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Evening journal., 1917-12-11
Al Tie eileen.

Despite the severe cold the Queen
Theatre had good sized audiences at all
performances to witness the big bill
presented here yesterday During the
Evening journal., 1917-12-11

Edna Aug, Harry and Annie Seymour
Dorothy Herman. Frank Mayne, Jay
Wilson. Click Watson, Ben Hendricks
and +. Martelle. Il IS said tho chorus
for Words and Music will Guido any
array Of beauties ever seen on Broad
WAY. "Hltchys" bank roll accomp-
iished the feat
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Factors in Present
Conditions Pointed Out

All agreed that the following hav,
been contributory factors in bringinj
about the present unsatisfactory con
ditions in the bureau:
The division Of administrative
authority over the detectives.
Lack Of confidence on the part
Of detectives in their commanders
civilian and police.
Lack OF cooperation between the
bureau and the uniformed force
that has resulted in there being in
reality two departments-one made
up Of the uniformed men and the
other composed Of crime investiga-
tors.
Compelling detectives TO make
two detailed reports.
Abolition Of the precinct unit
system, under which detectives
were assigned 10 station houses.
Lack Of the sort OF crime pub
licity that would serve as a warn
ing 70 citizens and have the ten
dency 20 keep patrolmen more alert.
The Detective Bureau was. Arthu
Woods's hobby when he assumed M
Commissioncrship three years ago
When he came 10 New York in l90
from Groton, Mass, where he had beei
an instructor, he went on the staff o
"The Evening Sun" with the Polio
Headquarters assignment and shor
time later accepted the secretaryship o
a citizens committee which had for III
object the elimination Of vice.
He then entered the Police Depart
msnt ss Fourth Deputy Commissions
under General Bingham, with superyi
sion Of the Detective Bureau. Wher
Bingham was removed Woods lecturet
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
McCaferty Ruled
with Iron Hand

Whcp Inspector McCaferty was in
charge of the Detective Bureau he was
in absolute control. On his recommen-
dation only were men retained in or
transferred from the bureau. He alone
had the supervision of assignments and
the detectives were personally respon-
sible TO him.
McCafferty's system was TO have a
body Of trained detectives detailed at
headquarters and they were known as
the &c. O. Central Office) men, The
bureau was divided into squads of three
men each. These squads were made up
OF crime specialists and they were as
signed only 10 the work with which
they were familiar. There could be no
crime reported but that McCaferty had
man who was familiar with its perpe-
traitors methods.
They all had their stool pigeons"
and made it point TO keep tabs on the
movements Of every criminal in town.
How well the system worked was illus
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Uniformed Force
Improved by Woods

TIL. changes which Woods brought to
completion among the uniformed force
have been clear to every one. Inc very
fact OF his success here increased the
amazement of the city when the weak
ness of the Detective Bureau became
The bureau is beyond question the
most difficult problem which he has
had TO handle. The old graft system
was naturally more firmly intrenched
tbere than elsewhere, and the tempta'
lions which may be offered to corrupt
nolice officers centre around the detec-
tives.
A great handicap, moreover, has
coma from the determination OF the
Mitchell administration TO follow large,
10 the lines laid down by Gaynor ano
insist that the police themselves should
not break the law in attempting to en-
force il.
Mr.. Woods, for instance, has f Did
den the use of "stool pigeons % sys-
tenn which often brought good results
in former days. He has discouraged
too. the practice, formerly much USED
and very useful, of stretching the la"
10 permit immediate action in cases
where enough evidence had not yet
Oeen accumuldteu 10 "aiia"' 'i'0 i'S"'
Of papers.
This prohibition had an immediate
bearing in the Cruger case, where, in q
former day, rigorous search would
have been instituted, regardless of the
fact that IL il failed to disclose i'm
portant evidence tn, owner Of the
premises would have had an action at
law against the detectives.
The Tribune has put the question as
20 what is wrong with the detective
bureau 70 detectives, members OF the
uniformed force who were formerly
successful detectives, and citizens who
were formerly connected with the
hureau
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

