South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 347, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 12 December 1920 — Page 29

OUTH BENB FEATURE, SOCIETY, WOMAN'S. THEATRICAL, AUTOMOBILE and EDITORIAL SECTION SECOND SECTION VOL. XXXVII, NO. 347. a M:wsr.ri:it von thh iiomh with all thl: local ncws SOUTH BEND. INDIANA. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1920. DAY AND NIGHT FTLL LHASFT WIRK TELKUKATHIC SEKVICK PRICE TEN CENTS South Bend Institutions To Prove That The True Spirit Of Charity Still Lives. In South Bend In Caring For The Poor

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Often the h?fcht of a man in rags makes the welldressed pa.'.sf-r-by Kay equally to his equally wcil-dr-sscd rompanl'-n: "One-half of the world doesn't know how the other half llvts." And there i.i far more truth than imagined in wh a remark. The great numr of well-fed, know not what hun;'T i-. H-ncr they know not the meaning of tri:' gratitud" for food. The one halt of the world would think it odd. perha;? even a good Juke, v.-ere they asked in dead earnestness if they had tnouch to eat. Uut if the other half were risked, many would say Yef," hut in their f-yt-x would tparkle the tears of gratitude, aiul perhaps, of remembrance of the time when nuch was not the case. The one half of the world thinks that it could ho clean no matter what. "If I were poor. I would at lrppt be clean." they say. If thLs half lived with a family in one room near a coal yard, and the one room hid one stove to he ust-d for cooking, heating, and for hot water, the task might .seem a little more difficult than Imagined. The other half of the world thinks in the midst of Its pordldness: "It I couhl only get a" real hath and pome real ekthee. w!l. thfn I might get a real job. hut " and the? mental depression that is so common with this half of the world again asserts itself, and drown.- out reformation. Turn- Deaf Car. The one half of the world turns a d'af oar. and says: "Yes, hut the for-inncr's standard .f living i.s so much lower than ours," hut the other half is not all rn i .s-d f.f f oreint-rs. hut of Ar.- .Iran.1--. Kven o the great work of Americanization ,"es cn with rapid r-4rid. and in timo hhoiild include the making over of om- of the American., as well as making new ones of old-world products. He cause, a starving, unclean man is not the id--: that fastens ltftlf to the American people as a fitting example of what aji American should 1-e. no matter what the circumstances. Hut If a family Is worthy, that is not hardened pauper who practice begging as a profession, the experinec'd welfare worker knows it. There are many benevolent associations who are only too glad to help. There are organizations' w ho live only to help the unr'ortunate. Those in our city are the Associated Charities, the Vitfting Nurse's association, the Children's Dispensary, the Salvation Army and many other. Social workers in these Institutions visit the homes of the poor, determine what is needed, and provide if. J'eople of the one half of the world often look on charitable Institutions as almost, as hardened as some

Ambition To Become Real Americans As Rapidly As Possible Fills South Bend Night Schools With Potential Citizens

Ambition, and the realization that only through long h ur.s of study and preparation now will help their hopes and dreamt) for th future materialize, is what spurs the men and women taking courses at the various night schools throughout the city on toward tho flickering flame of the candle of success. Much has been said In commendation and much in ctihdemnation of ambition; the possession of it bar ta.id' the name of Napoleon ring down the annals of hixtorr; beeause Abraham Uncoln possessed it h has been held up r.s a model to every school boy in tho ountry: the lack of it has tilled the park benches 'f very city, and has kept men in the same "Jobs" year after year; In prison cells are those whose ambition !d them to take either the life or property of another. It is at once the curse and the salvation of a nation. "When the nicht school was opened on Sept. 28, approximate ? t.50') pupils were enrolled in the various schools throughout the city, but owing to lack of room and diffpultj in obtaining teachers, only 1.100 could be take n care of. This number has dwindled elown to some h0". now, but the attendance is. on the whole, very good, notwithstanding the fact that it rained on tive successive Monday nights, and classes are only held on Monday am' Thursday evenings. . 1 jiger to lüNirri. Attentive men find women, hanging on to every word spoken by the teacher, striving earnestly to learn the language of their adopted land, are the pupils in th roi m where Knglish for non-I2ng!ish speaking people is taught. They are eager to learn how to read and Mrite, to adopt our manners and i ustoms. these people who come to our wonderful country from other lands,

