The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-18
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tanned as to the existence Of other
houses of i'll fame but it is believed
that there are others in Chickasha.
Evidence was obtained from trust
worthy sources that clandestine pros
titution is carried on at place
known as Toll Bridge, a place about
two miles distant from town and
located on the Washita river.
Special agents of the department
of justice report that on Saturday
night, June %, 1918, they saw evi-
dence that led them to believe that
clandestine prostitution was being
practiced.
"An ex-federal official stated that
he was certain that prostitution, es
uecially of the clandestine nature,
was carried ON in Chickasha and he
felt certain that the police depart
ment were fully aware Of the existing
conditions; he further stated that
he could go out on the street and
point out half a dozen or more wom-
en- who, he was sure, solicited trade
with soldiers.
ut is understood that some gov
enrment official on previous oc-
casion made an investigation into the
vice conditions at Chickasha and in
his report rendered the information
that the vice conditions were rife ini
Chickasha. 1t is further understood
that these vice conditions, as they
affected several towns and cities of
the state, were brought to the at
tention of the Attorney General Of
Oklahoma and that the Attorney Cen
eraL after the matter was submitted
tn his consideration, held confer
ence with some Of the officials of
the several municipalities OF the
state for the purpose of correcting
the evil; it is understood that the
county attorney OF Grady county
and the mayor of Chickasha had
conference relative . this matter
with the attorney general. Follow !
ing this conference the mayor re-
ports that he has been vigilant in
the matter of vice control; that only
within the last few days he appre
hended several suspicious characters
and sent them out of town
agents of the department of jus
tice and the provost marshal of Law
ton have made an Investigation into
the whisky situation in Chickasha
Evidence was obtained that showed
that Chickasha is practically very
wide open. On one occasion special
Agent NJ X Blount and First Lieu
tenant H. w. Mcdonnell Provost
Marshal at Lawson apprehended aEI
caused conviction of about half
dozen bootleggers for selling whisky
to soldiers.
"The military medical authorities
at Camp Doniphan and Fort Sill re-
port that a goodly amount of ven
ereal diseases contracted by soldiers
had been contracted at Chickashu.
Recommendation of Military Auth
critics.
"3. In view of the above existing
conditions in the town of Chickasha
it is recommended that men in uni
form be prohibited from going to
Chickasha until tho vice shall have
been remedied by the local authori-
ties and to the satisfaction of the
military authorities.
"4. In order to combat the evil,
the following recommendations were
made to the authorities in Chickasha
and Grady County:
(a) That prostitution and clan
dcstine prostitution be prohibited.
"(b) That women guilty of prosti-
tuition or immoral conduct be appre-
hended by the local authorities and
brought to trial
"(c) That those convicted of I'M
morality (vagrancy lewdly abiding,
etc. be examined to determine
whether or not they are vencrally in
fccted.
"(d) That these found to be vener-
ally infected be detained in a deten-
tion house, erected and maintained
by the city of Chickasha and county
of Grady, until they shall have be-
come noninfective
"te) 1t is believed that tho nee
essary rules and regulations will
soon be promulgated by the state
commissioner of health of Oklahoma
whereby the veneral diseases will be
placed on the list Of notifiable dis
eases, and proper notification OBJ
tanned; that the proper regulations
will be issued so that the venerally
infected male as we'll as the venerally
infected female will have proper con
troll.
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