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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
An ExCEPTION.

Wen Well. Here's a young man,
handicapped by fortune and the son
OF a woman who created a sensation
In the social world by wearing dia-
monds in the heels of her shoes. who
is trying TO make himself useful. AL
most. but not quite, unprecedented.
The young man is Harvey Mitchell
Anthony Of Muncie. He is a student
at Harvard and goes in Tor science. He
has devised what he says is a new,
more economical and more rapid
means OF sterilizing water. That will
be useful. In many instances il is
necessary TO sterilize water. and IL Is
important that il be done quickly and
economically. IL young Mr.. Anthony
perfects his theory he will contribute
something valuable TO the worlds
knowledge and facilities.
Taking up science indicates that the
young man is OF a studious and invest
tigating nature and that the conscious
ness OF not being obliged TO make ar
effort has not dulled his industry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
OUR LAWLESS POLICE

Do you know that even after
spending $3,50O,000 per day to
preserve peace and enforce the
crime laws only two out of every
100 murders in our land are pun
ished? That in Germany 80 out
of every 100 murderers are con-
victed and punished?
Between 1884 and 1914-thirty
years-there have been 10000 muir
ders in the United States. One out
of every sixty-six of the murderers
was legally executed. In the same
period approximately an equal num-
Der of Neutrality-suspicious. 3,000-were
lynched. There has not been one
lynching in England in seventy-five
years.
When the people know law en-
forcement is a fake they take the
law into their own hands, hence So
called mob law.
The American Bar association
statistics tell us that in 46 per cent
of felony cases new trials are grant
ed, and in 60 per cent of those cases
new trials are granted on some tech
nical grounds in no way involving
the guilt or innocence of the accus-
ed. These cases had all been tried
before juries who saw and heard the
defendants and their witnesses
Why reverse any case on technical
grounds?
And what have the police to
say about 8 out of every 20 pers-
OnS arrested being innocent while
less than two per cent of the muir
derers of this country are detect
ed and punished?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
SOUTH BEND. IND lana, JUNE %, 1914

practiced in the making of allowances
in the way Of mileage and musilage."
1t is entirely legitimate that mem
Der Of congress whether in the senate
or house, should be able TO save some
thing out Of his salary, and the salary
is so liberal that he should be able TO
save a considerable sum. Unlike men
engaged in other pursuits members of
congress are limited in the scope of
their investments. They must be
careful not TO put their money into
any enterprise in which the govern
ment is interested or which depends
upon legislation for success. lest they
be accuse " using their office for
selfish purposes and grating at the
expense of the public.
II the member is not thrifty enough
TO keep hfs expenses down in the face
Of opportunities and temptations to
spend extravagantly he returns to his
home at the end of his term as poor
| If not poorer than when he was elect
ed and finds his place in the ordinary
occupations of life taken by another.
He must begin all over again TO build
up the business or practice in which
he was engaged before he entered pol
| itics. He cannot in the nature OF
things expect that his position in con-
gress will become permanent. A term
or two and most members are relegat-
ed TO private life.
1t is wrong TO regard service in con-
gress as patriotic sacrifice. The work
of congress is a part Of the business of
government. 1t calls for honesty and
efficiency rather than patriotic ardor.
Someone must perform the share al
lotted to eacll state and district and
the one chosen TO represent a district
and those TO represent a state are en-
ployes of the people. 1t is an honor.
to be sure. but nonetheless a business
transaction, and should be so regarded.
Unless, however, the services Of a
senator or member of the house of
representatives are worth ii he should
not be able to live on his perquisites
and save his salary. If the salary al
lowed is regarded as ample pay for
his services the percuisites should be
reduced TO what any we'll regulated
business would allow under similar
circumstances. Extravagances in per-
quisites are an unjust burden on the
public and create a tendency to graft.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23

