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New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
A Volunteer Patrol
TO the Editor of The Tribune.

o inc Edltor OF The Tribune,
Sir: l know that when q man pos
sessing Judge Otto A Rosa!sky's iudc-
ment advocates the formation Of q vigi-
lance committee Of $4,000 citizens in
New York City the situation is in
deed serious.
Ii such a committee is formed | wish
to volunteer at least four hours of nv
time out Of every twenty-four for pa
troll duty or any other work that would
be Of service to the City of New York.
In the organization for which I work
| can recruit from thirty to fifty men
who have seen military duty and who
could be trusted i'll work of this kind.
Such vigilance committee conducted
in a businesslike way would certainly
be a strong advertisement for law and
order in New York, and would do much
toward counteractng the detrimental
publicity that has been spread around
the world by unchecked crime.
1t is time for a showdown, time to see
how many people really have feeling
of pride and love for the City of New
York and, living here, really care enough
to come forward and volunteer their
services in making it one of the finest
and safest places in the world in which
to live. To-day under the existing con-
ditions, where men. women and chill
dren must live in terror, it certainly is
not
With reliable citizen armed with u
AS placed in the center of every block
in New York City, day and night, this
reign Of terror could be cxterminated
in ten days. LAKE II. SMITH.
BROOKLYN. Dec. 1S. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
MIR. Enright's Motions

Considering the fact that no crime
wave whatever existed officially un-
Til few days ago, Mr.. Enright is
tc be congratulated on the furious
ness with which he is now rushing
around. Detectives go speeding
about the city in squads, suspicious
characters are rounded up by the
dozen Chow Mr.. Enright does love
arrest" }, vacations are ended, 769
more policemen are demanded, and,
generally, the motions of police &C
tivity go round and round at top
speed.
But does Mr.. Enright think, does
Mr.. Hyan think, that any consider
able results can be achieved by such
sudden eleventh-hour efforts at ref
ormation? Does either Of these
gentlemen think that the public can
De led to regard these acrobatc
stunts as adequate to correct the
decentralization. of several years? 1t
took a generation to get politics and
graft out Of the force before. Can
II be eliminated now by a few ex-
cited orders issued by the very man
who undermined this labor of years?
The citizens Of New York are not
to be deceived by such beating of the
air The sources Of police efficiency
and ineficiency are too we'll under
stood through the lessons Of painful
experience. The honestly and ef-
ticiently organized force which
Arthur Woods turned over to his
successor was the product Of years
OF slow building. Morale was its
keystone. And morale can be Sc
cured only by consistently striking
down the CRATER and the man with a
pull and rewarding the individual
on his merits. That was the hear
Of the Woods system. BY this policy
he gained the trust of the force,
ne filed it with spirit that en-
titled it to rank with the crack fight
ing corps Of the world.
The Enright system was exactly
The reverse. By the last statements
of Lieutenant Horton it was pull
alone that counted The results
nave been rehearsed in The Trib
une's campaign. Able, efficient men.
he crack detectives Of the force,
"ere sent to unimportant posts; sec
ond raters took their places. The
morale Of the force was never at so
.ow an ebb- Individually there is as
aound material in the force as ever.
But no man dares act save with an
eye to mysterious influences at
which he can only guess. Undei.
such conditions the number of police
men placed at Mr.. Enright's dis
oosal is OF small importance.
The force could be doubled and not
Increase its efficiency particle. Not
1 the number of policemen on duty.
out their spirit, their trust in the
good faith of their superior officers,
their knowledge that if they play the
game straight they can forget every
possible influence, however power
ful, are the things that count. II
was Mr.. Enright, by and with Mr.
hylan's approval, who shot the
force to pieces. 1t is inconceivablt
that it can be rehabilitated under
their rule--cven assuming that they
now sincerely desire an efficient
police in place of the demoralizcd
oody Of their making.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
he Naval War Collegc
Evidence against Removal From
Newport 10 Washington Rccited

