The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-26
TINE TO CALL A HALT.
City Attorney Promises to Open War
on Kansas Avenue Resorts.

City Attorney Fighting" G. Dren-
ming is after the scalps of some persons
who have been conducting an unname-
able place on one of the streets adjoin-
ing lower Kansas avenue, into which
they have been enticing young girls, IA
and Is years old, for immoral purposes.
Mr.. Dreaming called upon County At
torney Otis Hungate this morning at the
district court house, to enlist his CO
operation in bringing these parties to
justice and to the penitentiary if posi-
BILE But Mr.. Dreaming did not limit
himself to this instance alone.
Il tell you right now said Dreaming,
the conditions with regard to these
houses and kindred institutions in this
city, just now. are simply something
awful something undescribaPle.
"This case about which 1 have just
talked especially to Mr.. Hungate, he
continued, relates to two young girls,
both under age They have been drag
ged into these hell-hoIes by certain par
ties until they have practically been
made inmates. 1t is simply fr1ghtful
that such things should go on. 1 want
Mr. Hungate to get after the men who
are at the bottom of this trouble. They
are the fellows I want. and 1 want lnem
bad. They will suffer for this offense.
But this instance is not the only one.
Things need a mighty good cleaning
W OH L LllG pOA4NC A4CiP 'NN~
Police? Police?" shouted Dren-
ming. in a voice overloaded with scorn
and derision, they won't do anything.
They don't help any. cannot ger
them to do anything. cannot get
any help from them
Are you going after the rest of the
places?" was asked.
I'm not going to talk" he an
swered. but I'm going to do some
thing. III get busy.
Hungate and Dreaming mad a
! long heart-to-heart talk in Hungate' S
private Office. They refused to give
the names of the persons and the
/ number of the place where this ne
farious traffic is being conducted.
Dreaming went out after the evil
| dence. He will gather up all the tes-
/ timony he can get, bringing it in tC
! Mr.. Hungate, and then the two will
! get busy. sl
! .T told this party" said Dreaming
t'that he would shave to get out OF
ftown. But he didn't go. Now I'm 60
Ting to get after him right"
! Mr. Hungate said little about this
lmatter, further than that he would help
Dreaming all he could With whatever
evidence he brought Up He mentioned
specifically" said Mr.. Hungate. "thai
/ two young girls, under age. had beer
enticed into this place. It is the keeper
he wants to get. hold of. If he can sat
the evidence III go after the parties
all right
Mr.. Dreaming speaks of the general
deplora Bile conditions" was said. nov
existing especially on lower Kansas
avenue. Mr.. Dreaming says that they
are worse and more immoral than ever
and that they are, simply horrible"
why don't he get the police to &C
after them?" said Mr. Hungate.
He says that lie cannot get the police
, to do anything" was the reply.
Mr. Hungate made no answer to this
If Mr. Dreaming wishes to commence
a crusade on lower Kansas avenue, be
cause of its immoral conditions, he car
4 find enough work to keep him busiei
/ than he ever was in his life. He knows
I whereof he speaks when he says thai
tthey arg worse than ever before"