# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Januar 1917_S37
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Vermischtes. 5 50

eignisse des kommenden Jahres prophezeit. Vor allem erwartete man
von ihr Ankündigungen des Kriegsendes und die Versicherung, daß
Frankreich siegreich aus dem Kriege hervorgehen werde.“ — Welch eine
Schmach, welch ein Hohn und Spott auf unser vielgerühmtes erleuchtetes
zwan zigstes Jahrhundert, daß diese Pariser Here mit ihren Prophe-—
zeiungen von vielen Franzosen. Engländern und Amerikanern ernst ge⸗
nommen und ihr von den Zeitungen so viel Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet
wurde! Madame Thebes hat sich durch ihre Wahrsagekunst einen
großen Reichtum erworben. Und in der ganzen Welt, auch in Deutsch⸗
land, gibt es wohl keine einzige größere Stadt, in der nicht allerlei
Astrologen, Wahrsager, Hellseher und Heren ihre abergläubischen Opfer
finden. F. B.
Reiche Wüstlinge in New Nork. Wie es viele Millionäre in New.
Nort treiben, darüber berichtet District Attornev. Judge Swann: *The
white slave traffic as carried on in New Vork is comnneréialized vice.
The man or woman who procurés girls for a price is a criminal, and
it is me dutv te disçover him, and to get him punished, and to stoh
his traffie. His partner. the woman or the man who keéps a dis-
rderly house, it is also me business to discover and to have punished.
but it is not me busiuess to pursue the rich man, whoe is simpl
willing to par for his dcbauchéeriées, Theré is, for éxample. à Million-
Areés' Club in New Vork Cite, à building çcrected eévidently by the.
znillionairés themselves for their illieit pleasure. Therée aré fourtéeln
Hf them. and if I told vou their names. xou would be ustonished bevond
measuré. Theré aré fourtécn suités of rooms in the club; that is.
fourtéen bedrooms with bathrooms fittéd up luxuriously. Lach
millionairé furnishes his bedroom with clothes or books, or whatéver
he requirés, and he can use the other rooms of the club as he pleanses.
Hé reallyv only comes to it for νπα purpose. It is in essence à dis-
orderlx housé., but it does not come within the law: I cannot close
it up. ICould dishonor thenm, and thereby punish them dreadfully be
Aeusing them. but it is difficult to get cvidence enough to convict
them. To tell „ou the truth. Ido not think it is the business of my
Office to try. Lam not appointeéd to nose out scandals. Lam appointed
to suppress viç. All sorts of persons procureé girhs for this club.
PWO or three mem among them aré of someé position in the theatrical
world, tlose Wwho deal with chorus girls and dancers. I know all
About tluun. We have received dozens of communications implicating
them. In my opinion thex are certainly guilty of procuring om à large
Seale. But sufficient evidence is diffieult to obtain. I must hold me
hand. for the moment, and first of all deal with theé procurers whose
guilt can easilv be proved. and who are the most prominent.“ Auch
hier geht es also nach der alten Regel: „Die kleinen Diebe hängt man,
die großen läßt man laufen.“ In der Welt bedeckt Geld die Menge

der Sünden. F. B.