Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-15
uBY GLENN CoNDoN.)

with brand new police headquart-
ors, a remodeled jail, automobile pa
.rol service, secret service bureau
Bertilion system and - motorcycle
quad, Tulsa has taken the posluoh
II the first city in the land OF i'S
iize TO adopt strictly metropolitan
methods,
There are over thirty members I"
tbe local department now ana tho
monthly receipts OF the munlciphl
court average more than those OF tho
nol,ce courts in cities ike Denver,
DALLAS. Kansas CITY Houston anu
Memphis. , 80
The patrolmen, patrol drivers mo-
torcycle policemen, sergeanls ana STA
Non officers have recently been tllleu
out with up to date uniforms plue
helmets. etc. The department mas
heer placed on systematic. basis
with daily reports from every oll'ce'
and every department, as wen as
complete filing system for police court
reference.
School for Officers.
An officers school is being conduct
Cd every Sunday morning, al whlcn
uro the policemen are instructed III
military drills and many other Things
chief Yoler and Assistant Chlet nan
son are deyotng n large part OF the'
dme to instilling In the minds oi lhe
noIicenen the necessity Of being pre-
nared for any emergency that might
arise,
nav Sergeant Dlyon, an officer OF
varied experience is now drilllhg the
patrolmen In the Various uses or the
nolicemans club, there being a move
ment for every attack that might pe
made by a criminal or other prisoner
II will only be a matter Of short
time until each shift Of patrolmeh VIII
he marched from police headquarters
in military order to central point
where they will receive opecial orders
and bulletins and then break ranks
TO go to their respective beats.
Shorter Hours.
Recently Chief Yoder was success
ful in securing additional men Tor Vhe
force. thus doing away with the nerve
racking twelve hour shift FOR patroi-
men. The patrolmen now walk the"
heats but eight hours a day me oth-
or four hours that they are on ouly
ia devoted to plain clothes work ana
station duty
For many months a strict report
system has been in vogue with INC
local department. Every OFFICER must
teIenhone the station from certain
noints every hour at least. In this
way the report book can be checAeu
at night and the movements OF the
nolicemen during the preceding day
thorouehly ascertained. 1t also places
beadouarters in touch with an officer
every fifteen minutes
Station policemen are on duty con
stantly. to answer calls or speclai
nature. from the residence d,s'rlc's'
etc.
one officer does nothing but ac-
company the automobile patrol wagon
on calls The patrol wagon Is driven
by two chauffeurs, working tweiNe
hours each. 1t is provided with
modern garage at police headquarters
with automatic doors and other tach-
tiles for making qulch S0'"
"Mugglng" Apparatus
Every prisoner who Is arrested anu
onnears to be more than the ordinary
nolice court offender is "mugged OF
photographed In the police Berulloh
room. his measurements taken ana MS
thumb prints recorded. The ponce
department in this manner has locat-
tn1
Scounties and states and has also peeh
responsible for the arrets OF numerous
offenders who have been convicted III
the local county superior or dlstr'c'
courts.
Five plain clothes men are employed
in the secret service work, ana re-
mort will be issued soon showing tne
number of arrests made by this
branch Of the service each month as
wall as the amount of stolen proper
ty that is recovered.
The Police MatrOn.
The many innovations put into prac
ace bv Police Matron Dixon have
elected favorable comment from
charity workers and prison officlals
in many places Women prisoners at
the Tulsa city Jail are handled eX-
clusively by the police matron' "h'
has a handsomely furnished private
, office. and who has sole charge Oh
the female department Of the NUM-
cipal bastile
Chief Yoder has compiled what Is
probably one Of the most complete
and authentic police manuals in thls
country. The book contains the nest
portions of the manuals of the largest
police departments In the uhlteu
states, revised and amended so as 10
amply to local conditions. Many OF
the features in the manual are orig
ina, on the part Of the chief.
Each officer is provided with one
of these manuals, firmly bound in ex-
pensive leather The manual Is so
complete that it will probably serve
for five years to come.
Duties of Officials.
The manual provides that the po-
lice department shall consist of the
following officers: Chief assistant
chief. captain, sergeants. patrolmen'
probationary officers, turnkeys, ma