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postwar period, and apparently the
emphasis is on the reality of all the
forces conducive to the breakdown of
high moral standards, for the most OBJ
vious aspects OF our existence reflect
not the wholesome and the most noble
but he.things which are neither at TO be
seen nor heard.
This is manifested in every circle OF
society and In every phase Of life, but
particularly In the habits of our women,
young and old, as shown in insidious
conversation. profane language. indecent
dress. improper dancing, excessive drink
ing. gambling and general indifference
to reasonable safeguards of proper con-
duct.
Reports Of hysterical gossip. which Is
principally hearsay, should be ignored,
but accurate testimony from all over
the country makes an appalling picture,
some of which at least has a counterpart
i'm every community.
TO these distressing conditions the
serious attention Of every woman in the
church In called, for certainly there
never was a time when Christian women
were more needed 10 help emr hssize
Christian standards.
The most effective thing we can do
now is TO take concerted action to prove
that as Christians we hate the evil and
love the good" and believe that life
should be a clean and joyous thing. re-
hecting our recognition of God our
Father and loving leadership OF Christ
our Saviour.
Then we ought TO recognize that II Is
a waste OF time to shift responsibility
for the present state Of affairs AS women
we are all In measure TO blame, either
through ignorance. indifference or silent
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to shoot in his questions intended to clear
the path for a complete understanding of
the case by all present
Prosecutors and lawyers for the defence
sit down and keep silent when Judge Landis
takes witness in hand. They know he is
going to get the information he wants and
there is no way to block him. He may in
quire about the ancestry OF the witness. his
place OF residence and his list OF friends, TO
find out IL the court might not know some
of them: his hour for rising. how he slept
last night and the state OF his appetite.
When he has made the witness feel ''sorter
homelike," the Judge resumes his questions.
And they usually get him over the ground
so rapidly that his polite invitation to the
lawyers to continue the examination of the
witness is declined.
Judge Lands can purr like a kitten and
coax like summers breeze, but he can also
whirl around on the bench and with eyes
blazing like bobcats give a recalcitrant
witness or a scherning lawyer verbal
thrashing that makes for truth and honesty
in his court. If he believes there is perjury
on the stand or conspiracy among lawyers
he will quit the bench without word. leave
the court room and remain In his chambers
for ten or fifteen minutes. When he RETURNS
the truth usually comes out or the conspiracy
is defeated
1t is the bankruptcy cases that bring SO
much Of human life and adventure INTO the
Lands court. The professional bankrupt
and perhaps firebug pleads tearfully that he
Is an honest man. Judge Lands points the
way to restitution or to jail.
The clerk or the laborer comes as a bank
rupt, beset by loan sharks. Many of them
are as grasping as Shylock and Judge
Lands scourges them as the money changers
were scourged in the temple. He may reach
into his pocket and toss the money demanded
IN the l0au shark would a hone tp a
dog and then tell the frightened and won
dering bankrupt that he was free OF all
obligation and privileged to leave the court.
Judge lands is not rich man and on
several occasions lawyers I'm court have in
sisted upon sharing with Judge lands the
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Bishop Gailor's Vice Slogan Is Fight

acquiescence, II not by actual positive
count
Moreover, as American Christian
women we are responsible for certain
ideals and conduct making for "the
righteousness that exalteth nation"
There is no virtue In prudery. and the
sureste way to dispose of insidious evil
in to counteract Il with whatsoever In
true. honest, Just! pure. lovely and OF
good report"
For this task the executive board OF
the woman's Auxiliary, representing the
Oldest and largest body OF women organ
lied for service in the church, seeks the
cooperation of all our women, and sug-
gests that the Christian women OF this
nation join In an cndeavor definitely 10
express the standards of Christian
womanhood through what they say and
do and the things They countenance.
Surely the religion we profess makes
each OF us peculiarly responsible to act
as IAN example OF the believers In
word in conversation. In charity, In
spirit. In faith. In purity"
This board further recommends to all
womens organizations In the church
that they take immediate action to help
place the social side of our life on
saner basis.
For which the following suggestions ar
made:
FiIst--That the approval of Bishops
and clergy be sought in our attempt TO
bring this whole subject before our
people.
