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SPLENDORS OF BRIDGE DAY
REALISTIC and Imaginative values are
both receiving due consideration In the
feregram in preparation for Bridge Day en
January 0.
Substantial progress In the work is
Utready slgnnl-ed by the signing of the con
tract for the construction of the two great
jpters en the Philadelphia and Camden sides
rf the river nnd by the appointment of a
Beard of Viewers te assess damages for
property holders en the site needed for the
Pennsylvania end of the structure.
Meanwhile a feeling for artistic symbol symbel
6sra is denoted in the plans for joining the
two neighbor States with ribbons spun out
from hydrenlrplanes, nnd requisites of senti
ment and history nre recognized In the as
signment of the veteran cruiser Olympla,
flagship of Dewey's squadron nt Manila
Bay, for the river pageant.
It Is altogether proper that the ceremo
nies sheiild be Interest-quickening and
fceautlful. The epoch-making nnture of the
Dclawnre bridge undertaking does net lend
itself te exaggeration.
January 0 will be n day of impressive
Ttisteric significance in this part of the
Natien, marking the transfer of a dream
long cherishd te the frontiers or nn cquaiiy
splendid realm of fact.
U-BOATS A WORLD PROBLEM
' A S "WAS nlmeet inevitable, the difficulty
J of devising in the Washington Confer
ence a Bubmarine limitation program satis
factory te all the participants has revived
prospects of additional International parleys
enlarged in scope. Even had French rc rc
eistance te the Amcricnn and British plans
for undersea craft ratios been less deter
mined, the problem of submarine construc
tion by nations net represented in Wash
ington would have remained.
U-beats, us the Germans demonstrated,
may be built with sinister rapidity. Cora Cera
pared with capital ships, the cost of under
water beats is insignificant.
Spain is net ordinarily reckoned new as
one of the world's militant nations. Yet In
an emergency, real or fancied, it would be
quite pessible for the Government of that
country te Imprevise n powerful offensive
nnd defensive naval arm in the type of ships
with which Germany se disgraced civiliza
tion. A similar opportunity might net be
lacking In Russia.
Practical settlement of Pnclflc problems
Iras been grntifyingly shown te be within
the scope of the present sessions at Wash Wash
5ngten. Something very like world agree
ments is needed te extinguish authorita
tively reliance upon the Bubmarine weapon.
JTiench obduracy, In itself regrettable,
lias drawn immediate attention te this fact,
Tfhich would eventually have been apparent
sjven if accord in a drastic limitations
Bcherae had been reached by the United
States, Great Britain, Prance, Italy and
Aapen. ,
Unquestionably thcte are five great Tow Tew
fcra, but their dominion docs net corer the
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THE LAST ACT
YVB3INTEGBATION of the Kts Klux
,LKlan has continued te the point at
which a free and open fight is beginning
ever tht spoils. At the request of a equad
of Grand Goblins, the Pulton County,
Georgia, Court yesterday planted nn Injunc
tion te prevent any disbursement of funds
by higher efllcers until thcre has txea a
general accounting publicly made.
The money paid Inte the Klan should net
fca returned te the folk who get In line te
fctry masks and gowns. It should be used
te Teprint in large type the Constitution of
h United States. A copy of this reprint
iflienld then be feryarded te every man who
xraa se foolish and se lacking in tne Amer
ican spirit as te "Jein up" with Wlau-d
Simmons' ridiculous organization.
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JOHN HARE AND HIS ART
T NEW generation has attained the play
A going age sine Jehn Hare, then un
Vnighted, last delighted audiences in this
city with his polished portraits of Qucx,
the wickedest man In Londen," nnd Ben
jamin Goldfinch, his temperamental oppo
site. The fineness and di&tfnctlen with which
this skillful actor Invested virtually every
part In his career were the products rather
of culture and keen Intelligence than of nn
exceptional endowment of histrionic genius.
Jehn Hare'a characterizations were
:tchcd with the accuracy and finish of the
untiring artist. A shrewd sense of values
xaved him from the offense of excessive
elaboration of details. The result was au
exhibit in consummate table nnd exquisite
artistic proportions, nene tee common in
the present theatric epoch.
It is of record that several players of
ability follewod him in some of his popular
roles only te miss that Intangible subtlety
which was his primary uBset as an inter
preter. Neither Jehn Drew nor E. S.
Wlllard, for all their talents, entirely buc buc
eceded in depleting, respectively, the hut
urnlne assurance of Qucx or the whimsicul
charm of Goldfinch.
