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THE DAY BOOK IS-GOING TO- TELL YOU ALL ABOUT? "THE MOVIES" READ TODAY'S STORY THE DAY BOOK 500 SO. PEORIA ST. 398 1$ Vol. 2, No. 38 Chicago, Monday, Nov. 'll, 1912 TEL. MONROE 353 One Cent LOUIS QUITMAN'S VICE CONDITIONS STORY BRANDED FALSE BY DES MOINES ATTORNEY The statements of Loufs Quit man as to vice conditions at Des Moines, la., were branded as un true by John B. Hammond, a Des Moines attorney, who. spoke be fore the aldermanic vice commit tee today. Hammond said that he had made a particular -study of vice in Des Moines and therefore was able to say that there was not one word of truth in Quitman's story. Quitman is manager of. the al leged reform association, the Chicago "Women's Protective League. He is a former star, re porter for Andy Lawrence. .- Quitman wrote a book de nouncing vice, under the pen name of Robert O. Harjand.. He now says that his, views on segregation were changed by his experiences as director, of the Women's Protective League. Wherf Quitman first opened the office of .the league in the ten derloin district he .said that he was ,a, segregationist, but asked that thisr be not made public at the time. One of the principal speakers before the aldermanic committee today was Father P. J. O'Calla ghan, father superior of the Chi cago Jesuits. Father O'Callaghan denounce segregation, and said that he dis liked to- think of the city openly aiding the vice lords and of Mayor Harrison as chief pan derer. t Attorney Carl Waldron of the committee of fifteen said that the redlight resorts of Chicago paid. $2,000,000 for protection money every year. Waldron produced the books, of seyeral divekeepers showing large sums paid out. These un explained items totalled-$40,000 a week. Waldron sajd that this money "paid out" was for protec tion'. Father O'Callaghan said 4hat he knew money was paid for pro tection, and then'said that he-wa happy to be able to say that Michael Kenna, alderman of the First Ward, has -not touched a penny of this dirty mqney, despite the temptations put fn his way. Rufus Simmons, who was pres ident of the Midnight Mission for six- years, appealed to the alder men to end segregation. Sim-: