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girl disappears from home child only seventeen The
police shake their heads knowingly but through the
motions Of investigating when newspapers demand action.
Accidentally the missing girl found. Each newspaper
Immediately sends out two writer's One is good reporter
who will get the facts the descriptive writer who will
tell about with fancy fs in such way to wiring
heart.
The careful reporter Of descriptive writer
back with detected look walk up the city editor
desk and say, Just bad girl, that's all"
Read little more about it here.
What Is back OF those four words Just bad grip What
monoonous hfe what lack Of gay and what
absence Of happiness what temptation and bitterness
by the ostentation Of others more prosperous
case recently In the public mind made all the
Ead and bitter by the fathers devotion to his family His
WIFE, dead In childbirth left him with six young children
never married again. thinking only Of children working
hard to earn living for them and compelled away all
day. ~
One Of these children only little GIRL goes astray not as
caious brutality because she Is lust bad but
because the world vicious men rarely
and only punished lightly.
This poor child NOT bad blamed but only to be
pted and helped and restored happiness by affection
this child doomed pointed for the rest of her life
perhaps as Just bad girl
The men responsible will remember and talk of this
destruction as Of one little incident in % and joke about
nice picture Of civilization this presents
the story that told of this girl with condemnation
ana scon were told Of her brother Of the age world
would Boys will be the would feel him
eyes OF the world not at all.
queer kind of justice.
we suggest to the cergymen of this city that they preach
on Just Bad Girl" and use this text which seems to get
rusty In our modern pharasacal life:
How think YET have hundrede sheep and one Of tb.
De gone asry doth he leave the ninety nine goeh
into the mountains and seeeth gone astray?
And is be that he find verify say you he reOcheh
more OF that sheep than of the went not
one OF these little should perihst Matthew xviii ii to H.
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DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
- nonToR TRANK oRANE
The Barn School

wxYHEN was boy there was certain ols1lncs scnool
~ held out behind the barn.
w II was composed Of the ragamufflns VINO never
vent II school or Sunday school, who ran away from nome
whenever they wanted to, and who N general Nels ~
berry Firms at large. u ~. .ohool - /
remember -. u;rt,.nra
The first doctrine was that no woman was 49,.
re- woman had her price Those who seemed to g up
right were merely putting on 49, Al -
The second doctrine that no man vas gOOI r. 80
were dishonest il they had the chance TO Pc those NV
anpeared to be honest simply hypocrltes -
The third doctrine of the school was tnaL any
- III church a. wore clean clothes otherwise Denaveo
himself was namby-pamby. He was no coca ana rsaiy
was ripe for treason, strategems and spols ~.
They had other doctrines but they were al ~
these #,r.t..r
For long time thought the barn school was maze
If nv boyhood DAYS represented part OF those h1se
obscenes which every strives to forges - ne
older. go 80 80.
harm school was flourisbing ia hghbroW literature
There Is certain class of writer's who nave No Daca
ground no moral convictions fixed principles but their
whole idea Is to revolt against something
They write simply shock people They nave no con
structve purpose view but hope to attract attention ~
tearing down. aA
They sneer a the idea Of vrtuOus woman ana are reaay
il tarn m their noses at the idea Of an upright man
The world II going to the bow-woWs man Or woman
any rood and their general motto Cheer une worst
is veto come 3, s ,... 81.
I Won Suffice it to say they give q tat pain
The only for writing at all = that You nave
thing useful beautiful say and you cannot tnnk q
thine except what ugly and destructive n good plan
to keep your mouth shut.
Shocking for the shock e sake Is bum business
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We recognize and guard against
ohvlna,e cases OF insanity such aS
tl,aaa But we are constantly
n.enaced by other forms OF men.
tn illness which we do not recog-
nize which we indeed mistake
All people who deal with the
n,lllfc meet these border line
cases. They pass II steady
stream through my office ana pc
calIse they constitute q definite
menace to the uniformed punlic.
I am writing about them from
time to time.
There's one type in particular
that Is apt to raise partlcuiar
Ivaln--T refer to the individual
who labors under the deiusion
that he or she Is the victim OF =
romantic intrigue. Usually this
individual is q woman, although
men sometimes have this delusion.
There was Inez. Inez made his
tory for while in this mans
town. Nearly every town has an
Inez was a fran. tirnid girl OF
twenty.three. She first made con-
tact with me via the telephone
In 8 tear-choked voice she begged
for an appointment. told her
to come along. She came all
wrapped up in gloom.
Insz, 1t appears. was the VIC
tim. A college mate had Wrecked
Her Life. He had, after long
siege, won her maiden heart, ana
had then betrayed her faith in
him. All the usual narrowing de-
tails appeared in Inezs story. 1t
was q. little hard to see how one
SC ldrab In appearance, so lacking
in charm, could have reused such
a fury Of desire as Inez claimed
to have aroused, but she offered
many references to prove her
point.
I consulted her references and
the story tailed There was Ia
deed a sorry mess brewing on the
college campus. The boy was one
OF the most popular young fcl.
lows in the student body and had
hitherto enjoyed splendid repu-
tation. Moreover he was engeged
to a lovely girl in the same col
lege, which nnnde this affair seem
particularly dastardly.
Inez had aired her trouble be-
fore the faculty and the boy was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON.

