Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
HATCH WATCHES
NIILLSS CLEANUP
Colonel Satisfied With
Acting Police Head, but
Keeps on Job
SECRET SERVICE WORKS
Many Agents Study Vice Con-
ditions-New Warming for
Saloon and Hotel Men
SECRET SERVICE WORKS

There will be no relaxation OF vigil
lance by She Government IN the vice
clean-up in philadelphia despite the fact
that Acting Superintendent of Police
Minis. now in charge of this work Is
verv satisfactory to the United States
.,,tborities squad Of FederaF inNes-
t,ga,ors and numerous secret Service
roer arc keeping close watch on the de-
veiopmepts. , rt,,cb
~ tbe United States marine corl'S' Nuo
r.nreeents the Navy Department III tne
80. crusade returned today from W aso
,nyton where he had a conference WITH
secretary Of the Navy Daniels on lne
situation.
Hatch well Pleased
Asked what he thought OF results ""
far. Colonel Hatch said:
.sr-he outlook for cleaning the city OF
vice is very encouraging Captain MilIs
statements TO the crptaius Of police ana
tieutenants regarding their duties in IN,
preseut situation we've clear, cohcNe anu
to the point. ,-...,.., 10,
.,Tbe only thing I am interested IN
now is having permanent cl'ah-ul'
told Secretary Daniels l had the sup
mort of some very llHt lNob'' o"
delphia. and he said he was EIau u
hear of this cooperation
Colonel Hatch made 1t clear that he
was not interested in tine political sit
uation nor attempting to reform the city
hut merely doing what he thought DeSt
for the men in the service.
The practice of giving liquor to sol
diers and sailors, Colonel Hatch SAID
will have to stop.
sSome hotels and saloons are stu
violating the law" he asserted, ''and
n these violations do not cease, | will
have to ask United States District At
torney Kane and District Attorney Ro-
tan to take steps TO stop It,.
Not Friendly Act
The Colonel also expressed the hope
that friends Of soldiers and sailors would
abandon the practice Of giving them
drink at their homes. Some persons,
he said, believe it's necessary to give
the men liquor before they go over
They know they will not obtain any
in the trenches This habit should he
stopped Immediately, as it only reduces
the efficiency of the men who are going
over on such a serious mission
Federal investigators, including Secret
Service men, are stiil working here, the
colonel said, and watching develop
ments.
In a statement from Washington. Sec
rotary Daniels said he was glad to hear
of the support Colonel Hatch was re-
ceiving from the people and said that
such support was necessary to get re-
suits.
''No arrests" was the substance Of re-
ports received from all detectives of
the Eighth District this morning at the
< station, Tenth and Buttonwood streets.
Indicating that the Government-lnspired
hostility of the police toward vice is
taking effect.
The fact that there were no arrests
last night constitutes a record for the
district.
In the campaign to rid the city Of vice.
Acting Superintendent of Police Mills
today directed his attention toward
.'shyster' lawyers VINO for years have
been representing owners and inmates OF
disorderly houses. He served notice on
these lawyers that he would keep them
cut of City Hall,
This decision followed after many of
these lawyers had appealed to Acting
Superintendent Mills late last night and
wanted to know If he meant business.
yes, 1 mean business-and before I
get through with your clients I will see
that you shyster lawyers are kept out
OF the City Hail." answered Mills.
Mills is said to have made a personal
tour of the Tenderloin late last night
and also to have passed through that
part of the city where the Fosdick re-
port located the disorderly houses. Mills
today wouldn't talk about this.
I'm going about my campaign In
a quiet way and not resorting TO spec
tacular shows" said Mills. 81 am
cleaning PIP the town. and the cleanup
must be a permanent one and not one
for a few days only. | am after the
offenders of the law, as well as the
shyster lawyers. Some Of these law
yers have called me up and wanted TO
know il I meant business. l told them
that l was after them the same as
was after the inmates and owners OF
dives. / am also instructlng policemen
10 get after men who live off the earn
ings Of women. They should be thrown
into a sewer"