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solely by voluntary contributions. so
the officials took the stand that she
might become a charge on the coun-
try, though she protested her ability
TO earn her own living. Said she had
done SO as a salesgirl In a candy shop
In London. b.
The Ellis Island officials had also a
cablegram from the girls father In
forming them that she was minor,
was undoubtedly religious fanatic
and that she was afflicted with tuber-
culosts, but she gave no evidence OF
insanity and further physical exam
nation by physicians did, not disclose
her to be victim iofstuberculosis.; But
che physicians gave It as their opin-
ion that she is much younger than
she says she is. as, 4. n
Young Man Convicted Then.
Miss Mabel Galloway, who accom-
panied her, was Il admitted without
question. She is an American, very
pretty, and a ready and clever talker.
Her native place is Worcester, Mass,
but her parents livei n England.
She said that she and Miss Allen
were converted to the peculiar faith
at the same time by jealous and
inspiring young man, membertof the
sect. He wore. the uniform OF the
men Missionaries black boomers, a
black Jacket, buttoned to the throat,
and black helmet with a band bear
ing the insignia, pillar Of Fire" in
gold letters. Men around the steam
ship piers. now say that they have
seen similarly attired men meeting
Immigrants down, at the Battery land.
ing. 2$iGss, q
Miss Galloway said Miss Aliens
father had neglected the girl and her
family for sixteen years and was not
worthy of consideration.
In all probability the trustees Of the
Pillar Of Fire sect will today. Offer to
give bond to insure that Miss Allen
will not become a public charge. It Is
admitted at ELLIS. Island that the de.
cislon of the Board of Inquiry may be
reversed at Washington unless the
officials positively report that despite
her own assertions1they are convinced
the girl is under twenty:one years old.
The Holy Jumpers" began out
West and, the sect Is. a woman's crea
tlon. Their own chosen name is the
Pentecost Union and their headquar.
tiers at Bound Brook has an arch over
the entrance onwhich is the inscrip.
ton pillar of Fire" They have es-
capped notice in New York, but have
branch establishments in Los Angeles,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Beaver and
Brooklyn. They once attemnted to In.
wade Broadway, but owing to the at.
.titude of the police they never re-
peated the venture.
Z The founder Is Mrs. Alma White.
wife of a Methodist clergyman. He
also figures as one of the sect, bu,
In a colorless manner. But Arthur
White. their son, youth in his early
twenties, Is his mothers active lieu.
tenant. He writes the words and mu.
sic OF the hymns that set the zealots
prancing. The motive for the lorna.
zion of the sect Mrs. White gives is a
desire to return to the good old fash
Toned Methodist enthusiasm and to
develop this beyond anything ever &C.
Scomplished before. She says. the mod.
srn Methodist Church has become
worldly. "
Leap Over Chairs and Tables.
prayers and sermons are fin.
ished and the hymns started the de.
voices work themselves into q frenzy
Of emotion and shout and jump, dance
and cavort until they fall exhausted.
To be able to jump over a chair or a
table Is a good sign of attainment OF
the light" 4, n
It was from a Mrs. Garrison. q
convert, that the Holy Jumpers" OBJ
tanned eighty.ive.acre New Jersey
farm that has become their headduar.
ters. There are. about seventy-fve
men, women and children living on
the farm now. ~.
Chief Flamer of the Bound Brook
police expressed surprise when he
heard that Miss Allen was being de.
tanned principally because she was
poor. I'm :. M ,f,5
We've noticed out ghere," he said,
that these people do not appear to
want poor students. They want the
sons and daughters of wealthy folk
and they get them. Look at 1.-THE build
ing and the splendid farm they have.
III all came from ,Cthe gifts OF. tneli
converts. They work them up to
such aSpitch that they give up money,
iewelry and sometimes all they have
for the cats -;
He also. said thatrfrequentiy he.was
asked to search in the Holy Jump
ers" colony for missing sons and
daughters of families in, distant cit
les. Once he found such a missing
Young woman there, but nothing was
done to prevent the girl when she
made up her mind to return to her
family.