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"3?a3-v k-tWI(-Hrt! THE DAY BOOK JV. Z. COCHRAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. COO SO. PEORIA ST. CHICAGO, ILL. Editorial, - Monroe 353 leleptlOneS Circulation, Monroe 3838 SUBSCRIPTION By Carrier In Chicago, 30 cents a Month. By Mall. United States and Canada, $3.00 a Year. Entered as second-class matter April 21, 1914. at the postofflce at Chicago, III, under the Act of March 3, 1879. CUT OUT THIS MOVIE! Mrs. Florence Carman, the "heroine" of one of New York's sensational mur der trials, is to appear in a film play which, it is announced, is to be "an exact reproduction of the killing of Mrs. Bailey." So far as can be seen by the naked eye there is but one reason for Mrs. Carman's appearance in the mo tion picture theaters that is ad vanced by the play broker in these words: "We expect to make a fortune out of it. Mrs. Carman, herself, will get more money out of it than the presi dent of the United States receives in a whole year." On the other hand there occurs to us a number of A. No. 1 reasons why Mrs. Carman should not exhibit all the horrible details of the killing committed in her husband's dicta graphed office; any parent pf a child can give as many reasons why this movie should be rejected by the movie censor. THE ODIUM OF INDICTMENT In the trial of a prominent Los An geles attorney for alleged contempt of court, Judge Wood has asserted an interpretation of the law, that, while novel, appears to be most right. Th,at is, that a citizen accused of violating a criminal law and under investiga tion by the grand jury, has the right to appeal to the grand jury for a hear ing and ask that his witnesses be called to testify. This case now goes to the court of appeals, and it is to be hoped that a ruling will be had upon this point in the higher tribunal as well. There is no question as to the justice of Judge Wood's finding. A man indicted by a grand jury forever suffers from the stigma of it, even though the trial court acquits. Yet the grand jury, under the present system, hears only the evidence against the accused and only the lawyers for the prosecution. If there be even a semblance of guilt they must perforce return an indict ment. The accused's reputation is irreparibly injured, though he be ab solutely innocent, which is not, of course, the intent of the law. SHORT ONES A typewriter for armless persons has been invented. It is operated with the feet. Glancing over some recent fiction we imagine it has been in use for some time. Marconi has invented a machine that enables one to see through solid walls. What will life be worth if the neighborhood gossip buys one? We certainly envy Chairman Walsh of the industrial commission. Think of being able to talk to a billion dol lars that way! Some Chicago thief stole a steam roller and got away with it. In Phil adelphia he would have been caught speeding. Whenever one looks at a moving picture detective one thinks how much better Sherlock Holmes could smoke a pipe. i Judging from young Mr. Rockefel ler's statements, laws are merely scraps of paper where Standard Oil is concerned. William Alden Smith is a candi date for president. Climb into the airtight compartments, lads. Always tell your wife everything that you are certain she will find out anyway. irwmrmrmmmmmmmm