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i i IIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1013. 5 A DR. AKED SEES NEW MORAL ERA DAWN FOR U. S. +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +t+ +•+ + • + +•+ +•+ +• + +•+ + • + Diggs - Caminetti Verdict a Triumph *•+ •!-•-!• +•+ +•+ +•+ Mann Act Stands Baptism of Fire Noted Minister Declares Public for F irst Time Has Taken Up Arms Against Condoned Immorality. By THE REV. CHARLES F. AKED. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.—It is impossible to over-esti mate the significance of the Diggs-Caminetti trials. For all practical purposes these two cases may now be studied as one. The social position of the two men first called attention to the charges brought against them. But this would only have given notoriety, not importance. The ill-judged action of their friends in trying to stave off an appearance before judge and jury' added to the notoriety. The intervention of the Attorney General, the fierce daring of Mr. McNab, the United States district attorney, taking his official life in his hands and challenging the Government of the United States to deal out even-handed justice even to the son of one of its trusted officers; the painful blunder of the President of the United States; his verbal rebuke to McNab and his actual compliance with McNab’s demand; the debates in congress that followed—all this gave to what at first looked like a Sacramento elopement a publicity not limited by the boundaries of this country. New Principal on Trial. Yet these things are not of the essence of the matter. The importance of the case lies deeper. Perhaps the man or wom an who made no secret of the absorbing interest which this case possessed could not have explained in so many words the nature of that interest. But all the same, each person was conscious of a some thing vaster than the fate of two vicious young men. It was not they who were on trial. A new law of the land we love was on trial. And behind that, a new great principle of law, a new great principle of order, of life and government had to stand its trial before a jury composed of all the thoughtful, earnest persons amongst a population of ninety millions of free men. The Mann act, miserably misnamed “the white slave traf fic act.,’’ has had its baptism of fire. And the public have learned with amazement that its scope goes far out beyond their dreams of what law and the administration of law can do. Designed to afford the Federal Government power to deal with criminals who fatten upon the flesh and blood of women, it was—and again by deliberate purpose—made to include vicious conduct in which no suggestion of monetary gain or of “white slavery’’ inhered, but which might tend eventually to swell the ranks of women devoted to a shameful life. The world—our world, the world of the United States— has for some time been prepared to take arms against the brutalized creature who panders to vice and who by force or fraud holds women in prostitution, making his market out of them. But the Diggs-Caminetti case told all this great world that law had now' armed itself against conduct which long ago both men and women have condoned, and stood ready to brand as a party to this iniquity men v'ho only thought to tread, as men had done before them, the primrose path of dalliance—at the cost of a woman’s shame. News Was Real News. The news was really news. It was new' news. It was startling news. And our world has watched and waited and carefully read and as carefully thought, and is still making up its mind as to whether the law, justified by Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States, shall be justified at the bar of public opinion. Judge Van Vleet, in his charge, so full, so strong, so clear, has repeated and emphasized his own conviction: “IN MY JUDGMENT THE LAW IS A GOOD ONE AND IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC MORALS AND DE CENCY.” And again: “THE MANN ACT IS AS MUCH FOR THE PROTEC TION OF VIRTUOUS WOMEN AS IT IS TO BREAK UP THE EVIL TRAFFIC IN WOMEN." And that is what the public has learned with such sur prise. The public believed that the act W'as to break up the vile traffic in women. And friends of Diggs and Caminetti may protest as they will; the judgment has been previously affirmed by the Su preme Court. And the court yet more supreme, the court of public opinion, the court of national conscience, will confirm the judgment of these lower tribunals. Prostitution is not a necessity. It is not, as generations, almost fondly, called it, a “necessary evil.’’ The sacrifice of women to the passions of men, all but hallowed by the beliefs and practices of thousands of years, has to end. A new' era has daw'ned and in this age conduct which once was thought of as personal and individual, is seen to be a crime against society. And society, for its own protection, will treat it as a crime. Attack on All Society. It is this conviction, defined or unexpressed, w'hich is dem onstrated in a verdict of “guilty” against both Diggs and Cam- innetti. The feeling deepest in the souls of the earnest men and women throughout the United States v'ho have follow'ed the trials with such eager interest is not one of resentment on behalf of Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris. The W'rong, it has been seen—or at least felt—is not the sins against these girls, but the attack upon the whole framew'ork of the social order. These tw'o girls are entitled to very little sympathy, except as one sympathizes on general grounds with every man or wo man who goes wrong, as one is sorry for the two men in the case. They are bad girls; treacherous; wdeked. And if a law could be passed which women could administer, these girls would suffer severely at their hands. They will suffer. They are suffering. And they ought to suffer. Their parents suffer and one wonders w'hether their suffer ings will be a warning to other parents in this country. What sort of parental oversight has there been? How does it come about that these girls can easily deceive their fathers and M EN convicted as “white slavers” and women who were affected by the sensational trial. Above is Lola Norris, the girl who eloped with Caminetti. Below (from left to right) are Drew Caminetti, Maury Diggs, Marsha Warrington and Mrs. Caminetti. mothers? What kind of a love is it which does not love well enough to be stern, which accords license to wander about at all hours with all sort<* of men and go to all sorts of places? There are mothers and fathers in this city and in every city in the land who ought to have to learn the lesson. And if they will not learn It from the DiggB-Caminetti trials, they may yet have to learn it in bitter, heartbreaking trials of their own. Appeals for Light Sentence. I have done. During the prog ress of the trial I carefully refrain ed from saying a word which might prejudice the defendant. At the end of the Diggs trial I penned an appeal to the judge to temper jus tice with mercy. I have been re proved on the one hand because, it was alleged. Diggs was a debauch ed scoundrel, who deserved no mer cy, and on the other because the case being on the subjudlee, It was "contempt of court” to seek to in fluence the judge. Such critics do not know the meaning of the words they employ And they know nothing of law and the administration of law. That is not "contempt of court." Now that the matter is out of the hands of the Jury, it is a perfectly proper plea. It is one which would be admitted as proper in every WHITE SLAVE LAW MADE THE PROTECTION OF WOMANHOOD ' IM1E Mann act, miserably misnamed "the white slave traf- -t fie act," lias had its baptism of fire. Designed to afford the Federal Government power to ileal with criminals who fat ten upon the flesh and blood of women, it was—and again by deliberate purpose—made to include vicious conduct in which no suggestion of monetary gain of “white slavery" inhered, but which might tend eventually to swell the ranks of women devoted to a shameful life. The Diggs-Caminetti case told all this great world that law had now armed itself against conduct which long ages ago both men and women have condoned, and stood ready to brand as a party to this iniquity those who only thought to tread, as men had done before them, the primrose path of dalliance—at the eost of a woman's shame. REV. CHARLES F. AKED. Pennies Cut in Two To Pay Off Labor Contractor Gets Angry When Brick layers Ask for Scale on Fraction of Hour. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. Sixteen bricklayers worked fifteen minutes on an Oakland Job and were then laid oft’ because of lack of material. Car nahan & Mulford, the employing con tractors, grew peevish when the bricklayers asked for a full hour’s pay, 87 1-2 cents. "Very well," »ald the contractors, "they shall have their 87 1-2 cents an hour or fraction thereof." Soon the bricklayers were called to the cash ier’s window. The first man to siirn his pay check received a shock. He had counted out to him eight dimes, a flve-cenl piece, two pennt* s, and the half of a penny that had been chopped in two. One of the bricklayers suggested that the Government does not permit mutilation of its coins. «o the matte- whs referred to the United States Dis trict Attorney’s office Caminetti Indicates He Will Not Resist Sentence SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 6 -While F. Drew- Caminetti, convicted yester day on a charge of violation of the Mann white slave law, refuses to dis cuss his future plans, it is not be lieved he will appeal to the higher courts. Caminetti declared this morning that he felt relieved that the case w'as over, and Intimated that he w'ould ac cept his fate. "In a way, this verdict is a Jus tification form.” he said. "I am guilty of violating the law by taking Lola Norris to Reno, but I am not guilty of persuading or enticing her to go. Nor am I guilty of anything connect ed with Marsha Warrington. “I feel relieved now that the long strain V» over. If the Jury had dis agreed, there W’ould have been all this mess to go over again. Surely this leaves me better off in a financial way. If I had been acquitted in this case, I would have had to face the conspiracy charge. I hope they wdll drop these now.” Wife Makes No Sign. Caminetti took the verdict with good spirit. A look of deep anxiety settled on his face as the jury came In for the last time yesterday, and it remained after the verdict was read, but in a few minutes he had recov- Five of the principal figures in the famous Diggs- Caminetti White Slave” cases in which the Mann Act reepivpd its first important test since its ered his usual cheerfulness and ex pressed liVs relief that the strain of the trial was over. His