Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-02
STATE POLICE.

Tho increase If crime in rural communities especially along the
rproyed highways has brought home to the rural population par
tclarv the protection and has been big cara Tor
those agtaing the subject of state police force Inc town ON
GERS are members of their communities with their ponce duties
as secondary Constabe have to attend to their farms %
and their trading to make living Saared se "Pu
ties are few number and the nnonng OF posse is SLOW pro-
cess resulting generally in the gathering OF bedeed BODY OF men
with no idea what trying do how TO do IT. As result
It is frequently the case when crime committed that no officer
arrives on the until the criminal is far away and his tran mas
grown cold This evidenced but week or two ago when three
men were held up automobile and robbed Deer Park town
ship by party bandits in high powered machine Wo after
the robbery had little trouble making their escape Inc deda
tons on the chicken houses have begun again the thieves eodend
y their success These depdaton the value OF
chickens and eggs stolen this country alone have INTO hundreds
If thousands of dollars Efforts to catch the marauders when
reached the limitations SeuthS were put 1ort III
vain although enough learned that known that some OF the
wholesale te committed by parties who operated specially
equipped automobiles for carrying of their plumber
The Illinois Journal Of Commerce IN an article on this subject
saws e population is constantly annoyed by petty etts
from children and grownups aauders poison live stock burn
barns break houses modest little children and attack women de
lberaey Why Because there is not policeman for miles with
authority power stop them Crooks today their hgpoWer
cars good roads excellent channels OF approach to their
tins escape the law Most criminals live in large cities
Back of them excellent legal talent They plan their deredatoS
rush their objective their crimes drive swiftly to the
and perhaps establish perfect abs all because no strong state
force exists to stop them Although figures available
that crimes in Illinois during 1921 went I'M
punished Is this blsinessike9 Do you consider fair to
law abiding citizens with absolute life and property rights City resi-
dents have tolerated such situations The time has come tor pro-
lection bven the slaown and farmer And there
another phase OF the matter ILLINOIS mas 1900 mics OF
8287 unlrfaced and about miles of hard surfaced
roads (concrete These roads built to aid commerce and en-
courage recreation But long speeding al
lowed they the of aids As organization
force police these roads and that traffic regulations
complied with the purpose in building them will be more fully
realized
requires from six months to train state policeman
He then becomes distinct liability We quote the fol
lowing the first essential required of Pennsylvania state police
man ITO know the law exactly To do your duty and do it,
quickly To be gentle and always and NEVER to take
anv ones bl,f ~iwMM
If the law is framed properly there need be fear of control
by politics Political henchnen like pleasant jobs They would not
relish the exacng and dangerous duties together with the long
policeman Salaries living hard
~ sufficient interest gentlemen with political tendencies
The improved roads have brought about conditions and
problems which must be met and this is one of them