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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17
Takes Mentally Deficient Lad
With Life Made Over"
and Gives Him a Chance.
BY SLOANE GORDON.

Something over so years ago a
BOY was convicted OF murder Out IN
ohio. de was a mere slip OF boy.
The evidence was conclusive. de
had killed his mother IN violent Mt
OF anger. hIs youth srvet him
from hanging. He was sentenced 20
the peniJentiary for life.
Msntal defects were not taken
into Iteration in appraIsns the
degree OF guilt OF a murderer In
those days and this boys -ase re-
celved no more than the tsOnsidera-
ton that would have been accorded
a normal adult. Tie -TiAl was brief.
The case attracted passing comment,
and then IL was forgotten The pris-
oner himself was forgotten The
years dragged on and on and tAe
very records OF the case were lot
The boy grew into manhood, into
middle age. he was a model prts-
oner. He studied and learned and
developed. even IN the forbidding
atmosphere OF the grim. gray pile
in Columbus, which holds within its
wallis the ashes OF so many wrecked
arnhitiona Wardens came and war
dsns went. New guards supplanted
the CID. Governors were elected
held their brief place upon the
stage, and passed into he history
~ The state. The succeeding war
deas and governors and officials Of
high And low degree saw the boy
who nad grown into middle age and
wondered at the efficiency displayed
n every task-et his Intelligence
and his pathetic gubmtszfveness.
Who u her WIS the usual ques
ton
- "a
later years.
THE forgotten man" (thaA - what
he WIS subsequently called IN Ohio)
breAthed the prison ar, dSd the
prison tasks and listened through
the conpanionless. hopeless nights "a
the tapping waters OF the SctOto
river Just outside the Prtson walls.
The Ohio penitentfary vaS never
designed for comfort II was built
70 keep men from escaping and
there was no thought OF the unfor-
Inmates who were thrust within rs
gates.
aForPotten Man Remembered.
Tben came a time when James NJ.
Cox. now democratic candidate, was
elected governor. Among the hrst
OF the visits which he paid 20 any
~ the state institutions was one 70
the penitentiaFy. With chara cterts-
tic thoroughness he went from de-
partment TO department and from
cen TO cell. He called for records,
he talked to keepers and TO prison
ers He ordered changes that
seemed revolutionary 10 the men who
had followed the lines Of least re-
slstance and accepted the old way
p q the only way. And IN his Journey
fngs about the prison the young gov
ernor-he was only ~ then-cane
across a young man--a prisoner VINO
was different.
who Is that fellow asked the
governor.
a ufer. In for murder I've
f~-otten his name Good prisoner.
-er makes any trouble"
How long has he been In
II don't know" was the anwser'
..nlit III look 70 mp for you"
a search was made but no record
could be found o..
send that prisoner 20 my ONCE,
eai5 the governor. II want 70 talk
20 him"
Prisoner Is Startled.
startled. trembling. covering
convict with Craying hair about the
teroDIes was notified that he must
annear before the governor OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17
Teeth Shine
When the film goes-watch and see

Learn now how teeth look how
they feel-when you combat the finn
Get from your druggist, without cost.
this ten-day test Note the instant re
suits, then look IN ten days.
Millions have already done this.
Leading dentists everywhere advise it
Now show your home folks what clean
teeth really mean.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17

leprOsy may possibly be repeated 90
relieve the world OF tuberculosis.
The public health service main
tains tubercular hospital n Ha-
vail separate from its leprosy sta
tons. and the experiments with tu-
bercUlosis are 70 De conducted an
the former. Health officials here
refrain from any prediction OF re-
suits. but express hope that chauI-
mooga oil Will prove a specific for
curing tuberculosis.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17

Just as soon as prices are down 10
a reasonable levei II might be q good
plan % put weights on them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17

no man Is ever deprived OF the op-
portunity OF making a new begin
ming.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17

4 prodigy OF any sort should get
all ne can out Of Il, for he may not
amount To much when he grows up.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17
The war on film

Dental science, the world over, Is
fighting a war on film. Film is that
visoous coat you feel 1t clings to
teeth, enters crevices and stays. And
most tooth troubles are low traced to
it
Those troubles have been constantly
increasing. The ordinary tooth paste
does not end film, 50 the tooth brush
has proved inadequate. Millions know
how well-brushed teeth have discolored
and decayed-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17
How to Danish
Piles
thousands Bless DIR. lombard the
Physician Who Discovered
Common sense Remedy.

