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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
of the flying wedge" during 1s17s
Mardi Gras.

OF LHc uyiHS "SuSS Nee
Mardi Gras.
The browning work Of the new chief
inspector, however, was that which he
accomplished in the Hamilton Avenue
section, the home then of BLACK Hand
blackmailers, "white slave" dealers and
gamblers. To-day Dillon boasts that
the Hamilton Avenue precinct is one Of
the cleanest and most orderly in the
city.
"When l took hold conditions were
to use a mild term-deplorable," Dillon
said. There was hardly a house in
which some criminal activity was not
sheltered. I don't know why, but no
one seemed to have paid much atten-
ton to the section"
Dillon went at conditions with a
bang. When necessary sledge ham
mers were brought into play, but after
months Of tireless work the Hamilton
Avenue district failed TO respond TO the
treatment found so effective in other
localities. Investigation proved there
was no leak from Police Headquarters.
Nevertheless, in nine out Of ten cases,
when the police found an entrance to
q house their prey had disappeared.
An experience in the lower sections
Of Manhattan in the days Of real "bsd
men" in New York came to the rescue
of the inspector. "They must be using
getaways" he said. meaning secret
panels or scientifically camoufaged
doors.
A conference With the Police Com
missioner ended in having assigned to
Dillons staff policeman who was an
architect and craftsman. The coopera-
tion of the Fire, the Buildings and the
Tenement House departments was Sc
cured, and the neutrality-suspicious. was
turned loose to inspect the suspected
houses, sometimes as a fireman, at
others as a representative of one of
the other departments. as the partic-
ulsr building warranted in the opinion
of Dillon.
At the end of two months Inspector
Dillon had before him blueprints which
carried the solution of the mysterious
pOllCc ldlluIeS. OHludLOHH anu Olu
lower Manhattan had been outdone. Ir
almost every building the prints dis
closed tunnel leading to a house
three or four doors away or across
the street, or secret panels and doors
leading to adjoining houses, or false
cellar floors or passageways between
walls cleyerly concealed by sliding
doors.
Thereafter the police and other city
departments combined to carry out
Dillon's plans of elimination. When
it was impossible to gather the proof
necessary to conviction on a criminal
charge, other departments went after
the owners of the buildings by filing
violations of various city ordinances
on account of the getaways" disclosed
by the blueprints. After that it was
easy. Dillon cleared the section of I'M
desirables in six months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
By w. E. Mallalieu
General Manager Directors of the National BOARD Oh
Underwriters

ing alarmingly frequent. Now and then
there came glimpses of a huge organl-
cation of hostile incendiaries in all
parts of the country working with
amazing boldness to cripple our manu-
featuring resources. II was realized
that the formal declaration Of war
might be marked by an extraordinary
series of outrages. The whole nation
was apprehensive. Few things were OF
such immediate Importance as a com
prehensive plan Of fire prevention to
safeguard vital points. And, fnally,
neither information nor plan was SUI
ficient by itself; the plan must be put
into operation. At this point also the
National Boards possession Of tacill-
ties seemed to lay upon 1t the burden
Of service.
All of these things were self-evident
when stated, and before the end of the
conference already referred to 1t was
decided that steps must be taken 10
bring them to pass. =,
The urgency of the crisis Indicated
that there was no time TO lose. To call
an executive committee meeting would
involve delay of several days, and II
was decided TO take vote by mail. A
resolution was therefore drafted. set
ting forth in its preamble a review Of
the conditions just cited and ending
with these words:
Resolved, That in the emergency now
confronting the nation the National Board
Of Fire Underwriters places its services,
resources and facilities of this nature at
the disposal OF the United States govern
ment and offers TO act as medium
through which may be centralized the
knowledge. training and services Of the
engineering forces in the employ OF the
National Board, and OF all other hre In
sursnce organizations
The scene next shifted to Washing
ton. Conferences with Secretary OF
War Baker, with Director Clifford Of
the Council Of National Defence and
with Chairman Scott of the General
Munitions Board led 70 the glad &C
ceptance Of the national boards prefer
of service.
Then the actual work began.
Almost Immediately there came a re-
quest from the Council of National De-
fence for list Of American factories
already making munitions for the Al
lies. Since the outbreak OF the war
hundreds Of American manufacturers
rad accepted war contracts from abroad
and had fitted themselves TO turn out
arms and ammunition with great speed.
/ This constituted an enormous poten-
tisl resource when the nation suddenly
needed these things for itself. The
urgency Of such request would not
brook delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Coney Cleared
OF Crooks and Rowdies