mother. Mrs. Anthony Caminetti, was not In the courtroom when the verdict was an nounced. Mrs. Drew Caminetti w-as present, with her little daughter, but neither she nor Mrs. Maury I. Diggs made any sign. Caminetti and his attorneys were confident of a disagreement after the Jury had once come In and asked for further Instructions on the question of intent A question put by Foreman C. F Michaels, asking Judge Van* Fleet If the immoral purpose must have existed in the mind of the de fendant before the party crossed the State line, and the attention paid to the answer, seemed to Indicate that Robert T. Devlin’s skilled argument on the purpose of the trip had raised a doubt In the minds of at least some of the jurors. The court’s reply that the criminal intent must have existed at least at the time the trip began gave the defense hope. But it wee short-lived. Released on Bond. Caminetti was taken Into custody by the United States Marshal after the verdict was returned, but later w'as released on bond. Both Caminetti and Diggs will be sentenced next Wednesday. Diggs, having been convicted on four counts of the Indlrtment, faces a prison term which may be set at twenty years, at the option of the judge, and also a fine of $20,000. Caminetti, who was found guilty on only one count, faces the maximum penalty of five years Imprisonment and a fine of $5,000. There remain *>ver the heads of I both Diggs and Caminetti indict- I ments charging conspiracy to violate the act, and Diggs still has a third indictment hanging over him. With Charles B. Harris, of Sacra* ment i, his irmer attorney, he Is ac cused of subornation of perjury. Nel lie Barton, friend of Marsha War rington, testified during the Diggs trial that Harris and Diggs lmd coached her In testimony. which shw in turn was to drill Marsha Warring ton for use on behalf of Diggs. The perjury trial will be called be fore Judge VanFleet on Wednesday. Officer Weds in Time To Catch Transport Soldier Ordered to Philippines Tele graphs Fiancee He Cannot Leave Without Her. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—Lieuten ant Charles J. Boehs, Medical Corps. United States Army, of Washington, and Miss Hattie Collier, of Houston. Tex., were married in San Francisco Just in time to catch the army trans port for Manila. The romance began in Houston and all was going nicely when Lieutenant Boehs was ordered to the Philippines. The engagement was announced and the couple parted. Thursday Lieuten ant Boehs decided that life was not worth living without his fiancee, so he telegraphed her to come at once. She did. A minister was waiting in a hotel near the railroad station The ceremony over, the couple made a hurried trip in a taxicab and board ed a steamer. Finger Prints Prove Indian Signed Note Pawnee Denies He Affixed Signature, but Marks on Paper Con vict Him. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -Two or three finger-prints on an "I. O. U.” are as valid as a formal signature, in the opinion of the finger-print ex pert of the United States Marine Corps. The expert establishes the genu ineness of nineteen finger-prints which were given to him for Identi fication and the finding is expec ted to cause a certain Pawnee Indian, who denlea signing a note for $300, con siderable embarrasi*ment. HORSE GETS DRINK AND THEN TURNS OFF SPIGOT GEORGETOWN, DEL, Sept. 6 — Sadie, a mare owned by John T. Wagamon, with a curious aversion to drinking standing water, doesn’t bother about calling anyone when thirsty, but turns on and off the wa ter at her pleasure. In his barnyard Wagamon has a big tub with a spigot. Sadie goes to this and, with her teeth, turns the spigot on, drinks her fill of running water, then turns off the spigot. passage WIFE OF ILEPFB TELLS STORE OF EffiLfS CRUELTY Declares That She Suffered in Martyr-Like Silence the Tor tures of an Outcast. I ACOMA, Sept. 6. — Having Muffer- Cd in martyr-like silence the tortures of an outcast which were made doubly hard to bear through the al leged cruelty of the man for whom she assumed her burden, Mrs. George Tausan, the divorced wife of John Ruskin Early, leper and man of mys tery, who ha.« but recently been de mo red in.-*ane, has at last broken her long silence. Mrs. Early, on divorcing the man whom she had married when a girl >n her teens. married George Tausan, formerly clerk in the office of the 1 reasurer of Pierce County. Washing ton. With her three children she la living happily. "I lost all affections for John Eari.r the day following our marriage.” said his wife, “i jived in veritable purga tory with him. It was not because* he was a leper; we did not know that he was. I was just eighteen. I had been reared by an elder brother, a minister. I was a little more than five years. I had been taught to avoid divorce, and for that reason I did not seek one at that time Sleep Was Impossible. At Summit I did not average two nours* sleep out of every twenty-four for the two months we remained there r was a nervous wreck. I did not know what moment Early would attempt to kill me and the babies. When I think of it all, I nearly go mad 1 tell you. I didn’t have enough .sense. I thought, once married, you must stand all that comes with it. "We were married November ?, 1906. Here my purgatory began. H* would not work, and 1 was obliged to support him. After our first baby came. Early grew worse, and I