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Nbrth’ Shore News - Letter W. IUIOIII, lun- Sheridan Road Publishing Co. wzwmuuwmn Subcaipdon 31.53: Yea 5c per Copy hard“ 1‘: In: Of“. High/u] Part. ”limit a "all (In: sum THE WAUKEGANvDAY GAI- BLING CASES. We do not know the merits or demer- its of the particulax cases which were brought against cemin parties-by the Rev. Mr. Tucker, of Waitkegan. Non- do we know the parties concerned, and have never met Mr. Tucket. . "The law does not draw any line on rafllcs. That has always been the trou- ble iith bigwra'filc case; tfiat have come before the Uni‘ed States court as the offenders point oui that church lottetics and rafilesjre just as bad‘ as their's, theteforw'if the government approves one, it mum-approve of the other. ' In min, therefore. thnt we are glad that the courts found it within the lines of justice to dismiss thesetcues, we are “But in thishcase. it is a public enter; prise that was to benefit by the fundymd-af itislcfitometodecidc. it appears to me that the thing to do is to dismiss the case against Messrs. Just and Smith; ” not expressing my opinion for or against any of the parties. Cotnmissiongf Foote. in dismissing them, says: But we are inclined to think that the Gazette has been doing too’much crow- ing over it. For the admission has had to be made that -these' cases were not technically legal. 1 It seems; then. that me.- can ms du- mis'sedâ€"not because thcre was' no of- fense, but because the end was sup- posed to justify the means To many’peoplc, it ddes not seem to be a very high standard of law which will permit a city‘ to do anything for gain which would be criminal in a pri- \ale citizen ‘ This, however-.- is skating on very thin ice, and if the defendants have any sense of modesty in 'the matter,‘ they “ill say as little as possible about it. ~Who is responsible fonthc. evil gffects upon the youth of our land which are the result of giving publicity to' evil things? At first Hand we would say the_ yelâ€" low journals, but' we are not sure that the most pernicious of these e'vils do not teach them through what are re‘ garded as respectable newspapers. Mr William E. Curtis calls attention to this evil in his letter published on August 27th, a portion of yhicll we give in another column of this issue. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3|, I907 We hope his letter will be read by lhe YELLOW JOURNALISM editor of the hmahééw ind‘ai'léed‘ by ell first-clan jourmlis'u. It is true Mrbrearelaruewmofpeople '1»er Elem-with the lying head- lineo. printed in type fit only for a bill- board potter. and that these fiellov jourals" ere prone to {lake the most of the senationalâ€"eqneially if it is a story of rice and crime. ‘Anything to sell the papers!” seen: to he the motto of some journalists N‘ot anything can be too nasty or too vile if it will only serve to nuke a red line heading. with a half column, more or less. of moral filth. ' But our §ery but daily papers do the same thing. only quflifiéd by a better regard to actual fact. and without the yellow line or red ink heading. Society scandals, divorce proceedings. and murder trials, with degradation and vice. are all materials. gathered with avidity in order‘to rival competing jour- nals with the most “attractive” story. The spotting columns also are con- stant feeders of the gambling spirit and the hostilities of the prize ring ate dis- played in all their disgusting details and demoralizing slang, by the largest and most influential of papers, more especial- ly in Sunday editions. But does the responsibility rest solely upon the press! The mswer to this is found in the single fact that the “yel- low journal" has a paying circulation and the strictly true and moral paper goes under. So finally, ‘5: comes back to the citizen â€"the parent and the teacherâ€"to give supfiort to the journal that does not make its record on vice, but hoIds up to View thcjthings which. make for man- hood and womanhood. Two to Be Provided. V We would have been much mistaken in our estimate of the Highland Park public had we not found that there is a spifit“which‘ answers literally to so evident a need as that of public drink- in; fountains for man and beast. For weeks past we have been urging immediate action in this matter. The man who Walked into this 'office on Saturday last expressed the sense of disgust which the stranger feels in com- ing to this city ”in hot weather. "This is a bum tow’n!" said he, “What's the matte}- with it?” we asked “Huh! Can’t get a glass 0' beer, andâ€"worse yet~â€"â€" W a drinig of water i" The stranger evidently felt that this was “a dry towrt” with a vengeance. Wear; indeed glad, howeyer, to. re- port'fltfitlat the next meeting of the city council, on Tuesday, September 3rd, thé‘re will be presented a petition for pcmission'to' erect in prominent. and suitable places, two drinking fountains as quickly as the work can be done‘ One of thes’eâ€"‘a splendid example of artistic metal work richly inbunted and beautifully. bfonzedâ€"will dost several bundreil, dolla'rs, and will be an oi‘na- mem‘io the town. as Well as providing drinking accommodations for man. DRINKING FOUNTAINS FOR HIGHLAND PARK. hormdocl. EmM'Tfls will}: presented