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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
Rule 1874

Section 184 OF the Police Depart
ment rules and regulations, COM
piled by Commissioner Enright, says:
"Any member of the department
summoned to the District Attorneys
office of any county. In connection
with a case in which he or any other
member of the department is apt to
be made or become a defendant, will
report che facts in detail at once to
the Police Commissioner"
So acceptance Of Mayor Hylan's
offer Of six policemen to assist in
the grand jury investigation Of the
Police Department by the District
Attorneys Office would mean the in
PRODUCTION Of the Mayors agents
into the innermost secrets Of the
investigation, and lay on them the
duty of reporting the facts at once
to Commissioner Enright should any
member Of the Police Department be
menaced with Indictment.
The rule, of course, makes it i'm
possible for the District Attorney
or any deputy acting in his name to
use policemen in an investigation Of
the Police Department. If police
man assigned to assist the District
Attorney should learn anything tothe
prejudice of a "higher-up" he would
be compelled to chase to Police Head
quarters to warn the Police Commits
sioner. Every "tip" or "lead" would
reach him Immediately. A police
man who disobeyed would risk dis
charge.
1t will be noted that this book of
rules, in which Rule 1874 appears,
was compiled in 1920. So the Com
missioner has been getting ready to
block any effective Investigation.
This extraordinary rule was not
adopted by accident. 1t looks like a
deliberate attempt By Police Head
quarters to tap tho tires and to
listen IN.
But now that there is exposure of
the artAally contrived "joker," per-
haps it will be suspended or with
drawn. Even so, the significance of
the fact that the Police Commits
sioner felt the need Of the rule will
not be lost. 1t throws food Of
light on the motives and the methods
of the Hylan administration. 1t
shows again how it fights tooth and
nail against any real investigation.
Forced to concede the form of an in
vestigation, it tries to make it a
dummy one. Why would it keep
public affairs dark?
Is there longer doubt Of the neces-
sity of q legislative investigation,
the only kind that offers any guar
anty Of . fair and impartial public
ascertainment Of the facts?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
hygiene in living conditions the
dream of a diseaseless world might
be realized.
A Real Cabinet
be realized.

The New Republic is no friendly
critic Of Senator Harding, frankly
admitting it's censorious bias by re-
peating that it regarded his nomina-
ton as a calamity, but nevertheless
it does him q service in emphasizing
the unusual Importance Of his Cabi-
net appointments. 1t is doubtful if
ever before there was a President
elect more needing to make no mis-
takes in selecting the members Of
his official family.
This is the case for variety of
reasons. The political issues are not
web defined, but all are conscious Of
the existence of two contrary spirits
Juggling for mastery. Though neither
side has matured program, likes
call to likes, and public opinion will
quickly recognize in the personnel Of
the Cabinet what is to be the general
character Of the Administration.
Moreover, the President-elect is
free to do as he wishes. He is not
required to seek to strengthen his
policies in Congress. His nomina-
tion was under circumstances that
placed him under no obligations. The
size Of his majority makes it unnec-
essary for him to consider geogra-
ply or special interests. So more
than most incoming Presidents he
will express his own ideas in the con-
stitution Of his Cabinet and be
Judged accordingly.
Because Of these peculiar condi-
tions, the best friendship a news
paper can now show to Senator Har-
ding is to try to protect him against
the onslaughts Of those who journey
to Marion to put something across,
and who, to some degree, have sue
ceeded in creating an artificial
atmosphere about him. The remark
that Senator Harding addressed the
other day to his Masonic friends
was thus greatly encouraging. II
have found already" he said, "that
intrigue and untruth must be
guarded against"
If there were but some form Of
wireless communication by which
Senator Harding could read the
thoughts Of the unknown men and
women who voted for him-of the
millions who have no axes to grind
and no desires except for the good
of the country and the success Of the
Harding Administration-he would
have little difficulty in reaching his
decisions. The universal call, except
in special coteries, is for big men,
national men, representative men,
men whose weight in the country
will not be sensibly added to by Cab
met membership. Such men this
country has, and the country is
aware who they are. They are men
of the type of Root, Hoover, Wood
and Hughes. With such men avail
able for service, what real friend Of
Senator Harding will seek to have
his Cabinet populated by conven-
tional politicians and local celebri-
ties who may be much admired
where known but who do not CON-
mand the country's confidence?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
Medical Slavery

