The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-23
THE GRAFT TING CIRCUS
AN EXPOSE
By KID" HARRIS
AN EXPOSE
Continued from yesterday
By kid" HARRIS

T; Do Not Lose This Printed Expose
May I suggest that you, my reader,
if you be public spirited citizen,
give this entire article to one of the
leading clergymen protestant, Cath
olic and Jewish) of your community,
with the request that he read it care
fully? 1t will reveal to him, as it
has revealed to you, the startling
truth about the graft-circus
A Valuable Reference
And to you, Rev. Minister or Rev.
Father or Rabbi, who receives this
article, may I ask you to preserve it
for reference? And then, when next
a circus is advertised to exhibit in
your community, will you not reread
this expose and take proper steps to
form vigilance committee to render
a very necessary public service on cir
Gus day?
Vigilance Committee Alone Effective
Surely you desire to protect the
morals of your community. Remem-
Der, Rev. Sir or Rev. Father Or Rabbi,
this is the only method that can sure
~ stop grating circus men in their
attempts to work their games and
other stecies of theirery.
Let me repeat: If a circus man
agement is honest and carries no
graft-games, short-change men or
cootch dancers, your committee will
be welcomed. Only a grating circus
management can fear such inspection
and observation.
Do Not Relax Investigation
And let me caution you ia reference
to your possible 'letting up" on your
committee investigation and obser-
walton if you find that a particular
is not operating gambling devices,
short-changing or Oriental dances.
Graft Circus Like Chameleon
The worst grating circus in the
world might be perfectly clean at the
time of inspection, but five minutes
later, if your backs are turned, it
could be unspeakably dirty and dis
honest and obscene "Fixers" or man.
ayers or proprietors of graft-circuses
sometimes eliminate grating and
short-ch hanging and Oriental dancing
because they have been told by honest
city or county officials that officers
would constantly be on duty to see
that such abuses did not operate.
Graft Circuses Secure Recommends:
tiOns
At the end Of such a perfect "Sun-
day-school day" Mr.. Fixer or Mr.
Manager or Mr.. Proprietor does not
hesitate to ask the chief of police OF
the mayor or some other prominen,
official for a letter of recommends
tion-a letter saying something to the
effect that no gambling, short-ehang
ing Or obscene dancing exhibitions
were carried by the Soandso Circus
This letter Mr.. Fixer shows to the of
ficials along the route of the show
Mr.. Fixer is likely to receive order.
from the chief of police of Aytow,
not to "bat an eye" Chat is not tx
attempt to work gambling or short
changing). At the close of the da,
Mr.. Fixer asks the said chief to writ,
a little letter telling how clean ant
unoffensive his show proved to be
This letter he will exhibit the mex
day to the chief of Reetown. How
ever, if the officials Of Beetown cal
be bribed, Mr.. Fixer's circus will tina
day be every thing that the chief O.
, Aytown said it wasn't.
Vigilance Committee Necessary
It will not be enough for a vigil
ance committee to visit chief of pol
ice or mayor in advance of shov
day and ask the official to inform tn
! circus management that gambling
short-changing and obscene dancin,
will not be permitted in this town
THE ONLY THING THAT CAr
PREVENT THE "FIXER" WITT
GRATING PRoCLIVITIES IRON
ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE THE Pc
LICE OFFICIALS, OR FAILING II
THAT, ATTEMPTING TO "SNEAK
: GAMBLING GAMES AND SHORT
CHANGING AND COOTCH DANG
ING, IS YOUR VIGILANCE COM
MITTEE.
Cause Arrests if You See Evils
Of course, If any member of you
committee sees gambling, short
! changing or immoral dancing, h
should at once cause the arrest Q
the law violators. ETERNAL VIGI
r LANCE IS THE PRICE OF PRO
e lection FROM GRATING CIR