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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08
Sheep receipts 1000; market steady
Sheep and mutton, ,5.oO@725; lambs.
s7.00@S.55.
Kansas City Live stock.

Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, May 8. Cattle re-
cespts 5000; market steady. steers,
SI35Gs.7o; cows and heifers, $500
s.35; stockers and feeders, $6.5o@
! 500; calves. s6.50@1000.
Hog receipts 10000: market steady.
Bulk. sS1o9s.25; heavy. ss.1o@s.2o,
medium, ss.1o9s-25; light, 1850
$50.
Sheep receipts 1900; market
steady. Lambs. $675@s.35: ewes,
$5.o096.25: wethers, $5.5oGI.25.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. May Seattle receipts
2,4oo: market slow and lower. Steers,
$s.10@s.6o; cows and heifers, $3.50
500; stockers and feeders, $1,000
500: calves. $7.oo@1o.oo; bulls and
stays, $5.75@7.35.
', Hog receipts 300: market SC low.
er. Bulk, $s.o5@8.20.
Sheep receipts 5000; market $50
25c lower. Yearlings. $7.25@7 so;
wethers. s6.e5@6.s0: lambs, $3.50
$50; ewes. ss25@s.5o.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, May s.-Butter- Extras,
&c; firsts. 25h @26c; dairy extras,
Csc; dairy firsts. 24c.
Eggs Firsts, 17ac; ordinary firsts,
1Sc.
cheese-Twins 12E@1sc; Young
Americas, 13A @14c.
Potatoes, 4o@47c.
Live poultry Fowls. 17hd1sc:
ducks, 15@16c; geese. 11d14c; sprins
chickens, ls1A@17c; turkeys, 1Sc.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, May S.-F7our market
quiet and steady.
Pork market quiet Mess, s21.75@
22.25.
Lard market dun. Middle west spot
s11.oo@11.1o.
Sugar. raw, market steady. Centri-
fugal test, 1886; Muscavado SO test
1886.
Sugar refined. market, dull. Cut
loaf, $505@5.15: crushed, s4s565.05:
powdered. s4.30@445; granulated,
$42064.25.
Coffee Rio No. On spot, 11%c.
Tallow market steady. City, SIC:
country, B@6ssc.
Hay market firm. Prime, $1.071z;
No. 3, 80G92Iac; clover, 55@$100.
Dressed poultry market quiet. Tur-
keys 1926; fowls. 1461sc; duckc,
Use.
Live poultry market steady. Geese,
10c; ducks. 14c; fowls. 1Sc; turkeys.
12hc; roosters. 111ac; chickens, 500
&c.
Cheese market dull. State milk
common to speciai. 12G17c: skins.
common to specials, 5113c; full
skins. 2Ia64c.
Butter market steady. Receipts T..
so4 creamery extras. 2s1s 92sc: imi-
tation creamery firsts. 27a27hc.
Egg market firm Receipts 27N
2S1sc; nearby white fancy. 22a a3c:
nearby mixed fancy, 19920Sc; fresh,
1892
New York Money Market.
, NEW YORK. May s.Money IN
call. 2a4 percent
Six months. ~ percent.
Mercantile paper, 81 percent.
Bar silver London, 81 11-16d.
Bar silver New York. soc.
Demand sterling. 1886.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sEcuR
TIT. KEoKUK COUNCIL. NO. 1919.
meets the frst and third Monday CT
each month at A. o. o. w. hall. 1t
8 o'clock. DR.. c. A. jenkins, president;
Ernest Best. anancier: Wayne Z.
Schenk. secretary.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

CHICAGO, May wheat-No. 2
red, es1sc@s1O2A; No. 8 red. esq
CSC; No hard. e1@92Ac; No. 3
hard, soa 992hc; No. 3 spring. $40
sec.
Corn-No. 2 white, 5s65SAc: No.
2 yellow, Seq 561ac; No. 8, 541a@
551ac: No. white. 57G.57Ac: No. 8
yellow. 55955&c: No. 4. 53A @54hc;
No. white. 5s1s @57c; No. yellow,
54@54Ac.
oats-No. 8 white, 3563oc; No. A
white, 341a@s5c; standard, 36h@
$500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

