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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
Detectives Who Do Not Detect and
the Records They Keep.
MONDAY, APRIL "a. 1915

In only six cases of homicide out OF 500 reported
lin the bureau for the year 1872 were conVicuons
made where the detectives had to do real detec'Ne
work in discovering who the murderer was somo
time after the commission of the crime mus 'he
Curran investigating committee reports upon the
work of the police detectives. In all other cases
where convictions for homicide were oDlalhed 'ne
arrest was either made on the spot or the gum!
nersons were known at the outset and were ar
rested within two days. And so inefficient was the
work of the citys detectives that discharges ior
lack of evidence followed fortyone cases of imIle-
date arrest.
Although the detectives solved only six "myS
series" they had plenty to work upon The Curran
committee reports that out of sxty-four homlcideS
In which mo results reported there were
only ten in which there was any evidence Of WORK
done after sixty days and in these ten the WORK
merely perfunctory.
Thus perishes the illusion of the relentless pur-
suit of criminals by the police. or rather should
perish but we don't suppose it will for the detective
bureau profits from the glamour which dime novels
have shed over the name The occasional brilliant
successes of private detectives help to keep up the
renutation Of the profession And able press agent
work makes the most of the infrequent successes
Of those at Police Headquarters Probably nothing
will destroy the SeHeIdl ldllu III uVtoN'i'N"'
,ity has watched their bunglng too long with I'M
broken confidence to be impressed for more than
4 dav by the evidence that in only six homicide
cases I'm wear was any really successful detective
work done Next week circumstantal story of
relentless pursuit to the ends of the earth VIII he
given out at Police Headquarters and we shall an
believe that every man up there is Sherlock
Holmes
NTH tho limo m3
name and with the records of failure in their own
hands for the men at Headquarters to make SIX
successes seem like sixty and TO turn hundreu
failures on the books 10 half that number Inc
Curran committee found that there were forty-nVe
homicide cases on the records of the Coroners ana
District Attorneys Office Of which Police Head
ouarters had no records And ii is easier still 10
minimize burgaries and other lesser offences thah
bomicides So i'm crimes affecting property the
police have carried the practice of making better
showing for the department on the records than
the facts warrant further than in homicideS. IDe
Curran committee finds that many complaints OF
offences less than hOmicideS not recorded. that
in comparing the value Of property recovered Wild
the value of property reported lost q large mum
her of reported losses ignored and that reports
are so prepared as to indicate police success III rs
ner cent Of the cases whereas the actual success
is in the neighborhood of 2S per cent.
We wonder If graft eudeS the vigilance OF the
force as readily as does crime.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14

IN ,ho o,rto Of labor and farmer combinations VIII
hecomo Iamontablv confused. They may be maze
immune from direct governmental attack but they
,,.u, ..u no e,hioct 70 suits for damages brought
nv irdividua,s or corporations. Such suits are the
only ones which have ever gwen '"o ''''. -,
much trouble. and if Congress wants ~ w '''
the special and Inaccessible ia'oi' WIN" -
10 want to do it ought frahhl! W ""''' Wv
trust law so far as they are cohcc'"e'
The Wilson administration has oesun WIN "e
aims IL cannot afford TO yield so quicA! " wv
shifty persuasions of Democratic ieaue's ]" Oo
cress and Join with them in whipping 'ne anu
trust devil around the stump
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
HENS AND WOMEN
A Suffrage Play Is Cited Upon the
Status of Both.

