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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25
ENTRY NO. 6o44.

State Of North Carolina,
county Of Jackson.
|, K S. Bryson do hereby enter
and claim 20 acres More or less
'0n6 ~ Foo1~e0- ~07rn+v Cote -ro-o-
--4~ &c lie head waters oe Tues.
seigee River, adjoinir 6 the LANDS Of
X ;. Bryson, Fred Bryson. A. S.
Bryson, Chapman and others.
BEGINNING n a stake corner of K
) Bryson and RUS with his line 10
Fred Brysons' line, thence with his
with his line t. A. S. Bryson's lin
thence with his line to Chapman's
line, the &C with his line to the
BEGINNING corner and running so as
to include all the vacant land in
that vicinity.
Entered on the 22nd day Of July
1913.
K. S. Brson
Approved:
John R. Jones
Ex-Officic Entery Taker for jackson
County, N. C.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25
FRIDAY JULY Is. 1913

Governor Locke Craig as called
the Legislature to meet in extraor-
binary session September oath
there will be only two matters that
viii receive attention at that time
and these two are Of vital import
ance 70 the people Of North Carroll
IA. The question of freight rate
discrimination and the report of
the special committee appointed by
the General Assembly to consider
certain amendments to the Consti-
tuition. The freight rate discrini-
nation is costing the people millions
Of dollars year and has driven
manufacturers from the State. It
IS Sapplng the life blood Of the bust
ness Of the State and must be rem
edled if North Carolina is to pros-
per as she should. Procrastination
can accomplish nothing. The peo-
pie must be informed Of the condi-
tons that exist between them and
tie railroads. And tho ezra so2-
S IN must force the railroads 10
treat the people with justice. Moth
ing will throw off the yoke of OBJ
preston except united effort Of
the people
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

Inc Waynesville Courier has the
following: After coming ke-e we
can hardly see how that To<iC !,
committee could select any Other
place Tor summer home" Saw
brother. have you ever been in
backson county?
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

4 gentleman remarked in SYLVIA
the other day land he is one who
knows having travelled practically
all over the SOUTH: jackson coun-
ty has the greatest undeveIope
wealth OF any county I have ever
visited"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

In behalf Of the manaeeneot Of
the Western Carolina Bidle Confer
ence and the people Of Sylvia. we *
tend to every one and urgent jnyi-
tatlon TO attend the Western Carroll
ma Bible Conference beginning here
August 1 and continuing for ten
days 1t will be we'll worth vo71r
while to attend Look over the list
OF spec Eers appearing in this issue
OF the JOURNAL, see if you want to
miss hearing single one of them.
I'd Justice has made the an
nouncenent that he is after Sena-
tor Oyerman's goat.
In supplement to the Julv
Health BulIltin. The North Caro-
Ina Board of Heath presents the
following startling facts and asks
these pertinent quest ons: "Eie ht
white hab IS are b: ~.
Did You know, that 5000 North
Carolina babies die every summer
That 1000 are less than one wear
DID? That of these 1900 are bottle
ted and that only 200 are breast
f7d2 There's reason. WHAT
Bottle feeding and Ignorance"
ignorance causes three baby deaths
'ut Of four. Will it kill your baby?"
Mothers, fathers, are you inseres-
ed? Write the North Carolina
5oard Of He nth at Raleigh, N. c..
spec al Healt- Bullitin No. p.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

The sumner tourists are with us
again. The heat of the lowlands
mas driven them to the mountains
20 seek the coaling breezes laden
with the scent of the balsan 70
drink the sparkling waters, as pure
and fresh as that which drips from
the foot of the Alaskan glacier. to
eat OF the wholesome food of the
Highlander and share with him the
gracious gifts of the Creator to
climb with him to the summit of
the mountain and behold the won
derful handiwork Of nature, to an
gle Tor the speckled beauties in the
crystal streams hurrying to the sea
10 gain strength and health Ladies'
and gentlemen: We bid vou well
come to all we have.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