18AAAAAANAA Sf1AA-C NkelMEHANs
Y you think that ths surgeons
knife IS the only ustbod OF escape
from the misery OF piles. irs be-
cause YOU haven't heard 81 the ues.
treatment known a. Dr.. Leon hardt'
HEM-ROTD.
The Doc- or's treatment e. inter
nal BY experimenting for years ne
discovered the exact cause Of piles
and then went further and CON
pounded q remedy thai would re-
move The cause.
D. Leouhardt wants every suffer
e- 20 benefit by HIS discovery md 80
that there VII be 40 doubttng CT
delay. WettfcE-'s cut Rate DruR
Store and ar druggists are author
lied GO seEHE0I-ROID Win guar
antee that e v-fu 30 as stated or
money back
On -nat honorable bsst sverv SUI
ferer should secure a package % Dr.
Leorhardt's HFM-ROTD today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17

There are Indications that the
public IS being fed up" on straw
votes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17

Seems Magic, Drop a little Free
zone on an aching corn, instantly
that corn stops hurting. then short
" you lift Il right OF with fingers
Truly
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17

Of F'reezone for a few cents. suffi-
Client 20 rid your feet Of every hard
corn. soft corn, or corn between
the toes. and painful foot calluses.
without the least soreness or trrita-
zion. 80 humbugi
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04

his enemies by electing them to con
gress where they in their turn re.
taliated by furnishing labor. If you
don 7 believe me listen to Mr.. Com
pers as he goes about like a roaring
lion because congress stung labor once
more.
1t is one of the sad and wierd
mysteries of life why the A. F. of L.
clings so tenaciously to the tail of
the "dem" donkey q wouldn't say
"dam' for any thing) after being
kicked repeatedly with stinging EN-.
phasis on certain part of the
anatomy. AS Dundreary says it is one
of those things no fellow can find out.
Some one suggests the tie is Adelphian
/ have read or heard somewhere of a
poor fellow that was twin brother to
an OK can it be that the A. F. of L.
is twin brother to the democratic
jackass and the tail of the donkey is
the connecting ligature as in the case
of the famous Siamese twins, Eng aud
Chang. If this be the case we may
gladly sing Blest be the tie that binds.
-Selah.
But it is in the wide and fertile
field of religion that the halfbaked
descendants of Ephraim blossom forth
in all their varied glory, can you ina
gine three or four hundred seperate
bodies attacked to one head. You
can't do it. Then you are no Eph-
raimite. Every disciple of DiabolOus
(Diabolous is the one who couses de.
vision you know Baptists, Methodists,
Presbyterians etc. can see it without
batting an eye. Even the usually as.
tute and redoubtable Skygac shows a
cross of Ephraimitic blood when he
makes catholicism and professionalism
synonymous with christianity, and
when he terms the hell begotten ma
tions of Europe christian. I use the
term hell begotten advisedly. Get out
your bibles and read the thirteenth
chapter of Revelation for my author
ity. But this is the book of which Mr.
Ingersoll says it requires a man suf
fering from delirium tremcns to un
dcrstand but Mr.. Ingersoll was 9
descendant Of Eph in the direct male
line 50 his testimony is of no value.
Selah and Selah.
Springfield. o. A. G.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
TRUTH FINALLY ADMITTED
WITH RESERVATIONS.

Anybody with brains enough in their
head to know that two and two makes
four knows that there are NO classes
in America-except the working class
and class of parasites which work the
working class. Here is the way the
Muskegan (Mich.) Chronicle straddles
the issue:
"Any time that right (the right OF
free speech and free press) is taken
away, whether b. tyranny of the mas
scs or the classes, to use an expression
that will be understood, BUT WITH.
OUT CONCEDING ANY SUCH DIS.
TINCTION IN THE UNITED STATES
AS 1T MIGHT IMPLY, our boasted
Liberties will have vanished"
"Will have vanished BY striking
out the word twill" in that phrase
tine actual situation in the U. S. will
be revealed.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
HOW THEY DO LIE

