Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-05-03
WHY !. Girls |:i|I||.|!| R | !
/ Go ! WRONG. ||R|| [
IN ENDEAvoR TO FIND
MISSING GIRL STUMBLE ACROSS
EVIDENCE or HOW MANY GIRLS.
ARE LED AsTRAY-PooR JUDO
MENT IN CHOOSING GIRL CON-
PANtoNs STARTS MANY ON THE
DOWNWARD PATH.

"Why Girls Go Wrong" has fur
nished themes for pulpit, press and
theater since time immortal. Despite
the endeavors of societies organized
to suppress the white slave traffic,
despite problem plays which teach
great moral lessons despite the plead
ings of earnest ministers of the gos-
pei, and newspaper and magazine ex-
posures, hundreds upon hundreds of
young girls go astray every year.
Some drift to a life OF shame and an
early and unconsecrated grave. Others
are able to cover up their sins, marry
some young fellow and live happily
ever afterward.
There are many reasons for girls
going astray. So insidious are some
Of the plans to accomplish their down.
fall that it is difficult to discover
which is the greater of the contribu-
tory causes. In other cases the girls
themselves are to blame.
A case came to the attention of the
Bismarck police Thursday evening
which throws some light at least upon
one of the reasons why girls go
wrong.
The police received word Thursday
from father in this city--an eminent
ly respectable citizen by. the way
asking aid in finding his daughter.
He had supposed that she had, been
attending night school, but investiga-
tion disclosed the fact that she had
not entered the school room for al
most two weeks The father was al
most frantic with fear and sought the
assistance of the officers in order that
his wayward girl might be returned
home to him again.
The police learned that the girl had
been keeping company with young
woman who was said to have left her
husband in q neighboring town about
year ago and to have come to Bis
marck. The officers Immediately be-
gan a search for this second girl in
order to obtain what information they
might concerning the whereabouts Of
the young lady they were seeking.
She was traced to local theater. The
officers prepared to take her into Gus
tody after the show let out, but she
left the theater before the show was
over and unconsciously eluded the
officers. However, she was traced to
a rooming house whittier she had gone
with a young man. The police found
her in a room and after learning what
information they could gave her "a
hours notice to leave the city. She
needed the advice.
While in many instances a great
6eal of blame Is attached to certain
class of men for the downfall of young
girls, in this case it was forcibly
brought to- the attention of the au-
thorities that the companions chosen
by the girl herself were not of the
character most approved. 1t is stated
that there are many instances in
which girls of loose morals and sim
liar proclivities are able to induce
other girls, pure and innocent as the
lilies of the field, to accompany them
on some of their flirtatious strolls.
and teach them lessons that should
be revealed only by loving and pra-
dent parents
Morals might be drawn in this case,
but there is no need. The entire story
is one great moral II the girls would
exercise judgment and common sense
in their choice of companions, both
girls and boys, there would be less
cases Of this nature for the police
forces, not only of Bismarck, but of
all cities, to ferret out.