Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-28
Organs and Street Pianos.

| the CdTOuSdl, OF 1NGfrE-SO-TOulI. may ne
| operated upon any private property in TINS
! jurisdiction upon the proprietor thereon
| king tender of the license fee, even
| should 1t not be accepted. This is re-
/ markabie state Of affairs he thinks, but
| the legal authorities have determined.
| and there are those who take advantage Of
| the situation and maintain the machines
| to the annoy ance of residents DESTROYS OF
| peace and quiet. Legislation should be had,
| he suggests. making It necessary that
| unanimous consent be had from all resi-
| dents and property holders fronting the
| space where 1t is proposed to locate, and
| from those living within two squares In
| any direction from the proposed place of
| establishment. a technical enforcement of
the law against street Instructions and
disorder would necessarily force shows and
circuses to occupy grounds on the out.
| skirts Of the city proper, as is a requisite
Ill most of the large cities.
Higher License Suggested.
The major says there are great many
| Intelligence bureaus or employment agen-
| c:es which should be required to pay a
higher license than they do. and at the
same time a bond should be exacted of
them to secure people doing business
through their agencies. Phe law should. he
thinks, also regulate the fee they are per-
nitted TO charge in connection with their
| business, as this would, in his opinion, in
| a measure, prevent advantage being taken
| of the poor, and. at times. ignorant, per-
| sons VINO paCT0NlZG SQCn lHSDlGGOnS.
| Maj. Sylvester, referring to the impOssi-
t blity Of strictly enforcing the law requir
| ing the removal Of snow from sidewalks,
| says legislation should be had whereby snow
| and ice upon improved walks should be re-
! moved by the District and charged up to
| the properly owners. as are other taxes.
| The work could. he thinks, be done much
| cheaper than by the owner or resident.
and without annoyance and general discOm-
| hture
The proposed establishment of magis-
! trate's courts is favored by Mai. Sylvester,
| but he does not favor the abolition Of the
| Police Court. which could, he thinks be
| retained as an appellate tribunal.
The major states that there is a COM
| menda5le Observance Of the law on the
| part OF the retail liquor dealers in the Dis
/ triCt. The wholesale places in instances
( take advantage Of technicalties TO avoid
| II, he says. but every year there Is a no
| ticeable improvement. but the speakeasy
| VIII always be subject for police atten-
| ton. the conductors Of such being as eva
| sive and active the policy promoter.
| The superintendent refers at great length
| to the many changes effected in the police
/ department during the first year of his in
| cumbency. Those changes have been noted
! In The Star from time TO time as they were
| made.
| Speaking of crime. he says that in the
| course of year there are as many arrests
( made in the District OF Columbia in the
/ city OF ST. Louis, which has a half million
/ or more population. This includes cases
/ whore intOXication and yagrancy are the
! charges. and arrests for violation OF the
/ various police and kindred regulations. In
| the larger cities the authorities do not give
| that attention to intoxicated persons that
| Is shown in this District. and the multi
| plicity OF regulations do not exist There
| is, declares Mai. Sylvester no compulsory
! education law here, and many of the young
| grow up in ignorance and vice. Petty
| thieving, az a consequence. prevails here
| 10 a greater extent. he states than in many
| other cities Continuing. he says:
| Are Well Treated.
at the worIhouse prisoners are sub
| stantialIy fed and housed. AT the Jail they
receive Kind attention. are well quartered
and supplied with excellent food, without
| being required to labor In return. The Of
| Tenders against the laws have no fears in
| tho face Of such penalties, and their in
/ fiction only adds. in the end, to the work
| Of the police and the trial Judges The re-
| form school treatment effects far better re-
| suits. 1t Is the opinion Of the superinten-
! dent that the conditions presented in the
| District warrant the establishment Of the
| whipping post for certain crimes and mis-
| GemtanDTs."
During the last fiscal year there were %, =
9zi cases OF arrest, 49, per cent whites and
| .5l5 per cent colored. OF tho whole number,
including intoxiratiOn which Is not charge
for consideration of the courts In this iuris-
dlCiipn, -Gl9 per cent were convicted. Com
| pairing the number of coOred and white
| persons arrested. there was a smaller per-
crhtase OF the CORNER than during the year
| preceding.
Although stringent law forbids the car
! FSlng Of concealed weapons. there were 30
| arrests made under ii and 16S convictions
| secured, a reduction in the number of such
| arrests Of 81, as compared with the previ-
| Gus year In the majors opinion this prac-
tice VIII never be thoroughly eradica ted
| until Imprisonment is made the sole penalty
Tor 1haulGinE in this pernicious habit as a
| majority OF the persons arrested on this
| charge are abio TO pay the fines imposed
| under the present law. and as long as thew
KNOW they can avoid serving term in jail
| detected they will continue to carry
| deadly weapons.
| Prisoners Aid Society
Speaking Of he organization here Of the
Prisoners Aid Association. with which the
| police department co-operates Mai. Svl-
vester says that the danger in such a field
! IS that excessive sympathy and zeal often
| result in persons dangerous to society going
| unpublished
| Major Sylvester declares that while
| policy concerns do not exist in this fl1rIs-
| dict!ou the runners and promoters from the
| Virginia shore visit this side of the Poto-
| mae, in the capacity of agent 10 collect
| and pay-to collect all they can and to nav
| as little possible. The law. however
has been and is being rieidly enforced with
| excellent results.
AS at present constituted. explains the
major, the policemen's relief fund Is made
up of receipts from fines imposed upon
members Of the force for violation Of the
regulations. from rewards abandoned prop
erty sales aad 81 per month from each per
son on the monthly pay rolls. any deficiency
10 be supplied from fines received in the
Police Court Sooner or later he states
legislative action will be necessary to avoid
a deficiency.
Amendment Suggested.
! In this connection Major Sylvester recon-