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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

streets 50 az 90 prevent them growing
up toughs I'm the same way ~ is an
admirable thing 20 have clean streets
indeed IL b. an essential thing 20 nave
them. but 10 would be better thing 10
have our schools large enough 10 give
ample accommodation to all who should
be pupils end TO PROVIDE them with proper
play grounds
And ! added. while expressing my rc-
grct that had not been able TO accept
tho street cleaning commissioucrship. That
Of would have been dcIighted 10 smash
mp the corrupt contractors and put the
street cleaning force absolutely out OF
the domain of politics
This was nineteen wears ago. but II
makes d pretty good platform In mu-
nlcipM politics even to-day-smash cor
ruption. take the municipal service out OF
the domain Of politics. insist upon hav-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

20 YOU like Dreaded scallops? Do
you like the big ones that are
~ miniature tenderloin steaks? In
the past you may never have had an op-
portunity 10 get them whenever you
wished. According TO a dispatch from
Washington. that day is past Soon al
may have the giant scallops n they IKE
them. for Commissioner Hugh NJ. smith
of the United states Bureau OF Fisheries
has just reported the discovery OF De1
o: them which appears 10 be thirty miles
wide and TO extend all the way from
Block Island 70 the Virginia Capes. The
discovery was made by the Grampus IN
the course Of a trip from the New Eng
land coast 10 Norfolk. Every time the
dredge was hauled In II contained from
two % three bushels Of the giant scallops.
Heretofore this edible bivalve has been
found in only few spots along the
Maine coast
The scallop is probably the most beauu-
.ful Of the bivalves used by man for food.
Its nuted shells are tinted In delicate
shades and have caught the attention OF
poet and painter.
And luscious scallops to allure the Tastes
OF rigid Zealots 10 delicious Fasts,
sang Gay, In Trivia"
SHELL AS UTENSiL:
The scallop shell has served many
time as a utensil, and II became part
Of the equipment Of pilgriHi-in fac''
his badge
And in Thy hand retainng yet
TIL pilgrims staff and scaliop shell
Is Winters reference &c this use IN ms
poem Daniel Webster"
Said Herrick, "On IIimselfe'
Ny palmcrs hat, my scallops she'll
Ny crosses wy cord. and all. farewell
Prom Salem first and last from Rome;
One that hath kissed the blessed tomb
Ano Visited each holy shrine,
IN hFaby and Palestine
lie shows st. James cookie shell
The scallop shell his cap did deck"
s. the description Of the palmer who was
brought before Marmion.
Give me my scallop shell Of quiet.
Ny staff Of faith 10 walk upon
eas Raleighs plea as he sat In the Tower
hoking up at his window and awaiting
Inc block after his adventurous and tenn
pestuous life.
AS for the painter, every one has seen
pictures Of Neptune in his sea chariot
scsllop shell. drawn by sea horses. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
CHECKING EFFICIENCY.

The then government of the Police De-
partment was so devised as TO render II
most difficult TO accomplish anything
good. while the field for intrigue and con-
spiracy was limitless. There were four
two supposed TO belong to
enc party and two TO the other although
as matter OF fact they never divided on
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Continued on sixth page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
Two Problems That
Confronted Him in
Administration OF
Police Depart
ment.
BY Theodore Roosevelt.

IN the spring of 1895 7 was appointed
by Mayor Strong Police Commits
l. sioner and 1 served as president Of
the Police Commission OF New York for
the two following years Mayor Strong
had been elected Mayor the preceding
fall. when the general anti-Democratic
wave Of that yea. conceded with one Of
the city's coca sional instructions of viz
tue and consequent turning out of Tam
many from municipal control He had
teen elected on d non-partsan ticket
usually although not always the right
kind Of ticket in municipal affairs, pro-
yioed u represents not a bargain among
factions but genuine -partisanship,
with the genuine purpose 10 get the right
men in control OF the city government
on platform which deals with the needs
Of the average men and women. the
men and women who work hard and who
too often live hard. ! was appointed with
the distinct understanding that ! was 10
administer the Police Department with
entire disregard of partisan politics, and
only from the standpoint of a good citi-
zen interested in promoting the welfare
Of ali good citizens. My task. therefore.
was really simple. Mayor Strong had
already offered me the Street Cleaning
Department For this work / did not
feel that | had any special fitness. l
resolutely refused 10 accept the position
and the Mayor ultimately got far bet
ter man for his purpose in Colonel
George F. Warning. The work of the Po-
lice Department. however. was in my
line, and ! was glad TO undertake II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

