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New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
not be confused with mental attainments.

not be confused with mental attainments.
Into each college every fall come large num-
Ders Of students whose fathers did not go to
college. These are the plain sons, that leav-
enlng Infusion Of new blood drawn from the
rising generations without which our schools
would rapidly become anemic. For this Youths
choice is sometimes made easy by graduates
who have banded themselves together to do
active missionary work for their respective in
stltutions. Once a boy shows the slightest
proficiency in any branch of sport ne is sure
to receive an interested overture from some
solemn-eyed alumnus, who talks seriously to
him OF the tremendous advantages of this or
that college. The approach is frequently ron.
nected with the possibility of mysterious
scholarships" which will enable the REGIMENT
to eat, drink and be athletic without the an
noying care of board bills and tuition charges
But this insidious form of propaganda is ham
plly oylhg out. "A year or two ago it was car
ried to such lengths that the various faculties
1ound themselves confronted with an array of
scholarship huskies who should have been
properly graded in the lower middle section of
good reform school, Fortunately, the young
men were totally unable to grasp the meaning
OF inside baseball or learn the football signals.
SO the system toppled over Of its own weight.
These free-for-alls are now left pretty much
TO themselves, to make their own choice.
II young man is absolutely free agent
and hasn't the faintest idea where he thinks
ne will fit in best in a collegiate sense, an ex
celent plan is for him to go where he thinks
he will look the best. After all, our colleges
Go develop certain type, and boy can quick
~ decide Which one suits his particular style.
MY friend Hogarth shows us an example of a
mutual friend Of ours who debated this matter
long and seriously. One day some one said to
him; You have very soulful expression.
why don't you go into divinity school?n He
turned his collar around one evening and tried
himself out before mirror Prestol The
thing was done. He promptly entered one of
the big theological seninaries, and he has
made humdinger of minister From, my
acquaintance with lots Of them feel sure that
large percentage must have qualified chiefly
on looks. There are all sorts and varieties
II you are bookish ard learned and like to
wear horn-rimmed glasses you will fit In nicely
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

OF Latin phrases like "ad ininitum." Such ex-
presslons are expensive, but they are worth
all they cost.
Ihe preparation Of Loyal Son, Grade A.
is begun with his birth. Over his cradle is
hung banner Of his collegiate destination,
while his name is at once entered for the pre-
paratory school which is the favorite feeder
for the aforesaid institution. At the age Of
three the infant is made hideous with red,
plue, orange, brown, green, purple or other
hued sweater, depending on his sire's LOYALTY.
als chubby fists are taught to brandish flag.
MS meaningless nouthings are translated to
express the desired college cry. By artful
plnching he is induced to burst into tears mt
the mere mention of any institution hut the
right one. The same intelligent form of train
ing can be used with animals. | have q dog
that rolls over dead in reply to the question
What would you do If you had to go to Har-
vard?" He is superbly intelligent animal.
From the age Of six the Loyal Son is taken
n1ethodlcally to football and baseball games.
regattas, track meets, etc. The victories of
adVersar1es are always explained away by the
lntlmaton that the rival team and its adher-
ents are, after ali, not much better than
gang OF crooks, and just let them wait until
next year Next year and last year or any
year of favorable score is perfectly salts
factory to the adolescent mind. which ahsorbs
general ideas far more readily than 1t does
specific fact. The result of this intensive edu-
cation in alma matriotism is Freshman who
enters the sacred portals flaming with LOYALTY
ready to burst into cheers at the sight Of
blue sky, red nose or an orange and black
taxieab, depending on how the particular twip
has been bent 1t is an interesting oyerJan.
ping of the generations In which the fathers
literally live again in the sons
Every once in while the system doesn't
work. cog slips somewhere The son falls
among thieves, who rob him of his infant
ideals. They tell him that Harvard men are
prunes and that the Ellis are a bunch az
cheeses Son backslides. The plight Of the
father is pitiful. Can you imagine Mr., Vol
stead's son coming home stewed to the ellis?
1t is something like that One Of NV Yale
brothers went through this narrowing eyperi-
ence. His boy got into bad hahits at his prem
school and spoke tentatively Of certain adyan-
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

