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The Washington times., 1914-02-24

shot with an arrow and be rid OF this
wicked beast at once
The soldiers marched away TO the for
est and soon returned with Mays friend
In chains. which he dragged painfully
at his leg. The girl ran up to him and,
putting her arms around his shaggy
neck, begged the King for his life.
No, father" st6rmed Ona- You are
weak and foolish; you must not allow
yourself to be carried away by your
feelings. May here is a witch. and this
bear is a wicked magician, who will try
TO ruin us all unless he is put 10
death. Soldiers. draw you bows and
aim at his heart'
Falling on her knees little May plea d.
the King was too much afraid of hi:;
oldest daughter Is disobey h"r. The
soldiers stood the bear up on his hind
legs with his back to the castle wall and
a dozen of the guards took their place
i'll line before him with their bows and
arrows in their hands. The bear was
,uict and seemed to he looking away TO
the sky where it dipped away to the
TOP of a distant mountain.
So busy was every one lookin" at ths
scene before them that none had no
ticed a strange appearance in the sky.
q, cloud of queer shape seemed TO he
swiftly racing across the heavens, and
us it drew near il could be plaInl:' seen
by all. had they oeen looking upward
The Washington times., 1914-02-24
The Bewitched Bear-Part II.

7 TITLE May peeped into the great
vault of the treasure-house and
saw that there were not only ten
bags of gold piled on the floor.
but also tables full Of caskets Of jewels
of all kinds. Ropes oil pearl lay Coiled
on cushions of black velvet, diamonds
sparkled in golden trays. rubies flashed
in ebony boxes and great cups fashioned
OF emeralis were heapcd in the center
of the riches. The bear had helped
May out of her trouble again.
But this only made Ona more angry
than ever. Her face grew purple with
rage. and she stood speechless thinking
up another plan to annoy her sister.
''All this il very fine" she cried. This
bear seems very wonderful animal
with great power. Let us try him
again. He is no doubt an evil magician
who would like to harm our father. the
King. and take his kingdom. He must
die
The poor King tried to stop the angry
daughter. but Ona waved hime aside
and called to the guards about her.
Hasten into the woods and bring at
once In Chains that great bear which
roaInS about near the outlet into the
lake" she ordered. We will have him
The Washington times., 1914-02-24
Countess de Bertier, Best
Dressed Woman in
Washington, Is
Compassionate.
Absolutely Nothing But
Poiret Creations in
Madame'S Wonder
full Wardrobe.
By FLORENCE E. YODER.

sacre Bieu, How insignificant I
felt,
The best dressed woman in Wash
ington, Countess de Bertier, wife of
CaDtain de Bertier de Sauvigny, the
new military attache of the French
embassy, leaned back in her PINK
and white lace negligee on mass OF
bright cushions, while chic french
maid, with strong French accent,
displayed the wardrobe Of madame
and explained why she was really
tie hest dressed woman in this city.
Madame, besides having real
wardrobe, with nothing but Poiret
creations, is a beautiful woman. Her
hair Is a rare. golden red. and her
long. slim figure is admirably
adapted to the present styles She
has time to be a mother, too. and TO
see to it that her little son Is prop
erIy cared for and taught
She spoke no word of English.
but was charmingly gracious, and
permitted the maid to bring out one
breath-snatcher after another
"Ah-a-a-ah-look, mademoiselle--at
this"
And the maid drew out gown CT
heavy, black brocaded silk. with a
straight skirt and long. plain kimono
sleeves. A tunic of purple, piped
with red. reached from the long neck
to the knees In undulatinS lines
Fisher fur finished the neck and
sleeves, and a small touue Of the
same material, trimmed with
straight. outstanding black plume
completed the vision.
Madame smiled at my enthusis
and continued to look comforta
1t seemed so easy TO be the t-st
dressed woman in the nations Capt.
tai. / asked for her favorite dress
Did she have one? "Oui. made;noi~>
ellie. VOLTA And smoky Bit
chiffon, Just a match for madame's
eyes, was displayed / could not get
the effect as 1t lay in the hands OF
the maid, and a profusion of large,
heavy, and very dark gray beads
on the bodice and skirt made it i'm
possible for it to be held up.
Does the countess think that
American women know aow to
dress?''
NV question was translated and
madame Ia countesse smiled sweet
ly. spoke languidly to the maid, WIN"
replied:
american women are charninc-
but they do not know how to dress.
Here the countess smiled com
passionatelyD Such poor dressers
as they are! The trouble is that
they do not wear costumes. Now see
this little toaue? Madame would not
wear it for the world with any other
costume, but perhaps the American
an-well-Comprenez vous"'
OF course I did.
The Washington times., 1914-02-24
THE TIMES BEDTIME STORY

