Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-08-01
Treatment OF SOCIAL
EVIL CALLS OUT talk
THAT FAIRLY SETTLES
Commissioners Dickinson and
Attorney Conway Discuss
Segregated District.

Sioux Falls, 8 ID. July 31.-"Any one
who will call meeting in this city Il
publicly discuss IA plan to establish q
red light district insults the manhood
and womanhood of the community and
ought to be ridden out OF town on d
rail "
Such was the language of City Attor.
ney Conway in replying to commits
sioner Dickinson. who. at yesterday 1
meeting of the commission. asked to be
put in control of the police department
so far as 1t had Jurisdiction over pub
lie morals. with authority to esta blisl
n segregated district.
The Immediate cause of the clash
was the recommendation of Mayor
burnside that James Collins be app
pointed AS patrolnan for the East Side
Commissioners Dickinson asserted that
he had appointed Collins over week
ago and that the mayor informed him
that appointments could only be made
bv a majority of the commission.
Dickinson then demanded that he be
given absolute control Of the police de-
partnient and the mayor replied by
pointing out that the chapter provides
that the entire commission should take
part in making appointments
Commissioner Dickinson arose from
his seat saying 1T is bad rule that
permit a bunch of men tn stick to-
%ether for purpose. consider 1t
my right to gain my point. ! will
admit that ] was out to the road
houses west of the city and there is
not another man here " ho would dare
to make such an admission. Sioux
Falls is FUN of prostitutes. There are
over 100 i'm the city. If you want the
city to be clean. ypd must give me
absolute control Conway may be :,
good fellow. but prostitutes have been
permitted to run houses while lie was
city attorney before and do not see
Why he should he so Jealous now"
Dickinson said further that he
warted Il chief of police who was In
accord with him. He then declared
that while he gave in to the commits
sion before on the matter of selecting
a chief OF police. he did not propose to
do il now and that he would carry his
case to the people fIe said THAT he
did not blame the city attorney for
swearing out the warrants for the ar
rest Of the people in the roadhouses
because he was urged to do 80 by
II. n Warren. City Attorney Conway
then took the floor and said
rs long as am city attorney these
places Will be prosecuted even though
the entire commission should be
against me. will enforce the law
even ii have To hire men to secure
tn. evidence. Charles Johnston did
not want To swear to the warrants
for the arrest of the people In the
ioudhouses on the ground that lie.
would lose his job if he did and I
therefore preferred the charges l
say to you. Mr. Dickinson. you and all
with you are Liable to arrest Society
Of the present day VIII not stand for
this original way of fighting vice |
believe YOU are honest. bl;t your moral
ty is wrong.
sentence quoted above Cries OF Take
him out and ride him on Il rail-" We're
heard from the audience. together witt.
encouraging shouts from Dickinson $
.aart!Sans
The commission voted to reinstate.
Collins. but later reseinded the APP
continent pending the outcome of the
investigatnn