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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-29
PRINCE OF WALES RANKS
AS GOOD POLO PlAYEF

American polo players practicing
at Nottingham. England, for the
coming international matches, re-
Gently watched the Prince of Wales
swinging a mallet with no mean
result. Judging from letters received
here the future King of Great Britain
might develop into an International
list were he to devote sufficient time
to practise atop a pony.
At present he IL considered .
novice. although q promising one.
and is handicapped at ono stroke in
tho same class as his brother. Prince
Henry. That he has the pluck and
endurance, however. IL shown by the
fact that in the game which the
United States players witnessed the
Prince of Wales played four periods
and appeared to enjoy every minute
of the scrimmages and rough riding.
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WOODBINE RESULTS

First race-Tennite, 1O5, S10.65. IS
$3.50, won: Enrico Caruso. 1o5. Se.o5
81, second; Paul Connolly, los. $3.50,
third. Ettahe. Hohokus, Vic Munoz
Sacajawea, Sweet Violet, NJ. Bert
Thurman, Mark West also ran.
Second race-Bencher, 1872, $3.50,
S2.40, $3.50, won; 'Elysian,, l46 S2.25,
$3.50. second; 'Minata, 14O, 50 so, third.
Smithfield. Lytle. Algardi, Dandy also
ran.
MRS. F. A. Clark entry.
Third race-Captain Scott, 40, S2.TO,
won; Royal Gift, 112. out, second: Ell
Jesmar, 112. out. third. Only three
starters.
Fourth race-'Boniface, 122. 1890.
$40. $2.40, won; 'Baby Grand, 100.
S4.l0, $40. second; tIrish Kiss, 107.
S2.75, third. My Dear. Tailor Maid.
By Jimmy, Baladin. tSlippery Elm,
Gain de Cause, Jean Corey, Pimlico
also ran.
y. X. L. Ross entry. tsunnyland
Stable entry.
Fifth race-Devonite. 113; $3.50,
$40, $40. won: Dark Ages, 105, 1895,
$3.50, second; Asriin. 1902, $3.50. third.
Dada, Delhemar also ran.
Sixth race-Uncle John. 12S, &10.b5,
S5.95, $500, won: Algonquin. 100,
$500. 5000, second: Sir Clarence. 100,
$3.50, third Herendesy. Bugle March,
Captain B., Sweet Bouquet, Pepper
Sauce, Yorkist. Chief Sponsor also ran.
Seventh race-Water Willow. 90,
$3.50, $3.50, S345. won; Mountain
Rose III. 1O7. $3.50. s3.95. second;
Roisterer, 100. s2.65. third. Anmut,
Madrono. Old McKenna also ran.
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EXPECT 1000 STUDENTS
TO COMPETE IN MEET

FROST BURG. Nd, May rs
Preparations for the seventh annual
athletic meet OF Allegany county at
Frostburg. June 3. are progressing
rapidly. 1t Is expected 1000 boy and
girl students of the county schools
will compete. DR.. William Burdock,
OF Baltimore, head of the Public
Athletic league of that city, will be
chief referee.
Various games, including the badge
test for qualification in three events
and contests in volley. dodge and end
ball, will be held.
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With one down, Rewhr batted Tor
Glasner and singled. He went TO
third on Barnhart's single. Bigbee
then ran for Rehwr. CARR put up
a long fly on which Bigbee scored.
Luaue, taking the throw at the plate
from Winso. became angry at the de-
cision and threw the ball away. the
ball bounding into the Reds dugout.
Barnhart went TO second on the
out and to third on the throw into
tho dusout. but somebody threw the
ball out Of the bench and Luaue hurleH
IL to third base.
The umpires finally ruled Barnhart
out on a double play. Marauard and
Adams finished the game. Rube's hit.
followed by two outs and Rousch's
single. winning the game in the tenth.
Score:
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Bob Shawkey, who has been suffer-
ing from a lame arm. surprised the
fans by pitching a fine article of ball
in the second skirmish, winning from
Ed Rommen, 6 to 2. Rommell had
won three straight from the Yanks
and today's loss was his first to Hug
gins gang.
Babe Ruth failed to get any addi-
lions to his home-run collection. He
did not get a hit in the first game off
Harris. but collected a double and a
single in the second.
The scores:
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CARDINALS GRAB BOTH,
AND CUBS TAKE DROP

