The evening world., 1913-05-13
WOMEN S1|LLPAY
HP0L|CE BIG GRAFT,
81 SAYS mary GOODE'
Declares Protection, Money
Continues to Be Received
in Uptown District.
COMES BEFORE MAYOR.
.tgtr
Crran Committees Star Wit
ness Urges Establishment of
49, Board of Public Welfare.
COMES BEFORE MAYOR.

,st.
- Mn. Mary doods. VINO testified be.
fsss the Curran Committee, appeared,
aecomoanlsd by Miss Maud Minor. at
As hearing before the Mayer to-day on
ths Vsopossd Board of Pubalc welfare
Nv. M. 0oodA who was dressed In q
iisht'Sray cloth Jacket suit, carried q
portmantsau dlled with papers, incaud-
ing written speech which she had
prepared. but she did not address the
Mayor In support Of the measure She
sssd she could not push her way throust,
the throng Of men assembled and she
felt too. that she might bs rsbuffed.
u Am In favor Of the measure and re-
gard It a. . step In the right direction"
said Mrs. 0oode. The institution pro.
posed BY this bill would stop grsft and
be means Of saving girls who have not
already become thoroughly dspraved.
!. II the Mayor signs the measure and
IL bscomss . Law. II will have Q great
effect on an organisation which Mrs.
Belmont and other women contemplate
instituting. Mrs. Belmont has consulted
Nns about the organization Of . Secret
Reclamation movement and I and other
women who have lived to learn all sides
Of the social evil. accord fully with
her views.
In fact. I have volunteers Cd my ser.
Ocss In secret reclamation, and I may
now be regarded az . woman who 10
devoting herself to the helping Of fallen
women. instead Of keeping houses for
their further downfall. Wish TO DO
frank.
The Public Welfare bill 10 created out
Of my ideas expressed on the stand be.
fore the Curran COMMITTEES. then
stated that . welfare commission should
bs created TO take from the Police De.
partmsut all supervision over the social
evfl.
POLICE STILL TAKING GRAFT.
she oAVe.
~ an . practical woman In such af.
( faAs3 snA I know how to handle such
practically. When I say police graft vii.
be eliminated by the creation Of Pub.
lie Welfare Board. I mean II. for when
the police are not permitted to raid or
have any hand in the control Of tht
social evil. there can be no graft.
"oDseA1A6 of police grast, Why
- - SslAS paaA to-day By hssDssv
q Asesassiy houses. n tAs ais-
61st boaAasA ~ 0as 2uAArslth
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.rl .ss o' ~.
As.s OF We Aneses
H ~ essa ssess o'e.
"a WIN 'ne fuo"c "eifare Board In
sncn. .nese siris would be taken out
OF eness houses snd our Secret Re-
c1ematioh order would save them. II
Tue ponce raid them now. they will bs
seat 70 the Island and lost forever. !
trust the Mayor will approve the
meesufs'
PROFESSIONAL men. business men. up.
Nh esitAtors legislators and settlement
wsAefs crowded before the Mayor On
the hsesins on the Welfare bill. Fully
twenty speeches for and Akainst the
measure were delivered and many let.
tsrs ooposing or favorang were received
, written oy men Of prominence
FORMER Mayor Seth Low, writing
rem n,s ss.m' N.m ursed the Mayor to ap-
vssts. "s ''A'r 'n'"s' ne
! e.sNo one would claim ,h,nI u.,
the control by the poI,,. n"n.r,n.n,
J OF the sub1ect. nrono..d ~ -. 80 =
~ed 20 q nav D.nsr,ms.. =, p"h,,.
Wsn.r. n .uocs,s,u, now ~. =,
ave. hs. b..n' 70 IN. pnus. n"as,. !"
msot ma. .,,,.ct. 80. - ..,..
an ,nHdsn, ond ".nns.
chat anu oon.,r,,o,,,,s .,,S...,.. Ss.
< sver cam. rron, IN. dsc.r,mSn, .o.
the permanent Improvement Of coud,.