The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-18
LOCAL OFFICIALS CLOSE ALL
HOUSES IN RED LIGHT DISTRICT
INMATES CONFINED TO HOUSES
UNTIL AFTER EXAMINATION
BY MEDICAL BOARD.
Plans to Employ Inmates Beng
Made-Strict Quarantine Beng
Enforced.


Whcclings infamous red ligh, dis
lrct is now Thing OF The past ana rs
a result Wheeling is more clean cry /
than she has been for years. IhlS
action was taken By local officials as
= result of communication received
from the war department committee
; on training camp activities and social
hygiene division. which is cndearnr'
! ing 10 close up segregated districts
! all over the country.
\ meeting OF iii" citizen commute"
, in charge of this affair was hcLu yes
Icrdny afternoon al the city building
=! for the purpose OF considering lhc
/ communications received. The cnul'
, mirtcr was composed Of SaNor {.
Morgan NrSrrr lIr. john J.. Dickey,
! chairman of the county draft board;
Judge b. :. Honrrkcr. chairman of
The city draft board: Dr.. Robert |
! nrfnkard. president Of the ONO 'oun'
" Medical Association: Or. John |.
HUM, county health commissioner;
&. W. Cory superintendent OF me
Union Mission: Howard Hastings.
sheriff OF Ohio county: D. y. Mckee,
prosecuting attorney for Ohio county,
". r. Hilton. manaGin. editor Of tho
Wheeling Majority: City Manager G.
= O. Naylc, lr Charles Wngertnr and
Campbell II. Henderson. chief Of po'
lice.
Tho lrrtcr received advised the
closing Of tn" segregated district ID
; This City. after rnpnrts concerning the
! physical condition; Of local drarterS
, had reached the war department. Dur
| ing the meeting yesterday plans for
| the prevention Of til" spreading q!
/ the inmates 10 other districts Wer"
discussed fully and il Is confidently
! felt that this phase OF the matter can
! be- met successfully. II has been de-
ridrd 10 furnish employment And lodg'
+ ing to The girls who desire il. and III
see that they receive justice. y com.
/ mirtoe composed Of {. W. Cory, SUI
perintcndcn1 of tho Union Mission,
president: W. d. Hilton Of tho Wheel
! ing Majority: chief Of Police Hen Ter
son. Sheriff Howard Hastings and
! Fred Sondrrman. have been named 10
! look after III" welfare Of the girls VINO
| remain here. who will BE- furnished
with employment, lodging and medl'
; cal attention, in such cases as needed
! Madames Meet Today.
/ This morning at IN u'clu"k N"
madan"s of thu houses "f prostitution
will rongrrcHic in the lnuTirInal court
! room to confer with tn" "i'izHns ''"rh-
rlittr" They will l"> assured quits from
property owners from whom they may"
/ rented Will not. be made" and any loss
cs they may have been a party |" VIII
have To hr given UP.
Tomorrow morning beginning ut
! O'clock tn" members Of IN" thi" Nal-
ley Medical association VIII make l.
tour "f tho houses IN tn" segregated
district To ascertain tn" diseased m
mates. who will bc given proper treat
mrni The inmates free from dIS"aS"
will hr allowed Ia X" home. err "h"r"'
eyer they d"Sir" but the others VIII "G
,dctalncd here.
Many Left Yesterday.
Quite Il r"w Of tho women l"ii. h"-
fore the QuHrtnlinr was pat INT" 'l-
feet Yesterday. and rs a result. out al
4 number Of about l"n that WAS ih"re
when the proposed closing If the d'H-
i'rl,t was mad" public, th"r" now r"-
mains about half Many "f tn" M
furniture h,hlnd them. 1t - stated. anu
i, will II" 81 very hard matter :" col
lcrt. There ~rrc lhlrty-siN houses "l
lII.fnm" III this city When t'hI"t Hon
d"rsnn cam. into power. bat they were
vll down from tim" L" I'm" untli
twcnty-r"ur remained at the I'nc wh"h
= they. were closed.
The local nurse: ass"riatI"n Will nt
asked Ia d"naI" Their services Tor ~"
,day. To aid ihr rhi" Valley M"llra'
association. III their house I" nous" -
anina:iur. Tn" !u,'al hur asS"'ihl,''n
has h"rn asked !" d"ua'" ilS scrN Ices I"
lend L. tt" legal matters Of tI IN
nai"S A.. lruhIIcS~ - uunh"r "f Su:iS
Will arise tn" result IT III" closing
at the district.
Marks Epoch In History
! TN" closing at TIA" t!i-iam"d rod iich'
district. which hrs l""n IN i"r'" IA this
civ tor - many y'.arH. marks = turning
point. IN the history -! IN" city ~
WhrcIInc For wars We" hH~ r"IEn' Il
in TINS city. practically unhind"rrd. AMI
Tin, tyI,. ui vice here has h""n dc"larrn
hy f. ,rraI officials l." h" tn" m">I bra
en- in III" rmlirr country. tn" closing
came much quicker than was generally
tInucht. aud many believed IN" "r'"r
wuuld not H.. put I'M" effect :"r Il w""A
or ion DAYS However, local officials
| RECOGNIZED iii" rrirri IN" sc" 'lSir!rt
WAS having ON This City. and G"' busy
GA IL" iIrilrrr ~ nur". The "rd'r B."
clos. the wee district has been artiTi.
| r,:,l"d fer som" TIM. a. tho government
has h".u ~npprrSSInS such districts ~
hr ViriniiN al army camps ana sine"
then has gradually extended IN" Scoop"
81 it, a"iIvliI"S. The closing IF ~"
local ri". district This tim" VIII hc The
! second time such an attempt has h"'n
made. shortly atl"r chief Thnn;iS
I."yInnd took office h" closed tho dis
tri,.i but few months later n was re-
! opened Sinr" thcf il"md' r$"n has
been in office III" district has h""n r.
durcd from i'm" IN time. both ~ 10 S|r
and population and n"w rs II War m';Ls-
uTc il IaS hc"n closed.