Every year there are discussed
dI tne Farmers and Wonens Insti-
tufeS number of interesting and
import ant questi n to the farmer
ana ms family. Th1se meetings
are interesting and helpful in solv-
Ing the problems of the farmer
II possible every farmer in Jackson
county should attend one of the
lasltutes in this county this year.
'jne will be held at Qualla Monday
July 70 and another at Cullowhee
the following day, Tuesday july
70. 10 and take your note books
with you. Be prepared to ask anv
question that you want to know
IL Will pay you to attend.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

Dr. Louis Hannah, formerly of
Atlanta. Ga has located at Dillsboro
where ne will engage in the practice
OF the science of medicine and suee-
ry. After completing his medical
course. DR.. Hannah has had two
years experience in hospital work
n Atlanta.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

I'd Justice has made the an
nouncement that he is after Sena-
tor Overman's goat.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

F1+e~ed as sec N | class ntii II ltt>r a
P)3t0 6ce At Svive Y. =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
COMMON SENSE A REQUISITE.

SO in selecting man for Police Com
missioner all you need is any good man
with common sense. You want to know
that he is firm and that he is not going
to use the Office fgr his own selfish pur-
poses. You want to be sure he's going to
administer il in the interest of the peo-
pIe. Get man like that and you'll never
want to think about way TO remove
him.
For the interest Of the people counts
for something these days. It's g6t 70 "a
point where the people themselves can
have something to say. That's one of the
things I've been working for-an awaken
ing of public conscience. There are signs
Of the awakening every day. People are
rutbing their eyes and looking into things.
They did II out in San Francisco and
drove every municipal crock to cover.
rbov did il by throwing Lorimer out OF
the Senate. They did il In Detroit. out
I'm Los Angeles. everywhere they started
municipal Investigations and carried them
through. With good police system ard
strong Commissioner, every community
could be cleaned up.
Let me tell you OF chief of police l
knew of in San Francisco. 1t was before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
THE INDIVIDUAL POLICEMAN

And now We come TO the individual po-
lceman, who has been greatly abused
No one has the right to say that the po-
lice Of New York are all grafters No
one has right 10 look down upon them.
In London the individual policeman IS
looked up to- He is regarded as gen.
tleman: he should be here. 1t is unfortu-
nate that our officers lose their individ-
uality as soon as they are placed upon
the police force. Public criticism Is not
Ieveled at those who deserve she criti-
cisms. The police are all taken together
and involved as one That is not fair.
The individual policeman should be eli
couraced TO answer courteously all ques-
lions asked By the public. They do that
to-day TO a certain extent. Imagine the
burly. fat cop of fifteen years ago an
swering little questions politely The 70
liceman should conduct himself politely IN
all his dealings with the individual citi-
zen. and so win the commentator OF The
public at large.
In this country VIC are given too much
ia snecring at the ordinary policeman.
He should he regarded like any other non
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
WITHIN HIS RIGHTS.

Somebody once asked me il Commis-
soner Bingham acted properly and within
his rights in establishing the downtown
dead line. beyond which no criminal could
go. | told him that a Commissioner had
no right to leave criminals in the city at
all. II he had right to establish a dead
line, he had a right TO drive every Grim
inal out OF the city.
Socialists come TO me and say that most
crimes are the result OF economic condi-
tons. They want me TO take that into
consideration in dealing with criminals
There is only one thing that police
officer or a detective should do. He should
ferret out crime where a crime has been
committed and the law violated. He
should bring the offenders to the courts
for punishment. 1t is not for the detec-
tive to inquire into the cause OF crime.
don't mind saying, though, that too many
men 20 TO the penitentiary who have no
business there You hear it said: Burns
is trying to put people I'm Jail" He isn't
He's trying TO keep them out.
Let me say that I'm not i'm favor of the
third degree. II is never necessary to ap-
ply it any time. Gambling should be
stopped wherever ii is known to exist
Gamblers should be jailed. A Socialist
once asked me, Would you apply that to
the Stock Exchange in New York city,"
asked us there law against the ex-
pinsm0s9. * the Stock Exchange?"
For that's all that lies 'wit.:%s,,,s, s.pc-
tons of the police-to see that the laws
are being obeyed Naturally agitators are
opposed to me- They say I'm against
labor. Let me say that If there were a
strike | would certainly suppress strikers
Tor violence. And I would suppress ctrike
breakers. too. In a strike the police
should never take sides, only keep to the
law. preserve the peace.
BY the system that have outlined | ge-
lieve that municipal graft and corruption
would be driven out. You have no idea
how big a factor the Police Department is
in such conditions. But the best police
commissioner would fail unless he had
the benefit and need and support Of public
oSia/~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.

