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5P- ;v. " NEW YORK FACES PROBLEM IN IIS RIVAL GANGSTERS Politicians and High Police Officials Blamed for Existence of This Menace to the Country's Chief City. PUBLIC ALSO INDIFFERENT TO CRIME AND CRIMINALS Efforts to Break Up the More Powerful Organizations Have Resulted in the Formation of Smaller Bodies Just as Menacing?Writer Sees Possible Good in the Boy Scout Movement ? Lawless Youngsters Mostly American Born and Come From the Tenement Districts. NEW YORK.?Rival gangsters fought :i revolver battle from automobiles on primary day, September 1G, in broad sunlight, at the corner of Sixty<1 ft i. at... nun oticrt unu uruauwu)'^ jusi uiv matinee crowdH were pouring out of the theaters. The police managed to got four of the combatants, and the car which they had used in the shooting affray was found to contain lists of voters in six election districts, s> steinaticaliy arranged to enable repeating It was the gang in the service of the politician, just as in the Rosenthal murder the gang had been in the service of a high police otllciul. The gang serves those who pay it or can protect it against the law. For $5 It will detail a "ki*' to black a man's eyes; for $50 you cati liavo a man stabbed, and "doing the big Job" will cost you more than $500 or $1,000 if you are properly vouched for to the gang leader by some one with a "big pull." The man with the "big pull" Is always a politician or a gambler, writes Henry N. Ilall in the Sunday NewYork World. The politician's alliance with the gangster is as close today, if not as open, as when a district _ leader on the eve of an Important election gave an Interview to newsjaiper men with one foot on a box from which hie lieutenants were distributing 500 lead-loaded blackjacks to "the boys" for use the next day, or when a political lender?now one of New York's most distinguished representatives in the congress of the United Stateswent over to New Jersey to testify under oath that "Monk" Eastman was a reputable business man and an other wise desirable citizen. Difficult Problem. There is 110 more ditllcult problem in A inert call civic life today than the elimination of the gang- There are three reasons for this. The lirst is that the American public is indifferent to crime. There is 110 place In the world where the man in the street who goes about his own business and keeps clear of the underworld is as safe in his person as he is here, and the result is that unless he himself, or some one he knows personally, is the victim of a crime, he reads about these things in the paper with an interested complacency not unlike the feelings ho derives from a thrilling moving-picture show. Clangs, gangsters, Black Hand crimes and bomb outrages are accept- ( ed as among the things incidental to life in a big city, and it is impossible to arouee anything like public indignation over their presence. The second reason is that the interests to which the gangs are useful? the politicians, the gamblers and thoso who grow rich in the underworld?are bo powerful that they are able to protect those who are of service to them. It is only in exceptional cases, when , public feeling is outraged by some 1 f -^l' The politician's alliance with the gangster Ic as close today as when a political leader went over to New Jersey to testify under oath that "Monk" | Eastman was a reputable business man. wanton defiance of law, some very spectacular and serious crime, that protection from "above" fails to secure Immunity. The third reason is that however effectively you may break up a gang Its members will always ally themselves with other gangsters and reform other associations. Iireaklng up & powerful gang is followed too often 4 by the appearance of three or four smaller and rival organizations. It is only scattering the trouble. Catching the Gangster Young. There 'is only one way to put down gangs iu a city like New York, and that is to cut off their supply of recruits. The gangster has to be caught young. There is no gang In Njw York today which willingly adds grown men to its ranks. The new recruits all come up from the streets. I have j talked with a number of gangsters, and ; there is such a surprising unanimity | about their boyhood days that it is not impossible to picture the upgrowth of the "gorilla." Watch almost any gung of small boys playing in the streets of the ten- ; ement districts. They always have a lender. It matters not what they are doing or to what mischief they are j up, there is always one who is braver, stronger, more resourceful than the i rest. He will grow into a man of ac; tion. He will make a success of life i if his home influences and early opportunities give him a fair chance; but if he goes wrong he is the material of which the gangster is made. It is so | I easy for him to go wrong. As he gets older he may commit , some little breach of the law that other boys will take pride In as a proof of his daring. The corner saloonkeeper patroniees him and marshals him with others of his kind.. He gets his introduction into the under1 world and meets real gangsters upon , whom the women of the streets fawn j and who nod knowingly to the "cop" j on the corner. If he stumbles into a ; scrape the saloonkeeper or one of Ills newly acquired friends will appeal to some ward politician for bail, lawyers , j and the necessary "pull" to get him j out of trouble. Then he sticks to his i I friends, ami gangdom has won another 1 I recruit Irrepressible Conflict. All this is perfectly well known to j tlie chureliee, the settlement workers and all the "reformers," and many and , strange are the ways of those who would