Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-29

CHICAGO, April 35..-The Daily News
of today comes ont under a tlarinp
headline and says that systematic work
Is being done in the way of Turing i'm
nocent country girls to Chicago by
means of tempting Worlds Fair en-
ployment. A reporter who has inves-
tigated most of the advertisements
finds that the advertisers as rule are
connected with vicious resorts. The
Woman's Chl 'stian Temperance Union
has taken the n after up and hopes
that the country press win give warn
ing against Turing advertisements
Over at the annex of the Harrison
street police station the pleasant faced
matron, Mrs. Littel, had more facts on
the subject, Mrs. Logan, who super
intends all the matrons, CHANGED to
call at the time and added several bits
of information.
"Are many country girls ruined by
answering alluring advertisements
and trusting in strangers?" Mrs. Lit
tel said in response to the question.
Eyes, dozens of theml We have case
after case, two or three a day, for that
matter though OF course they are not
all country girls. They come to the
city having seen some advertisement
Whlch promises fortune or
having been induced to come by the
agents who travel through the smaller
towns, and II policeman does not
rescue them at the depot or friendly
hands do not seize upon them they usu-
ally are hoodwinked by the runner of
some house who promises to take them
to a pleasant place
"One of the greatest evils" said
Mrs. Logan, lis the fact that many of
the cab-drivers are in league with dis
reputable houses and are paid from s.
upward for each girl they bring to
their employers
There was a girl here awhile ago
from Omaha, said Mrs. Iittel. who
came to take an SsO-a-month position
offered her by an agent. On her arri- I
val she was luckily sent here. She was
an innocent girl and it was mere
chance that saved her. We kept her |
quite awhile and she is now with the I
Education society. We always try to I
get employment for them. "
There will be people from all the .
protective societies at every depot this 4
summer Mrs. Logan remarked, and +.
their especial care will be young girls. /
The trouble is that it is a deep-rooted 1
idea among country people that they
are not above all things TO talk to any
strange women, and the intriguing
lady of freside fame has assumed
such terrible proportions in their
minds that ten times TO one
they will ask advice of
strange man instead That is the rea-
son all the houses Of ill-fame send out
men procurers in preference to women
Stlll, it is very easy to gain the conf
dence of young girl. For instance,
the other day a fresh country girl was
coming up to the annex on a suburban
line from the South Side and a woman
next her who had taken in her APP
nearance asked her if She was going
10 stay here and wanted work. I
The girl said that she did and
.he woman then went on to say {
hat She had nice place for her where
'he would make plenty of money.
would not have to work much and
would have all the beautiful clothes {
he wished Naturally the girl was
aiken with the idea, but when her {
went on to say that plenty ,
4 men would come to see her and I
i've her money She became suspicious |
nd refused to go with the woman, I
sho doubtless is regular procuress,
raveling on the train for the purpose J
"A Little while ago a pretty young
rench girl, living in Canada and who
ad been married only three months.
ad some small quarrel with her hus-
and and while she was in a despond
MT mood a procurer for a Chicago 9
ouse Of ill-fame got hold of hor and ,
lduced her to come to Chicago To make !,
er living. He promised all sorts of
eautiful things, but when they ar y
wed here he took her to the house he
'orked for on Plymouth Place and
'as paid s25 for his prize / heard Of
ne case and when went to see about
she had been there three DAYS. She +
ould talk no English and told me in 4
er French patois that She was utterly @
liserable and broken-h hearted and had
-ied steadily ever since She found ont
hat kind of place she was IN. OF
1urse the woman Of the house had no
Sc for her, seeing she acted that
ay, and fortunately the poor =
lrl had escaped all wrong. The
oman was afraid Of being ar.
,sted for OBTAINING an unwilling girl
ld | made her and her so-called nus n
md accompany the girl and myself u
the depot, compelled them to buy q
n ticket to her Canadian home. ?
hich cost her SIS, and saw the giri u
fely off The woman, by the 1av. Y
.ded s. TO the price Of the ticket. Il
neither from fear Of arrest or relnorss u
am sure do not know" D.
The paper goes on to recite dozens u
cases Of like import. 1t is probable NJ
at crusade will be begun against u
G agencies al once m
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