The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-20
Ten of Nineteen Women Tried
Are Infected; Held for De-
tention Camp; Others
Are Released.
KNITTING MILL IS
SECURED FOR CAMP
Police Round Up Two More /;
Drive on Negro Quarter to
Come Soon is Indication.
County Agent Returns frop'
Trip Elated Over Prospg
Lines Up Township a
plays from Grad

OF the 10 women caught in the
dragnet operated the first day in
Chickasha's moral cleanup crusade,
examination carried on by county
and city physicians acting upon ar
order of the county Council of De-.
fense and city officials, proved that
ten were infected. They were order
cd transported to detention camp
until their diseases are cured.
Arrangements were completed last
night whereby the old knitting mill
building southeast Of the city will be
used as a detention camp for the in
fected women. Beds, tubs, SOAP, tow
els and all necessary equipment to
,htcD the wpmtn eonlfortabse ase be
ing supplied by the officials, the
, county at this time shouldering the
expense as there are no city funds
available for the purpose. A guard
will be placed at the building day
and night to see that the women do
not leave Physicians will visit the
camp daily and administer treatment
to the women.
The idea of sonding the infected
women to the citys pest houses
where small pox patients had been
kept, was abandoned when at con
ference of city and county officials
such steps wero deemed i'll advised.
Tho knitting mill building, It is
pointed out, will be an ideal location.
1t is sufficiently removed from the
city and is a two story brick struc
turc with plenty of light 1t is now
vacated as practically all the ma
chinery with which the mill was
equipped has been moved away The
mill was never used, although it has
stood fully equipped for several
years, during which time guard and
janitor have been on the job, keep
ing the place clean and in good re-
pair.
With considerable ground gained
in the initial drive, tho cleanup Of
fensive is in its infancy, according
to plans of the city and Council of
Defense. No drag has been made
through the negro quarter of the
city. This is expected to yield a
number of cases and it is pointed
out that this is just as essential to
a thoroughly clean town as an appli-
cation of the scrub brush in the
white quarters. Other white women
are on the lists prepared by. the Of
ficials and the work is to steadily
progress. Several women who were
slated for a trip before the Defense
Council committee and the city Off
cials have fled the town.
In suming up the situation this
morning, Mayor Coffman stated in
effect that 15 out of the 10 girls and
women caught in the first drag, were
home girls and married women and
that II Of the total 10 tried yester-
day morning were married women,
some of whom were living with their
husbands,
Understand, this is no reflection on
the good women or good girls of the
CITY," said Mayor COffman. have
been here 26 years and have always
upheld the fair name of Chickasha
as well as the fair name of every
good woman and girl. am after the
toughs.
Il have given orders TO the police
department to bring before me every
woman and girl upon whom they can
get as much evidence as they had
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