CHICAGO. May %. - Tho Cubs
dropped into the second division to-
day when the st. Louis Cardinals
took both ends OF a double header.
s TO and o to ?. The irct game
was a seesaw AFFAIR with the Card
nails winning out in the ninth by 4
three-run rally. sullivan got his
second home run in two days in thi.
game.
In the. second game the Cardinals
were never in trouble. Hornsby was
the hitting star OF the day. Score:
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GIANTS WIN SUGGEST,
THEN LOSE TO BRAVES

BOSTON. May 2s.-After outslug
ging tho Braves in the first game.
which they won, 10 to I. the Giants
fell before Oeschger in the second
game, which thew lost, 3 to G. Score:
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Totals. AIs21Il Totals. I121712

"Batted for Wilhelm In eighth.
Brooklyn .......... tto2 o lis
Philadelphia ....... 90 o
Runs-Olson (2), Johnston ca. GrifNtn
(D, Hood. Wheat (s). Konetchy tD, Tay-
ior, Ruether, Lebaurevean, Wrightstone r.
Miller. Errors-Olson, Lebaurveau, Meusel
t0. Two-bsse hits-Willisms. Johnston.
wheat (f). Miller, Rawlings. Olson,
Myers. Home run-Konetchy Sacrifice
flies - wheat. Myers. First base on
srrors-Brooklyn. 1; Philadelphia, /.
struck out-By Routher. 8; by will
helm. I. Bases on balls-on Reuther.
O. OF Meadows. 2: of Belts, 2: on Will
helm, 1. Double plays-Myers to Taylor
johnson to Kildun to Konetchy. wild
pitch-Betts Hits off Meadows in 3 "a
innings of Beta in Innings; OF Will
helm, 2 in Q Ia innings; on BaumEartncr,
1 in 1 inning. Left on hsses-Brookiyn, 10;
Philadelphia. s. Umpires-Messrs. Moran
and Rigler.
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OLD LEAGUE DOPE

The Pittsburgh Pirates was the
first club to get 800 hits. The BUGS
garnered their triple century hit on
May 81 off Clarence Mitchell.
George Whitted of the Pirates went
on a batting rampage that had en-
dured for ten eynsecutive games when
Art Nehf applied the brakes and
halted George May 20. During his
period OF hitting Whitfield came
through with Is safe slams in 30 bat.
ting tries for Q batting figure Of ass
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Hornsby, schultz IA. Terry. Crime. ti.
Maisel, Robertson. Sullivan, Keliiher. Err
rors-Janvren. Lavan, Walker. Hollocker,
Kellsher. Two-base hits-McHenry. Stock
Grimes. Home run-Sulivan, Grimes
Sacrifices-Kelly, Mann. Stolen bases
Kelleher. Bases on balls-On REVERE. q;
of Schupp. 3; on Walker. 3; or Vaughn, l.
Struck out-By schupp. /: by Walker, 2:
OF Vaughn. I. Struck out-By schupp. ! !;
by Walker. 2; by Vaughn, =. Double plays
Hollocher to Terry. Wild pitches-Riviere
3. Umpires-Messrs. Mccormick and Hart,
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CLEVELAND TAKES THIRD
STRAIGHT FROM BROWNS

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-Cleveland took
the third straight game from the st.
nfteen hits with nine passes for II
to 6 victory. Earl Smith, with
homer, triple and single, starred al
bat He drove in Ave runs. The score:
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Double Bill Booked.

The St. Cyprians will play two
games on the field at Nineteenth and
b streets southeast today, taking the
Eastern Giants and the Lakeland
Giants In order. Play will start at
I p. m
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COBBAND HE|[MAN
GET 4 HITS APIECE
AS TIGERS co WILD
Swamp White Sox. II to 3,
Under Avalanche Of 10
BingIes.

