El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-23

merly flourished. They have long since
! been closed Mr.. Cahalane has made
( a special study Of the social evil and
! has written book on the subject.
which is considered an authority by
/ the police officials throughout the
I United States and other countries.
New York Has No "District."
IN his Investigation and study OF
/ the question he announces that segre-
cation is unnecessary and unwise and
I that cities without districts are much
I better and crimes fewer than when
/ the districts existed
Mr.. Cahalane said the New York
I police department has become much
more efficient since the district was
closed and gave me a list of salaries
paid the police. As inspector he re-
ceives $4,000 a year. SO captains re-
ceive 1920 each: 500 ieutenants,
$3.50 each; 725 sergeants. $3.50 each;
borough inspector $4,000, and II in
spectors $1,000 each The New York
police system is one Of the creates.
1 have ever seen
In speaking of the Home Defence
league, composed Of leading citizens,
Mr. Cahalane said that 1t has a mem
( bership Of $4,000 and that the CO.
operation of the citizens is what adds
materially TO the efficiency Of the
police department II is my ambi-
tion TO have a league formed on
similar lines for FL Paso.
What's Doing in FL PaSO.
The closing Of the restricted dis
trict here was an easy matter. The
difficult part of the task in clean
ing up FL PasO now is to close W
rooming houses where prostitution is
practiced- This will take time. 1t
will require about six months to show
the decided results that viii be ac-
complished- But at the end OF this
time FL Paso viii be a cleaner and
better city and in my opinion there
Will be no citizen in the city who
VIII desire to see it reopened.
I am now having compiled a list
Of all rooming and lodging houses in
the city When the detectives or
police see women Of immoral char
acter enter these places the prOprie-
tors will be served with notice and
If after three days this practice is
continued they will be raided and
stances proprietors who have been
warned about such practices have re
piled that they had no idea that the
women were Of such character. but
when they are warned there will be
no possibility of such excuses being
''The proprietors Of the better ho-
tells and apartment houses cooperate
with the police in combating the evil. I
1t is the proprietors of cheaper places /
that in many instances harbor these
women
NKeep the District Closed
There will no doubt always be /
prostitution to a certain extent prac- /
ticed in Ell Paso as in other cities. I
But keep the district closed and the l
young men and young women will
grow up not knowing so much about |
this vice and will not be susceptible /
TO the lures and trapfalls. The hard I
ened women viii leave the city There I
Will be some of the immoral class re-
main. no doubt, but they will not be I
street walkers and frequenters Of 4
beer joints and cafes. Right here 1 I
want to say that women OF question /
able character will not be allowed /
to frequent these places. They Will 4
be watched and if they make a crook /
ed move will be arrested
Mr.. Zabriskie intends compelling all .
lodging houses. rOoming houses and I
cheaper hotels TO keep registers sub 7
ject to police inspection. The chief .
is working hard in completing his 1
plans for cleaning the city and he I
is receiving letters Of advice from |
the police departments Of the various 4
cities he visited in reply to requests I
he has made.