The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-05

Just fF -Hlp entertain no World = air
cr0Hds that can't ind al they want IN
the city !s 'he striking language in which
a prominent o-lslaI u -. Louis County
chsrac;eTlz.s the reign o: vice and i'm
morality vli-1 has n-,a sway just pas;
the city limits 10 The vicinity % the Expo
siron grounds and At creve Occur Lake
since tse opening O: the Fair.
No one who has Travelled along Delmar
avenue IN the vicinity OF Delmsr Garden
or who Fas had Oc~aSon 10 - In the re
gion beyond West End Heights after the
shades Of night have fallen has any r-a-
son 70 doubt that vice Is rampant. IN
checked and disgusting FIsuntinK its
very brazcnne-s before women AMI chill
GreU daily AMI practically without c.ssai-
zion. immoral shows hav. been offered TO
tn public gambling devices Of every de-
srrIptiou Eav. hsEuilad tho unvary. and
Tho lowest 81 Gi~0TderIy houses have been
allowed {" flourish
Just at p.s>-n. the territory - 4; the
crest 81 mora! wave. The reason -
obvious Tn" Grand Jury Of - Louis
county presents it, report to the Circuit
Court 1T Clayton tomorrow. and Tor the
past four or five days. with few eScep
lions. the gambling joints have been
closed. the -pielsrS before the low exhibit
lions nave been slightly more fas;idious IN
the language Used IN describing the visions
% p" witnessed within. AID there has been
a
around.
NEFARIOUS BUSINESS TO RESUME
Dslmar rae track opens to-day. and
With the advent % the race followers and
the accompanying throngs It has been
tipped or that business SiI resume as
OF y0re as soon a. the Clayton Grand
Jurors end their lsbOrs- IL u true that som.
81 the principals who have much TO say
"a 20 the conduct OF the different places
have ba@1 worried since public sentiment
S<er the county became strong enough to
cause the iInpaneiins Of a grand jury
" hose special duty II was TO Investigate
persondily some Of the resorts OF which
C rnplaint had been made.
II & said that. at :hs instance Of the
presiding Judge. the foreman Of the G,raEu
Jury and many 81 the Jurors called at
certain 81 the NOR. serious Of the offend
Ing resorts and asc"r-aine5 for themselves
the character % the operations.
In the preliminary report but five IN
dicimenis were made public. The final re-
poTt j. 10 b. made tomorrow. and until
that has been returned into court the
gamblers. offending women and general
-ll-round criminals will not be IN an alb
sc!Ctely peaceful STATE Of mind. Public
sentiment has been awakened. and this
may have One effect upon the findings
OF the Grand Jurors. and this Is what vor
rie-s those who are entitled. for PERSONAL
reasons. to some little worry as to what
Even with Grand jury IN session. SUP
posed 10 be active Tn ferreting OUT the
Grim. which s. generally known to exist
within the cOnfnes 81 the COUNT. trip
through the dlsO-d.rly resorts a. lat" az
Saturday and Sunday nights indicated that
the PROJECTORS were safe in the aSsump-
zion that no uOieStaTion need be feared
RESORTS STILL FLOURISH
opposite Delfn4T Garden. where throngs
u sunday holiday-seekers Were leaving
the cars to spend the afternoon within
the amusement places which the gard. n
affords there - a TOW ~ ons-siory frame
buildings Many Of these are at Irese nt
t. . -rsN0aa
advertised. which. had they been all that
the bankers claimed for them. would have
made the Girl in Blue" Of resent fam.
retreat to the dim and rnusty recesses Of
subscl!ar la a tobacco factory.
With $50 attempt to conceal by n!ceti"s
% language III" many supposed charms
aEcsS. the slielers most Inherently AMI
ot,Scenciy referred to the chief features
Ia b. witnessed within. and in tones loud
enough To- - heard by the women and
children as they waited FOR the street
cars.
As matter Of fact the outsine talk
Their are three or four girls sanity
clothed. who supposedly entertain the
score of morbid Amusement seekers who
~. ropcd in by the glowing prophecies OF
H.. man outside Ten cents pays the ad-
mission fee ~ the door. and the little
ladies' go through a series Of gyra'ions.
Al best a poor Imitation ~ tho famous
Midway dances. but made much more
vulgar.
For some n;tIe time tho Girl in Blue
was the ONLY snow which 80 fiagrantly
.icIateI III. Law 81 dec.ncv and OF the !
State. After repeated complaint the CHIEF
figure in the shcw was arrested ana Was
She then attempted to give her perform
ance within the city limits. and the result |
was a fine Of s." with costs. Since then |
she has not appeared around ST Louis.
but the shows which are now holding /
forth within sight ana hearing OF the EIl- /
worth Hotel and 81 the plant OF the Lewis /
Publishing Company ar. said 10 be FAR be
yond this particular offender in the dis
graceful character OF the exhibition given. |
II IL a!sD stated that no effort has been !
made officially to bring offensive perform
ances within the bounds Of the law.
RAN RAMPANT YESTERDAY
Yesterday afternoon and last night the
outside performances and baIiy hoos were
especially VILE. but notwithstanding the |
crowds OF Sunday amusement seekers just /
across the street. they were allowed TO
proceed uumolested-
lust beyond the western terminus Of the l
Market street car line and past West
End Heights. out in the county. are two
r. -orts which are nightly flied with /
OF men and some few women
In the mo.e notorious 81 the two. which
takes the name Of n celebrated Worlds
Fair attraction. tn. main hall Is given
over TO great beer hall in which are
POSSIBLY iSs tables. Adjoining Is dance
pavilion The e@cond story Is hotel"
Th. walters in the heer-drinking pOr-
ton Of the establishment are all girls,
many Of whom are well known to St
I>ouis men-about-town- There Is no resort
In the city which approaches this particu-
lar place IN tie varieties of amusement
offered the visitor. and every afternoon
and far into the night the place is crowded
with men. 4 majority OF whom are con-
nected with Worlds Fair attractions In
orc capacity or another.
Across the way Is another resort
modelled on the same plan. and carrying
on about the same business as its proto-
type IL Is said that repeated complaints
have been made concerning both places
but yesterday was one of the big days
and IL WAS long after midnight when the
last stragxler left with no molesting Of
dcer Of the law at hand to hinder him Or