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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12
Echos. de la
Guerre

| Resume QeS uepoCueS uo "
]ours derniers:
Les Francals continuent a fair
des progress, en- Champagne.
Les Autrichiens battent en- re
traite sur un front considerable, el
Galicie orientaIe, ct, dams le nor'
de la Pologne, les Allemands recu
lent encore.
Les forts les plus puissants gu
proficient les Dardanelles non
pas etc abattus par les marin
franco-anglais.
Les Autrichiens livrent des at
taques d6sesp6r6es dams les Carpa
thes ct leurs pertes sont tres lour
des.
Vienne annonce qu'u 'un calme re
latif regne dams la region de Pre-
mysl.
LIE sous-marin allemand "U-8" ;
6t6 d6truit par des contre-torpil
leurs.
Les Turcs ont demand6 laide d.
la fotte aurichienne, mais Vienn'
a r6pondu que c'6tait impossible.
La panique regne parmi la po
pulation de Constantinople.
Un communiqu6 turc annonct
que les Juifs de Ia Palestine non
rien q craindre.
On continue a annoncer de gran
des victories allemandes, a Cons
tantinople, mais le peuple ne les
gobe pas.
La vile d'Anvers a 6t6 condam.
nee a payer une amende de $lO,.
600, parce que des afiches annon.
CANT la victoire des Allemands, en-
Prusse, ont 6t6 d6chir6es.
Une d6peche de Bale dit que des
engagements violents ont lieu dams
les Vosges, entire Saint-Di6 ct Pfet.
terhausen, ct des obus allemands
sont encore tomb6s sur le territoi.
re de suisse.
Les Russes qui sont rentr6s 3
Przasnysz ont constat6 que pres.
que toutes les maisons 6taient
remplies de bless6s allemands.
La guerre n'empeche pas Ia
Bourse de Paris d'etre active.
Tout indique que les Autri.
chiens ont renonc6 au pro]et de-
eraser les Serbes.
L'activit6 des allies, dams les
Dardannelles, cree une grande i'm.
preston, en- Greece, ct le roi Cons
tantin a de nouveau r6uni autou1
de lui ses conseillers.
Paris, 7.-Parmi les mobilises
francais fgurent quatre 6veques
Mgr Ruch, coadjuteur de l6veque
de Nancy, qui occupe le poste
d'aumonier en- chef dun de nos
corps d'armee; Mgr Terrien, vicai-
re apostolique de Benin, mobilis6
a Dakar; Mgr Perros, vicaire
apostolique du Sian, sous-lieute.
nant de reserve B Besancon; Mgr
Moury, vicaire apostolique de Ia
C6te-d'Ivoire, soldat de 2e classe,
affect6 a l'h6pital colonial de Da.
kar.
Londres, lie 23e battalion de
Westmount, la 21e batterie de Ia
canadian Field Artillery, lie 32e
battalion de Winnipeg ct lie 3Oe
battalion de Victoria, Colombo
Anglaise, qui composent le pre-
mier contingent du second corps
exp6ditionnaire canadien ct qui
sont parts pour pAngleterre il y a
quelque temps sont arrives sains
ct saufs, annonce une communica-
tion du "War Office.
Les steamers "Missanabie''
"Megantic" ct "Southland' ont
transport6 les troupes. LIE pre-
mier de ces navires est rendu
Liverpool ct les deux autres q
Queenstown.
Quebec, IN. j.. M. Landry
aviateur canadien-francais bien
conno, a recu une lettre du Colo.
mel Stanton, secretaire du gouver.
neur general, lui demandant son
aide pour la formation dun corps
d'aviation. M. Landry r6pondu
dams lafirmative ct est en- CORES.
pondance avec le promoteur de &C
sujet.
Madrid, LA guerre cause une
d6sastreuse situation 6conomique
~, Eeporno I'm 90 ro1oint done
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12

Abonnez-vous al ECHL DE Lou
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12