were republican-progres major
1ty IN congress, would il venture to
amend IN any important respect the
new currency and banking laws that
a democratic administration has writ
ten into the statute books?
Both sheer at Pres. wilson's MeSi-
can policy; but would a repu9Iican-
progressive administration abandon
his wise and humane attempt TO estab-
lish a permanent peace in Mexico by
removing the cause Of revolt or would
il turn a distracted country back To
predatory privilege and predatory pow
erty? Worse still. would IL enter upon
a war of conquest?
Both complain Of the Wilson eco
nomic policies; but would a republi-
can-progressive party halt the investi-
cation into New Haven corruption.
would il refuse TO enact laws giving
the interstate commerce commission
power over railroad capitalization.
would ii even repeal the proposed
amendments TO the Sherman antitrust
act, in case they become law? Would
st st give the government back to wan
Most of the progressives and many
republicans oppose the repeal of the
Panama coastwise exemption clause.
but will either faction promise to tear
up the Hay Pauncefote treaty and give
the coaStwise monopoly 100000 or
so year at the expense of all the
American people?
What has Pres Wilson done that
the republicans and progressives, IL
they were returned to power, would
undo? What has he left undone that
they would do? What has he done
that they would be likely TO do bet
ter?
II iS a1u-a,-s aasior for q ,,,fporitxr 70
criticise than for a majority TO act
and it is a matter of record that no
other administration since the civil
war has accomplished so much in an
equal period of time as the Wilson
administration.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23

The News-Times of last Sunday
carried the story of the work of a
Laporte woman, Mrs. Gerda Sebbelov
Guy who is trying to eradicate the OBJ
solete from the education of girls and
fit them to become healthy. self-sup-
porting women. Mrs. Guy has begun
her work in small way. but it prom
ises large results.
The system by which Mrs. Guy
hopes and expects TO accomplish her
purpose is primitive in character. 1t
deals with fundamental things For
a basis il goes back behind the civili-
zatiOn of the present and substitutes
the real for the artificial. The means
of sustaining life are given first con-
sideration. In a modified sense it is
reversion to type.
The girl is deprived OF the conven-
fences of the artificial existence man.
kind now leads and reduced TO the ne
cessity of drawing her inspirations
from nature and of depending upon
the crude provisions of nature for her
facilities. Supplementary TO the lay
ing of this foundation the system con-
templates the teaching of every girl
some useful occupation regardless or
the circumstances by which she is sur
rounded.
The idea is that every girl should
be self-sustaining instead OF depend
ent and that a desire To be useful
should be inculcated in her mind, and
10 be useful she must be physically
strong and mentally capable as we'll as
skillful with her hands. Mrs Guy has
evolved the system out of her own
education and training II is no idle
theory but capable of demonstration
as the story shows.
The system offers another incentive
for seeking the great outdoors. giving
more of the daily life TO the sunshine
and the open air and keeping the
houses for shelter from inclemencies.
and substitutes earnest purpose and
usefulness for aimlessness and indif-
ference.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23

used to teach school. One day a girl
pupil tripped him up on a big word
and showed him where he had been
pronouncing it wrong.
well. I'm apt to go wrong now and
then" admitted Murray. Even the
books have things wrong sometimes"
He picked up an arithmetic and re-
marked that he had no doubt il con-
tanned mistakes
A smile of derision showed on the
face Of practically every pupil in the
room. They were 10th TO believe that
the book could go wrong. Anything
between covers, thought they. was in
fallible. They thought he was just
trying to excuse himself.
So Murray had to make good. Night
after night he went hsme and worked
at problems over in the back of the
book. Finally he struck one that con-
tanned a printers error in the answer.
He wrote to the book company, call
ing their attention to It, and they sent
him letter acknowledging the error.
Proudly Murray exhibited this letter
TO his pupils. He was vindicated
Kent Cooper, of the New York Of
fee of the Associated Press. had his
home, in Brooklyn, robbed one night
in his absence. Among the articles
taken were a lot OF silverware and a
little leather card case containing
CoOpers name and an address in In
dianapolis where he used to live.
These articles were recovered by the
police and when they read the name
ard address on Cooper's card case
they indited a letter TO the police OF
Indianapolis
We're not certain that this man
Cooper had anything 10 do with the
job" wrote the Brooklyn cops. but
he probably will bear watching and
we would like to know who some OF
his pals are"
And there's more TO the story. Wher
Cooper learned shat the Brooklyn po-
lice had his silyerware, he went tC
get il.
81 doubt If you can have it back.
they told him; here of late we've beer
turning most of that kind of stuff into
the pension fund"
Vice Pres. Marshall promised z
young woman out in Indiana, when h'
was elected governor Of that state
that If he ever became president ~
would buy her a large sumptuous din
ner. A few months ago that youni
woman came TO Washington for vlsl
and reminded Marshall OF his promise
That's so. he admitted. We'll,
/ suppose as things stand now 1 ough
70 buy you a luncheon"
Copyright. 1914. by Fred G Kelly
All rights geserVed.1
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
a POOR RULE