Prayer of the Summer Sheik
HEAR now, the Litany OF the
III Summer Sheik, which he
chanteth hopefully.
o Lord, guide now my steps
in the way OF cautiousness and
the paths Of safety, that my feet
may not stumble.
Stay my tongue from uttering
promises, and keep my hands
from the pen Of the foolish. For
this il the season when strong
men fall and the snares OF women
encompass them.
Let not mine eyes be deceived
by false compilations and perma-
nent waves, nor tempted by too
frank bathing suits, lest fall
In love with q beautiful ankle
and a dimpled knee and awaken
to find myself married to the
whole girl! For that IL the fate
of the lobster!
Stay me from making myself
ridiculous in the pursuit Of flap
pers and sub.debs. For what is
SO laughable as a man that
thinketh to become "a boy again
permitting a child to make a fool
of him?
Deliver me from the bold and
innocent wiles of the baby-vamp
and from the subtitle persuasions
of widows. For, between them,
an eligible man is as one that
dodgeth a flivVer only to fall be-
fore a truck.
Keen me away from the temp
tations of beach parties and let
me not be persuaded to park in
the moonlight with any woman
under forty. For a man Is not
responsible for that which he
promiseth, when he is dizzy with
wine or with moonlight.
Stays me from seeking to teach
damsels to SWIM and fat women
. why shall / save a woman's life,
since / shall be expected to make
the to float; when they call for
help, let me turn and flee for
safety. For rest Of 1t beautiful
by marrying her?
Keep me from weakening when
I meet a damsel who professeth
to understand" me. From her
who saith, How CONGENIAL
we are! Yea, we are on the same
wire!' oh deliver me. For by
this stunt have fallen the wise
guys.
Stay me from permitting a
damsel to run her fingers
through my hair. Yea, when she
attempteth. it, let me remember
the fate OF Samson.
Let me not be dazzled by a
brilliant line" for that which
soundeth like the soul Of wit and
the blossom OF originality upon q
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BY Ell SIZE ROBINSON

her. Things loked black for Har-
yev. If ever d mans life was
headed toward the junk pile, his
was. But as this crucial moment
an aunt Of Inez's appeared On the
scene.
Inez's auntie was one De those
renaorselesa, honest creatures, Of
which there 10 one in every fam
ily. who Knew You When You
Were Young. Anutie had known
Inez, particularly well When she
was young. She recalled, without
difficulty various other occasions
on which that young lady had
been Victim. Being q victim,
in short. was the best thing Inez
did.
Under. Auntie'a pitiless cross
questioning, Inez broke down and
confessed the whole thing. Har
vey had told the truth. She never
had exchanged six words with him.
But
It's useless to give Inez's rea-
sons for doing what she did. They
were not reasons at all. but
simply the vague. dis0rderEa inn
pulses of q sick mind. She craved
excitement az q dope fiend Graves
the drug and took this way Of
getting ii. Did she know the
stories Weren't true? Yes, she
knew it as insane people know
without sense OF balance between
the true and the false. As long
as it served her purpose 1t was
justified in her sight. It didn't
reed to comply with some abb
stract ethical law. Truth" for
her meant excitement-f0r- Inez.
This is q true story You may
read its parallel almost any day
in the papers. You are lucky II
you do not find its parallel In
your own office. Men frequently
are accused Of base deeds by
ladies with whom they have had
only the slightest acquaintance and
in our present condition OF igor
ance and sentimental prejudice.
the man always gets the worst of
1t. Some day we shall learn more
about mental disorders and be
able to protect ourselves against
them. In the meantina, when
you hear an Inez-tale of horror.
wait while before yous pass
judgement. Strange visions rise
in julnbled irnaginatiOns.
Copyright, 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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CORRECT
MANNERS
I--Ry Mrs. C. BeeckmlaIlr.

