The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-06


: is 10 cali IN question ia, strength o
civiiizati IN. 10 doubt the moral teach
mss OF noly VIII, - place human ne
praNity beyond the reach Of Jehovah
We shall not present any length!
thesis On thus subject, nor do We pro
pose to discuss the matter IN tho ah
. s,ract. We have no desire TO Wort
: hardship anywhere. We Coucede &
ievery man avery right and privilcs'
the good order If society .vouchcs safe
bat we cannot afford 90 temporize viii
4 plain duty
.Thi. commission Mr. Mayor, is OF
your creation. and ne are organized ir
response n ,cuf appeal We ravo ON
ployed the best methods known fet
obtaining data upon which to base
oar conclusions: and We are to-day
alas lajeu~i with authentic and un
Questionable eyidcue" clearly shp" az
ths nerd ef systematic aud nUiirinE
,-ffr-4t To lsttta4fft3z4a. Vtt-a ia the CITY or
Etshmerd We have tried 20 meet
the lsSa, sqaareiv nith an eye singled
20 the purinratton OF sor3"ty and IN"
moral elevation ~ our people.
Something More Explicit Needed
We Hua the laws Of the state OF
virginia lea ~ degree apTrhcnstNe it-
EarGiug IBIS matter. and perhaps on
this account the code o. the city or
NehmruH IS almost silent But We
Submit that there is need Of some thing
iuuUs direct. more explicit. more spc-
t.s- fer The cause OF morality, for
good 1nteIro5rut and the protection or
tI. GrnHie - EiehWo1d
"It $ 1us; here sr that We wish
to-rHaHs Tua for ia, hesrtiest coop
FUuiA he1f. for
tt., commission wherever II has called
uupa SON Nur7eau SO resist the temp
tBslea hefore Nc have made known Ia
son fHc result Of our lnuors TO OK
rrfsa oHr high appreciation and eF-
ta.af Ter fhe chief OF police and certain
v5teers assigned 20 assist iu our work.
tfce Ia Not segregated
Aaar commission. Therefore. has
carefully studied tho tntlr" situation
~ ID relation 10 the social evil ir this
.stt As some Of the results of our
uork we find;
-t That vice is uot segreCated in
Richmond Houses Of prostitution are
not confined To tho segregated district.
Indeed there are more such houses in
She. city outside Of the district than
Within il. and wc find 10y investigation
and consultation with we'll informed
persons that while tho number of pros
titutes iu the so-ealied aggregated dis
trtct is estimated at zoo, the number
operating TH eua WAY and another out
sltie % The distIieg Is placed at no fewer
than Coo
! 2 We have conducted as exhaus-
tive an investigation as possible 10
ascertain The location and number of
ASST Enation houses, and the names of
persons conducting such houses, ard
here IS IA ctr possession long list
OF such houses and persons, We haYt.
also II f-estigated the relation Of board
Ing n. us.t and hotels to prostitution
d. ii find that Illicit intercourse is heil,
IN SOM. of the hotels Dut we hope
without the knowledge of tho pro-
prietors. We md that there are many
so-called boarding houses that are
used with the consent OF the pro-
prletors as designation houses, and we
have the names of the proprietors and
the location Of the houses We fiud
also that Ia large degree auto
mobiles are used to entlce young girls
to enter a life Of prostitution, and we
have the numbers of many of these
automobiles. We also learn tnat a
inumber Of chauffeurs regularly solicit
( fer houses Of prostitution, both with
I Ia ard without the district. ana arse
ffur asstgnatton houses In adlitIo
We have found that messenger boyl
are being used as solicitors. and thai
these hoys not only take an interest
/ in that work. but seem to glory in sucr
occupation
Horrible state of Affairs
.. We find that some houses o
prostitution in the district containins
white girls are conducted by coloret
women, and that there are white girl,
in houses in Jail Alley We find, also
that number of such houses in Jai
! Alley are conducted by coinred wo.
men, and that colored men and wo.
men who reside in the district anc
adjoining it, and others who live il
other parts OF the city, are used "a,
procurers and PROGRESSES
i. We IND that a great evil in con.
nectlon with the red light district 4,
the sale Of intoxicating liquors
W hlAkey, wines and beer are sold il
al! the houses openly, ana a large
proportion ~ the profits acCruinp Il
the proprintars or keepers of theA.
houses comes from the sale of intox,
icating liquors
3. In ai the houses of prostitu.
ZION, with few exceptions, in the dis
tfirt. HI3nola~ or other music boxo,
are used and visitors are solicited win
great iuNiStency Ia put mcney in thes,
ruNts in d Jew of the house there ar,
Irregular bathrooms and in some o.
thelR dancing ia its leWdest fovm &
pTaclccd.
g. W. ind that nearly all IA.
prostitutes drink intoxicating liauors
some SMOKE cigarettes, and many ust
habit forming drugs There are 3
number Of cofored men who live il
the district ana adjoining IL who make
business II procuring such drugs foi
these women
RPHu4 Like Mfnrt aF AnAn,,.
Another. had feature of the dis.
tr.et and a most disgusting one il is
'S that IN some of the houses per
version IS practiced by the girls; and
mum Der Of the coiored men referred
t3 not only dispense drugs. but also
pFt''ir" 'pefYeTslon and solicit Of
no" streets f6r tAis purpose
We ind that Il number of BOYS
-HGer .Ac age Of eighteen frequent
tte se9reeated district and that those
boss wAo ere in the habit O. visiting
th" district take "A delight in INDUCING
yo-nger boys 10 accompany them. ana
t44s these younger boys are initiated
ata tae evil and 90 astray.
We Ard saat certain productions
a' some If the theatcrs and moving
picture shows at times tend 70 the pro-
n.et4on If ne vice OF prostitution. Al
though orr investigators compliment
Ell Richmond on the manner in which
many OF the moving picture shows are
conducted ond on the sanitary condi-