HIS Kccles in UobcrUen'is "Caste," a
play te the world celebrity of which he con cen
trlbuted no greatly, blmilerly defied Imita
tion. It was In these three roles and In
Plnere'B "The Hebby Herse" that Phila
cfelphlans of an earlier day knew Jehn Hare.
By far the greater part of his profes prefes
aiOnnl llfe was speut In Londen, where the
enca exacting West End received him ns
the ideal of Its conccptleu of the sophisti
cated "man-of-tho-werld" tjpe.
Hare's. (Icuth nt the uge of hcvciity-ecven
Jtnnrivra the stage of ene of lU veterans,
who hud, however, reaped his honors at the
reUe period when the cut of the "society"
Semedy was admirably suited te his artistic
uiuwrttnt Dramatle atyles erpa In
Londen have changed since Jehn Hare,
with Instinctive appreciation of his own re
sources, renounced alike the "grand man
ner" nriil the least indulgence In showy or
adventitious effects.
It wns his privllege te contribute te the
stage the delicious emphasis of understatement.
WHEN A DOLLAR LOOKS
LIKE THIRTY CENTS
One of the Consequences of War Inflation
Shown by the Difficulties of
a Manufacturer
THE manufacturing company Hint made
the dellur famous is uew in the hands
of n receiver because the war made the
dollar leek like thirty cents.
A dollar watch appealed te the popular
Imagination, but when that watch had te
be sold for $2.00 the Imagination ceased te
work and the watches ceased te sell in
profitable quantities.
The man who was asked te pay $2.C0 for
the watch that used te soil for $1 decided
te spend a Httle mere money and buy what
he called a real watch.
The cheapening of the dollar that fol
lowed war Inflation sent many business men
en the rocks. It affected most disastrously
theso who manufactured nrtlclcs of which
the price had been standardized. Nothing
that they could de i-crved te keep their
business running In the old way. They had
te curtail output and wait for better times
or shut down altogether. They could net
buck a thirty-cent dollar, especially when
the pay of a large proportion of their cus
tomers was in thirty-cent dollars nnd these
customers had te deny themselves many of
the things which they had been accustomed
te buy.
When the in fin t Ien was at Its worst Prof.
Fisher, of Yale University, offered n
remedy In n plan for what h celled a itable
dollar. Ills dollar would nlweys buy the
same amount. When prices went up for
any reason he would Increaw the weight of
geld in the dollar of redemption, making it
worth mere, nnd when prices went down
he would decrense the amount of geld
measuring the value of the dollar, thus
making the dollar worth Irss, se that, no
matter what the course of the market might
be, n dollar watch would always gcII for n
dollar. And this professor of economics
seriously thought his plan would work
that by juggling with the value of a dollar
he could enable Beciety te escape the in in in
convchlcnces that come from fluctuating
values of ether commodities. It reminds
ene of the plan of the amateur seaman te
put a powerful electric fan en the Btrrn of
sailing 6hlps te raise a hrccze when the ship
is becalmed at sea.
The complications urlfaiug from the cheap
dollar of the war period are net going te
ceme te an end with a few receiverships for
manufacturing corporations. They nre
going te trouble us for a generation or two.
The war dcbt9 wcre incurred when the
dollar wns worth llttle. They will have te
be paid when the dollar raturns te its nor
mal value. The sums required te redeem
the war bends In twenty or twenty-five
years will be worth twice ns much as the
sums which the Government received when
it issued the bends. Then day laborers were
receiving $5 for eight hours' work and
skilled mechanics were getting $10 nnd $15
u day. Steel was high and lumber costly,
nnd coal selling for two or three times the
normal price
TIie man rhn heuirhr. n limits darinz the
I war when he was making big wages will
knew just what problem conlrents me tov tev
ernment. He is new finding it difficult te
pay the carrying charges, and it will become
increasingly difficult as the price of the
dollar recovers its old value.
The consequences of the war fever cannot
be escaped. There will be n long period of
convalescence, with n slew but gradual re
turn of ubllity te bear thu burdens.
IN IRELAND
NEITHER, long-distance clairveyaii.e ter
the cautious balancing of political valued
should be needed te determine in advance
the result of the present dbntc In Irelund
relative te the new treaty with England.
The treaty will be accepted, and it will
be accepted In accordance with the will of
the people of Southern Ireland, whose deci
sion will net imply any lack of respect for
the minority which opposes such action. It
is the etnte of mind of that minority which
few people take the treuble te understand.