Now tho trouble is not with the New
Yort Police Department-that is, with the
men individually. The method OF hand
ling tho department is wrong. Even 80,
think that II is the best In the world
This doesn't go for the laundering Ne"
York police detectives.
In New york there is too much OF
disposition TO call the average po''ce"id u
q crook and a CRATER. A large mayor i'S
Of the men are honest. And Ii the coHu''
tons under which they worked were r!sh'
there would be no scandal uneartheu Hh0
that OF the Becker case.
These views are not superhcial lheS
are the result of twenty-seven years III
public life with a lot Of crooks drassiii5
al my heels all the time. III they coui'
have laid a finger on me they "ouiu I'D =
done IL long ago. | was offered SVO'Vo
10 drop ont OF the San Francisco grait
investigation. To-day. the man VINO -
responsible is In the penitentiary. men
J speak OF municipal graft and the poii00
! know what ! am talking about am
emphasizing these things at the RISK OF
modcstv. because what / shall say VIII
idea OF the model police force is aoso-
lutely radical-but base it on experience
There are two features in New YORK
policing to-day that are perfect-and Only
two. One was given TO the police lorce
by former Commissioner McAdoo Iha'
is the traffic arrangement Commlssloher
Waldo is responsible for the other-the
fixed post ] fully indorse these points
Neither. however. touches the super
structure Of vice and crime. A whole ne"
system must be built.
To begin with. politics ought TO be eliml-
mated absolutely from the Police Depart
nent. Until that is done. there can be no
proper police system. Then. as ] SAID III
public recently. ] advocate the appoint
ment Of Police Commissioner for life.
of course. that means subject TO his good
behavior / would have system OF re-
can through the Mayor. IL the time for a
recall came. the Mayor should specifically
state the charges against the Commits
sioner thirty days before the date OF re-
cali Thep the public would have AN OPP
portunty TO look into the situation and
decide II. on his record. the Commissioner
merited recall.
There must be a thorough, well discI-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
HIS EYE UPON REELECTION.

But TO the election OF the Commissioner:
| wouldn't have him made by the polls
for political rea sons. 1t is perfectly natu-
raj for the man who has been elected 10
public office TO be thinking constantly OF
his reelection. From the time he goes
into office until the next Election Day
comes around he is making appointments
for political reasons and constantly play
ing politics That is why Police Com
missioner should be appointed. and APP
pointed for so long a time that he will
absolutely be out OF the influence OF the
politicians
II Is easy TO find such man as | have
described for Commissioner. There are
thousands of them all over the country.
They don't have TO be policemen. It's a
good deal like people look upon detec-
tives. Anybody with a little common
sense can make good detective There
is nothing to be gained except the appli-
cation Of common sense. II you apply
that and be persistent, you'll get results
Just the same as any of the detectives
you have heard about.
And when YOU see one Of those wise
mysterious individuals running around
with his hat pulled over his eyes and
wearing gummed shoes and using I'M
canny methods in the solution of detective
problems. put him down as a faker.
Whenever you hear "A man talking about
clearing up a crime the way Conan Doyle
works il out in print-solving the mys-
terry by the color of cigar ashes-put him
down as n bunk taker. All detective
needs is common sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