Hillquit claimed, at the Socialist
Party national convention just held il
New York, that the Socialist Assembly
men involved in the Albany tria! up
held the principles of international
Socialism and that not move was
made but what was in accordance with
these principles.
What International Socialist prin
ciples does the extracts of the testimony
of Waldman, one of the expelled Social
ist assemtlymen, which we print below
accord with:
Extracts from testimony of Louis
Waldman Socialist Party assemblymen
at the Albany trial.
Page 1746 Favors voting for militia
Page 1850 Does not favor estab
lishment in the U. s. of a Soviet form
of government
Page 1855 Made public speeche:
urging people to register
Page l75S Workers in this country
owe no duty to the workers OF
another country
Tdge liSO lnlS government Is nOt
capitalist government
Page 1899 Would ask all workers
to enter a war of defense
Page 1929 Would favor preparedness
against an invasion if one was reason
ably expected
Page 1890 The government and not
the s. P. should determine whether
an invasion was anticipated
Page 1888 Prefers government Of
New York state to Soviet Government
Page 1895 Reafirms above
Page 1886 Congratulates the Lusk
Committee and the secret service
agents for their opposition to Soviet
government
Page 1889 Would vote for military
appropriations
Page lS43 Claimed constitution Of
s. P. did not require his expulsion
for voting for military appropriations
Page 1857 Desires to see the Amer
Jean flag, not the red flag maintained
Page 1859 The government of New
York state is the people government
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
CHRIST OR DIABOLOUS

To the Toiler:
Ephraim is a cake not turned. (ITo-
sea VII.-S.)
Translated into the vulgar parlance
Of today "Eph" was only half baked.
Poor Eph has been dead quite long
time but unfortunately for society he
left behind him an amazing lot Of de.
scendants possessed Of intellectual bias,
as for instance, eight years ago to 80
no farther back the sons Of Ephraim
(may his tribe decrease) elected one
Woodrow Wilson to the presidency OF
these United States in the Joyful ex.
pectation that he would knock "L. -
out Of the II. c.; did he do its lie did
like "L.". Selah.
Four years later the tribe Of Eph.
rain reelected the aforesaid W. w
sorely against his will (he said so him.
self in the hilarious hope that he
would keep them out Of war. Ephraim
is joined to his idols, leave him alone,
''Ycu can't fool all the people oil of
the time, but you can fool all the
Ephraimites every day in the week.
Selah.
Again Ephraim in the labor union
developed unique way Of punishing
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
Placating American Big Business

Every possible effort has been made
by the leaders of the revolution to
make American interests friendly and
to pave the way for recognition by the
government in Washington. In an ex.
elusive interview with the Associated
Press in Tacubaya, town in the
suburbs Of Mexico City, on May s, Cen
cral Obregon declared.
"What Strengthens the United States
strengthens Mexico. What weakens the
United States weakens Mexico. My
ideal for the relations between Mexico
and the United States is to make the
international border like the Canadian
boundary withdrawing troops, axcept
customs officials. Carranza s interpre-
tation Of the Monroe doctrine was a
mistake, although / believe Carranza
was perfectly sincere in his belief that
his policy was best for Mexico"
Governor dc Ia Hucrta Of Sonora,
Provisional President Of Mexico, told
4 United Press correspondent: "I have
u great, strong desire to see Mexico
a field for safe investment, for honest
and legitimate investment in accord
with the spirit Of the world. go. The
revolutionary government promises
stabilization of the Tampico oil ques
tion. As we feel that the real interests
of the government and the oil com
panies are the same, we will meet at
the proper point. We promise salts
factory and sensible arrangement.
"You do not feel your government can
be called Socialistief" he was asked
Absolutely not was de Ia Huerta s
answer. "It is entirely directed tC
democracy and seeking the bettermenI
of the poorer classes by orderly
means.n
Robert V. Pesqueria, financial agent
Of the revolutionary government, has
stated that "the revolution proposes
TO consolidate all the elements Of the
country for united peace and progres;
and to respect foreigners and theil
interests, with which we aim to main
tain the most cordial relations
Ralph H. Turner, Mexico City cor
respondent for the United Press, told
me the other night that he "guessed
obregon womb be good, all right and
cooperate WI th American Big Busi
ness"
A dispatch lin the Kansas City Post
of May 10, td: "It was learned that
an agent of General 0bregon, leader
Of Mexico's Evolutionary armies, visit
ed New Yort last week for series Of
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
Skygac's Column