at took Phil and me 10 years to
save up enough to buy our home
| Then We had a chance 10 sell il and
we put the money, $500, in Lorimer's
bank. II will be hard for US TO start
saving all over again. for Phil and
aren't as young as we used to be.
The speaker was Mrs. Philip Burke
OF Chicago. one OF many thousand
| victims OF political banking.
Last spring. when congress was
drafting the new federal banking law.
| somebody proposed to make banks
insure the money of depositors.
Bankers objected The safe and
honest bankers claimed it wouldn't be
fair 10 tax them TO insure against the
mistakes or crimes Of unsafe OF dis
honest bankers.
Let the person who wants to put
money in a bank pick out safe
bank" they said.
And so the deposit guaranty clause
was stricken out
Phil and Mrs Burke thought they
were picking out a safe bank. You
never knew a sanc person TO put mon
ey in a bank he thought unsafe. The
Burkes didn't know. How could they
know? 10 you know, even today, wise
as you may be?
If the Burkes had wanted to bor-
row on their home. YOU may be sure
that Lorimer's bank wouldn't have
loaned without inSuring the loan.
But when the shoe was on the other
foot. the rule didn't work both ways.
What is true OF Lorimer's bank in
this respect is true OF nearly every
bank tn the country-you must in
sure them II you want 10 borrow mon
ey: but they won't insure you If you
want 20 deposit money.
Perhaps II may not be fair 10 tax
the honest bankers 20 insure depos-
itors against dishonest ones. But it
would be as fair as To- put all the tax
on swindled depositors.
Private banking is a privilege. not
a right. That being true, the power
which confers the privilege should ex-
act. as condition. that money brokers
must take no toll or profit Till they have
first secured tho depositors with
whose savings thcv deal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
STONE |. w. w. WORKERS
Mob OF 500 Attacks Party That At
tempts to Speak.

TARRYTOWN, y. Y. June PA
mob of over 500 stoned a delegation
OF I. w W. men and women Monday
night when they attempted TO speak
from the property OF the aqueduct
here.
mounted detachment OF 3 Aque-
duct police were rushed 20 the scene
by Supt. Frank Palmer at the urgent
demand OF Chief of Police William J.
Bowles OF TarTytown. His five pa
trolman found the crowd absolutely
unmanageable. The mounted men ar
rived too late TO save the speakers
from insults and severe injuries from
missiles.
In The party were Leonard Abbott,
Alexander Berkman, Arthur Carron.
Becky Eidelson. Mary Yuster. Helen
Goldblatt and George Plunkett the
Cornell graduate
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23

There are other similar examples Of
sons OF the rich making something of
themselves in spite OF their handicap.
but. as observed. they are rare. II is
too common to see rich mems sons
grow up Ike weeds to become en-
cumbrances on the social body rather
than helpers. Indulgence OF parents
is at fault for il. An abundance OF
spending money and anxiety that the
boy shall have a good time their
deadly work 20 the ambition.
Parents who have objectf in view
for their children are much more de-
sirable than parents with an abund-
ance of money and indulgent ideas
Plenty Of means and leisure combined
carry the young man along until he is
too old TO take the initiative before he
realizes that he should do something
il he ever does.
1t is better TO be born with a pur-
pose than with a purse.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
MEYER LIVINGSTON.