to her" continued the fairy. this sister
who has tried so hard through envy to
ruin her life shall be punished She
shall become a bear herself-a white
bear. to show how hard and cold her
nature-a bear that will live forever IL
the far North on fields Of ice, whose
home shall be the snow bank, and whose
only food the fish from the freezins
waters. You. Ona, shall be a Polar
bear
She touched the wicked sister with a
wand, and in another second there
stood in her place an enormous white
bear with angry, flashing eyes.
The fairy stepped into the chariot and
led the bear in after her. BE happy.
Princess M&v." she cried: be happy
with your husband and father. I must
av ay now to take this wicked soul tQ
the icebergs of the NORTH
And far away in the cold and bIas:s
row the sister lives. a white bear amid
the miles and miles of fields of snow. a
cold creature whose cold heart brought
her far from what might nave been 4
happy home for her. And the Princess
May often speaks reg-etfully of he,
rcor sisters fate, 4 fate which her own
jealousy brought upon herself.
The Washington times., 1914-02-24

The most illogical. extrava-,
gant.. and unscientifc method,
next to that of the disreputable
house, in dealing with this case
of offenders, is to deal out either
~OrkhOuse or Jail sentences, re-
peated every few months.
The Washington times., 1914-02-24

Copyright: 1914 by the Press Publishing Co }
" YELL, hello, Ethelyn; vou're
\A/ out enjoying the beautiful
w snow, too, eh? Its SO seldom
that We have a glorious
storm like this. isT't il? 1t quite makes
nc have hankerings for the north pol,
DOESN'T it, really
Reggie. where are YOUR manners,
lear? Didn't you sec Mrs. Gray? Say
Good afternoon" and show Mrs. GI-a?
The beautiful new sled papa bought you.
Don't pull it Up 50 suddenly and slam
It against her fee;, Reggie: that isn't
. bit nice. dear.
Yes, his father Just had 20 Uuy him
one. The child gave u 40 peace at all.
: really think it's extravasance. They
cost four and a half. you know, end
GOODNESS knows when veil have an
ether storm. Maybe never. Yes. indeed
Jnsts so. But the little darling was
lust set on it.
Has your Teddy got one? No? Be
cause you and Mr. Gray think coasting
dangerous? Oh. really: So TEDDY Iust
!poks on. Poor child
Vow wait minute, Reggie. don't in
'erruPt while lnamma is talking. Just
1e patient and you'll coast all in good
time. / don't want 20 let YOU go down,
hen there's such a big crowd on the
hiII. You're such an impulsive child.
: GU know, you might just go and steer
INTO somebody else and get all hurt.
sweetheart.
The child doesn't seem to know the
meaning Of the word fear. No one ever
sst with him at night. Just put him in
bed and turn out the light. Yes. indeed.
hes not afraid of anything. he
Reggie. Reggie, What are you way
down there for? What? A boy started
10 throw a SNOWFALL at you? Oh. and
YOU went after him TO give it TO him
good. Oh, you were running AWAY
from him? Wise boysie> StSA1k& bow
The Washington times., 1914-02-24
Mother MOnologues
REGGIE COASTS.
By ALMA WOODWARD.

clever these mites OF children can be ut
times. isn't il. Ethelyn?
Re quiet Reggie. Didn't mamma tell
you to have a little patience and she q
1T you coast? Mamma hasn't see9
Mrs. Cray since this morning AT maI9
kct. Can't mamma have a quiet litt4
t..Ik With her friends without your Id.
in rude and interruptina all the time
What's that last thing yoI said, Eta
"Iyn? II would be fun for us to coastt
OH. wouldn't it. though? Ny slIirt}
retty tight, but / guess l could mad
age il l dare You to try. Surely Tn
game. Come ~.
Now, Reggie. darling. sou stand rigj
here at the top and you'n sec a whd!.
loi Of fun. precious. Mamma and AIta
GRAY are going TO coast on Rcggii.'s
new neNin!e flyer. Isn't that too fmf fn,
for anything. petty? Two big Ladies
coasting on a little boys sled?
Take that face off this instant, Ikep
gle. Mamma told you to have ltttls
p"tience and you'd have your tur1} al
i'm good time. Now, don't be selffsi
little boy. ! don't like selfish little toy.
a: all ard If you're going to be onS II
have. to 20 md get another little t,ov
tEats all Reggie. Did YOU say 'I3hka
bibble?" Answer me this minute Die
you? Well. ] tEoughr YOU didn't.
Ready, now. Ethelyn, Here WI go
Wave YOUR hand bye-bye to mantmG.
a half hour later.
oh. my own sweetheart. are yolS cold
honey? Well. well go right hon{e ant
mammall rub Reggie with alcohol ant
wrap him in warm blankets and Sveyr
thing.
Yes. mamma WOULD let yoH bav.
one coast darling. only you're DO col,
and it's so late. But tomorrow Reggi.
can coast. Yes. indeed. And Anyhop
it was fun watching mammal today
wasn't it. pct? So Just haze a little pa
ticnce and tomorrow Reggie chm hav,
8, ride on his beautiful new sled See?
The Washington times., 1914-02-24