after strenuous activity on unrestricted fronts.
In the light of those advantages it seems
only fair that elsewhere there be set aside by
appropriate committee some play streets for
crooks where, undisturbed, they might indulge
in such innocent pastimes as are their wont, a
charming and inspiring spectacle for the
patrons of sightseeing busses.
Nor Is the scheme without it's constructive
aspects. From time to time block might be
added by the police to the thief-proof section
unobtrusively and unostentatiously, Of course,
but with due notice to those concerned And
greater New York Of the future may see the
day when the last crook Is pushed, protesting,
across the city line, doomed to the rude and
rural calling Of the hick highwayman.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

tured law or SO in the past need only be
good and let bygones be bygones.
1t may come to be no uncommon sight to
see some furtive fellow dash frantically across
Sixth Avenue, hotly pursed by minion Of
the law. Once over the dead line the pursued
will turn on the pursuer. The latter will claim
recognition and recall several unsavory epi-
sodes from the life of the former, who will
smile deprecatingly and stroll on, unmolested.
Within the dead lines the city should be
rather "dead' from the police point Of view.
There 1t will be unnecessary to nip crime in
the bud OK catch criminals red-handed. All
the cops will have to do is recognize tres
passing transgressor, then pinch HIM To that
quiet sector will be sent platoons due for a rest
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
by George S ChappeIl

Long before the now ridiculous Bride0roonc ~
Doom had begun preparations for his final
exit the individual states of the Union had
been forging ahead, developing their great col
leges and universities, until the bachelors de-
gree was flourishing sweetly on tree of learn
ing adjacent to almost every hamle: No longer
was it necessary to think of college in terms
OF Harvard Yale or Princeton. Every man
had fountain Of instruction gushing In his
own bailiwick. The rural population rot a
closeup of education and liked it. We have
had perfect eczema of colleges all over The
country within the last ten years, I notice
that John Rockefeller jr says that there are
Zoo many men in college. 1t may be- It is
certain that the choice Of one NOWADAYS IA
co'npiicaped py an embarrassment Of riches.
There are three main divisions Of candidates
Tor colleges which make up a fair classifca
zion OF the thousands Of downy-cheeked fresh
men who matriculate all over the land every
IAN don't know why that word "matricu
late" should have such a liquid sound. but it
does. AS matter of fact, matrculation is
very ory process, meaning that after passing
terrifying series Of examinations you 20 to
the secretary's office and register and probably
pay slight amount on your tuition in ad
vance, the last step being designed to prevent
your spending whole year there and then
sneaklng off into business all packed I'D with
unpaid-for learning. suppose If whole
freshman class did that it would Just about
bankrupt the average college.
These three classifcations of incoming stu-
dents, the come-ons, prospects or new business
OF college, are (l) the Sons of Loyal Grads
(2) the Sons of Disloyal Grads and t3l Plain
Sons The first two classes have their minds
all made up for them. They don't have to
worry at all about choice. They don't even
have to ask Dad; he knows without being
asked that Son is going to Harvard because
ne, Dad, went there. and that Is all there
is to IT.
1t Is surprising what large proportion Of
students at the older universities are hered;-
Iary. They are, indeed, the most precious leg
acy left by the alumni to their alma mater. a
legacy which in turn will leave similar be-
quest IN the form of another college gener-
atlon' and SO on ad infnitum How wonder
1uily classical education crops out In the mss
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

