The evening world., 1920-11-11

honcldcS Tor winch no arrests were
made.
Summed up in tabular form Commas
sioner Enright's report assays as fol-
lows:
Total number Of pages. ........... 800
Report to Mayor. Observation-Disclosures. ,
Abuse Of the newspapers. :......
History OF the New York police. =
Resorts OF deputies ............... $50
lTestimonials TO efficiency OF the force -
Statistical summary .........,,.... VI
The contents under the last head
| ing reveal marked increase of crime
| in the first post war year, as shown
! by the number of arrests made, COM
pared with the last previous report
! that for 1917. This increase was con-
| hned to the sterner sex, Of whom
! 5,l07 more were arrested during the
twelve months, while arrests. of wom-
| en- fell off ASH in a total OF 2l,O50 for
the same period. The percentage in
! crease for the men was Fl and the
| total for both sexes II, allowing for
| a IL per cent. decrease among women.
Only those offenses which were
! followed by arrests are included. No
| cOgniZanCe Is taken of unsolved rob-
berries, burglaries and murders. The
World tabulated last Monday lO4 I'M
! solved murders uuiIuB the llISb NSl
months OF this year..
For a year or two prior TO Jan l.
1918" the Commissioner says on page
81 there had grown up in Greenwich
| Village a series Of Bohemian restau-
rants which had attracted to 1t a host
OF sightseers and morbid minded per-
sons with a faded appetite for sensa-
tion. Among those who came were
many of the degenerate type OF both
sexes, who participated in the absurd
diversions offered at these places at
high prices, and danced 10 jazz music
with all of the ridiculous and some
times suggestive and disgusting con-
duct which Is characteristic of such
resorts.
"A Chinese funeral or a Hopi In
dian snake dance would be far more
interesting and entertaining, but a
certain foolish and degenerate appe-
tite for the unusual or sensational,
mostly recruited from out side New
York, promoted by sightseeing car
era tiers and other parasites, kept
these places alive and proved that
Barnum was right regarding the
! mental capacity of, some people.
These conditions Immediately re-
ceived the attention of this depart e
ment, with the result. that several OF
, them discontinued business, while
those that remained are obliged 10
keep within the law. As they are no
longer allowed to flout the law or to
cater to tile depraved tastes Of their
regular clientele, this section will
soon become unattraCtiVe to the sight
t seer and will be restored to its prev
ious status of a respectable residential
and business neighbOrhOOd."
outward order and decency, no
long since proclaimed the hghes
standard Of police efficiency along thi!
line (vice and gamblng),' says thu
Commissioner in his letter to the
Mayor submitting his report. "hav'
been fully sustained. and vice Int
, gambling not only driven from tn
streets and public places, but pursue,
to their haunts and hiding place
wherever found.
20 CONNIE Realized vice and gamblin,
in every form have been relentles5l!
pursued and driven from the city"
The tenor Of the Commissioners dis
: cussion OF the newspa pers Is illustrates
I by the following:
5 = During the year the local pres
Of the city took occasion to pubhS'
almost daily scare headlines and eN
: aggerated stories OF crime and law
lessness in this city which served
only to advertise the business Of tn
criminal and to attract criminal
, from far and near, who, because o
} the newspaper stories, believed the
could operate here with tmpunity
u, Many young men without previou
u criminal records stated under Oat'
upon examination at Police Head
quarters that they were induced I
commit crime because the pewspa
pers had led them TO believe that the
' could do so in this city with little O
j. no fear OF arrest and the conse
y TurnCCs.
It "ThruuFhout this critical periOC
e fraught with evil personalities, III
a support Of the press and any Of IN
. other pseudo agencies Of good gov
- eminent were conspicuous by the
g. absence. These very agencies, cor
e trary to all other generally under
10 stood principles, when many Otht
T. cities throughout the country wei
n seething with unrest, riots and Law
~, lessncss, lost no opportunity TO ma
ugn belittle and deCry the Police D,
partment Of this city although Il
tranquility Of the latter remained VI
disturbed and its citizens and visito
transacted their affairs in the san
- undisturbed fashion that prevailed
=. the piping days OF peace OF 1916 ar