Manv communities are now aTrcns-
ing to care for such law-DreaISers
under suspended sentence, placing
them in the care of private custo-
dians in the country. where, while
they are being studied with a view
to discovering what is needed 10
make them useful members of So
ciety. they can be reSaining their
health. By variety of employment
and the usual vocatiOns of country
life, they can bc made largely self
supporting. After this period of oh
serVation is over, intelligent rene
dial agencies can be employed, go
that i'll j vast naiVrity Of cases til.
trouble may be removed and n girl
fitted to become a normal member
of society.
Another policy. as wicked as II is
absurd is for anyone to say that this
class cf girls can lie placed at once
III close relationship with society or
IS capable OF filing normal posi-
ton iH the world. TO TAX" this view
IS to show how absolutely superb
cial is their KNOWLEDGE.
To admit or DldC. abnormal per
SONS into norE?al society Is to intro
duCc an element %ItagOniStic to the
best good OF society. That this fact
''s-o b''i i''ctH -iihch - 'AI- u Ni!s
reasons that many persons have
thought II was wise to leave the
scarlet woman" alone and lot her
seek Ter own kind.
II S, emed the easiest way to deal
with her and 10 present a much less
problem than TO attempt 10 make her
fit TO SUN i've in the ordinary walks
Of life.
But this spirit will no longer sat
iSfy the present students Of soCi-
ologY. who r,;liZe that no stratum
of Sori"ty car. do its best until III
tie o,f or strata occupy thcir relative
positirrS to il
The Washington times., 1914-02-24
er of Masters In
Enforcing "Class HONOR

The men OF this class are in
}variably towards. and. unless nerved
tby heroin or some other drug. are
frightened Of their shadows. But
the girls are SO entirely at their
mercy that. when they hear such
terrible stories, they believe them.
put this girl under one of the
J best nerve specialists. VINO told me
that it would take five or six years
for the mental disturbances. Occa-
stoned by living under such dread, to
disappear. But the prOgnosis was not
true. for, although more than that
time has passed. the girl is still in
q hospital.
II is a rare thing to find a woman
in immoral life without a master
They need some one to protect them
from the law and from other men.
This, and the fact that LheT want
TO belong to some one. IL the secret
As a rule these mcu are gam plers,
horse race followers. and such ilk.
While the law has done much to
decrease the number. il is difficult to
GOT at them, for the women will
seldom give ahH hosIo''Aii'C 'iA N~''
nrosecution, even when they have
hceu treated most unmercifully.
There is certain class honor
that prevents any one of their own
Kind from befriending them IL they
turn against their master. and they
aeIdom come In close touch with
any other people.
These masters live In luxury.
One | know kicked a womsn down
tho steps when she gave him ten
dollars as her earnings, and said:
This is not enough TO Keep me IN
cigarettes.
Another: You DO not expect me
to he faithful to q woman who Is
worth as little as that, do you? You
used TO be a pretty good locker and
was proud OF you. but now any
old hag is better than you
The vanity, the love of power il Al
woman, all are played upon by these
master hands. TO stimulate to great
er activity.
Many time | have gone to the
room Of a girl whose clothes looked
as if they might have belonged 10 IL
duchess, they were SO rich and cx-
pensive. to find that the clothes she
wore we're her ALL There was not Il
comfort in her room. not penny
in her pocket. Her clothes were her
stock in trade, and her master
would supply these, because they
The Washington times., 1914-02-24