my own SELF" And he followed ern
doors, while the others smiled az Il ssss' ~ as
ably amused. ~s''os
The smile, however, was only nom.,.
There wasn't man in the room wbo ~
learned from experience to look On ~. ! g
slightest move with suspicion, and tbaxs -'si
to them all the instant conviction tb.t ssss
now merely playing for a getaway -, : s.
simple and obvious tYick.
The other three players, theresorn
one man and hastened to the door ~. y
which the first two had passed. Al tbaa
they drew their guns. Old Man Co. s'al
however, was incapable Of leavino ~ -aa :
money on the table unguarded and !. :
mained behind, though he listened ntsn.,,. !.
the sound of the disturbance wbich l.
fidently expected would occur outside i :. :,
moment or two. =
1t did.
Bassett was the first to see VIA, .,a
pened, and he opened fire, thereby gginn ''sa 4.
signal to the others, who were :. ~. !.
as he, so that the old man found hjmsegs ~
ing to a fusillade. One-Eye bovevs, 1...a. -.
running with zigzag motion, though ss,,sIs e.s
and he reached the boat Landing unhnr, -
AS he had stepped out from the doorvsv :,
the saloon he had turned like eat snd i.
livered blow like the kick Of rauls i,
caught Blaisdell on the point Of the law Nth
the effect he had hoped for, and as hls ,ist;,,
dropped he had gone away from there. "a
understood well enough what long chanss /.
was taking, but he often bet against bsavv
odds, though never without CONSIDERING tss.
carefully. In this case he realized that ths,.
was nothing else to do.
Had he stood still for moment the,s !, !.
doubt that Bassett would have got hin. hy
he was famous for the accuracy Of bis Are hrt
no man can shoot accurately at a wswgnr
target while he is himself running at lie sco
of his speed. Because Of this One-Eye reasasd
the landing safely.
Here he faced another peril, for be had mis-.
calculated by two seconds Of invaluable tine
While he was running the roustabout had cast
off the lines, and as he came up they vers
hauling the gang plank aboard. It was sey
eral feet away and moving fast. Only des.
perate man would have dared to Jump for t.
but he could neither stop nor turn back
He made the leap at the moment that Bss-
sett fred his last shot II missed him and
struck an unfortunate rouster in the leg, but
the mate caught 0ne-Eye by the collar as he
lay sprawling on the gang plank, Just slip
ping off.
The boat was already under way. BasSg
could neither leap after him nor CONTINUES
ing into group Of bystanders. Anothereze
ter in the annals Of the famous old saloon ~
closed.
The only hint of what was likely to fsioF
might have been gathered from what One 70
said to himself as he bargained with hard
ware man in Memphis for new knife
Il reckon I'll have to go back fo' the old enc
some day." he muttered with wicked ehucsA
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
GETTING. A DEAD LINE
ON THE CROOK
BY FAIRFAX DOWNEY
Illustration BY Jefferson Machaner