Madrid, LA guerre cause une
d6sastreuse situation 6conomique
en- Espagne. On SO plant dams
toutes les provinces ct des bagar-
res ont lieu en- plusieurs villes.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12

Nous enver1ons un numero specimen
du journal toute personne qui en- fera
q demande
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12
ANNONCEs:

Tarlf des annonces DOME sur appl..
cation.
Demandes d'emploi- demande de do
mestiqnes OH d'emloyes- es-annonces pour
chamble Ju pension - annonces pour
Objets perdus on trOuves.
Au taux de UN CENT du mot
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12
Population des paws bellig

Population des pays bellig6-
rants:
Voici, d'aprAs les derniers recen-
sements, lie chiffre de la popufa-
tion:
Allemagne 64,9o3, ,423
Autriche- Hongrie. 51,25O.656
Turquie ...:........ 24,813,60O
Total. -. l4O,967, $40
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12

Quebec, IN. j.. M. Landry,
aviateur canadien-francais bien
Gonna, recu une lettre du Colo
mel Stanton, secretaire du gouver-
neur general, lui demandant son
aide pour la formation dun corps
d'aviation. M. Landry a r6pondu
dams l'a&rmative ct est en- CORES
pondance avec le promoteur de ce
suiet.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12

Voici lie debut de la Lettre, 81
justement remarqu6e, adress6e par
son Eminence le cardinal SEWN au
cardinal Mercier, de Malines:
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12

est, Is par an
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-03-12

Total 80. l4O,967,679
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
WEEKS BANK STATEMENT.

New York, May S.-The statement of the
actual condition Of clearing house banks
and trust companies shows that they hold
S162, 393,S4O reserve in excess Of legal re-
quirements. This is a decrease of 81,
1856. $50 from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual Condition.
Loans, etc, 81, 445, 40 900, increase Sill
837 900.
Reserve in own vault (B) S419. III, 900.
decrease 81, 720, 900.
Reserve in Federal reserve banks S119.-
$4,000, decrease 81, 7S4.O
Reserve in other repositories $27 5534 coo,
decrease s., 704 900.
Net demand deposits $2,345, 12S, 600, de-
crease S., ZOE. 900.
Net time deposits s132 247 900, increase
81 922 900.
Circulation ST., 500, 900, increase So 1000.
OBJ of which $347 648,OOO is specie.
Aggregate reserve $500. S61 600,
Excess reserve S162, 800, $40, decrease s..
7S6, $50. '
Summary Of State banks and trust com.
panieS in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans, etc, $511 ,554, 400. increase 81
697 400. 49,
Specie $40, 713, 100. increase s575 900.
Legal tenders SO, $50, 800, decrease SA loo
Total deposits S7O6, CTS Q increase 81,
973 300 90
Banks cash reserve in vault SIC. a6e 700
Trust companies cash reserve ia varl
S44, 1O4. 800. ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
WHEAT GOES Off
On HUGE SALES
Fear of Complications Result
ing From The Sinking of The
Lusitania Had Much TO Do
With The Setback