One Of my earliest recollections
was a birthday present from my
grandmother. 1t was during the
civil war, and we were refugeeing at
Burkville, Va. near AppomattoX.
We had taken with ns number
of our old servants. and with them
two little colored girls near my own
age, Jane and Lucy. They were my
equals and constant companions un-
til this birthday. when my grandma
ther said: Kate, I am going to
give you Jane and Lucy to be your
own servants. They belong to you.
and everything that you say they
must do Then she gave me a les
son in regard to my responsibility
for them as my slaves.
Cnconsciously, I had absorbed the
worst features Of the mistress. and
everything else but the delight Of
owning a slave fell upon deaf ears.
From that time on, they ceased to
be my friends.
looked upon them as mine by
'divine right" and many were the
lessons of cruelty and lack Of aP-
probation Of the rights Of others
cultivated in me. They did not re-
bel. they knew too well the useless
ness Of 1t. and even when the war
was over, and they were free they
still stayed on. -
Loss of Self Respect IY
Most Powerful Incentive.
The fact was that slaves became
60 accustomed to their fate that they
lost their self-respect and indepen-
dence. And right Here is found one
Of the most powef HUI incentives to
the fight for theft freedom.
So it is with 1.-THE white slaves.
They need no o/bojts nor bars to keep
them in their SAD condition, nor do
they even desife to escape.
The saddeSt part is that they
are willing slaves. But they are
slaves never Ftheless and are bought
and sold, or swspped and treated
like any other article OF merchan-
die.
No one doubts this who knows any
thing about conditions. And furth-
ermore. after being kept in bondage
for anv }enGth of time there is
structural change which takes place
in the brain cells which takes years
Of effort to overcome.
Several years ago I had an illus-
tration OF this-a woman who had
been held in slavery for thirteen
years1 She went to the night court
and asked protection, having tried
thre& or four times to escape before,
once being successful in having the
man deported. But in less than six
mont he was hack again. having
evah hed the authorities. She was in
a terribly nervous condition. She was
sfrhid to go on the streets, and would
tell the most narrowing stories OF
hotw other girls had been scared and
n!htilated by their masters when
they tried to escape. Many of the
STORIES had no foundation, but she
believed them. and they were suffi-
ctent tc keep her in a perfect state
OF terror.
The Washington times., 1914-02-24
Bv KATE WALLER BARRETT.

eeo~eS~e
meant an asset to tho business. And
after all this sacrifice and unselish-
ness, when these monsters are
through with them as money get
tiers, they throw them aside, like q
sucked orange.
Invisible Bars Against
Returning to Society.
There is 10 need tc add to the hor-
rOr and degradation of the picture
by exaggeration.
i wish it were Necessary to hold
these girls by bon bars. Then I
would feel some hope in wagins a
war to free them. But alas. there
is no bar save the invisible bars
of mental suggestion and personal
influences. and for these there is
seldom any remedy.
Well may the girls. in this sad
state. say, as they invariably do:
You have come too late. Try to
get the girls before they reach
the place that we are"
The characteristics which fol-
low every form Of slavery are
peculiarly evident in white slav-
cry. Loss OF self-respect and in
itiatire-a complete paralysis of
the will-power. When we see the
wreck it is difficult for US to re-
alize that once this girl was as
pure and innocent as any Of our
own children; that. while perhaps
She never had the ability to take
care sof herself. or TO be one CT
those whom Theodore Roosevelt
described as being necessary TO the
progress of the country-"one who
can lift their own weight and a
little more" she might at least
have been a harmless member OF
society, or an ornament II she had
had proper protection.
Failures Of Supposed
Agencies for Reform.
Possibly We may think that son1e
Of the remedial agencies recommend
ed by sociologists, a. permanent
Custodial caro- of certain types and
an adjustment of the machinery, so
Il at even the handicapped and sub
normal members of society may be
provided for. But nothing could be
more eXtravaga.nt or wasteful, from
an economic standpoint, than our
present way Of caring for them.
It costs the community. in dollars
and cents. to say nothing Of any
other phases of the cost, ten times
as much to care for this type in a
disreputable house than in the most
expensive public Institution. even the
workhouse and the Jail.
The only alternatives-Usualfy the
has to offer. cost more than it does
TO care for 4 girl in a Florence Crit
tenton Home.
In the Jail she is surrounded by
vicious associates. spends her time
in idlCness, and comes out worse
than when she went in
In the Florence CrittentCn she IL
surrounded BY elevating influences.
is taught TO do something useful.
and in scventyfive cases out OF a
hundred is made permanently better,
If she is mentally capable.
The most illogical. extrava-.
gant,. and unscientifc method,
next to that of the disreputable
house, in dealing with this case
of offenders, is to deal out either
"OrkhOuse or Jail sentences, re-
peated every few months.
The Washington times., 1914-02-24
n DAILY MAGAZINE PAGES FOR EVER
The Traffic in White
II Slaves X

n UGH prhen novel, magazine and Of
NI the tragedy of the phe SLAVE traffic. but nowhere has
rivid picture been dawn of its effect society and
of efficient eadjument that in todas
Waller Barrett the social worker whose
Washington Times aroused much
favorable comment
great problem restoration of the
girls self respect independence initiative and will power the invisible
bars that keep her in bondage.
In discussing remedial agents, she aas the policy of melting
out Jail Illogical uncentfc
CANT and pleads method the may fitted
tegent observation normal member society,"
The Washington times., 1914-02-24

