The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
SUBWAY IS UTILIZED
AS TRAP FOR GIRLS
Protective Association Report
Reveals Methods Employed
by Recruiting Agents.

The following episode contained in a
eaaet sent out with the annual report Of
the New York Probation and Protective
Association IL Nluminative OF the danger
to young girls which the organization II
fighting:
IT'S the women I'm scared OF. My
sister. she's awful attractive. was In the
Seventy-second street subway the other
night. She was sort of dressed up and a
woman came up TO her and said: II you
want new position just telephone Column
bus - My sister came home and told
my brother
He got her to call IN the number and
talk to the woman. Ny sister said to her !:
I'm the girl you spoke to at seventy
second street last night She said: Are
you the girl with the red hat? When my
sister told her she was the woman said :;
DO you live with your PARENTS Ny
sister said Yes Then she said Well.
we don't want you them. and hung up
the phone. Ny brother looked up the ad-
dress and found it was In Fifty-eighth
street"
The society runs waverley House. at 3S
West Tenth street. In the year ended
September 30 last the association cared
for 1905 girls. Of whom half applied TO II
for the first time. 1t has been possible to
care for only 800 at waverley House.
Work was obtained for Az young women
and thirty-tive were sent TO their homes IN
other cities.
A great part OF the work is fighting
white slavery. Last year aid was given
In 1872 court cases against both men and
women. in eighty-six OF which convictions
resulted Many girls are given by the
courts to the care of the association
which sends them into the country for a
vacation and provides medical attendance
il needed. All the work depends upon
gifts OF money from friends.
The secretary, Miss Maude Miner. de-
nounces the womens workhouse on Black
wells Island because it is impossible there
to segregate young girls from hardened
offenders. She says that pollcewomen are
needed to investigate the cases OF women
offenders and also to protect girls.
1.-THE most important work OF women
with police powers should include investi-
cation OF cases involving white slave traf-
| ncking" Miss Miner adds THEY should
! have supervision OF amusement resorts
! including dance halls. picture shows and
! amusement parks To obtain the appoint
ment OF women with police powers In
1 New York city no further legislation Is
required Police matrons appointed AS
/ the result of civil service examination are
now assigned to duty In station houses
/ Additional women may be appointed by
/ the chief OF police
| Policewomen In Seattle Los Angeles
/ and Portland. Ore, said Miss Miner
worked along widely different lines, In
one city they were kept mostly looking
for missing persons and handling juvenil,
court cases in another they did little but
/ travellers aid work and the parole OF
girls and women released by the courts
Some policewomen thought nrresting mer
on the street and obtaining evidence OF
excise violations TO be in their province,
The report points To the State farm al
Valatie as n sample Of mlsmanagement
II IL for old offenders among women II
all complete. has n warden drawing $4,000
n year. but has no inmates because tn,
state has given no money for Its main
] tcnance,