Tha movement which culminated in the
formation and recognition of the Irlih Free
State was phenomenal. It could net have
progressed te a victorious conclusion with
out stubborn nnd possienate leadership or
without the vitalizing force of extraordinary
spirits.
Meu cnpuble of doing extraordinary
things munt always find a finished work
unsatisfactory because it U easier te con
ceive perfection than te render it. The
mero ardent statesmen in Dublin were car
ried oleug te a partial triumph only by the
vision of even greater things, nnd it is
natural that the vision should continue te
trouble them even while their p radical -minded
countrymen me in the completed
work mero tnau is visible te the eyes of the
men who created it.
Ireland Li through with civil war, as it
should be. It will put Its trust in progres pregres
siva thinking nnd rely en peaceful action
for its future progrcte and tl.e union of
such discordant elements n( still divide its
people. .
FROMTHE STEEL BOX
PRESIDENT HARDING, according te
the whispered rumer3 in Washington,
was friendly and generous in his conversa
tions with Mr. Debs and suggested merely
that the IHrst Prophet of American Social
ism restvain himself for n little while and
refrain from trying te rock the beat until
the men everywhere who are trying te make
a peaceful harbor manage te bail out a
rather large accumulation of watfr.
There are peeple who dlsllke Mr. Hearst
intensely because he contributes only de-
btructlve nnrt intlaraing criticism 10 tue gun
Cral QlbCUSaiUll Ul ui.... ..........
is pretty generally admitted that there is
Misplelen and hatred enough in the world
for the time being, urn' that even the tell
ing of important truths which happen tt
the moment te have only a negative vnlue
might well be postponed for calmer nnd
mere settled times.
Mr. Wilsen himself admits that he doesn't
knew' what was in the new famous sttel box
wbkh he brought back from Pnrli. The
box it seems, contained net only the min
utes of tbe Big Four and the (.'eum-il of
Ten. It Tield, u well, the rreeii.tt if pri pri
vate' and peeret conversations carried en
among the few men who directed the ceiir-u
of events ut Versailles. These documents
nre te be published serially and In book
form. The news which will thus be pro
vided' for the Amerlcnu people nnd ether
tropics, for that matter may be sensa
tional and revealing, nnd In the end of great
value. Fer the moment It must be liowed
n news that lit at once a llttle tee Jato and
a Utile tee early.
The VerbnlUcs Cunfercm'e i ou-i and m
ceenantb lire Mgncd. Much tirer a, n
leaders committed cannot be repaired ul
this time. Hud the complete record of its
u-nrk been nrlnted from drfy te day matters
. ... t. nf IntaptiqHnnnl nfli.tM If
might hare gene better In Paris and in the
EVENING ' PUBLIC
world nt large. But the great diplomacy of
Versailles was net openly arrived at. Te
dig up old complaints, te suggest new in
dictments among the Powers, te reveal, as
the records of the steel box may reveal,
unsuspected trickery, obstruction and even
betrayal as the work of ene group of states
men ngninst ether groups, may be merely
te cause new commotions in waters already
seriously troubled.
It is Idle for members of Congress te
question Mr. Wilsen's right te make the
records of his and ethers' work at Paris
public. The mero that Is commonly known
about such things the better It will be for
everybody nnd the sooner we shall get the
great processes of government nnd di
plomacy out info the daylight where they
belong,
But It is hard te cscape a fear that the
publication of the Versailles record at this
tlme may help te undo seme of the work
that all Governments have been trying te
get fairly under way since the fevers of the
war abated. Thcre may be n renewal of
hatreds and passions nnd suspicions such ns
will revive rather than dispel the mood that
prevalleB in Paris te defeat soine of the
higher hopes with which the Peace Confer
ence began.
ENGLISH FOR OPERA
THE singing of "Ivehcngrin" in German
at the Academy of Music Tuesday night
was n concession te the cti6tem of giving
foreign opera in a foreign language. This
custom is peculiarly American.
The Parisians usually Insist that opera
be sung In French. The librettos of operas
written in ether languages nre translated
into the tongue of the Parisians. A similar
rule Is followed in Reme. It rests en the
desire of the opera-goers te understand what
is relng en behind the footlights. They
leve the music, but they nre also Interested
In the drama.
But here we submit te opera in n foreign
tongue even when we de net insist en it.
As n result we have German operas sung
in French and French operas sung In Ital
ian if the 6ingers happen te knew the roles
in these languages and net in the original.
We forget that the translations which nre
sung te us wcre made in order le enable the
French or Italian audiences te understand
the play when the music Is sung te them.