being a profitecr-but we have suf
fered from deflated finance for 10
these many years.
Some people copy; some copyright.
y =
Some people look it over; some peo
pie overlook it.
e
An organizer from the n o. So
eialist party told me that I ought to
Join THE party. When 1 asked her tC
submit her reasons she argued like
this; "Well, it is the only party that
is doing anything; it is all that is left
and one has to work somewhere. y
WhereupOn l told her: according to
your argument, if l were a Christian
end the Bolsheviki got my God, I'd
have to take up Devil worship on the
ground that cone has to worship some
where. y
Press reports that reactionarieS are
organizing an army to cooperate with
the Poles against the Bolshcvisks. "
Reactionaries is the right word. Also
birds of feather are apt TO be found
in the same nest.
4 * y
RumOr is a strange thing. A fellow
gravely informed me the other day
that certain government arsenal was
supposed to have eight thousand
machine guns with ample rounds of
ammunition and there was not single
one there. He intimated that the local
Rotary Club knew of the location of
some of them, and that they were soon
to be used against rebellious work
ing class. A friend of mine was invited
to "come in out of the wet what
ever that means. Rumors ARE strange
affairs. Was there any truth to that
rumor9 Who knows?
"TTope to wind up DRIVE this
week press report.
HOW LONG will the dwellers of the
land of the free and the hope of the
brave CONSENT to be drivens
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04

Written especially for The Toiler }
i. L. T. with his line-o-type informs
rs that "Nr Dealney does "exclusive
undertaking in Clinton. la. Just Row
il is possible for Mr.. Delaney to thus
eater to the exclusive" in a class
less country, which B. l.. rs boss
the w. g. N. Tribune (the ". {. n
stands for Worlds Greatest Nuisance
insists that America is, B. L. 7. failed
10 state
When Wood tells Us that Lavender
is pink ,dilly. .dilly-dally, and McAtoc
tells us that Lavender is grey daily
dally-dilly, and Hoover tells us tina;
Lavender is green dally-dilly-dally, what
is a poor color blind voter going to do!
The Rotary club in our town is AL
Ret up over the soldiers bonus. They
are agin it--Strong. Likewise they are
TO a Il almost wrOte-"tO man }
Rotary Member, agir these terrible
high wages paid to the extravagant
workers, who none Of'em "will 4"
more than half days work for a
days pay" Rotary means to 20
around in cirele-ard get nowhere!!l
The NJ. and NJ, same being MHr-
chants and Manufacturers, are likewise
all het up. Their recent meeting had
the largest attendance of any in the
history of the local M. & NJ. They
must be expecting something to drop.
Prices7 Wages? Social System! Or
Whats You tell 'em Hy, Palmer won t
let me.
That is Palmer SAYS he won t.
One column of the morning scream
informs us that prices on women s
ready made clothing will GO no higher
according to Cleveland authority AMI
the next column tells us that prices
on women s clothing had been cut 80
rer cent, one half, by Western firm.
Any connection between the two news
items which appeared side by side'
Itoo itpOlN lCilo 10 VI " iViNiS1hN I
who, upon being threatened with de-
portation, kissed the American flag
and committed suicide, saving with his
dying breath. america, my country.
A very pathetic little story but they
Gid not tell us whether OF not he had
paid his income tax on his country.
"Fvery soldier knows that both his
comfort at the rear and his safety on
the battlefield were sacrificed" edi.
torializes the w. G. N.
The W. G. n. failed to state that ,be
same forces which Uphold, maintain
and defend the wages-system, are the
forces which sacrificed the soldier S
comfort and safety. So the rich may be
safe in their riches and the poor be
kept in the station which it has pleased
Almighty God to place them-in punish
mcnt for the sin of Adam, 1 suppose.
Profiteers are now threatened with
~'deflated finance. We are used to
that. None have ever accused US Of
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04

1t was on January 8, 1905, that
Father Gapon led procession of
workers to present petition to the
Czar, which ended in the petitioners
heing moved down with machine guns
Today IL is interesting to read some
Of the demands Of that petition:
"Personal freedom and inviolability
freedom of speech and the press, free
dom of asseblage, freedom in religious
affairs.
Responsibility Of the ministers tc
the people, and guarantees of law
fulnoss in administration
Equality before the law for ali
without exemption.
Immediate rehabilitation of those
punished for their convictims. "
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04

CENTRALIA, WASH.-Grangers, or
ganizcd labor and the Private Soldiers
and Sailors Legion Of Seattle and
other cities are planning mammoth
Liberty picnic to be held near Centralia
May 90, as counter to the activities
Of the Centralia reactionaries who
lynched returned service man follow
ing the Armistice day shootings, and
Who are now united in an anti.progras
sive campaign to down the organized
workers.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
obregon's Compromise
Means New Revolt.

