The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
pryyrTT CAN BE PUNISHED
,ur,rNT PERSONALS ARE PCB-
ms ,,uruI ~ DEFIANCE or Law
.,.,.,, ~ the Post once Department arc
"", ont, waiting for some On" to Make
,,,,,.., complaint, and Then They Will
,,us to NindiCnte the Law.

r,Lr steps To Nlhdi'"te III" h""'
.,,..,.,> Aug, 10 As the officials Of the
,r.... lrin,tmcnt believe they may soon
.,s,I,r - suppress the publication OF
'.., ,rr.uuh,-' and advertisements Tor
.u am. bawiy houses in the NeW
y,rg l5.,.L 'hoy we're rctcent to-day ast
,b,'..,p., ~ ia" case one OF them however
SAID .,,.,.,o. ,osiro az ,nrch n
49,. M. H7aR from the mails. That
nat Prevent the publication OF tho
,.,.nng,-, ~ only a few hundred
.ifuols.iur pass through the mails. and
,r,,,.r,u.atIou the H,rdld could afIord to
T., would uiefcr to reach 1t 10y stop
l,ll,,,y ( mail addressed in the care
Ill., g..,.I ,u those inserting the objection
.,I, .,.ry.r,.- ru,n's Being unable to secure
,.r r,U ,lr. advertisers would no longer
i,..,..,. r,.l.,u for inserting such advertise
r.,,. when the question was up before the
I.,.,r,,.,r' some time ago 1t was brought out
r, many PERSONS who are engaged In re-
,,.,,,,l.a Iu-rur~- lu' advertisements in the
.,..,I LA,nth"ir replies addressed in care
I. Ir...re-- Office. Il was not desired to
,rs.r ,l,..,, ,altj,~. 49, Il was determined that
t,r ,r,, tr..an' u.' advertisers in newspapers
.hou,I h.. treated alike and regarded as re-
,,,,.n. A. ia,'.r- Il would be easy. however.
,..tarp, th. sheep from the goats. and thus
H., r.,I. mat A. desired and require the
"'" emil =, the post Office and be
idrl'i..l
rt,l,. altar 4h ould hc called to the atten
prl,o Druartment there is no
V..,...,,.,,y,,.II p,t against the Herald very
..,.,Le nclr,a,s privately condemn
,ho Ur4.t' rprusiituting its columns for the
,, t..y Thousand dollars a year OfIic-
'" .,,.,. n,., ,.ry discreet and say little or
.,,,.,.,. lu, .r,,afolv they are only waiting an
,.,..,,.,rvn tho mails u such fostering
,y .,,.r.tv for the prevention OF vice
~ N,n, y..r. n.a,.d doubtless obtain a ruling
n,a,.,.,rrr,, Postmaster Van Colt, or to the
D., nol,. Doportmnut
r,.,a ar. thru. yavs OF suppressipg these
.o.,r,I. Tha first ia by withholding the
r,n,dlressr,l ~ the advertisers, and requir-
i,, than, tn emil at the post office and provo
,I.tr fi,rtity bnforn. delivering it, This would
lana, r,mpr the advertisers to sign their
,n,,r,,,,ri,l p,rsnuals with their names and
"tIr,.... A. ,erc those in the Chicago Dis
.. TN, s.r,rI method would be for the
- ,..,r,ari :, exclude tho HpraM from the
,. .,c.r,,iriur indecent and obscene ad-
,r.|.,,,.,rt. ,n-.rt.d for the purpose OF de-
4,.,,r,o morals ~ the community Az said
- I'M, J.,ricirrulates so few comics nv
sal rsw,,II mo-, be- a saver. enough blow
rb, ,b. "a urthnd would he to have Mr. BEN
,,,,.l a. the uruducer of the paper puh-
iish,,.. s,l,.n l,wJ Iasciyious. obsceno and in
I.n.r, r,.rsoral. "a in the case Of Duplop of
a., rlr.,,., D,.p1t,h and have him tried and
s,r,,,,ri.nn Itisur1hable that this course
u.,rl aY.c,uallv stnn IN. publication of the
,,v.,ri.ty tor tho supnression Of vice which
wishes 70 have the Hyrnli's personals sun
,r,.-..I would IN ,h. oripion ~ tho Deport
WAN, ,o vcll to locate a few OF those who use
,L,sr cn,u,nrs II is believed beyond doubt
thar an Investigation would show that large
pu,,har of women who employ these columns.
As was the c,se in Chicago, are proprietors or
Inmates II hol,.s 81 iIlfam. Those who ofr.r
nam. with running water" accomnaniad nv
o.suronccs of ." rrrf.ct privacy" are presumed
~ Lcnrers cf mora ,r Iess repd,tahls ossipn
stion houses II thess presumutions could he
,rny,,l m. c9s, against tbe Heroh would he
M, "ou f.gr4 " with that against the Djspotch
and three, courts are on record TO the effect
that the publishers of such adyertisem ents
should be- iucarcerated for the benefit OF the
Community
Acomparison OF the opinion entertained by
Mr. Bennett OF the officials who are ATTEMPTING.
toforce him to RESPECT the laws OF dereucy and
god morals. and the opinion held by the Post