"Lohengrin" was sung In English last
rear te the satisfaction of almost every one.
English was then used because of the preju
dice against everything German which was
still strong. The argument for opera In
English, however, is net based upon n dis
like for German or French or Italian, but
en n preference for English as a language
which every ene understands.
The late David Blspham argned in favor
of it for years. And he was an experienced
opera slngrr, familiar with all the technical
problems involved. Walter D.imresch Is
another advocate of the practice and his
qualification te speak with authority cannot
be denied. He is tbe composer of two ex
cellent operas in English.
It used te be said that thcre were no
singers who could sing in English, as the
opera stars were all foreigners. But this
can no longer be used as an exeuse for the
continued use of strange tongues. In the
cast en Tuesday night there was only ene
singer who could net have sung in English
with perfect case. Marie Jertlza is an
Austrian who has net learned English, but
it should have been no mere difficult for
her te sing In that tengue than it was for
Orvllle Harreld te bing in German. Her
English pronunciation would have, been no
worse than the German pronunciation of
Harreld.
There are enough American -born singers
of high rnnk te fill the cast of almost any
opera that the management desires te put
en. If the foreigners discover that they
must learn te eing in English If they wish
te get the high salaries paid here they will
learn quickly enough.
Then nn operatic performance will become
a dramatic as well as a musical event. The
operas which have tilly plots offensive te
common 5ense will be forgotten, und the
great musical dramas will ceme Inte their
own in America ns great emotions in action
tct te nn accompaniment of interpretative
and supplemental music, and we 6hall knew
mero fully why they wcre considered great
by the races in whose language they were
first written.
TARIFF FOR MOVIES
WORKS of art such as painting?, sculp
ture and books are subject te a duty
tax which averages le per cent. Art is
supposed te uplift the national spirit and
illumine the national mind. That Is why
the tariff makers were broadly liberal.
All pictures and nil books are naively
supposed te be artistic. They aren't. It is
hard 'te Bay what some of them arc because
the necessary word has yet te be wrought
out of bitter emotional experience.
Deubtlcts, lu attempting te dceide
whether the movies hheuld be protected by
an import tariff. Congress will be guided, in
part at least, by existing precedent. Yet
tbe rule that holds In relation te geed and
bad books, picture and sculpture can be of
little value vh'n it Is applied te the foreign
films. Something ought te be dene about
the foreign films, but It need net be done te
protect the American producers, who even
new nre virtual monopolists In the most
profitable of Ueldn.
Th? greatest fc-ur among American movle
makers bcems te be of the German pictures.
But the Germans will have te revls their
technique nnd their whole system of artistic
und dramatic values and change tome of
their Inherent national traits before they
are able te compete seriously with the
roevlw made in the United States.
We have u wholesemo hubit of haying
hard things about meny of the American
pictures. But the nutive producers have a
lightness of touch and a Fert of vivacity
even in their worst moments that the for
eign producer lacks, and It is a touch almost
perfectly suited te our own national tatte.
The German film-maker Is heavy handed
nnd nlmest Gothic in his method. IIe ex
hibits nn inborn respect for many of the
elder rulei of pictorial composition. He
ndhcres te the standards which lie has been
taught te regard as clastii'. His wit is
slew. lLb humor is weighty. In this
country the metic men, who often knew and
care little for bheir artistry in picture
making, have a leaning toward informality
nnd ease which Is in fact nearer te life than
studied dramatic effort rany easily be. And
the best American films disclose airy charms
and a sort of careless beauty that the less
versatile and mere studious (iermun could
net Imitate if he would.
Tmnartial critics will complain of im
ported linns nut bt'CJUbe they may compcte
dangereuiiiy w i"v iiu"u pruuuer,, uiit
becauwj tee many of them ure morbid and
suggestive of thu depressing spirit of one
part of the contemporary European btage.
The first widely heralded German film te
be shown in this country was nothing mere
or less than a nightmare product of un
healthy war psychology. The clumsiest of
American pictures would have been mero
refreshing and enjoyable.
Properly, thi're bheuld be no tariIs en
works of art. What Is needed is a set of
standards i. , ich it would be possible te
sift out the llttle art that Is produced in the
form et books, pictures and films nud then
bink the base imitations before they can de
J any harm,
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29
MINISTERS AND MARINES
Alse n Little Incident That Proves
That There Sometlmcs le Senti
ment In Politics 8eme 8mall
Talk About Tattooed Ladles
and Artists
By GEORGE NOX McOAIN
DR. ROBERT JOHNSTON, of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the Saviour,
who gees seen te a new charge In Washing
ton, tells a geed story whose UUe might be,
"The Three Honest Preachers."
