South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
CONDITIONS AND HOW
TO REMEDY THEM.


Bend. during his lecture advertiser TO
that end, at the high school, audi
forium Sunday. he left some very good
|Rdvice behind him. II was hardly 10
&c expected that the lecturer would
20 very deep into such matters. lie
pad the quieting influences upon the
stage with him. OF such men as Mayor
Keller, Pres't Augustine Of the board
f safety. Police Chief Kerr, and Pres't
Lang OF the common council. Besides
from the extent and thoroughness Of
4is Investigations. he probably told all
DE knew. We have it that he made
his rounds Saturday night in the COM
pany Of two local pastors, visiting
eleven saloons. They did il this way;
Stepping boldly into the front Of
III he saloon, where the cigar case is To-
fated. they called for the proprietor
Dr. bar-keep, introduced theIaseiy es,
hnd then asked If they might enter the
Sinner sanctum. OF course the pro-
|fprietor or bar-keep was glad to see
chem, and gave the desired permis-
tion. Naturally they found eyery-
FL down town where there is very
Fittie carOusing at any time. After
Balancing about for a time they re-
ired the same way they entered
Ihaving gotten but a trife nearer to the
HINDER world of the city than had they
[spent their time at conversation in the
BOBBY at the oliver hotel.
Following a line Of investigation no
more thorough than this. we fear
would soon be disastrous to the cause
9of the law enforcement advocates in
south Bend They would soon bel
Knitting about as far the one way in
*their approval as they have formerly
khifted the other way in their unin-
! elligent disapproval. Heretofore they
elave been taking the word of others
Tor such conditions, and adding at
ines. a few grains of exaggeration,
/ nave gone to the extreme of seeming
rOttenness generally, Now they make
IN investigation Of a few mild spots
where there never was anything very
, Vicious going on. and conclude that
he reformation has been quite cons
<plete. and the milleniel dawn is not
far Off
However, we have had placed be-
fore us the moral conditions Of Terre 7
{Iaute, which is worth something. 1t
IS always better to do your blazing at
something out of sight and that can't
lalk back Or. McCuaig did tell some
Hing about a certain room in south |
Bend to which twenty men had been
seen TO go in one day, and incident /
lily mentioned that there are some
|extravagant works OF art in some !
,ar-rooms. He recommends that the
vorks OF art be eliminated. which is |
ery proper. and that the administra-
ion take to fishing for the contents I
II that suspicious rooming place, very
nuch after the manner that it would I
Ism for crabs.
''What you want TO do is 20 get
fter the men, says the doctor. and
d this he is right. IN fishing for
rabs, as he explained. you use a piece
II meat TO which the crabs attach |
themselves. and hang on like grim
Heath until YOU have them I'm your net. I
&c likened the .lewd woman 20 the
I,ait, and the men TO the crabs. and /
he all know mighty we'll that but for
he innate cussedness of the latter, |
ne virtue of woman would be as Sc
ure as Gibraltar.
But aye, there's the rub We
make a "goate Of the unfortunate
voman, and 10y protecting the man,
lace a premium upon his hayward
ess The police list him and allow
him to be araigned under AN assumed |
aame He is saved from the chagrin /
Z ordinary publicity. for the prOtcc- |
Il ION OF his wife and family. The I
Newspapers are told even, of the dis
race that il would bring TO that wife /
nd farlily. who frequently move
long the upper-crust of society. The /
newspapers. and the police and the
ourts. are expected 10 do more for I
he wives and families of these hell |
aising uiscreants, than the mis-
reauts are willing TO do for them
themselves.
What DR.. McCuaig suggested was
II hat the men be compelled 10 undergo /
ne same condemnation. publicity and I
isgrace, that bcfalls the unfortunate /
vomen-not by easing up on the
oman. but by bearing down more j
cavity upon The man That is the
nly right standard for a single stand [
I'd OF morals. and one of the best So
utions in the world OF the social evil I
compel man 20 measure up 20 than
tandard Of morals that he fixes for
oman-for his wife. his daughter. his
ster Make him responsible for their
nortidcauon and disgrace If he falls
elow that standard
In other words. 20 after the crabs.
pr McCuaig. I'm this, left some very
Il Elective advice.
NEARING FROM THE ~WGHBALL"|
LEAGUE AGAIN
Prom o. az Gilmore president OF