The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-07-22
CHURCH or
GOD NEXT
TO VICE Den
First OF Series of Articles by De
Silya)

(First OF a Series of Articles by De
Silva
When copper becomes dissatisfied
with the way things are going. he gen
orally vents his spleen upon someone
or talks and spills the beans" One
OF the sturdy minions of the law, re
Gently pecyed because OF the fact thai
in the cutting OF the Second Ward
pie he had not been given a slice
big enough to satisfy his appetite made
certain predictions OF what would take
place IN the underworld. Most of his
predictions have come true. This dis
gruntled copper, with Wagging law,
glistening avaricious eyes, and grasp
ing talons disclosed how two gambling
and protected vice syndlcates had
grown up, blossomed and hourished in
the Second Ward one dominated and
controlled by Democrat who runs a
gambling den on West 22nd Street
and the other under the iron rule OF
the doubtful Republican" OF the Sec
ond Ward, long notorious because OF
his vice connections and his unques-
toned czar-lke rule of the underworld.
Vice Leaders at Swordspoints
1t IS alleged that jealous antagonism,
ambition for complete leadership, BIT
ter quarrels over the division of the
"spoils'' has led to a split between the
Democrats vice leader ard the
doubtful Republican vice boss" and
open and unremitting warfare begun
between the two camps for the title of
vice lord supreme" This warfare
bids fair to be more interesting and
equally as deadly as the west side
Tong struggles. Rumors of this fight
between the Second Ward vice lords is
SAID to have trickled by means of the
underground intelligence department"
down to the office of the Chief OF Po-
lice, and a blow was aimed at the
Democratic vice leader
Douglas Buffet May Feel the Blow
Now rumors are flying thick and
fast, coming not in single spies but in
battalions and the gambling and vice
elements arc much disturbed over the
possibility OF the fury OF the fight
reaching such intensity that It may
cause the closing of the Douglas But
tet, at the northeast corner of 35th
and Prairie Avenue, where the word
buffet in lurid electric letters flashes
moekingly in the face Of the little
church adjoining, known as the
Church of God" 1t may be added in
this connection that a party whose
name is temporarily withheld pre-
sentcd a petition to the pastor Of this
church, asking the eNertion OF his in
flucnce in an effort that was being
made to close the Douglas Buffet.
The pastor is said TO have responded
that those people upstairs do not in
teriere with NE, therefore ! will not
with them" The same pastor
admits, however, that people from the
Douglas Buffet have dropped bills into
his collection plate quite frequently
A Den of Shame
1t is suspected that the vice ring
which controls the gambling and the
prostitution Of the Second Ward also
rules the aforementioned Douglas
Buffet There the Goddess of Chance
docs not rule and neither does the
click of dice or shuttle Of cards attract
and lure the giddy and the lucky, but
carnate, rules maiestically and modern
Magdalenes, bartering flesh and blood,
dancing dances more artistic that the
dance of the seven veils,' clad in dia-
phanous lingerie skin tight, in varied
IbiOIS ike ilit HUGS Ol Tic IGluDOW--
three shifts of fallen women satisfy
he bestial appetites OF those who have
been roped in by the "barkers" on the
corner below If the gambling games
are closed it is feared that this insti-
tuition which was established and is
now being constantly recruited from
the ranks of fallen women from Burn
ham and other outlying resorts will
eel the effect of this dissension
States Attorney May Act
Although this place of i'll fame has
all of the attacks OF those
who have sought to make the COM
nunity cleaner it is feared now that
the underworld warfare is going to do
what good citizens we're unable to do.
The States Attorneys Office is not ex-
pected to do police duty and it mat
ters not how great the inclination of
the States Attorneys Office may be
to stamp out vice and gambling, it is
common information that he has not
the facilities to detect and apprehend
it The Whip will call his attention to
existing conditions from time to time,
believing that his unquestionable in
tegrity and past reputation for hon
estry and clean city win make him
contrive some way OF remedying exist
ing evils.
(Further Exposes and Revelations in
Next Weeks Issue.)