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The New York herald., 1922-08-06

ernment cannot keep down these
bandits; and when an American is
held for ransom we are fiercely in
dignant and set the engines of di-
plomacy going in his behalf. We do
not allow the Calabrian or Costa
Rican Ambassador to interfere with
our methods of keeping order.
One of the main reasons why we
humbly endure this situation of law
lessness and public weakness is that
we are a federation. The moment
the criminal gets out of the State in
which the offense has been commit
ted, unless he has dared to lay his
impious hand upon the property or
mails OF the United States, he is in a
foreign country, so far as pursuit
State, the criminal is allowed to snap
his fingers at the Government be-
cause or our medieval system Of State
and rural police. The city police is
usually hostile to criminals, at least
from outside their Jurisdiction; but
the country constables are a farce,
or. rather, a disgrace to our system
of government. There never will be
any diminution of rural crime until
most of the States can make up their
minds to establish a State constabu-
larry with a general police office and
sufficient body of mounted and
/ trained men.
That raises the whole question OF
police and crime. Raymond Fos-
dicks book on the police brings out
the serious difficulties in that regard
The police are clan, and New York
and every other city frequently sees
officers coming up and perjuring
themselves in court in defense of one
of their humber who has abused his
authority. On the other hand, in
general. the police will usually fight
like wilcf,ats in defense of their fel-
low policl
! People in general do not under
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press crime? Judges are born TO q
belief in a system of postponements
and delays and appeals and writs of
error in criminal cases, which is an
indictment of our whole civilization
They are, however, not altogether
responsible for the clumsy method
of indictment and prosecution of
criminals. Here in the United States
we have a system of dealing with
accusations and probable crime.
which, if we found it in Tibet, we
should score as barbarous.
Nobody can be legally brought for
trial before criminal court in the
United States for a serious offense
except on an indictment or informa-
ton brought by a prosecuting attor-
charges an innocent man with a
crime and declines to bring the case
to trial, there is no legal remedy; it
may hang over a mans head the rest
of his life. Ii for good or bad rea-
sons he fails to collect the necessary
evidence or if he simply feels that
way, he may nolle pros the indict-
ment, and there is no ready way of
reviving it.
Prosecuting attorneys of two adj
| jacent districts in Massachusetts
have recently been removed from Of
flee because the Supreme Court OF
Massachusetts was convinced by the
evidence that they were prosecuting
or refusing to prosecute, according
as the people concerned paid them
| for the violation of their oaths OF
| office. Yet the Boston Bar Asso-
citation waited three years before il
felt strong enough to face those pro-
| fessional despoilers and demand, z
judgment The moving spirit in the
whole proceeding is we'll known tC
have been very determined bust.
ness man who could not sleep nights
while such a sale of justice went on
The most honest District Attorney
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The Wave of Inefficiency

in the service only three weeks, with
negotiable securities worth $500, ,000
alone and unmatched through the
public streets on foot. 1t feels hurt
If the employee is sandbagged or dis
appears. II people would make it
a point to carry only small sums in
money, and safeguard the man who
must transport large sums, the IN
earned increment of the street rob-
Der would be much reduced, and
shots would not be so plenty.
As for outright brigandage-loo
ing of trucks, holdups of trains, cap
lures of factories, stealing children
for ransom. torturing lonely farm
ers-it has certainly much increased
throughout the country. We call it
brigandage when it happens in Gala
bria or Costa Rica; in the United
States we never have brigands, only
train agents. yeggmen, bank rob-
bers, gunmen. We know that there
is miserable government in Gala
bria and Mexico, because the Gov
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stand the inwardness of the dis
missal of the Boston police force a
few years ago. They struck for
claims and privileges which prob
ably would have been accorded if
they had waited. Having struck,
lots of them put on plain clothes
and stood quietly by and allowed the
most atrocious crimes to be COM
mitted in their presence, refusing to
exercise the legal right of every cit
izen to lay hands on and arrest
criminals caught in the act. They
expected things to be so bad that
they would have to be recalled in a
few hours. The backbone of Gov.
Coolidge, acting in accordance with
an understanding with the party
leaders, made him President of
the United States; which shows pret-
ty clearly that the American people
are fonder of peace and order than
of any particular police force.
Next we reach the courts. Are
they doing what they ought to re-
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tions, was secured at a time when
both Englishmen and Americans were
nervous about Imprisonment of men
for the purpose of getting them out
of the way. They wanted prompt
justice, and they also wanted to put
it out of the power of officials to lay
men by the heels Indefinitely. Bail
at that time was a personal matter.
An arrested man found a neighbor
who was willing to pledge his own
property as security that, if re-
leased on bail, he would duly return.
Nobody dreamed then that in the
year of our Lord 1922, bailing per-
sons charged with crime would be a
commercial business, carried on by
companies which never know the
persons bailed. mainly through the
medium of professional bondsmen
tunity of a squeeze. Cases are on
record where a burglar has put up
property that he has stolen as Sc
curity for a security company, was
duly bailed and went right on at the
old stand, was arrested and indicted
for second crime, and then felt in
jured at the suggestion that he had
better stay in Jail.
Anybody can see that promiscuous
bail is an encouragement to crimi-
nails. Few people realize that the
judge always has the right to fix the
amount of bail and to make it enough
to be sure that a dangerous man
stays until he is tried. On the other
hand not one judge in twenty takes
the obvious precaution of checking
up the defaults of bail, so as to col
lect the money when the criminal
had fed or to rearrest him. The
present conduct of the bail system is
en- electric light that illuminates the
carnival of crime.
What about the jails? Are the
criminals in our public institutions
treated with such tenderness that
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Carrying Money Unprotected.