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: During the last year the citi.
zens and clergy Of Newport. including
Bishop Perry, brought charges against
the Secretary and Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy for permitting very dis
creditable methods in trying to run
down cases of vice in Newport You
are doubtless informed as to the cir
cumstances. This is only one Of the
causes of the friction between the Seq
r~tary of the Navy and the Newport
locality.
The report of the Secretary Of til.
Navy recommends that the Naval War
College be transferred to Washiugton.
He gives the following reasons, among
others:
% The crowded condition OF the
Newport training station and the con
sequent necessity OF using tha War
College for training purposes
This Is q direct misstatemsnt oj
facts. The training station is 10 longer
on Coasters Harbor Island Nearly all
the buildings on that island are vacant.
The training station is nov OF God
dington Point. am told that thers
is room for about 5000 more recruits.
~ II is also stated TINT the War
College buildings are inadequate to
accommodate the class.
This is another misstatemeur cf fact
The buildings are entirely adequate
for the present size Of the class :hat
is, sixty members year
go The Secretary stated in his re-
port that he had been contemplating
the removal of the college before the
war but that this was interrupted by
the war.
This IS another rnisstaternont Of act
as the following will snow: In 1914
Captain Hill recommended that the
War College be transferred to Wash-
ington This was referred by the
Secretary to the general board.
The general board recommended
that the War College be not trans
ferred to Washington.
This recommendation of the general
board was approved by the Secretary
Of the Navy Mr. Daniels-in 1915
The Secretary OF the Navy then re-
ferred the matter to the president Of
the War College. Captain " /.
Rodgers. It vas retu ned with the
recommendation that the War College
be not transferred away from Newport
The matter was then referred TO the
planning section of the Navy Depart
ment in 1919 The planning section
made an exhaustive examination o. all
the arguments and documents in the
case and recommended that Newport
WAS the most suitable location for the
War College and that II should re-
uair thee.
One Of the documents consi icred by
he planning section was the letter
from Admiral Mohan 10 t'e president
of The War College in 1910. giving all
the reasons why the War College
should be separated from the Navy De
partment and recommending that Il
should not be removed.
A CITIZEN OF NEWPORT
Newport, Dec. lS, 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
The Coming QUE,
EXCULPATION

Boss, you have now and then printed
My sometimes excessively anapes-
tiferous verse.
Excuseit if modestly hinted
You might have done worse.
You might have pulled more Of that
jazz (yours
EXcepted) at which we have often
times WINGED
Concerning the various azures
Now modish, as frinst:
! got the blues. Life ain't worth livin'.
Guess III just lay down and die
Cause every day'n be Sunday by and
by.
They've made this land nawful smear,
u sad and dark brown smooch-
An thought they'd done their darned-
est when they took away our
hooch!
got the blues. I said--you heard me!
Besides, it amt no newsl
Everybody's got 'em-got the doggone
Blue Law blues.
Dassent drivs the fivver;
Dassent kiss my wife;
Fall into the river
Dassent save my life;
Dassent cut g caper;
Fillums blooey, too;
Can't even read the paper
Cause the laws went blue.
Since mine is the complex Terentian,
I scrawl for the mime
And frequently also-s fact which
scarcely need mention
bust into rhyme.
And yet I have never been guilty
OF wasting stamp
In sending insomniac monickers lilty
Your way, as frexamp:
There was q bally drummer,
And he banged a wicked drum
Bn,tme onotgesique Bengue!
He banged it all one summer
Baumc Gnalgesique Benguet
And as he whanged the leather
In foul or festive weather.
Bau'ns analgesique Bcnguel
He muttered, LET 'em guy me
And my little drum, for, blimc,
put it over E. Millay!"
Not ME for that stuff or the Main
Street b'gosh,
Or appropriate places and other such
tosh---
And that's why thought T would
write to your Nibs
That | thanked GOD l wasn't like other
contribs c. A.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
The act Remains

tFro,a The Indianapolis Nescs)
Tho Senator's who are investigating
the coal situation are finding out
good many things that other people
suspected, just as other investigators
have found out such things, but what
good does that do as long as the cosl
men are determined to keep rriccs up
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
Tho Diary OF Our Own Samuel pepvs