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The fact that no official action
has been taken either by the medical
or the pharmaceutical societies, rep
-rescnting the physicians and druggists
Of this state, over the recent ruling of
the commission Of narcotic drug control
compelling the use of official triplicate
prescription blanks in prescribing mar
cotics shows the state of subjugation
to which these once influential and
respected professions have been
brought under modern drug regula-
tons. That this ruling is in direct
and undisputed violation of the law
creating the narcotic drug commission
does not seem to have any bearing
upon this proceeding.
To find parallel for it it is neces-
sary to revert to the days when the
police of this city used to take the
law in their own hands, regardless of
the statutes, in moving against liquor
dealers, gamblers or members of even
less savory callings. In timely arti-
Gle on existing conditions Of this char
acter The Medical Record Of January
/, 1921. under the head of "The Crow
ing Enslavement Of the Medical Pro-
fession," had this to say:
"Who is to blame for the ever-in-
creasing interference with tho liberty
of medical practitioners? If the medi-
cal societies Of the land--county, state
and national--werc conducted as they
should be and exercised the influence
that they readily could If their officers
in general were moro alive to their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
The Public Must Help

The public must do it's share in
putting through Governor Miller's
economy program. That is the gist
Of the helpful and predetermined
statement made by Senator Lusk,
the Republican leader in the upper
house. The Senator is familiar with
legislative conditions and knows that
most laws owe their passage to the
pressure Of highly organized minori-
ties rather than to the force Of
vague, although genuine, public SEN
timent.
Every group which has an in
terest in promoting or opposing GER
tain legislation has its sure ap-
proach to the Legislatures ear. 1t
maintains agents and propaganda,
and can make an impression at AL
bany vastly disproportionate to it's
voting strength. Many compact or
CARNATIONS already are seeking to
forestall retrenchment in admins
tration, for retrenchment will cut
into their resources, dry up sources
Of patronage and Illustrate ambi-
tious schemes for expanding state
activities.
"Practically no communications
have been received urging or sug-
costing economy in state expendi-
ture," says Senator Lusk. That is
not surprising. The spenders are
on the job day in and day out. But
economical government, which will
ease the burdens of the mass of citi-
zens, is everybody's business, and
therefore usually nobody's business.
The cost Of government has been
doubled by highly specialized drives
on the Legislature for this and that
extension of functions and multiple
cation Of place holders.
But at last we have a Governor
courageous enough to insist that the
state must live within it's present
means, that extravaganza must stop
and government must at once give
more to the taxpayer and take less
from him. There can be no doubt
that the public shares these views.
But between the people and the Leg
islature is the swarm of officehold-
ers and patronage profteers, promo
tiers Of fads and fancies and of
selfish schemes with governmental
attachments, even of disinterested
men and women who think that any
and every project Of every social
betternent should be financed un-
questioningly out of the public purse.
This barrage is the most danger
Gus obstacle to the reforms suggest
ed by the Governor. 1t can be lifted
only by the concerted effort of citi-
zens and associations ready to fight
for good administration, reduced
operative costs and common-sense
reorganization Of the state govern
ment.
Governor Miller has done his part.
Senator Lusk and the other legisla-
tive leaders stand behind him. But
the Legislature, as whole, must be
made to see that what the Governor
demands is also what the people de-
mand. This is one of the rare mo-
ments when the inarticulate public
has look-in at Albany. It must
get together, become vocal and make
its will so clear that no legislator
can misunderstood it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
A Minus Quantity

(From Tho Neto Orleans Times Pscayxne)
There arc said to be thirty-two bill
lion paper crowns in circulation in
Austria, and yet any one Of tho lot is
worth more to-day than the crown of
the Hapsburgs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