standard Of morals and behavior in the
city at large The form Of government
OF the Police Department at that time
was such as 10 make it matter Of eN-
IRENE difficulty TO get good results. 1t
represented that device of old school
American political thought. the desire 10
establish checks and balances so elabo-
rate that no man shall have power
enough to do anything very bad. In prac-
tice this always means that no man has
power enough 10 DO anything good. and
that what is bad is done anyhow.
In most positions the division of pow
ers" theory works unmitlgated mischief.
The only way to get good service is TO
give somebody power TO render II, facing
the fact that power which will enable
man 10 do a job we'll will also necessarily
enable him TO do it Ill II he is the wrong
kind OF man. What is normally needed
is the concentration in the hands OF one
man. or OF a very small body of men. of
ample power to enable him or them 10
do the work that is necessary: and then
the devising of means TO hold these men
fully responsible for the exercise OF that
mower BY the people. This of course
means that If the people are Wiling 10
see power misused 1t will be misused'
But il also means that If, as we hold' the
people are iii for self-government-h, IN
other words. our talk and our institutions
are not shams-we will get good govern
ment. / do not contend that my theory
will automatically bring good govern
ment. do contend that it will enable us
TO get as good government as We deserve
and that the other way will not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

ing a Mayor who shall be a working
mans Mayor even more than business
mars Mayor. and devote al the atten'
ton possible to the welfare Of the chill
drcu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
.Ex- President Grows
Further Reminiscent
on Experiences
Two Decades
Ago.

party lines. There was chief, appointed
by the commissioners. but whom they
could not remove without regular trial
subject 10 review by the courts or law.
This chief and any one commissioner had
power to hold UP most of the acts OF the
other three commissioners. 1t was made
easy for the four commissioners TO come
to "A deadlock among themselves. and IL
this danger was avoided it was easy for
one commissioner. by intriguing with the
chief, 10 bring the other three 10 stand
still. The commissioners were appointed
by the Mavor, but he could not remove
them without the assent of the Governor,
who was usually politically opposed 10
him In the same way the commission
ers could appoint the patrolmen, but they
could not remove them, save after a trial
which went UP for review 10 the courts.
As was inevitable under our system OF
law procedure. this meant that the acton
of the court was apt to be determined by
legal technicalities. 1t was possible TO
dismiss a man from the service FOR quite
insufficient reasons. and TO provide
against the reversal Of the sentence, II
the technicalities Of procedure were OBJ
served But the worst criminals were
apt TO be adroit men. against whom 1t was
impossible to get legal evidence which
court could properly consider IN crimi-
nal trial land the mood Of the court might
be TO treat the case as il IL were crimi-
nal triaD. although il was easy TO get
evidence which would render II not mere
" iustifable. but necessary. for man 10
remove them from his private employ
and surely the public should be as well
treated as a private employer. According
IL. most Of the worst men put out were
reinstated by the courts, and when the
Mayor attempted to remove one OF my
colleagues who made ii his business 70
try to nullify the work done by the rest
of us the Governor sided with the recall
citrant commissioner and refused to per-
nit his removal.
Nevertheless, an astounding quantity OF
work was done in reforming the force
We had a good deal Of power anyhow
We exercised it TO the full; and we ac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
DREDCF REVEALS THE DEEP SET OCEAN RETREAT OF GIANT