December Is -- To the armory, and
played tennis. with poor success but
great enjoyment, and so home, and
drove my wife in my petrol Wagon to
Yonkers, and thence to the Lotos Club,
where was fine dinner to G. Ade, ana
I safe between Will Hays and Melville
Stone. which was pleasant, and the
speeches were short and good, rare
thing. But the loudest laugh came
when Mr. Chester Lord said some wit
had said that the recent election was
not an election. but a census. But he
did not tell who the wit was And Nr.
Hays recited n poem not his own, and
did not say who wrote it. And M
John Gavit told how ne asked a man
seeking reporters position to write 8
story about the first loose brick he
might see, and how the man wrote q
wondrous tale: which doubt greatly,
forasmuch IS he never told who the
man was, nor whether the tale was
printed. And / thought if G.. AIDE had
been as poor reporter Iii his young
Gays as any of these men, he still would
be lunching at Burcky & Milan's in
Chicago instead Of having these hon
ours. Met Mr. Lewis Hind, and he
rallied me at having bought the last
copy OF Calverley's Poems to be had in
the town; and Mr. R. Oglesby, who
chided me for recommending main
Street"
l9-Up and took Mrs. Eliza Gale and
her daughter for ride. they bearing
the cold with merry fortitude; and SO
to A. SamueIs's, and drove him to Yon-
kers with me to call for my wife and
Mistress Helen gave US tea and cakes;
and so to the city again to c. Gaige's
tor dinner, and he gave me demijohn
of cider to carry home.
20-Lay late, my eyes paining. and
wondered whether I should 90 blind,
like Samuel Pepys, and so to the Office,
but low in my mind and full Of great
pity for myself. Home, and found a
fine trombone-fute Edna Ferber hath
sent me, and played it with scant skill.
The occupant Of the chair heard him
coming She looked over one shoulder
without turning her hcad.--From "The
Lizard" by Rita Weiman, in The Sat-
tvepost.
Another contortionist heroine. I'm
less, perhaps, she did 1t with The aid
Of a mirror.
The cashier whom he knew would
cash his check had gone hone.-The
Sun.
"Whom will cash this chcck?"
Il will" said Cyril, for 1t was IN
deed him.
Query-Baron Ircland's-to dramatic
editor: Why not interview Ben-Ami's
brothers, Bon and Where7
If the Commissioner wants to dis
cover more about the crime wave he
might borrow the Hired Mans line in
he Tavern" and put the question to
the force.
Thus; "What kind of a night is this
anyway? Who's doin' all the
shootin'?"
a r.p.A.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-By mali. Including
qua HAhTY

fsa sas sureAass meechandiss advertised IN THE
TRIBUNE vito absolute saiets-for II dissatisfse.
'cn results in any oass vHe TRisUNE guarantees
70 pay your Money back upon REQUEST Ne red tsus.
Ne ruitbiire We make good promptly II the
advertiser does rot.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21

Owned and published daily by New York Tribune
me- New York Corporation. Ogden Reid, Pres-
dent @ Vernon Rogers Vice President Helen
Rogers Reid. Secretary r r Msrasd. Tresurer
Address. TriAuns RuildinE i54 Nassau Street. New
York Teephcns. Beesman Scos.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
Ads on Recruiting Houses
4 Query and The Explanation Of lie
Var Department


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: On November II | wrote to the
Secretary Of War as follows;
"As passed by the recruiting
station in Fifth Avenue opposite Madi-
son Square yesterday was amazed to
sec painted along the lower edge Of the
recruiting house, which stood on
wheels 'Bossert houses, the logical
way Of house building, followed by
the Brooklyn address of the concern
that sells these houses.
~ cannot imagine for an instant
that you have knowledge Of the way
in which the government recruiting
stations are used to advertise q busi-
ness concern, because I cannot believe
it possible that the United States would
stoop to advertise Mr. Bosserts houses
because he furnished it with these
trundle carts free OF charge, and am,
therefore, bringing this outrageous
improprioty to your notice In order
that stop may be put to this practice"
This morning received the following
letter:
"War Department,
"The Adjutant Generals Office,
"Washington, Nov 90, 1920.
"Dr. Reginald H. Sayre, ID West Forty
eighth Street, New York City, 81. Y.
Dear Sir: Your letter Of November
II to the Secretary of War relative to
the advert sement of 'Bossert Houses
on certain recruiting huts in New York
City has been transmitted to this Office
for reply. A report of this matter has
been received in this office from the
recruiting officer in New York. This
report in part says:
There was never any written agree
ment entered into with Bossert g. Son
concerning the building or use of these
houses, and it was our suggestion that
if Bossert & Son would build these
houses for us they would be permitted
to have their names and business ap-
pear Oh each house. That. however,
was not construed as being the con-
sideration for which the houses were
built. as Bossert & Son simply agreed
to assist the New York recruiting dis
trict to the extent of building these
houses for US. and in appreciation Of
their action this oflic suggested that
they take space on each Of the houses
and advertise the fact that these houses
were "Bossert Houses."'
"Appreciating your interest in the
army, | am, very respectfully,
"P T. HARRIS
"The Adjutant General"
My amazement at reading .ver the
signature Of the Adjutant General of
the armv that this indecent outrage
had been suggested by the recruiting
officer in New York was on'y exceeded
by the indignation | fe { that person
so incapable of approaching the com
mon decencies of if. should be placed
in position OF authority where he had
the orportunt of huuliliatng the gov
eminent by making it appear that it
either was an 'he verge II bankruptcy,
and therefore could not afford to buy
recruiting stations, and had to pay for
them in advertising the builder or
thst those in the government employ
we've SO corrupt that they were using
government property to advertise
concern in which they themselves were
pccuniarily interested.
1t is fortunate thing that Congress-
some years ago passed law prohibit
ing the use of the United States fac
for advertising Purposes or we should
probably have our War Department al
lowing the bunting mAnufacfnrer 10
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES,