To the Editor or The Tribune.
Sir: In your columns this morning Miss
Marjorie Dorman says: Your real work
ing woman does not want the ballot.
Only the aimless woman. who plays at
work-she wants IL"
beg leave TO quote short suffrage
play in reply, as follows.
Mrs. Grundy-The restless women VINO
want to CAD about claim that vacuum
cleaner would save them time and
trouble.
Mad Hatter-A mere preteXt TO escape
their home duties. What's their time
worth? l agree with the farmer who
was asked TO buy an incubator because
il would save the hens so much trouble.
'Pshaw. said the farmer. what's hens
time worth anyhow That's what |
say about the women. Let them go on
toIing and NOTWITHSTANDING and sweep
ing In the good old-fashioned way.
Mrs. Grundy Capprovingly)-As their
Observation-Disclosures did before them.
Mrs. Partington-We want no change.
Mrs. Grundy need no vote.
Mrs Partington-We have AL the
rights We want.
Mrs Grundy-With the immortal poet,
Alexander Pope. We say, Whatever is.
IS right. Conseryatism-that Is the key
note OF the anti-suffrage movement
Mrs Darlington But il is not a move
ment. II is concerted and organized
effort 10 stop movements-to sweep back
movements. Sweeps ruriouslyD
Mad Hatter-There is nothing 50 hard.
So disheartening TO a manly man like
me as the sight OF female on a public
platform. Shocking. Real women are do
nestle. demure and reticent As FOR
speaking In public. / am sure that you
and Mrs. Grundy would rather die than
do such a brazen deed
"Auctioneer-But both ladies have put
aside their reticence and favored us with
"A speech.
Mad Hatter-They had To do it, Their
sense of duty compelled them TO speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
THAT BI-SEXUAL LEGISLATURE
The House, Senate and Supreme Court
Should Be Half and Half, 1t Is Urged.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In a recent letter in your columns
| suggested that there be a Senate or
women Since then, | have asked several
leading suffrage women what they
thought about IT, The consensus CT
opinion was that it would be better 20
have Congress divided equally in Doth
houses between men and women.
At the next election there are to be
thirty-two Senators voted for which
would put sixteen women in the Senate
by 1915. If the rule could be established
meantime that each state have one man
and one woman I'm the Senate.
A similar rule for the House, requiring
as many women as men, would make
Congress absolutely just in Its makeup.
The Supreme Court also should be equally
divided between the sexes. II We are 20
have a structurally fair government.
When the suffrage for women has been
obtained in all the states Tor in thirty
six Of them by national amendment,
which amounts 10 the same thing. IL
seems to me that they should work
toward the above plans.
GEORGE W. WEBSTER.
Washington. d. C., April II. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
HYGIENE CONGRESS PLANS
Leading Nations of World To
Be Represented at Buffalo.

All the leading nations. every state in
the Union every college and university
of note in this country and various other
leading educational scientific medical
and hysienic institutions and organi1a-
lions. as we'll as various women's organi-
cations. will be represented AT the fourth
international Congress on School Hv-
glene IN Buffalo August p Ia %. accord
ins To Il preliminary statement jus; issued
by Dr. Thomas \. Storey. OF the College
OF the city of New York. secretary gem
eral OF the congress
Woodrow Wilson. as President OF the
United States. has accepted the honorary
office of patron Of the congress. The
president Of the congress Is .. w Eliot
president emeritus OF Harvard University
The Nice-presidents are Or. William H.
Wcch. the pathologist of Johns Hopkins
University formerly president OF the
American Medical Association. and Dr.
Henry p. Nalcott. president of the re-
cent international Congress on Hygiene
and Demography and chairman OF the
Massachusetts State Board of Health.
II is the aim of the organizing commit
tee In charge 10 bring together at Buffalo
men and women interested in improving
the health and efficiency OF school chill
dren. aud 10 make this congress-the first
Of It's Kind ever held I'm America-one Of
direct benefit to each individual COM
munity. There viii Ice scientific exhibits
representing the best that Is being done
in school hygiene, and also commercial
exhibits OF educational value.
The congress IL open to all persons in
terested In school hygiene, who may join
as regular active members upon the pay
mcnt of s. fee Application for mem
bership should be sent TO Dr. Storey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
-oDr 1,C COI T1NEN An Open Forum for
THE PEDFLEC AOLOHl< Public Debate

