The Washington herald., 1907-06-14
ADVISES ALL TO We'd
Police Chief Declares MatPi-
mOny Good Thing.
SETTLES A GRAVE QUESTION
Members of the Baltimore Force 10
BE Paid Benefits for Second Wife's
easements VIII BE Levied Up to the
Fourth Loss of Life Partner.

Baltimore. June I3-'I believe in police
mer getting married and staying married,
and if a man is unfortunate and loses his
first wife. I believe in his getting another
If he finds one TO suit him and can get
her"
So spoke Thomas F. Farnan. head OF
the Baltimore police department and
president of the board Of governors Of the
police beneficial association. this morn
ing. The marshaIs statement was made
at Il special meeting Of the board Of gov
ernors of the association, which assem-
bled 10 consider the question, Should
the association, after paying 80 cents dues
per capita to a member from whom death
has taken his marital partner, pay dues a
second time if the member should marry
again, and lose his second Wife,
Hatrimony II Good Thing.
"Whv should a man be discouraged
from marrying?" asked the marshal
''NTatrimony is a good thing. II it's good
and proper 20 be married once, it's good
and proper 20 be married twice. or three
times. or four times. or as many times as
a man can get married provided the
man can support a wife and family.
L know a member of the department
who has buried his fourth wife. The
wives were unfortunate, the man was
fortunate in getting good women TO snare
his lot. After having an experience with
one good woman whom providence
thought best 10 remove from earth, he
tried for another one and got her, ana
so on. Why shouldn't he3 And why
should he be discouraged by any amend
ments and bylaws?
There are too many amendments ana
bylaws in almost everything, but III be
er-confounded if they ought TO apply 20
matrimony. or how many wives a man
must have. unless he tries 10 have tWl
at the same time. No sir. encourage mat
rimony. have always said that married
men make the best policemen. and / be
lieve the rule applies to men In every
walk Of life.
less Liable 10 GO Wrong.
"yhv ] wouldn't have been worth a
er-er continental if I hadn't married
and married when l was very young.
think good men and women ought &c
marry and raise families. a man. par
ucuIarly a policeman, is less liable TO gc
wrong if he has a comfortable home.
good and thoughtful wife, and little chill
dren dependent upon him. He'll think
twice before he commits "a wrong deed
II he doesn't he isn't real man, he's jus'
q thing
when I get a chance I advise police
men TO marry. and if they should lose
their first wife and would come to me
for counsel / would say set second
wife. pick out a good woman, and, after
proper time has elapsed. get license anl
marry her When I hear a man rail a
married life ! always think there's some
thing wrong with him. He may not b
seriously wrong. but only half-witted. Al
marriages are not happy neither are al
business ventures. and because one MAJ
out Of many fails in business its NJ
reason why other men shouldn't engag
in it,
The police beneficial association vii
continue TO pay dues to every man VIII
loses his wife. and we'll keep on payin'
as long as be gets married and loses then
by death, Of course. Up to this tim
we have never paid for a mans fift
wife-four is the limit so far-but we'r
willing, at least I am