The nav. proposed changes in our pres
emf system Some of these changes are
very cood on the whole. though. the
situation b. verse than It was years ego.
Now. every man dealing with crime mas
az one tine or another given careful
thought 90 a model police system. Hav-
ing been associated wi,h. crime ia this
country for nearly thirty years, !. too.
have thought II the police-snd have
thought OF them al great length. have
often worked out different police systems
and having been asked by this newspaper
TO present my views. ! shall give you
what I Judge 10 be a perfect system.
To perfect the police system VIII no'
abolish crime It VIII however reduce
crime 10 q minimum. Some students Ike
10 say that IL there were no poverty there
would be no crime. That is not true. A
certain percentage Of people would be
criminal under any conditions. II you re-
move poverty you viii remove the cause
Of mary crimes abolish al crime.
Here i'm New York the situation cannon
te ronoralized New YORK can never be
controlled as a puritanical city. Vice an
crime will always exist A perfect ponce
system, though. will greatly suppress
eyN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

not owe your promotion to a single IN
dividual except yourself
This is the first time in its history
that Philadelphia has had such police
commission.
II should be the same in New York.
I'm every city II would be. if politics
were eliminated and the police were
ruled firmly.
Breaches of discipline should be handled
as they are in the army. When men
are tried on trivial charges they should
no brought before ranking officers Sc
Icctcd by the Commissioner at the time
of the trial. The trial should resemble
the army court martial only'th Com
missioner should know In advance who
would try the charges. Each individual
member of the department should be
treated with extreme fairness. If II came
10 serious charges. the police court mar
tial should not only determine these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

est worker He should not be required 20
work more than eight hours day. lie
should be treated with the respect Que
any public official. ! believe that police
men should not be allowed 20 carry CLUBS
in certain localities of New York. In
other sections they are absolutely neces-
sarv. In time Of riot or when thugs are
attempting to rob the use OF cluhS IS JUS
tilted Free clubbing would have great
deal to do with the checking oil gang
rowdyism.
TIE city OF Philadelphia furnished an
excellent example OF what can be done
If the man IN charge of the police Is
given full power In Philadelphia he
ia called the Director Of Public safety
II used 10 be down there that every
COP owed his appointment AMI his post
i'm a given district to the political captain
of the district The last city election
did away with ali that The other day
the director promoted thirty-hVe or
thirty-eight scrgeants. He called them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
The Noted Nemesis of Criminals Thinks That, Aside
from Two Perfect Features" the Traffic Arrange
ment and the Fixed Post, an Entire New System
Must Be Built in This City, and He Gives
Here His Views as to How the Best
Results Could Be Attained

NE II the most serious and per
lpleIns problems that confrcnts not
. only New York but every other
municipality is that Of an efficient police
.ystenl. \ great deal Of thought has been
.iyen TO this subject by very able men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

should never go back. Even though the
courts determine upon unanimous find
ing that there was some technicalty in
the case, | should never permit him to be
again on the force If this plan were
carried out, New York would have a
police department far superior TO any In
the world.
or course. this hinges 10 great extent
on the man who would be Commissioners.
Many people may think such man would
be hard to find. He wouldn't. There are
a hundred men in this city who could
step into that office to-day and make a
success OF it along the lines | have
stated. 4 Police Commissioner should be
selected with great care. The public
should know the different candidates i'm
advance II should then discuss the mer-
its of the various applicants and not wake
up and find out for the first time in the
newspapers who the new Commissioner is.
| do not think that a Police Commissioner
of such a system should be elected by
popular vote
If the proper man could be found In the
ranks he should be made commissioner.
| would even raise an ordinary policeman
TO the position. But if he broke the rules
he should be put off the force for good. |
wouldn't stop with Bingham's reform
reduce a man to the ranks for the break
ing Of rules I'd throw him out so hard
that he could never get back.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

plined organization. The Commissioner
must feel that he can rely upon the indi-
vidual support of all who compose his
department. For the City of New York
policeman should be recruited from the
entire state. BY this / do not mean 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

charges, but if they were proved TO be
facts should report them to the grand
jury for action.
Once a policeman or any other member
of the department. no matter what his
standing or his rank, is dismissed, he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