alibis could not save him. As last resort, he
might even offer to squeal on Fagin and the
"Artful Dodger."
Where are they?" the sleuth would ask
eagerly.
"over on Thoid Avenoo." the boy would
whisper.
mo good They're outa tn zone," the arm
of the law would snarl. "Come along now,
you"
It's perfectly simple The crooks should
comprehend place for everything and every
thing in it's place.
1t is q significant fact that when the late
Inspector Byrnes in 1880 clamped down a
dead line from Fulton Street southwark his
crime-forbidden city did not include anything
like the desirable residential section bounded
in the recent order Fashionable apartments
are now put out of bounds for predatory
gentry. However, that Is not to say that
their tenants will be entirely Unidentified
against loss. Landlords and real estate
agents have another talking point. Certainly"
they will explain, 'it is true that this non
robbing suite Of three rooms and bath costs
$4,000, while across the street-and mark
you, across the dead line, you can rent suite
Of four rooms and bath and half for only
$1,000. But think Of the saving! We are
proud to say we have restrictions In this zone.
No children. no dogs AND no robbers"
The whole affair may be reduced to matter
Of traffic regulation. The congestion Of crime
in limited localities was Objectionable from the
point of view of all concerned. Some methods
just had to be devised to obviate it.
To aid those criminals who have poor memo
ries OF bad esprit de corps 1t might be as well
to supplement the dead line limits AS a sort
OF stitch In time, traffic patrolmen stationed
at the crucial, thou-shalt~not-pass points
might be provided with an additional set of
stop-and-go signals for the aid and direction
Of the denizens Of the underworld. Detour and
no thoroughfare signs for careless ex-convicts
would help. And chain Of traffic towers with
red lights of warning to block taxi bandits
out OF the safety zones might prevent many
arrests otherwise unavoidable.
Along the borderland of the dead lines. al
ways troublous region anywhere and at anv
period Of history, such precautions would be
invaluable. 1t might be advisable to establish
one-way streets along that outer fringe to
avoid for criminals embarrassing encounters
and inter9erences. And there would be an
idea helpful to the general traffic situation In
the practice Of keeping crooks using heavy
trucks TO cart away their swag off some streets.
That borderland and the vast reaches be-
yond 1t would prove for the crooks veritable
cities Of refuge, whittier, like ancient day f,,gi
tives seeking sanctuary harassed persons with
police records might flee from that prosecu
t1on which would be their lot IL caught within
the lines that are called dead One vast sane
tuary 1t would be, where those who had frac-
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
THE ONE-EYED MAN
STEPS LIVELY
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lished, but his placid acceptance Of the situ-
alton was better proof Of his cool daring than
he had often been called on to show. He was
alone and unarmed, with five men, any one OF
whom, as he knew, would gladly have killed
him in revenge for the way he had previously
outpayed, outwitted and houted them, and he
was taking as desperate chance as could
easily have been imagined in sitting down to
play with them again. 1t was practically cer-
tain that he had some new trick in mind, and,
as a matter Of fact, he was holding out his
own money while he was willing enough to
play In the velvet" he had picked up when he
left the other man and the boat.
His perfect composure commanded the re-
luctant admiration of the men who respected
courage more than almost any other trait,
PROBABLY because they were none of them de-
fcient in 1t. That was perhaps the reason,
rather than any other, which induced them to
hold their passion in abeyance.
Even Joe Bassett, who esteemed physical
violence the most enjoyable form of sport, con-
sented rather reluctantly to postpone the in
diligence he anticipated until One-Eye should
be separated legitimately by means Of poker
game from the money he showed. He knew,
as we'll as any Of them, the reputation which
One-Eye enjoyed as player, but he also
knew that nobody in the Mississippi Valley
believed there was any man living who could
hold his own against the group Of players Of
whom he was one, though One-Eye had done
it by trickery more than once
1t was, therefore, with full and clear
understanding of the situation that five
presently seated themselves in the back room
of the little saloon, while Old Man Greenhut
brought in the cards and chips.
There was no appearance of haste the
part Of any at the table, and the game might
have seemed languid to an observer who failed
to note the close and unremitting vigilance Of
the players, of whom committed the
slightest error in play. The two men who
were classed as the best manipulators Of paste
boards in the valley, Blaisdell and One-Eye,
were both sitting in, but each knew the others
skill. Presumably the dealing was impeccably
correct. Luck danced around, visiting one
after another, but not staying long with any,
and deep silence prevailed.
Presently the silence was broken by the
hoarse sound of whistle in the distance sig
Mailing the approach of river boat to the
landing, not more than five hundred yards
away, but no one even looked up from his
cards. If any noticed the sound he gave no
sign Of having done SO.
The game went on uninterrupted for possi-
bly, enough time for the boat to have dis
charged her freight and to have made ready
to start away, when One-Eys pushed back
from the table and said quietly, ''Leave me
out one hand. I've got to step outside fo'
minute" And leaving his chips and money
on the table he rose to his feet.
No valid objection occurred to any one, but
they were by no means unsuspicous, and
Blaisdell rose also saying. "I reckon I'll go out
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
" ONE people are sort Of thick. They don't

