The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-29
HOW JENNY GOODE" WENT WRONG.

HOW JENNY GOODE' WENT WRONG.
Jenny Goode-this is not her right name-came
TO the city work. The world will never know
her real name, if help it, for Jenny once
forgot, fell and since been redeemed, fact not
known beyond circle of few friends and social
workers.
Jenny the Oldest of six children Her father
section railroad in southern Mime
sofa. There little garden about the home,
and when the father not working the railroad,
he and the mother would hoe the ground and pick
weeds raise small crop to help keep the family
during the winter. The fathers wage while work.
ing for the railroad corporation, $3.50 day.
Jenny finished the studies in the country school
it the fathers ambition that the other chill
dren should enjoy all the opportunities that were
given to Jenny. wage of $3.50 does not go very
far in providing food and clothing for family Of
eight. Indeed, it presented mighty problem and
after the father and mother had talked it for
long weeks it concluded If the younger chill
dren to be clothed and fed and educated that
Jenny must go to the city to work.
She day placed aboard the train for st.
Paul. The father gave her $3.50, all he afford,
to tide her for a few days in the city. Upon
her arrival Jenny found lodging in a cheap hotel
the Union depot On the next day she secured
employment in candy factory.
AS she young only 16, and inexperienced,
the foreman Of the factory would pay her but So
per week. a day or two, before her $3.50 was
fully spent Jenny invited by shopmate to room
with her in little cottage in the outskirts
Paul. Jennys share for rent to be So
per month.
This was how Jenny began life in the city, She
had the city lights before, and they
naturally possessed Turing attractions for her. So,
after supper, Jenny and her chum would take long
walks down town. Sometimes they would visit NOV
ing picture shows.
One day they met two young who were
very nice to them. They frequently took the girls
places of thew
would slowly stroll to the cottage on the outskirts
where the girls roomed Jenny learned to love
her companion. She placed her trust in him.
Jenny a good girl. She the difference
between right and wrong, but there restraint
upon her coming home late. Her mother father
were in the country, and there to adj
wise or caution her about the dangers of city life.
Jenny's affection for friend blossomed into that
love which only young girls know one night,
unguarded, and without protection, Jenny forgot
After this the young ceased to pay his regular
attentions to the unfortunate girl. Jenny became
discouraged and IS she was woman of the
street
The late Mrs. starkweather Of the Bureau of La
Dor found her day in house Of refuge in St.
Paul. She had become mother. Between sobs
she told Mrs. Sarkweather story of her life and
of the struggle of the father the mother to
raise six children on a of $3.50 per day on
Minnesota railroad The baby died in few days.
Jenny remained at the house of refuge for several
montns' MIS- Stark"eather induced friends to be-
come interested In the life was changed
the father and mother have learned the
truth and Jenny is again good girl
Down in Washington the other day number of
society women, and the head of the Florence Critten-
den homes for girls throughout the country vigorously
declared that low wages had nothing to do with
girls going wrong. The SO weekly wage in a CANDY
factory did not drive Jenny Goode to the streets
put II her father, the section on southern
Minnesota railroad, had received living wage, it
would not have been necessary for him to have
sent his young and inexperienced daughter to the
city alone to meet the temptations which abound
there at almost every street corner and in almost
every public institution
No Investigation of the causes of vice is comnete
that does not take into consideration the low
paid to the fathers who forced to send their
girls from their homes out in the world at time
when they are In most need of mothers care and
advice.