Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-31
STORY OF THE WHITE SLAVES
Des MOines Authorities Have All
davits Telling q DeplOrable Story.
STATE FAIR A GREAT SUCCESS
Legislators AssembIinE for the sPe-
eiaI session which Opens Mon
day to Amend Primary
Law.
CFrom a staff correspondent

DES MONIES, Aug. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF the white slave trade that rival anything
enacted in the east. in Chicago or San Fran
cisco. we're made public today in affidsvits
by fifteen of the proprietresses OF resorts
in this city thai have been placed in the
hands Of officials. The affidavits were Sc
cured by the police department working in
conjunction with the Iowa Humane society
and IL is proposed TO lay them before the
grand jury at once and It is expected that
many indictments will follow.
The disclosure of the conditions comes
through the change in the police manage
ment by the change to the commission form
Of government. The affidsvits charge that
the former police department was hand in
glove with certain men Of the city, who
conducted the white slave business.
The affidavits allege that the men lease
houses on long time leases and then sub
lease them to the women. That the con-
tracts call for $50 and $40 a month, but
that in reality they lease them for from
$3.50 to s. a day for rooms that are in the
squslid part of town and not worth more
than SIS a month. Working on the constant
threat to have them arrested and sent to
the penitentiary these men are charged in
the affidavits with selling them diamonds,
jewelry and fancy dresses at exorbitant
prices; OF keeping the girls constantly in
debt and Of depriving them Of any street
dresses in order that they cannot leave and
reform. and that they are arrested and run
out Of town il they do not do as hidden.
state Fair over with.
The state fair for 1905 is over with and
the only visible evidence now consists In
a few stranded visitors to it who spent
their money and are unable to get back
home. The total visitors were over 20O,-
600 and the total receipts were Si36,o9s,
which is nearly $50, 900 more than last
year. The railroads brought 1886 peo-
pie to the city on state fair excursion
tickets this year. which considerably beat
the record of last year. The state fair
grounds all day today have presented a
scene of great activity while the ex-
hibitors nave been leaving with their ex-
hibits. The expenses for the fair this
year will amount to about $4,000. Of
which one-half will go TO the exhibitors
in the way Of premiums and the balance
will be for expenses in amusement fea-
lures and running expenses Of the fair.
The total profits this year will be about
$4o.O 00.
! legislators Arrive,
At noon today not more than a dozen
members of the legislature were. in the
city. Tonight quite a number more had
Joined the crowd in the lobby of the
Savery. Tomorrow II is expected that
practically all the remaining members
will arrive to be on hand for the opening
of the session Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Discussion is all turning on the
question of how TO arrange the primary
vote on senator so that the democrats
cannot help TO select the 1republican can
didate. 1t is conceded generally that the
organization OF the two houses as at last
session will be adopted for the permanent
organization for this session.
Attorney General Byers said today that
there was no question in his mind but
that Representative Bergeson of Palo Alto
county would not be entitled to n seat
in the house. He served the last session.
but since then is Understood TO have
moved his family TO Sioux City and to
have voted at Sioux City. 1t is claimed
that he will not seek to take his seat
and that Palo Alto county will be uhSp-
resented at the special session.
McHenry Names Delegates.
Judge w. H. McHenry Of this city. at
the county republican convention this af-
ternoon was authorized to select the forty
three delegates from this county to the
state judicial convention at which time he
hopes to be nominated for the supreme
bench vacancy. The delegates are, with
a few exceptions, lawyers OF this city.
County Conventions.
County conventions were held in every
county in the state. but two or three which
have already been held for the purpose of
selecting the delegates to the state conven-
ton of September 8, when a candidate for
the supreme court TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Bishop will
be selected. On the action Of the delegates
selected today the nomination will turn.
1t is believed tonight that the bulk of the
counties have not instructed their dele
gates to the convention though a grea.
many have. 1t is known that many In the
Fifteenth Judicial district have instructed
for Judge Green and it is understood that
he will have the support Of every county
in that district.
Opposed by Father and Daughter.
George William Toole. who is servine
life Imprisonment for the murder of his
wife because she refused to go TO church
with him, has applied to Governor Cum
minis for a pardon and the governor has
submitted the matter TO the state b-ard
Of parole for recommendation. Toole has
before this applied to the legislature for a
PARDON his rather, n. b. Toole, and his
daughter, Cora Toole, have Joined in a
letter to the governor asking that lie refuse
the pardon. They claim that If parioned
he would have to come and live with them
and that they are unable 20 support him
further that the relatives OF the dead wife
would resent the pardon and woula almost
certainly cause trouble. For these reasons,
based on the claim that all will be better
If TOole remains where he is. they ask the
governor - refuse the pardon.