Then let's have some of the real
reasons. if they can be run to earth.
The first is undoubtedly the curious
habit of the American people Of car
rying large sums Of money in bills,
and other valuables, either for their
own satisfaction or in payrolls or de-
liveries Of stocks and securities for
other people. To show thick roll,
and to spread the bark off it, is an
evidence of success and prosperity
In certain circles. Big business
thinks 1t all right to send a messen-
ger boy 16 years old, who has been
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Witnesses Kept in Jail.

At the present moment hundreds
of people are confined in jails,
some of them for more than year,
who have committed no offense and
are charged with no offense, but have
is simply not convenient for the pros
ecuting attorney to press for trial
in the cases with which these per-
sons are concerned.
Meanwhile where is the criminal?
He is presumably at large on bail
This privilege, carefully protected
by the Federal and State Constitu-
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has to deal with the American court
system, which appears calculated to
make it hard for innocent men and
easy for criminals. 1t is hard for
innocent men, because of the habit
of courts to grant delays, sometimes
stretching into years, for the con-
venience of attorneys and to the de-
spair Of the honest defendant.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
More Deaths by Violence.

Statistics have long shown, to our
shame, that homicides in the United
States, particularly in the great cit
les are four, eight, ten times as nu-
merous in proportion to the popula-
ton as in the countries of western
Europe. We have to look to such
communities as Sicily or Albania or
Bessarabia to find a national fond
ness for murder equal to our own.
Besides murder, the actual number
of violent crimes in our own coun-
try involving the use of lethal weap-
ons' and successful or unsuccessful
attempts to infiict bodily harm, is
very much greater than at any pre-
vious time in the history of the
take on the form Of difficulties be-
tween personal friends. or, at worst,
a small killing in frontier barroom.
Now men are killed or wounded
every day as an incident to robbery.
1t is a timid burglar who hesitates
at shooting the suddenly awakened
owners of the property that he
covets.
No effort to minimize the condi-
tons by police authorities can thrust
aside the truth that murder as a fine
art is reaching further and further
into the population. Bank tellers,
watchmen, express messengers,
clerks in trust companies, paymas-
ters and the like are shot down like
so many animals whenever the yegg-
man feels the need OF more money.
The most respectable men, superin-
tendents of Sunday schools, proprie-
tors of newspapers, professors in
colleges, are no longer safe! If the
bullet is not fired at them, il is liable
to reach them by the malice of
stray shot. The mathematical chance
of dying quietly in ones bed is ap-
preciably reduced by the present ac-
tivity of the criminal classes.
What are the reasons for this
frank, reckless disregard of the rights
of property and life? Some people
think 1t is the world war; and there
has been an increase of crime after
every war. The ex-soldier, Capt
Shays, tried to break up the gov
ernment of Massachusetts soon after
the Revolutionary war. Murders.
robberies and general cussedness
were much increased after the civil
war. Some of the soldiers Of the
world war were criminals before they
went in, and returned to that career
after they were discharged from the
army Some were broken loose from
their home moorings and fell into
ways of crime. Most of the returned
soldiers are law abiding. and they
are not shot proof. Lots of the peo-
pie that are robbed or shot are mem
bers of the police forces, which in
clude ex-soldiers. War is not the
only or the main reason for our car
nival Of crime.
Carrying Money Unprotected.
Then let's have some of the real
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
By ALBERT BUSHNELL HART,
Professor of Government, Har-
ward University.