Tomorrow. How Bob Saved Rob.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-03-26

ducting the time that a substitute has carried his route, it is safe to say that his travels would fall but little short of 125,000 miles-or one-eighth of million.
 MT. Wilson has noted many inn provements in the territory covered in these 16 years, the most striking being in the condition of the roads traversed His route traverses some of the best farming communities in the county and the roads on his route are perhaps better than on any route in the county. And so familiar has he become with the roads by reason of having passed over them some five thousand times, that hardly a rock could be removed from the road with out his noticing it.
 The patrons on Route No. l are al personal friends of Mir. Wilson, anC each of them will join us in congratu lations on his long and efficient ser vice and in the hope that he may con tinue in the service for many years tt come.- e.-Russellville Courier Remocrat
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-03-26
SAM WILSON CARRIES
 R. F. D. ROUTE l6 YEARS
RUSSELLVILLE CARRIER HAS TRAVELLED 125, 1000 MILES IN
 DELIVERING MAIL.

Tuesday morning as Sam Wilson started out from the postoffice he call ed to the CD man, "If I get back to- night it will make Is years for me. :" He got back; and thus established a record for continuous service which is perhaps equaled by but few carriers in the service anywhere in the coun- try. MT. Wilson entered the service when rural free delivery was first se- cured for Russellville under Postmas- ter Sam Davis administration in 1898. He was assigned to R. F. D. No. 1, covering territory southeast from Russellville, and has been on this route continuously ever since.
 Counting 316 days to the year, ex- elusive of Sundays, gives 5,008 days in the 16 years. This multiplied by 25 miles each trip, gives total dis tance of 125,000 miles MT. Wilson has travelled in delivering mail to his patrons since he began the work. Of course, he has had few days off in the meantime, but he has splendid record for regular service, and de
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-03-26
EXPEL MEMBERS FOR
 SIGNING PETITION
B BAPTIST CHURCH A CT
 AGAINST THOSE FAVOR / ING LICENSE.

Little Rock, March 19.-Five mem- bers of the Immanuel Baptist church at Tenth and Bishop were expelled from church membership last night for signing the petition for saloon license, three members were expelled on other charges, about eight mem- bers who apologized or offered ex- planation for having signed the peti- tion, were forgiven and the cases of 19 were postponed for further in- quiry.
 The proceedings were at times marked by somewhat heated discus sions, which, however, never became bitter. The general tendency of the congregation seemed to be toward forgiveness wherever possible.
 The Rev. E. P. Alldredge, pastor of the church, presided over the pro- ceedings. Fifteen cases were not reached, and will be heard by the con- gregation next Wednesday evening when three or four will be taken up by special committee.
 The total number of cases in which signing the liquor petition was involved was given as 35. Of these about 20 cases were given attention
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-03-26
MANY PAPERS ARE
 FILED FOR RECORD

An unusually large number of in- struments are being filed with the cir cult clerk at present, according to Circuit Clerk J. H. Hartje. On one day recently over 80 chattel mort gages and 43 warranty deeds were filed, and the average number of deeds being recorded recently is over 100 per week, MT. Hartje states. The majority of the deeds are old trans fers which the present owners are having recorded in order to perfect their titles. The merchants of the county are at this season of the year taking and renewing a large number of chattel mortgages given to secure them for supplies furnished during the crop season.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-03-26
ABANDONS HOPE ITO
 RECOVER FORTUNE

Van Buren, March 19.-Nichols
 Lemmer, of Saskatchewan, Canada, who was robbed of $1,7OO in express company money order in Van Buren December 9 and to which theft John White and Eldridge Wise confessed, has about abandoned hope of re- covering stolen funds. White is con- fined in jail here and Wise was re- gently removed to the state insane asylum. Lemmer has remained in Fort Smith since the robbery in the hopes of securing his money. He denies the report that it was re- turned to him several days ago.
 According to Wise's story he mailed the checks to confederate at La, but that the letter was never withdrawn from the post office. It was supposed that the mail was sent to the dead letter office at Washington, but according to those who are assisting Lemmer in the search no trace of the money has been found. The money represented Lemmer's life savings. He came to western Arkansas to invest in a farm and was drugged and robbed.