The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-10

wise the woman must buy beer from
the person designated.
Women In thls category Of crime
are as hopelssslY ia The power % the
persons who give them permission
to operate as though they we're
slaves
They have to pay mlghty hlgh for
protection. bat. God knows. they
need the prutection. for the keeper
81 a diaoFdcrly house has little r.
dress Rf Iaw. The accused party
wilI always choke off proceedings
hy threatening a suit for selling
i.quor without license and keeping
dlsorderlg house. bath heavily
punishable 8ffeussa under the stat
utcs 81 Pennsylvania.
but Ia a city Nhers there II any
pretcnss u having the graft do~n
u a system. the business does not
cad with the collection OF toll from
the keepers % gambling houses and
oghsr disnrderiy resorts u Viii IN
einao the protection Of a wans 81
thieves aud burglars. who alNaYs
hover In the dreEs % = city. They
50 cut FROM tbs eitF usually % make
their ptuudsrings. and come baek
for pfotectinn.
THIEVES USED ~ REPEATERs
On election day they are takcn by
a ward politician. voted aud ssuE on
20 the next district I knew one
party Of them. consisting 81 eight.
" h0 voted n 81 different preciurts
In the city. When tho great value
of this element tn an election u
realized. u Is not wondered ~ much
that thCy are taken care Of BY the
pollru officials Ia power. even 20 the
rnlnf % leading protection 20 then
against apprehension for hnmiriaea
n4i this Is not alt The we'll reg
niatsd graft system obtains tribute
from the persons who make the
clothes for the women of the trnder-
ioin district. Official dresasmakeFs
are compelled 10 pay a percentage 81
All the money they get for making
clothes for this class. and the WON
en-. on the other hand. are obliged 70
pafrunlze the person Who has OFF,
riai sanction. Then there are the
other gratis derived from the per
sons who place musical instruments
In the resorts and from those who
have the slot machine business.
Again. there II the graft from the
real estate agents and owners Of the
properties rented for Illegal pur-
poses. The rents are usually two
field what they would be for legiti-
mate purposes, and out 81 this big
slice Is paid as tribute
THE POLICEMAN PART
The policeman has comparatively
little n DO with the system. Yet he
cannot help bat know what IL going
on. II his beat takes him into the
part Of the city in which crime Is
licensed By bis auperiors There are
many temptations for him To graft
In a small way. lie can make Il
pleasant or unpleasant for the ERIN
inais ou his beat. irrespective OF the
higher powers And as comparative
" small sums will generally aufflceH
for hia "favors." they are willingly
paid And al Christmastide he can
go around 20 every place on bis beat
and find a present al each for him
OF from s. 20 $40.
The policeman'a order are 10 re-
port every new place opened Tor H.
legal purposes. but never 10 raid or
make al arrest In them without or
ders from the superintendent.
II the graft system were attempt
ed 90 be operated BY policemen. II
would soon fail on account Of ieal-
ousies arising But n Is not. II II
operated from higher up. and In
some instances very high mp There
Is always the third man 10 the trans
action. who goes between the official
and the criminal How the graft
Is divided few know beyond those
c0ncernsd. but II Is certain that a
portion of u g0eas towards keeping
the administration in power
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