Similar methods were pursued in
Coney Island. First, the crooked wait
ers, known as "short-change artists"
were driven out. Disorderly houses
were reached next, and gamblers quick
ly failed to be seen at the summer re-
sort. Pickpockets proved troublesome
for a while. but they also found the
pressure too great. The last and most
pesky of the islands pests-rowdes-
disappeared the summer of 1916, as was
attested in the fact that the courts
were not called upon to handle one case
of climbing through car windows or
tanning through the crowds by means
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Manufacturers Catch
Spirit Of Campaign

II has been inspiring TO see how read
ily the manufacturers have caught the
shirt of the campaign and have fallen
in with the suggestions profered. Al
most every one has seemed 10 realize
that such a visit of inspection IS heip-
fully intended. L. has been common for
nronrietors, managers, foremen and
others to accompany these inspectors
as they have gone from floor to moor
and from room TO room.
The inspector would detect unsafe
electrical installation, heating pipes
not sufficiently separated from wood
work, floor openings without protec-
ton, lights OF dangerous type, alb
sence of extinguishers or of alarms at
convenient points, improper provision
for dangerous processes, ACCOMMODATIONS
of infammable material, and so on
with respect to many other deficiencies.
With each criticism he would suggest
the quickest, most practicable remedy,
thus leaving behind him well consld-
cred plan for turning danger into safe-
ty. IL has been customary for work
to begin at once in the correction OF
hazard. so that at later visit the IN
spector would find little to criticlse.
In this way, through the extension
of the original impulse, the last rev
months have witnessed great, silent
process of transformation in many OF
the industrial plants of the United States
contributing enormously toward safety
and generally efficiency, and at every
point there has been a steady policy
of close relations with the State Coun-
ellis Of Defence and the conservation
associations in the various states.
whose effective cooperation has been
of the greatest assistance. Truly, this
part of the work has been the story OF
many thousands of fires that did not
occur" 1t cannot be doubted that the
present production of war supplies and
of home supplies is materially larger
than would be the case had it not been
for this systematic campaign Of inspec-
tim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Gloon City or
Another Inspector

Dillon believes New York-his birth
rlace-iS clean. lie intends to keep it
clean as far as lies in his power as
chief inspector.
Should a Tammany engineered eff"
develop, Dillon says he will not hesi-
tate to take advantage Of the law that
PERMITS him to retire on half pay at
any time now, he having reached tho
age of fifty-fve and served more than
twenty-five years in the department.
There can be no running under cover
by permission of police subordinate
without Dillon's knowledge. He
knows his New York and boasts of the
knowledge. He has been in the thick
of every scandal the Police Department
has had for a score of years, and has
come out without even q blur on his
record.
He entered the department thirty.
two years ago as a Park Department
policeman, known then as sparrow
cops" He became a member of the
metropolitan police when the two
bodies were merged, and was a SER
geant when greater New York was
consolidated. He became an inspector
under General Bingham. not through
favortism, but by means of civil
service examination, and was placed
in charge of Brooklyn as borough in.
spector under Mayor Gaynor. His
work so attracted the Mayor that he
was given a leave Of absence from the
uniformed force and appointed q
Deputy Commissioner.
When Dillon took up his duties in
Brooklyn he started first after the
Willoughby Street section, at that time
the Brooklyn Tenderloir, and before he
turned his attention to other sections it
was possible to walk the entire length
of the thoroughfare, from Borough Hall
to Raymond Street Jail, without being
accosted once.
"But don't think we cured the social
evil in that section" the chief said re-
Gently in discussing the situation. "A
death-dealing disease cannot be cured
in a day or a week. Neither can a So
ciety-attacking disease. We did, how
ever, by catching up the fringe of the
net and pulling it together tightly, keep
the disease from spreading. We then
began a series Of slow operations to
reach the root. l believe we succeeded
in degree that will assure our patient
society in general-freedom from
pain from the ailment for some years"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

traitor Hoover followed the example of
President Wilson by issuing for use
upon the cover of this booklet the T. l.
lowing signed statement:
1T is imperative that grain in stor-
age shall not be destroyed. | wish 10
urge upon all shippers and handlers of
grain the necessity for ceaseless vigil
lance against fire."
Ten thousand copies were sent to pro-
prietors of grain elevators and ten
thousand more were soon issued in re-
sponse to many requests.
As result n comprehensive plan for
the observance Of Fire Prevention Day
wasis to the officialssand some of the
civic bodies in states throughout the
country. Great emphasis WAS every
where laid upon the patriotic duty of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
The British grain ship Kerry Range
burning in an incendiary fire at
Baltimore, where 100000 worth
of military supplies were destroyed

aliens by the thousand remained unin-
termed and, generally speaking, under
no restrictions. AS has been pointed
out by The Tribune, they may approach
grain elevator or stock yard or stor-
age warehouse as casually as could
citizen in times of peace.
But while the public seems to remain
unconvinced, in any event unaroused
to the situation, there are other agen-
cies not so apathetic. For months the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
has been studying the problem, and for
some time past it has been taking steps
to meet what it considers a national
menace. II is due to these precautions
probably more than to anything else
that the distinction of food and sup
plies by German incendiaries has not
been greater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

