CONTENTS.
| Preface | Page [9] |
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| THE VICE TRUST, ITS KINGDOM AND POWER. | |
| The Story of Chicago’s Subjugation to Political and Police Corruption.—The Corrupt Ballot Box.—TheMechanism of the Trust.—The Prices of Sin and Vice.—The Horror of Ruined and Purchased Lives.—The Remedy | [15] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| THE DEBAUCHERY OF THE BALLOT. | |
| The Sacredness of the Ballot.—Its Corruption by the Vice Trust.—Methods of Corruption.—AffidavitsShowing Corruption.—A Cleansed Ballot Box, A Cleansed City | [47] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| COME AND SEE. A City Defiled. | |
| The First Step.—State Street and Its Pitfalls.—The Stages of Sin.—The Borderland of Hell.—TheCafe Evil.—The Rich Man’s Girl Trap.—Crimes that Thrive by Night | [63] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| THE “REDLIGHT” DISTRICT. | |
| Houses of Infamy.—The Feeders of the “Redlight” District.—The Life of a Prostitute.—The BigPalaces of Vice.—The Blood Price.—Hidden Tragedies.—The Polluted Grave | [87] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| WHAT WILL YOU BID FOR THIS WOMAN? | |
| White Slavery.—The Trapping of the Prey.—Price of a Body and Soul.—Hell’s Bondage.—The “Cadet” Master.—Death the Penalty | [100] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| VICE AND GRAFT. | |
| Police Collectors.—The Triumvirate.—Figures that Freeze the Blood.—Graft that Feeds on Flesh andBlood.—The Prostitute’s Graft Price.—The Kimona Trust.—The Laundry Trust.—The Criminal Doctor.—TheProstitute and the Beer Graft.—The Woman and the “Cadet.”—Terrible Examples.—Lureof the Life.—The Pace that Kills.—To the Woman: Death.—How about Your Daughter? | [108] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| SIDE GRAFTS OF THE SOCIAL EVIL. | |
| The Rent Graft.—Saloon Graft.—Dance Halls and Protective Prices.—Graft from the Vice Palaces.—TheMassage Parlor.—The Drug Crime.—The Vampire Trust | [143] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| GAMBLING AND ITS GRAFT. | |
| The Gambler’s Fate.—The Handbook.—Other Games of Chance and Their Protection.—Police Profit.—All Gambling Crooked.—A Warning | [156] |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| TEARING OFF THE POLICE MASK. | |
| A Story of the Hypocrisy of the Police Department.—Its Neglect of Duty.—Its Protection of Crime.—TheFate of One Police Official.—The Lost Child that is Never Found.—The Exposure of Big Crimes.—“Tipped Off”Raids.—Strange Ignorance of Police.—The Fate of the Honest Policeman.—Collusion of the Police and Thieves | [174] |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? | |
| The Cause of the Great Evils.—A Warning.—The Duty of Parents.—Young Girls and Boys Should Know the Truth.—Conclusion | [190] |
Preface.
Seventy-five years have elapsed since Chicago became an incorporated city.
From a trading post with Fort Dearborn standing guard over its small population, Chicago has grown until today she ranks among the great metropoles of the world.
Today her name is reckoned with in every country. Her industries are the supply houses of the nations; her manufacturing plants deal with all peoples; her financial institutions figure vitally in the world’s exchanges.
Chicago is the most cosmopolitan city on the globe. The children of all races have been attracted to her because of the thousands of opportunities in all walks of life.