lead youth in the paths of right- i eousness. There is going on nil the | time in this as in every other great city a constant tussle between the forces of good and the forces of evil, j Moth are reaching down into the ' struggling mass of upgrowing human- ! ity, seeking for new recruits. A great deaT. cf perfectly good energy has been wasted in trjlng to get real live boys to spend their Sunday* : Real gar-gsters upon whom the worn- i en of the streets fawn and who nod knowingl) to the "cop" on the corner. afternoons in summer attending Bible classes when they wanted to play ball j in the corner lot. That is just an in- j vitation to the daring boy to play tru- | ant, and as the rest of "de gang" who ! lack the initiative to grow up into ; anything but law-abiding citizens any- ! how are not there to play with him i he goes off and gets into mischief. Field for Boy Scouts. Only one organization really seems to be properly equipped for attracting to Itself the boys who but for its existence would grow up to be gangsters, and that is the Hoy Scouts. It is just the kind of thing that appeals to high- : spirited boys and it is doing a most wonderful work in making them Into manly youths who will grow up to be good and useful citizens. There is a striking sameness about the gangster's unwritten code and the laws of the "Thou shalt not squeal," is the first ; law of the gangster. The gangster's honor is to be trusted in gangdom. The first law of the Hoy Scouts is 'A scout's honor is to be trusted." If he breaks his honor by telling a lie he ceases to be a scout. If the gangster squeals the penalty is death. Next to not squealing, the law of the gang i? that its members shall be "hunky." A scout's second law is loyalty to his country and his friends. "He must stick to them through 'hick and thin against anyone who is their ' enemy." And so on. A scout must be j brave and daring and must obey or- , ders without question and he must never sulk. All of which things are expected of the gangster. Mostly American-Born. A large majority of the gangsters are American-born, mostly of Irish or Italian descent. The young Jew does not make good gang material, or rather what gangs there are in or of the ! (Ihetto differ from rhe real "gunmen." | The young Jew who goes wrong be- ! comes a thief, a "dip," or pickpocket, or else he gambles?generally with nlore or lees success?in which case he hires gangsters to protect his profits. Here and there on the lower Hast side a gang of young Jews will get up a fake lottery and sell their worthless tickets to the small shopkeepers, who know that refusal to "come acrose" with the 50 cents demands would Ic.-d t THE FORT MILL TIMES, FO to a stone being pitched through their store window at night, or tome wanton damage being done to their goods. It is a cheap form of blackmail. Leaders Who Play Safe. There are several gangs in New York with a membership of more than a thousand, hut more and more the men at the head of them keep their 1 hands free of actual crime. The lead- j er is the man with brains and money, and above all with the contidence of the itolitician, who h4s enough influence to smooth out the serious trou- j Klau ??l%lnl> #-11 " ? ' wico iiiiu in* iuiiuwtT? may iau. | In case of a murder or killing it is the general /rule for the actual murderer to be safely hidden away while the arrest is brought about of some other member of the gang, who, on trial, will be able to put in a perfect "He Will Attend to That When He Gets Out." defense, or who will have to be released by tlie police for lack of evidence. Although it la literally true that there are in New York today dozens of gangs and thousands of gangsters, the great majority are without real standing in the underworld. At a conservative estimate there are, however, from twenty to twenty-five recognized j gangs, with a membership in excess of : 6,000 men, from which politicians and gamblers and others requiring their ( services can get thugs, repeaters and j strong-arm men for any purpose, from j carrying an election or breaking a i strike to securing the com mission of crime against the poisons or property of citizens. Settle Their Own C'*&putes. Gangdom recognizes this state of outlawry and it always setrles its own j disputes. The recognized forces of law and order?the police?are never j called upon to listen to its complaints. ] If a gangster falls in any feud, if he has been shot or stabbed, he never 1 gives the name of his assailant. "He j will attend to that when lie gets out." | If he dies he knows that his friends ' will avenge him, and oft.n in New York hospitals when the police have vainly tried to get a wounded gang- j ster to "sQueal" some member of his gnng will call at the hospital, bend over tho little white cot and only a tightening of his jaw tells the policemen on guard that tho visitor lias learned the nrflnn of the man who is to pay fo? the gangster's death. HORSE OUTRUNS A KANGAROO Men Attack the Big Animals With Oniy Clubs For Weapons, and Kill Them. Notwithstanding the kangaroo's popular reputation for speed, he is easily overtaken in the bush by a good horse within half a mile. A capable kangaroo dog?a lean, swift beast, a cross between a greyhound and a mastiff, bred to course and kill -soon runs him to bay. Without dogs it is the custom to kill with a cudgel. This is often accomplished by tin- sportsman from the back of his horse l>is- j mounted, however, with lite kangaroo waiting alertly for attack, it is sometimes a perilous venture to come to close quarters. A slip?and the sportsman finds himself all at once in a des- : perate situation. A lumberjack showed scars of an encounter. He had ridden the kangaroo down and. being in haste to make an end of the sport, he had caught up the first likely stick his eye could discover, and he had stepped quickly and confidently in, and he had struck hard and accurately. And the next instant, caught off the ground, he was struggling. 