ydIQ University.
[LTHE carnival of crime." Yes
there !. crime. plenty Of it
bloodshed, violent, mali
cious. destructive, undetected, ram
pant crime. Always there has been,
since the first recorded murderer,
who must have got out on bail; for
though there is a record Of an in
dictment in the case of Heavenwealth
VS.. Cain. it does not appear that he
was ever brought to trial before a
jury of his peers Still We are more
interested in what goes on in the
thoroughfares and buildings OF our
numerous cities than in the history
of crime
What we want TO know first off is
whether there is now, here, in the
midst of our midst, carnival of
crime in the sense that life, property,
happiness and the right to eat our
bread and butter in the sweat of our
face, are decidedly less secure than
they were a decade ago. Anybody
who read the papers then and reads
them now must admit that crimes of
violence have increased, are in
creasing and ought to be diminished
in every city in the land and in the
rural portions of every State
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(lHHE carnival Of crime.' Yes.
there is crime. plenty of it.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
A Child's Story
Of American
Literature
Continued from Page Too.

istence The same important service of
formed by the newspapers.
1t was as early as the sixteen-nineties
that their long procession began. At first
they were very small, and were published
weekly; the editors were unpaid and more
often than not lost the money they had
put into the enterprise. But the papers
gave the widely separated colonies news of
each other, and their rather rough-and-
tumble rivalries fostered the spirit of fell
lowship, just as the football teams of to-
day bring closer together schools that
otherwise might never hear of each other.
Ben Franklin records that he himself saw
established before the Revolution thirty
seven newspapers. some of them dailies.
But astonishing as this was in so young
and unsettled a country, there was one
thing even more astonishing. This was
the ambitious attempt to establish maga-
zines. In 1741. the first two were begun
in Philadelphia only three days apart
Franklin said that the man who estab-
lished his first had taken the idea and
even the plans from him: and if this was
so, he had the satisfaction of seeing his
own live several months longer even IL
both died of starvation the very first year.
All of these gallant attempts were short
lived. but they served a great purpose
even il their makers did not know II at
the time. Between the first two at
tempts and the end of the century at
least forty-five magazines were started.
Many of them were religious ones. of course.
but there were two which the old Puri-
tans would have thought very far from
their stern religion. indeed. They might
have had some sympathy with a military
magazine. which was included in the num-
Der, but with children's magazine and
with a musical magazine, never!
The writings OF the Puritans do not
suffer much in comparison with all but the
best work of their kind produced in Eng
land during their time. but ii was in the
establishment of colleges and magazines
that the colonies laid the chief founda-
tion for the American literature to come.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
MIR. WELLS AGAIN.

MR. WELLS AGAIN.
HE has the happy satisfaction of know
ing that though the professors may rage
the plain folk read him gladly" says Art
and Archaeology of H. G. Wells.
A correction. please. The professors do
both. First they read then they rage
Perhaps this will increase Mr.
Wells's satisfaction
Wed have enjoyed reading Nietzsche
author of a celebrated super-manuai, on
the downfall of Norwich, the well known
super-horse.
NEGLECTED FICTION.
"The Truth About vignolles," by Albert
Kinross.
Explorers of the Dawn" by Mazo de la
Roche.
"In the Morning of Time" by Charles G.
d. Roberts
Why those books published during the
last year or sol didn't receive more atten-
ton is beyond us. A year ago we were
puzzled by the failure of Roman Rollands
"Colas Breugnon" and Harvey OHiggins's
From the Life" (among others) to make
a dent. We hope that O'Higgins's Some
Distinguished Americans" another-and
even better-series of character studies in
short story form will have better luck than
From the Life"
Many good books receive comparatively
little recognition. The Rabbits of the book
world will tell you that Good Workmanship
Is Always Rewarded Perhaps they mean
in Heaven.
Pardon a bit of pessimism this morn
ing. We just broke our glasses.
CERTAIN PEOPLE OF IMPORTANCE"
(By Kathleen Norris.)
Five hundred pages that should be
Three hundred fifty yet
1t is a strange verbositee
That somehow does not get
This writer's goat so his advice,
Administered in rhyme,
Is read it-(even read it twice.
If you have lots of time.
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The Book Factory
BY EDWARD ANTHONY.
CONVINCING THE DOUBTERS.