Kamchatka, Reported To Have Been Sold To An American Is Described As Being A Half Sister Of Alaska,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. - Kamchatka and the neighboring country of northeastern Siberia, reporteel in news dispatches from Europe to have been leased ly the tolshevlk rfgime to a syndicate of American for the development cf its natural resources, is described In the following bulletin issued from the Washington headquarters of th National Geographic society: "The Kamchat. an peninsula aril the Siberian country between tt ard the Arctic enean is a sort of halffistcr to Alaska. whL'h was also or.ee Itussian territory. Alaska, the more comely si--te r, fared forth, so

War Impoverished Europe Is Forced To Relinquish Its Valuable Art Treasures And Huge Collection Appears In Gotham Gallery

Impoverished Europe Is being driven io relinquish hr nrt trea.sl:re to America- A collection e-n exhibition at the Anderen galleries. Ne Ycrk. from Dec. 1.S t Jan. 4. whn It will iiprd at public rale n entirely made up of parts of great European collection that are iinr broken up. Sverftl Knp'lsh collections have yielded places. 7hr Are Chir.es pair.tlr.es from tbt ot Edrau"'' liackhouae,

Part, who during all the long years that he served the Chinese government in I'ekin wa a f.ivorit of dowager empress and h used his opportunities as such to obtain some really fine ehim-se m.iste-rpiet e-s. Thero are dreek and Keman i.'arble and Clre-e k vases from the I. rd Hpe colle- inn. most of which ua a5tmbled, not by the present Lord Hope but by hLs famous an, ct-ster, Thomas Hope the archaeol

criminals in the way they diagnose the needs and provide for them. Uut they work only in the way which has prov-d the rno.t efficient. Among other things, they have learned that you can not give a drunk man money and expect him to buy food. They haw learned that you can not give money to people who have not !en accustomed to u.ing money and expect them to use it with sense and judgment. It would be like giving too much light to eyes long blind. l!lnnulon Tirst Step. Th- first step is education, administered in the beg nnin by food, soap and water. The second Ftep is work, which if used is the greatest benefit. Uecause it i the path hac k to elf-reppect and love of life. Hut it h chiefly the primary wants of the poor that are the first concern of all, and it is these primary wants that South Hejid charitable institutions are providing so admirably, and with such spirit. For though they "give all tluir goods to feed the poor and have not charity, it profiteth them nothing." To know that South Hend charitable institutions are really charitable, it is necessary to see the gratitude felt for them by thve they have helped. A call came in to the Salvation Army not long ago from two obi people, a man and his wife, both over 70 years old. On investigation it was found that these two obi people were living in one room that had been a stable. One of South Ilend's landlords was harassing them for three months, and threatened to put them out in the street unless they paid. They had no coal and nothing to eat. The little old man is confined to th- bed with cancer. His wife, at the time she ( tiled for help, was also ill. The Salvation Army bought them coal, paid the rent, and pave them an account at the grocery store, where they can buy everything they need in the way of groceries. Arc Cratc-rul For Help. These old people aro good Americans. They are kindly, and would offer any stranger the only chair in the house. "I know he will get well," the little old lady said, "because I pray for him all the time." When Capt. Albert Trevitt told them that they need not worry about anything, because, the rent would be paid, and they would be taken care of, they both cried. "I could Just Jump right up. I feel so much better," feebly rejoiced the little man. Near by, l:i two rooms, lived another little old woman, who had received help from the Salvation Army at one time, hut was now being supported by her 17-year-old son. She seemed quite contented and happy, and sr-.iled cheerful absent when asked if she had enough to eat.

