The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-06-28

Is inferior in size and strength to the
species inhabiting the northeastern
part of the United States. Mr.. Rob-
erts points out that there are two dis
tinct schools Of animal students, one
of which, headed by John Burroughs,
holding that the action of animals Is
governed purely by instinct, and the
other, including the criticised nature
writer's, believing that animals are
actuated by something akin to reason.
National Charities Conference.
Two thousand delegates attended the
thirty fourth national conference Of
Charities and Correction last week at
Minneapolis. Amos N. Butler, secre-
tary of the Indiana state board Of char
tiles, presided, and 1000 delegates at
tended, representing the principal cities
and towns throughout the country. The
opening address was that Of Senator
Beveridge on child labor, and in the
course Of the week papers on almost
every topic touched by organized char
titles were read.
One of the most interesting sessions
was that devoted to the promotion of
health in home, school and factory. In
this meeting the question Of clean
milk, housekeeping, house to house
teachers of cooking; visiting nurses and
home life for hospital patients were
discussed. DR.. Knopf Of New York
told of the different kinds of medical
examination now made in connection
with the promotion Of health at school
and suggested the possibilities Of
schools cooperating with churches and
other relief societies. DR.. Owen Copp
Of Boston and others spoke Of an i'm
proved system of public care for the
insane. A long programme was de-
voted to the National Children's Home
society. which has branch societies In
every state conducted by men and wo-
men who give their time without pay
to the work of finding suitable homes
for orphans. Each state association
conducts its work through local inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL boards.
o. Il. Lewis of New York estimated
that more tramps are killed on Amer
can railroads yearly than the combined
totals Of passengers and trainmen. He
contended that our present methods Of
treating Migrants are neither sufficient
ly repressive to the real vagrant nor
sufficiently helpful to the accidental
wayfarer. Wood yards and lodging
houses do not diminish the national
army Of tramps. He believes that pre-
ventive measures must be based upon
two principles. First that the able
bodied vagrant must work for what he
receives, and second, that the punish
ment forintentional vagrancy must be
more severe. The prevailing policy Of
causing arrested Migrants to move on
from one town to another should be
abandoned. He advises sentencing pro-
fessional Migrants to hard labor.
London Bessars Prosperous.
Despite the fact that begging Is file
gal In England. the annual report Of
the London Mendicant society esti-
mates that more than 100000 was OBJ
tanned IN the streets by beggars last
year and that the average beggar gets
more than the average workman earns.
Anarchiots Antasonize Religion.
The congress OF anarchists in session
at Rome. Italy. affirmed that their pro.
gramme should include the fighting Of
religion because, like governments and
capitalism. It represents authority.
Tho Merging of Glasses.
Professor IRA. w. Howerth Of the
University Of Chicago, writing In the
American Federationist, organ of the
American Federation Of Labor. attacks
the problem Of getting a living and In
doing so Classics the methods of OBJ
tanning a living under three heads
parasitic. predatory and productive
The first. he says, is most clearly ex-
empllfied by the pauper and the idle
rich classes. The second method, or
that of getting living by fraud
force or cunning. is that employed by
the CRATER, the exploiter or any bust
ness man who divorces his business
from morals. 1t includes all those who
stake from those who make" Pro-
fcssor Howerth admits that these peo-
pie work after fashion, but points
out that they chiefly work the workers
and that, instead Of doing something,
they "do somebody" These, he says,
are not officially superior to social para
sites, although throughout history the
predatory life has been regarded as
dignified and honorable. whether In
the form Of the destructive soldier or
the exploiting capitalist The third
method Of getting living. or that of
producing commodities which sustain
life or their equivalent or by rendering
service In exchange for them, is the
only one, according to this economist,
which has even relative justification,
for It works no Injustice to others,
while II develops character, individual
and social, and the professor thinks
the time must come when society will
stamp it alone With the mark of social
approval Ethical considerations dc.
mand that the various economical
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