It is probably incorrect that Obregon
was directly financed by American
interests as I aud many others believed
originally. Inasmuch as these interests
were really trying to elect Bonillas
President and Carranza he'd "floppedn -
and joined hands with them, /. seems
that the 0bregon revolt was the real
protest Of the Mexican people generally
against the attempt to put semi.
American, alleged to be Wall s;trccv 's
choice, In the presidential chair. The
spontaneity and uuanimity Of the sup.
ptrt 0bregon received, willie due part.
Continued on page ~
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
Wall st. Planned Long Civil
War-and Intervention.

There is some reason to think thai
American finance-capital is putting ul
the money for the election of Bonillas
and in urging Carranza to send troops
to Sonora to force Obregon S people tc
vote against their favorite son, deli
berately sought to precipitatc civil war
1t is also likely that my original state
ment that guns were furnished the So
norans from the United States. was
true, and that American Big Business
coldbloodedly played one side against
the other. l am certain that | was
right in saying that Wall Street OK
pected a long.drawn out civil wal
which would make Intervention in
evitable, and result in q repetition Of
the Texas incident of 1913.
But developments were different
than Wall Street anticipated. The
people had supported Carranza as
long as they considered him the enemy
OF Wall Street when he thrust Bonillas
on them, they revoltcd. Their revolt
was genuine and almost spontaneous
NN NesNV 'hub thc iCNOlullOU WIS DlOOu
less and met practically no opposition
proves this. The people were unir
or nearly so.
Seeing the Immense popularity Of
Obregon, Wall Street changed it,
tactics. Seeing how unanimous was th,
backing of the people, it realized tha.
thre could be no civil war-all ia,
fighters would be on one side. So /
made overtures TO Obregon. And mean
while Obregon, fearful of interference
from above the Pho Granlc, was max
ing overtures TO American Big Busines,
10 protect himself. Thus Tic two rar
crs to the contract came together
the one because to subsidize a re,o
lutlonary government would be cheapo
man to finance counter.revolution O.
wage war against it, the other be
cause afraid of being attacked an,
oVerthrown.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
NO "MEx|CAN SOVIET" YET

Capitalists need feel no tremors and
Radicals no glee over the prospect of
the early establishment of "Mexiean
Soviet" as predicted in United Press
dispatch from Washington, May g.
There will be nc Soviet here just yet.
Some day, but not now.
The Obregon administration will be
''safe and sane but progressive. "
Obregon will be another Kerensky,
trying in all sincerity, no doubt, to
improve the standard of living of the
workers and at the same time to per
nit the oil and mining interests to
gain bigger profits, seeking to grant
to the workers the demands that Car
rama promised but never fulfilled
while still endeavoring to retain the
friendship of the Unitel States.
Unlike Kcrensky, obregon may rule
for several years, but, like Kerensky.
he will eventually fail in his efforts
to mix conflicting elements and to
prevent the irrepressible conflict.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-04
Indirect Control of Mexico.

SO there will be no armed intery,n.
tion. No annexation. No repetition of
the Texas case or the Panama affair
None Of these things will be necessary
Ohregon has compromised sufficiently
satisfactorily.
American finance.capital will ge,
what it wants-or most of il. II is yer,
probable that obregon will Insist on 4
better enforcement Of labor alws, on
better wages and better working con
ditions generally in return for the
friendly manner in which he will deal
with American capitalists here. but
the fact remains that he will moi
undertake anything radical
"Soviet Mexico" is still some dist
ance away. Instead of proletariar
dictatorship, Mexico is cheduled Il
have form Of Liberalism like. per
,haps. what William Jennings Bryar
might initiate IL he were President OF
the United States.
A big business boom is already anti
cipated by merchants, miners and oil
men. The worries Of those American,
who remembered Obregon's viporou,
tactics Of few yars ago. have dis
appeared with the authoritative ms
suraace that there will be "no roupr
otuff." Stores are painting their build
ings. Business men are buying more
stock. Credit facilities which grew
piuched in the last few weeks, are