for this not the fabled land where money is made and spent faster than anywhere on the globe, where good highways abound, where farm lands are rich in production, and there Is ple nty for him who works to obtain some of that plenty? Their eyese are filled with the wonder of it all. as they painfully trace in their tablets the letters of some Anglo-Saxon word. The room is quite as much of a melting pot as Kllis Island, and no less than 11 different nationalities gather here three nights each week to learn our language. They are the Polish, Russian Jews. Swedish, Pelgians, Greeks, a Frenchman, (who Is a local barber), a Portuguese, a colored man. Germans, Hollanders, and Spanish. One of the group. Theo Van Goey, formerly a Belgian soldier, now living at 10L'2 S. Williams St., has been awarded two medals by the Belgian government. One is for having been in service from the hrst day of the war until the last. He now carries an ugly wound in his right knee, which was pierced by a shot a few weeks after he had first enlisted. He was captured by the Germans, but escaped one night across the channel to England and. returning, reenlisted with the Belgian army. "You're going to take good care of thoso medals, aren't you. Theo?" the teacher asked hiin. "Yes, yes." he replied, "I would riot part with them for anything." (Mass in Art J on. The ftiture stenographers and private secretaries were taking down words in shorthand, reading them back when the teacher called upon them. Spelling according to sound Is quite different from the accepted .spelling in Webster's, and one is remindetl of his days in the primer when listening to the class, while they to speak, was sold into the family of the wealthy I'neie Sam. and has had a life rich in excitement and adventure. Kamchatka, the more homely sister, remained under the Itussian rooftree on the west side cf Bering sea and has lived in seclusion. "Mosquito SeaMn" at Seashore. "Kamchatka anil the country north to Bering strait contain.- a larc area of tundra or arctic plains; soft, springy morasses during the few months of summer; frozen, snow-covered wastes in winter. In the higher lane! impenetrable underbrush springs up in summer. What little travel is possible at this season is done on ogist. The present Lord Hope had the collection of ('reek ases which he" hail inherit M in one- f his country estate and he left them there wh -n he rented the place to the Duehess of Marlborough. The duchess apparently did hot care for them for after her occupancy a number of them were founel out In the gtrden. h.ilf covered vlth earth. Fortunate ly. Crock ae are used to being buried.

BY ELSIE CLAY ROGERS The humility of the letters received is beautiful. One woman wrote as follows: "Can you help me to a Fmall sack of flour and a few potatoes, for my husband has been unable to work for some time." On another call, Capt. and Mrs. Trevitt found a 17-year-old girl who was about to become a mother. She had no clothing prepared for her baby. A doctor was called and In two days a baby boy was born. The young mother did not want the child, so the Salvation Army took it, and it was soo placed in a good home. The people who adopted the baby named it Albert Edward, after Capt. Trevitt. It 1 not only to provide the Immediate needs, but to effect a lasting improvement that the Salvation Army aims. They follow up such cases, and keep guard over their patients as much as possible. Perhaps the real glory of these organizations shine3 forth more in the people they have succeeded with, the reformed, than in those that are merely .supplied with food. Are Three Clasps. One woman. 6 5 years old, who had never appealed to a charitable Institution In her life, called for help. She was found to be living In one room with no heat except from a small oil stove. The cases reported to the various institutions fall under three classes; namely, widows, sickness and desertions. Probably a majority of the calls for help come from widows. At the present time the Associated Charities is providing .for several women with large families, who are unable to take care of their families and provide for them at the same tim. Hut luckily the state ha.s a law, known as the "State Aid for Mothers," which makes the mother ward over her children, and pays her enough to look after them. Many of these mothers are able to make pood homes for their children if given a chance. They are clean, and thrifty. This law enables children to have a mother's care and still be provided for by the state. A father of five children has been trying hard to keep his little family together until his wife is well enough to come home from the Insane asylum. He was paying $G0 a month for three of them at the Orphan's home, and keeping the two older girls at home, when the Associated Charities came to his aid. Docs Good Work. Resides the work of providing for the poor in our city, the Associated Charities does a great deal in the way of tracing lost girls. The workers here are in touch with the workers in all the surrounding towns and cities. For instance, the Interdepartmental Social Hygiene board of Louisville wrote here about two girls who were stranded there. The Associated Charities found that the pirl3 belonged at Plymouth, and they

