The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09

crilicigrd In some quarters. do
not know that tho conditions here
oro any different than they are In
any other large city as far as the
detection of crime and tho appre-
huusiuu of criminals arc concerned.
Tho cost OF maintaining tho police
department. Uf the ,iiy of New York
'H hy ro means large, compared with
th0 work which is required OF II.
uo not think chat enough money
o. expended un %. especially I'm tho
present emergency that Coufroufs
as Whore tho criminals can get
away iu tnNIg or oven high powered
cars. tho old methods ana tho Old
equipment viii not do. swift cars.
powerful motorcycles. unusual
WDth4gs of guarding every street
ANA CVorv corner ana cvcry large
center, nro needed, aud al this takes
money and plenty Of %.
Nhnt u Needed.
"The police department should
maintain % high record OF captures,
thut is, the DfImlnnl classes should
De pursued continuously ana tolout-
lrs4ly ana Il should be understood
that At no time was the system 90
. following up CloWs 90 bc abandoned.
] All this requires q great deal ot
money and such FUNDS should bo
/ available In all conditions. But this
/ IL not merely "a matter OF equip
mont and Of % larger personnel hut
| of tho hlghtrat detective ability. Per-
Honally | do not think that tho
monetary rewards for being a police
man or 4 detective are high enough.
The detection Of crime requires
finely trained minds and kocnncss
Of wits which other Callings arc
1 prepared 20 pay for. II men OF
unusual talents are to be kept In
/ the police department and reward
/ cd not only by promotion but by
/ salaries commemorate with what
/ their abilities might bring In other
calliugs more liberal appropria-
tlons for tho kind of work must
/ be made. rho CITY OF New fork
. should have In the dotCctiyo depart
meut more ~ the determined spirit
and that attention to details which
marks the work Of Scotland Yard
There have developed ln the po-
lice department of this city ana ot
municipalities certain dcuVue'
which are rather more economic aud
social than corrective. The main
7 business ur a cop iB tu catch crooks.
, / do not wish % In any way dispar-
age the excellent work which has
been done In tho regulation or trat-
! fir. IN the inspection OF bolIors In
fNf AhllNAH anu lAAlNNAtN 81 AiN' W.
! tivitioH. and yet all these, worthy
and eton essential as thoy may be,
[ are functions OF u department Qf
| safety rather than those which have
| 10 do with the detection and pun
| tshmont OF crime. one cannot tN-
| poet the traffic cop 20 be Sherlock
| Holmes. We DO expect, however,
prompt detection and punishment ~ =
crimes OF violence. lt In quite pos
siblo to transfer many OF the inter-
eating activities now conducted by
the police department 10 a depart
mcnt OF public safoty and 20 have
II definitely Understood that tho po-
lice are principally charged with the
duty OF getting gunmen and getting
them IN a hurry"
rs the machinery OF prosecution
effective enough" was the next
More Courts Needed.
"The present district attorney OF
New York county" said Mr.. Little
ton, ia a man OF ability and OF
high character. Although he has
only been a short time In office. he
ts doiuf excellent work. and ] have
no doubt that ne will do his utmost.
The administration ~ such an office
as his requires much machinery and
much attention 20 detail. and II
would be n ~short-sighted policy not
10 give IL funds enough 10 follow
out aI OF its activities
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criminal courts Iq sim cloFgod for
want Of enough mnelstrafo7 On maze
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speedy uiaI Whc,u.r criminals nre
held for "A long time lu inp T.lwbs
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same VuU. tha story uf tto crime
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