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the
tse FOR republication Of all dispatches
credited 70 It otherwise credited In this paper
and @so the local news OF spontaneous origin pup
ish~d herein
All rights Of republication OF all ether matter
Herein reserved.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21

When Prof. Broun's offspring, vocal
about Santa Claus, hoped she would
bring him kiddic-car, he may have
been influenced by The Los Angeles
Times, which speaks Of "Cartoonist
Briggs and her laughable pictures"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21

II is likely that Mr.. H. Bell Brown
and what lot of Christmas cards he
must have had hand in the word
ing of!-helped the Hotel Mctropole,
Denver, which announces that it is
"Eminently Fireproof."
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21

Thus; "What kind of night is TIL
anyway? Who's don' all the
ehootin'?"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21

If the Commissioner wants to dis
cover more about the crime wave he
might borrow the Hired Mans line in
he Tavern" and put the question to
tho force.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-21

Query-Baron Ireland 's-to dramatic
editor: Why not interview Ben-Ami's
brothers, Bon and Wheres
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08
Thrown from Bridge by
Touching Live Wire

Mr. Christie of Glover, who has
been employed by the Boston d
Maine railroad as a painter, met with
strange accident while working on
the bridge just below the Wells Riv-
er depot Wednesday.
At this place the roadway passes
beneath the railroad and the electric
wires are strung on cross arms at
tached to the bridge. The wires evil
IDENTIFY are free from insulation. In
some manner or other while erecting
swing stage, his foot slipped and in
trying to save himself, he caught hold
of the bare wire, thus making cir
cult, with his foot evidently resting
on the iron work of the bridge. When
he fell, he turned completely over and
landed on the abutment He was
not seriously injured by the fall DR..
Perry attended him and he was able
in the afternoon to return to his
home in Glover, with the aid of
friend. All work on the bridge was
suspended until further orders have
been received from Boston as to
whether right exists to hang bare
copper from steel bridge The wires
are under the control of the Vermont
Pubic Utilities company, of which
Mr.. Clark of Groton is manager.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08
new HOUSE FOR SALE

Two stories, 7 rooms, double par
lors, dining room on first floor,
three bedrooms and full bath on sec
ond floor, closets for all bed
rooms, all hardwood floors and
hardwood finish upstairs and down,
8 foot porch across the front. No
one has ever lived in this house and
so no repairs needed for years, one
pipe furnace and house built to heat
correctly with one, electric lights, new
hot water tank. Price $500. If you
want to know just how good a bar
gain this is bring your contractor
along with you and have him tell you
what he can duplicate this for. Come
and see it. A. b. BOWS Agency, II
Eastern Avenue.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08
Phone Girls Have
Merry Time at Ball