"A powerful novel full simplicity" "a stirring ad
venture tale" brilliant
"A of American Mexican desert romance" One o
the biographies brilliant entertaining
an delicacy" "Giganti
and thrilling" Brilliant, audaIous
humoro "Deightful" big story"
IS an "Anothe
quixotc and sparkln
by this versatl
dwitha few can "Astound
story author who is among the handful
who truly interpret American society," wonderfully
lterar the fall" "Alonu
of story telling"
brfian human
-FromP Fau Books
with the bellyaching pack
Who pantvely declare
That in the u. S. there's lack
Of writers who There
That this fair nation does not boast
Great artists in abundance;
That of bush leaguers we've most
Ridiculous redundance
The grumbng fools Twill knock em fiat
When gloatingy show em
The items that quoted at
The opening of this poem!
How they dare again to
American literature
Since those who make it, to a man,
Are artists skilled and sure?
Remarkable" Delightful" Fine"
. Astounding" big" Compelling"
Amazing. WonoeriuL DVihe.
"Great piece of story telling"
Detractors, what's your answer pray?
Pm you all must know
There's not a publisher who'd
A thing that isn't So
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Il he1ovs Of
|RorRcGalr39
IRVING BAcHELLER


gives us a love story that
incarnates the spirit of the
struggle for independence.
Something is happening or
about to happen ali the
time and the events are
always vigorous full
fledged man-sized action.
Each has its own thrill, Its
own doubt as to outcome.
its own suspense, and the
incidents follow logically
each upon the heels of
another so that the read
er'sinterestis keptatpitch.
But 1t is as a vital historical
picture that the book has
its greatest interest and its
greatest worth. Within tkc
compass of four hundred
pages it presents an inn
pressive resume, vitalized
by the passions and emo
tions and spirit of our
years of national birth.
-Nep York Times
Bobbs-Merrfll. Pubtishers
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TITULAR MoUTHFULS.

An interesting dissertation
That should increase your information,
Providing that with care you sieve it,
Is "a Students Introduction to the Phase
Rule and the Study of Hetero-
geneous Equilibria," by A. c. d
Rivett
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
THOUGHTLET.

Even the worst skeptic will have to con-
cede after reading Alfred Noyes's Watch
ers of the Skies that this lyrist. when
he wants to be, is an epicmaking poet
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

If you have any friends who deem
The minerals a sprigf1tly theme
Just place on Christmas in their sox
Some copies of Albert Johannsen's "Es-
sentials for the Microscopical De-
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Certain People of Importance" is a local
train. It's long time getting anywhere
and sometimes you catch yourself look
ing out of the window. But it finally ar
rives at its destination and as you alight
it suddenly dawns upon you that you've
had a rather pleasant journey after all
BOOK PEDDLING.
But mama-you couldn't peddle books" "
"I couldn't pe1dle books. no. But if I
did," said Lucy, Il certainly could earn
more than Ida Cullen"
-Fron, Certain People of Importance"
We don't know about that. Lucy. 1t would
all depend on how soon you tired of hear
ing the maid say, THE missus is out" We
tried book peddling some years ago-and
we know. The missus' used to be out
in nine cases out of-no not ten-nine.
Once we struck missus who was in and
the shock was so great that we forgot our
elegant set speech and didn't make much
headway. For the sake of the book ped
dlers of the land we hope that the philoso-
ply of A. S. NJ. Hutchinsons This Free
dom" (Which insists that woman's place is
the home) will take hold.
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WARNING.