Secend--The formation OF committees
in every community TO arrange
(a) Plans to- arouse parents 70 the
necessity for strengthening and safe
guarding the ideals OF American homes
by maintaining Christian standards Of
life and training for the children OF this
generation. 4
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cost Of freeing q struggling man from the
grasp of loan sharks.
Again comes the old actress living In the
memory OF the triumphs of her former days
and beggared by debts because her name is
still remembered in the shops as well as
the foyers; or the youth who has lived above
his means and must account for the clothes
on his back and the jewelry that he clings
to. Judge Lands always finds some ro-
nance In their lives.
Out of the mists OF forgotten days came
a quaint figure into his courts few years
ago. 1t was Capt Edward Morrison. heir
Of the Morrison millions. His millions hao
disappeared. Judge Landis uncovered
wonderful chapter of Chicago life and put
the old man I'm the way of recovering his
property.
Then came the blackmailers, with their
women lures" and Judge Lands began an
inquiry into the stability of the bonds they
had furnished The fake bondsmen which
had been a menace in Chicago were driven
out of business. Like flash Judge Landis
started an inquiry that exposed organized
gambling In Chicago, and when the smoke
cleared away he had ripped off the mask of
Mont Tennes, king of the Chicago Bookies"
as the man who was the car of gambling
in the city.
Judge Lands started being original fifty
five years ago in Butler county, Ohio when
be took the name of piece of scenery to
distinguish him from other Landises who
were destined to become public characters
The day before his birth his father had
returned from the civil war. having been
wounded at the battle OF Kenesaw Noun
tain. The father, Abraham Landis. was
asked to name the baby
"All right" he said. II name him Kenesaw
Mountain Lands and may he live up to
tt,of afa
day there may be few people who remember
what the battle of Kenesaw Mountain stands
for. But there are many who have a vivid
idea of what the name "kenesaw Mountain
Landis' means.
And so 1t was decided that the present
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OBJ For meetings with mothers and
other thinking women for the considera-
ton Of the things which are tolerated
to-day In society. with "a view to
eliminating the obnoxious features such
as indecent dress. the painting OF faces,
excessive drinking, improper dancing.
Joy riding, vulgar conversation, swear
ing, &c.
(c) For meetings with girls where
the influence and conduct of women
may be discussed in a sympathetic and
intelligent manner.
(d) For presentation of the evils of
vulgar and suggestive moving pictures,
promiscuous dance halls. immoral plays
and literature, either in hook or maya
zinc form for the purpose OF forming
sufficient public opinion to guard against
these things and TO provide wholesome
and attractive recreation and amuse-
ment.
(e) For the formation of influential
groups OF women and girls in every
community who refuse to sanction those
things which according to Christian
teaching, lower the standards of life
and thought.
Finally, we recommend that wherever
there are organizations already con-
sidering this matter the above com
mlttees act as far as possible IN CO
operation with them
The following resolution was adopted b
he presiding Bishop and council on Febru
ry I, 1891:
Resolved, That the presiding Bishop
and council sanction and indorse most
earnestly the appeal to the women In
the church 10 help raise the present day
moral standards and express our sense
OF obligation to do our utmost to the
extent that our help Is needed and that
the attention Of the Bishops and clergy
Of the church be called to this matter
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Kindly Federal Court
Head in Chicago
Known the Nation
Over for Independ-
ence of Thought and
Action

THE eyes of the country are centred
on Judge X M. Lands of Chicago,
NOT only because of his threatened i'm
peschment by Congress and because of
connection with organized baseball but
because of his many striking decisions
where, TO say the least, mercy tempered
the law most boldly. The accompanying
article from THE NEW YORK HER
AIDS Chicago correspondent is mos
timely. NOT only because of its full dis
cussion of the Judges noted rulings but
because it is written by one who has
known Judge Landis for years, both on
and off the bench.
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Jurist as the youngest OF seven sons, should
be the name of a geographical location in
stead of relative. The family later moved
10 Indiana Five of the Landis boys,
Charles. John, Fred. Kenesaw Mountain and
Walter, grew up to be men with health,
animation. purpose, ambition and marvel
Ious hirsute effects
Their habitat was Delphi. Ind. All clerked
in the post Office. taught in the district
schools and attended the normal school.