Chicago. Ill. May S.-Huge sales, the
largest perhaps in months, broke down the
price of wheat at one time today SIS a
bushel. Fear of some complications re-
suiting from the sinking of the Lusitania
had much to do with the setback. but
the bearish crop report from Washington
cut a good deal Of figure and so too did
renewal of war rumors about Italy. Prices
closed unsettled 2A@4h under last night.
Other net losses were corn 3 oats
Il to R@5s; provisions 10 to - to BIB
cents.
Grain and provisions closed:
WHEAT
May 1884, July 1868.
CORN
May 74% July 76A.
OATS
May 53$s July 521s.
PORK
JulXsas.oo; September 1s.f.
ARIr
July 9.S2; September 10 o..
RIBS
| July 1875; September los
| Cash grain:
WHEAT
No. 2 red 1.52h al. Sc.
No. , hard 500 @157A.
CORN
Nc. . yellow 76@7eN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
JITNEY BUS ON RAMPAGE.
Runs Down Policeman and Smashes
U~nOfending Milk Wagon.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Various things happened yesterday
&c a Jitney pus, operated for the first
time by Paul Merkle. and in uh;ch
Mrs. j. d. Copperfield. of North
Broad street was a passenger.
Ihrough a misunderstanding about
signals, n car ran down Reserve Po-
licenan McDermott, collided with and
damaged a milk wagon 6rivan W.
Clayton H. Jones, of 1913 Monteomary
avenue. Jumped the curbstone and
Inaily matted just before plunging n
a p~late-giass window. Harry Davis. of
le'4 Melon street. sprang into the car
a. ~ oafeened along the sidewalk.
damned on the breaks and hrouebt II
70 a stop. The milk wagon was slight
y but the jitney bus re-
qulreo repairs Merkle vas arrested
on d charge OF assault and battery
ana was held under $500 bail in the
city hall police court for a furthot
! hearing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11

ONLY NOMINAL
Result of Session Calculated
To DispeI All Doubt Of This
Country's Ability To Main
tain Financial Equilibrium
Under Trying Circumstances

New York. May S.-The net result OF to-
days stock session is calculated to dlspel
all doubt of this %country's ability4to main
tain its financial equilibrium in the face
Of very trying circumstances. Overnight
advices in connection with the sinking Of
the Lusirania. carrying political implica-
lions TO grave import. were expected to find
direct reflection in values of securities.
As a matter of fact the market broke
severely in the first fifteen minutes. stocks
throughout the list declining from three
to ten points. From that time almost to
the end heavy buying orders brought a
restoration of normal conditions, many i'm
portant issues closing with nominal losses
while a few showed small gains.
Some of the war Specialties closed the
day with losses of one to four points,
while seasoned stocks in the railway list
plainly showed the effect Of what is tech
nically called good buying. Every pre-
caution was taken to keep speculation
within boundS
The money market was not a factor,
loans made yesterday holding over until
next Monday. Little attention was paid
to the bank statement.
Bonds heavy and active.
Total sales, par value, aggregated So,
$4,000.
United States bonds unchanged on call
during the week.
NEW WORK STACK JISC
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
FOR FOLK OF 1865

Chapel Hill, May s.-Former Pros.
ident Kemp Plummer Battle.
whom President Edward X. GRAHAM
in his inaugural address. paid -ns
eloquent and singular tribute-~hp
the witness of his own immortal
has made provision whereby tre
articles used in industries and ayo,.-
lions in 1865 and those in use in .o.-
can be wildly contrasted. The meta.
DDS of preservation of the cOnter
plated changes of the two semi-car-
tennial periods as Well as the mann
of making provision for the futon
prize are of an unprecedented cha
acter. The self-explanatory le.,,r
handed DR.. J.. G.. der. Hamjh..
president of the North Carolina HIS.
torical Society. tells the story:
Sir: l ask the acceptance S.,
your Society of a Theoretically sea1el
tin box containing a copy of the ca
alogue of one of Americas large~t
department stores in which are j..
scriptions and pictures of practicanr
all articles used now in the indus
tries and avocations of the Cnite4.
States. This gift is on the folloWEs
conditions:
1.-The box is to be opened in 1866
A. D, and again in 2015. A. d. and
a student designated by the President
VI III NJ ia V41AS I" tIltSlS EL.
the changes of the preceding semi
centennial period. I request my des-
cendantS of those dates to pay SO
(fifty dollarS) to the writer OF the
thesis. I have no doubt that payment
will be duly made. as l have now
seven children and grandchildren.
married and doing we'll, who agree to
this proposal. AS | nave also four
great-grandchildren, it is almost Ger
tain hat my descendants Will be n1-
merous fifty and one hundred Years
hence.
THAT the changes will be great
and important in the articles in uSr
in 1865 and 2O15 may be gathered
from the fact that the railroad sls
tenn, telegraphs, telephones, the ma
chimes worked by electricity. air craft.
submarines. and hundreds of other
inventions. have been made practical
| since | was born, and most Of them
within fifty years"
!, The Young en- Christian .AS~o-
citation Of the University will be pr
sided over by the following officers
during the e. college year: J. Mel
rel Parker, of Florida, president.
Francis Clarkson. of Charlotte. vice
president; F. f. Bradshaw treasurer.
The Association puts itself on record
as having accomplished the following
work Of a distinctive sort during tie
present year: A boy scout camp was
formed among the boys of the com
munity. work carried on amOng the
t mill boys OF Carrboro, and the con
%tinuation of the nigh, school for ne.
gro boys.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
COMPULSORY VACCIN ALTON
SUCCESSFUL IN NASH.
Sanitary Regulations Passed Prove
SucceSSful-OtherS Passed Last