complicated after Rubin resigned.
Hardly had Frank Lord, Rubin's. sue
cessor, taken hold than il became ap-
parent, the police say, that Guy Scull,
then secretary to the Commissioner,
was in reality head of the bureau.
Scull went out on every case OF any
prominence and always carried lnspec-
tor Cary with him.
AS an illustration Of how the system
worked the police refer to the ripper
murder of Charlie Murray in the hall
way of his First Avenue home. That
night Mr.. Lord appeared on the scene
and few minutes later Mr.. Scull ar
rived. The neighborhood was clogged
with detectives the Central
Office. the Second Branchsand the First
, Branch. As the night wore ono it was
noticed that one set of detectives were
reporting to Mr.. Lord and Inspector
Faurot and another was telling the re-
suit of their work to Mr.. Scull and In
spector Cray. Both Mr.. Lord and Mr.
Scull gave out interviews to the news
paper men assigned TO the story.
Mr.. Scull was finally made Fifth
Deputy Commissioner and continued
his activities in the bureau while nomi-
nally assigned to supervision OF part OF
the uniformed service. Last February
at about the time Miss Cruger disap-
peared, Mr.. Lord was relieved of the
work of the bureau and Mr.. Scull as
| signed to the work.
Commissioner Woods announced that
Mr.. Lord would supervise the work OF
the traffic squads and look after other
details Of the uniformed force. He had
never taken any public part in the
Cruger search, all information of the
case being given out by Mr.. Woods
Mr.. Scull or Inspector Cray. Yet II
was Mr.. Lord who conducted the exami-
! nation of Father Noretto, with whom
Cocchi said he lived two nights after
/ the murder.
Another striking illustration OF the
divided administrative authority in the
bureau was given before Commissioner
Wallstein by Miss Helen Cruger. She
said that she had gone to headquarters
to see Inspector Faurot and gave to
| Lieutenant "Billy" Funston, his aid
her reasons for suspecting Cocchi.
There was never a divided authority
| in the Detective Bureau before. There
| has always been in charge one man
who. by the power invested in him by
the Commissioner, could rule his men
with an iron hand, inspiring confidence
and respect.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Police Force Still Crippled by
Remnants Of 1.-The System
Cruger Case Revelations Show Long
Fight for Efficiency Combined with De-
cency Is Not Yet Over-lnside Attack
Directed at Branch Bureau Plan

extensively on police conditions and
later Joined in the campaign work that
resulted in the election of Mayor Nit
chel. After a short experience as the
Mayors secretary. he was appointed
Commissioner.
During the campaign the Fusion
Committee had written by "a police ex-
pert" and approved by Woods. a series
of articles pointing out what was
termed the failure of the Rhinelsnder
Waldo police administration under
Mayor Gaynor. The death Of Mayor
Gaynor caused an abandonment Of the
plan to make the series public.
In the first of these articles great
stress was laid on the disorganization
of the Detective Bureau as the anony
nous "expert" found 1t. At the time
the detectives were assigned TO each
precinct and there were no branch de-
tective bureaus. Ii was pointed out
that the remarkable work done under
Inspectors McCatferty and Russell
could not be accomplished under the
precinct unit system.
Yet the Cruger case. in the opinion
of -tenths of the policemen who
discussed the situation with the writer,
developed conclusive proof that the
precinct unit system was superior 10
tina. of the branch bureau plan ap-
proved in the article and now in opera
tion.
1t Is pointed out that Detective Ser
geant John Lagarenne, of the Fourth
Branch Bureau. one of the men who
handled the Cruger case, told Commits
sioner of Accounts Wallstein he was
not assigned to the case until forty
hours after Alfred NJ. Brown, friend
of the Cruger family, had reported the
disappearance of the Wadleigh High
School girl TO the West 125th Street
station.
The records brought out before Com
missioner Wallstein showed that Mr..
Brown reported the case at about mid
night of February 13; that II was re-
corded in the Fourth Branch Bureau at
9:45 o'clock the next morning; tele-
phoned half hour later to headquar-
ters, and that the second day-Febru
airy 15-at 2 o'clock, Lagarenne took up
the search.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Supervising Work
of Bureau Divided

Every detective and uniformed man
who talked OF conditions with the
writer agreed that the transfer of Cray
TO the bureau has had disorganzing
effect. They point out that for the
first time in the history OF the depart
ment there are two men of the highest
police rank in the bureau supervising
work that cannot be divided.
Commissioner Woods has said that
the two inspectors had duties entirely
distinct. He announced at the time Of
the publication Of the Faurot story
that Cray would have the supervision
Of the branch bureaus. As the only
other work was looking after the spe-
cial squads, and as each special squad
has n commander responsible only 10
the Commissioner, the rank and file Of
the department are al loss TO under
stand what, other than clerical work,
Faurot has been doing.
The detective situation was further
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Woods Explains
His Bureau System