fire prevention as a measure Oh war
time efficiency. Numerous letters any
newspaper accounts bear evidence
the completeness with which thls p rs.'
has been adopted. Certainly Ere rr.
vention Day has been observed as new.
before, and the nation is safer 10 INV
degree that its lessons have been ."
simulated by the general public.
Upon East Ohio Street, IN Chiessvi
are the headquarters and prineips'
plant Of great institution, VINCE
with its branches in other cities ara ",
in many factories. has plsyess
no small part in making America
fcient for war. This is the undel
writers Laboratories, established spS
maintained by the National Board ',
Fire Underwriters. (.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Fires That Never Started i low the German
Arson Agents. lave Been Checkedby Underwriters
National Board, Enlisting Its
Own Service, Formed Ma
tion-Wide Insurance Army
to Safeguard Ships and
Supplies

DOOD and food products with an
estimated value OF $4,000, 900
enough 70 ration an army OF
100000 for a year-have been destroyed
by FIRE In this country since the United
States declared war on Germany. Prob
ably three-fourths of the fires were in
cendiary. And the incendiaries were
German, or, what is worse, hired agents
Of the German government, seeking to
achieve within the borders Of the
United States what the German subma-
rine has failed TO achieve on the seas.
In the month Of October alone food
products valued at 100000 were
burned up. Throughout the country
there were mysterious" CONGREGATIONS,
mysterious" not only in their origin
but in the fact that, now that this
country is making every sacrifice prop
erly to feed its armies and its allies,
food seemed to be the chief commodity
consumed.
On October 26 Herbert Hoover, Food
Administrator, realized the gravity OF
the situation and sent a telegram OF
warning TO the authorities at Seattle.
Seattle and the Northwest country gem
.rally are infested with radical agi-
tators Of the Industrial Workers OF the
World, who, it has been repeatedly
charged, have been aiding German
spies even to the extent Of arson. Mr..
Hoover's message, sent from Washing
ton, said:
"I am informed OF a widespread
conspiracy on the part Of the enemy
TO destroy animals in stock yards and
grain supplies In view of the ire
mendous loss of food sustained IN
the recent fires at the Kansas City
stockyards urge that you get IN
touch Immediately with all stock
wards companies in the State OF
Washington.
"Empbasize the Importance OF
largely augmented watch service and
other fire protection. / also believe
Governor Lister and the Governors
of all other states should have the
principal stock yards patrolled by
trustworthy home guards. inns
warning also applies to grain eleva-
tors. The serious loss of wheat IN
the recent Brooklyn fire must not
occur again"
In the Kansas City fire referred to
there was loss in livestock of $780,
900. In Brooklyn, only a few days
later. wheat valued at 100000 was
burned. Two other notable fires dur
ing the month, both of mysterious"
origin, and both destroying food Of
some kind, occurred at Rochester, n. Y,
and in Baltimore. The loss at Roches-
ter was placed at 100000; at Bal
timore, s5,OOO,OOO.
Obviously of the hundreds of fires
occurring in the country few have
been and few will be directly traced to
Germans or German agents. That
makes the situation all the more per-
picking. Every verdict Of accidental"
or unknown" origin rendered by in
vestigators makes the German plotter
feel just that much more secure. 1t
serves him in two ways. First. he is
emboldened because uncaught; second,
he is encouraged by the confusion ere
sted in the public mind.
That the public mind Is confused or
at least in doubt as 70 the guilt OF
enemy aliens for these CONGREGATIONS
is indicated by the fact that the enemy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

that these barracks are not rooted with
shingles, but are covered with fire re-
sistive roofing, upon which sparks or
brands would harmlessly die out. He
will see that the buildings are so well
separated that the exposure hazard is
slight. He will see that extra broad
open spaces occur at certain intervals,
and, if he inquire. he will be told that
these spaces are intended as fire breaks.
The visitor will realize that where
many thousands Of men are crowded
together various small blazes will al
most inevitably occur, although in the
light of precautions it will be difficult
for him to see how any of them could
fail to be promptly extinguished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
f orgct That You
Are Insurance Men

"Forget that you are insurance men,"
the chairman would tell them. Forget
the names OF the companies that pay
your salaries. Remember only that
you are working for the nations well
fare in n time Of great crisis. When
entering a plant do not allow your
selves to be drawn into any discussion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
1t Was Imperative
That Grain Be Saved