as he was walking along the street. He
was all logged out-looked like regular
dandy. But I'd know that face anywhere.
l watched him and saw that he was
watching the streetcars. He always
walked along a certain street when the
cars were crowded. He was watching
to see that all his men abtard them did
their duty.
| One day the Chief Of Police got on
car during rush hours. He wasn't In
uniform. Some one picked his pocket.
But the Chief of Police knew where 10 go.
| He went around to see one OF the Board
OF Supervisors The next day he got his
watch and jewelry back.
Policemen never want to pay any at
' tention to buster and bluff. When man
raises his voice TO talk to you he's trying
to hide something. II, when you're ques-
tioning him. he begins by saying, Now.
I'll tell you about that" nine times out OF
ten he's staling. | have said that private
| detectives are the worst bunch of sneak
thieves, blackmailers and double-crossers
in the world. They are. They're as bad
as some lawyers.
Here in New York you have a gunman
problem. You don't have to have ii. A
police commissioner at the head Of the
system | have described could rid the
city of these men. They did it in Paris,
France last summer. Surely If the po-
lice can do it there with the Apaches, who
are among the most desperate criminals
I'm the world. We can do it with the cow
ardly gunner OF New York. Hardly any
Of them have any courage. They all
work in gangs A Western bad man could
shoot up the lot of them In a few days.
/ firmly believe il is within the power Of
the New York police TO clean out the gun
men in one year.
You know New York's other problem
the white slave question. But do you
know how it ought to be handled? The
men who are responsible for 1t should be
driven into jails II the situation was ter
rorized i'm that way no one would have
the nerve to carry on the practice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

the city was cleaned up. They wout
have sold the City Hall out there II they
could have found any one to buy it. Why.
they even rented out the pickpocket privi-
lege They sold it to one Of the slickest
dips" in the world l met him one day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
REASONS FOR LIFE TENURE.

lif- appointment fOr such an ONCE. Su-
prcme Court judges are appointed for life
SO as to be removed from political in
fuence. Why shouldn't a Police Commits
sioner hold life Office so he, TOO, would
be safe from political jockeying? When
man is appointed for life it gives him
an identity that ne could not otherwise
have. IT gives him an opportunity 10
work out all the details of his plan. II
at any time he is found to be unfit there
is an opportunity Of recalling him But
i'm order that the recall would not be
based on partisan and selfish purposes
the public should have an opportunity to
lie hearu on it. That would be fair all
around.
would not have a Chief OF Police as
well as a Police Commissioner one man
would be I'm absolute charge OF the de-
partment and everybody would be respon-
siblc to him. Every police captain would
be where he could put his finger right on
him. ! would send a captain with his
entire command to a given district. |
would keep him there permancntly-hI
detectives too. If that were done, the
captain would have no excuse for per
hitting any great violations Of the law
20 exist i'm his district for any length OF
time / could go right to him and de-
mand an explanation. There would be no
loopholc.
/ would also maintain a corps OF de-
tectives at headquarters for general
work. And would insist that they be
real detectives. not lot Of fourfiushng,
grating. badge fashers. The Commits
sioner should be permitted 10 employ
what might be termed confidential in
vestigators-men who could tell him
everything that is going on IN his depart
mcnt This would eliminate the stool
pigeon"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
HOW WOULD PQk6< ABG CITY " % s5Ss'

New York, Mr. Burns Says, Is Behind Other American
Cities in Getting Rid Of Corruption in the Police De-
partment-Lfe Tenure for Commissioner, SUBJ
ject to Peoples Recall, and Elimination Of
Politics Are Among the Suggestions
Made by the Detective.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

advocate state police department ap-
pointed for the whole state and under the
government at Albany. ! believe in home
rule.
Every policeman would come under
risid civil service. \ civil service commits
sioner would take care Of the educational
tcst. The Police Commissioner would be
responsible for the physical test. In
other words. would arrange fl 50 that
the Commissioner could make or break
any man in the department. The Com
missioner ought to be a limited Car il
results are to be obtained