Herman lodge No. lie GERMANY.
meets regularly every Wednesday
evening at o'clock. Otto Seise,
n. O.: Albert Kiefsr. recording secrs
tary.
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CARRIE GAIT TALKS
ABOUT sUFFRAGETTES
Says There arc Only 4 Few MIlltants
Who IRE Doing All Of the
Damage.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON. May s.-A gravely seri,
Gus situation. involving danger to
human life and great injustice to the
main body of English women sufrra,
gists. has developed from the attitude
OF the government, according to Car.
RE Chapman Gait, famous American
woman leader Mrs. Gait wrote the
following message to American wo-
men for the United Press:
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neokuk lodge, No. 256. meets every
Thursday night at 1880 o'clock at hall
over Keokuk Savings bank. corner
Fifth and Main streets. Visiting
brethren cordially invited. G. H.
Grifith, n. W.; J. A. Branson. re-
corder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08
/. B. e. W

Local No. 42o l. B. E. W. meets first
Tuesday and third "Wednesday at 500
O'Clock at Trades and Labor Assembly
hall, Tenth and Johnson streets. Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited. r. Il
Shilling. F. 8.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

Puchechetnck Encampment. No. 4.
meets first and third Thursday even.
mss Of each month. VIM. G. Kun
mer. scribe.
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FRATERNAL CARDS
MASONIC.

Nest In K. Of p. building. cor
r ner Of Fifth and Blondeau.
g Eagle Lodge No. u holds its
~ regular meeting the arst Mon.
oAy evening Of each month
hardin Lodge No. -. holds its regu.
lar monthly meeting the second Mon.
day evening Of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

You VIII look GOOD while before
you find better medicine for coughs
and colds than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t not only gives relief-it
cures. Try it when you have a cough
or cold. and you are certain to be
pleased with the prompt cure which
It will effect. For sale by Wilkinson
& Co. Pharmacy and ]. F. Kiedaisch
& Son.-AdY.
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B. p 8. MKs

y. r. y. 6IAAS.
Keokuk lodge. No. log. meets hrss
and third Thursday nights At Elks'
hail. Sixth and Blondsau streets. Club
rooms open daily. visiting brethren
cordially invited. r. c. Smith, 2. r.:
Leroy J. Wolf. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

MODERN wooDMEN or AMERICA.
GIBBONS HALL.
seokuk Camp No. e1z. meets every
Wednesday e-enins a 7:3o p. m. Our
latch string II out to- neigAbors. G. B.
Lake. v. c.: J. A. Pollard. clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08
X. or p.

Morning Star lodge No. s. meets
ut Fifth and Blondeau. K Of p. build
Ing. Tuesday a 1850. John p. Johnson.
chancellor commander: Robert Ulrich.
X. Of r. and 8. Visiting Knight
fraternally invites
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.
Keokuk Lodge. No. 7o4. meets eysr,
Tuesday night at D. m. In Moss
hall, corner Of Sixth and Main. Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited. Ed. @.
Vaughan. dictator. Roy M. Martin.
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

Puckechetuck lodge No. 4s. meet.
every Friday evening Il o'clock.
Fred Schneider, N. g.: George ".
Immegart permanent secretary.
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LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Report ~s, oat. CITY
Leased
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service J
CHICAGO, May s.-Though foreign
cables were higher today, wheat con-
tinued to decline In anticipation OF a
bearish government crop report. The
report was to be released after the
market closed today and this fact
caused light trading. May lost &c
and July nc in the morning session.
Corn opened Arm, suffered q little
setback and then advanced later in
the morning, May Leading in the
move upward. May optoins at noon
were 1sc above yesterdays closing
price and July was Nc.
Oats opened shade firmer. May
held the advance during the morning
but July made a fractional loss to
yesterdays closing price.
Provisions we're easier early in the
day but later recovered to the prices
prevailing at yesterdays close.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08

MUTUAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE.
Acorn Council No. 1o4s, N. P. L.
meets first Tuesday Of each month.
1880 p. m, A. o. U. W. hall, Fifth ana
Main. A. L. Hemenway. president;
Lena NJ. Sarsone. secretary. ADV.
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A. o. H.