Commissioner Woods, when the inter-
views given above were reported to
him, replied:
The branch bureau system was put
into effect in the Detective Bureau be-
cause a very careful study of detective
work in this and other cities showed
that 1t was the best adapted to condi-
tions in New York. When detectives
were assigned to precincts there were
so few OF them in each precinct that
1t was impossible 10 have men on hand
at all times so as to give quick atten-
ton to emergency cases. With the
branch bureaus enough men can be
kept on day and night duty so that
they can be Immediately sent out on
cases of emergency.
IAN organization like this is always
a matter OF degree: to how great an
extent of decentralization shall the or
ganization go? II you split up too
much and have too many small head
quarters, the tendency is to disorgan-
ize the bureau and limit the scope Of
the different units to such n small ter
ritory as to make them, in practice, in
effective.
"On the other hand. IL you do not
decentralize enough. you keep the men
at such a great distance from the To-
calities where they may have TO work
that they lose time in getting there
After very careful study and after q
thorough investigation OF the work Of
the Detective Bureau under General
Bingham. when there were branch bu-
reaus, and again under Commissioner
Waldo, when detectives were in pre-
cincts, we came to the conclusion that
the best results could be obtained by
tho branch bureau system,
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Queer Figureheads Of Ancient !
Sailing Ships Again Seen H.,
War Needs Have Brought Back Into Ser;,.
Vessels Long Abandoned - Heroic Emblem
on Bow Once the Sailors Idol and Tai.m,,

part in some fashion I,
figures grief till port and .sap l
carver could be reached M NJ
One OF the most curi.,.
superstitions is that wb,sS u
that the ship and its fsu,.,e fs eAss
share the same fate, no no..st r..t \
much trouble Providence s a.us |,
bringing this about. II -, an
should be torn of, devon, .a'sts
lieve her ship will come to s.a'a s.sa
ever ever she .n may drift ashore. ~ ~
kind the fgurehead NAV ,A.us = ~
stored to her rightful pl,s.' .'a N
ship may sail away, safe ~ y |
But if the fates are unkinSs IN
fates are supposed to be-,s b
be dashed to pieces on ,hs =, ~ '
her broken timbers will i. ~ ~ Z
the beach at the foot Of ,.s ..n'e
image. Wv va
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

case was one demanding unusual atten-
tion a dozen men at headquarters could
be sent to the scene in automobiles.
The precinct detectives would then
have time to study the criminal char
acters infesting their precincts and the
men at headquarters would have ample
time to study the European detective
methods that have proved so successful,
but which are practically unknown
here.
II at the end of certain period the
precinct detective has made good, he
can be assigned to the Central Office
squad to srpplant some one whose work
has not been up to the standard re-
quired
The assigning Of detectives to pre-
cincts would eliminate the necessity of
a complainant in many cases having to
spend carfare TO get to the detective
bureau. Under the present system a
station house Lieutenant must refer
certain cases to the bureau office. II a
man reported case to the East Twen-
I ty-second- Street. which is near First
Avenues he would be referred to the
Second Branch Bureau on Lexington
Avenue, near Forty-ffth Street.
Publicity is considered by some as q
big factor in holding down crime. The
police maintain that the giving out of
burglaries, etc, to the newspapers
would tend to defeat the ends of JUS
ltice.
The publicity advocates contend that
man who commits a crime knows the
police are searching for him and a
newspaper story will not hurt the
chances of the police in capturing him.
On the other hand, publicity would put
on guard the residents in the section in
which the crime was committed and in
other localities and would cause the
policeman on post to be more watchful
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
An Ocean Talisman

