South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-28

capt. arthur II. Sduueis OF the
surgeon generals department, told
me an interesting story the other
day.
It seems that once upon a time,
long before the mullah Of the
Hohenzollerns went mad-and slath-
cred up the world-there lived a
panhandler who was even more
useless and no-account than the
average bum Of his species.
This panhandler was practically
iliterate. totally Incorporate and
utterly hopeless i'm the job of be-
ing a man.
one fine day, while laboring un-
der the uncorrelating influences of a
hang cover" from a large evening
the night before, this poor derelict
was shaken from his precariOus
perch on the brakebeam Of
freight"
When the track men picked him
mp he was minus a left hand-also
"A right hand and arm.
Something occurred while he was
in the hospital, something that
brought about a rebirth i'm this
tramp-wOrth possibly a dollar and
a half a day from his neck down.
and nothing from his chin 10 his
scalp.
Anatomically he was decidedly
spiritually he had grown
great.
For. provided with artificial
hands. this reborn man started out
TO make something useful and cred
liable of himself He sold papers.
and became self-supporting. He
hewed out an education, climbing
slowly and painfully up from the
pii or ignorance he had settled into
by gravitatiOn.
One position after another he con-
quered-like the ancient Pistol who
vociferously insisted that the world
was his oyster"
Finally our hero-he was hero
by this time. although he himself
never suspected it-qualihed for a
college course. took his b. A.. stud
led law. hung out his single, and
rapidly became one of the leading
authorities on corporation law IN his
section. He interested himself in
politics. and developed an enviable
sphere of influence in his party.
Oh. yes-and he married a sweet
southern girl. and has two beauti-
ful children. And they all lived hap
PLY ever after.
It's a splendid and Inspiring thing
this regeneration of a man-this
growtn of a soul IL kind of gets
you'-with a little catch i'm the
throat. tell the story as Capt.
Samuels told il 10 me. because some
OF the boys we are sending overseas
will return disabled each year OF
the fighting Many OF these will be
crippled I'm arms. legs or eyes.
They'll need. FIRST Of all. a spiritual
stinening in their spinal columns.
Then they'll need some kind OF
vocational re-education - they'll
need 10 know, even though handi-
capped by the loss Of members how
10 do The things they did before
they went over 10 battle for a cause
as high and noble as ever enlisted
the lance of "a Bayard or Gala
had.
II this rehabilitation is not posi-
BILE. they'll need 10 know how 70 do
something else that will make them
seIf-supporting- self-respecting.
In this they are going 10 receive
the help Of Uncle Sam himself. and
of the very best brains the old gen.
tleman can enlist for this recon
structiOn service
In ever section Of the country.
coordinating with a central agency
at Washington. curative work
shops" for the treatment Of those
crippled i'm war will be esta blshed
together with a complete system
OF providing food, shelter clothing
and pay for the soldiers during the
period OF their reeducation.
After the boys are trained. either
re-educated 20 their old trade or else
10 one adap pied 20 their capacities
they will be provided with a lob.
Those who show enough gold 10
the pan from the neck up will get
a position" Here there is no limit
10 the possibilities It's up 20 the
man himself From his neck up ne
may De worth 100000 a year
Practically every big employer Of
Ia Dor in the community Is enlisted
i'm the good cause 10 help the handi-
capped boy get all thars coming 20
him Which is all that any boy of
real spirit could except. or would &C
Cept
There's no charity I'm this propo-
sition. Merely an honest. sincere
EFFORT 10 make every man-no mat
ter in what condition ne may be-
most usefu; 10 himself. his family.
and 10 the economic needs or his
community
Now. here's where we need the
good help OF women-the mothers,