reaches the surface Contractions then
ceasing. il settles TO the bottom, usually
several feet from the starting point
The smaller scallop can often be taken
bv a "pusher" I'm the hands of a wad-
ing fisherman, but sometimes II Is as
much as ten or fifteen feet below tho
surface. when. of course. dredge Is
required South OF Cape Cod IL Is found
all along the shore Of the cape In
Buzzards and Narragansett bays ana
i'm some of the bays of Long Island, but
in Long Island Sound, like the clam, 1t
is less abundant than it once was. In
fact il is rarely found In all Northern
waters its numbers have been greatly
reduced.
HABITAT OF GIANT SCAllOP.
The giant scallop lives in deeper water.
most of the best known beds. prior TO
the discovery of this great strip. lying
nj depth OF from forty to sixty
fathoms They have been taken up with
difficulty, owing to the rocky nature OF
the bottom.
The two species differ in one striking
particular The smaller is hermaphro-
ditto. while i'm the larger the two sexes
are separated Until recently II was
not known how long the scallop lived
and many wild gUesses were made re-
gardiny longevity. Ii has been stated
that the giant scallop has been known
10 i've from twenty-five to thirty years.
but the studies made OF the smaller
species suggest that this may be
markell evaporation. Comparatively
few scallops spend two years in this life.
They spawn only once. but they make up
for this fact by the numbers OF their
kind which they launch out into their
world The numbers have been placed
In the millions In order to protect the
fish, therefore. II has been suggested that
.he fish be taken only after they have
spawned Then the species will be pre-
served 1t is generally safe to take such
scallops as have rings in their shells.
The change In coloration which marks
the ring is due 10 the stoppage of growth
In the winter season. When the growth
of the shell is resumed I'm the spring
the line is formed. Ii those who drcdge
for scallops should take only such as
nave the ring they would be quite sure
OF having taken fish that had already
performed their duty of repopulating the
seas with their kind.
A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
HABITAT OF GIANT ScALLoP.

When your wits go wool gathering you
are apt to get fieeced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
Rns AND THE OTHER HALF"

The man who was closest 10 me
throughout my two years in the Police
Department was Jacob Riis. BY TINS
time. as have said. 1 was getting our
social. industrial and political needs into
pretty fair perspective. l was still iG-
noraut Of the extent TO which big men
Of great wealth played a mischievcas
part IN our industrial and social life. but
! was well awake 10 the need OF making
ours In good faith both an economic and
an industrial as well as political de-
mocracy. ] already knew Jake Riis' be-
cause his book. How the Other Hair
lives" had been TO me both an enlight-
enment and an inspiration, for which !
The Washington times., 1913-12-20
For the Children
Just at Bedtime
DOROTHYs CHRISTMAS
PRESENT.

- OROTHY was fifteen years old,
so you see she was quite a
L., young lady and a very fortu-
nate young lady she was.
Her father and mother gave almost
everything she asked for and If they
did not her grandfather or grandmother
gave 1t tosher.
Just before Christmas her grandfather
gave her an envelope, saying. This. is
your Christmas present. from Your
grandmother and me; we, thought You
might want to use it,. 49,
When Dorothy opened the envelope
there was check for $50 inside.
You dears." said Dorothy, kissing
both the old people, "fow good you are
to me. I'll buy something nice with this
and then you will have given me two
gifts - 81 50 r. : ~ fsafso
: That afternoon Dorothy went with a
friend Of hers to visit IN Old lady who
lived at the Old Woman's Home
Such a nice time as they had. The old
lady made tea for them and seemed 60
happy in her sunny room that Dorothy
told her she thought It was Q beautifui
place to, live, and. she should. never
again think Of the home. as being
lonely place.
Yes, my dear; 1t is beautiful here il
You have friends to come and see you
once in a while as have, but on the
floor above me is an old lady who has
no relatives or friends, and her life is
very lonely. ~ 'z7--.'asi
Il am kept supplied with books and
many comforts because / have many
friends and relatives, who send me
things and come to see me, but poor
Mrs. Powers is quite alone, II you have
any books or papers you have finished
reading do bring them TO her. We all
send what we have to her room. but 1t
would please her Very much II scme
one brought them just for her."
why can't we go to her room !,ow,"
said Dorothy's friend, then you could
introduce us and Dorothy could come
another day and bring the books: would
you care to do. that Dornthy?'
Dorothy said she would be pleased to
call On the old lady. so they went to. her
room. ..,:s-s- se.= 49,. :, -
1t was very different room the
one they had just left. There were only.
a few pictures on the wall. and tue
magazines in the table looked as though
they had been read many. many times.
Mrs. Brown asked them-to come again
in a tone that brought the tears to
Dorcthy's eyes. sfnr she thought of her
grandmother. ard how dreadful it would
be if she were situated as Mrs. Brown.
with none Of her friends or relatives to
cheer her old age. 49, .-,.....
Dorothy was very quiet all the way
horne and she thousht of Mrs. Brown
nd her loneliness many times.
The next morning. without saying a
The Washington times., 1913-12-20
Stock Players Relish
Crit cism, Says Buhler
By JULIA huRDocK.
IcHARp BUHLER. leading man

