The Washington times., 1930-01-11
VICE HOUSES WIDE OPEN
IN ATLANTIC CITY

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NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Two
young girls IN their teens are
inYeigled into Atlantic City, cross
ing q State line: they are KID.
naped, held against their VIII
without clothes, forced BY beat
ings and torture to undergo in
suits by q white slave rtI1gs
jailed when they escaped, while
their rescuegs are convicted and
their attackers freed.
Others are assaulted, kidnapped,
beaten. stripped robbed.
Gtlll others are induced BY;
sEealtl1y 1Iattery and Lies TO sub
NIT to Wooings which end when
they are turned over to the ring.
rake employment agencies and
fraudulent newspaper want ads
ensnaTe ambitious, wholesome
young women into lives Of shame
ct the mercy Of the ring. 4
hide Behind Officials
The law and officials are used
by the white sIavers to enforce
their tyranny over their victims.
Public officials and leading citi-
1ens gather together In the big.
gest clubs TO witness public orgies.
Great hotels furnish debauct1-
cry for visitors
Thousands Of dollars Ia graft
ere collected by. officials.
Interstate white slave rings cir
Culate their victims by the hum
dreds from houses in various
States without Federal interfer-
elace.
These are some Of the high
lights IN the operations Of D tre-
Inendous white slave ring which
1lourishes openly III Atlantic City,
protected by official corruption
drought about through proiiibi-
don conditions.
Today's article, the last In a
series. based upon q New York
Evening Journal Investigation,
win outline IN general the vice
eitUation Ia Atlantic City.
In hidden rooms in the great
boardwalk hotels, IN velyet-draped,
dimlighted resorts nearby, the
wealthy from all parts OF the
world, some Of them officials paid
to enforce the laws, drunkenly
participate In orgies in which
girls in their teens sometimes
take part.
Visitors Tipped OFF
II you have the means for a
weekend at q great boardwalk
hotel. you wire ahead for reservar
tions.
No sooner is your wire received
than q great organization, COM
posed equally Of clerks and
crooks. sets about to find ouS
about you.
The usual systems for reference
IN your own city are consulted.
Quickly they determine your oc.
Cllpation, your means, your char.
acter and habits.
These findings are studied by
experts.
When you arrive in your hotel,
everything is prepared. The bell
boy. in an off-hand way, asks you
II you would like something I'd
drink (llnleSS you are known as
/, q reformer1: II you assent bot.
Tie Is brought and you are
charged depending on what they
think your experience In buying
whtskey has been. Ten dollars q
pint is the usual charge II you
are rated as an all around
sucker.
Next-if you do not happen to
have your wife or fiance with
you-the question Of q com
panion Is brought up as delicate
IL as possible. Here again, your
past experience Is Shrewdly
Judged.
Hotels Abet Practices
Although at least half Of the
great hotels have no official
knowledge Of these practices, OF
are even free Of them (the St
Charles, Haddon Hall, the Chal
fonte, to name but q few il
some OF the largest the manage
/ gnent actively participates as Ia
2diYiduals in these i1legitimate
earnings.
Then some individual q little
higher Ia the hotels organization
the head bellman, pc, haps. q
clerk. or even an assistant man
ager II you are person Of great
\ means, makes arrangements fol-
your tour of illicit resorts.
II your means arc moderate;
your evening is likely to include
the Little Club or tile .Babete
where you win be systematically
short changed and robbed If you
drink enough, the Phil Barr's
downstairs, II you have . hundred
dollars or so to lose In q crooked
crap or card game.
Afterwards you are steered tt
one Of the resorts where indecent
dancers perform to music IN q
big, dirn-lit, crowded room, anc
finally up the stairs tc some
n shabby resort.
II your wealth Is greater, onC
of the leading officials of thu
town Is likely to be introduced tx
you to be skilfully and systemati
cally looted as his guest" To-
the evening.
In that case, you dine In I
Nhotel suite, and drink champagne
with Broadway beauties - pow
dered backs and alluring scents
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