Show COPS oPs WITH PULLS CAUSES OF CRIME Rev Louis S Bowerman Tells How to Check Murders and Robberies PUNISHMENT IS DELAYED LAW BREAKERS ENCOURAGED BY LEGAL PROCRASTINATION In spite of ot the storm there there was an excellent attendance at the Immanuel church yesterday In the morning the pastor Dr Louis Louii S 8 Bowerman spoke on The Enforcement of Law Call Calling CallIng Calling ing attention to Romans For rul rulers rulers ers era are not a 1 terror to the good work but to the evil In the course of or his sermon Rev Bowerman said sald Many things are emphasizing the statement that crime Is increasing In America faster taster than in any other ather land I Since the civil war the increase has been appalling Wo We are told that the United States Staten leads the world In mur murders murders ders dern divorces labor riots municipal corruption Sunday desecration desecration desecration tion impure shows and brutal sports In our city we have been appalled by the several brutal murders the last I shocking the entire community Nine thousand murders a 1 year Is the record for our land and this city is furnishing Its share of homicides while of holdups and robberies we are having nit re than our share We have not time to enumerate the thO th crimes but let us notice how It may mayba maybe maybe be ba curtailed Jury System Inadequate Any student of ot our court system is soon Impressed with the failure and the farce of our Jury The method of selection the challenging and the one man hanging eleven The Jury failure is equaled by the long lon de delays delas delays lays las It takes on an average two years eara to try and convict a murderer Why should there be any delay at atall atan atall all an Why Is not three months enough To try convict and hang murderers within three months after the crime would decrease d crea e murders more than Chicago has haa seven times as many murders as London L In proportion to population The enforcement of the law lawand lawand lawand and that speedily Is accountable for the difference Another cause of the increase of or crime has been the determination of executives to only enforce such law as was pleasing to themselves or certain certain tain tam interests or to enforce In a way that practically set aside the intent of the law The best way to get rid of laws If they are bad is to enforce them Public sentiment will demand their re ic repeal repeal peal No executive however has any ny right to be a Judge of the law We believe In enforcing every law with to gambling prostitution and kindred l evils They are the stepping step stepping stepping ping stones for tor the crimes of robbery rabber and murder In enforcing laws we be believe belIeve believe lieve In eliminating all politics from the police pollee force and that every officer must be up to a 0 high standard morally and physically Drink and brutality should debar any man Let the provided at once with the needed num number number ber her of police pollee but let no man be there simply because he can pull so 50 many votes vates In enforcing the law we urge as aswell aswell aswell well the elimination of tricky lawyers The man found to be dishonest or tricky In any way should be debarred S |