BY LORETTO LORDEN. spelled "d-ugh-s-key." Kvery little line, dot and circlehas a meaning all its own In shorthand. It has been necessary te procure 47 typewriters to take care of the large number of applicants in "the touch system." The shorthand and typewriting classes are practically the same as those taught in the commercial schools, onlj they are, like all the other courses taught, free of charge. A veritable toyland is the room where toy making, or coping saw work is taught. Since Santa Claus has been seen around town, he must have appointed the 15 or 20 young women who are seen painting, drawing or sawing little wooden animals as his assistant.. At any rate, many a little stocking will bulge this Christmas with a red and white bunny, which really hops along like a real "bre'r rabbit," or a white polar bear. Both of these animals have wheels attached so that they can be drawn along the floor by little sister or brother. Cloak hangers, on which are painted artistic designs, napkin rigs, acrobatic clowns and parrots are some of the other articles "manufactured" by the class and painted in a kaleidoscope of colors. A delicious aroma greeted our nostrils on entering the room where domestic science is taught. The class of 15 or 20 girls were making Christmas candies. Choice bon bona were cooling by an open window, while others were being dipped. Some there were with nuts on top, and some without, but all looked as tempting a.s an confectioner's. The art of making more practical things is taught on other evenings, such as baking bread, preparing meals, ete. A row ef fruit cakes were arrayed in the rear of the rorm, which had already been sold to customers anxious to ecure them. Bachelor girls, engaged girls, and even a few the back of sturdy ponies who must wade up the shallow streams or plod through the sticky swamps. In winter travel is easy. Teams of dogs and reindeer wisk laden sledges over the frozen surface of the streams and across the snow of the tundra at a rate, under favorable circumstances, cf 75 miles or more a day. Trails that are virtually highways are beaten down by the teams of the natives bringing their furs the chief present resource of the country to the trading ports. "In the summer the curpe of the moist regions of the north strikes the Kamchatkan country; swarms of BY PHYLLIS ACKERMAN.

Many of the pieces from the Hope collection had been in the still older e-ollect on of Sir William Hamilton. who was British ambassador to the ceurt c f Naples in the second half of the Klghteenth century when there was such a revival of Interest in classical art. It was there that he collected most of his great Ilonun marbles. Two Italian collections, the Oiandolo and Simonettl, are also repre

sented in this Anderson gallery exhibition, and one French collection, that of Alphor.se Kann of Paris. There are a number of pieces also frm the collection of Herr Satzka. who was for many years state architect for Austrai Hungary. It was In the pt-rf ormance of his state duties that he made ene cf the greatest additions to his collections. He was ortlreI to elreetje a certain cction cf the Danube river. Il the