took a, number of blows from him while shielding my 3-weeks-old child. "In May, 1908, I noticed a sort <»f rash breakout on his hands, and asU- ed him what It was. He said it was from the effect* of acid dropped on him while working in a small pulo mill. He took me to the mill and showed me where the acid had fallen on the floor. I never gave It another thought. It waa while in Washington the terrible truth was learned. Earlv went to see about ills pension. He was examined and told he had lepro sy. I can not describe my terror. "Oh! it was something beyond thought. I wanted to flee, and yet I wanted to remain for my child's 9a ke. Thinks Only of Children. "If it had not been for my children, God know.” I would have left him <>r killed myself years ago. But my babies! Only a mother knows how I felt. "In 1909 we went to New York and remained there until 1910, leaving that place and going to Los Angeles. "While I was losing all my 9leeo from nervousness, I was losing weight rapidly. When my husband was taken by the authorities. I promised to go with him. I do not deny that. I would have promised anything to get him a wav. If I had not promised to settle on a ranch near the Diamond Point colony I was afraid he would refuse to go. "His refusal to leave meant my death and the death of my babies also. Knowing that. I gave him my promise, but which I know will not be held against me. "I have never spoken of my trou bles before, but when every one be gins to criticise me for leaving him, I had to explain.” COOK BOOKS FOR BRIDES WITH MARRIAGE LICENSES CHICAGO, Sept. 6.—Leaden bis cuits and leather-crusted pies and all the other dinner delicacies of Mrs. Newlywed soon may cease to cause physical pain and matrimonial es trangement. Their existence is threatened. Authorities of Cook Gminty are considering the advisability of giv ing away official Cook County cook books? with all marriage licenses. Robert M. Swletzer, county clerk, will present the plan to the county Board. MARRIED 14 YEARS, PAIR ELOPE TO CORRECT ERROR ST LOUIS. Sept 6.--Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Grimes, of St. Louis, "eloped” to Springfield, Ill., and were remarried. They were married fourteen years ago, but because of a clerical error in the 11- cense Mrs Grimes requested her hus band to go through the ceremony again. Mrs Grimes' maiden name was Sadie Gruber In the marriage license the name was written “Gruder.” country in the civilized world. For the reasons which I have given be fore, and for reasons which appeal to some of the be»t men and wom en I know of, I made my appeal to Judge VanFleet. I submit, with great respect for him personally, and with great respect for the of fice which he so worthily fills, that the law be vindicated, and the ends of Justice served as effectively by a light sentence as a heavy one—ani perhaps better. “FAST’ r PAST0R OUSTED; FORCED TO LEAVE TOWN LOS ANGEI.ES, CAL, Sept. The Rev. O. H. Mason, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Long Beach, around whom a storm has raged for three weeks, wan ordered by a member of the vestry to resign at once and leave Long Beach for ever. The pastor left at once. Charges made by two girls, mem bers of the church, were investigated by the vestry and resulted in the pastor being found guilty of indis cretion*. Ardenites in Kimonos Observe George Day A* Single Taxers Celebrate In Tree Top Homes. Brown Addresses Anarchist Faction. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6—The sin gle tax colony of Arden to-day. in kimonos, night dresses and all kinds of up-to-date costumes, celebrated the seventy-fourth anniversary of the birth of Henry George. Had George been alive he might have objected to the celebration and ...e attire rf the celebrators. As It was, he prob ably satisfied himself with turning over in his grave. The celebration resolved Itself int”) two meetings, one by the ardent Ardenites. at which Esperanto and polities were discussed, and the other presided over by Georg?* Brown, an archist, at which anarchy was the real live topic. The Ardenites held their meeting in the Woodland Theater, while the single taxers, lu their open-air cot- i tumos, perched themselves upon the branches of trees and applauded. The Brown farewell party was held surrounding Brown's bungalow’. Aft er It was all over Brown announced that lie had leased hts bungalow and was done forever w'lth Arden. Arden breathed a sigh of relief, because, wasn't it George Brown that mad* Upton Sinclair and other Ardenites pound stone on the Delaware roads because they insisted upon playing ball on Sunday? $2.00 TO CHATTANOO GA AND RETURN W. and A. Railroad will sell round trip tickets from Atlanta to Chattanooga and return for train leaving Atlanta at 8:35 a. rn. Thursday, September 11, 1913, good returning not later than train arriving Atlanta 7:35 p. m. Saturday, September 13, 1913. C. E. HARMAN, General Paseenger Agent. HEIR RETURNS AFTER HUNT OF EIGHTEEN YEARS FAILS LAPORTE, IND., Sept. 6 -After hav ing been away for more than eighteen '•ears Otto Buck legal heir to the estate of William Buck, who died in January, unexpectedly returned to La- porte. General interest is taken in the af fair because of the world-wide search for Buck and the fact that several have been presenting claims for the estate of $12,500. 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