Doing over the worlds great poems
for the movies is Mr.. James J. Monta-
gue's stunt, and darned we'll he does it.
Suggestion is made that somebody
adapt "The Night Hath a Thousand
Eyes" From the screen the orbs Of
Dorothy Gish have flashed, and some
times clouded and showered. One Of
the few films we have seen showed the
Gish tear. Well, why not multiply the
Gish lamp by 1000 and-but all the
movie folks need is a hint.
When Mr.. Montague did MAUD
Muller" over for the movies, he prob
ably called it re-vamping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

OF late l am beginning to notice with
perturbation a distinctly sentimental
streak in H. Sd. Nothing else will &C
count for his tenderness toward Goliath
When we first began to talk about him
he was treated by common consent
rather scornfully. He was known to us
as "Ole Goliath he talks too much"
Even in those early days it cannot be
said that Goliath was treated with spe-
cial spite, for as the story grew in the
telling he Jared not much worse than
David. Somehow or other l eventually
came into the incident myself Just
now can't remember whether it was at
the special invitation of H. Sd or my
own egotistic urge.
At any rate, it seems that David,
after knocking Goliath down, grew
overbearing in his attitude to all the
world. Goliath, 1t must be explained,
was not killed, since death would in
volve explanations beyond the compre-
hension Of H. Sd. Goliath was merely
hit in the chest and fell. The chest
was stressed, since it is necessary
every now and then to halt H. Sd in his
most playful moments with the ad-
monition that hitting casual visitors in
the face is not a friendly act. We
pride ourselves on our old-fashioned
Brooklyn hospitality.
However, rs we have said, David fol-
lowed up his victory with the boast, ~
can beat any man in the world" at
which point H. Sd is supposed to chime
In, "And lick 'em." In response to
this challenge Haywood I'd appeared,
and when David picked up another rock
and threw 1t Fl. I'd cleverly put up his
hands and caught the missile. He
threw it back at David and knocked
him down. Rollo offered the further
amendment that he himself then ap-
peared and knocked Haywood I'd down.
"And," he told the child, ." didn't need
a rock. l used snappy retort"
He even went so far as to draw a
picture of the occurrence, but it met
with no favor from H. Sd, who ex-
claimed, "Heywood I'd did not fell.
de did not fell"
l was much touched by this display
of loyalty until l found that his feel
ings were just as much engaged in the
fate Of Goliath. This love Of his for
the Philistine he indicated suddenly
one evening when he asked me to tell
him the story of "Sweet Goliath" and
l found that nothing would satisfy him
but the complete revision of the whole
tale to the end that it should be Co.
Hath who picked up the rock and van
quished David. I have tried to lure him
away from this unauthorized version in
vain. Only to-day l suggested hope
fully "That ole Goliath he talks too
much" H. Sd looked at me severely,
but then his face frightened, and with
nil tho JUNCTION Of missionary to China
he said, goliath loves you"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

For sll the fact that he romances a
good deal about cocktails and bal
comics and Cuban cigars, Joseph Hergcs-
heimer does not seem to have had a
very good time in Havana. He .on-
fesscs In San Cristobnl dc la Habana
that tho horse races bored him and
that pelota hurt his eyes. The only
native sport which seems to have at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

Yes can purchass msrphsndIss advsrtlssd H. 1H4
tisn rssuts In any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees
10 pay your msnsy back upsn rsquett. No 10 saee.
Ne sufhhliag. We make seed premptly u The
eaverther does net
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

What q peculiar folk are women! We
have been reading D. H. Lawrence's
Women in Love, and upon one occasion
a heroine indicates her passion for the
hero by hitting him over the head with
a ball Of lapis lazuli, while another
Swung round her arm, catching him
blow on the face with the back of
her hand" We shall report more fully
on Lawrence's Women in Love later in
the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
xrunxn OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES,

The Associated Press Il exclusively entitled - the
aas for republication Of ali dispatches
credited It otherwise credited In this Dspes
and also the local nsws Of spontaneous origin pub
Nshed herein.
All rights Of republication X all ether nsttss
herein also reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
The Coming Tower

In the event Of universal disarmament,
we shall gladly change the title Of this
shot-proof turret.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

In 1912 we bought, for $1.1o, a quart
OF private stock. 1t is worth now. thov
tell us, $3.50. To Mr.. William II.
Edwards: Do We have to admit lao
as stock dividend?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

