The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-16
SCENES ATTEND
HEARING ON SOCIAL EVIL
Continued From First Page.

side, it nothing less than my duty as q
public servant.
F. VI. Estes was the first man 70 obtain
the floor after suggestions Were said to be
in order. He began by saving that he rep
resented about forty-iive real estate firms.
Real Estate Men bitterly DcnOuncc.i. :.
Father Ziegler interrupted him vehement
iy. saying that the question * one of NOR
ais. not OF moEey. He bitterly denounced
TO: be heard.
Mr.. Estes continued his speech without
noticing Father ZieSler's interruption. ie
PROPOSED TIE district east of SiAth street
10 the river. between Walnut stree ard
Chouteau avenue.
Captain a. q. Bromley of tho Western
Rowing Club said that the district shout
be bounded by E.m and Lombard str, cts.
First street and the weS; side of Third
street. Allen WaCkn.an said tnat. il! his
Judgment. the district between Seventeenth
and Thirteenth streets and Walnut or Mar
ket street and Spruce street w0uiI b. most
suitable for the board's purposes. Henry
Mundt of No. AS South Second street tried
to make himself heard III opposition To-
Estes and Bromley, bu, was ruled out OF
order.
Mrs. Johnson Proposes West End.
Mrs. Addie NJ. johnson next obtained the
floor. For the first time since the I1eetine;
opened there was perfect quiet as she be
gan to outline her position
Three things should be kept in view in
selecting the district where these Unt0rtu-
nate women shall be confined she said
The place should be where the least harm
will be done to tine morals of the COM
munity. where property VIII be hast dam
aged and where the evil can be most ef-
fcctively watched. In my opinion. these
conditioas are most nearly always found in
the extreme western part OF the city.
suggest the district west of Eandeventer
avenue between Page and Delmar boule-
wards. to the city limits
This was received with a tremendous
burst of applause from the audience Mrs
her choice. She said that Objectionable
women had lived recently on Windsor place
and on Cook avenue and that their public
behavior had not been in the least often
sive. She believed it was because they
We're so near 10 respectable homes SEE
harmed in that territory by the presence
of bad persons than in crowded downtown
districts where the children have no place
to play but on the streets Besides. she
said. If these people are. placed cut there
their doinSs will be 90 closely watched by
caref u mothers and wives that the harm
they do will be greatly minimized. The
only alternative to that district she said.
would be some suburb like Benton or Clif-
ton Heights.
Judge Dillon Ruled Out of Order.
Judge Daniel Dillon. after attacking the
policy of the Police Board. and asserting
that it had assumed arbitrary and unlawful
powers suggested that tn only suitable
district would be north of Baden. between
the Columbia Bottom road and tEe river.
He then resumed his attack on the Police
Board. and was ruled out OF order. He per-
sisted Mayor Wells entered Il formal OBJ
lection TO the continuance of Dillon's
speech. and Commissioner Frye also pro-
tested against the Judges language. Dillon
promised to refrain from further objec-
tions, but Immediately began another III
rade. ard President Hawes compelled him
to stop. saying that any objections he
might have would be heard at the meet
ing next Wednesday.
Fred Swaine. formerly more or less prom
inent in politics. and now a grocer at Beau
mont and Olive streets. arose to propose
the district between the allsv south Of
Clark avenue and the railroad yards. and
from Twenty-trst 20 Twenty-third streets
He said that this territory contains M
school or church. and very few families who
own their homes. He was interrupted So
often BY pariShioners of Father Ziegier that !
he was compelled TO leave Unsad most of |
the arguments he started 10 offer
Mrs. Juliet Cunningham and Father Head
spoke briefly in support Of Mrs. Johnson's
suggestion
Asks Leave to Mail Suggestion.
A tall. dark-haired gentleman. with !
mathematically adjusted black bow tie and |
a wide eNpanse OF shirt front asked per
mission to mail 10 the board suggestion
which he wished to make. He said that he |
did rot desire to give his name in view OF !
the treatment accorded TO Mr. Swaine by the
Mrs. Johnson left with the board several |
sets Of resolutions adopted by the Golden T,
Chain Humane Society. the West E1d |
Benevolent Association the 81. Louis Worl- |
ans Suffrage Club and the Clotho Club. oh F.!
iecting to any steps that might be consid- |
social evil. The ". G T. L convention |
also sent similar resolutions adopted at a !
meeting yesterday afternoon.
Next "Wednesday afternoon the board VIII |
If any are offered. regarding any of the |
dist riots prOpoSei