IN ICHARD BUTLER, leading man
~ Of the Poll Players. believes
stock productions and PLAYERS
should be criticised as impair
tally as any other form OF professional
entertainment.
1T IL often maintained IL all SER
tousness,- he says, that stock pro-
ductions should not be criticised: that
Is, that they should receive no criti-
cism except In the way Of uIaise. Many
stock patrons. who 90 to- the theater
week after week. have their fayorites.
and dislike intensely any unfavorable
criticism Of their fayorites' work.
They argue that stock productions are
Ia sense local enterprises. and hence
should be encouraged, and they cite
the difficulties OF the stock actor. the
proof Of the fact that his faults should
be overlooked. tYzs5 =
Such an attitude Is keenly resented
by competent and conscientious MEM
bers OF good stock companies. In my
a lowering Of the the stock Company.
placing 1t In the amateur class. where
1t does not, or should nct, belong.
Amateurs are not subjects for crtti-
cism- But stock actors, are profess
partially as any other actor ON the
'..It seems to me that it would be
only insulting to conscientious actors
to treat their work no more seriousiy
than to distribute indiscriminate praise
week after week. Actors who are try
ing to give audiences thei- best work
deserve more consideration We know
that there is a temptation to let down
In our work once in. q WHILE ana we
ftal nd 40
as the most potent incentive to live
up to our own ideals. as we'll as to
give the best Interpretations OF roles
we are capable Of giving"
Mr.. Buhler Is entirely Gompete1t 70
the head of that branch Of his pro,
fession at present. and he has headed
some OF the biggest theatrical produc-
tions in the high-priced theaters OF the
country. He has received CRITICISMS or
his work in the biggest cities IN the
United States and in London Any one
Who has watched his acting week after
week realizes that he is sincere In mis-
belief that stock acting needs no con-
sideration, but is on exactly the sane
plane as acting in any other depart
Mr.. Buhler started his stage career
in Baltimore, with prominent old
time stock company. His amo1tious
Ideals and his untiring and intelligent
Of leading man in ess than two seasons:
He then connected himself with one of
the leading travelling attractions Of the
dag, Cora Tanner In Alone in London"
Later, he joined the companies of
Thomas w. Keene and Joseph HawortS.
who were offering a repertoire of
Shakespearean plays. His work as
Cassi in "Othello" brought much at.
tention from the New York, Boston
and Philadelphia critics. AS result
of the recognition he received he was
chosen to create the leading role In
"Quo vadis.'
After starring in that famous produc-
The Washington times., 1913-12-20