Young Landis Carried route" for a local
paper during his school days. After year
at high school he got job as a clerk in a
grocery store and worked there for six
months before his father found out that
he had left school. The father stormed over
the change. The son won his point. Then
he took up shorthand and he hangs his
present position to the curves and angles
and vows that he owes his career to the
fact that he became a court reporter and
expert stenographer Crown Point, Ind. was
the scene of his reportorial experience.
Young Lands fretted in that pent up
Utica OF court reporter. and in q few short
months ne burst his shorthand bonds and
gave himself to the stern study OF the law
With the rspening glories of such worthless
as Hawkins. Hale. Coke Kent and Marshall
beckoning him he made his stud.ous way
through the Law School OF Cincinnati and
the Union Law College or Chicago.
CaiIed by Secretary Gresham
To Washington as His Secretary
After his graduation he plunged--and,
making no great splash into the pool of local
litigation, he was swimming quietly but
doggedly In the wake of practice when his
fathers old commander was called to Mr.
Cleveands Cabinet as Secretary Of State.
When Secretary Gresham came to Washing
ton he brought young Landis with him az
private secretary.
The Judge loves to talk of his depart
mental days at Washington. His most fire.
auent reference to his position of secretary
to Secretary of State Walter @. Gresham is
characteristic. Only recently he said to the
writer:
THE thing that most impressed me about
Mr.. Gresham was that when he went to the
office of Secretary of State he made the
doorman sit over in a far corner threw open
the doors to the public and ran demo-
cratic, open house. The office heretofore
had been q closed door office. 1t became
place where the entire public might come at
WILL and they might come in as often as
they pleased, in as many numbers and with
out the slightest discrimination or distinc-
tion. That idea fitted my views. 1t made
the place one Of the American people and
not OF part of the American people"
The Same viewpoint is ever with him.
the railroad station the other afternoon a
citizen stopped him TO shake hands.
II want to shake hands with you for the
way you handled that young bank thief
Carey" said the humble man. The speaker
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By l.. c. EDwARDsoN.

p ENESAw MOUNTAIN AND l s,
~ Judge of the United States District
- ~ Court for the Northern District OF
Illinois. is revealer of hidden things. His
court is mine of information His methods
are unique. When once his interest is
aroused there is no limit to the scope OF his
inquiry Things that have puzzled the Chi
cago police and prosecuting officers for years
become as simple and direct as lesson In
the First Reader when Judge Landis be-
gins to question witnesses and issue sub
poenas He can issue forthwith summonses
as fast as a rapid fire gun can shoot. and
neither the high nor the low, the rich nor
the poor, are out of his range.
Judge Landis Is the Caliph Haroun al Ra-
schid and Chicago is his Bagdad He is the
friend of the oppressed. the scourge of the
oppressors his court reflects every phase of
the life of the city and Is field of wonder
full adventure. His chief stock in trade Is
originality. 1t was in 1907 that he per-
formed the highly original feat Of tanning
the Standard OH octopus. He fined the
Standard OH Company s2s,oo0,O0O In the
morning and in the afternoon he haggled
with loan shark over a few pennies of
interest due from a poor man. which ended
up with the Judge paying the loan shark
out Of his private purse and telling him to
be gone out of his sight before he forgot
himself and gave him thrashing.
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Every Day Is One of Action
With Judge Lands on the Bench

One day he is tracing the m ssng mill
ions of an old man; another he Is thread
ing his way through an amazing black
mail plot, publicly shaming the guilty and
shielding the innocent victims, and on the
third he exposes, in the course of an hour,
organized gambling in Chicago, although the
police have denied it's existence for years
How all these things manage to happen
in Judge I,andiss court Is the wonder of
it all. A Federal court is usually about the
most unfertile field imaginable for romance,
adventure, sensation or even interesting
news matter, but the lghtnings of publicity
seem to be attracted by the personality OF
this rare Judge and play constantly about
his court room. Every day there is an cleo
trical display OF some kind and the seeker
for Illumination on all shades of life N Chi
cago can find no better post of observation
than a front seat under Judge Landis's
bench.
There are thousands who will bear testi-
mony that Judge lands is In a class by
himself when it comes to getting to the
bottom Of things. IT is accepted by judges
and lawyers in Chicago that he can find out
more in fifteen minutes, with his Unsuitable
curiosity, broad charity. homely words and
biting inquiry than a commission could In
"a month.
