Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-31
FILE IS SUITS
AGAINST IS
RED LIGHT
HOUSES
District Attorney Continues
Campaign to Clean up VAL
ley: Ell Centre. ImDeriaI and
CalexicO Houses before the
Courts.

Fifteen suits to close fifteen red
light houses in FL Centre, Imper-
ial and CalexicO were filed this
morning by District Attorney E.
X. Simon. The suits were filed
act.
Five of the actions were directed
against houses in Ell Centre, five
against Calexico houses and five
against houses in Imperial.
|, 1t is at the discretion of the court
the length of time the houses may be
closed, up toSa year.
In filling the suits Mr.. Simon re-
iterated statements made previously
that every red light house in the val
ley would be closed as fast as evidence
is secured.
The following houses in Ell Centre
including the name of the occupant
md the owner, against whom legal
action must be taken, are as follows:
Jae Perry and Frances Ellis, south
west corner of Main and Third.
Gordon Banks and Jane Doe, Lot "a,
Block 28-B.
Gordon Banks and Jane Doe, Lot "a,
Block 2S-B, (second charge.)
Virginia Buttee, Joe Wise and Mrs.
NJ. ]. Ferguson, shack known as Vir-
ginia Buttee's place on Lot 2, block
28B, Ell Centre.
Matte Shepherd and A. S. Fell, 225
State St., Ell Centre.
The following suits, including name
Of Lessee and name of owner, applied to
houses in Imperial
Nora Brown and Leon c. Mendez,
Mora Browns Place)' Imperial.
Lether Andre, Leon j. Edwards, S.
NJ. Steward and the Imperial Land
Company, Imperial.
Hattie Harris and Lena Lee, HAT
tie Harris Place, Imperial.
Puline Roots, Leon J. Edwards, s.
M. Steward and Imperial Land Co.,
pauline Roots Plance), Imperial.
Joseph Treshil and Mrs. Andrew
Culberson, Bakersfield Rooming House
223 Eighth Street, Imperial.
For CaleXico:
Nealie Vincent and Jose Valverede,
120 S. Seventh, CalexicO.
H. A. Lott, Donna Brown, Jose VAL
verde, building on the sauth side Of
Seventh street in block 20, Calsxico.
Mrs. Frank Stafford, John Lott and
Dolores Anderson, 107 Seventh Street,
'Calexico.
Chas. Wise and Evie Montrose, 536
Grant Street, Calexico.
Margaret Poison, Julia Smith, John
doe and Nick San Gilates, 1913 Paulin
avenue, entire second floor, know var
iously as Margaret's Puace and Julia's
Exclusive Place.
The last named place was the home
OF Julia Smith, the only white girl in
the dragnet of last Saturday.
Various sensational tales hive been
rumored on the streets concerning her
identity and strenuous, even frantic,
Efforts have been made to secure her
release.
Alfred Blaisdell of Calexico is act
Ing as her attorney in the first case
fore Justice Mayfield. =. j. Cooney
acted with Mr.. Blaisdell. On several
different legal points the courts have
refused to let her go within the past
three days and District Attorney Il.
'R. Simon said:
"If she is allowed out on bail, I
never expect to see her again." inti-
mating that her bail money would be
forfeited rather than have her go on
the witness stand.
Calexico men, some of them promi-
nent and some of them married are
: aid to be instrumental in attempt
ling to secure her release. Although
one court was told she could not raise
the bail money it was not long before
/ was Forthcoming.
I Attaches at the district attorneys
office frankly state. that the girl
I''knows too much" for the peace and
contentment of some border residents.