The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
BLATANT PROBE
OF new YORK'S
VICE HITS SNAG
Little Progress Made in
Inquiry of Bond Racket
and Such Matters.
BY SIDNEY VI. WHIfPLE
Unltsd Press star Correspondent
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NEW YORK. March Shortly
before ne passed from this vale OF
sin. the eminent DR.. Charles H
Parkhurg. who cleaned up New
York permanently" % the gas-light
era. gave forth a cynical opinion
that reform is never lasting
Today New York is engaged in
another ~ It's periodical cleansings,
but tho vice investigation into which
the city pr0secutoTs Office was
prodfed by the fusion administra-
zion seems likely 90 die Of hamilton
The invest lgation Of booze. bail
bonds and b0rdeilos began bravelv
enough With the arrest Of Polly
Adler. three Grant nymphs from
her 55.h-st pa-iOrs. and two sugar
papas who had paid $50 apiece for
an evenings entertainment. The
men were released, as is customary.
after giving their evidence against
the three Young women. Mistress
Adler is sim on trial on charges Of
maintaining n house Of IN repute
The three women wept their way
out ~ a woTkhOuse sentence. and
ore on probation.
That appeared today 70 be the
sum % the results OF an exposure '
that began with the prodigiOus beat
ing Of political tom-tOmS, and vas
TO have blown the lid of an un-
thluka1Ie condition OF bail bond
racke-eerinF. extortiOn. and various
sp0rtIra activities coming under the
general heading Of vice"
Arrested Countless Times
Polly Adler was the most exClu-
sive entrepreneur Of midnight sin
iu the CITY Of New York. She has
been arrested countless times. and
never has served a Jail sentence.
Her luxurious establishment awOke
40 custom BOZ the late evening hours
and boa ted a little theater move
menr that had as ITS piece de re-
Elsr8uCe the showing Of bawdy films
There was also a bar. at which
young men paid IS cents for a nOg-
gin ~ gin. while bald-headed but
t0un0Ie manufacturers paid $40
bottle for champagne, al nearby
tables
Doormen kept out prospective
!. patrons who appeared TO have been
hit bv the depression. and assisted
i'm throwing out patrons whose we'll
springs of currency ran dry during
the fun
Not Exactly a clip Joint"
Polly Adler's was not. strictly
Speaking. a clip joint although
The line between the clip joint and
the legitimate house Is sometimes
hard 20 distinguish. As a rule a
clip Joint is one that uses knock
out drops or brass knuckles 70 per
Su7dp the customer 70 give up his
money. The Adler system was more
subtle. and consisted mainly Of I'M
moral suasiOn.'
SlXtv-uIne young women we're ar
rested in the first raids against
prostitution. A majority Of them
were given suspended sentences.
Some. among them two Of Polly Ad-
lers wards. were found 10 re SUI
ferinr from ailments that caused
Their immediate segregation
Few higher-ups in the vice bust
ness thus far, have been indicted.
arrested. or detained" Dutch
Schultz. credited with being at he
ton OF the beer. narcotic and vice
world. has been indicted and IS now
out on bail.
Bail Bond Ring Active
The bail-bond racket. with which
the grand jury Is struggling. has not
been scratched vet. and no pur-
veyOrs OF the racy literature that
can be purchased almost openely-
or rented have been captured.
The business Of providing bail
bonds for prisoners has been in the
hands OF q ring operating through a
group Of lawyers who are in turn
responsible 20 minor officials at
tached to lower courts.
Their charges have been out
raEeous and. IN the eyes Of reform
Frs. calculated 20 force the victim
90 go out and sin some more" in
order 20 pay up. Perjury enters into
the bail bond racket. and bOndSmen
are accused OF pledging over and
over again the same property. after
Swearing 10 is unencumbered.
Vice Goes Into Hiding
Federal authorities have entered
the investigation at two points
where narcotics are involved and
where the Mann Act Is invoked. In
both phases they report great
progress
one large vice ring. enticing its
victims from New England and Cen
trail Atlantic farms. has been broken
up. and travelling houses OF prOsti-
tuition. operated like burleSque
houses with a change Of location
and personnel each week. have
practically disappeared.
Organized vice. therefore. seems
20 have been forced into hiding. In
dividual operators are still doing
business. but only on the dark side
CT the street.
INDIANA ACCOUNTANTS
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