Show The Spirited Public Father I By Sophie Irene Loeb I. I i i 1 I Copyright 1918 by by the Press Publish PublishIng In log Ing Co the New ew York Evening World orld Two prominent army officers are to tobe tobe toha be ha as a 1 result of oC the public spirit of ot a n bera bereaved father whose whole son Aon died b because of ot alleged Improper Improper Im Im- lm- lm proper tr treatment at u IL military camp The Tho fathers father's In investigation atlon was conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted In a thorough and stoned manner It was waR dono In the Int Interest of or changing ch conditions to toI I which his hili on son was subjected The whole work was carried on b by him In Inthe Inthe inthe the hope that his sons son's death would make ml things better for tor other soldiers Ills IIii efforts have o not be been n made In vain Thc Thc- They were constructive and not revengeful re So honest were tho the fa fathers father's observations bl r- r that tha t th the Inspectors Inspector's r report port states In fact possibly every complaint complaint com corn plaint made by hy tim the privates private's father tather was round o be ho true Ills His was a splendid piece of ot work that will certainly Improve things so 80 that similar suffering will be saved l nun man many soldiers Thus Thul the death of or this I fathers father son Iton will perhaps save man many other lives At J least that must be a a. source of or consolation to the father tather I and if It there was only a little moro more such Much public spirit on the part of the Individual many things would be correct corrected cor cor- Most of ot th the time people arc are worried I with their own Imm Immediate late world and will not take tAko the trouble to prevent re troubles 5 for Cor oth others otheta The Tho general nil feelIng feelIng feeling feel- feel Ing Is Is Why hy hy bother 1 the use I tant bring th the lI dead sd backor back back- or I 1 am anI only one person nerson and I J wont won't b be able to get b by with It It etc Ite or III Ill have hl no Influence To all of or orthis this the answer Is ha that If It everyone t thought Uk like this the tho world would b ba be bea a er very poor place in which to live Ind Inde In- In j d de e d 1 Where here the case cas mentioned l Is 18 one of ot life Ure and death th there re are arc man many man many I other W M H In which service could l h be rendered to th the public at largo large b by Just Justa a little effort here her and there The Tho other Ither da day I saw 1 a t huckster abusing a noire horse a ns I was wa pan ln t lv by In a street t car A crowd had sath- sath th J rfd red He lie wa was a pulling the horse borne In I j l such a way as to make it H apparent j I that the ibe bit wua Us hurtIng burling the thc animal I a A young woman who was L on the streetcar street streetcar car saw 7 tho the situation In an no instant and got off ott tho the car at a crossing near tho tiit horse She went right up to A policeman and called him over to where the tho small group had gathered gather The officer was soon floon taking tho name of or the driver er and tho the witnesses to the thai incident The Tho young oung woman had performed per per- formed a l hit bit of at civic 8 service sen Again In tho the C case e of crowds I him have seen Pen public spirited citizens demand E the right of or way for women and chit chit- J chil-J dren One Ono of ot the greatest assets o 0 ol being a a. citizen Is to tako a civic prid pt-Mi In tn tho the city and endeavor vor to corre correct J abuses as all they come comB along r 4 Our metropolis is often spoken o 0 rIn in other cities as one of ot the few tow place where there Is 18 no civic interest t on flu thi t part of or the citizen citizen lack lack of ot Interest t ii Is tho the welfare of or others other The trouble with many of ot us Ul in Is w WI leave loo it to others to correct our chili wrongs wrong Our own interest would bo bl b bit bette t C conserved If It we wt shouldered a little p pi public responsibility dally as W find IL It |