The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-11
SEATTLE VICE
Chauncey j. Hawkins' Sermon Describing
Conditions Found by Investigators

The mayor issued . statement
thru the press on Thursday OF
last week In which he said:
"Neither myself. tho chief of
police nor any police officer
knows Of any place In this city
whcrr whisky. mocnshine cr
any other form Of Intoxicating
liquor IL sold"
would say. n this statement
OF the mayor Ia true concerning
vice In our city. he ought tn be
called Innocence Abroad.
Let US state Hypothetical case
let US suppose there 10 fairly In
teillgcnt group Of citizens who have
given a reasonable amount OF time
In the last two months 20 the study
of tho liquor situation II they had
gone about the work conscsentiouaiy.
and then these mon should stand be
fore the city and should say that
they knew OF no place In the city
where whisky. moonshine or other
form Of intoxicating iauor 10 sold.
then should say that these men
were either trying TO deceive the
public or that th~y were bunch OF
IDIOTS. or olss ,hey we're crooks In
league with tho liquor interests
have quantities Of evidence
with which can suh-taniiats
the selling of liquor. The fact
!. that any man who wants to
get whisky In this town can get
n easily. BootiegEin has conc
far beyond the man who carrts
. flask In his hip pocket. II has
become . we'll organized bush
meas. 30 thai seattle h today
honeyeombsd with L. There are
Is booskg ging p,ares In four
blocks ON one Of th. main sffc~ts
IN eur c1fy.
have spoken Of the dance halls
and cabar.ts. gambling and whiaky
but the worst part Of Seattle II "a
be found In houses OF iniauity. Tbs
mayor rays: "A wide open town Il
ono In which gambling. drinking OF
disorderiy conduct OF women Il open
ly enrried on" on the basis OF this
definition, I make the statement that
Seattle for the past few weeks has
been wide open
First, let "a. note . few general
statements. A girl who n an "old
tirusr,' In Seattle was asked by a
man who knew her and her work
and record how business was" 5hs
repi,ed that the girls wer, 90 thick
going up and down the street IN
front OF her house and picking up all
the men that cam. along that abs
could not make living. IL u
pretty open. isn't II. whom this is the
sifuntion1
Hut you say that she Wa
I~wd woman and you will not
take her word. Very we'll. look
nt the facts ~ We have gathered
them. In one small ARA In Sc
attic tonight there are 20 houses
where men are openly solkifed.
and none Of these pinces was
open ak months ago. There arc
place. where u was possible six
months ago 10 secure only wills
Nv. and then II Ind to BE- done
~irreptifiousiy. but now u Il
possible not only TO secure Wills
ny hut girls.
In one section Of this city .
man was solicited between $50
and q o'clock IN the evening IS
times.
In ono section Of the city on
the previous day q man was so
Ilcited In two hours In the even
Ing Is times.
In ons section girls sat Mt tho win
dow. tapped on the window pane. mt
81 the vindew. talked with men ana
invited them 10 come In. Friends.
that sounds pretty much Ike the old
red light" days. and II this IL not an
open city" shsn I do not know the
meaning OF the English language.
These are not agreeable facts. but
I ask you 70 listen in all possible pa
tfenos. These are reports OF men
who attend this church. who went
out 20 discover tho actunl conditions
In the city. and n I should mention
their names. you would implicitly
trust their word.
''At No. -. ..........ss W.
was solicited from . window on
the third floor"
AT NO. 80. .......ss..s 49,
WINS solicited by coIored woman
from the Window
AT No. -. ......s.... ST.
woman came 70 tho door and
called out, Como In. honey"
AT No. 80. ............ ST.,
was solicited by two white wom-
on from the first floor"
AT No. -. ........ ST., =
colored woman raped on the
window TO attract my attention.
When looked up, she raised tho
window and called for mo TO
como In"
AL NO. ......s-.... ~
WINS solicited by q coIorcd woman
from the second floor. ] then
walked on .......... ct. and was
solicited by coIored women from
three different houses"
A man went ny To No. -.
........... VI. and was solicited
BY n white woman from an up
~ Mrs wfudow and also INV n