Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-17
NECESSITY FOR STATE POLICE.

One Of these DAYS the residents the rural will ava
en- to that the conditions OF the hard roads and the
era use of the automobile brought them close proximity
with the big cities with hodup their tough and the en
ens OF the underworld that they range all the vicious
elements but are without protection which regard for
safety would The hodup OF the party Deer Park
township and the quick getaway the bandits only served to illus
what be expected anywhere along the hardoad any
time and the with which the pulled will be cncour
agemen other crooks try their luck That but form OF
the that may be expected until protection and means OF
ang offenders provided Another case which would &C
the need of protection rural districts from Wood
ford county this where Sunday August g. the
vicinity of his fathers farm Woodfod Nen oerger twelve
years old attacked the second time by unknown man
Allen found early Sunday afternoon lying fence in
field unconscious with finger marks his throat The same
attacked him Tuesday, august 1922 He was then hunt
ing along the road the farm The lad the mans APP
proach and eluded him by reaching the yard his home The
countryside in the vicinity of Woodord was in terror because of
the attacks The determined to find the aSsaan
This does take the petty eery the insulting and
brovbeang of the of which seldom reaches beyond
the limits Of the field circulated by local papers
But each where attacks made rural districts proves
the need OF police which the only systematic and effective
protection that be afforded them One instance OF the work
ings of police where the system operation illus
the difference There colony of young
Croon Point peninsula the Hudson New York who were
ANNOYED bv the unvecoe attention Of Washers detail of the
New York police there which goes show that the
value OF state police be measured dollars and cents
1t is only education and enlightenment when
large cities although the strange fact is that the present agitation
for the establishment of police system conspicuous
the cities fe installation OF state police will the
money but when the benefits considered would be nsg
nfcnt includes only policing the country but superys
ion the travel the highways and Encouragement of the road
hog and speeder
Mr. g. S. TarboX, resident of Maoon Ill., who has Travelled
the highways OF three which afford travellers protection by
courteous mounted police each of the gives his
follows:
"The thought in my mind is that the state of Illinois should
wake the Importance of the work of the police In
recent trip through Pennsylvania New York and Massachusetts, II
had an opportunity to observe the splendid work OF the police
sta Dua1
were spoken OF in the highest terms with single criticism
My observation OF the duty along the highways that
the are ghcass lot of intelligent fellows, bright active Cour
teous under condition. without the sobbery that Creep
INTO men who invested with absolute authority semmay
character and no fair tourist the public highways of the East
help holding the men the police the highest admra
We should have such service Illinois, and will have
soon people wake up the fact that aweness
crease not only i'll the larger cities but smaller and villages
spreading out into the country and public highways hence
Tor the state police system and as $ possible