were snt home, .v few years later, a letter was received from the Y. W. C. A. at St. Joseph. Mich, inquiring about one f these girls, who had come to the Y. W. C. A. there. The Associated Charities was able to tell the Y. W. C. A. that the girl was wanted on some charge .at Plymouth, and she was returned again. All charitable institutions work on the theory that there is more good than bad in every one. That is. "A man may be down but he is never out." Miss Taylor of the Associated Charities once came into contact with a little boy whose father was in prison awaiting trial for murder, and whose mother was a mental deficient. She took this boy out to dinner. At ftrtt, he seemed quite hopeless. Dut when it came time for desert, che noticed that he would not eat his pie. When questioned hfl said that he wanted to take it home to his mother. She told him that they would buy another piece, but he protested, saying that the bill would be too high. He seemed quite nervous, and said: "Gee, wouldn't you be nervous too, if your father was in prison?" Misa Taylor had to admit that she would. One of the hardest things for a beginner in social work to learn Is that It is not right to help beggars on the street or to feed tramps at the back door. In the first place, nine times out of ten, they do not need to beg and are working on the sympathy of the public. One crippled boy who sold lead pencils down town was making about 35 a day and he had two brothers who were willing and able to support him. Many "Hard Hollcd." Usually street beggars are what is known as "hardboiletl." If asked why they do not go to a charitable institution for aid they will say that they did and wtro refused help. No person who needed help was ever refused In any Institution that lives to help the needy. The police keep the South Bend beggars off the streets as much as possible. The beggars who display their Infirmities on the streets are usually the ones that die leaving -apartment buildings valued at several hundred thousand dollars. Certainly if the tramps found that they could not make a living by begging, they would return to work. And if for any reason they are unable to return to work, there are places to shelter them. There is a grace in giving as well as a grace in receiving. Gifts not given lovingly had better not bo given at all. Giving that is shouted from the house tops, and given only because of the publicity or praise rendered the giver, la hypocrisy. For it is hard enough for people to be poor without being called upon to parade their poverty. Often the most worthy cases of distress are not made known because of the publicity that would be forced upon them. The Christmas season is drawing near and with it a

married women are in the class, learning how to prepare "three squares a day." Millinery Class Active. Chapeaus of all size's and shapes are being fashioned in the millinery section, and the beauty of it all is that the pupils are saving a great many dollars on each creation, besides learning an interesting trade. Some of the hats are very simple copied from pattern hats, hibit will be given, wh'ch and on January 3, when to make, while others are On Dec. IG a millinery exwill be open te the public, school opens lor the newterm, they will start fashioning spring hats. The sewing tiasw Is now making serge dresses, having started on simpler things like aprons and blouses. About 155 young women taking the course in the high and public schools will be accomplished seamstresses when the term closes next .spring. Those taking the bookkeeping course were juggling columns of figures, while around the corner young Americans were twisting their tongues to form Spanish phrases. A garage has been fitted up for those who wish to take the course in repairing automobiles. Some of the cars belonging to the teachers at the school, oth rs owned by people in South Bend are used for demonstrating purposes, ani only a slight charge is made for any necessary repairs, to cover cost of materials, tools, etc. A provision ha.s been made that all boys Joining the vocational classes must be more than 16 years of age. The class is composed mostly of nun from garages, who wish to advance themselves faster by taking the night course. Then, tco, there are men who own cars and want to learn how to do their own repairing. Starting and ignition are explained fully, but moequitoes and f lien thicken the air and make life miserable for all living things. The nomadic natives flee with their herds of reindeer to the sea coast, where the breezes give some relief. Diet Is IUgorouK. "Though the climate of Kamchatka is rigorous, a westerner Is like to consider the food of the country more so. Bowia of boiled fishes eyes aro the most popular delicacy in the lower peninsula, where the silver hordfs of salmon run up most of th stroams. To the north reindeer meat in Fome form la th universal piece de resistance, the tongues and marrow

mud dredged up he chanced to nd a bit cf old ivory. It turned out to be an early Christian carving so he had all the mud carefully strained and obtained Quite a large collection of these rare objects. There are a number of Important masterpieces ie the collection. Among the nu,.t interesting Is a very arlvchurch hanging from Armenia madp of linen with a pictorial dtsiga dyed into it In tho same way

that batik?? are dyed. It U moreover, a very elaborate deign of two rows ef saints, each one in an archluctural framework. The main color is blue; with de-talls painted in In orange. Another interesting piece of early Christian art 1 a. pre-Uyiantine katcophagu with a very primitive virgin in a most austere interpretation. Itut Christian art ia by no fncarj tho mala future of the exhi