Hall No. 2e North Sixth street.
meets the first and third Thursday
&. each month. Visiting L-others wei
come. Jas. Fallon, president: Ed. O.
Vaughan. secretary.
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Read The Daily osie CITY.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER on ODD
FELLOWS.

Hall Seventh and Main streets.
heokuk lodge No. Is. meats reyi
larly Monday evsning at 1880 o'clock.
p. II. Rockekellow, N. g.: 3. L. Boud,
recording secretary.
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House.

House.
Met at II o'clock.
Final reading of tarir bill con.
tinued.
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Peoria Grain.

PEORIA, H., May s.-Corn-Mar-
ket &c higher. No. 4 white. SOC; No.
3 yellow, ssh 155hc; No. yellow,
SOC; No. 8 mixed, 55Ac; No. mixed,
sac.
Oats-Market unchanged. No. 2
white, sec: No. white, 35c; standard.
35hc.
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Read The Daily Gate city.
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BUTTER

We handle fancy
fresh country bus-
ter, clean, and fine
favored, also ham
die creamery but.
ter.
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EGGS

While AL eggs we
receive are suppos-
eddy fresh, we take
no chances but test
every egg BY cleo
tricIty.
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: The Congress- Clock Today. :
. 80 $3.50 ,~<>> 5
Senate.
Not in session.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO. May s-Hog receipts 49,
900: market slow and lower. Mixed
and butchers, ss.O5Gs4o; good heavy.
ss.00G8.35; rough heavy. s7.S0@S.00;
light sS.f56s.40; pigs. sG.35@S.25
Cattle receipts 1000: market dull
and weak. Beeves, s7.20@9 90; cows
and heifers, s3.90dS.15: stockers and
feeders, ssOoG7.sO: Texans, $3.50
.775: calves, s6.5O6e.25.
Sheep receipts $4,000: market
steady. Native. s5.75d6s5: western.
s5.s5G6.so. lambs, s6.25dS.35; west
ern, s6.40ds.45
ST. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, May s.-CattIe
receipts 5000; market steady Texas
receipts 1900: native beef steers,
s5I50 800; cows and heifers. $4,000
s.55: stockers and feeders, s5.256
500; Texas streets. s6.256S.50; cows
and heifers, s4.5Od 100; calves fcar
lotsl s5.00ds.5o.
Hog receipts 1880; market 5d15c
lower. Mixed and butchers. $3.50
s.s5; good to heavy. ss.2ods. 80:
rough. s770ds.oo; light. ss.25ms. s5;
bulk, ss.2oas.3o; pigs, s7ooa7s5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08
POULTRY

We kill our own
poultry and can
supply you any day
with . nice clean
fresh dressed chick
en- at reasonable
cost.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20
REV. REDDING DRAWS
LESSON FROM CENTURION

