Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-19
CHRISTIANS RAISE VOICES n
SONG IN MARCH THRU RED
LIGHT DISTRICT.
MONSTER CROWDS WITNESS
PARADE FROM SIDEWALK
All Lights Put Out When Marching
Thousands Invade District - Traffic
on Streets Hlockaded by Thrones -
Summing Parties Numerous-sever-
al Exciting Incidents.

Chicago, Oct 19.--In the flare of
torchlights and raising their voices in
song, preceded by Evangelist Gypsy
Smith and a brass band. an army of
10000 christian workers last night in
vaded the red light" district.
The marchers as they entered the
district We're met by a throng Of 100,-
600, among them school children, girls
not out of their teens and youths who
never before had witnessed the sights
of Chicago's underworld When the
parade reached Twentieth street and
Wabash avenue the band struck up
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" and, the
voices down the long lines.
There the squad of mounted guards
which preceded Gypsy Smith turned
their horses west toward Armour av-
enue, and the army of singing men
and women found themselves in the
heart of the bad lands"
Spectators, who increased in num-
bers as the parade advanced, lined the
sidewalk on either side of the street.
making solid bank of humanity to
the doors of the resorts.
All Lights Extinguished.
But If the marchers anticipated a
glimpse of the f1aring conditions of the
district as they exist they We're dis
appointed. Simultaneously with the ap-
proach Of the parade, apparently, a
signal was given and the lights of ev-
cry resort in Armour avenue and Dear
born street were extinguished. Curtains
were drawn, doors were bolted and the
don and brazen RIGHTEOUSNESS, formed
row of darkened buildings on either
side of the street.
Within the dives, however. were
crowds of men and youths who had
flocked to the district earlier in the
evening anticipating the program. The
saloons on the outskirts of the "levee,"
such as Bauxbaum's, Fred Trains,
Gaffney's and Frieberg's, were wide
open and all doing business such as
the proprietors declare they have not
had in years
Inspector John Wheeler, in charge of
the "red light district assisted by
Captain Cudmore of the Twenty-sec-
ond street station and Lieutenant Ben
Enright, assumed command OF $50 po-
licemen detailed TO the .'levee" The
police arrived two hours before the pa
rade appeared but the streets already
were filed with sightseers.
| In the crowd were Stunning par
ties" IN which the young women fel,
in behind their escorts and elbowed
their way up and down the streets
Some of these arrived on foot, while
others came in automobiles. and two
Summing expeditions" were taken
through armour avenue on tallyhc
| coaches.
Shortly before the parade appeared
q party OF. automobilists narrowly es-
capped violence at the hands of the
! crowd. when the chauffeur OF the ma
chine in which they were riding sought
to force his way through the throng
which banked the street from side te
side at Twenty-second and Dearborn
streets.
stop that machine; you can't come
through here" shouted one in .he
crowd.
! There were FIVE women in the auto
! mobile. and the chauffeur turning tc
4 one of them evidently received an IL
/ struction to proceed.
! Crowd Hats Autcists.
Look OUT" he warned, and ther
threw back the clutch. Instantly -hs
machine shot forward but procea1et
only few feet, for the crowd closed