DETROIT, May 2s.-Ty Cobb's fast
going Tigers swamped the White Sox
here today under an avalanche of
hits. IL to 8. Cobb and Heilman, each
with four hits. led the attack. Il six
run spree in the first inning sewed
up the game for the Tigers. Score:
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FIRST GAM e.

puns - Welch Peck Ruth. Nov
Hawks, schang. Errors-welch. Mentally.
Three base hit-Hawks. Two base hits
Ruth. Meusel. Pipp. Sacrifice ny-Meusel
Double plays-Peck, McNslly and Pipp
Weich and Galloway. Rommell Galloway
and BRAZIL. Bases on balls-On RommelL
l. off Shawkey. 3. Struck out-By Rom
nell, 2; by shawkey. 6. Hit by pitched
ball-By Shawkey. l. Left on bases
Philadelphia. 5: New York, s. Umpres-
Messrs. Connolly and Dineen.
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Runs-Collins Sheehy CD, Young,
Bush. Cobb "a; Vesch, Heilman ~. Blue.
Jones ca. Ainsmith. Error-Yaryan. Two
base hits-Cobb (2, Helmsn t2), Jones,
Hodge, Shelly, Yaryan. Three-base hits
Ainsmith Sacriices-Ainsmith t2). Veach,
Jones. Base on balls-On Hodge t3), Null
Sutherland. Hodge, 1. Double plays
strunk to johnson, Muliigsn to sheely.
Umpires-Hildebranda and Nallin and VIII
son.
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SECOND GAME.

Runs-C WhIkrr, Dykes, Peck, McNaIIy,
Ruth, Pipp, MeuseI. Hawks. Error-Mc-
NalIy. Two-base hit--welch. Sacrifl.s
fly-schsnE. Left on bases-Philadelphia,
;: New York. T. Struck out-By Mays, ?.
Bases or balls-On Mays, 3; on Harris, 4.
Hit by pitched bsll-By Harris. !. UNI
pire.-Messrs. Connolly and Dineen-
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'TOOTHPICK' BAT BREAKS UP
BAMBINO'S HOME RUN SLUMP
BY BABE RUTH.
10 home rurs to date, 1921.
10 home runs same date. 1920

NEW YORK, May 2s.-Tve heard living
night The story Of hair turning under excitement not
But believe lived
got in Chicago until the last day Of the series
In those five bat by official
and made hits
didnto tholdo RIGHT
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DODGERS HAMMER FOUR
PITCHERS FOR EASY WIN

PHILADELPHIA, May as.-The
Dodgers pounded four Philadelphia
pitchers hard today and won in a
walk Is to 8. The score:
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Twin Bill Booked.

The Washington Athletics and lie
Droit Tigers will stage twin bill at
the Union League Park today, the
gates opening at . p. m.
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Young, Kelly Walker. Rapp, Nehf King.
Powell. southworth. Nicholson ~. Boeck-
ell "a; Holke. Errors-Frisch, Barbara 90.
Ford, O'Neil Watson. Two-b hit-Nich-
olson. Three-base hIts-Kely. O'NeiL
Home run-Boeckel. Stolen bsse-Holke.
Base on bslls-Wstson, ca. on BraNton, {;
on Fillingim. l. Struck out by Watson, ! I.
by Barns 1: by Nehf 60. Sacrifice hits
Young. Double plays-Ford to Holke.
Umpires ouisley and o'Day. Attendance
$4,000.
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Totals. 1915 2712
'Batted for Bayne in fourth.
Batted for Richmond in NTH.
''Bstted for Nandgilder in ninth