Owned b. New Ysrk Ntbens mo. = Nsw Yssk
Cospsrausa Pueh.hsd daily. Ogden Reid. Prsd-
dent: q. v~n~ RSserS Ncs-Prsidnt HELEN
asssss REID. SecrstAr,; n z Mazhsa. Treasurss
AAdfsss ritbuns Building. lsA Nassau Street. Nss
Yesk. Tslephons 3eekmaa Seee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

Using quotes Is occasionally justi-
fable. If We owned a New York paper,
we'd insist ON "Prohibition."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

There has been a good deal of cuff
printed about O. Henry's poem, "The
Crucible," to tho effect that it was in
tended as lyric for "Lo," musical
comedy o. henry was collaboration in,
1t happens that We know something
about this subject, and the statement
mere is made that o. Henry never had
the slightest intention, hope, or fear OF
The Crucible" being incorporated in
"Lo."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

Again c. W. finds the Cadenced
Tribune headlines in "Mrs. Mott Bares
Murder Plot; not to >,dd Golfer Offers
$4,000 Scheme" and cadets Trounce
Hoboken Team"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10

s ne Peste6iee q New Yesk - 0eesuA
Class Mall N&tt9.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28

The collector levied on the stock of
pianos and phonographs of the music
store. formerly operated by w. f..
left for parts unknown last winter and
the 1920 taxes were not paid last
spring. w. p. Hunter was appointed
custodian Of the stock The business
Is now in other hands and will continue
as before under Mr. Hunters eye
The second visit of Importance paid
by Anderson was to the plant OF the
Calumet Iron & steel Co, 495 Colum-
bia avenue. There has also been a
change Of management at this place. 1t
is now being run by the Majestic Iron
& Steel Co. George Hanlon was named
custodian Of the assets.
The number of delinquents on the
city and county tax lists this year is
heavy. County Treasurer Ralph B.
Bradford and City Treasurer Walter
Bielefeld have decided on concerted ac-
tion in making the collections They
are going after every cent OF the del!n-
quent money ard Mr.. Anderson has
been ordered to go the limit in making
the collections.
For the benefit OF people who ne
elected TO pay their taxes a branch Of
ice has been opened temporarily in
Jury Room No. l in the Superior court
house. This room on the second floor
Will be open every evening from 70
o'clock and all afternoon each Sat
urday.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28
BIC NEWS
BREAKS IN
OUR COUNTY
Steel Strike, Circus Wreck
kayser Murder and Car Barn
Bandit Capture We're
Big Stories

Te editors from elsewhere in Hoos-
ierdom have professional reasons for
feeling friendly TO the Calumet dis
;rjet. Often on those duh days be-
tween elections. when spo news has
been scarce they have livened .up the
frst page with one of the strange and
pR9SuaI stories that are forever click
Ing over the telegraph press wire OF
appearing in the exchange newspapers
under Ha.nmond or Gary date line.
Perhaps II is an item telling that a
pest OF fre flies has driven the resi-
dents Of Aetna oRt Of their homes be-
cause ii is feare6 the insects will ex-
plode the gun-cotton soaked sand
around the abandoned powder works,
Again II might be little story of the
burning OF the are engine house at
Miller while the chief and his aides
were on the beach watching the giffs
in one-piece bathing suits.
Possibly Il is the first optimistic
story OF the summer telling Of the
hrst resumption OF work in the steel
and car building Industries.
HORRIFIED THE NATION
Lake county not only manufactures
steel Bibles, surgical supplies, beds,
potato planters. hair pins. crow bars.
armored cars, and cement but it an
nually produces miles Of columns OF
good news stories for the press of the
country Many OF these stories in the
past have been corking good feature
yarns
One story that crowded all other
news of the Arst page for q day was
the wreck OF the Wallace genbeck
circus train at Iyanfloe on the Michi-
gan Central railroad between Ham
mond and Gary q few years ago.
There were eighty known dead in the
catastrophe.
Even the children over the nation
read the accounts OF the wreck To
have such q thing happen to the merry
clowns, the pretty ladies who per-
formed wondrous feats on the flying
trspeEe and the stylishIy dressed lady
and gentlemen equestrtennes, norri-I
hea the boys and girls or the present
generation as well as the boys and
girls OF a former generation The
incident OF the clown who tore ar che
burning fambers with bare hands to
release bis wife and babies from the
wreck only TO see them cremated was
alone enough to shock the world and
it did.
THE STEEL STRIKE.
The story that was Of most vital
importance TO the country and held
the sober attention of millions of peo-
pie fer more than six weeks was the
famous steel strike in Gary and In
diana Harbor. The forces OF the
unions and the corporation were
matched In Gary and IT was there that
the strike was broken. Between
twenty-five and thirty newspaper cor
respondents were stationed i'm Gary
throughout the strike and one enter
prisinE Chicago newspaper had spe-
ctai telephone wire into the room of
a Gary hotel from which it's reporters
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28
FIRST PAPER
MEN ARE
WORRIED

