Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-07

Of ne narcotic drugs known to the medical
a former CHIEF deputy IN the Internal
Rsvenue Department said that a dishonest
c"ner or manager OF large pili concern
could throw large quantities Of narcotic
sfuss into Illegal channels by very sim
"suppcging a certain brand OF pills manu-
reetured by the million are alleged TO con-
tain one-eighth OF a grain Of morphine.
The manager OF the factory can very easily
erfanee TO put In lees than one-eighth OF
grain and have large balance Of NOR
phlne left over each week for Illicit traffic.
1hie subterfuee u often practsed.
GIRLS LED INTO HABIT
Many Of the employees OF drue-manufac.
turinf concerns are drug addlcts, made 20
by constant association with dope" In
one plant devoted 20 the manufacture of
pills containing morphine many OF the
girls employed there are either morphine OF
heroin "fends" These unfortunates have
become such devotees Of the drugs that
when they stop work on Saturday they are
obliged 10 take home enough dope to last
them over Sunday
Forernen OF the plant have taken advan-
tnge OF the plight OF the young women 20
prey upon their morals These foremen
refused TO dole out TO the girls their Sunday
supply ~ drugs until they have consented
60 departures from the moral path.
Captain W. J. Norton. of the Volunteers
or America told the writer that he believed
mat philadelphia was the greatest dope"
distributing center In the East.
I'm our Refuge for G. ria Mt eli Spring
street. hardly day passes but what we see
the enect OF the dope traffic upon the
young women OF the city Cadets are using
nerVn ana cocaine TO enslave young women
lor the whlte slave tranic They keep the
girls who are working for them satisfied
with daily distributions OF dope"
Mrs Jane Rippin. supervising probation
oncer OF quarter Sessions Court She told
tne writer that she had found that fully
two-thrds OF these women were drug ad-
diets. This testimony is further strength
ened by conditions disclosed before the July
Grand Jury. which investigated the July is
raid IN the Tenderloin Witnesses testified
that large quantities OF narcotic drugs we're
found in dlsorderly houses raidcd by the
police.
Doctors Joseph McIver and George e.
Price. who treated 147 'hends" at the
Philadelphia Hospital. make the following
report in regard TO these cases. =
''Forty-three Of the cases were females
and the majority of these were unfortunate
women some few Of the men were or had
been cadets A number we're notorious
crooks and thieves."
ID. Clarence Glbboney. OF the Law and
Order Society, who conducted the July Is
raid, told the writer Of the part Chinatown
a. phtyas, ~ Spreaohs the urug scourge
.sra,,ssS.,s .n ,-,,., -,
raid I" hn .aiS Ives 90 on pilot 70 tne
$3.50 az ' two OF my Investigators
dsn IN chinn.se e"is ~ III CnIhese opium
sncuca ~ n,;,,~, n, ~, were unosr the IN
snnss r.d 20 ~ o,., o. , one ol ,hese s"is
sft he. H.co,,1a ' sears oiu; ii, -.
SEQ youn9 SirIs esh ,D ,hoir hsnSA INV y.
a. s,Sea, "a 20 .,,.ss u u III tner hanuosss on
Iieve Thai tbe uar-Jsoo ao, ~ sto,,iS ne
Tsc,ad 60 ,s =, -, a.. ~ ~. s"ouIu .SI De per
drug sco,rga Is s.,hars aud ss',s .,,
see conditions as thew are thew would Iv riss
az, nd dac,o "a ,ho, .a....At.. a. 49, ..