South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-30
What the Carson Administration of
Laporte Would Mean if Multiplied
To Fit South Bends Population


The conclusion therefore that we are have on larger here
near quare Of century asowhen was city Of T. popdlaton
:. s. viii population means that ours viii just about tie" times
but the nong but the truth e seems imperative
The n+Gdqon the quintet republican pf5ndf[s Of Lap0e intent
merely pushes the issue that the climax
They know that their remarks wtevahed for the sake Of political
plainly promises they would laugh back home lack Of
civic ingenuity and point with shame a modern Sodom
Outstanding Dr. career mayor of LaPote that
he operated the widest open town in the history Of the city, of all northern
that he LETT the u poor G a9 T h fou 1 ana
Our republican accordingly while Boosting Of such business
6 CITY ZOO S people, are n @ Of ondd b
people Indebtedness greater than have by s477569o
vo msa s T4a S sPSiaa b0o BS s sS'''
They show the ndebsines; lpos Sept 1874 when d. Carson
Mayor Carson succeeded by Lemue Daow be s45394o7 Make
Meanwhile pavement costing si73z63
s2,99556 by the city for intersections.
That limit wonderful improvements madand still the
deficit exceeded the cs expenditure them s177o3 than
expenditure itself.
The figures official and little much according
carson did something great VIC" " '0' INC ''' H.
Contrary to their claims he did not even lay the first pavement Lapor
That done under Mayor Scott DeFees Nelson South Bend
confess business proposition thing
m mn Ta not a 3f tact m a n s have sought
The entire annual expenditures 2pQe were only $3.50 those days
the distinction burg m realm municipality.
apo[5e ePDGIn qnet sent hitler last week to sing their
it. had been sneeed at as those ancient days but leave to
New York Chicago South Bendsay nothing the La
republicans of the Laporte
to 1923 under DR. Frank Carson and now they whine like wheps because
But there than this bit big but little business The
above is all that the Lapore show
For the accommodation of that I 33 possible hr Lpoe had 81
aonve the thousand of Popqaonan the records of the mayors
violation of the liquor laws.
Mayo E. to keep
Iapoe clean When the marshal refused make and the
refused prosecute Mayor Scott assumed the role of marshal
city attorney magistrate enforced the law he could DR.
lin Carson the chosen by the vice interests defeat Scott for
election.
big Lapoe today leading manufacturer
and his all the that South
Dr. CSonS behalf put together for he speaks without political interest
intrigue, aspirations
OF course Iapoe, those days he npop
of public decency
Thought prudence etc. Carson diber
le ACk notorious oSuIul whose pace the IN
pententay,
and den OF thieves the communa least This
was enough to condemn anyone with the vice crowd
Matte after
Connected with pTcaI eVerv saloon was bH house or %abTn
pockets bank robbers, and conceivable kind of crook
Besides the protection extended these Mayor Carson granted special
council committee certain gambling rights which, instance FOurh
July during his of office broke into the The public
neeced pomiscuously.
public Ongs apoe dice wheels fortune marble games roulette
and other gambling devices openly operated defiance law
alleys public
previously Laportes
track This done under an ordinance which
ved hooughfares
planned for the privilege complaint by pulled
them to their inconvenience
Multiply the Lapo then the South Bend today
multiply the cusedness the which
up you pretty good picture you
expect, if Dr. Carson indicted into office here
The administration rotten barren of good results vice ruled