The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-11

hotel: again by . white woman
at another l..........,.l hotel,
and stlil again by white won
an At another t........... hotel.
A man went Ca ----- hotel. onc
of tho lowest dive. IN the city.
and wss solicited foe drink. dope
and girls.
Al iit5 Thursday night man
went 10 ----- hotel. where he
registered. and was Immediately
solicited by tho iandiAdy for
drinks ard girls.
Pardon my repetition OF these
facts. know that they grow mono,.
onous. bat our charge is that Reattis
il an open city and only by rcpe-
tition OF many fnctn can we slhsian.
tiafe this argument. They arc Ger.
tainiy accumniatiya. but let us listen
10 few more
ond ave. where he secured q room
and remained tho rest OF the night
The clerk informed him that he could
supply him with anything tina, be
wanted ,rhia man went to his room.
pulled a table before tho door. turned
on, the light climbed on the tabs.
and span, the night watching thru
the transom until . a IN. Ha saw
different girls going from room 20
room knocking on the doors. remain.
ing a few minutes. than going 20
other doors TO repeat the process.
| and enterlng the rooms,
a man ent~rwd the Liberty.
that place for which the mayor
on Monday night made his plea
for the dear little girl. and
their salaries" Here IL what hc
says MIR. Hawkins do~~n't
offer any substitute FOR tho
dance hall. He Just say. 'Cio~c
them" What would happen TO
| these women N we followed his
sdviecY Docs Mr. Hawkins an.
pcct them 10 GO 10 work for SIS
] . w~~k instead OF the $50 o. SIS
which they now make. and
which permits tbem 10 live de-
eentiyr''
| We'll. let us zee how decsntiy they
live. A man entered ts~ Liberty. He
was approached by a woman who
threw her arms around him and
tried TO carry him Off by storm. de-
clarins that he must buy her a
drink. Then she invited him 90 her
room at ............ hot.l after the
dance. This IL the way thes. girls
mako their $40 or SIS . week. and
evidently the mayor would rather
SO them making tss . week in this
kind Of work.
Here In another nAct which n 10
well for you 20 think about. when
such higb-minded things arc being
said about this dance hail. These
are facts which you can secure for
yourself "a they are public records.
One OF these dance halls IL managed
by Mr.. ............... He was sf
one time arresed by TIE Seattle
police found guilty and fined for
violation OF tho liquor act Later he
was arrested for driving an automo-
bile while drunk. stifi later he was
ARRESTED IN a vicc cleanup and turn.
81 over to the city health depart
msnt and treated for n dinease. He
managed 10 persuade . minor en-.
ploys OF the health department To
substitute n healthy mans blood IN
the two follow UP tests and no got
released. The empioys who accepted
the persuasion was arrested. CHARGED
with living with a woman not his
wife. turned over 10 the health de-
part ment and found diseased. Tho
woman this young man lived with a.
tn. time claimed that Mr.. ......
was responsible for her downfall
and that he lived off her earnings.
This 10 only part OF his record and
yet this IL the man tho mayor ap.
parentiy would have these girls live
under for $40 or sss . weak
But let us 20 on. a man entsrsd
cabaret. one Of the most nosori-
Gus here IN the oenter Of the CITY
and one that IL running without q
| license. yet the city authorities DO
not close t. This man entered.
checked his hat and overoost. was
given q ticket and assigned TO .
table. He ordered a soft drink for
himself. and Ia q short time was
invited 10 join two Giris at another
table. This he aid and ordered
drinks for the three. He was In
vited 70 10 70 - hotel. right here
In tho center Of the city. which In
vitation he accepted. He proceeded
70 tho hotel and asked for q room.
but was met by tho landlady, and
before the girl from the cabaret
could arrive. the isndlady had pro.
vided him with a girl from tho hotel
and whisky. which she drank but he
did not. When he proceeded 10 20
she chung to him and tried to in
ducc him 10 go TO her room. Fur
thermore. the girls from this cab.
aret. which In running without =
license In the center OF our city.
wcre running back and forth to
said hotel with men all during the
| evening.
| Now, for any man 10 say that
| the police know nothing about
these conditions In our city Ii
80 evidently piece Of propa-
gnnda 10 fool the public that the
very propaganda reacts upon
the mayor and makes him ridkO-