El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
Potash And Perln,utter Discuss The Leak
OF The Peace Note And Other Big Matters

~OUTsIDE OF one poor night watch
" man nebIch.- Abe Potash said &c
his partner. Norris Perlmutter. ''ths
only people which has really and
truly suffered from the goings-on OF
them anarchists is the insurance
companies. Mawruss."
In case like that, Abe. the in
surance companies amt liable under
their policies" Morris said. "and they
wouldn't got TO pay no losses for the
damage when them bombs done It to
them buildings"
who said anything about the in
surance compenies paying lossesz'
Abe asked I am talking about the
insurance companies paying lawyers
bills, Mawruss, which I never read
any Of that part Of my insurance
policies that is printed in only such
letters as could have been designed
in the first place by them fellers you
read about who 60 blind from en-
craving the whole OF the constitution
OF ths United States on q ten cent
piece. understand, but I have no
doubt, Mawruss, that Il wouldn't
make no difference If the loss was
caused by anything so legitimate as
throwing a lighted cigaret in waste
paper basket, understand me. the only
LIdc-4 WY an insurance company
pays any losses at all is that they
figure it's cheaper to let the policy
holder have the money than the bunch
Of murderers they got representing
them as their general counsel"
An Indoor Sport.
NO doubt you're right" Morris
agreed, but in these here bomb out
RACES. Abe. the way the police amt
been able TO get a clue 20 so much as
a suspicious red neckties- y'under-
stand, it looks as though this bomb
exploding was going to be such
regular amusement with an arcnists
as pinochle playing is with clothing
statesmen. understand me, so the an
surauce companies would got to make
a stand otherwise they would be pay
Ing for new Stops for the houses II
anybody and everybody who ever said
an unkinG word in public about Le-
uine and Trotzky."
1t seems to me that the police
amt 50 smart like they once used to
be, Aawruss," Abe remarked.
Clues In the Discard.
No. nor never was Norris said.
In fact. Abe, from the number OF
crimes which has got into the let by
cones be bygones stage with the po-
lice lately. clues amt OF no more use
to them fellers at all. What them
detectives need is that the criminal
should leave behind him at the scene
Of the crimtal line Of snappy. Up to
safe advertising containing. his name,
ADDRESS and telephone number.
Misplaced Confidence.
Il see where IN New York mayor
Hylan puts the whole thing up to the
uewspa pers." Abe observed He wrote
10 a friend the other day one OF them
strictly confidential letters with an
agreement on the side TO ring up the
reporters as soon as Il was delivered.
understand. in which he said the
reason Why so many crimes was going
undiscovered BY the police was that
the NEWSPAPERS was uuDrinctpled
enough TO print that q lot Of crimes
was going undetected by the police,
Understand me. and the consequences
IS that criminals read II and rely
ns on the fact that the police
wouldn't catch them Is they COM
lnitted crimes. they went to work and
committed crimes"
And suppose them criminsls' con-
1idence in the police wasn't misplaced
neither, Norris suggested
Not so far as I've heard Abe said.
OF printed the Information, Mawruss.
why should mayor Hylan assume that 7
burglars don't write each other letters /
OCCASIONALLY. OF anyhow once in a /
while meet at lunch and talk over
business matrersT
Making NewspapeEs the Goat.
Well I've noticed that mayor Hy-
IAN mayor Thompson and q lot OF I
other mayors senators and people 1
which Is al the time getting into the 4
public eve IN the same sense as Gin |
ders and small insects, Abe. always |
nlanes the newspapers for everything I
that goes wrong" Morris remarked. /
because such people IS always doing
and saying things that. when Il gets |
INTO tie newspaper. sounds pretty rot |
ten even &c themselves understand /
me, so therefore they begin to think |
that the newspaper Is doing It DELHI /
erateiy and consequently they get a /
crouch on against ali newsp20ers''
sure ! know. MaWruss. but that /
y OEt who sent them bombs through I
s-ie mails IN the first place" Abe said /
It IS now beginning to look Nav
russ. that the American police has /
begun 10 act phlosophically about 4
crooks. the way the American public 4
has always done, and they shrug their 4
shoulders and say. What are you go
ing 70 DO with a bunch Of crooks like /
Enforce the Traffic LsvsE.
Wen. in way YOU can't blame the j
Dolice for not catching them bomb I
throwers, Abe" Morris said. They've 4
been so busy arresting people for vio-
lations OF the automobile and traffic /
laws that thew amt hardly got time 1
for nothing else. so you see what a \
pipe Il IS for criminals. Abe All /
they have got to do Is 10 keep out Of /
automobiles and stick to street cars
bombs, and the nolice would never
trouble them at all"
But considering the number OF peo-
ole which gets arrested every day for !