The sad fate Of Meyer Livingston is
dreadful shock 10 his family and
blends and matter OF sincere regret
business circles. where, though re-
red. ne was widely known and uni
ersally respected That he should
ave died at the advanced age of eigh-
b years would nave been sufficient
ause for grief, but that in a moment
alteration he should have taken
is own life gives his demise an as
ect OF peculiar melancholy interest.
Mr.. Livingston was remarkably well
preserved for a man OF eighty In his
Dental and physical activities he was
Younger than many men Of seventy.
lie attended TO business daily, looking
fter his various property interests
nd walking or most occasions where
yer business called him. Though re-
emily he had suffered an attack of
Illness his family and friends conf
fently expected him to live many years
Jet in the enjoyment OF we'll earned
elaxation from long and active bust
hess career.
! Mr.. Livingston had been identified
with the business interests of South
Bend since 1884. period of sixty
years. He engaged in the clothing
business here with his cousin, Moses
Livingston, and the firm was contin-
led as NJ and NJ. Livingston until the
|ons OF the proprietors grew TO man
hood. They then separated and Meyer
bivinston established himself at the
location now occupied by his son, Abe
was turned over to the sons. Felix.
Max and Abe. The first named died
|hnd Max engaged in business in Chi
|cago only a week or two ago.
The business career of Mr.. Living
ston was marked by that high sense OF
honor and fairness which engenders
confidence and makes permanent
friends. He won success in his bust
mess by legitimate methods and the
exercise of a personal interest in his
patrons He performed his duties as
la citizen unostcntatiously and scrupu-
|lously and on all occasions was liberal
lin his support of public movements
land charities. He was. we believe, the
last but one of the surviving organic
ers of the South Bend Turn-verein
Lorenz Elbel being the only one re-
naming OF that pioneer band of Ger
man emigrants who laid the founda-
ton for the excellent work the society
has accomplished in promoting ath-
letic, musical ana general education
|and training.
MIR. Livingston was a man OF ex-
cmplary character, a prudent bust
ness mar and a citizen who was deeply
Interested in the growth and pros
perity of South Bend. He was one OF
the men who laid broad and deep the
foundation Of the city's stability.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
BY JOHN III. PERRY.
No Noted Criminal Lawyer.

Do you know that nearly one mil
lion people were arrested in the Unit
ed States last year? One out of every
hundred of our population!
Do you know that by the substitu-
ton Of brains for billies that number
could be decreased one thousand per
cent?
Chief Kohler OF the Cleveland po-
lice tried the rule of reason a few
years ago. The result was that while
in one month under the old system
they arrested $500. under the new
system in one month they arrested
but $50!
Do you know that there are more
unlawful acts committed in the ar
rests of one million of our people an
nually than the socalled offenders
commit themselves?
That nineteen out of every
twenty of the one million people
arrested are found mot guilty
and discharged? This leaves us
with a shameful record of over
100000 unwarranted and unlaw-
full arrests.
Do you know that this blind, vicious
mal-administratiOn of police officials
costs us $3.500,0OO every day of our
lives? That its tax against us in one
year would more than pay off our
billion dollar national debt?
Do you know that under this sys-
tenn of police anarchy and tyranny
America is producing more criminals
than any other nation under the sun ?
In America last year there were
nearly 10000 murder and homicide
cases! In the city of Chicago there
were more than 200 murders and
hOmicides. While London had only
10 and Paris fifteen! Almost any one
of our states alone had more murders
than all the British empire combined.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23