by a mhhy citizen. who. withhioenimblewifahnluditin mind for a long time, and the anides in this pape‘r luv: muted the way and furnished commit; .1 The second fountain will also be a beautiful metal drinkiu fountain for man. horse and dog. and will be far- niahed by a children's club called the "Young People's Humane Society of Highland Park." under the leadership of Miss Ruth Ewing. Their appeal for funds will be found in another column. It is to be hoped that nothing will prevent the immediate acceptance by the city of theae generous daytime: and that in.a few Weeks we may see this great need met by the installing of the two fountains. ‘ I want to thank you for giving space to humane work topics. I feel that your paper has as much oppottunity for doing good‘as any of the great dailies. for the reason that the summer-retort district has much cause for eomglaint. in the cases of deserted domeltic pets that annually occur. Do you care tov'reprint the enclosed clipping? If not, please return. Respectfully, Dear News-Letter: I think your papct does much to re- mind thosc who are only thoughtless, not really hard- hearted. Some writer says. “people are kind when they think of it!" Editor Ngrth Shore News-Letter: Dar Sir: Seeing the query of ”Con- stunt Subscriber” in your valuable paper, relative to the means of relieving cruelty to animals in Highland Park, permit me to'say that the Illinois Humane Society and the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chi~ cago are invested with authority under state laws and equipped fbr work at all times, in all places, for the prevention of cruelty to children and animals. The Anti-Cruelty is the younger socies ty, but we trust that its youth will be no impediment to its usefulness. We are pleased to‘ state tfiat during the past six weeks. the Superintendent of the AntLCmelty Society, Mr. Hugo Krause, has made five trips to Highland Park and Lake Forest in response to calls for help, and has been successful on each occasion in meeting the need. One case befqre Judge Dorsey result- ing in fifteen dollars and costs, and a second a less amount in the same court. . The oflice in Chicago of the Ami- Cruelty Society is at 90 LaSalle street, Telephone Main 3669, where all calls will’be gladly’and' promptly responded t0. _/ - It is with heartfelt gratitude that we realize the awakening of public senti‘ ment in the protection of out dumb friends who serve mankind so faithfiulty. obediently and submissively. ‘ We wish also to express thanks to the press {or their firm stand wilh these societies, their only motive being to pre- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Susanna; will In vent mania. «that» an; 066m for just dad-50m. wanna E. Curtis o‘n Yellow Journal. innâ€"Publicity of Evil map l have s theory that if we would look more eagerly for the good there is in this world and screen the evil as much as possible from public View it wouldh better {or all of us. If the newspapers, for example, were to print the kind fild charitable act! men do” under scri- ational headliites and hide the horrors. the crimes and the injustices of men- kind in the most obscure columns there would be less misery sndqieople would Mime the good rather than the had that we do. When I asked the “er- intendent of the Boys' Club which E. H. Harrimn is supporting down org: the East Side of New York what wopthe worst influence the youttgste‘rs oi that section were exposed to he rep.licd 1"de “The yellow journals. “Are they worse than the salootts?” I inquired. "Infinitely worse," was his reply) “be- cause they give the boys suggestions con- cerning crime, v' e and‘ miechiei they never“ would th "of otherwise and make heroes of criminals and the vicious. Everybody loves notoriety There is a fascination about seeing“ your name in print, and dm among our populition here a man who is written up inthe newspapers, particularly ’if his picture is printed, ranks as a_-hevo, re-_ gardless of the reasons for thepéblica- tion. This effect is stronger upow boys from twelve to fifteen years of. age than at any other time of their lives} "ma therefore the yellow journal; which de- vote their columns to~the publication of sensations exercise the most pernicious influence we have to deal with"â€" W slllam E C «m: m the Record-Herold. Governor Hughes, 'of New" York; knows. of course, that he cannot make ,a tour of the country fairs, as he in- tends, without being a candidate for something, and there is nothing for him but the presidency. - Russian editors have been forbidden to mention the Czar. except by specwl permission. Presumably the bill from the clipping bureau has been getting a hit too heavy, and the danger of being classed with “self advertisers” much'too great. Uncle Joe Cannon hasn’t saved any waitresses from drowning, but thlt kid: in the ribs he gave a mad do: last week proved that he, too, has in him the stuff that heroic presidential candidates are made of. 'Uncie smoke i: ing of a The country is too busy to fool with Wall street and too big to let Wall street fool with it Highhnd Plrk. "1., August an I”. Xu'Evufl W. 3.001;, A, Directot Anti-Cruelty Society! e Joe’s kick against, thc costly is worth more to him than 'nqm- a new cigar “the Cannbn" would