South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-25

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grcss than any other one man.
He says the lack Of funds never
bothers him. he starts hts cam
paign lrst and LOOKS for money
later.
In his opinion the one great evil
in this country today is laziness.
10 does more harm than intern
perance, immortality or any other
vice.
The oldest. most effective and
most persistent reformcr in the
United states is the Rev. Dr. WH-
bur T.. Crafts TWENTY-FIVE years
ago Or Crafts organized the Inter
rational Reform bureau at Wash
ington, r. c. Since that time ne has
been taking IN all sorts OF reform
iBg-both plain and fancy-and in
ceSSantly hammering away year aft
Cr year until the opposition became
weary or Disguised and congress
came across with the desired laws.
This man seems 20 90 upon the
theory that he can accomplish any
reform provided the battle is con-
timed long enough
Among the many members OF the
board or directors and trustees OF
the reform bureau, composed OF
eminent ministers and laymen from
ali sections OF the country, may al
so be found the following we'll
known Oers OF congress; Sens.
Arthur Capper Kansas; j. Crepps
Wickliffe Beckhan-. kentucky; Wcs-
ley L. Jones Washington; Henry l.
Myers, Montana: Miles POindexter,
Washington: Morris Sheppard,
Texas; Lawrence y. Sherman. Ili-
nois. and Thomas Sterling, South
Dakota. Representatives William
David Upshaw. Georgia; Thomas j.
Blanton. Texas; Alben l. Barley,
kentucky: ira @. Hersy. Maine
Charles II. Randall, California:
1hetus W. Sims, Tennessee and Adj
olson T. Smith. Idaho.
Or. Crafts is 20, but doesn't look
IL by 20 years. and evidently dOesn I
feel IL by 40 years. He has recent
~ mapped out a national and in
ternational program OF reformation
that a husky young chap OF u
would look upon as a lifetime Job.
His headquarters are located in
the historic building on Pennsyl-
Vania av., which was occupied by
the supreme court of the United
States after the burning OF the cap
itol by tho British in 1914. This
building Is only a matter OF three
minutes walk from the nations
capitol making IL quite convenieI Z
for the doctor to present his daily
desires to the senators and represen-
tives-whiCh he never fails TO do.
DR.. Crafts was born in Maine, but
went 10 Boston and Connecticut 10
be educated in the ministry. In the
early days Of his preaching ne team
cd with such illustrOus parsons as
Henry Ward Beecher and T. De-
Witt Talm2d5e in New York and
Brooklyn.
DR.. Crafts has found the field Of
reforming exceedingly fertile. In
fact IL has been SO very fertile III
the past years, and looks so very
promising in the years to come. that
nc has planned to erect an II STORY
headquarters for his organization
costing 100000. Work viii be
commenced as soon as the present
higl prices OF labor and building
materials take a slump.
With the constant broadening Of
his field OF reforming. DR.. Crafts
hnds that more and more money is
needed to carry on the work OF the
bureau. Last year the expenses
were $4,000: this year they Will be
$4,000, while next years budget
Sill provide for the expenditure Of
100000.
This money IS contributed from
year 10 year BY approximately 15.-
coo different individuals belonging
% all sorts Of religious denOmina-
tons in every state in the union.
The donations range in size from 81
% $4,000. More than half Of the
contributions are in sums Of less
han fve dollars.
finds Financing Reforms Easy.
DR. Crafts method OF raising op-
rating expenses is just the reverse
FROM the average reform Organiza-
ION or public institution. He re-
forms first and collects aftcrward.
Il GO upon the theory" said DR..
Crafts. that the particular reforma-
ton I have at hand. IS just and
righteous, and tina. the Lord will be
with me, and therefore proceed with
the campaign even though I haven {
r dollar in the world with which 10
finance g. After the reform Is &C
-onlplished 1 merely call the atten-
zion OF friends OF the cause 10 what
we have accomplished, and they
chcerfully meet the expenses that
have been incurred. We could
never accomplish anything II We
waited 10 raise the money first.
Very frequently IL becomes nee
ussary for me 10 use a good portion
Of my yearly salary Of $2.5O0 in the
vorS, but 1 gladly do so. because
NY wife and I have learned 10 live
in a modest way.
Just TO show you how 4 pays 20
take financial risks IN this great re-
form work, let me tell OF my eN-
perience on the Mexican border
was anxious 10 send Col. J.. Mervin
Iiaus. formerly surgeon general of
tho Philippines, but now our Amer
icanizltion secretary, on a TIP
among the Mexicans from Browns
Vile. Tex. to Los Angeles. Calf. The
colonel was willing 20 undertake this
work N the rate OF S2.50C a year
and all expenses. I told him TO go
TO II n a time when 1 hadn't the
remOtCst idea where the money was
coming from. A little later I told
wealthy friend what We were do
irg down there and he gave me a
check for $500 which paid all the
expenses Of that trip.
I'VE have similar experiences in
our work OF making surveys and ga
therinC evidence in cities all over
the country that are infested with
hrothels. dives and boOtlegGcrs. VI G
lrst do the necessary work AMI then
influential citizens pay our expenses
-E'o- Irany years We have kept a
man in China IVA CinE a war on the
onitfrr, rurCp and other friends have