Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-14

between Mayor Ainsle. General Farms
worth. Captain DcCamp and himself
Oh May 80. at 1890 o'clock in the af-
ternoon. at tho Mayors Office.
Continuing MIR. Mann said: THE plan
was TO notify the Mayor tina. vice con-
dit!ons in Richmond were SO bad that
soldiers al Camp Lee would not be per-
United TO come TO Richmond at all un-
less steps were taken At once TO give
tho city a thorough cleaning, and at
that meeting the facts should be given
TO the press 1t was thought best to
Invite representatives, of the press and
representatives OF the various BUSH
ness organizations TO be p:csen, at the
| meeting"
. Al the instance o. Mr.. Mann. Special
Agent Pollen. of Richmond. got in touch
win all the newspapers of the city,
the president OF the Rotary Club, the
president of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION and the business manager of
the Chamber Of Commerce and request
ed all Of them to have representatives
at the meeting between Mayor Ainslie
and General Iarnsworth.
Special Agent Pollen located Mayor
Aihslic in front of the Bijou Theater
at 1880 O'Clock in the afternoon on
May 20 and arranged for the meeting
at $50 o'clock on May 80. The meet
ing was held in Mayor Ainslc's office,
and after lengthy conference it was
decided not TO give any statement to
! the representatives of the press and
they were so notified"
Captain +. l.. DcCamp said that the
Mayor furnished only $500. and that no
other city officia! assisted or knew
anything about the raid or that It
would take place. The only men who
had L r,ny 1n1tr nj i.
General Farnsworth. and Federal Agent
Pollen.
EXPECT GRAND JURIEs
IN ADJOINING COUNTIES
It has been reported that as re-
suit OF the provost guards raid here
Monday night special grand jury may
be called to probe certain matters con-
nected with the origin Of that event:
and that grand jury investigation OF
the conduct of certain justices of the
peace may also be instituted This
viii possibly result at the instigation
OF the Richmond Council of Defense
Executive Secretary Kelley, OF the
state Council of Defense. expects to
arrange conference to-day with
Mayor Ainslic and Commemorative
Attorney Wise, with reference to the
location OF the detention home for per-
sons arrested on one Of the nine
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lions OF the State Health Department
and on cram!na ton found to be suffer-
Ing with infectious veHereal disease.
JOINT COMMITTEES WILL
MEET THIS AFTERNOON
For the purpose OF evolving some
practical way OF coping with the stu
alton in Richmond for the protection
of the physical welfare Of soldiers.
three committees of five members each.
| r q n M N II 10 b3 rroh ~
the Ministerial Union and the Retail
Merchants Association will meet this
afternoon in tho auditorium Of the
Chamber Of CoTmcre at o'clock. The
conference Is expected TO result in i'm
mediate action being taken toward
minimizing tho spread OF venereal dis
ease which destroy both soldier eff
cheney and the morale Of the army.
According TO limitations yesterday
By certain members who Will appear in
the conference. the plan will be sug
;.cstcd for the establishment of n de-
upon examination TO he diseased. It
was termed folly TO arrest dangerous.
discase-sprcadinS women. TO fine them
ana turn them again upon the public.
II was also recalled that no adequate
place was available for separating
them apart and providing medical
treatment for their cure. And 10 drive
them from this community to another
would create "A condition there such
as now exists here.
BUSINESS MEN AROUSED
AS TO CITl'S GOOD NAME
H. Carl Boschen. president OF the
Retail Merchants Association, has been
appointed chairman OF the committee
from that association. which Will con-
fer with the ministerial and Chamber
Of Commerce committees this after
noon. Other members Of his commit
tee are: !. II. kaufman, w. II.
Schwarzschild. W. 6. Rhoads and ]. G.
Corley who were named at n meeting
Wednesday afternoon in the Chamber
of Commerce.
While Il has been stated that the pur-
pose of the conference called for this
afternoon is not intended to be an en-
croachment on the rights and juris-
diction of the civil authorities. the in
evitaSle consequences of the plans that
will be decided upon are expected to
extend farther in their influences than
the soldier, and will have great
tendency toward checking commercial
ICED vice in the city. The soldiers
side of the situation will! be thoroughly
discussed and immediate action taken
on the course adopted.
The prActica hility Of the establish
men; of home for diseased women
caught and rounded up by methods now
being devised by various agencies
seems 10 have support OF public opin-
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