Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21

| after they are given out. No better
work has been done by the patrol de-
! partment than at the present is the
verdict OF many competent to Judge
[ believe it excellent.
Wants 200 Additional PatroImen
In order to keep the city clear Of
criminals, it has been my experience
that the police must pick them up
as they come i'm IT we had not start
ed early this season we would not
have had the success that we have
Efficient officers have quite as much
to do with orders in carrying them
out as to the letter as the originators
of the orders.
Seeing prisoners. access to records
and keeping posted on criminas-a
system introduced recently i'm the de-
partment for patrolmen-has been q
great help. They become familiar
with faces and it assists them in
recognizing criminals later.
we need more patrolmen. This de-
partment today needs at least 200 more
patrolmen. If the good people of Los
Angeles would take as much interest
in their police department as they do
in other works of public necessity and
Improvement we would have the
necessary force Immediately.
There is one patrolman working n
beat now where four men should
work. They work hard and work to-
gethcr-that accounts for the good
work in the past"
Seeks to Prevent Crime
Captain Of Detectives Paul Flam-
mer was of the opinion of the other
members of the department. that more
criminals had been in Los Angeles
this season than ever before, but he. |
like Chief Auble and Captain Broad
head, said that the reason why there
had been so little crime was because
the men i'm the department. work hard. |
My orders to my men are for them
to run the criminals out of town"
said Captain Flammer. "I believe
that we should prevent all the crime
that we can 1t is my idea to let the
crooks know when we learn of their |
presence and to drive the criminal
class from the city.
THE city should he ditsricted. There
should be five more substations and
at least 200 more patrolmen.
"'The detective department is work.
ing under difficulties. We have no
office facilities. The detectives must
take care of the clerical work and
attend to their duties also. We should
not need many more detectives if |
there mere enough patrolmen.
OiS"o NSSbo W GShSShiNCo
Los Angeles, like every other Amer
lean city, has to fight against big
odds. In Europe every one tries to
assist the police, while in this country
people not interested many times seek
to throw obstacles in the way of the
police.
I'VE need a better office, a proper
identification bureau and such things
badly. More criminals find their way
to Los Angeles than to nearly any
other city because Of the strange con-
ditions. OF course I think the men do
very we'll with their facilities.
I'VE have made changes in the de-
tectiVe department and I think we
have bettered it some. There is one
thing that a detective must do-that
is, be willing to sacrifice his own per-
sonal comfort for his work. There
are generally too many men who
watch the clock
Il believe that the work of the de-
partment might be classed as very
successful. Well it is due to the per-
feet harmony that exists. We are
working together In this station and
this department like the movements
of a well regulated clock, and we arc
getting results.
while l am speaking L would like
TO say something that the public
should know Many of our criminals
are made from good young men who
have not learned a trade. The blood
and thunder bills posted by cheap
plays suggests to the young mind
susceptible to criminal impressions
acts of adventure. Pictures of train
and daring hold-up men do
no good
Novels with vivid pictures and de-
scriptions of the bravery of criminals
are quite as harmful as the cheap
literature. If some mothers would not
attend clubs so frequently and pay
more attention to their children there
would be less crime. This is another
problem. though"