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such loathsome diseases'1 that even
the lowest women of the street will
shrink from you. Then I suppose you
will marry some sweet, innocent girl
and bring miserable, diseased chil
dren into the worlds
The gorge of every right-thinking
American citizen should rise at this
fellow's insolent letter. It is such de
generates as he that fill our orphan
ages and bring as citizens-into the
world, poor, depraved, worse than
useless beings
When, oh when, will there be a justice-dealing
law that will put these
menaces to innocent womanhood and
future American citizens where they
can do no harm? W. E. J.
WOMAN AND MAN
Editor Day Book I am much in
terested in the McKinney case and
hope that Mr. "Jones" will get his de
serts, which is hardly probable. This
case, like all others of its kind, will
result in nothing being done to the
man and a lot of unpleasant publicity
for the girl, and this state of affairs
will continue until women have the
meting ou of judgment in such
matters; for judging from the opinion
of men regarding flirting cases as ex
pressed through the columns of the
daily papers, the outcome of the
Mann violating cases, and the vice
crusades, deep down in every man's
heart, be he judge, jurist or juryman,
must be the firm belief that respecta
bility is a special privilege allowed
women by man, for which she should
be deeply grateful; and that if she is
so fortunate as to get off with only
"insulting actions" on the part of
some man, isntead of looking for re
dress she ought to thank her lucky
stars and keep mum about it.
True, there are many girls who
flirt, but they are, for the most part,
pure-minded, fun-loving girls, and if
our young men were as pure-minded
very few flirtations would result dis
astrously As to slit skirts and low
necks well if Jauanese women can
bathe in public, and the women of un- J
civilized countries can wear little
more than nature's garb without
arousing the baser nature of their
men, it is not saying much for our
Christian manhood if they cannot
stand the sight of a few inches of
women's legs or necks.
I have never flirted, worn slit skirts
or low neck dreses, but I was subject
to conduct on the part of some men
last winter which made me boil. I
paid no attention to his leaning heav
ily against my shoulder at first, as
the car was crowded, but I finally
tumbled to what he was doing. I
jumped up to go to another part of
the car and the man eeled through
the car like a snake, but not before
I got a look at bis face when I was so
dumbfounded I nearly fell back into
the seat, for a raon1 refined, minister
ial looking man I have seldom seem.
Nevertheless he must have made a
habit of such actions as he could not
have done what he did, without at
tracting attention, had not the lin
ing of his overcoat and inside pocket
been taken out. E. C. S.
ONE WOMAN'S OPINION
Editor Day Book I am a constant
reader of The Day Book and closely
followed up this flirtation of Mr. Wei
gle and Mary McKinney.
My opinion: The women's clubs
wanted to give themselves a little
notoriety, so they urged this poor,
foolish girl to keep up the agitation
to give themselves credit for doing
some good, as they do so little; also
they wanted publicity.
I am a girl of 28. Had a great deal
of experience in life; unfortunately
unmarried! have worked for a living
all my life! came in contact with a
great many men. I think I knew them
pretty well. I do know if a girl will
keep to herself and snub her admir
ers they will soon pass along. There
are just as many girls to blame as
men; and I think if the judge and
jury do their duty they will set Mr.
Weigle free and take no more such
cases. W. M.
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