Many are the superstitions which
cluster around the hgurehcsd-prob-
thing on shipboard. Any injury TO it
bodies bad luck. both to the ship and
to all that are on her. And the bad
luck will last until the damage has
been repaired. So great is the fear
OF this that there have been cases
where, when an arm or a leg has been
broken on IN a storm. the crew has
performed rough surgery In the midst
Of it's fight for life, restoring the lost
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

policeman on post tC
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

What Is the meaning Of the Ponce
Department fight?
New York's attention had turnec
avay from the force in the last 1e"
wars. during which time the reform
mans Of Commissioner Woods and his
PREDECESSORS began 70 show results IL
the bearing and efficiency OF tho uni
formed men.
I. wa. recalled to the department
painfully when the Cruger case reVeiA'
lions began, and the city started IN De-
y;Iderment as evidences have accumu'
lated of ineficiency and slackness IN
the Detective Bureau, Of graft among
tbe motorcycl. men and Of Jealousy
ouonO executives. It has seen series
- investigations each superseded Dy
another, before much had been accom-
nlisbed. until finally the Governor IN
t.rv.n.d and the grand jury began
vo-L Behind it all there have peen
.t;.nsrs that there were political OBJ
;.o,. ss we'll as the ends Of justice 70
serve.
An intelligent answer TO the ques'
tom, New York is asking must go lS'
hack Of the day when Ruth Cruger was
uurdered-even back Of the day "hen
Commissioner Woods took Office 1t
must deal, too, with many impondsrai;
his factors. mems temperament ana
motiyes @ boli.ics, ambition and greed.
:. o't rrnst include many things that
AZ ar. "Sac Known but cannot be proved;
So II this report on a careiEl
inquiry into the subject s,ss fails :, to E ,'fsn s.
cause of a desire to avoid injustice 70 &c
men against whom there is su'pici0n
but nothing more.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
System Ever Present
in the Department

New York hardly needs TO be re-
minded that the problem whlcn mas
faced police commissioners ever since
the days of Bill Devery-in fact' ever
since the days that Roosevelt was on
tbe nolice force-has been how to eliml-
nats the "svstem" by which crime ana
corrunt politics combined to dominate
the force. The story of the efforts Tor
reform and the defeat and retirement
OF commissioner after commissioner
has been the central fact in the CITY
history for wears. That chapter mas
not yet been ended.
When Arthur Woods took control Oh
the force he found great improve
ments made, but many sun neeueu.
While there were thousands OF young
men who had donned the uniform SINCE
the evil days there were many OF the
old timers who still regretted the pass,
ing of the graft which long disgraced
the city. ..:..
promote only men who agreed with MS
ideals of enforcing the law without
fear or favor also sntagonlZed many
whose honesty is above suspicion, Dut
who believed in tempering justice with
friendship. His refusal TO promote
lieutenant Enright arrayed the Lieu
tenants Association against him. Natu-
rally. as a member of reform admin
;stration. he was opposed by all It's
enemies. including whatever adherents
Tammany still had, inside the depart
ment and out. Moreover, there was
more than a suspicion that Governor
Whitman. who had been passed over IN
;Ntchel's favor for the nomination Tor
Navor. was covertly hostile.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-08

good faith already redeemed this
pledge in part.
No Final Verdict.
"The events which led up to the
break in diplomatic relations between
the United States and Germany fol-
lowed by The declaration of war, have
not become sufficiently clarified to
permit a final verdict. In any case
it remains for us to devise ways and
means to arrive at an understanding
with President Wilson. We consider
most stupid the threat of the pan
German press that peace discussion
with a fellow is wholly out of the
question, especially in view of the
fact that Mr.. Wilson will continue.
to be president of the United States
for several years more. Most of us
are hardly inclined to carry on the
war under all circumstances to 1921
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NATURALLY.

The inspector was examining a
school and all the class had been spec
tally told beforehand by its teacher,
Don't answer unless you are almost
certain your answer is correct"
The subject was history.
Who asked the inspector, was
the mother of the great Scottish hero
and king, Herbert Brace?"
He pointed to the boy in front of
him, then round the class. There was
no answer. Then at last the heart of
the teacher leaped with joy The boy
who was standing at the very foot of
the class indicated that he knew.
Well. my boy" continued the in
spector, who was she?"
Mrs. Bruce" said the lad.-Topeka
State Journal.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-08
LOSES IN
FIRST TILT AGAINST
IMPEACHMENT JUDGE
Governor of Texas Loses OBJ
lection, Made Through His
Counsel, Before the Bar of
Lone Star States Senate.
lBy Review Leased wire)