{ Z 2 q Is +
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ When having an dnformal
church wedding with uahers, best
man, maid of honor, and no menu
Der of the family to walk In with
the bride, does the bridegroom
walk in with the bride?
2-How does the bridal party
form? MARY.
ATO. No matter how informal
IN the wedding, and no matter
whether It is In church or at
home, 1t Ii not good form for the
bride and bridegroom to walk in
together. 1t is so much more ef-
fective to have them come in
separately and meet at the al
tar" whether the altar 10 the
church altar or the improvissd
altar of the house. And besides
you have enough attendants to
make a fine professional. The
fact that the bride is not to have
anyone present her in marriage
need not change your plans for
the professional.
2-Have the ushers come first,
walking together, two by two.
Then have the maid OF honor
walk next alone. Then the bride
comes last alone. In the mean
time the bridegroom and the best
man wait in q room in the front
of the church for the news that
the bridal party has arrived.
Them the clergyman. the groom.
and the best man come from the
room, and wait for the bride at
the head of the aisle.
Copyright, 1925. Premier Syndi-
cate, Ine.)
Mrs. Beeclxman win be glad
to answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers.)
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GARRETT P. SERVISS ASKS
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Suggests All Be On Lookout For Brilliant Stal
Vega AS August Ends.

light IL white, flushed with blue.
and the blue tint is heightened
to strange splendor in the tele-
scope. especially when the image
is viewed slightly out Of focus.
That diamond-bright sun is
many times greater than our
sun. 1t probably gives fifty
times as much light. But it be.
longs to a different spectre.
scopic group. It Is a hydrogen
star" of class A, while the sun
belongs to class G. Evolutional.
Iy 1t is younger than the sun.
It's distance is about twenty
five light-years. or say 146,OOO,-
OOO, 0OO, 900 miles. Travelling at
the rate of twelve miles second
the sun and the earth would re-
quire nearly 1000 years. to go
as far as Vega. But there is no
danger of being plunged into the
blue.white-hot furnace Of that
great star. In the first place
Vega is not standing still to re-
ceive us. and in the second place,
as already said, our course lies
about nine degrees aside from the
direct line.
A divergence Of nine degrees
at distance of 146 million.million
miles would mean a miss of
more than 10000, 900. 900, 900 miles
Ia very safe margin, even II
Vega were motionless. On the
other hand, we do not know that
the course of the sun is straight
line. 1t is. perhaps, within the
range of possibility that it Is
curving toward Vega. On that
assumption If Vega were waiting
we might hit it, after 100000
years. But Vega certainly is not
waiting and the chances Of col
lision are infinitesimal.
Still the fact remains that we
are going at least sixty times as
fast as the swiftest cannon ball,
spiralling around the sun, as he
shoots Vega-wards, and nobody
can yet say what started US or
whittier we are bound.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

When taxes grow. democracy
doesn't.
No one has much sense until
adversely beats it into him.
Honesty seems to bar a man
from getting an office where he
can use 1t.
Men want to marry the most
money, while girls want to marry
the best dancers.
You can tell whether a pleas
ure Is good or bad by the
taste In the mouth the next day
Law is an arrangement that
employs police forces to catch
criminals, and then employs
juries to turn them loose.
Hez Heck says: "I allus sym
pathize with the Teller who
wants to pay his debts. bur
amt got the mOnaU to do 1t
with
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ONCE-OVERS


what claim do think you could set up to influence
other people you cannot by of discipline
they can maintain at home
Tins does not mean that your discipline should be that Of
prisoners guard among incorrgibIes
1t first of all that parents sbould have dor
mite personal idea of what should required Then tbe
do 800 'H
little ones cannot express in words what they know in
There is excuse for unmanageable children.
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Adversely borrows its sharpest,
stings from our impatience.
Horne.
We may give advice, but we
cannot give conduct.-Franklin
Nothing would be more un.
happy thanga man that had not
known affliction. -Demetrius.
Although you take a reptile
and place 1t on a cushion. it will
seek heap Of dried leaves.
Tamil
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