Sanitary Regulations Passed Prove
Successful-Others Passed Last
Week.
Nashville, May 8.-The Nash Coun-
ty Board Of Health met here Monday,
May 3, and considered some questions
which are important for the advance
ment of the health Of the county
It was decided to enforce compui-
sor vaccination against smallpox IN
ali the schools of the county next
year as it has been enforced during
the school year that is just closing.
measure. But if there were any
doubt as to this no better proof of
the great good accomplished by COM
pulSOry vaccination could be askeo
than is furnished by the total absence
Of smallpox in the schools OF NaSh
county during the present school year
Compare this record with last years
record and note h difference. SeN-
era1 schools were closed last year on
account of smallpox among the pu-
pills. This year under compulsory
vaccination there has been no small
| pox in the schools.
The Board of Health also passed 4
regulation, which was approved ny
the County Commissioners, requiring
every country school in the county
to provide at least two fly proof prlvleS
on the school grounds. This will not
only be the means of helping TO pre-
vent the spread of certain diseases
but will help to get similar sanitary
work done at the homes in the rurai
communities. Some of the schools.
among them Mt. Pleasant and Ked
Oak, are already provided with SAM
tary privies, but it is the object OF
the Board of Health to see that all
the rural schools are advanced 4"
the same standard in this particular,
The work is done free but those
who are vaccinated against smallpoA
are required to furnish the points
D~ispensaries will be held III all
the towns of the county first. After
that a ~dispensary will be conducted
at one or more points in each town
ship.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
NEW T. COTTON.

New Orleans. La, May S.-A quiet and
steady feeling prevailed in the cotton mar
ket today, with prices on the upgrade and
~reacting from the decline of yesterday.
Early in the session the ring was active
and excited. and Il large business was
done, but the market soon quieted down.
In the early trading prices gained u to
under the influence Of the rains in the
eastern belt. Profit taking on the bear
side started again at the lower levels and
prices quickly responded. Late in the ses-
sion the advance was widened to II to
Is points. The close was at a net gain
for the day Of 10 to Il points.
A feature was the failure Of the Liver
pool market to meet the decline on this
side yesterday.
Futures closed May $50; July 9.22
Oct. 9.52; Dec. 9.66; Jan. 9.76.
Spots quiet and unchanged: middling
900.
Sales on the spot &c bales; to arrive q
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
CLOSE II TO IS POINTS UP
While Sentiment Still Seemed
To Be More or Less Dis
turbed and Unsettled There
Was Good Demand From
Houses With Foreign Con-
neCtionS

New York, May S.-The action OF the
cotton market today indicated the democrat
ization and severe break Of yesterday at
ternoon had fully reflected the shock 10
ser timent OF the sinking of the IIlSiIanla
and closing prices were steady At a net
advance Of IL to IL points.
Liverpool cables were better than dte.
and the market here opened at an advance
OF four TO ten points. Sentiment still seem
ed 10 be more or less disturbed AMI nn-
settled. but there was Il good demand from
houses with foreign connections and local
trade interests, which sent the active
months about II to II points above last
nights closing figure. The close was only
slightly of from the best under renewed
realizing Of liquidation.
While it was reported that yesterday >
disaster had greatly disturbed the situation
a. tn war risks and marine insurance some
of the larger local trade interests appeared
to be of the opinion that no serious check
Is to be Anticipated in the export OF com
modities.
rAAAN AtAaI
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
COTTON SEED OIL.

