The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-14
SAY NEED FOR
IT DRASTIC
Thank Star for Pointing Out
Peril and Getting Remedy

Written and verbal commentator
for The Stars campaign 90 close
vice dens camouflaginE ~ massage
parlors was received Wednesday
from city leaders
IL was gratifying. for The Star
had some hesilaney IN bringing this
unwhoiesome condition into the
limellght But the number OF com
plants about them became 40 nu
merous and insisient that The Star,
always anxious 70 serve Seattle. dc,
cidsd there was no other way OF
rcmedying the abhorrent situation.
Here is what some Seattle folks
say.
r. SH0RRoCK. Member OF the
School Observation-Disclosures OF Cd
'ucatlon deeply realize tho impor
tanco OF safeguarding against all
such places We find n mos, dlffi
cult 10 keep conditions In tho city
such as 20 help. instead OF hinder.
the young people OF school age The
star Il doing GOOD work for the
city when Il insists that these places
that come under suspicion should be
put out OF business. and that all
places Of this character should be
70 regulated ~ 10 remove All temp
satlon 20 tho young.
WILLIAM X. McKiBBON,
Founder Of the white Cross Society
II hope The star sees this matter
thru. believe that some Of these
Joints" are worse even than your
paper pictured. We find the dope
evil going hand In hand with most
disreputabie instItuiipus
MRS. r. p. PUGsLEy. Chairman
or tho Legislative COMMITTEES OF the
Council Of ParentTeaehers-Great
good should coma from pointing out
the existence OF these places Of evil.
believe that the necessary lcgiaia.
ton TO put the Objectionable places
out Of business can easily be oh.
tanned. II brought before our asso-
citation, thcre IL no doubt In my
mind but that II would back Il
up. While these places do not nj.
feet children In the grade schools. Il
In easy TO Sec how they would be Dat.
rimonial to those In high schools
aud the university.
II. 7. CfIATTERT0N. Executive
Secretary Of the Seattle Council OF
Churches The Star will sec thru
10 finish the expose Il has started.
Il viii havc rendered a valuable no
cial service. These places often have
been complained OF TO our office. and
are very detrimental 10 tho morals
or tho city.
THOMAS X. COLE. superintond.
ont OF Schools-You can count on
US to back you up in the campaign.
We must keep such peril away from
our children.
REV. CHAUNCEY HAWKINS,
Pastor Of Plymouth Congregational
Church-Go TO II. Star, Correcting
this evil will be real civic accom-.
piishment. A year ago our church
had an Investigator inspect these
places and no reported that condi.
lions wcre most dIsreputable.
COUNCILW0MAN BERTHA
LASDES- have full realIza.
ton OF tho menace The Star
points out, /, had been brought
to my attention before by per.
sons who knew OF the bold.
ness with which these places have
operated. Even before The Star
revealed the situation, Mr.. Hesketh
and had beer working toward n
measure that would put the lllcgit.
innate places out Of business. | had
hoped we might find out how the
evil is handled In other cities. but
we are going TO introduce the ordi-
nance Immediately: IL II needs
amending later on, that can be at.
tended 10. When women OF low
character begin calling up young
mems clubs and leaving their tele.
phone numbers II is high time that
the public conscience was aroused.