THE person who exploited the
phrase, bats In MS pelfry," thought
he was creating new idea, but he was
only coming new phrase. A reading
of Carlton discloses that LongfellOw
was there with the belfry long before
him. All the modern adapter did was
to put in the bats.
NOT bad at that. but the transition
from belfry, as applied TO the brain.
to bats was easy.
AS we passed the American Trust
company yesterday-it being our Gus
tom to walk right by banks, instead of
stopping our automobile in front of
them-we observed a number of old
timers gathered in Sam Leeper's pri-
vate office. We recognized Sam
Lontz, Walter Muessel and Henry
Miller and Sam had his arms extend
ed TO the limit as though he was meas
uring something. We couldn't hear
what he said, but we made up our
minds he was telling about the stur-
geon he used TO catch at the old Wash
ington st. bridge.
What Hubby Said TO WHEY.
Wifey's on vacation
Took the children too;
Gone into the country
To stay week or two.
Hubby's at the office
Stays right at his work;
Keeps on money making,
Sweating like Turk.
WHEY and the children
Come home looking fine;
Daddy says: mo wifeless home
Or cooking meals for mine"
Father says: IT'S lonesome,
And this rule | make:
When you quit your labors
Well all vacations take"
H L. s.
Sir: Am 1 out 80 cents? The caddy
! owed me 80 cents change, II. w. Z.
owed the caddy 80 cents and borrowed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23

All the fundamental differences in
principle that existed between the re-
pubiicans and The progressives in 1912
exist now These differences can b.
forgotten, but they can not be recon-
ciled The only basis for a cOmpr0-
mise lies in the fact that Mr. Roose-
welt is personally stronger than any
candidate the republicans can name.
and that without the republican vote
Mr.. Roosevelt's candidacy in 1916
would be farce.
Any compromise between the repub-
leans and the progressives gets back
TO the elementary question OF divid-
ing the spoils That must inevitably
be the great moral issue" Of a har-
mony campaign in which the two fac
tons are again united.-The New
York World
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
STATESMEN
REALANDNEAR
BY FRED c. KELLY.

WASHINGTON.-S Theodore b..
Burton, of Ohio, has a secretary, HUI
bert Il. Fuller, who is almost as Schol-
arly as Burton himself. Although he
is a clean shaven young man still IN
the front part of his SOS, Fuller has a
dandy collection of plain and fancy
college degrees and has dashed OFF a
number of ponderous tones that
would be a credit to the most profound
and most beWhiskered old college pro-
lessor in the land.
one of Fullers books, The Speak
ers of the House, promises TO be a
standard work for many years TO
come. and reads every whit as learn
edly as if ii had been done by James
Bryce or Henry Cabot Lodge. More
recently he turned out leather bound
book dealing with the insurance law
that weighs seven pound. and quar-
ter. stripped, and is the most COM
plete thing of its kind that has ever
been attempted.
Now, Sen. Burton, in connection
with the Panama canal tolls question
was recently making an exhaustive
investigation of all matters pertaining
10 international waterways and inter-
national purchases of land. He sent
over to the congressional library for
a list of everything they had bearing
on these points and picked out about
an bundredWe or DOCKS 20 tame
70 his apartments and sift one OF
the most valuable works of the Whole
lot for his purposes was book about
the size of Robinson Crusoe, but en-
tined 1.-The Purchase of Florida. Bur
ton sat up long after all law -aoldlng
men should have sought their peds:
absorbing the tale of the purchase Oh
Florida with feverish interest.
The next morning, trlne sleepy
from having been up half the nlShI
reading. hut full of enthusiasm over
the kind Providence that had sent MN
THE Purchase of Florida from the
library. Burton entered has once win
a number of books clutcheG under ms
arm.
"Fuller." remarked tho senator,
knowing his secretary's ready ap2re-
citation for anything really worth Whu W..
along historical lines, here is a pooh
called The Purchase OF Florlda' tha'
is a remarkable treatise on the very
questions we have been lnVeStlsdths
Had you seen it2'
"Oh. yes sir" admitted Fuller
swallowing: lin fact, er-well. TO tel
YOU the actual truth. l wrote the book
I wrote il as a thesis 10 get myself q
masters degree at Yale college up II
Connecticut.
Burton stared at Fuller in admlra-
ton for some moments, as he NUT
tered:
"Affala BuI' Murray. of Oklahoma