The ants are obliged to talk al n.
time in order to keep the Others Quiz,
Mrs. Grundy (Mrs. G. and Mr.. q
bow and smile cross right to Mad IA,
ter)-The anti-suffragists are like Thorn.
Carlyle-we preach the virtues OF silence
i'm forty volumes.
Mrs. Partington-We do not wish \.
appear i'm public. | speak for all rocd
housekeepers when ! say that We would
rather remain i'm the home.
Mad Hatter-The anti-suffragist nev..
leaves her home. she never goes TO IN.
theatre. or the opera. or concerts. or
lectures, or bridge whist parties no,
teas. nor bargain counters, nor whit.
goods sales. She remains in the HON.
Theoretically sealed there like fly IN
amber.
"Auctioneer-Then all the hundreds an.
thousands Of women whom we meet i,
the theatres, the opera, the departing,
stores. the railroad stations. the stree,
and the churches-are they all sunr,.
gists?
Mad Hatter-Every one Of them.
"Auctioneer-How the cause is grow.
ing. docking into Mad Hatter's eyes,;
Don't YOU think that all nations will
soon grant their women the franchisey'
Anti-suffrage is indeed Joke. The
liquor interests back Of II prevent II,
holding water as an argument-even 70,
a minute. CALIFORNIAN.
Washington, d. c., April H. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
HENDERSON RITES TOMORROW
Former Senator from Missouri to Lie
in Arlington Cemetery.

Washington, April l3.-The funeral OF
John b. Henderson. former Senator from
Missouri. will be held at O'CLOCK ues-
day afternoon. Burial Will be at Ari'hs-
ton National Cemetery
Henderson, who served from lseS 10
1859. was the last living member OF the
Senate which tried the impeachment OF
President Andrew johnson. lie was also
the author of the Thirteenth Amendment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
OSLER PLAIN Mr.. SMITH "
Oxford Professor Hides His Identity
During Voyage.

Plain Mr.. Smith" was the name as
sumed by Sir William Osler for his jour
ended yesterday. The regius professor
OF medicine at oxford University gave
his correct name to the immigration Of
ticials. and as soon as the vessel locked
had his baggage shipped promptly to
Baltimore.
Sir william will remain six weeks in
this country. After attending the clinic
at Johns Hopkins University he will de-
vote his time to travel and recreation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14

6cient to meet the demands of the Ups
might have been called on to pay.
American extravaganza may explain
the fact that, whereas. in the State oil
New York out OF every hundred that Ole
only fifteen leave an estate, in France
ON the contrary, the number who leave an
estate is fifty. These figures are signif-
cant. I will conclude my letter in the
final words of your editorial, which every
young person should read: THE unpleas-
ant truth remains. Most of us cannot
stir out of the house on a pleasure jaunt
without tossing our money around ike
drunken sailors. Americans may rank
among the keenest moneymakers OF the
world. but they are among the most
foolish spenders that ever went forth to
frolc."
This is the solid belief | shall take back
~ England with me A VISITOR.
New York City. April r. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1t was. to say the least Of ii, Lon
don letter remarks, lust a little BIT aws-
ward that the electric light went out the
other evening at the town house Of
presumably wealthy widow who had been
doing a good deal OF political entertaining
Of late. The guests. to the number OF
dozen. had Just finished their soup when
the unfortunate incident occurred. The
scramble TO find sufficient number Of
candles 50 that the dinner might pro-
coed was attended with a good deal Of
difficulty and no little amusement The
butler. who j. described as being biz
new to his job. was Immediately tod Of
10 telephone to the electric company. re-
port the catastrophe and dema nd imnledi-
ate attention 10 the matter. II was Try
ing moment for the guests when he re-
turned to the dining room and announced
in real Cockney accent: Please, my LADY
the gentleman what's on the telephone
SAYS they sent several warning letters
unless the account was paid active steps
would have TO be taken
3lobbs-Yes. took her on, 10 supper
and the bill came 10 $l4 ~.
Slobbs-MhN. she told me she didn't
eat any more than bird
Blobbs-Well. an ostrich is bird, you
Philadelphia Record.
JUST so.
why is that funny cage Of wire
Upon the catchers head?'
So he can't bite men IN his ire,
The maidens escort said.
What keeps the fans in such ~hlri'
The maiden then inquired.
Simply the not air. my dear girl
He said-and then expired.
j. C. c.
Can | get of today" asked the ofne'
boy
Somebody dead i'm your family sup
pose" rejOined the sarcastic employer
NO, sir But we're threatened. don
think I'll survive II | don't get 70 see ihs
ball game Washington Star
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
O. n. pERRY's FUNERAL TO-DAY

