The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

been committed by women IN back rooms
and private boxes of saloons. Such rob-
berries. more than anything else, have
tended to scatter abroad the exaggerated
reports of Seattle's wickedness and de-
pravify. The facts are bad enough and
for the facts the saloons with side en-
frances. private boxes and wine rooms
are responsible
Not counting those on First avenue
north OF Pike street, which are many,
there are full a score of saloons in Seat
tie above Yesler way which are provided
with side entrances. boxes and wine rooms
and which cater regularly to what Is
termed the box trade Within two
blocks OF the Post-Intelligencer office at
the corner of Second and Cherry street
are seven of the most notorious private
box saloons in the city.
Two of these saloons are within a
stones throw of two Of the leading thea
tiers of the city. and within halliug dis
lance OF police station. yet day and night
they are frequented by dissolute women
and are the means of bringing into con-
tact with the latter young girls yet ig-
norant OF the pitfalls of the path that ex-
tends beyond the saloon side entrance
and yet unsullied by the touch of impure
~.
A few blocks further north. and within
two blocks of the corner of Second ave-
nue. and Madison street, are five saloons
equally notorious. One OF these, within
a block of the corner mentioned. In COM
monty spoken of as the uptown resort
OF the women of the demi-monde, and Is
every afternoon crowded with painted wo-
men gowned in silk and bedecked with
Jewels. who gather in it's wine rooms TO
meet men OF their acquaintance and ca
rouse until night calls them back TO the
district below Yesler way.
CLOSE TO FASHIONABLE CHURCHES
OF the others. two are within little
more than a block of two OF the largest
and most fashionable churches OF the
city, Plymouth Congregational and the
First Presbyterian. Both are well pa
tronized by men OF a class altogether too
numerous, who have as their highest aim
in life the leading astray of young and
Innocent girls who unwittingly place
themselves In their power. Under the
eyes OF the policemen who patrol the
Third avenue beat almost nightly come
evidences Of the work OF these men in
the shape OF hacks and carriages carry
ing away from the eide entrances Of these
saloons girls Of tender years maudln or
stupefed by liquor. tasted for the first
time. perhaps
on Pike street, In the residence portion
Of the city, are fourteen saloons, Of which
eleven are provided with family en-
frances" and fully prepared 20 cater to
the Side-ne0r trade. 0h OF near tlhc
street are three of the largest public halls
IN the city In which the yeEr around
public and private dances are frequently
given Any person who doubts the truth
OF any statement made in this article
may easily convince himself on any
night I'm tho week the backvooms Of sa-
looms on Pike street are apt TO be- found
well patronized By girls and women, bat
on these gala nights this Is sure 10 be the
case.
Between dances young men and girls
may be seen 20 leave the bali room and
repair to the neighhoring saloons for the
purpose Of drinking together. The force
OF example Is powerful. and how many
young girls who attend these public
dances are led TO think lightly OF the mat
ter Of drinking IN private with male com
panious, aud who thereby take their nrst
step downward, none Is there 90 say. n
Is a weil known fact that the houses ~
iii-fame In every city are filled with the
victims Of the saloon family entrance
and wine rooms and tae unwritten history
Of the local police court records the
name Of more than one Seattle giri OF
respectable parents who now lives on the
wages az her shame In the district be-
iow Nesler way who entered that iivigg
death through a saloon side entrance