The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-11-07
SOME OF OUR CITIZENS WANT THE
CURFEw RUNG AGAIN
CHILDREN ON THE STREETS
Newspaper Can Do Little to Create
Sentiment if its Readers Are In
different to Public Sentiment

upon street corner of this city,
recently. talking about the city and its
welfare II wish, said one TO a
Newspaper man in the party, That
you would advocate In your paper the
removal of the beer Signs and other
objects of similar nature from the
streets Of this city so tnat the aesthetic
tastes OF the people may not be shocked
every time that one walks down the
street.
IF you would just suspend that
aesthetic stunt of yours said the
other. And ask him to turn his at
tention TO things that are more vital
to the welfare of this community. Il
think that it would be more in place.
Ask him to advocate the keeping of
these small children off the streets at
night Advocate keeping them in the
house where they belong. Try and
save them from going to the devil
where many of them are going by the
road they are travelling now. Awake
the sleepy sense Of the people of this
community on common morality 10 a
realization OF what the allowing of
little boys and girls on the streets of
this city at all hours OF the night
means Then, If the parents don't
awake from their lethargy get after
the city authorities insist that they
turn a little attention from fire depart
ments. street Improvements and the
like to the moral welfare Of the people
Of the city. Find ont what is the
matter with the curfew that should
ring every night in this city and when
il is rupg see that the police officers
enforce the ordinance. II you will
advocate that in your paper YOU will
do a much better turn for the people
of this community than by closing
your eyes 70 these more necessary
things and wasting your efforts on
mere esthetics / want to tell you that
it's time someone raised his voice in
this city for tighter rein upon the
little boys and girls. We have mighty
nice lot Of boys and girls Of the older
generation but the following gener
alton / fear for. anl very seldom on
the streets OF night that | do not see
little boys and girls, children from
i've TO twelve wears Of age, play ing
about at all hours of the night, even
after midnight. tell you there are a
number OF these little children that
are going 10 HI fast and you'll be
dong something worthy of the effort
il Won II advocate their being saved
How would you advise as 70 pro-
ceed9' inquired the newspaper man.
Then the aesthetic gentleman ehimed
in.
Get after the parents / believe
that If their attention was called tc
conditions, that they would bring
about a change. think that is all
tsat IS necessary AT the same time
that you are telling about those con
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20 call attention TO those signs
aSigns be d----d', replied the other.
Don stop with telling tho parents.
Get after this city administration.
It's mp to them to see that conditions
are changed Here they are with q
$40, 600 plaything on their hands NJ
there in the shape OF fire automobile
10 save the property from being burned
up but they cant spare any OF their
attention or money TO saving the
people from going TO HI say
get after them. see that the curtew
is rung and see that the ordinance l.
enforced II one policeman ism
! enough 10 enforce 10, have two or three
II necessary. always have held that
there ought 10 be more policemen on
the force in this city at nights We
J ought 20 at least have three men Oui
council is very quick 20 provide three
soft berths for some favorite son tc
Ioll In M In that city hall but they are
very backward i'm seeing that this
town is properly petrolled. See that
the laws are enforced See that the
curefew is rung.
sswel, nov chimed IN the man Of
the aesthetic snrn, Railways thought
that that curfcw at eight O'clock was
TOO early.
The newspaper man listened atten-
| ltively until the argument on details