higher resolve or. the part of the charitable institutions of the city to give as they have never given before and to give quietly, and reverently, fo that a spirit cf true brotherllness may pervade the holidays. Plan Hlg Trcv. Great preparations are being made to make Chri.ctmaa time a happy time in every home in the city. Th city's charitable organizations are cooperating in the. movement. Those in league with the Christmas fpirit aro the Childrens Dispensary, the lied Cres-e. th Circle of Mercy, the City Rescue. Mission, the Salvation Army, the Day Nursery, the Visiting Nurses, the- Associated Charities, ami the Klks. The Elks are going to give their annual big Christmas party to the poor children. Santa Claus is be. invited, and he will bring toys for all his children up to 12 years old inclusive. The toys are to be new ones, and they will be placed around a larg Christmas tre. There will also be new clothes to make somebody who hasn't many comfortable. And Christmas baskets are to bo sent to the families of the children. The cooperating institutions are turning over lonj lists of names to the Klks to bo checked over confidentially, so as to avoid conflicts. Hut each Institution will take cart- of their poor u& in previous years. The Salvation Army will send baskets to 73 familiunder their care. The menu of the Salvation Army Christmas basket is as follows: A five-pound chicken. One peck of potatoes. A small sack of flour. . Five pounds of beans. One pound of coffee. ' Five pounds of sugar. Two loaves of bread. One pound of butter. One bunch of celery. Cookies and cakes. Fruit, Including preserves. It is thought that $cno will cover tho expense!!, and the kettles placed on tho various corners will bo used to help in collecting the amount. Checks will bo accepted. At a meeting of the Ministerial association it wa voted tc send baskets of food, clothing and toyw to families represented in their own membership and to any others referred to them. The schools will do the tame. The American Legion will care for families representative of sTice men and furnish emokes for all ex-service men at Healthwin. It looks very much as though Santa Claus would br with South Hend in reality this year. It looks atheugh everybody would be able to sing a Christmas carol and with Tiny Tim say, "God bless us every one."

as batteries are really in a division by themselves, they are not repaired by the c!ar?s. Neither do they do much sheet metal work or top repairing. The principal parts of a two-year course havo been so arranged that they can be learned In six months. In the tool making department, machinery has been installed at an approximate cost of 6 0,000. Here men from local factories who wish to get better positions are taught how to operate lathes, and perfectly shaped tools, from sledge hammers to small ecrews for automobile windshields, are turned out. Other articles made are tools for measuring paper, whereby 00,000 sheets of paper can be counted, possibly, in a half hour. Small screw and bolts, which can not be purchased in town, are also made. Awanl Certificate. In the spring of l'J19, a dinner was given and certificates were awarded to C30 pupils who had attended ;0 per cent cf the time. The attendance percentage had to be lowered that term on account cf the influenza epidemic whi h was then prevalent. Last spring a speaker from Indianapolis was invited to the dinner and commencement. and certificates were awarded to 70 's pupils who had attended 75 per cent of the time. If a pupil finishes a course, he i given a diploma. The director of the night school. O. C. Oborn. ar.d his assistants. Miss Ada Hillier and G. I". Weber, expect an even large r number of certificates to be awardeJ next spring. All classes will be reorganized for the new term, which will start Jan. 3rd. An early enrollment is advised, so that, if possible, all applicants can te taken care of. Syndicate, The Romantic bones being prized in particular. The greatest of reindeer delicacies, however. Is the meat of unborn fawns. From the stomach of slaughtered reindeer the native obtain their 'greens' in winter half digested balls of moss. When prepared for th table these moss balN are somewhat like spinach In appearance. '' 'Cold storage' egg contribute to the Kamchatka r: tables. The eggs are obtained from the nests of gulls and Other wild fowls and are burled In pits on the frosty north -ide of a hill until needed. Frozen ttrrl-a also eke out the wlr.it; fare."

bition. There. Is in unusually Urg group of classical mar b 1 a lrg group cf Grek vawjfl, Including pome primitive s'.fces, a number of Chinese palntintrs and om very r.ne and early Chlnwte porcelain; Golic stones and wood earrirucii. near ait textiles and pottrl, and bomo qualr.t Hungarian Jewelry. It is a vA.t and compreh mdv collection, with nearly 900 ellJTcrrnt olJccti.