Ihe people are proving their inter
est In the services at the Central
Presbyterian church by their attend
ance. Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Dawson
sang duet, u Am SO Happy in Him "
lhst evening The subject OF this
evenings sermon is Fall Of Peter"
Friday evening, The Devil and Mod
ern Amusements.' Last evening was
Lost Opportunities Matt 27:5O-54
The text being Now when the cen.
turion, and they that were with him
watching Jesus, saw the eartbuuake
and those things that were done. ~tnev
feared greatly. saying, truly this was
the son OF God"
Dr Redding emphasized the oppor.
tunities the centurion had He knew
all about the wonderful miracle OF
Jesus birth 1t didn't move him. He
knew ali about the baptism OF Jesus.
There are only two places in the bible
where the Trinity comes together at
The creation when God says: Let US
make man" and at the recreation
regeneration means another life-"And
Jesus, when he was baptized went I'D
stralghtway out OF the water; and
10. the heavens were opened into him.
and he saw the spirit OF God descend
ing Ike a dove and lighting upon him:
and 10, voice from heaven. saving:
This is my beloved Son. in whom
am well pleased"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20
TWO MORE TOWNSHIP
COLLECTORS REPORT

Collections for 1912 taxes we're turn
ed over 70 County Treasurer ". H
Whiteside today BY the town collec.
tor Of Bowling and Andalusia, making
a total Of six townships which have
reported
The amount charged at Bowling was
slO,6ss.5O. Delinquent, $3.50. 70: amount
collected, sl0.4s771; collectors com
mission. s209.76; county's share.
S2,4SO.13.
observation-disclosures charged. s3,7S5..
TO- delinquent. $537.63: amount col.
Iected, s3.24747: commission 1854:
county's share. S546.26.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20
ClGARET BUTT Is
CAUSE OF S35 BLAZE

FIRE which is believed 10 have been
caused by d lighted cgare- bu-r ac.
Cured early this morning in two
Story frame dwelling at sos Fourth
street occupied by Lovey Travis. col
orod The loss is about 50.
When The hose companies which re-
sponded 70 the fire were returning from
the blaze the fire alarm whistle a. tba
ROCK Island Plow company was heard
and a hurried run TO that vicinity dis
closed the fact that the ties OF the
small bridge leading 20 The Crescent
bridge were on FIRE. The conAagratio1
vas quickly extingushed The ties
we're slightly burned.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20

serves its natural beauty and makes
wood water proof, wear proof, and
time proof. You can buy Chi-Namel at
The Mill Store.
Beautiful lawn is the object of Just
pride and constant admiration. At
O'Hara's feed store is the place to buy
the choicest Kentucky blue grass seed
at 2Oc per pound; mixed lawn grass
seed 15c per pound; white clover seed
SOC per pound. T. S. OHara, 1920
Seventh avenue.
Johnson's Wood Dye Is not a mere
stain-not simply a surface dressing,
1t is real. deep-seated dye, that goes
TO the very heart of the woodland
stays there-hxing a rich and perma
nent color. JOhnson's Wood Dye IA
made in II standard shades. For sale
by LerCh & GreVe. 2O02-20O4 Fourth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20
up" commented Johnson as he vas
led away.
Four Wills Probated,

The following wills were prohated
today by Judge B. S. Bell:
Amelia S. Pollard, Rock Island; will
dated Feb. 10, 1900; estate left to
the husband, Alfred H. Pollard, to be
his during his life time and then to
be divided equally among the surviv-
ing children; the husband is named
executor
George Allsbrow, Watertown; will
dated Dec. 9, 1908; widow given estate
and made executrix.
August Barak, Coal Valley, and also
that OF his wife, Amelia Barak. The
husband left the estate to the wife
and she in turn willed It to the sur
viving children, naming two Of them
William and Henry as executors.
The husbands will was dated May 2l.
1911, and that of his widow July 5,
1912.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20
SLAVE QUESTION
UP TO PRESIDENT
Illinois Senate Commission Gets
Ten minute Interview to
Outline Plans.
WILL ASK NATIONAL AID
Party Leaves Springfield Today and
Will Visit Pennsylvania Cap
itsI While East.

