Identifier: famousleadersofc01wild (find matches)
Title: Famous leaders of character in America, from the latter half of nineteenth century; the life stories of boys who have impressed their personalities on the life and history of the United States
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Wildman, Edwin, 1867-1932
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Publisher: Boston, The Page company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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le lunch counter at which he had alwaystaken it, for so many years, — and passed on to the newjurisdiction of American baseball. Among leaders of character Judge Landis is con-spicuous for the democratic ideals of the rights of thepeople, for the people. It was because of his incorrupt-ible spirit of fair play, and strict honesty in decisions; 310 FAMOUS LEADERS OF CHARACTER because of unique direct vision of justice and honestyin human entanglements as well as legal, that he wasasked to retrieve the reputation and honor of Americansportsmanship which had gone temporarily astray inthe baseball clubs. He had made a deep impressionupon his countrymen long before, when he imposed theimmense fine of $29,400,000 on the Standard Oil Cor-poration to establish the principle that the UnitedStates Government demanded allegiance in business,and registered again the principles of Washington, thatequal rights must be maintained. BENJAMIN BURR LINDSEY (1869 ) A JUDGE WHO BELIEVES ALLBOYS ARE GOOD
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Courtesy of Mr. Frederick Ilill Meserve BENJAMIN BURR LINDSEY BENJAMIN BURR LINDSEY (1869 ) A JUDGE WHO BELIEVES ALLBOYS ARE GOOD BECAUSE he knew that a boy who snitched wasnot a real juvenile criminal, Ben Lindsey be-came known to boyhood when he was only thirty-two as the Judge wholl give a square deal. He knew that snitching was a mistake, that steal-ing was, too, and that the kids who belonged to gangsoften made mistakes that they didnt realize at thetime. Judge Lindsey created a new way of treatingbad boys and girls who were brought before him. Inhis Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, he discoveredthat most kids needed a little friendly advice. Itwas all very well to punish a kid, but what happenedafter he was punished? The kid became sullen, re-bellious, or was kept from being bad through fear.Judge Lindsey argued with the boy this way: J^o good bein afraid; lets cut out all snitchingand tell the truth, and then well see whats the bestthing to do. When Ben Lindsey was brought b

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