Brevity is the soul Of wit,
And tediousness the limbs and
outward flourishes.
Shakespeare.
Those who covet much want
much,-Horace..
A coward calls himself eau
tious and miser thrifty
Seneca.
He that conceives. q crime Ia
thought, contracts the danger u
en- actual fault-Dryde1z.
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TF We see = d.
i sheveIlsd WON
an sitting behind
bars chanting her
A b C's and play
ing with q rag
doll. W . feel
pretty sure thar
she's a. mental
case. IL b Ions,
lean gentlemen
with q starey eye
comes up TO us on
the street and
tells us he's Alex
ander the Great
were sure the lad
Is cuckoo /" II
our neighbor runs
aI1ucIx with q
carving knife and
tries to XIII a
legion Of iTnagi-
nary devils, we
j hesita ungly
I,.A1A him insane.
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WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE

1--WE see times burrows on an
others brow,
And death intrenched, prepar-
ing his assault:
How few themselves in that
Just mirror see"
In Might Thoughts" Young
notes that. in spite Of warnings
of approaching death, men think
themselves immortal.
copyright. 1925. by King Features
Syndicate, Ino.l
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LISTEN, WORLD!

On the verge q
expulsion. Har-
vey the boy had
eElphatically de-
MED the whole
thing and fnsist ed
furiously that he
ardIy knew
the girl. had only
met her once
at q friend y
house and had
never spoken TO
her alone In his
life. But no one
believed him His
fiancee had broken
the engag en1ent
and his friends
were cutting him.
Inez had no wit
nesses or proofs.
but her story was
SO detailed and 30
unvarying ha &
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summer piazza shall peradven-
.ture become as a photograph
with only one record, after q few
years Of marriage.
Let the noisy damsefs and the
hard boiled vamps play about me,
for they are as summer light
ming, harmless; but, from the
subtle, the wise, and the, silent,
oh keep me safe!l For they are
asi the deep water. which is Gains
and quiet. but full OF danger.
Oh, cover my heart with non
conductors, and anaethetize my
senses, but leave my head clear
and steady, that may live
through another year of single
blessedness. Yea, make me i'm
mune!
For verify, verify. eternal vigil.
ance is the price of bachelorhood!
SELAE!
Copyright. 1925, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28

AT o'clock In the evening.
"A about the end Of August,
the brilliant star Vega: or Alpha
of the Tyre, crosses the zenith
as seen from any part OF the
United States This beautiful star
lies like beaming pharos, billions
of miles ahead, nearly on the line
that the sun Is pursuing In Its
mysterious voyage through stellar
space.
The northern declination Of
Vega, /. e., it's distance north or
the Equator, is about SS degrees,
AZ minutes. Consequently when
II crosses the meridian. 1t Is ex-
actly in the zenith as seen from
any place whose northern latitude
equals the declination Of the star.
In the northern States 1t appears
a little south of the zenith. in
the Southern States a little north.
In order to aid those who have
no knowledge Of the consultations
I offer q, little chart which will
render this significant star surely
recognizable on account of its
of the fourth magnitude, which
form with 1t a beautiful little
equilateral triangle.
For an object so high 1t is best
to take an easy-backed chair out
under the sky, and tip your head
on the chair back until you can
easily see objects directly over
head. If your chair faces south
the little attendant stars. Epsilon
and Zeta, will appear on the left
II the chair faces north they will
appear on the right. The position
of the most probable apex Of the
suns motion Is indicated on the
chart. about 8 degrees from Vega,
In the direction of the constella
ton Hercules.
Vega Is. both for the naked eye
and the telescope, one Of the most
superb stars In the sky. It's
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
"She's Just a Bad Girl

What Is Back of Those Words, Heard Ten Thousand
Times Every Yearf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28

HEN was Ia boy there was certain distinct schoOl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
The Big Real Estate Queen
By I. E. Powers s s."::::ss - |:
She Has an Argument with
q Long Beach Butcher.