Springfield, IL. March 2o-Lieuten-
ant Governor O'Hara and three other
members Of the Illinois senate white
slavery commission viii leave tonight
for Washington, where they will Law
before President Wilson. in a 1Amin-
ute Interview to be held Saturday
noon, an appeal that the federal gov
eminent join this states fight against
white slavery and its attendant evils
Low wages for women will be the
chief matter considered in the brief
Interview the president has granted
the delegation. The exact ground to
be covered will not be determined until
the commission reaches Washington
Friday night, but al present the pro-
posal is to urge upon the president the
following:
Establishment OF a national mini
mum wage commission
Enactment of national legislation
tending 10 increase the wages of fe-
male employees.
The convening of a national confer
ence to take up the subject.
WILL SPEAK FOR STATE.
Mr.. O'Hara will tell the president he
and his colleagues do not come merely
as a commission but as an embassy
from a whole state that appeals 10 the
national chief executive to use the fed
eral power TO eradicate exploitation OF
women and girls. A session of the
commission will be held in Washing
ton, and experts in social service sen
ators and representatives will advise
the Illinoisans regarding direction of
the fight
The commissioners announced they
would tell Mr. Wilson they followed.
at first all factors OF the inquiry that
loomed up as important: that inquiry
along the line Of low wages developed
situations of such importance and tes-
umony Of such import that it was con
sidered good policy to pursue that fac !
tor TO the end while it was open. and
that the wage feature is only one eIe- |
ment OF the question that is TO be
looked into. They will inform Mr..
Wilson that they believe it of such i'm.
portance that it should be given imme-
-AoNt dtLsutlOu as a means OF lessen /
ing the force of attacks from without
upon the honesty and virtue Of women.
LEAVE SPRINGFIELD TODAY.
Following is the itinerary of the par
y, which will consist of Lieutenant
Governor Barratt O'Hara, Senators Ed
nund Beall, F. Jeff Tossey and Niels
Iuui, and several state representa-
ives. I
Noon today-Leave Springfield for
chicago.
$50 tonight-Leave Chicago on
pennsylvania 1S-hour train for Harris
,urg, Pa
Noon tomorrow - Conference with
Ioyernor Tener and Speaker Alter of T
'ennsylvania at Harrisburg.
5:l5 tomorrow night-Leave Harris T
'urg for Washington
1850 TO noon Confer with
resident Wilson. c
Saturday afternoon - Conference {
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20
City Chat
(Advertisements.)

advertisements
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
For express, call William TrefA
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express Co. West 9s1
Call and see The Free" machine at
The Mill Store.
Ke[ier Rug company for vacuum
cleaning and rug-making.
All kinds of garden seeds and gar
den tools at The Mill Store.
Our B. B. serge at $33 is the bes,
value ever offered. J. B. Zimmers
Sons.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Litten
& Roberts, Peoples National bank
building
Remember that Ralph stanton has
everything TO make your friends, who
smoke. happy.
Coal, coal. coal. The Rock Island
Fuel company viii deliver to you all
the best grades of hard and soft coal
Ward & McMahon VIII give you
estimates on your plumbing. steam
and hot water heating that will save
you money.
Those who use Chi-Namel have no
need to buy VA Iish remover. That's
why it's economical. We sell it. The
Mil Store.
Come to our store and let us tell
you how TO make your old floors look
Ike new with the use of Chi-Namel
The Mil Store.
Collins & Hammerick are ready to
give estimates and do AL kinds of
carpenter work. Shop location 1908
Eighth avenue. Phone west 79O.
Dunsmore & O'Connen smoke house
and billiard parlors, corner Of Twen.
tieth street and Fourth avenue Every
brand Of good cigars and all Kinds OF
smokers supplies
Mueller Lumber company WIN en-
able you to build a fine house or barn
out Of the choicest select lumber and
you will ne surprised and yet pleased
to learn the low prices they are max
ing
Souders Laundering company at sol.
500 Twelfth street This laundry is
equipped with the very latest modern
machinery. turning out work that Is
not surpassed. by any laundry in the
state
Kain & Reinhardt cigar store still
takes the lead. Most literally patron.
lied. Everything in tobacco. cigars
and smokers supplies Man is never
better satisfied than when smoking
their choice brands
The Rock Island Lumber and Mann.
featuring company. lumber and build.
ing material for all purposes. houses
barns, granaries. We will give you al
opportunity to save q big per cent LEI
US be Of service to you.
Maths bakery ana confectionery
store. the finest In the tri.clties.
Bread. cakes, pies, cookies and hot
rolls. They can't be beat Most peo-
pie say they are superior to any home
Let them serve you.
4 +. Lamp, plumbing, steam and
not water heating. gas fitting. His
ehcient knowledge Of The business
Justly entities him to your patronage.
His shop has all modern equipments
Everything il plumbing supplies.
A R. Iglehart, marbIe and granite
works, save you the middleman's prof.
It's. From Is TO 25 per cent saved on
every monument and all k.nis Of mon.
lmental work. Call q, our shop on
Second avenue and see for yourself
What is ChLNameI for? To make
old woodwork look Ike new. To keep
new wood from looking old. 1t pre-
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-20

