The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-01


ftom Chicago across the lake and
10 nearby ports and resorts the
harvest when the boats carry the
bulk of the yearly 100000 pas
scngors reported by the harbor com
mission. has reached a hectic eli.
max this year that has aroused
The Illinois Vigilance association to
complaint and dcnunciation. The
boats that depart with bands play
ing, bunting whipping spooncrs
spoonng To the point of rcproach
and joy quite unconfncd have been
under surveillance. These excursions
have been found To be- the first aid
10 white slavery, not occasionally
but frequently the cntrapping Of
girls In "thc silly season" aud their
sale into white slavery in houses
Of the lcyco
Never were these promiscuous
steamer trips such scenes OF license
~ now. nor the results following
the unchapcroncd. overnight cXpedl-
tlons 10 the Grctna Greens more
prolific In tragedies of brief ac.
Quaintaanccship and hasty marriages
mock or real The sharp warning
issued by Mrs. Ophelia Amigh. su-
pcrlntcndcnt of the Illinois State
home for girls. against such cx.
cursion steamer outings has been
more than confirmed by inycstiga.
tlons Of an active committee OF
Legislation against the traffic in
girls Forrest Crisscy. chairman OF
the committee, states in current
issue of the Chicago magazine. "Wo-
mans World" the conclusions reach.
ccd: Thousands of half-bakcd ro-
manccs ending In Grctna Green mar.
ragcs are the nyarlablc harvest Of
bring suffering. bitter repentance and
tragic climax in the divorce
courts. If they do not come TO a
worse ending Wherever crowds Of
young people minglc in III .'I'.
suit of pleasure there are nat'hcd
the romanccs which spell heartbroak
and unhappiness. The darker side
to this summer Stiffness is that
the runaway marriage is a favorite
trick of the white SLAYER. He makes
love % the girl whose head Is turn.
cd with silly notions about roman
tic COurtships and marriages: he
takes her 70 marrying parson'
or Justice of the peace of the cX-
| cursion resort type and ceremony
/ is performed Then comes the re-
turn To the big city and the sale
/ of the girl into slavery worse
than death Daughters most need
their strongest warning and most
devoted care during the season of
summer Stiffness. of vacations. and
of unconventional meetings with
young men under the easy
familiarity of fun. frolic and a good
time. The summer season is the
season of special peril. BE just a
/ little bit more particular about form
/ ins acquaintanCcs then"
Thirty thousand girls will leave
/ Chicago this year in the silly seas
on" unromantlc and romance hungry
/ These ar" the girls from shop. fac
/ tory and office minEling with men
/ and boys and with fathers and moth
. crs who are absorbed in the ncrd
/ ing Of their children. II is intoXi
eating the blarc of the band. the
swash OF the blue water. the clear
evening sky dotted with wheeling
gulls; II seems - many girls like
Eden. Many soon learn that the ser
pcnt is there TO make the Eden com,
pletc Watch them, one sees the
careful search that the procurers
max" for the prctticst victim, the
ircshcr, swc"tcr more innocent the
better, for To him she Is a com.
modify and her selling value depends
on these things. This introduction Is
innocrntly dOne-a courteous invita-.
uon 20 dance, with apologies for
the strangers presumption Painful.
ly polite are thes" young men. The
girls they select receive the most
ardent homage soft drinks follow
the dances and strolls upon the
promenade decks whore nearly all
the other girls are walking with
soulful boy escorts The girl later
goes 20 supper IN the long dining
room with her gentleman friend
instead OF eating the cold lunch
that mother packed N home. or
which she has purchased at the lit
'c dclcatrsscu store. The other
girls who have paired on are there
too and the supper table Jest runs
loud, though colored high AZ times
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