New York. May S.-COtton seed oil was
unsettled, nearby deliveries closing two
to nine points lower. while forward months
were two TO four points net higher. Near
months were bearishly affected by the
poor demand for actual oil and the weak
ness in hog products.
Retiners lent some support and shorts
covered on a moderate scale.
Sales 14.OO barrels.
The market closed Irregular.
Spot 6.25M6: 45;. May 6.O@6.3J; june
4 .4OG6. 30: July 6.60d6.62; Aug. elsa
$40: Sept. 6.S906 81; Oct. 6.92M6 95
Nov. 6. 6S0r6. 90; Dec. 6.TM6. 80.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
LIVERPOOL

Liverpool. May s.-Cotton spot easier:
good middling 5.51: middling SIS; low
middling 4 II.
Sales 1000: speculation and export 400.
Receipts II, 900.
Futures quiet: May-June 5.O5; June-July
nv; July-Aug. SIS: Aug. Sept. 5.251s':
Oct.-Nov. o.38; Jan. Feb. 80: March,
April o.J6; May-June 5.62.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
All Work but Mother.

Kansas City Journal.
What is in the mail from daugh-
ter?" asked mother eagerly.
"A thousand kisses, answered
father grimiy. and sixteen handker-
chiefs, two waists and -four patches
OF ribbons for you to wash and
mend"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11

al As; light 7.2O67 .65; mixed 7.15M7. go:
heavy 6.sO@7.45; rough 6.sOM6. 80; pigs
5.25@6. so.
Cattle steady native beef steers 6.O@
8 80; COWS and heifers 3.OOM9 GO: calves
6. 5O09 O.
Sheep steady sheep 7.60@S So: lambs
S. GA 10 S..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
DAILY COTTON TABLE.
For Movement.

POrf movement.
New Orleans: Middling 900; receipts A.
500; exports 5000; sales 1000; stock 31S,-
$50.
Galveston: Middling $40: receipts g.
S14 sales 50; stock 31S,S7S.
Mobile Middling 900; receipts 1876 !;
stock 24,227.
Savannah: Middling go; receipts O.
o.; stock $3.50.
Charleston: Middling o., receipts l1G
stock G.616.
Wilmington: Middling Oh receipts JAS
stock 4S.SSC.
Norfolk: Middiing 800; receipts 1904
sales IT stock 56.S3T.
Baltimore: Middling ga stock 1895.
Boston: Middling 9.S receipts 245
stock 1920.
Philadelphia: Middling 1910: stock a.
So.
New York: Middling 9.S5: stock 217. 315.
Minor ports: Receipts 1854: exports
2o,2S4; stock Al, go.
Total today Receipts 1J.3O7: exports
$1,2S4: stock LOO, TO-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah, Ga, May S.-Turpentine quiet
Az sales none; receipts COS; ship
ments $40; stock p, 2O3.
Rosin nominal; sales none; receipts 81
7O4: shipments 1907; stock 70.565.
Quote: B 1926: D $50; f 3.35; F, G.
$50: II 3.65; I 3.6563 % x 3.75@S 30
N 40: n SIS; WIG go: WV 80.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
Resources.

