The Washington times., 1922-05-19

against her own mother, in a few
extreme cases.
Why They Run Away.
Girls run away and stay away
because they are cramped at home
and have no outlets for their amhi.
tons; because they have failed in
examinations: because of various ro-
mantle reasons, and in some cases,
because of fear of disgrace.
But when girl is missing that
is to say, not to be found after Il
search. we decide 1t is because of
shame of some sort, or because she
has been murdered.
Girls outside of New York can
not judge of conditions here"
Mrs. Hamilton then delved into
her storehouse of experience to tell
IAN over the country in little
II they save up three hundred dol
City: to go to college. or study
music, or some other art.
How quickly that money goes!
1t will hardly buy books and a few
necessary clothes. not to mention
tuition. room, and board. And then
hunting for a suitable residence is
a pitfall.
The Furnished Room.
zone Of the greatest menaces to
girls alone in New York ia the fur
nished room. Room registries in
vestigate these houses in the day
time and report conditions very good.
But district and a house that may
be clean and quiet by day. may turn
into a disorderly or gambling reCo:t
by night.
IF the Investigators are college
girls they are not apt to have a
knowledge of such live conditions
and unexpectedly give the place
their indorsemet.
MANY decent girls, who have left
good homes and good families, go to
live in these places all unaware Of
the true state of affairs. Then a
raid follows, with the arrest of every
one in tho house, and the girl II
ashamed to tell the truth, and asham-
ed to go home"
Mrs. Hamilton told me Of one in
stance Of a girl trapped in such a
raid; she stood silent before a Judge 8
questioning but finally revealed her
identity to the friend Of the girls"
who promised that her name, would
be kept secret.
"They made a baby Of me at
home" she confided to the woman
who inspired trust in her. They
wouldn't let me select even my own
hats. took 800 and ran off. l
wanted to be independent and earn
my own living. From an 'ad' pick
ed out this room.
"A few nights later saw two men
entering my room from fire-escape.
They were detectives and arrested
everyone in the house"
This young woman was held as an
inmate" of the disorderly resort
which she had unknowingly entered,
and would have been committed to
Bedford Reformatory If 1t had not
been for Mrs. Hamilton's interven-
ton and her suggestion that home
might not be 30 bad after all.
Semi Respectable Places.
Many disorderly houses" says
Mrs. Hamilton astonishingly enough.
are run on a semi.respectaoie
basis, II they are Endorsed by a
OF the house, she can then operate
under this cloak.
Many keepers Of rooming houses
hesitate to rent rooms TO girls,
fearing their char acters are not
good. Such girl, provided she
is what her landlady suspects,
might come in some evening with
a fly cop who would, on finding
the girl to be a low character. ar
rest the landlady also.
Girls who work at very low
wages don't have very good time
Of II, and they usually meet some
flashy man who is willing at first
to provide a nice suit or dress to
supplement their meagre income.
This helps out a little. But IL the
poor girl has baby, then she Is
dropped. Her friend wants a new