"Just take this easy chair over here to my
left" Judge Lands says when witness an
proaches the stand, "and tell me all aboxSt
IL. You'll save my time nnd yours, too, IL
you1l get right down to the heart of things,
but expect you want to tell II as much as
I want to hear II, and I'm going to be patient
and let you do Il in your own way"
The Judge, his white locks falling about
his forehead and his eyes taking on kindly
gleam leans on his arms on his desk as
though inviting confidence, and listens at
tentively to the witness. He quickly gets
the drift Of the testimony and then begins
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wore the garb Of toll. I'VE are proud OF you
in Chicago added the man.
II will try to see that you are not dis
appointed in the future replied the Judge
Then turning quickly to me he said:
Great Lord! And they tell me that there
is nothing in the approval of these people!
Why 1 would rather have the people OF that
mans type looking upon me as man VINO
would protect the public interest than to
have all the money in the world. / tell you
that the greatest position any man can
achieve is the one upon which his fellow
man looks with approval The meanest man
in the world Is the man who destroys the
faith of any human being in anything
Prefers Honest Mans Esteem
To All Riches in the World
The question of faith was my rejoinder to
the above. In flash a religious expression
was next in order The Judge ventured.
this:
"The older get the more I am inn
pressed with the profound belief that God
rules the world. There is more mystery
in the growth of q tree than any human
mind can grasp. The power that made
that tree grow can do anything. To ques-
ton for an instant,t the power is to my mind
the utmost fallacy."
1t IS off the bench that one sees the real
character of the man that is reflected in his
decisions AS the eye photographs him ne,
is a live wire. His small wiry frame is
encased in garments that hang w tn careless
abandon. In all my years of news hunting
I found Judge Lands neither hard to meet
nor difficult of acquaintance. He has the
eye of Theodore Hook and the visage of
a Yankee clock pedler. His movements
are quick, jerlxy and nervous.
No iewelry serves to betray personal
vanity. His hair is long, shaggy and un-
Fedora hat with Pittsburg shade is his pet
out of his hat by punching it into every rude,
fantastic shape.
With coat collar turned up, stand up col
lar with string necktie half unbowed, cuff
unlinked, the much punched Fedora on the
back Of his head--a picture of studied care
iessness is the Judges idea of correct street
attire.
Personally the Judge is n most genial
companion Admitted that his Fedora hat
is full of Irregular lines and carefree inden-
tations, the hat tells the story that less
thought is given to that article than to what
is under it, In personal conversation with
his friends he is frank and open. When
it Is sought to bring him into public dis
cussion he guards the judicial dignity with
care.
He loves his home. he is proud of his
two children, he takes part occasionally in
the functions of Chicagos 400" He is as
modest as a girl Quietly, in this personal
side, he had the good fortune to find able
assistance that is and has been "a power
Behind his throne. Twenty-six years ago he
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Keen Student of Men, rs Possesses Stern Side That Lawbreake
of His Public Life Make Fascinating Chapter of
~ Public Picture Drawn by One Who Has
Known Him Well for Years

married Miss Winifred Reed OF ottawa. She
possessed the personal charm essential to
hold a husband near to his home and the
good Judgment to be of real assistance to
him in his undertakings.
Two children have been born to them
Ma jor Reed Lands, who returned from the
war in the second list of American 'aces."
He was one of the aviation heroes of the
A r. f., and was credited with knocking
twelve German planes out OF the blue every
one of them over the enemy's lines. Mrs
Suzanne Phillips, sister OF Reed. was mar
ried about two years ago. Both the Major
and his sister have conferred the degree Of
grandfather upon the elder Lands
Simple but excellent surroundings give
cue to the home tastes of the Judge. Since
the marriage of their two children the
Judge and Mrs. Lands have lived In a
modest suite of rooms at the Chicago Beach
Hotel, where the windows overlook Lake
Michigan and Jackson Park. Books make
themselves perfectly at home about the
place; so do visitors. There is an easy
grace about the whole establishment that
wipes out formality and makes the newest
caller feel that he has been there all his
life.