Eschew this bromide. authors.
Unless you'd die:
"A figure silhouetted
Against the sky"
=. =
Nowadays a novel that does not contain
at least one figure "Silhouetted Against the
Sky" is as rare as a murderless mystery
story.
A contemporary refers to slushy novels
as literature. If still another tag is de-
sired, how about Harold Bell letres9 Or
Caine sugar?
The New York herald., 1922-10-22


erals and Rocks"
WHICH SHALL WE READ FIRST?
One of our favorite publishers lists some
of his books under the heading Important
New Novels" and another batch under
Fiction of Note" And until some one
tells us which is more important we won't
know which bunch to start reading first.
INJUNCTION.
We're writing this couplet to tell everyone
To grab Fred O'Brien's "Atolls of the SUM-"
Authors of first novels don't make much
money but second story men frequently do.
Wee Shane Campbell. hero of Donny
Bloweth." is no piker lover. Before you
know it he has fallen in love with Moyra,
Claire Anne Fenzile and Hedda-and his
method is so interesting that you never
tire of his exploits. His technique is we'll
nigh perfect
had anything of Campbell in him. the new
Hergesheimer book would be more zest-
full romance (though ii must be added that
it is interesting and well worth reading).
The trouble with Charles is that he isn't
sufficiently interested in the ladies. AS him.
self says: ''The only thing I care for is
politics and the cause of justice and free
DOM" That is very noble of Charles. but
he'd be more interesting If he took an in
terest in the ladies.
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termination of Rock Forming Min
erals and Rocks"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-11-03
A TIMELY SUGGESTION

This is the season Of the year when
the prudent and careful housewife
replenishes her supply of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t is almost
certain to be needed before the winter
is over and results are much more
prompt and satisfactory when it is
kept at hand and given as soon as the
first indication of cold appears and
before it has become settled 10 the
system. There is no danger in giving
it to children as 1T contains co opium
or other harmful drug. adv
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-11-03
R. C. EGBERS

R. G. Egbers, Republican nominee
for County Sup't Schools, is clean.
honest and competent, as we'll as ex
perienced, having established record
for fairness to all 10 bis public service.
The fact that he polls the largest
vote where he is best known, is the
best proof of his sterling qualities.
His records are always open for
inspection, not only before but after
e. lection as well.
He will appreciate the vote on Nov
Z. of all who believe in homes and
efficiency in public service 23
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-11-03
J. G. Harvey. Pastor.
Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Nov. 4: Sabbath School at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Lesson subject
Jacob in Egypt: This lesson
teaches why Jacob did not meet with
the temptation and failure down in
Egypt that A br3ham and Isaac did
before him; also the connection be-
tween this point and the promise
made to Abraham; Its application to
Gods people today; and why Jacob,
instead Of prostrating himself before
Pharoah. raised his hands and blessed
him. and 10 what way the finished
work OF the cross assures us safety.
The primary division will study about
the fruits of the spirit.
w, T. Winslow. Supt.
Bible Study at IL A. NJ. Leader. Martha
johnson
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Nov.8
at Mrs. Johnson's.
All are cordially invited to come and
study with us.
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SCHOOL NOTES.
(Myrllla Wickertsheimer, Editor

(Myrilla Wickertsheimer EdltoD
A fter a weeks vacation the common
routine OF work has been resumed.
Both Quartettes are planning 10
have songs ready by Thanksgiving
Gina and Emma Monaco are with
us again after six weeks vacation.
The second and third grades gave
an interesting Halloween program
Tuesday afternoon, after which their
teacher, Mrs. Fleischer gave novelty
apples and prizes for races and sell
control
Alger Nelson is not able to be 10
school on account Of Illness.
The Juniors are practising on a
play they expect TO give about
Thanksgiving time.
The Freshmen held masquerade
party in the Community house Tues
day night
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-11-03

Frank Langley, democratic county
chairman, was 10 our city ednesday
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-11-03
Church Announcements
CoaIMuN1TY METHODIST CHURCH

COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH
A gathering of Sunday School
workers will be held in Spokane the
first OF December. The convention
viii include the presence of all confer
ence Sunday School uperintendeuts
west Of Chicago. Rathdrum is to have
one of the'speakers for Sunday morn
ing. Dec. 3.
Superintendent DR.. N. M. Jones
will hold service in the church Sat-
bath morning, Nov. Goth.
Services as usual next Sunday.
r O. Harvey Pastor