Applicants for arst citizenship pap
ers must get their bids in at the office
OF the county clerk at Hammond. Gary
or Crown Point before August Tth as
after that date no papers will be grant
ed until September when the special
election on constitutional amendments IS
will be held. The federal statute for
bids the issuance OF papers during the
thirty days preceding an election.
1t may be the last opportunity OF
first paper men to vote in Indiana el-
ections for one of the amendments TO
be voted upon limits suffrage to full
citizens.
Applications for second papers may
be filed during the thirty day period
the same as usual as those received af-
ter August 7th. cannot be acted upon
until the January court terms. Those
filed prior to August may be taken
up at the opening of the November term
but will be too late to permit the ap-
plicant to vote at the city election in
November.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28
VARIETY STORE
GOES UNDER

Hammond furnished a bankrupt this
morning 10 swell the list which is
mounting rapidly on the records of the
federal court at Hammond. Morris j.
Cohen. proprietor of the Variety store
on South Holman street. has given up
the fight and closed the doors OF his
shop.
Cohen's petition. which was aled by
Attorney Floyd Murray, shows debts
amounting TO s5,s5e.24 and assets OF
s4.l9s.So. 1t is believed that the as
sets will not bring near that hgure at
actual sale. Mr.. Cohen found him.
self caught in declining market at a
time when the public had not quite
become reconciied to the idea Of buy
ing the low priced wares which he had
handled. He lost heavily through the
change OF location from East State
street. where II is believed he would
soon have been doing a nice business
because Of changed conditions.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28

FULL LINE OF FRESH AND SMOKED MEAT.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28

NEW YORK, July al Tex"
Rickard, promoter of the Demp-
sey-CaFpentier fight, was hned
$1,000 today by Federal Judge
Sheppard for bringing films of the
fight from New Jersey to New
York in violation of the federal
statute which prohibits interstate
traffic in prizeaght films. F. c.
Quimby, a picture producer. was
similarly fined. Both pleaded
guilty.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28
TAX COLLECTOR IN
HAMMOND INVASION
Business Houses and Fact.
ory Included in Visit of
Treasurer's Aide.

One Hammond business house and a
manufacturing plant which have be-
come delinquent In their city and eoun-
ty taxes felt the heavy hand of the coll
lector yesterday. Today they are be-
ing operated under the supervision OF
custodians appointed by Ray G. Ander-
son, deputy collector in charge OF the
work in Hammond.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28

State street. was fined 3ll Tor speeding
Charles BedeY. 1905 BuTling ave, Chica-
go and Larney White. SIS East 37th st.
Chicago were fined $40 each for driving
trucks on the boulevard. Herbert Cox,
Wabash. Ind. was fined IS for disoEd-
erly conduct.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28

ton Army hall 2ss East State sire,
every night this week. The eaptaD
is a great singer and plays a banjI
Everybody welcome TO these ser
vices
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28

horses drawing hearse had run
away. overturning the hearse and
throwing the coffin onto the ground.
The corpse, go the story said, got up
and caught the horses.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28

Capt. J. w. Westbrook of Texas, has
arrived in Hammond and will be con-
ducting special services at the Saliva
The Lake County times., 1921-07-28
LAW OFFENDERS
: ARE FINED

: Several law yiolators faced Judge
Klotz in the Hammond City Court this
morning. Mayer Benjamin, 6I2 West