Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-06

the Chief of Police and certain officers
assigned to assist us in our work
Your commission. therefore, has care.
fully studied the entire situation with
relation TO the social evil In this city
AS some OF the results OF our work we
ma that vice is not segregated in Rich
fnond. Disorderly houses are not con-
tned to the segregated district. In
deed. there are more such houses in
the city outside Of the district than
within 1t; and we find by investigation
and consultation with well-informed
persons that while the number OF in
mates in the so-called segregated dis
trict is estimated Mt 200. the number
operating In one way and another out
side Of the district is placed at no
fewer than 600.
INVESTIGATE BOARDING
HOUSES AND HOTELS
We have conducted as exhaustive an
investigation as possible to ascertain
the location and number OF disorderly
houses and the names of persons con-
Quoting such houses. and there is in our
possession n long list Of such houses
and persons. We have also investi-
gated the conduct of boarding houses
and hotels. We find that there are
many so-called boarding houses that
are used with the consent of the pro-
prietors as disordcrly resorts, and we
have the names OF the proprictors and
the location of the houses We find
also that to large degree automobiles
are used TO entice young girls to enter.
a life OF immortality, and we have the
numbcrS of many Of these automobiles.
We also learn that number Of chauf-
fcurs regularly solicit for disorderly
houses both within and without the
district In addition we have found
that messenger boys are being used as
solicitors.
INTOXICATING LIQUORS
SOLD IN SEGREGATED DISTRICT
We find that great evil in connec-
ton With the segregated district Is the
sale o. Intoxicating liquors Whiskey
wines. and beer are sold In all the
houses openly. and n large proportion
or Tho profits accruing TO the propric-
tors or Keepers of these houses comes
from the sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
In all these houses. with few excep-
tons. In the district. pianolas or other
music boxes are used. and visitors are
solicited with great insistency to nut
money In. these boxes. In few Of the
houses there are regular bathrooms. and
III some or them dancing Is practiced.
we ind that nearly all the inmates
drink Intoxicating liquors. some smoke
cigarettes, and many use habit forming
drugs. There are number of colored
men who live IN the district and adj
joining 1t who make a business of pro-
curing such drugs for these women
FIR EQ TENTED by BOYS
UNDER AGE OF EIGHTEEN
We find that number of bows under
the age of eighteen frequent the seCre
gated district. and that those bows who
are In the habit of visiting the district
take q delight in inducing younger bovs
to accompany them, and thus these
younger boys are initiated into tho evil
and go aStray.
we md that certain productions ut
Some OF the theatres and moving pic
lure shows at times tend to the promo
tion of vice. There is an incrca sino
amount of "strectwalking" in the CITY
The penalty for streetwalking is or
dlnarily 50 fine and costs and s1Oo
surety for good behavior for ten DAYS.
or to Jail in default. The usual penajtv
Tor running disorderly house is n
fine of $50 and costs, surety of 800 TO
$500 for good behavior for from thirty
days TO twelve months, and tho woman
is ordered to move elsewhere In de-
fault OF fine and security she js sent
to jail. But the police dockets show
that the same women have been brought
into the court many times, convicted
and made TO pay n fine or go to iai1.
and as soon as they get clear Of tho
laws clutches back to business they
80 with greater incentive than ever TO
earn money.
Filming SYSTEM SIMPLY
A LICENSE FOR VICE
The fning system is useless. 1t is
simply license system and should not
BIO tolerated. Only these methods of
dealing with offenders should be
utilized-probation. tho reformatory,
the farm colony and custodial institu-
tion. Probation Is for limited num-
Der OF the younger girls who arc ply
sically, mentally and morally fit to go
out into society without commitment
to an institution. Reformatories arc
for those for whom there is little
chance for reform And tho custodial
institution is for those delInquents who
are mentally deficient.
Your commission has also given some
attention end study to tho question OF.