Working in closest cooperation with
the United States Food Administration,
the national board inspectors and en-
gineers had already begun an active in
spection Of the grain elevators of the
Northwest and elsewhere.
There were far too many elevators to
inspect with the speed that the situa-
ton required, and a pamphlet of safety
rules was therefore prepared for issu-
ance to the plants. Under the title of
Safeguarding Grain" this soon was
ready for the press, and Food Admins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Chief Dillon, the New Weight On
New York City's Police Lid
Big Inspectors Record One
to Worry All Who Have
Been Counting on a Wide
Open Town-Was Organ
izer of Home Defence
By Arthur J. McKenna

n ROADWAY may be counting on
n police lsxity-or worse-after
the first of the year, to help
meet the burdens that war has heaped
upon it.
Experts on roulette. Klondike, poker
and the plebeian crap game may b"
pulling up stakes in other towns, pre-
paratory to returning to wide open"
New York shortly after Police Com
missioner Arthur Woods retires.
Pckpockets, too, may be reestab-
fishing the organization that up to
three years ago zoned the city at
tremendous loss to the travelling pub
lie and luxury producing profits to
the dips"
Purveyors Of the great social evil
also may count that 1t will be safe
after the din of the New Year celebra-
ton has become a memory to take up
again their business here.
But to these and others who are re-
ported ready to "whoop it up" under
Tammany-just two suggestions:
First-Look to Brooklyn, with its re-
formed Coney Island; its barrenness
Of comfort for the gambler, and it,
boosted reputation of being the only
place in the United States Of more
than 100000 inhabitants where 1t Is
impossible to get cabby to drive one
TO a house of i'll fame.
Second-Consider the appointment
last week Of New Yorks new police
chief inspector-James f. Dillon. He
is the same Dillon who, while borough
inspector for Brooklyn. convinced
those who outraged public decency in
Coney Island, in the Hamilton Avenue
section, in the Willoughby Street sec
ton (the Brooklyn Tenderloin). and In
Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Queens
that there were more profitable places
than "the City Of Churches"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

kilograms were sent at once by the
national board 20 the various insurance
bureaus, and within the next few days,
even before war Was declared, the
names Of hundreds Of factories actually
making munitions had been transm ltted
20 Washington.
This was tangible. definite service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

conditions in the construction or main
tenance Of the elevators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

n ROADWAY may be counting on
ID police lsxity-or worse-after
the first of the year, to help
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

tionary plannin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Board Lists
The Manufacturers

brook delay.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1917-10-25

strictly. In war it will be-
vigorously enforced, for
when the majority has tax
en- a decision the execution
of which will require many
to die tits in no mood for
general leniency toward yer
bal efforts to Illustrate it's
plans. Tolerance of seditious
free speech would be an in
suit to every man under
arms. Saturday Evening
Post.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1917-10-25
IFT YOUR C0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
lls how to loosen q tender corn
or caIlus 80 IL lifts out
without pain.

You reckless men and women who
re pestered with corns and who have
e least once week invited an awful
ieath from lockjaw or blood poison
are now told by q Cincinnati authority
to use drug called freezone, which
the moment q few drops are applied
to any corn or callus the soreness Is re-
lieved and soon the entire corn or cal
lus, ropt and all, lifts of with the fin
gers.
Freezone dries the moment It is ap-
piled, and simply shrivels the corn or call
lus without infaming or even irritating
the surrounding tissue or skin. A small
bottle Of freezone will cost very little
at any of the drug stores, but win posi-
lively rid, ones feet of every hard or
soft corn or hardened callus. If your
druggist hasn't any freezone he can get
it at any Wholesale drug house for you,
(Advertisement)
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1917-10-25
PHILADELPHIA MISS. THURSDAY, OCT. rs, 1917

as there are no aged suffering
ones to minister to their greatest
pleasure would be to cultivate
flowers that never fade in the
beautiful garden of Heaven.
The beauty fragrance, of which
the world has never never dream
ed.
With the best wishes to the
Democrat and readers,
Felix w. Tingle.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1917-10-25
LEMONS WHITEN AND
BEAUTlFY THE SKIN
Make this beauty lotion cheapIy for
your face, neck, arms and hands.

At the cost of a small jar OF ordinary
cold cream one can prepare t1ll quar-
ter pint OF the most wonderful lemon
skin softener and complexion beautifer,
by squeezing the juice of two fresh lem
ons into bottle containing three ounces
OF orchard white. Care should be taken
to strain the juice through fine cloth
80 no lemon pulp gets In, then this To-
tion will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice Ia used
to bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles, sallowness and tan and Is
the ideal skin softener, whitenar and
beautifier.
just try lei Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make up
9 quarter pint of this ,sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage It daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. Il is
marvellous to smoother rough, red hands. 4
(Advertisement)
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1917-10-25

WANTED-Log cutters and
skidder men, good log cutters
can average $2.75 per day skid
der men 81. so to 1926.
Apply at Deemer or at Deem
er camp we have saw gang
working at each place.
2t New Deemer Mfg. Co. Inc.