Three clergymen wcre discussing "church"
cne day. Among any ether trio of men of
the world and the flesh, it would hae been
called "talking shop." ,
They had reached the stage where the lim
itation of speech from the pulpit was the
subject.
There is, be It known, a limit te comment,
suggestion, adjuration and condemnation
from the sacred desk among discriminating
dispensers' of the Werd, which is duly rec
ognized nnd, ns a rule, observed.
"What would be the result If you told
what you think of people nnd things from
the pulpit?" asked one of the trio of, nn-
etner.
"I'd have te put n screen up m front et
me as 1 talked." he smiled.
"And you?" he a.-ked the third brother.
"Me? Why, I wouldn't huvc any congre
gation left when I wae through."
I KNOW a man, a scml-public man, who
ought te knew better, who never has
seen nnd, I presume, never will sec, any
thing geed in any man who bears the tltle
of politician. ,
Anether, who is himself n political office
holder, holds in such contempt the word
politician that he will net appoint te place
any individual who bears It.
Thcre is an almost universal misconcep
tion et the "politician man," an I heard an
Irishman express It a few day a nge. " There
are geed nnd bad among them. I m net
going, however, te analyze the species or
give a dissertation en the subject new.
1 only want te tell a little story, unex
pectedly rich in sentiment, about a quartet
of politicians, or political leaders, that dis
proves much of the popular Idea of theso
who 6tand outside nnd leek In en the
gnme.
A high State official called en the tele
phone the morning of the day before Christ
mas n nremlncnt Philadelphia officeholder.
He desired te fix an hour when he could meet
him that afternoon en n matter of business.
It wns a raw dey ns you'll remember.
Celd with gusts of blustering wind.
"Can't meet you this afternoon, old man,
came the reply. "I've get te go te the
cemetery."
"Who's dead?"
"It's net a funeral this time. Just a little
remembrance, of n geed friend. There s four
of us going."
Then the touching little 6tery came out.
Vnr von, ever wince, the death of State
Senater James P. McNichol, four of his
long-time friends and followers have made it
their rule that his grave should be kept green
ut Christmas time.
That afternoon, the day before Christmas,
was the day of their annual pilgrimage te
the cemetery.
Storm, snow, sleet or cold have never
postponed their service of sentiment nnd af
fection through all the passing yenra and
the mutations of politics.
Who nre they? . ,
Clerk of Courts Themas . Cunning
ham, Blakcly D. McOaughan, Collector of
Internal Revenue; "Jimmy" Carcv, leader
of the Fifth Ward, nud William V. Camp
hell, Register of Willb-clcct.
DR. GEORGE W. DOUGLAS was dis
cussing grotesque mirrors with his col
leagues ene day recently.
The kind one sees in museums and at re
positories of freaks nt beasidc teterts and
elsewhere.
They v.-nrp the human bhape out of al
likeness te the handiwork of the Creater.
The short nnd stout grew long nnd lanky.
The lanky develop into pudgy, wlde-facrd
dwnrfs.
He recalled the btery of a young chap head
ever heelb in leve with n pretty girl who
was exceedingly sensitive le her diminutive
She puuMd before one of these distorting
mirrors. Instnntly her ladyship shot up into
a gaunt, gangling creature in its shining
surface.
Her lever suffered agony. He manifestly
wanted te shout with lnughter, but he was
afraid, it might insult her ladyship und
all hh future would then be wrecked.
He endured in silcnce jubt as she did
when a moment after he posed before the
knme looking ulnss.
Then the reminiscent doctor, apropos of
the distorting mirrors, told of the lameii'1
Burne-Joncs nnd a friend who vihitcd a side
diew te 6ee a tattooed lady who had Leo Lee Leo
nareo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" tat
tooed en her back.
Five years later Burns-Jenes rushing into
his friend's office in great excitement cried :
"That tattooed woman's in town again. I
went te bcp her. She's grown fat new nnd
nil the apostles' faces are stretched into a
bmlle."
IRVIN II. BARDMAN is treasurer of
llontgemery County.
nc also, let it be noted particularly, beam
the proud title of "euntry editor."
He belongs te that Felcct coterie of rural
(Anmnluis of whom the eloquent Dr. Ltitz
nt the northern end and the clever cbsnylf-t
Mener at the lower end of Montgomery Coun
ty nre members. ..,.,,. , .
