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—_—_——— a oe ANCE LINK TOGANGSTEN TRUIT TE WLS] 622 Women Arrested Here in Past 20 Months: Conditions In First Precinet Scored Rumors that a white slave ring operating out of Detroit, Mich., controls a large portion of Wash- ington’s vice are being investigated by Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen. The District head today received a report from Captain William E. Hoimes, commander of the Firsh Police precinct, on the work of two detectives assigned to the investi- | gation of vice in the downtown ' section which revealed that, of A rests Made O¥ the i pair in the last 20 months, 622 were women. First Precinct Bad Numerous complaints about the evil in the First precinct have been made to Commissioner |Hazen, and police have been in- structed ta investigate the opera- as —_ \tions of out-of-town persons en-' gaged in white slave practices. Police headquarters detectives are tracing the rumor that the Detroit gang is operating here by investigating the records of cach person arrested on charges of so- liciting, Most of those te cama fram athe found to come from other of and it is said that there is a con- stant influx of recruits for the il- licit trade. The detective bureau is in con- stant communication by telegraph with the police of other cities in an attempt to get conclusive evi- dence of the local operations of the Purple Gang. Law Seen Weak One of the deterents to stamp- | ing out the social evil here, it was pointed out by District officiaia, is the local law which fixes the police collateral for soliciting at $25. Corporation Counsel FL_Barrelt Pre as drafted a bill for al action which will in- 4 he | VMIIB SOS isla BO Peapits crease this penalty to $100. arrested are ifime 34 &) Troe on rower eee ek. aot ” _ [Oe Raw ere vtemerreuiteree etimeeren a. , 25 2 2 “polo WASHINGTON Fines [-10-35 62.-279 632 we ome ae ne one i ae