The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-23

It's natural mineral base, Is the latest
one in the contest between the two
roues.
The traffic in girls which United
States District Attorney Edwin w.
Sis considered SO alarmingly men,
acing as to call for complete public
exposure of the shocking facts about
!, has given new impetus to rescue
I work by various organizations here
9s, well as to preventive measures
by authorities, including those of the
immigration bureau of the Departent
of Commerce and labor. The rescue
measures have beep' spurreG BY data
furnished by Mrs. 0phelias W. AAmfgh
superintendent of the Illinois State
ETaining Schools f3rUGris, inssbs
fight Of the womatis Word. OF cff-
csgo, against 'white slavery" and for
IT'S victims to the effect that a large
percentage of girls who have been led
astray can be reclaimed and enabled
to live wholesome lives.
I'm my years of experience in this
work | have handled in q responsible
way, hundreds and hundreds of these
unfortunate cases and have kept sys-
teatic record of results" she de-
clared. ''Whi,e It is, of course, i'm
possible to know absolutely what the
results are in all cases, am firmly
convinced that theySfhave, been sue
cessful in so tertcenf Of the girls who
have been sent out Into the world
again from the institution But sup
pPse Ut were possible, by the build
ing and maintepance Of. such institu-
tions, to restore to honorable lives
only . per cent of the girls coming
Under their care. p Would that not be
a rich return. for the cost?" As a
result, of his publication of the Sims
articles on the white slave trade and
Wy siffs 50 as.ray and those by
Mrs. Amigh and others, the pnblish-
er, GeorgssH yGurrleE,9 has received
hundreds OF letters fom parents all
over the country whose daughters are
In Chicago One was from a father
who wanted Mr.. Sims 70 look up his
daughter-although he was sure she
was all right" ''She was an un-
common pretty girl" he added proud
ly The address he gave showed that
the daughter of the country home
who had come to Chicago to accept a
position was living in the cred ligh.
district" one of the victims of tbe
white slave traffic.
Trust entrenchment against tbe
bank borrowing OF independent com
petitors 'hasfbeen illuminated somes
what by the facts said to be back
OF u $500 900 stock flotation soon to
De annoupce1 bSaa Chicago BANK
lor one OF the %hiskey trust's gbig
rivals, One of. the ..favorite. lines. of
Investment OF bank funds is and al
ways has been in warehouse receipts
OF bonded whiskey during the s'aly
ing period, for the collateral is
taadily convertible. and of "a stable
market value, 1t Is said that $4,000. II
ooO OF such paper Is held now by
Chicago banks. The recent panic
however, disclosed to the independ
ent distlllers what the trusts afiH.
ations could do to them in financing
operations during pinch, for the
big banks of the cities then showed
decided and Hlgnificant preference
for the whiskey trusts paper,
fact explainable by an analysis OF
boards of bank directors, and their
connections. The serious problem
OF borrowing funds necessary to
carry whisky during the four years
or more required by law was solved
In the case Of the Jas, Il. Pepper
Distilllng Co., of Lexington, Ky, by
the suggestion made by Robert T
Nelson, secretary of the Metropolitan
Trust & Savings Bank, as result OF
whlohr per cent cumulative pre-
ferred certificates, redeemable In
at premium, will be
drought out for the Pepper Com
pany by the Metropolitan in a few
days, AS, sidelight on the distin-
ing business Is the fact disclosed by
The audit made by the Security Au-
lit Co., that the Pepper Company
has been earning during the last
eight years profits two and one-half
ties the amount required to pay the
per cent guaranteed by the pre-
erred stock. The company had been
n business century before trusts
we're known. its first Dlant having