Continued from naoe one)
rang off, tired, but happy crowd
to wend their way homeward. They
all voted that the pretty nhone girls
(all centrals are prett" except when
the line is out of order or you get
your wrong party on the wire) and
when it comes to dancing these girls
are certainly Irene Castles.
Too much credit cannot be given
the various committees who arranged
the affair. Miss Mary Delaney, chief
operator and her sister, Miss Mil
bred Delaney, chairman of the dance
committee, and all their assistants,
were busy seeing that everyone had
a good time. And they succeeded ad-
mirably.
Few have ever seen the Armory in
prettier dress. The decorations con-
sisted of blue, yellow and white crepe
paper hung in streamers from huge
blue bell in the center of the hall
over the orchestra platform, which
was covered with lattice work of
crepe paper Great credit is given
Mrs. Alice Rowen for the decorating.
She was in charge OF this committee
which put in many hours of hard
work to get the very pleasing effect
which delighted the spectators and
dancers.
Burroughs orchestra of seven
pieces was in its usual excellent form
and none could sit out to the strains
Of the dizzy jazz and Dreamy waltz
played by this aggregation Of musl-
clans.
The grand march in which over
125 couple participated was led by
Mr. and Mrs. r. P. Nichols and
Frank Murphy and Miss Mary De
laney. Misses Gladys Bigelow Mil
dred Delaney and Jane Carrier were
the introduction committee and made
all visitors feel at home.
Throughout the evening a delici-
Gus punch was served from prettily
decorated booth bv Miss Marian Mer
rill assisted BY Miss Dorothy Merrill,
Marshall Miltimore and Carter Mer
rill. &C. f. Merrill, manager of this
division of the New England Tele-
phone G. Telegraph Co., was on
hand to lend rs aid in keeping every
one harrv.
Luncheon of ice cream and cake
was served by the Mothers of the
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08
SUNDAY SERVICES

parents Day" will be observed at
TIE North church Sunday morning
when the pastor will preach on THE
Commandment with Promise" Sun
Cay school at -; Carry On Sociecy
at o'clock. At o'clock the South
church will unite with the North
church and Rev. F. B. Richards will
use the stereopticon, giving an H.
Illustrated talk on "The World Wide
Work of the American Board"
At the South church, Rev. Francis
A. Poole minister, there will be spec
ial observance of Mother Day" at
the morning service. Subject of the
sermon, Mothers in the Life of To-
day" Union service at the Moth
church at p. m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
10.45 a. NJ, subject, adam and Fall
len Man."
Church of the Messiah. Harold
Guy Don Scott, minister. 1920 a.
H., morning worship and sermon;
subject, MARY, Mother of Jesus.
Church School at u o'clock
Mothers Day" will be observed at
Gfdce MelHoulSt chuIcn SUNDAY
morning with a sermon by the "astor
upon "Christian omanhood." Bible
school at noon; Epworth League
meeting at els evening service at 7
with preaching by the pastor on the
theme Fares, Please"
At the Advent Christian church the
subject of the mornin" sermon will
be, Family Lessons" from Eli and
his sons, Sam. "a. This will be
supplementary to "Mother's Day"
thoughts of last Sunday, but with
more reference to fathers and chill
dren. The subject in the evening will
be, False and True Confidence, ;"
from the story of Israel's defeat in
the same chapters of l Samuel.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08
Drive BOlsheviki Forces
Out of KEW
Continued from mare one)

Today's advices from the Soviet
side however, left no room for doubt
that the Polish campaign for posses
sion of the city has been at least
temporarily successful.
kiev, a city of 100000 or more
population before the war, is the cap
ital of the Ukrain. The town has
changed hands several times during
the fighting between contending
groups nj Ukranian territory and the
conflict between the Denikine forces
and the Bolsheviki. The latter had
been in possession of it since last
December taking the city during the
collapse of the Denikine army in
Southern Russia. Kiev has been
looked up from the Entente side as
a valuable outpost at a strategic
point against the advance of Bolshe-
Vism
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American Legion boys at intermis-

American Legion boys at intermis-
sion -
The committees, who made the af-
fair so great a success, were: Chair
man, Miss Mildred Delaney enter
tainment, Miss Ada Burns; decorat-
ing, Mrs. Alice Rowen, Miss Alice
Lontine, Miss Mildred Moron. Mrs
Pearl Page, Miss Doroth'' Tubman,
Miss Florence Bennett; introduction.
Miss Gladys Bioelow Miss Mildred
Delaney. Miss Jane Carrier; publ
city, Miss Elizabeth Bassett, Mrs.
Bertha Morrill,, Miss Mary Delaney
Among the out of town operators
who were here to enjoy the affair
were: Miss Clapper and Miss Berry
of Newport and Miss Bennett, Miss
Stevens Miss Jewett, Miss Witch
er and Miss Marsh of White River
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08
FIRST CLASS
PHOTO DEVELOPING

and Printing. Leave your films at
Brigham's Drug Store, Paino's Candy
Kitchen or ]. A. McLeod's, - North
Avenue. MCLEOD & KILLELEA.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08

Anyway if they can't get anyone
to run for vice president they can
resort to the selective draft.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-08
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1920
SUNNY SQUIBLETS

Mother as usual will celebrate
Mothers Day by getting up an extra
good dinner