The Washington herald., 1920-11-04
GIRLS TRAPPED
IN CLEVER NETS
White Slave Agents Work
In Organized Squads
In Great City.
BY o. o. MCINTYRE.

New York, Nov. 3.-There are
Greek coffee houses dotting the
East Side where women are bought
and sold for a dollar. 1t is in these
shabby cafes, reeking with the
smell of stale nicotine. soured wine
and kitchen refuse, that the cadets
report to those who barter in wom-
ems souls.
A young immigrant girl travel
ing from a factory town in New
in the white slaver's net was held
a prisoner two days'in ore of those
questionable hotels that share in
the spoils of white slavery.
BY mere accident. she escaped
and the slee.l young cadet who en-
shared her was caught. He admit
ted he sold the girl for a dollar be-
cause she didn't have any classy
duds"
At each of the great terminal sta
tiOns there is now established a
white slave squad. Every young
girl who arrives in the city unes-
corted is watched carefully. If she
is not met by friends she is fol-
lowed until it is found that her
destination is proper one.
For there are taXiCab drivers who
are in league with white slave
agents and if a hotel is suggested
he will take his fare there, go into
the office and report that all rooms
are taken but he knows CT a very
quiet and respectable" place where
G nj ,fTrh 1Al lrrtY
The rest is up to his cOnfederates
One of the most notorious of the
cadets is known in the underworld
as Snapper" He is frequently
Seen in Broadway haunts where he
eXhales generosity and urbanity
\ certain polish conCeals his baser
purposes
He has a gaudy looking car
dresses in fashion and frequently
appears at the theater in evening
clothes. Only once has he been
caught in the police clutch. Suavely
he explained it all and in such a
manner that there was nothing tC
do but release him Yet the police
are certain that the disappearance
o. many girls can be traced to him
The death Of John Reed in Russia
Ol tNpnuS was received with great
sorrow among the writing frater-
nifty in Washington Square where
Reed ilved. A Harvard graduate, j
young man Of unusual literary at
taiT mtnts. ne elected to cast his
lot with the Soviet government OF
Russia. His radical stands in the
past few years aIienated him from
old friends. but while they feel that
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know he was sincere. 1t is said
that he was once offered the editor
ship OF great national weekly but
he refused it because its views were
not his. His last few Years were
spent practically as a fugitive
riding as StOker in ships. crawling
overs boundaries and through for
ests., He was barred from his own
country
He was a stern old fellow It
gruff Visage and it was evident that
the tratiiC complexities Of great
city had not sw"etenrd his temper
lie started across Fifth avenue Be
hind him was an alarming hOnk and
the fender OF 4 car stopped within
a few inches Of him. why the
blankety blank blank don't you look
what you're doing you headed
low-life"-and he turned to look
into the smiling face Of swectly
pretty young girl at the wheel. %
he said. Then he smiled and called:
You ought to run over me. An
old crank like me needs killing
Then he removed his hat with a
sweep and was off. Chivalry is not
dead
Phone booths in the Times square
section around o'clock have lOns
lines waiting. 1t is the hour when
hubby announces that he will be
detained at the office and when tha
young man calls up certain lady
to say he will be around at the
usual hour.