1t open. Both ladies' stopped and looked
In surprise at the room.
1t was the same room and the same
paper was on the walls, but II seemed
been there and transformed it. The
windows were draped with pretty mus
lin curtains, over which hung bright
chintz, the bed was covered with the
same. pattern of chintz. and on the
table was q pretty lamp with green
softer to read bSsS S+t- :
On the Talls were. many pretty pic
lures and some pretty rugs on tho floor.
Over a chair hung quilted silk bath
robe and pair Of soft slippers lay on
In one corner of the room stood a
bookcase, and 1t was filed with books s
of all good stories that Dorothy had
selected herself and read.
Before the ladies had recovered from
.he:r surprise Dorothy stepped out of
the clothes closet and laushed.
"Oh, you dears: you did look SO sur
prised,' she said: 1T was more fun
than doing all this fixing to see your
faces"
what does it all mean" asked Mrs.
Brown, sitting down on the first chair
she came to.
''It means" said Dorothy -ut.'7~r
arms around her. that this Is your
room and that you have given me the
all my life. You know you are my
Auntie Brown now. and / must look
after your comfort
And then Dorothy did a very woman
ish thing: she threw her arms around
ier grandmother's neck and cried.
''Oh, what selfish girl I have been,
Granny, dear, all my life
"No, you have not dear. you have just
lacked an opportunity to show what was
in your good heart, my dear" said her
grandmother.
Dorothy had kept her secret from all.
but her grandmother. and Christmas
morning her grandfather asked what
she bought with the money he and her
grandmother had given her.
Il bought the happest Christmas
ever had in all my life. grandfather.
and found what makes life worth
WHILE she said.
And what is that?" asked her grand
father. -
Making others happy" said Dorothy
You all have spoiled me, so / thought
Of no one but myself but with the help
of your $50 have made one person bap-
py and comfortable, and l shall meyer
be selfish again. $50 . 80.
OF course. we all may not have $50 to
work with as Dorothy did. but l am
sure all can find some way to add lit
tie happiness to some ones life and so
make our Christmas the happier for
giving happiness. -.
The Washington times., 1913-12-20

ton for two seasons he became Bertha
Gallands leading man In sI'he Return
OF Eve The following season he vas
again starred IN the romantic ~pisy.
Paul Revere" HIS fine werk In tbat
play attracted the attention Of KIav q
Erlanger. who engzsed him to play the
title role in Ben Hur. Although he
followed several famous actors n the
role. Mr.. Buffers interpre&efSou of the
central character IN Lew Wajlse6e IA
nous story has been cafied by compS-
tent critics in Nev YORK and Chicsfo
the finest portrayal Of athe rr0le s5ncs
the play WAS. first sproduced.- u 3 80
When kiaw & Erianger sent Ben
Hur to London q few years ago they
selected Buhler to play Ben Hur IN the
English capital His f1ne acting 6t the
head of the big company eIleited strong
praise from the English critics.
Mr.. Buhler has headed three OF the
biggest stock companies in the United
states. He insists that he has done his
best acting as the head Of these COM
panies. In HIS opinion. the productions
by the hrst class stock companies of
the country rank with the best produc-
tons sent on tour. For that reason. he
believes. the actors in the frst-class
stock companies need no consideration.
and welcome criticism just az frank as
that to which they were accustomed
when figuring prominently in premiere
productions
The Washington times., 1913-12-20

wCro to anyone she vert downtown.
First she subscribed for tw" magazines
10. be sent to Mrs. ErGy!l, then sic
drove to '''e home anG took Mrs Brown
a. drive. t..a 4 a--.
1t We 10 weeks before Christmas,
and before that time Dorothy was call
ing Mrs. Brown Auntie Brown and had
taken her grandmother to call on her.
"'Grandmother. dear" she said. a few
days before Christmas. ''I want you to
do something for me, will you?"
Anything that is in my power to do ]
will" answered her grandmother
II want you to drive around to the
home and take Mrs. Brown for a drive
and ask her here for lunch the day be-
fore Christmas. viii you do it?'' .
"of course l will. my dear and be
glad to- VIII You come. too?"
mo. dear. that is where you are to
help me. You must tell Mrs. Brown !
could not come, and I sent you because
I have already asked her to have lunch
with me on that day. said. Dorothy.
sYou mustn't ask any questions,
Her grandmother kept her promise
and took Mrs. Brown for a drive. and
home for lunch. n
hours, GRANNY, dear" said Dorothy
over the phone a little later. 'tCan you
do itg 1t Is taking longer than l ex-
pected to carry out my scheme"
"Yes, / am sure she will stay. And
shall bring her home then or will YOU
come for herr" asked her grandmother.
"You bring her home and will meet
you at the Home" answered Dorothy.
Three hours later Mrs. Brown and
Dorothy's grandmother went to the
door Of Mrs. Brqyps Epom and found