Mr Bardmnn is n public benefactor. And
he Is in Politic, top.
In Philadelphia the newspapers recently
tried te induce the men whom the people
elected te office te decline fees and accept
enlv the salary attached te the Jeb.
Net they. One term alone enriches the
Register of Wills in Philadelphia County.
Irvln H. Bnrdman has been in office going
en two years. He's made a fine record.
The lnfct Legislature paused a law giving
County Treasurer a fee for every deg and
fishing licence issued.
In Montgomery Cnvnly It amounts te
about 2000 a ;icar. H'r, a nlce comrertable
addition te the Treasurer's salary.
Did Bardmnn jump at the chance of mak
ing thib extra money legitimately tee.
He did net. He announced that it wasn't
much additional treuble In his efllca te Usue
the licenses. ,
He did net want the fees. Would net
take them, but Instead would turn them Inte
the County Treasury t the benefit of the
people of the county. His calnry was suffi-
Seme fcl of blight township read tuper tuper
isers will name :i re."d utter lrvin Bard
man ene of thesu days.
V htreU'h of read b'lilt with tne thousands
he might have taken but didn't.
CAN thl U pebbibleV
A city official, who is Bemcthine of n
nedestrlnn, tramped down te League Islnnd
a few dave age for exercise.
He essayed te enter but found five marines
nn irimrii, no ui wuuw uiuugii hj uecp
Mm outside the gates.
t.Vlr veh from" quciled the sentinel.
"I'lifindelphia. of ceun-V was the icply.
HI...I. rtr. 111."
"Cause ycr from Philadelphia. Tth be
long here, that's why. Ge get a pass fiem
headquarters."
"But suppese I was from Chicago, or De
troit or New Orleans?"
Well, I guewi reu rnlght get In. They
ceme a long distance nnd we don't like te
dl'oppelnt rem," eald another sentinel who
"And because I nm from Philadelphia I
riin''t gel Inte League Island yard while
Senpl" from ether cities -an?"
"That's th" rn'i . wtw Hip reply.
Affected Modesty
I rem tin OkKMten ''
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go in swimming with her wimble en ft
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
CAPTAIN ALFRED SOUDER
On Protection Agaln6t Crime
IT IS becoming Increasingly difficult for
tbe criminal te commit a crime in the
large cities and get nway successfully, ac
cording te Captain Alficd Seudcr, chief of
the Dctcctive Bureau of the City of Phila
delphia. "The great cities of the country nre
taking every posdble precaution against the
professional criminal," raid Chief Heuuer, ,
"and by giving each ether the warmest co
operation, we nre succeeding in making it a
difficult thing for a man te commit a serious
crime and escape puuishmeut.
"Each case that comes before our bureau
presents different conditions from these of
every ether case. Sometimes tho3e which
en the surface leek te be the most foelleh
prove te be the hardest te solve nnd ether
apparently nbstruse cases will prove rela
tively easy of solution. In n case of a
crime, you almply never can tell.
"It is becoming harder nnd harder all the
time for the criminal te disappear absolutely.
The conditions of police work for the clearing
up of crime nre becoming better all the tlme
nnd as n result It is getting harder and
harder for Uie criminal. This bituatieu, car
ried te its logical conclusion, will mean ia
tlme as much absolute control of crime by
the police nb can be expected.
"Of course, there will always be crime
and there will always be criminals, but the
mere frequently thcre is n prompt do de
trMrm nf the nersens committing the of
fenses and nn equally prompt punishment,
the uoeiier the born criminal will realize that
he cunnet escape forever and the fewer per -tens
will enter the class of professional
creeks.
Ce-operating With Other Cities
"Whnt has been achieved here in the do de do
tectlen of crime has also been .'.ccempllshcd in
ether large cltlca, und It has been dene by
means of co-operation of the pelice and de
tective forces in the various cities. Flight
Is the firaflnstlnct of the man who has com
mitted a crlme'and when he gees te another
lnrge city, or when n criminal from one of
I..., nmi in Philadelnhla after his offense.
the detcctlve forces of the city te which he
gees furnish the means for his capture.
"They have, of course, an advantage
which could net be possessed by a utranger
In that city, no matter hew brilliant u do de
tectlve he might be. They knew the resorts
of the criminal classes of their own town
nnd where te leek for fugitives. We have
the some knewledge as regards Philadelphia.
