The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-11
WIPE OUT ALL EVILS
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Beaucha.np Tells Chautau.
4: qua Suffrage Will
Save Children.

Now that the American boys have
made the world safe for Democracy
let us remove evils that are detrimen-
a to them in this country when they
teturn said Lou j. Beauchamp, humor.
Yet, philosopher poet, traveller, news.
paper writer and the dean of Ameri-
gan lecturers before large crowd at
tho Redpath Cliatauqua last night.
Thank God we have c:osed the doors
OF the grog shop. Now let us clean
UP the gambling house and houses of
" repute and get rid of the dema-
sgogue In politics. Let us w.oe the
demagogue out of American politics."
AT length he told how America lead
the world in crime. Many more muir
gers are committed in the United
States than any other country of the
world and the pathetic part about 1t
~ that they are largely children. Sew
enty-ftye per cent range between the
ages of and % years. He compared
he losses sustained by the children
attending the Sunday school and
church in this country, which is amaz-
Ing. Many churches are without pas
tors and pulpits are untitled Some
denominations have ceased to grow.
For the lawless tendency OF the
1ation he blamed failure to enforce
law and order. He quoted the words
81 Hon. William Howard Taft, former
president of the United States, who
said the criminal law of our country
Is q Joke" We need change in the
Criminal law Of the country. He cited
how the prohibition laws of Iowa vera
declared void because the engross!ng
Clerk Of the Senate omitted the word
of in transcribing 1t on the book of
laws. The wishes of thousands of vot-
ars at the poles were ignored because
Of this technically. in Houston re.
Gently q banker stole S2.090.000 and
dot even jailed. In Peoria ILL.,, man
cmbezled school funds 1ysres.,jng
$167 900 and even after The prisoner
dopfessed the Judge ruled the case out
: Of court on technicality. The speak.
er did not question the legal phase
d the case but added ~ think It was
poor sense" Every shrewd lawye,
can eyade nearly every law because
ef ,techBicalties. A poor devil may
steal loaf OF bread and receive
AL sentence although 1t was to feed
starving family but banker re-
ndtves a normal sentence for stealing
more than million dollars which
quite a lucrative salary for him as he
spenas his brief time IN a penitent!a-
I. Restoration OF the family altar was
advocated as Mr.. Beauchamp contrast
1 Cd the home OF the early sixties and
ne 1919 home. In the former times
4 the father would read the Bible at
hight, the neither would do hsr knit
ing and Jshn and Mary would do their
gums all around an old fashioned kcro.
sene lamp. To-day, It In different, I'm
( iheaiatety after supper mother hurrles
10 doll up in finest to attend card
pfrtyj father goes to the drug store
tell Wilson how to run the govern
smentj John goes to the pool room and
Mary goes to the movies. Thor turn
ing In time varies from that of the
3 ty.gene days.
8 I In dealing with the ch,larea'z prob.
lem Mr.. Beauchamp. who has been NJ
fiIiated with the Child Labor Assocla-
itlea, told how Censress gave this work
q meagre appropriation. but at tho
same time gave many times the
amount to ascertain the cause OF hog
cholera. The solution Of the child
sQuestien the speaker saw when the
woman get the ballet. He Is certain
that after that time we will be forced
to cease sacrificing our children on
the altar Of the Almighty Dollar.
One Of the creates tragedies that
Z ever occurred. Mr.. Beauchamp declar-
led was the wping out CT tho Armen-
I'm people. He gave n graphic de.
scr4ptian Of how one million Christian
women were mass1cred by the Turks
pfisr to the world war and vet no ma.
Hon on the fece Of the earth raised
christian Conscience OF America and
the world as.not being awake" Cities
q 4e, 600 and more were entirely wiped
ont Of Armsnia-"the heart and soul
d the ORIENT He developed the fact
that the Hebrews and rich foreigners
there rent. their business houses car
i$4ns.their!wealth In stocks and bonds
ID that they. might flee from the Turk
u sAsFt notice. After the death OF ali
these people or wealth the Turkish
apysfnment sought to collect the life
insurance. On me lives OF the uhfertu-
n&ts people. from. the New York Euuit.
tbie and other companies Oh the ba-
sls that they, eschsat 10 the state.
While the speakers subject Was
salfeep on the sunny siae'. be devoted
the, greater pertlen Of his lecture To-
the discussions OF the more serious
) prcbleens Of the country. IN the way
u antrodtct1on he developed the fact
a.that eorae people think they must be
tniserabiu 70 DO good. These folks are
i1evor 90 happy al when they can say.
~ an ra6ked with rhountGtssm or
shake with chiMs." They read the
patent medicine almanacs and dag.
nnse thetr ailments almost any or ev.
ery ono described. He citcd an old Ia.
dy who took 30 many pills that no be-
iipye6 her 3cants revolved on ball bear.
inss. In the course Of his REMARKS he
tbl6s ot his vtsitaeion to ruins In Du.
rope, butAadded.we lave no ruins In
this country except Bryan and Bob La
rpllette.
The A1thea Chorus of Singing vio-
iinists was especially clever and the
members were Obliged to respond to
Rseries OF encores. In fact they prov
ed D riot" for their program was