~ ONE people are sort Of thick. They don't
- get you at first~ You have 70 make
~ your point several times and then elabo-
rate Il with examples and illustrations and
parallels. Finally you have TO make map or
draw diagram Of it all for them.
That's the way with the criminals we have
around here in New York. They are slow ut
getting things through their heads In fact,
it would not be st all surprising II the ex-
PRECISION "Aa thick as thieves should be
found TO have originated with our own local
lads
The other day these crooks had to have the
whole city plotted out for them, task which
was obligingly done by a chief Inspector OF
police, who took his pen and drew any num-
ber Of dead lines. Roughly, these lines may
be said--and 1t might as well be said roughly,
as the crooks will understand it better that
way-to embrace an area from Ninth Street
and Broadway north between Broadway and
Fifth Avenue to Twenty-third Street, and from
the district between Twenty-third and Fifty
ninth streets between Sixth and Lexington
avenues point Of order also will be raised
against crooks invading the Fulton Street.
Broadway, Flatbush and Myrtle Avenue sec
tions Of Brooklyn and, In downtown Manhat-
tan, Maiden Lane and Wall Street. Whether
the prohibition for the last-named through
fare includes the operators Of bucketshopa
was not made clear, but 1t should be or 1t may
lead TO unfortunate mistakes.
The thought is that crooks will entirely ab-
sent themselves from the prescribed area. They
may have their eyes some article that cannot
be obtained elsewhere except In the Fifth Ave
nue. shopping district. And yet, II they want
TO retain their liberty, they had best keep
away and forego the coveted gown or gem,
or at least wait until somebody has bought it
and then go get it. New York crooks made
too much Of a good thing. They sported
around in the crime waves and told all the
other crooks they knew to come on In, the
water was fine. Somehow they got the I'M
preston that anything went anywhere. Now
they know they must amend that and add
outside the dead lines.
Even modern Oliver Twist had best watch
his childish step. Caught within the dead
Lines, his tender years would avail him moth
Eng While near the handkerchief counter in
zone Of the big department stores, he likely
would feel heavy hand on his thin shoulder
and hear the throaty voice Of detective growl
that kid answering to his description was
wanted by the police in London. The child
might be able to prove that he had ordered
dozen wipes" with monogram. 40. T." but II
would be no use. He would be escorted 10
the hoosegow. He might protest hungrily
that he merely had stepped into this public
safety zone to breakfast on some of the deli
cious Cruel they serve at BUNDLES. But those
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
He turned has collar around one spe's
ing and tried himself ous before :
mirror. Presto! The thing was doAs

at Harvard. The snappy dresser Who 'Aa
loud clothes and loud noises finds nasass. s
niche at Princeton; the tall, rangy type, :.
calluses on his hands, is sure Of success Z
Cornell. Quiet. we'll dressed men aEs
propriately framed at Williams, more ass'
ones at Amherst, and so on. The spkS..s
all-round, finest American type has been g% .,
tically copyrighted BY Yale Just looS = y
glass and decide which you are; the fsss
easy. !,
If q boy falls in none of these categosss, !. !.
can only suggest the daisy method. weasp !, !,
also illustrated by Mr.. Hogarth. IaAs 4. =
ordinary household daisy and remove s.
petals one by one. repeating the forrnuis s,
ward, Princeton, Williams, Yale, etc. q 81
sas, Nebraska, Iowa, Yale" The naipss J,
any colleges viii do, but it is iinportans = sTs
with Yale, 5.
The main thing is TO make choaee' s. 8.
to-day is Incomplete without college e'ss. i.
ticn, be it classical, agricultural or dsnsas. s
degree if you are only clam disgse'.
shocking example Of the lack Of TINS so.s !. !.
training came to my notice recently, W,s.s,s.
acquaintance told me with great exel's'sst + !
that he was going up to the Polo sr0aAus s
see the football game between Wasiiing'7a ..,. 5,
jefferson and Nebraska, adding Y e 81
seen one of these games between three tssa's. s;.
A college man would never have mace 9 ~
error like that
Copyright. taas New York Tr.bais' 1s'ss
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
Take an ordinary daisy and remove
petals one by ona, repeating the for
n,uIa, "HarUard, Princeton, Yale," ste

NOLLEGES used Co be looked upon with
d considerable suspicion by large
~ chunks of our population. The old,
steadfast citizen who had been
brought up in the public schools when institu-
tions of higher education were rarity, the
man who hoped on to his ofics stool or the
seat of delivery wagon at the tender aga OF
seventeen. was apt to look ut the average
undergraduate with distrust and certain
amount Of envious dislike. They were thought
of as wild, skylarking lads, these early under
graduates, wasting four precious years in he'll
rasin'; that was about the size Of it. The des-
ignation of college student" was synonymous
with wild and sportfve proclivities
The world is getting bravely over this idea.
The war brought forth striking illustration
Of the fact that our colleges could and did pro-
ducs what was probably as fine body of Of
ficers created at short notice as any country
in the world. A tremendous proportion of
shem were college men. And In ali ranks Of
che service the college men enrolled promptly
and with magnificent unanimity. 1t was a
glorious proof that our American colleges were
teaching something above and far beyond mere
book learning; they we're incuIcating high
sdeals.
But the war was only special instance.