The funeral OF oliver Hazard fe".'
who died Friday will be held AZ
Jamess Church. Elmhurst, LONE is''".,
at o'clock this afternoon The 'e's.a
Corps OF Artillery Of the State OF Nc"
York. of which Mr.. Perry was d "u Il,
and the Military Society OF the 20"
1872 have been asked TO attend '"e
vices. The Artillery Service pe'ao"'"
will act as an escort
Oliver Hazard Perry was a srea'-
son of BENJAMIN Franklin and gra"'ss
of Commodore Oliver Hazaro r'''s .aro,
commanded the United states saua =,
At the victory over the English meet '"
Lake Erie In the War Of 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
SADLY pISILLUSiONED.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer
Alas Another fond hope goes a-slimmerins Where
had absorbed the idea that the sunraGette hats
which to be worn in the parade on May were to
cost but IS cents. we learn that the fortyeght
does not include the trimmings Everybody knows that
The trimmings always more than anything else
even in a cabaret show
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14

Said Vice President Marshall in his speech Satui-
.oav night to the National Democratic Club: The
backward looking and inward-lo men may ne
able temporarily to check the onward movement Vi
the forward looking men" Is this ADMINISTRATOR
going to put those fine old freside adjectives pro-
gressive" 'retrogressive' and 'reactionary out oil
ht,cip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14

The attempt in Madrid yesterday on the HE Vi
Alfonso illustrates more the perious '''"'"
of the trade of kings. Happily the young "o''''
GOODNESS carried him through unscatheo' EAs'"s'
or would-be assassns of royalty rarely nav p
sonal grievances Otherwise it would he nara 10 d.
conn, for q desire on any ones part to kill Alfonso
who has been an exceptionally kindly ana seh''e
king
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
THAT'S THE PROPER PLACE.

From The Philadelphia Press.
Louisiana should present protest against the Demo
cratic treatment OF sugar duties at the polls That Is
where il would have effect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14
WllSON-ThAT'S ALL.

From The Washington Star
like the SQUIRRELS in the park around the Capitol.
some Of The statesmen are timd at the approach OF
strangers Rut I'm the course time the squirrels get
so that they will eat out Of human beings hand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-14

An avocation has been discovered more extra
hazardous than the baseball umpres 1t Is that OIL
referee in the new scientifically conducted physca'
perfection baby contest.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-04
DECORATE CRAVES1
UNFORTUNATELY
Putin Bay Children Decorate
The American and English
Graves Alike

PUT-IN-BAY. Ohio. July 3.-As
proof that the celebration is one Of
a century OF peace rather than OF a
bloody victory, hundred Of the
smallest children on the island OF
Putin Bay were today chosen by the
committee in charge of the Perry
celebration, Commencing July 4. to
decorate without favor the graves OF
both British and American naval Of
Hcers who died in the battle of Lake
Erie.
The committee in charge of the
local celebration and the men at work
on the foundation of the monument
have been striving for the past week
to put the island In It's prettiest dress
for the Independence Day celebration,
when the cornerstone OF the big MEM
orial to Commodore Perry will be
laid
The program will start at sunrise
tomorrow, With a saluate OF 100 guns,
one for each year since the termina-
ton OF the war
The Detroit times., 1913-07-04
Heating, Joy, German and Ahern
Join T0ssy Crowd on Charter
Board i'm Assault on
Amendments
TO CHANGE STATUS OF
MUNICIPAL BOARDS
Water and Health Departments
Will BE Made Part of City
Government