CopyriRht, 1875, 81 New Y0Fk
Evening 1eurnnI. Inc.
RegiStered y. 3. Patent ottses
, 1925-11-14
Returning From Washington Off
Gals Learn Here COrdOva Davila
is Preparing a Bill
WANT NAVAL RULE CHANGED
Hope Congress Will Pass a new Organic
Act With Citizenship and Grant
Civil Government

The Virgin Islands may be annexed to
Porto Rico ACCORDING to a statement
made here this week by H. Berg and J.
Hestres members of the Colonial Councils
of st. Thomas and st. Croix, who are re-
turning to The Islands after several
weeks spent in Washington in an effort
to have Virgin Islands matters consider
ed at the next Congress.
Mr.. Berg said he had learned after he
arrived here that Resident Commissioner
Cordova Davila was preparing a bill to
introduce at the coming session Of Con-
gress which would place the Virgin Is
lands under the jurisdiction of Porto Ri
co. He said he did not know such a pro-
posal would be received in the Virgin Is
lands bat hat a change from Naval Gov
eminent is very much desired.
Mr.. Berg and Mr.. Hestres have been
in Washington and New York on their
own initiative, they said, and not repre-
senting the islands in an official capacity.
They obtained assurances from many
officials that assistance would be given
them in Congress in getting a new Or
, 1925-11-14
NEW LEPER HOSPITAL READY IN
JANUARY.

The Public Health Department is plan
ming to open the new leper hospital for
public inspection as. soon as it is ready
Tor occupancy in order to give the pub.
lie an opportunity to see what sort OF
place a leper hospital is The buildings
are now finished and the sewerage Sys-
tenn should be completely installed by
January. Public inspection will last Tor
a week or 10 days.
The hospital is located on Finca Las
Cuevas, a mile off the main road to
TrujiIlo Alto, and a few miles beyond
Rio Piedras. 1t consists of Is four room
cottages, an administration building.
two dining cottages, a clinic and two
, 1925-11-14

Sea View Sanitarium) where he had
made his home in the past Yeas, has
Just reached US. The editor Of The st.
Croix Avis, then foreman of its printing
establishment, knew Mr.. Joseph when
he also worked in The p%rintery and has
only kind lemem8rances of him as ge-
nialIy disposed, industrious and ambl-
tiOuS.
Readers are reminded Of the auction
of household furniture and other articles
to take place al the property No. Ct
Kings Street, Frederiksted, at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. See ad on first page OF
this issue.
We have just seen d violin made by
Mr.. Hans P. Olsen, clerk Of the police
court of this town, a masterpiece OF
workmanship. The instrument is Of ma
hogany with sandalwood fingerboard. 1t
is one of the finest specimens of local ar
tjsanship we have had the opportunity Of
inspecting, and can be compared with
if it does not surpass many an imported
violin.
The S. s. Catherine is due at Frederik-
sted on schedule time to-day, having 80
tons of cargo for this island.
, 1925-11-14

ganic Act for the Virgin Islands which
would replace the Danish Laws which
have been in force by the Naval Govern
ment since the purchase of the islands by
the United States in 1917.
Among other things residents of the
islands wants American citizenship and
civil government in which the legislative,
judicial and administrative branches will
be separated and conform with American
ideals.
At the present time oa!y 10 of the
Inhabitants are entitled to vote under the
Danish laws which are still in effect. In
st. Croix with a population Of a., 900,
there are bat 500 voters and in st. Thorn
as, with IL, eco inhabitants, there are but
$50 voter. At present there is a modl-
fled form of male suffrage but in order to
vote a man must be 20 years of age, earn
at least $500 a year or have an income
from property yielding a net profit of
$50 90 per year.
Were a proper civil government pro
vided for both Mr.. Berg and Mr.. Hestres
expressed the belief that the Islands
could be self disappearing whereas at pres
ent they are relying on the naval appro-
priatiOns to make up a deficit. The pres
ent system of taxation, they stated IS an
tiquated and includes 50 many exemp.
tons that adequate revenue is not. pro-
duced. At the same time the officials as
serted that although they were part OF
the government of the islands no one had
seen an annual report for the islands
showing the financial condition of the
government for any year since the A
merican purchase. The Governor makes
a report each year to the Secretary Of
the Navy bat this report is considered
departmental rather than a public docu-
meDt.
Both men made it plain that they were
not opposed to the naval officials who
have served as governors as individuals
but as military officials at the head of
what should be a civil government.
Mr.. Berg and Mr.. Hestres sailed for
St. Thomas last night planning to return
to Washington in time for the opening of
Congress. Porto Rico Progress, NOO. Z.