
cent. reputable homes look longing
ly at the bright lights Of the public
dance halls.
eve have got to get back TO com
mon sense about boys and girls HUI
man nature is no different today than ]
10 was hundred years ago or a thou I
sand years ago, and we who have !
let down all the bars put up for the ]
protection Of youth and ignorance /
must put them up again. That's an I