His favorite books are detective stories. He
can tell you in detail the achievements Of
Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle and the
Judge are old cronies. Swimming. golf and
baseball are his favorite outdoor sports
Many stories are told of his wonderful
prowess as fisherman by the natives OF
Burt's Lake. Wis, where the Judge and his
family have a summer home. Aviation has
attracted the attention of the Judge recently
and he is desrous of breaking all records
for climbing into the secret air channels of
the azure dome.
He Likes Detective Stories
And Out of Door Sports
About his politics have always been in
doubt. The other day mustered up courage
and asked him the question:
You are a Democrat, are you not?''
no" returned the Judge solemnly. "Since
1 severed connections with the Cleveland
administration I've been a lifelong Repub-
lican."
1t was President Roosevelt who named
Kenesaw Mountain Lapdis for the office he
now occupies. Shortly after Judge Landiss
appointment was confirmed an admiring
friend said
Strange what genius you Landis boys
have for office. Let me see; there are four
of you who are officehoders"
That's not correctly stated" observed the
Judge with twinkle" My three brothers
are officeholders: l am a public servant.
Judge Landis possesses the three virtues
of honesty, courage, brains. He is neither to
be bribed, nor bullied, nor--to follow the lure
alliterative to the bitter end--bamboozIed.
Like Mark Twain he tries to treat rich
man with all the Difference and respect he
does poor man. He succeeds too, but IL
requires an effort. He has memory like
fly paper. He never forgets face or an
incident. Above and beyond all else his
Americanism is of that "of the people for
the people. by the people" kind
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DIRECTORS TO MEET The board of directors of the chamber of commerce will hold its regular week ly meeting at the Grand Cafe at noon today
 MICHIGAN MAN HERE-L G. Stone, chairman of the board of di- rectors of the Duplex Printing Press company of Battle Creek, Mich, is spending a few days in Phoenix.
 RETURNS HOME-Mrs. c. J. Ritchie, who has spent the winter here with Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Ritchie, 909 North Sixth street, returned to her home in Forest City. Ark. Mon day evening
 BUSINESS MEETINe-The La dies Aid society of Zion Lutheran church will hold an important busi- ness meeting this afternoon at 2: 30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Emma Balyeat, 30S North Fifth avenue. All members are requested to be present. SERIOUSLY ILL-Miss Gertrude Fogle, chief clerk of the incorporat- ing department of the corporation commission is seriously i'll. TO INSPECT CADETS-Major l.. M. Mckinley of the general staff left last evening for Douglas, where he will inspect the high school cadets. He will return for a meeting of the staff on Friday
 LEAVES FOR EAsT-w. E. Ryan. special counsel of the state land de- partment, left last evening for a two weeks absence in New York, Wash ington and Chicago.
 EXPLAINS REPORT-w. G. Nc Bride of Globe, manager of the Old Dominion Copper company, appeared before the state tax commission yes terday relative to assessment and various items of his report. TO MEET TOMORROW - The chamber of commerce committee which has been appointed to receive the report of the Advertising club on plan for advertising Phoenix and Maricopa county will meet at 3 CLOCK tomorrow afternoon, instead or o'clock this afternoon, as had been announced previously. l PLEADS NOT GUILTY-A Ria. | slngame yesterday pleaded not guilt,
 beore Justice Nat T. Mckee on charge or cruelty to animals and wa. released on his own recognizance tf | appear for examina tion on April 1s inc complaint was made by F H Clark, who charges that BIasingams
 killed dog belonging to him. HUSBAND CHARGES CRUELTY
 -Declaring that she told him sht
 wished he would die SO she could ge
 ms insurance, E. NJ. Lynn yesterda, brought suit for a decree of diyorc,
 from Hattie B. Lynn, charging cruel ty. Since Jan. 1, 1921, he alleges. sh, treated him in an inhuman manne
 while he was sick, and used abusiv, | language toward him. He alleges h. believes it is unsafe for him to liv, l with her. They were married il Phoenix on Jan. 19. 1919. he says. II GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE l-George L. Thompson yesterda,
 pleaded guilty in the superior cour
 on charge of manufacturing intox
 icating liquor and was given a sus
 pended sentence of one year by Judg Stanford on condition that he con
 duct himself in a proper manner i
 the future. Thompson was arreste several weeks ago by officers fror the sheriff's office at a ranch mort of town after they had found som mash and still on his place. n