The reaCtionaries gained temporary
control OF the charter commission
Thursday morning. and killed all cleo
ton reforms.
An elaborate system OF changes mad
been prepared by the committee
Broadway. Ferris and lngram-which
was designed to eliminate politics
from the choosing of election mspec-
tors and get better class OF men tor
those positions, but commissioners
Heating, Joy, German and Ahern,
progressives in most matters. adding
their strength TO the reactionary NIL
nority of nine cut out every reform
clause Commits sioner DENLY finally
moved that since the essential re-
forms would not be accepted by the
commission that the whole attempt
10 change election laws be dropped,
and on his motion II was voted TO
leave the election laws "a they stand.
The first and most important gen
eral reform suggested by the COM
mittee was TO require civil service
examination OF all candidate for POI
sitions as election inspectors. Com
missioners Tossy, Guthard. Szyman-
ski and Eikhoff. the official orators
Of the minority, said the civil serv-
ice examination would keep good
men out rather than get them into
these positions. because men OF stand
ing would not submit To examinations.
Commissioner Funk characterized the
civil service reform as all rot and
Guthard said It would result in pro-
fessional election officials.
Nine members of the minority and
the four members of the majority
gave 10 votes against eight TO carry
the proposal TO cut out the civil ser
vice provision.
Commissioner Heating led the fight
against election changes declaring
that 1.-The people should have the
right TO decide whom they want for
election inspectors The present law
and the new law both provided for
the election Of all election inspec-
tors, but in the new law the power
of filing vacancies between elections
was taken from the common council
and conferred upon the election com
mission consisting, il was proposed
of the city clerk, city treasurer and
recorder. This was taking away the
rights OF the people" according &c
Heating, to whom the rights Of the
aldermen and the rights OF the peo
pie appeared to be identical!
Inadvertently the committee hat
neglected to provide in one place tha
the election commission should name
the chairman of each election board
Commissioner Broadway moved tha
the change be made.
Mr. Keating's first attack was be
CUR al that point and he said the pow
or Of designating the chairmen SHOULD
remain where II is now, with the com
NOR council. The motion TO allow the
election commission to name the
chairman was defeated.
Commissioner Heating then movet
10 strike out all the provisions in the
new law which gave the election com
The Detroit times., 1913-07-04

No doubt most every one will re-
call the mad rush of our citizens to be
candidate for d commissioner job
three years ago, and such an array
OF talent seldom gets into any kind
OF a political race, but there was no
one TO stop them, and IL really was a
parody upon our intelligence, In some
OF the candidates who had no more
knowledge OF what the duties were
then a rabbits grandfather. and In
fact, that amt the class of men we
want IL makes IL too cheap and
among several evils the people no
doubt tried to choose the least, but IL
seems TO us that IL would be proper
for the Chamber OF Commerce TO
appoint committee and as fast "a
these d-n fools stick their heads out
as candidates they ought TO be sand
bagged, because some OF them haven't
got intelligence enough 70 know that
they shout Int re a candidate, so II
would be ,ood i6-a TO kill them of
The Detroit times., 1913-07-04

One need not go TO the South Sea
islands to find pearl fisheries, for
right here I'm Michigan you will be
enabled TO not only see pearls but
buy them The clam fishers Of the
Grand river are hard at work at their
vocation. An lonia jeweler recently
bought a pearl from Capt Scott who
has charge of one OF the clam shell
camps located near Lyons which he
considers worth 500 Smaller pearls
are found frequently and the hidden
pearl adds a Zest 10 the occupation.
Clam shells are fshed ont OF the
river by the ton and shipped 60 MUS
catine. Iowa, TO a button factory,
where eventually they emerge as
pearl buttons. As an industry the
fishing furnishes work for probably
100 men in this section OF Michigan.
The Grand river between Grand Ledge
and Lyons seems especially produc-
tive OF the shells and several camps
are found along its shores.
The work is done from Hat bottom
ed boats about is feet long and four
feet wide with three-foot standards
on tns SUES 10 HoIu tue uFdss NhSh
not In use. These boats are con-
structed by the clam fishers after
they determine the location OF their
camp The drags are made OF l6-foot
gas pipe and have gangs OF four wire
hooks fastened as closely on the pipe
as possible. each boat being handled
by one man, and having two drags.
The boats are towed from camp
up the river by a gasoline launch 10
the point where the fishing is TO be-
gin One OF the drags is fastened
10 the back end OF the boat and
thrown into the river. while float