The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-25
liquor CONNECTED
WITH VICE HAUhIS
Expert Visits Indianapolis Red-TaEht
Dtstrscs and Finds Beer, Music
and Dancing.

Indianapolis. Ind. May 24-"l
have seen enough of commercialized
vice here 20 convince me that sys-
tsmatic investigation OF vice condi-
tons In indianapolis would be worth
while" said Frederick II. Within. OF
New York. an anti-Ucs worker of
note, before he left for Chicago. Mr..
Within is general secretary OF the
committee OF fourteen, OF New York.
where the committee has been able
TO do much toward abohshing COM
mercialized vice. He was here at
tending the meetings OF the National
Conference OF Charities and Ccrrec-
tions but found time TO make per
sonal Investigations OF vice condi-
tions in Indiana polls
Mr. Within. IN company with an
other proniaent member Of the con-
ference, made several night trips into
the headlight district and saw inside
numerous dives. houses OF nl-repute
and wtne-roorus.
we saw a couple OK girls in the
street and made their acquaintance,
said Mr.. Within. later we visited
wine-roons and saw the same girls in
the back rooms OF those places One
OF the girls was st place called the
Brevor-"
Fer the purpose Of getting a line
on places x evil in Indianapolis. Mr.
Within ana his companion picked
up" girls in the street and permitted
the girls to show them around. IN
this way they found ar abundance Of
proof 81 comrnevcial'zed vice IN In
dianap polls
In ore reso-t there was very
young looking gtrl. said Mr. Within
we found yr-DE girls IN number
Of questionable places Mr.. Within
found that beer. music and dancing
were permitted n Indiana polls ilie-
gal resorts
"Of course. did rot have time to
make a syste rnAiic study Of local con-
dl,ions said Mr.. Within, and /
would no; attempt 70 say definitely
how limited or wid espread CONNER
ciaiired vice ia here ! found the city
spotted with such vice "
Did Not Give Approval.
Al unsuccessful effort has been
rrratae a. ->e-4s4t 81 II N rev
Citations 70 make il appear that Mr.
Within gave his stamp Of approval To
the way Mayor Joseph f Bell and
perrott's sol}ce are handling the sit
alton here MI Within was taken
10 see Mayer Bell Before he went
TO see the Mayor Nj Within knew
that a. far as the police were con-
eerned TO dtscoura cement had been
given TO the segregated vice district
plan here He also was aware that
the only effective efforts that have
been made to make Indianapolis a
better city through the closing OF IL
legal houses were made at the insti-
~ Indiana Y9Nl4@ ffhnrN n
Federation.
a blow xaA dealt 10 the segregated
districts by Prosecutor Alvah Rucker.
when he brought legal action against
alleged resort keepers and property
owners under the Rule red light law.
II was after he saw the Mayor that
Mr. Within made the statement that
he had seen enough commercfalized
#vice here to convince him 1t would be
worth while for a systematic inves-
tiEation 10 he made,
Nj Within told Mayor Bell many
details OF his experiences here say.
ing he had been In houses of Il-fame
where music dancing and beer were
allowed. AS the meeting Of Mr.
Within with Mayor Bell had been ar.
ranged under the auspices OF the Bel
newspaper organ, which is seeking tc
shield the city administration, Mayor
Bell received the New York exper
cordially.
After hearing Mr. whttin's story
Mayor Bell said he had though
these particular places were helms
held In hand" but II what Yfr
Within said was true. 1T merel,
means they have broken out again
Being a stranger, Mr. Within prob
ably did not see any humor in Mayo
Bells quoted assurance that. "Th
matter will be turned over TO the pc
lice department, and they will h
Strengthened out again"
Mr. Within said the segregation
system is ali wrong MAYOR Bell ha
made no secret Of the fact that h
believes the segregation system is tn
best way 70 control the evil