1 breast to breast, in the hug of the creature, frightfully aware that he must escape before the deadly hind foot had devastated him. "My club broke," be exclaimed, "and the boomer got me."?Norman Duncan in Harper's Magazine. Not the Same. Robert W. Chambers, at a liter ary luncheon in Garden City replied to an attack on publishers mad* by a young writer. "If there is a demand for an author's book," said Mr. Chambers, "he will find his publisher anxious to treat ; him fairly and even generously. Of i course there are exceptions ? my friend Blank's publisher, for instance, was an exception. "After a short conversation one day in Fifth avenue, Blank, on taking leave of me, said: " 'By the way, do yotf remember my telling you that my publisher said , he would raise my royalties in a month or so?" " 'Yes,' I replied. 'Hasn't lie?' "'No. 1 misunderstood him. He meant he'd try and raise the back 1 royalties due on the last year's sales of my book. 1 .haven't had a sent yet.'" RT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA Homeibuiil Tlfetos?! 1 ? - J MIGHT LEARN FROM ENGLAND In that Country the Movement for Proper Housing Conditions Has Made Much Headway. Under the guidance of Co-partnership Tenants, Ltd., the co-partnership in housing movement continues to make steady progress in various parta oi England, it is exciting the interest of the many deputations from the continent that have lately visited that country, and the extension of the methods both in the colonies and ou the continent is assured. Although the Liverpool Garden Suburb will, when completed, be the largest of the estates federated with Co-partnership Tenants. Ltd., that at Hampstead has tip to the present attracted most attention. The whole suburb will consist of 6(55 acres, about 100 of which will be glvei up to open spaces, including woods that have been reserved in the general layout, as designed by .Mr. Raymond I'nwin, and various playing fields that may be regarded as an essential feature of such a model estate. This was visited recently hv the American Civic usbuviiiiiun aihi .nr. it. h. w atrous, tlic secretary, thought the Hampstoad Garden suburb a 'vast and really wonderfully organized system." The preservation of these woods is regard ed by all who are fond of natural beauty as a great tribute to the co-partnership movement, says the Town Planning Review. At Liverpool. 2a eut of the ISO acres of which the suburb will ultimately consist have been developed by the erection of 250 houses, this being the limit established by the central body. There is the nucleus of a community I that will have a well-organized social i life and the local education author!- i ties, who will shortly have U> consider the question of school nceom- I laudation, have just furnished the In- 1 stitute as a temporary elementary I school to suflice for the time being The provision of gardens was regarded by a deputation of German town planners who recently visited the suburb as one of the best features of the housing work they had seen In Liverpool. CITY AND SUBURBS ARE ONE] Philadelphia Has Recognized Truth of This and Is Making Its Plans Accordingly. Governor Tenor of Pennsylvania has selected a very strong commission to carry out the Idea of the law nassed by the last legislature to plan the development of the Philadelphia suburbs. In the course of time the incorporation of these suburbs with the city is inevitable. Even us it is they are part of the metropolitan district, their interests and associations are vitn the city and it is only sensible that the city plan and suburban plans should match and supplement each other. An attractive city invites residents and keeps them. The planned city is not a fad. It is a science that has taken lirm root in America and good rsults have been manifested : from it in older countries. England Is building many model villages. In Germany cities which a few' years ago were dump heaps of grimy IndustrialIsm have been transformed without 1 the least interference with business activity and to the benefit of the public at large. Boston, Chicago and New York have caught the artistic spirit as is seen In the magnificent approaches and terminals recently constructed. Philadelphia is behind none of these in its civic vigilance, and the opportunity to make the greater mo- j tropolis second to none in its green and spacious aspect is before us. Beauty of Cities Has Cash Value. A decision which should he of special interest to San Franciscans, perpb xe.l as to the billboard problem. ; has just been handed down by tho aprtollafit o/.iift /littE.E... - ? * * 4' * rv.iUK ivilli UMIMUII <11 (ll<? IM'W York courts, says the San Francisco | Chronicle. A construction company has unnecessarily destroyed several shade trees on a city street, and tho j lower court had mulcted It in damages j to the extent of $f?00 for each tree destroyed, and $1,000 In addition for willful destruction of aids to civio j beauty. The bearing of this decision on tiie billboard problem Is seen in the new conception of beauty as a civ- | ic asset, a view of the local difficulty to often lost sight of. In upholding the award, the appellate court stated that It looked not so much at the commercial worth of the trees as at their esthetic value, which, it considered, was the more Important of the two. 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