bHVttu TOT NHHuHIIuer IN NINTH
Cleveland .......... j q Of
St Louis. .......... al o ! / O. 6
Runs-Jamieson C3). Johnston. Evans
R), Wood. Gardner, Stephenson. O'Neill
Nails, Tobin, Gerber. Williams, Smith Nc
Msnus Bsyne. Errors-Sewell Tobin, Nc
Msnus Two-bsse hits-Evans. Gerber
Johnston. McMsnus Three base hits-E
Smith. Home runs-Stephenson, Z. Smith
Sacrifices-Johnson CD, Sewell. Double
plays-Stephenson to Sewell to Johnston
Struck out-By Mails, s: by Bsyne 6: by
Richmond, !. Bases on bslls-On Bola nd
s: on Mails. 4: on Bayne. /: of vansiider
3. Umpires-Messrs. Evans and Moriarty
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FIns-Burns (2), Bancroft, Frisch I'd,
Powell. Southworth. Boeckel. Holke.
O'Neill. Ocschger. Errors-Bancroft.
Frisch, Walker, Rapp (2, O'Netll Two
base hits-Ford. Young. Bancroft, walker.
Kelly. Home run Frisch- Sacrifice hit
Kelly. Stolen base-Burns First base on
error-Boston "a. Struck out by Peritt
d; by Oeschger. 3. Base on balls of
Perritt, 1; of Sallee, 1; of Benton, l; or
Oeschger, s. Double plsvs Holke to
O'Neill: Frisch to Bancroft to Kelly. Ban
croft to Frisch to Kelly. Hits on Perritt-
10 in bl-3 innings: on sallee-l in rs
innings: OF Benton in 2-3 inning. Left
on bases-Gisnts, .; Boston, 7. Umpires-
Quigley and O'Day.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh

Runs-Bohne, =; Rousch. Marquard,
Cutshaw, Whitfield. Bisbee. Errors-Rousch.
Luque. Two-base hits-Cutshaw. Three
base hits-Rousch. Home run--Bohne:
Sacrihce-0rimm, Tierney, Bohne, Kopf.
Carey. double plays-Fonseca, Dsubert to
Fonseca. Bohne, wingo. Bohne to Fonse-
ca, winso, Ludue to Bohne. First base on
errors-Pittsburgh I. Base on balloon
Glasner. I; on Luaue. l. Struck out by
Glasner, l; by Luoue, 2: by Adams 1: hit
by pitcher by Luaue CMaranville). Hits
OF 8lazner &C. Q)-5 in innings: of
Adsms-2 In 2 innings; on Luque-s In
Sis innings: off Marouard-1 in "a in
nines. Umpirss-Brennan and Emeslie.
Time Of game-a:0l.
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REDS AND PIRATES NEAR
HOSTILITIES IN QUEER GAME

PITTSBURGH, 28.-Cncnnati the Pirates
injured pitched
retire big wrange developed the eighth inning
for tmethr hostiit
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YANKS, TAKING TWO GAMES,
GAIN ON LEADING INDIANS

YORK, 2swih Carl Mays back in the box following
the raising Of his by Ban the today won
the leading opposed by Harris
V.nLs.. cot theirs the pinches copied, to
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SECOND GAME,

HUNS: Smith, FournisT. Stock Hornsby,
bley. Two-base hits: Ksleher. Clemens.
Schultz. Threebase hits: Fourier Home.
runs McHenry. Sacrifices: Schultz Nc.
Henry. Lavan, Terry Stolen bases
Twombly. Smith, Fourier, 2. Bases on
balls-Off Cheeves. 4; off Haines. l. Struck
out: BY Haines, 3: by Cheeves T. Double
plays: Fournier to Lavan. Umpires: Hart
and Mccormick
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ALL SPORTS for all sorts. The Times
10 giving you this every day. It's live
stuff. attractiveIy presented by a corps
Of special writer's. Read these pages.
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'Batted for Watson in sixth.
'sBatted for Rapp in seventh.
GIANTS ,............S ~
braves ............O " .
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Sherwood Midgets Cop.

