Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-23
U.S.PLANS TOACT /
ON VICE HERE Som
Officials Believe Political
Protection Is Given Re.
sorts Of City
GRAND JURY MAY pRopr

United States Government autbor,,,.
take charge of the vice Situation ie WI
city and will act under the provision. =. ~ ~
military act unless the city authoritissT ~ IN .ns
closed the resorts mentioned In the rsrn.. ,
of the Federal investigators to secre,sspo
the Navy Daniels. %
Former Judge James GAY Coraon
cording to dispatch from Wasb,r..c -
today is being considered as specia, ~ :"
torney to present the vice conditions a..
special Federal Grand Jury.
Government officials in washinv+o.
beginning to feel that vice in PhiisSa,,s'
is protected by certain politicians A Pns
eral Grand jury investigation, accordInr !.
dispatch from Washington, NAV raw,
alleged conspiracy between ward Iesass.
and vice den proprietors.
If the case is taken out of the h,..
Of the Philadelphia police, IL ia nr.d;a.
by certain Democrats that one of tbs w..
situations of protected vice will be eyno..s
Secretary Daniels in Washington toSs.
mace IL plain that he had no desire to tsts
advantage Of the Federal law and nu. sSs
Philadelphia. This, he said, should bs 49,
out Of local pride by the Mayor and ~
citizens of Philadelphia. He was unw,,,,ns tas
to strongly express his disgust with tbs as'
titude of the Philadelphia authorit,es al.
though he said that the work there was 90.
from satisfactory" '''
U. s. TO HOLD EVIDENCE
Evidence now in the possession of IN.
Government relating to vice conditions uaS,
not be turned over to the local authori,..
but will be held for use in case the citv
administration fails to clean up wa. ~. 49,
nounced today by Robert d. Dripps,
Mr.. Dripps this afternoon issued ~. \
following: 0''
Definite information direct from Wash.
ington received within the last forty.
eight hours indicates:
First. That the informatio Furnished
by Secretary Daniels to Governor Rr,r,.
baugh was intended largely, as conArma.
tory evidence of the statement that IN.
Federal authorities find the moral CON.
tions to which enlisted men are exposed
In Philadelphia thoroughly unsatisfactory
Second. That the list of immoral "a
sorts, etc, turned over to the Goyerno,
does not begin to cover all such places y
known to the Navy Department and Il
not intended as anything more than
partial list.
Third. That the United States Gov.
ernment expects the State and local an.
thorties to make the conditions COM
planned of satisfactory, using their own
methods and facilities to this end
Four. That the evidence now In the
possession of the Federal authorities will
not be turned over to the local authorities
but will be held for use in case the city
ADMINISTRATION fails to clean up as d.
rected. VI
Secretary Daniels said today that he Ia
compiling every bit of information he rets
with reference to immortality here and that 3
on Thursday he will turn over to Raymond
b. Fosdick. Walter Camp and other mem.
bers Of the committee that has charge Of
clean recreation for men in training, hs z
complete report.
MAY HAVE PURITY ZONE
Secretary Daniels said he will give care.
full attention to the provisions Of the army
act which permit the establishment Of
fve-mile purity zone around military reser-
vations. This permits the driving of saloons
and immoral houses from that area When
an opinion was asked as to whether the naval
words military forces" Attorney Gen.
worlds military forces" Attorney Gen.
eral Gregory held that they were. For this
reason it is believed that purity zone
can be established around navy yards as
well as army camps.
II the zone is established. the law pro.
vides punishment of imprisonment or fine.
or both for permitting to be received for
immoral purposes any person into any
place, structure or building used for I'm.
moral purposes within the zone designated
by the Federal authorities. The act also
applies to the owners of such properties.
Harry Vogt, twenty-eight years old. 0
2508 South Howard street, today was held
in $500 bail to appear before the Federal
authorities on the charge of furnishing
liquor to enlisted men by Magistrate Imbsr
today Petty officer C. A. Burgy. Of the
U. s. s. Vermont, a member of the protec'
tion squad assigned by the navy yard to
look out for the sailors and marines In
this city, trailed vogt and arrested hin
early today while talking with SeanAa
Hall. of the Vermont, at Twelfth street and