The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29

hardly proof against such sweeping
assertion as this.
Her face flushed slightly.
..'Peaso explain" sho snid sorewhot
colby.
Z ''1hati Is why l wanted You to o, come ono.
to-day" answered Miss Paul. very
much fear YOU viii DO more than startled
ut whnt i have to tell you and show YOU.
My facts are all ready-piteo.is. hcnrt-
breaking facts, too. We know, mere
what Is going on below the surface. we
arc confronted by statistics, ana theories
pale before them. Our system IS petle ct'1
d she made IL movement Of hcr arm anV
pointed to a small adjacent table, on
which were arranged various documents
for inspection.
The novelist followed the glance, curl
lyt.dst,,rbcd by tho sadness OF tho
others: voice and the bitterness OF 'I'er
manner, "show mo what you mean.
dear" sho said.
Miss Pnul got UP and went TO the tnpie'
"1 will begin, with points OF local ln,er-
est she snid. .tllat is with tho Eng.
lish statistics. In regard to.these ! VIII
call your attention to branch or INC
Social Question. First of all look NJ INC
monthly map for tho current month ana
tino Discovery
r. Dr.
Britain and Ireland to her sistor.
Tho mnps were shaded In crimson III
different localities, the color being e.ther
light, medium, or dark lnnumerapie l's
tires were dotted over them, refcrrins 70
comprehensive marginal notes. Above
cnch map was printed:
Series D.-Crlmes Against Women"
And the month and year were Wrlltoh ~
below In violet ink
"A A bc11 tho ~ n7lOS.
which were mounted on stiff card, and
glanced from one to the other. Suddenly
her face flushed, her eyes became run
of incredulous horror, and she stared AT
her sister. "What is this, Catherine1'
she said In n. high, agitated voice surely
there Is some mistake? This Is terrible!
s"Terrible, indeed" Miss PAUL answered.
During the last month. In Wales, cflinl-
nal assaults have increased two hundred
per cent In England scarcely less III
Ireland, with the exception Of Ulster, tho
.lncrense has been only eight per tGnt.
am comparing, the map before the dls
covory with that of the present month.
Crimes Of ordinary violence wlfe-Geat-
ing and such like, have Increased 1lfty
per cent, on an average. all over the
United Kingdom. We have. of >ourso,
all the convictions, sentences, and so
forth. The local agents supply them TO
tho British Protection Society, tl5y tabn-
late them and send them here, and then
tho mas are made IN THIS otllce reuuy
for the annual report ~
"But" said Mrs. Armstrong with a
shocked, pmle face, is It certain that
this Is a case of cause and effect7" 3
Absolutely certain, Charlotte. Here I
have over thousand letters from men
and women Interested In the work IN
ull the great towns. They are In answer
to direct queries on the subject. In order
that there could be no possibility OF any
sectarian bias, the form has been sent
to lending citizens. Of all denomlnsf.has
and creeds, who are Interested IN the
work. I will show you two letters ut
random.
She picked out two Of the printed forms
which had been sent out and returned
filled in. and gave them to Mrs ARM
strong. One ran:
Kindly state what, in your opinion,
is the cause of the abnormal increase Of
crimes against women In Great Britain
during the past month, as shown by tho
annexed map.
= Name. Rev. William Carr.
Vicar Of ST Saviour's.
''BIrmingtown.
'"The recent discovery in Palestine,
which appears to do away with the Resllr-
rection of Christ, is In my opinion entirely
responsible for the increase OF crime men
toned above. Now that the Incarna-
ton is on all hands said to be a myth,
the greatest restraint upon human pas
sion Is removed. In my district have
found that the moment men give up
Christ and believe In this discovery.
the moment that the Virgin birth and the
manifestation TO the Magdalen are dis
missed as untrue, womcn's claim TO con-
sidcratlon, and reverence for womens
chastity, in the eyes of these. men dis
appear. WILLIAM CARR"
Mrs. Armstrong said nothing whatever,
but turned to the other form. In this
case the name was that OF a Manchester
alderman, obviously Jew--Moses Gold