Sherwood Midgets trimmed the
Langdon Midgets. % to II. Trent, for
the winners. tanning nineteen
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Petworths Score Well.
Petworth Boys Club won from tho
Mt. Rainier Yankees by IL to 4,
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SECOND GAME
Totals. IS IL rs II

sBatted for Rapp in eighth.
ssRan for Smith in eighth.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
ROCKVILLE

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. 5.-wu-
liam ]. Bowman died a few DAYS ago
at his home at Wheaton, aged 60
He is survived by a widow and the
following sons: William, Herbert
Guida and Ellsworth Bowman. The
funeral took place yesterday.
Miss Jockey T. Owen and ]. VIM.
Whlstlemen, both of Washington,
were married in Rockville this aft
ernoon by Rev. P. Rowland Wagner
The same minister officiated at
the marriage yesterday of Lillian
Boreman, Of Brooklyn, N Y. and
Melville Rhine. of Tarrytown, N. Y.
A license has been issued for the
marriage of Ellen B. Holland. of
Big Rapids, Va. and John Alvin
Commons. of Front Royal, Va.
Announcement has been made that
the marriage Of Helen c. Browne,
daughter of Representative Edward
f. Browne, OF Wisconsin, whose
home is at Chevy Chase. and DR.
Marcus Hobart, of Chicago, will
take place soon.
Thomas J. D. Bowie died last
night at the home Of hisdaughter,
Mrs. James D. Trundle, irHGaitbers-
SAA - 0eC0 o. JCdESs ne Is survived
by three children: Miss Minnie
Bowie, Of Baltimore; Edward B.
Bowie, Of Wheeling, W. Va, and
Mrs. Trundle. The funeral will take
place from the home of Mrs. Trun-
die at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Apoplexy caused the sudden death
on Thursday Of James l. Magrider
OF Travilah, this county. He is sur
vived by a widow and six children.
The funeral will take place at IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Following an illness of several
weeks of typhoid fever, Spencer
Mansfield, % years old, son Of David
Mansfield. of Beane, this county,
died a few days ago in a washing
ton hospital. The funeral took. place
yesterday.
David N. Bell, So years old. died
at his home near Cropley. this coun-
ty, of a complication of diseases, He
had been i'll a long time. Surviving
him are his wife and several chill
dren. The funeral took place from
ST. GabriePs Catholic Church, near
Potomac
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Negroes Welcome
Policemen After
Pistol Promenade

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 5.-Al-
fred Morgan, 19 years old, came to
Alexandria seeking a touch of real
battlefield color this afternoon.
His home is in, Riverdale, Md.
and he is a patient at Walter Reed
Hospital, he says. At any rate he
stuck his trusty army revolver in
his pocket before he started.
Sauntering along the railroad
tracks west Of Alexandria were
James Coleman and Spurgeon Cam
eron. colored, 80 l street northeast,
Washington, who say they were
looking for work.
Morgan came upon them, drew his
revolver, and told them they were
under arrest.
Then he marched them back and
forth for three hours. going as far
as Lincolnia, Fairfax County. and
back again.
Finally Morgan became hungry
He stopped at a farmhouse and, il
Is alleged. threatened the housewife
with his revolver. As soon as Nor
gan and his prisoners were gone
She called the Alexandria police.
Policemen Magner and Rowlet,
started on motorcycle and finally
took the whole party in custody
after fring a shot over Morran's
head to scare him.
The two colored boys were greatly
relieved when safe inside Alexan-
dria police station.
Morgan says he thought thew
were deserters.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
SON OF PRESIDENT
TYLER PREPARING
COLLEGE HISTORY
Story of William and
Mary, Thrilling With Ro-
nance, Interests Scholar.

WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. DIR
Lyon G. Tyler, president emeritus of
William and Mary College, Williams
burg. Va, and son of John TYLER.
tenth President of the United States,
spent some time here this week
copying excerpts from court records
dating back as far as 1850, which he
intends to use in magazine and his
torical work.
DR.. Tyler was largely instrumen-
tai in revlving historic William and
Mary College after the civil war AZ
far back as the surrender of Corn
wallis the college buildings had
been burned, he said in relating
some of the history of the institu-
tion. He said a large number of
French soldiers under Rochambeau.
serving in the American army. wera
given leave to celebrate the surren-
DER, and that during their jolIifca-
ton the buildings of the collage
were burned. Many years after
ward, the Indians, during one Of
their forays, again destroyed some
of the buildings, and each time the
institution was rebuilt and nut in
operation. Then came the Northern
troops during the civil war and
burned some of the buildings and
their contents.
DR.. Tyler always has been deeply
Interested in the famous old college
and has succeeded in getting large
appropriations from the State and
also in raising endowments. 1t is
the only college in America which
has royal charter, received direct
from the then reigning British mon
archs, King William and Queen
Mary. It had the first law school to
be established in America, and at
least seven Presidents of the United
States received their education there.
1t was through Dr. Tyler's efforts
that many of the old court records
of the State were copied and placed
with the Virginia Historical Society
in Richmond.
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BLOW FROM AK
ENDS LIFE FOR
MONTREAL GIRL
Struggles in Vain With
Assailant on Snow
Covered Street.

MONTREAL Que, Feb. 6.-Bru-
tally. struck down as she strllF-
gled for her life. Miss Adeline Nal
herbe, aged 26, was left lying in a
blood stained snow bank in West
mount street within fifty yards OF
her home, her skull cIoven by a
blow from an Ak
Three young men were arrested
today in connection with the crime.
but Il had not yet been solved to-
night and detectives were still
securing the city for clews
The girl was murdered late Fri
day night and the only eyewitness
story Of the crime was furnished
TO the police by Miss Marie C.
Glraro. who lives nearby and whose
attention was attracted by the
scufle almost outside her window.
AZ she looked out she saw the vic
tim and a young man in a gray
cap struggling upon the sidewalk
Neither made any oUtcry and Miss
Girard believed thAt a good natured
dispute had arisen and WAS about
TO clog her window when the as
ssilant raised a short handled al
and buried the sharp blade in the
girls skull The man hed down
the street and the girl fell lsfsless.
| An az with a broken handle was
I found beside the body.
A youth about II years old and
wearing a gray cap who had ap-
piled at the St Lawrence BoUle-
ward police station for lodging was
arrested Two others were subse-
quently taken into custody and
questioned
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Thanks Due to Fosdick for Crime Data
Laws Delays Blamed for Grave Increase

received death sentences. In 1914
there were 2s2 homicides, 1856 ar
rests and sixty-six convictions, and
of the sixty-six, six received death
sentences. In 1917 there were 23s
homicides, $50 arrests, sixty-seven
convictions, of which nine received
death sentences. In 1918 there were
221 homicides, 256 arrests and sew
enty-seven convictions, of which six
received death sentences, and the
rate Of conviction is probably high
er in New York than in other cities.
The calculations Of the Chicago
Tribune show that in the year 1915
there were S,372 culpable homicides
and 115 legal executions in the Unit
ed States. In 1917 there were 1908
and eighty-five legal executions,
and in 1918, 1867 and eighty-five
executions. In London in 1917 there
were nineteen premeditsted muir
ders;. three remain unsolved, five
perpetrators committed suicide,
eleven were arrested, and out of
these there were eight convictions.
Mr.. Fosdick proceeds in a very
judicial spirit to consider the rea-
oOhS AOI TINS COnlTdSl- ne III 81
reason for it he finds in the large
alien population in all our great
cities. In European cities the per-
centage of alien residents is very
small indeed.
In. addition to the presence of
aliens, there are congested centers
of the colored race in our large cit
les, and the racial prejudices that
are often excited produce additional
breaches of the law and add to the
record of crime. Mr.. Fosdick points
out, however. that II the offenses
of our foreign and colored races
were stricken from. calculation our
crime would still greatly exceed the
record of Western Europe.
A second cause for failure to en-
force the law against crimes he
finds in the interjection of politics
into the police forces of the cities.
A third cause. he points out, is the
apparently irrepressible desire of
misguided enthusiasts to attempt to
elevate the morals of the community
by regulations directed against acts
which most of the community are in
clined to. and which are lawful ex-
cept for such regulations.
Another great cause for this