with senators, representatives and So
cial service experts in Washington.
| Saturday night-Leave Washington
for Chicago.
( Our trip 10 see the president is be-
/ ing considered in the proper serious
manner all along the lines of travel. ."
said Lieutenant Governor O'Hara last
night 1T is not a Junket.' but a SER
ious embassy which carries TO a na-
don's chief executive the plea not of
few men. nor of legislature. even.
but the petition of a whole state that
the federal arm be lifted in the right
eOus cause of buffeted womanhood, to
protect the girl from every force
which besets her honesty and virtue.
TO TALK ABOUT WAGES.
The wage question is only one fac
tor, and not the greatest. but its in
huence so underlies many others that
its real power is underestimated We
will call particular attention to it now
because it has been the chief matter
before the commission up TO now. Our
appeal will embrace a score Of other
features Of the commercialized at
tack on wOmankind. as soon as those
features have been identified before us.
Bigger than any one feature of the
question. however. is the very nature
Of the jOurney-the concrete request
OF whole state for nationwide CON
slderatiOn o. a grave evil"
Judge Gemmill in the court OF do
mestic relations has prepared a table
from the last 100 cases tried before
him in which the delinquency Of girls
was feature. In three-fOurths Of the
cases unlawful motherhood formed ba-
sis for the case. The judge classified
the girls according to previous occu-
patiOns as follows:
Domestics, 81: factories and other
manufacturing plants, 2l. saleswomen.
.: other occupations or none. %.
Out Of the 100 girls. As testified that
their departure from virtue followed
broken promises of marriage or prom .
ises that later were broken
JUDGE RELATES EXPERIENCE.
Fifty-two of the girls had received
less than s. week. the minimum ap-
agreed upon by witnesses a
the least girl may support herself OF /
IN Chicago Forty-eight received IS or !
more, and Of these IS had been paid /
more than SO a week.
As 10 environment and home condi- |
tons the court records show that half /
Of the girls had no parents, we're chill ;
iEen Of divorced persons. OF were /
their way alone while parents /
we're in other countries. OF the home
ess' class, more than half never work.
I'd al an occupation; a little less than
half ran away from what they called .
home, and fifth worked in factories
and stores.
Money. as a direct OFFER to purchase
virtue, was not received by one OF the
girls; n many instances the unattrao-
i've home surroundings were blamed
Girls 90 wrong, in my opinion. saws
Judge Gemmill, for exactly the same
-eason men 20 wrong. Find an answer
10 the last question and you have a
solution Of the first. II single stand.
ird OF morals existed for both sexes
he immortality Of girls would be lost
'ight OF IN the vastly greater number
II men who had fallen from grace"
A resolution carrying a $4,000 ap-
1ropriation TO investigate the white
slavery question was recommended for
adoption in the lower branch of the
Minnesota legislature yesterday.