Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
VICE GENERAL
ALL OVER CITY,
VIEW
Report VIII Show Evils Not
All Downtown, Says
Dripps
U. S. LIKELY TO ACT SOON
Restricted Zone May Be De-
clared Near Navy Yard and
Cleanup Measures Taken

Todays developments in Phladelphia's
vice crusade, which is being conducted by
Federal authorities under the direction OF
Secretary Daniels and various social serv-
ice agencies were these
First. Secretary Daniels, who has had
the aid Of the Department Of Justice in
the Investigation Of vice conditions In
this city, announced that his report con-
cerninE conditions in philadelphia Is
ready for publication, but before giving II
20 the press he prefers 10 win the support
Of Mayor smith in order that vice can he
stamped out by the police.
Two. Robert -. Dripps, former direc-
tor Of the Department Of Public safety
and now chairman Of subcommittee OF
the Committee ot Public Safety, In charge
Of moral, religious and other social ncti-
vitics Of that organization, called upon
Assistant Director ot Public safety Davis
and In plain language informed that Of
ficial that the Daniels report must he
taken seriously and shat steps must he
taken at once toward checking eNistlnE
social evils.
Thlrd-Dripps asserted that agents
from Washington have made an eNhauS-
tive investigntlon Of vice conditions In this
city and that the publication Of this re-
port would be stain on the name of the
city. Hc asserted that vice Is not only
rampant in the district south of Market
street, hut charged TINT many sections
OF the Ola t"n''Ilhln hh'' "'"'''" Nv
colors of former days and that men ana
women oC vicious instincts are operating
without much Trouble.
Fourth. Washington omcials urea thc
,rgo,.r,,,. rtT q, % 80 sho,y hat IL wos not pre.
pared by amateurs and thnt hS character
will shock the city " Mayor Smith CON
tinues 70 ignore the request of Secretary
Daniels and forces the Government 20 60
over the bead of the polio" department
and clean up IN" citT's 'und"r""rih 'hnr-
acters. -.
DESPITE N. a,'l.ly'H II .,,,ao,al
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"r,stc5f,,r waiting" with the view tha
Mayor Smith would take steps touar,
rberLinp existing evils Today he an
rourreJ tb7- the rsporf relative to VIC
conditions in philadelphia is ready for pub
lication and may he released tonight n
tomorrow unless philadelphia authoritie
showed riEns ot life
officials NJ social service agencies IN
terpreted this statement as meaning ina
Secretary Daniels would wait untu tomor
row before calling upon the military au
thorities 10 establish restricted zon
around me navy Nar' ana ro'nu up "u
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tne Guy.
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II have not figured directly in THIS IN
NestgaN'n 6ald prlnpS when ne iet
Davlss Once .Nelther DO / wish ~ cru
cize Director Wilson or the police depart
ment. Fresen'-daN conditions I'm the clt'
are due TO a combination Of things, an'
my purpose in visiting Davis was 10 i'm
press upon him m" necessity for tmms
diate action.
Fmrb7.ic nroog or the existence Of vic
oowntown was proved i'm raid conducte,
early today Lieutenant Barry and Dis
trict Detectives Powers ard MclartF raide'
mouse ai s5ol S0uih I"eIIth street an'
captured three women, two marines ana M
alleged proprietor.
The cops burst open the door without
ceremony and assert that the evidence OBJ
taned warranted their action. The alleged
proprietor gave his name as Morris Morris
According 10 the police he conducts another
place AT Thirteenth and Porter streets.
No resistance was offered when the poIice
bro,s in ,bo house hut the women were
indirnart and bvstoriraI
Tba r,aripaq e,rturod ara rIerry Il
Young and Edward WeitzsI The women
rave their names as sara Gallagher Anna
TavIor and Helen Morris rho last men.
toned aid che rag the wife or the nro.
priatcr
Earb was hold in sEno hail for court Il,
Nsgtstrato Rake lie said he would co
oneIste vim the Nay,, Dcpartnent in ever,
u,sy ~ clean nm south pbiIadalnbia
Authoritieq at the navy ward. the Magis
trats said recommended that marines ano
saiIorr arrested I'm such cases he held b,
the civil authorities
District Attorney S.otan is expected n
returr 10 the city from his vacation tonight
Attaches of the District Attorneys ofhc,
said TODAY that they knew nothing about
the run,ore that Mr. R7tan would take the
vice situation before the Grand Jury
pcrrC,u, TOOK r,ARRAPrHO'S WORD
IhtH To-Day me pg,l'' "ePaTIInen hd'
taken lhe Wora or FRANK T. 'aTo'r''o
Philadelphia agent OF ln' department o
Justice that no lhNes, .sat5on mas oeeh ulaa
IN tIlS Guy nS agents OF ln"I uSPaI'u,e'
under hlm. Hainarlho Went 20 Ihe 7Id o
the oHlIn administration yesleIuay, IN
Iensthy colnH'unleollon ne uTanuSu news
paper stories concerning wee cohaIlohS a
tne w0LS OF p,,.I rIespo.Slo.e IspIr.Srs an
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