The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-26

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dates but Mr.. Roys, the first spe
| where they sat close together
what might come.
The candidates present were,
Parker, Jameson, Barth, Roys,
Petit and Burnett.
The program outlined was for
a ten minutes talk from each
candidate, to be followed by five
minutes of questioning. The rule
was not lived up to in the en-
thusiasm of the meeting, al
though each candidate was given
every opportunity to show just
where he stood.
Roys for District.
Mr.. Roys Immediately made it
plain that he was for a restrict
ed district. He drew a picture of
smallpox cases being restricted.
Then he said a worse evil, the So
cial evil, existed, and that, too,
should be restricted. At this
point the nimble wit and reason
Ing of woman broke in upon
Mr.. Roys.
"If you people running the city
permitted people to visit re-
stricted smallpox case what
would be the use of restricting
those cases?" was the pertinent
query. You let people visit the
district we are, here to discuss. {"
Mr.. Roys hesitated, cleared his
throat and remarked.
There is something In that"
Roys declared himself in favor
of the city owning and managing
such a place rather than having
private parties in control.
Mr.. Roys said that the vice
would scatter over the town,
and said he knew of such
an instance. ''If you did your
duty as head of the police depart
ment they could not have moved
there" remarked a man in the
audience.
At this juncture Mrs. Shores
interposed. with a question as to
whether Mr.. Roys was sure the
district had been closed. He was
lsure.
why, Mr.. Roys, know a place
running in the Standard hotel. 1
was down there myself recently
and saw it. / saw a woman sit
ting up there smoking a cigaret.
And we all know what kind of a
place Lou Evans runs. The girls
told me 1t was running. I'll GO
down with you, Mr.. Roys, IL you
want to- see for yourself" Mr..
Roys was -visfbly embarrassed at
this piece of information, which
he did not for a moment dispute.
1t appears that several of the
|clubwomen decided they would
see for themselves whether Mr..
Roys had as reported closed the
restricted district. They drew
him out to say the place was
closed and then being s'loaded for
bear" went after him.
Roys spoke favorabIy Of Mrs.
Coyel1, the woman police officer,
and on his way out exchanged
compliments with the man who
had charged him with being dere-
lict in his duty.
Parker Against.
Clarence Parker was then
brought in from the front steps.
Parker declared absolutely that he
would stamp out the restricted
district, and also declared that he
was In favor of appointment of
three women as police. Parker
scored the hit of the afternoon by
this statement. He referred to
the boxes in cafes and told the
ladies he would have sthem done
away with, Parker In answer to
La query regarding standard for
men and women said that he be-
lieved in a single standard. but
THAT the women would have to be
looked to for help.
|, Mrs. Shores declared that she
would like to be appointed a po-
| liceman and that she would help
keep men away from the place.
Parker was heartily applauded as
he left the platform.
Word was then sent to the
steps for Mr.. Jameson.
Mr.. Jameson. like Parker, said
| that the law was to be observed,
and that as 1t declared against the
district he would see that 1t was
Ienforced. He pointed out that
encouragement of restricted dis
..trict encouraged the vice syndi-
lcate and Its parasites to search
the town over for girls to inhabit
It. This view OF the matter
found a favorable response from
the women. II Will not tolerate
men going into that business for
commercial enterprise. /" said Mr..
Jamieson.
Jameson declared that police
men could be depended upon to do