South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-21
LET THE STUDEBAKERS FIGHT 1T OUT.

That generous offer of the Clement studebaker
family. heirs under will the Clement
Studebaker-$2 1000 to be given to Epworth hospital
on condition that the public il with another
$4,000 making $4,000 all It generous
that away breath for several DAYS. Mean
while We endeavorng resuscitate.s 1t
minds the late c. w Posts offer take $780,
600 worth OF in Battle Creek-Grand Rapids
nterurban railroad few years ago 10 other
residents $50 900 apiece-when there wasn't
other residents Of Battle Greek that worth
$4,000 each Mr. Post however had sense of humor
which may attach in the OF the stude
bakers
that the pubrc's this
10000 he supplied by the county commissioners but
be very rnuc supplying
city with It's POttaWatOmie park seyaued at $4,000
upvards-of virtually value taxpayers of
the county outside South Bend No question but that
proportion county outside city
basis of property valuation greatly exceeds the pro-
portion C. that such population would make of
either park OF a hospital here in the city Calling
county hospital would more make it county
hospital than calling dogs tail a leg makes il leg
know Of better way raise this $4,000 wanted
the public. than to get the different Studebaker
families lighting among themselves for equal. not
superior honors then let the addition Epworth
be known as the Studebaker dvision-a monument
their rivalry.
One thing about it: we doubt very if the peo-
pie rally very freely o this
proposal The reason is that the public is growing
quite weary Of building monuments TO popular ignor-
and official neglect through the construction Of
and hospitals. sanitariums. asylums etc
The public better disposed toward spending its money
at prevention than at cure. in these days
what we need than need hospitals is $40. 600
be spent on prevenuon-and intelligent health
with the spend it, regardless of politics
and without Partially.
We quote from letter from Dr. J \. Hurry.
tary Of the board Of health. appearing the
public pulse" column today which directly to the
point
The providing Of hospitals asylums and re-
lief Will not make race strong These
needed because the is weak and they
needed only TO the degree that
weak From one point OF view hospitals and
asyiuus monuments to our ignorance and
ineficency"
There YOU have IT, disagreed with Or
Hurry in a number Of things but we agree With him
this just as we agreed with DR.. Charles s Bosom
bury city health Officer Bend needs better
housing sanitary conditions but disagree with him
most emphatcally his sidetrackins Of the better
nnent those conditions We appreciate that addi
tion 70 Epworth hospital costing $4,000. could
be pointed a monument 70 something but unless
labeled, Or. Hurty might be taken 70
suggest "a monument 10 our ignorance and inefh-
cheney rather than commemorate OF supposed
charity we fear We might not want 10 give it any con-
siderable support
We have enough OF this stuff goine the rounds in
these latter days people think they ought TO
he sick rather than that they ought 70 keep well:
a hospital 200 beds merely
SION 20 200 people dig up sort Of excuse for
huing those beds Or Harry Haiselden. OF Bollinger
baby fame wasn't so very far amiss in one thing al
when. his address before the Knife and Fork
club. he deeried the huge of money spent for