The Washington herald., 1920-09-04
New York City
By o. o. Mcintyre.
PopuInce Resent. Roughne.s.

Popuiaee Resents houS mess
New York. Sept. S.-Unless an
outraged citizenry rebels there
seems to be nothing left but tamely
to submit to police clubbing, with
out provocation. on New York
streets. Just now a cowed populace
is aghast at the suspension OF two
brutal policemen who dubbed two
men into insensibility and left them
each blinded in one eye. The vic
Tins were not resisting.
Miss Rosetta Duncan is a young
musical comedy actress from CALI
fornia who is appearing with Fred
Stone. She drove into one Of the
side streets in the Forties one night
recently to park her car while she
made a hurried visit to a stage door.
A bright particular Sir Galahad or
New Yorks finest" told her
through the side of his mouth to
get t'hell outen there" Miss Dun
can drove around the block, left her
car in another spot, saw that a taxi
cab-which get special privileges for
some unexplained reasOn-parkeu
where her car was and as she pass
ed the policeman said in half jest:
Now does this suit you?'
1t evidently did not. For with
muttered oath he lunged at the
young girl, who is II, and in short
curls, and told her she was under
arrest. She was so dazed by the
suddenness of the attack that sro
swooned and when she revived she
was being dragged by the wrists
through the streets TO a police sta
tion.
Miss Duncan. however. was not
completely cowed and before sns
reached the station she told her
rough neck escort in unlovely but
expressive language that she re-
garded him as "a feeble minded
simp" This was lese majeste. When
she reached the station she was
thrown into a room with a lot OF
half dressed policemen who jeered
at her and asked her insulting ques-
tions.
She was denied the privilege Of
telephoning to her sisters who were
by this time distracted by her alb
sence. Finally she was bundled IN
to a patrol wagon with thieves.
women of the streets and the pick
ings of the underworld. 1t was a
kind hearted matron who upon look
ing into her cell saw that she was
merely a Child-a girl of refinement
and she interCeded so that she could
telephone friends who promptly ar
rived with bail
1t so happens that Miss Duncan
is of an influential family and has
influential friends and her treat
ment has started a movement which.
| if corrective methods are not used
| at once. will result in citizens form
| ing a league to protect themselves
from the very servants whom they
| hire for protection. It might be
added that Miss Duncan's case was
! Immediately dismissed before the
presiding magistrate.
Wngers Make "A Success.
! Hamish MacLauren used to be a
/ reporter on the Evening World.
! Then he became publicity impre-
Sario for the largest movie palace in
! town. He was at d little dinner
party one night when he confided to
friend that his ambition was to
write fiction. But I cannot plot Il
| story" he added The host thought
! he could and said he would gamble
with him on his first yarn. He
would allow him i drawing account
and they were to split the first story
.
/ later MaCLaUren met his old friend
who congratulated him. for his
stories have been selling as fast as
/ he wrote them. How do you like
/ the writing game nOw?" asked the
/ friend. TT is a tough life" sighed
| MacLauren. Il can plot like a viii
| lain nOw-but durn it l cannot
write"
which Proves Nothing!
4 group of young ladies were
/ lighting up their first cigarette aft
/ er the matinee in a Fifth avenue
+ OOlong parIOr the other afternoon.
/ Two strangers came in and occupied
an opposite table. They appeared to
/ be Mid-Western buyers. They or
dered tea and then one took a flask
/ from his hip pocket. He started to
| pour out a drink when at the same
time both saw the group of girls.
Let's get out of here" they said
together. II seems they didn't real
ize what a tough place they were
getting into