Resources.
Gold coin and certificates S2A .O34 900.
Legal tender notes silver certificates and
subsidiary coin $34, O21 600.
Total $27S, NI, 900.
Bills discounted and loans:
Maturiles within thirty days SIS 13 900.
MatUrities within sixty days $12 1884 coo.
Other 81 ,593, 900.
Total $35, 40 600.
Investments SIS, 2S4 600.
Due from other Federal reserve banks:
Items in transit $40, 139, O
All other resources So, 175, 900.
Total resources 1851 ,O93 600.
Liabilities.
Capital paid in $50, 4S7 900.
Reserve deposits 1928, PIC, 200.
Federal reserve notes in circulation (aet
liabilitieS) 81. 1877 900.
All other liabilities $685. 900.
Gold reserve against net liabilities So
per cent.
Cash reserve against net liabilities Of. /.
per cent.
Cash reserve against liabilities after set.
ting aside 40 per cent gold reserve against
net amount Of Federal reserve notes ~ cir
| culatiOn % 6 per cent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, May S.-Mercantile paper
3La@3A.
Sterling exchange firm, sixty day bills
L. IS; for cables $50 30 for demand
$50.
Bar silver 30.
Mexican dollars 3SA.
Government bonds weak.
Railroad bonds heavy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11

The ostrich always approaches iS
nest by a devious path, the idea being
to conceal the location from observa-
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.

New York. May S.-Butter firm; cheese
strong.
Spot coffee quiet; Rio No. I. 74c; San
tos No. 4, 1OLsc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.

Washington, May 8.-1nvestments by the
Federal reserve banks increased during
the last week nearly s., OO0, 600 according to
the statement of condition May Z, issued
today by the Federal Reserve Board.
1t shows:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
ELGIN BUTTER.

Elgin, ILL.,, May S.-Butter 10 tubs sole
at 271. cents and 80 at % cents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
Interior Movement.

Houston Middling 90; receipts 3,O42 !;
shipments 5000: sales 16: stock 1O7, 500.
Memphis: Middling 9.12: receipts 500 +:
Shipments 1,S76: sales 80; stock 134, 5S1.
Augusta: Middling 9.13; receipts SIS:
shipments 72S; sales $50: stock 122, 141.
st. Louis: Middling 81 receipts 3.676:
shipments 400; stock 29,4O6.
Cincinnati: Receipts 49S; shipments $50
stock &c, j92.
Little Rock: Middling 9.25; receipts ~
shipments AL; sales 421; stock %, O97.
Total today: Receipts 1854; shipments
IA, 21S; stock 436, 716.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-12
AID. MERRIAM TELLS HOW TO
!, MAKE CPIME

49, MIME CHImE
Quincy, ILL.,, June IL. - Wages,
houses and jobs have straight con-
.nection with crime, and if you want
to help along in making more crime
and more criminals then go ahead
and
Pay low wages. Drive people to live
in slums and tumble-down houses
where there are no bathtubs and
where so many men, women and
children are crowded into the rooms
that the air is bad and they all
breathe the same air over again and
over again, Make men desperate by
forcing them to walk the streets day
after day looking for jobs.
This was the message Of Aid. Chas.
E. Merriam in a talk to the Illinois
Bar assn here Friday. He read to the
convention this conclusion OF the Chi
cago city council committee on the
causes of crime:
"The pressure of economic condi-
tons has an enormous influence in
producing certain types Of crime.
Unsanitary housing and working con-
.ditions, unemployment, wages mad
eduate to maintain a human stand
ard of living, inevitably produce the
crushed and distorted bodies and
minds from which the army of crime
is recruited. The crime problem is |
not merely a question Of police and |
courts. It leads to the broader prob
lem of public sanitation, education,
home care, living wage and industrial |
democracy"
: Merriam pointed to these results of |
the work of the crime committee:
Publicity given to quantity and
classes of crime by requiring pubhca-
ton of police "squeal book"
T 2-Crime prevention made a dis
tinct issue in mayoralty election of
1915 and chief of police appointed
pledged to this program. Police Or
ganization and methods now rest