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. An at
tempt by W. A. Hanger, Governor J.
E. Ferguson's chief counsel, to bar
testimony regarding the escrow fund
in the Temple State bank, known as
the governors special account, failed
this afternoon at the impeachment
trial of Governor Ferguson before the
senate
President Protein, w. L. Dean,
ruled that the testimony was admis-
sible as showing that a $500 charge
against the governors official account
on August %, 1915. could not have
been taken from the special account.
Before the house it was testified that
on that date the governor had only
S50.62 in his private account. The
articles of Impeachment charge that
the governor misappropriated $500
from his official account to settle a
personal obligation.
Mr. Hangers objection came while
R. S. Sterling, president of the Day
ton Lumber company, was on the
stand. Sterling testified his company
bought $3.50 acres of land in Liberty
county from Governor Ferguson and
H. H. Mansfield of Houston. Litiga-
ton arose over the title and while
this was on, the money from the lum-
Der cut off the land was placed in
escrow in the Temple bank, about
$4,000 in all
Sterling said he never gave his con-
sent to the governor using any of this
money. Mansfield followed Mr. Ster-
ling and corroborated the statement
about the escrow fund. He said about
two weeks ago he sued the governor
for his share of the escow fund which
ultimately was decided as belonging
TO the lumber company
The only other witness today was
DIR. R. E. Vinson, president of the
University of Texas, who was pre-
vented by objection from giving much
of the testimony drawn from him in
the house investigation.
Recession was taken tonight until
Monday.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-08
Wilson Called
Ignorant Upon
German Affairs
CBy Review Leased Wire.)

10y iltNlGN LtdSCU nllC-J
BERLIN. Thursday, Sept. 6.-via
London, Sept. 1.-THE Roman Catho-
lie centrist party has issued formal
statement dealing with President Will
sons reply to the peace not of Pope
Benedict Inasmuch as this statement
is making the round of the party
press it may be taken for granted
that il reflects the official view of its
sponsors. II urges that the presidents
message, although phrased in a tone
which is considered offensive, should
be considered wholly in the light of
its essential and objective principles.
The declaration discusses the discrep-
ancy between the war aims set down
in President Wilson's message and
those proclaimed by the entente. add
ing that in this respect, Mr.. Wilson's
reply ought to prove acceptable. The
statement then deals with the presi-
dents demand that the German peo-
pie stand surely for their govern
ment. saying:
Calls Wilson Ignorant.
What Mr. Wilson has to say con-
corning the characterization of the
German empire has only demonstrat,
ed the helpless ignorance of this
learned president of the United
States. He does not seem to have
the slightest conception of German
conditions. Otherwise he would have
avoided, in connection with his mo-
mentous message, conjuring up a
comparison between methods of gov
eminent of the German empire and
those obtaining at Washington.
Wilson Autocratic.
where is the more democratic
system to be followed today-Berlin
or Washington? If in truth there
stands today a head of any belliger-
ent nation real autocrat, he may be
found in the United States. Nowhere
else has ruler attempted to suppress
the right and desire of the people to
cooperate in the government.
Prussia a Democracy.
Long before Mr.. Wilson arrogat-
ed himself the right to demand do
nestle reforms in Germany our gov
eminent had granted Prussian elect
oral reforms and we have the kings
pledge that the general. direct, equal
and secret ballot, the most liberal
Electoral franchise in the world, will
become an institution in Prussia. We
also have the definite promise of the
chancellor, DR.. Michaelis, that he will
tact with parliament and he has in
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VICTIMS RELATIVES
OFFER KILLER BOND
Trial of AK Murderer Goes
Forward Slowly in Iowa.
Effort Made for Bond.
(By Review Leased Wire.)

RED OAK, Iowa, Sept When
adjournment until Monday morning
was taken late today in the murder
trial of the Rev. Lynn George ]. Kel-
ly. indicated in connection with the
Villisca. Iowa, axe murders of 1912.
it seemed to be the opinion of coun-
sci that two more days would be re
quired to complete selection of the
jury.
Seventeen jurors have been passed
for cause, indicating the exercise of
at least five peremptory challenges.
Each side has 10 peremptory chal-
lenges.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
late today by friends of the Rev. Mr..
Kelly to obtain his release on $780,
600 bond. Thirteen signers included
three close relatives of the axe mans
victims. Judge w. d. Boies, presid-
ing. said that under the law, Kelly
could not be admitted to bail.
Relatives of the axe victims who
signed the bond were Joe Z. Sitting
er, whose two daughters were killed;
Mrs. c. c. Moore, mother of Joe
moore, and John Montgomery, father
of Mrs. Moore, two other victims
slain with their four children.