"When we rcccive n request for the ap
prehension of a criminal who has fled from
another city, we de our utmost te find him
und return hlin te thn place where he is
wonted and we have canturcd and sent back
a let of theiu. This makes our relations
with the detective lows of the ether big
cities very cordial and they de ns much ler
us when we want nnv ene who boa lied te
their jurisdiction. 'Clie result is that it Is
new very difficult for a criminal te escnpe
detection no matter where he gees. His
natural inclination is te go te a big city,
where he will find friends of bis own kind
who will hide him and where there Is the
safety of numbers.
IJttle Haphazard Crime
"Thcre is little haphazard cilme new.
1'reniPt detection and punishment have con
vinced the criminal class that it Is net safe
te take any mere chances than are absolutely
nceWary und nearly all the work they J0 Is
cnreiully planned und carried out with equal
Ca"The real professional criminal gees about
his work as carefully and perhaps mero se
than many a workman In ether and legiti
mate lines. He is taking chances and he
knows it, no matter hew carefully he works,
lint the care with which he works makes it
that mUch harder for us te find the mun and
obtain the evidence egulnst him.
"In bpite of this, we hum had considerable
ucces, und I read the ether day that thoie
iie about 100 persons new In the jull nw.ilt.
.y. triul en criminal charge!, and that there
will be m''u ciii.iinal courts added le take
care of thestl caws.
"Very few serious crimes new remain un
solved. It may take time te get te the
bottom of some of them, but in the end the
1921
WE'VE LANDED THE BIG ONES
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dctcctive forces generally $et the man or
selve the mystery. If there is ene connected
with the crime. Up te yesterday thcre have
been 102 murders committed in Philadelphia
bince the first of the year. Of this number,
all but seven nre entirely cleared up.
Missing-Persen Problem
"Anether thing which gees far te show
hew difficult it is te disappear 'without
trace' is shown by the number of missing
persons who arc located throughout the
country in the ceurse of n year persons
who have simply disappeared and who are
net accused or even suspected of having
committed a crime. The number is ninaz
ing. Finding the Guilty
"Peeple are often amazed that the de
tective forces should lay their hands directly
upon the criminal In be ninny cases, appar
ently by guess. But there is no guesswork
about it; it is ju n mnttcr of experience.
We huve en our staff men who hnve special
ized in many branches of crime. They de
net de this work exclusively, for they nre
useu en wiintcver cases come up, but wlien
certain crimes are committed, there are cer
tain men who knew mere about thnt kind of
offense than ethers and they are assigned te
the work. Thus our automobile specialists
knew the names and addresses of prctt
nearly every auto thief in Philadelphia and
the 6nmc detailed knowledge of the criminals
lu ethor lines is pesbcssed by ether officers.
"Frequently the manner of the crime will
give nn nlmest unmistakable cltie as te the
perpetrator, and in theso cases it is easy te
find out the facts und apprehend tlie of
fender. I am speaking new, of course, of
robbery cases. The murder case Is alto
gether different. Murder lu nlmest alwuys
n spontaneous nffnlr and cuch caw has Its
own individuality and must he handled in u
different manner te every ether case.
"The protection of the people of a large
city against crime is net a nnnll matter.
We cannot hope entirely le eliminate thu
criminal, but we can afford an increasingly
larger measure of protection te the citizens."
( What De Yeu Kneiv?
QUIZ
1. Who was the first Attorney General of
the United Statc-n?
2. What Is a dinosaur"
8. What Is "call money"?
i. What Is iade?
C. 1hut Is an octrei?
li. Who was Jehn Hn:?
T. What Oieek deity pei senlnca ti.e teul?
8. Of what country Is the present Queen of
Italy a native?
0. Where are the Carpathian Mountains?
10. What Is Uie chief city in Alsace?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
L A vivarium Is a place artificially pre
pared for UcepfiiK animals In their
natural stntc zoological gardens nnd
thft llkf
:. The lour l'lckwlclilans of nicl.cns' "Post
humous Paprru of tin I'icKwici; Club"
"ire tfiwuufl I'icl-wlc'c. Xatlanlel
Winkle, Tracy Tupmnn und Aunuatua
HneUgrass.
t. The 1-utln iilirn-.e. "neil nui taiiEere,"
means "don't touch me."
i. The fourth city In the United Stntu3 In
population Is lietrelt, with 993.739
inhabitants, nccerdini; te the censtw of
U Texas entnrcd the American Union with
the proviso that It could, if deemed
necessary, be subsequently carved Inte
four separate States.
