The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04

for fear of reprisals. freely state that
these peddlers go about the streets
seeking patronage and that noodle
parlors sell it. while "alley caches
are to be found all over the town.
Cocaine and morphine are used by
PROGRESSES who run lodging houses
in the city, is the statement of a mo-
Their who saw two of her own daugh-
tiers sink to the depths of degrade
ton through the use of cocaine.
Il sat beside one of these lodging
house keepers at trial in the dis
trict court she said, when two
high school girls, with their books
under their arms, came into the
court room. The old vampire fixed
her eyes on them with covetous
and crafty look. What a cute little
pair of tricks, she exclaimed to a
young woman who sat beside her and
who was evidently one of her rum
ners. DO you suppose you could
get them to come and see me? l
would certainly like to get in touch
with them
Il had not before suspected this
woman of traffic in human flesh but
her remarks were open to no other
Interpretation" the speaker contin-
ued. Il decided to make sure and
asked my daughters, both of whom
have been ruined by the drug habit.
They told me that this woman was
a procuress and that she used drugs
to accomplish her purpose.
Another building, located across
the street from the Colorado street
school. has been complained of be-
| cause of the character of people it
attracts, their behavior on the street
and likewise the scenes that trans
pire within the building at times
when the blinds are not drawn.
The place complained of is in the
rear of yellow building which oc-
cupies the corner of Main and Por-
phyry. There is a storm door with
a pane of glass let into it for light
and. presumably, for the inspection
of those who knock.
Secret System
The business seems to be run on
secret system of knocks" school
teacher said. Those who give the
right knock receive their little pack
age, those who do not have the sig
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woman wearing an army overcoat
and a soldiers hat, accompanied by
a girl of about II. knocked at the
door. A negro came down the steps,
opened the inner door. carefully in
spected her through the glass peep
window in the storm door and passed
out small package
THE next day white woman, her
shoes united and her stockings hang
ing down, exposing her limbs, came
up hastily and raped. There was
no response from within. She re-
tired to the alley, and set herself to
watch the door from around the
corner of the building. In a few
minutes a negress came up, raped,
was duly inspected through the storm
door, by the black within, and re-
ceived her little white package"
Fight for the Dope
THE white woman came out of
the alley and attacked the negress
and they fought all over the street
In full view of our school children.
In warm weather the most nondes-
cript crowd imaginable congregate
about the building all day long. Their
attire alone is an offense to good
morals. Our children are exposed to
these sights constantly. In the up-
per part of the building the blinds
are usually drawn but not always.
When the curtains are up we are
sometimes subjected to sights that
are indescribable."
1.-The business of selling dope is q
most profitable One." said Detective
Joe Powell, who has wide experience
with the criminal element of Butte.
1.-The profit on an ounce of morphine
retailed to dope users is not less