The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-17

Now comes the real object OF the
movies.
Two people are shown disputing
loudly on the sidewalk. The argu'
ment is harmless but nuisance. A
policeman approaches the couple and,
in a Arm but gentle way, causes the
two to separate and move on about
their business. Next an ordinary
street fight is treated by the movies,
This only danger even the combatants
run Is a black eye or few bruises,
but the policeman stops the nghters
and gives both a summons to appear
in police court the following day at
certain hour. He gets their real
names and addresses from their
"etats-civil" which every Frenchman
carries with him constantly. The
policeman DULLES neither party.
A dangerous fight is next shown on
the screen, both men using weapons;
tn an q fight between several people,
all using weapons OF one sort or an
other. The interference OF the police
done in the proper way, Is pictured
from start to finish How to behave
during riot follows. Then the offi-
Ger is taught what to do in case OF
grave accident in the street, how to-
render first aid to the injured. How
to regulate traffic: what to do with
lost children and how to do it; when
and how t, assist old people in the
streets; how and when to interfere
with a common drunk and what to do
with him; the manner of dealing with
dangerous lunatic, how to seize him
so as to render him harmless to
both policeman and public; all these
things are reeled off in order. Bad
methods of doing these things are put
on the screen to teach the youngster
what not to do-which Project OF Po-
lice Hennion believes to be quite as
important as teaching them what
they must do.
The projects movies show all
known phases of these hidden evils
with the little signs by which the
policeman may ferret them out. I'LL
cit drink shops; gambling joints;
houses of i'll repute; crooked employ
ment agencies and SO on, are treated.
Types of criminals, In the costumes
variously and generally adopted by
the different types, are wildly pic
tured together with tn cir usual meth
DDS OF working, the arms they carry,
the way they use them. Following
these are the pictures Of many we'll
known criminals, some Of whom are
d sa6 and are shown merely for com
parative type purposes. others being
characters now under the eye of the
police. These latter are always shown
at every performance" in order to
farniliarize the young men with their
characteristics.
This ends the ordinary movie pic
ture." But for the post graduate
courses, which police inspectors and
the judiciary police follow, other pic.
lures are provided, the principal film
being "The History of Crime" This
reel shows the criminal types which
are to be involved; next the crime It.
self and the arrest, the culprits being
taken to the depot" the first hear
ing; the transfer to the sante (mens
PRISON. and Saint Lazare (for wom-
en) The examining magistrates pro-
cedure; the binding over: the trial;
sentence and transfer to the "bagne"
or penitentiary, everything, are clear
" illustrated to show how 1t should
be done.
The project believes the course will
teach the policeman that II he is 10
remain on the force he must have
love for his work, courage, good sense
and perfect sincerity; that he must
be the protector of the public, not the
public bully.