C. Thu Hattle of Aglnceurt was fought be
tween the EnBllsh, under Henry V
und ilia French, under the Constable!
d'Alliiet, en Octeb-r 2D. His Tl e
latter were declsUi-ly dufcalei ' Ki,-i-eurt
Is 11 llhiKi In the Department
of 1'au-de-l'ulaK l--rai.co.Kbet
twenty-nine mlleb south mt of llou lleu llou
leBne. 7. Thn Blade Ferest Is a weeded leitlen in
the teuthwesteni part of Clermknv
occupying the seuthern part of bailAi
and the western part of Wucrttcm"
bow. The name .Is derived from the
dark felluge of Its pine and llr trees
8. Wendln, Uie, French tlehtrope walker
nnd uiirebat. whose reai name i
Jean Franceis Ornvnlet, creHtcd thn
Kergo of N'lagnrn Full-, en u tluhtrui
k.U down In nildceurfe en the 1000 11,1 i
1 uel.Kl and ute an oiniilet, Ilia dates
me 1821-1S9T.
y. TcreKi I'arriii'j wi. ,1 brilliant and d, -iliib'UUhcd
i-Oiu.i-t lihinlst. She was
horn In caruciu, ineuelu, lu 153
and died a few years uge. She com
posed tlie national hymn of Vonezuola
10. A Sltsuln la en Inhabitant or native of
the city of Mett, Lerraine, France.
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SHORT CUTS
Time te get your New Year rcsolutJeail
ready.
Haiti also furnishes proof thnt peeplt!
Hke te go te the devil their own way.
There Is still possibility that the sub
marine issue may be sunk without trace.
The transportation tax Is new under ttil
hammer. Ueing, going nnu gene en baturi
day.
Thcre Is no end te the trouble rab-
marines make, in times of peace ns in Until
of war.
Oh. well! We still have u couple of daM
In which te bruce ourselves for the Nwl
Year bills.
it being his sixty-fifth birthday we snl
net surprised te learn that former rrcsiawi
Wilsen pusscd it quietly.
We gather from the headlines that ruid
would net be be plentiful iu this country W
it had mere than three letters. 1
We'll nil rejeice In the ribbons that
span the Delaware en January 0, hut will
fet our faces against red tape.
If history may furnish precedent, India,
after four or five hundred years of agitation,
will beceme the Indian Frce State.
The Yeung Lady Next Doer but Ow
opines thut a revolving fund must ban
something te de with the turnover.
Columbia Unlvcrbily ce-eds want t
knew when n girl Is old enough te btueki
Easy. When Gabriel pipes all hands.
The Senate will ratify the treaties sole!
bceausu It will be unable te think of 1
sufficiently geed t.c-use for defeating thw
While Moscow is extending the has
of friendship te the Western Powers sbjl
Easslng a dagger te their fees lu the Nei
last.
We have a picture of the capitalli-t clu
quaking lu Its beets at the threat of Def
te gire it no reet. It leeks Hke a p.
comedy.
The demands of Adly Pasha remind ti
thut every time England puts her toot de
she fiuds com in the laud of Egypt and !
"Ouch I"
Secretary Hughes had better leek te it
Overworked delegates te the Washlngte
Cenference may yet strike for a forty-war
hour week.
Lenin suys he Is compromising wit
capital for a period just leug enough
learn hew te trade. A smeke sereen '
hlde failure.
Chile, Behla ulul Pem mu bcltle M
difteieiitc-s in Wushl ige n Belief Is greP
ing that there is lrtuc In the America
round table.
Turkish Bolshevists call their organ!"
tlen "The Orcen Apple." Presumably fl
blgncd te glve civilization a pain In 1
llttle tummy.
We'd simply leve te have a thrWt
merchant marine; but nn Infant iuausu
fed en Government pap seldom come? te
rugged maturity.
The capital class Debs tureatcni 1
eludes every owner of a Liberty Bend w
every depositor in u bavlugs bank, u "
where is the line drawn?
If proof Is needed that France has U'
n wrong position lu the metter of '
merlnes It Is furnished by the fulsome prw
lavished upeu her by the Hearst newspaper
"It is better te vcnr 0.
E.Npert Testimony than rust out," ra
old preu-rb. '!;
may be added. "And be net In a huW
wear out." It Isn't work but .
kills. Te the human iniichlnc, denes'"
ergunlzed, work is oil, but worry jiff
E-.Goveruer Stuart 011 his ,'"',&
birthday spoke words of wlwem. P
busy and stay young," he td.
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