Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19

INe morning SfduOW VI
the dome of the Capitol are set
NM Elements of people which rep
Wv resent countries at the ends
of the earth. At the foot of
the hill upon which the Capitol of the gov
eminent is built are located the homes of
many uationalties Here are to be found
the Chinese, Greeks, Arabs Indians, Ital-
ians, Cubaus, FilipnOs. Also in this section
of few blocks square surrounding the Cap
itol are found the national headquarters Of
the hoboes and Weary Willes who visit
the city. This cosmopolitan conglomerat!on
of races and types is included in the sixth
police precinct. It's officers are usually men
who have learned the traits of character OF
these various races and know how to deal
with them all.
The bounds of the sixth precinct stretch
from 9TH street northwest to LIST street
northeast and to I'd street through the
union station site, and from X street north
west to a line through the Mall due west
from the Capitol. Thus the sixth pre-
cinCt includes one-half the Capitol the other
half being divided between the fourth and
NTH precincts. Whenever large crowds are
TO be handled at that building the police ar
rangemeuts usually fall to the officers of
the sixth precinct. The new Senate Office
building will also be included In the pre-
cinct Other public buildings, which require
special attention from the policemen of the
precinct are the pension office, census Office,
government printing office, District build
ing, police headquarters, District repair
shop Business High School and some small
er buildings.
Important parts Of the precinct are the
two railroad stations. Owing TO the large
number of travellers that use these stations
the easy way in which articles can be lost
and stolen and the public nature of the
places, special attention must be given to
the stations at all times by the police Off
GERS. In the first place. there are two reg
ular police officers detailed to each of the
stations In uniform. They must first be
walking Information bureaus concerning the
city and the trains out of it 10 other cities,
In order to answer the many questions pro-
pounded by the stranger ust arrived in the
city. They must not allow persons who
have no business there TO loiter around the
outside or inside of the stations, and must
prevent disorderly conduct in and around
the stations. Besides the men in uniform,
there are two men detailed to each of the
stations in civilians clothes. These men re-
main on the inside and watch for any acts
OF stealing or exchange of valises, trunks
or bags They must watch for articles left
by absent-minded travellers, when they pur
chase tickets or check some piece of bag
gage or leave seat for a stroll arund the
city. These men are constantly dealing
with strangers and they must be quick to
detect the thief.
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Many a runaway couple bent on marriage
tered at the station by these officers in
plain clothes. A description is wired to the
local authorities and upon that description
the couple are arrested here as they step
from the train. The uniform men at the
Baltimore and Ohio station are Henry Ehl-
ers and J. F. Buckley, and those at the
Pennsylvania are r. A. Saunders and j. NJ
Walsh. All Of those men have been select
ed for their special ability TO satisfy the re-
quiremehts OF the important position and
they have frequently been highly compli-
mented for their work. The plain-clothes
men are l.. \. O'Dea and Jacob Berman
at the Baltimore and Ohio and J. f. Sears
and w J. Barbee at the Pennsylvania, all
men of quick wit and Intelligent action.
The new union station VIII be entirely in
cluded in the sixth precinct, and 1t is
pected that the duties of the officers will
be even greater there The present plan
for police protection there is the establish
ment of a substation in the depot in charge
of sergeant, where all the men in the
station will report, and il is expected that
large squad Will be attached TO this sub
station. The Importance OF the precinct will
be enhanced a that time.
In WashingtOn's BOwgry is found the cap
itals Chinatown, including several Chinese
importers, boarding houses and chop-suey'
shops. Owing TO the peculiarties of this
race. the police officers must handle them
with care. officer Newkirk has been deal
ing with the Chinese here for some years
and he is extremely popular among them
The race is suspicious one, the police
good friend when you convince him that
you are friendly. But there is no telling on
each other. When the policeman tries 10
pump the Chinaman he might as well
attack the Sphinx. Here they have their
fonduess for fantan and the gambling
houses, in the rear OF the front houses are
protected by doors that open only by a Sc
cret spring and are watched by a special
man. who has a warning signal under his
thumb. The raid the Chinese gambling
game is rare, because of this careful pro-
lection against sudden surprise. In half a
minute after warning group OF these
to placid dleness and will be smoking a
pipe calmly when the officer penetrates the
inner chamber.
In Jackson Hall alley. which lies between
3D. and Az streets. street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, is the Arab settle
ment. These people, far from their native
sod. live very much as the people OF the other
races from that section of the world, with
little decoration in their houses and few
beds in which to sleep The headquarters
o. the Indians is at 224 Sd street, and sew
eral of that race are always TO be found
there. The Italians have a large settle
ment In Purdys court, where they live In
crowded quarters. Each of these peoples
has to be handled by the policeman in it's
peculiar way and this requires officers of
intelligence and tact.
In the section included on Pennsylvania
and Missouri avenues between Sd and AZ
streets northwest are found the many mis-
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