Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON G., MARCH 1e1s-PART +

person was actually injured ana sent 70
hospital, although a number were
overcome by exhaustion"
Maj. Sylvester said that he had in al
men on duty March ]. 3. OF this
number 734 were specials. he said.
and 729 were on duty along Pennsyl-
vania avenue during he-procession. He
was asked by Senator Jones to prepare
report showing the exact number OF
men on duty from the Peace Monument
to the Treasury during both the suf-
frage and inaugural parades.
Asked by Senator Jones regarding the
qualifications of the specials, and the
said that every effort was made to get
the best available men. He told of the
manner Of selecting them, and said all
were subjected to a careful scrutiny
drinking and boisterousness. and direct
ed carefully about their duties.
LAS for the charge that was opposed
to the effort to have the Avenue cleared
during the procession, want to say
that 1 did everything in my power to
assist in this EFFORT. have plenty of
evidence to prove this, and even sent
word to one senator asking him 10 DO
everything possible to assist in the pas
sage Of the resolution for the stopping
Of street cars and other tramc.
Whole Day Needed to Clear Path.
ITO have prepared the Avenue proper
ly for the procession" the major con-
tinued, 1.-The entire day should have been
given to the work, as 1t twas March
for the inaugural parade.
This is the first thine a thing OF this
kind has happened in my thirty years
of experience and. L think this lact
should have some effect in showing tnat
I knew my business"
Speaking of his efforts to. fix RESPONSE
bility for the disorder on the Avenue,
the major said:
II started an investigation at once, ana
the machinery Is now In motion to pun
ish any one guilty under the law
one sh sns be- dismissed or discpned
that will be, done?' inquired Senator
Jones.
Certainly replied the major
eff any policeman said he had no direc-
tons to protect the parade he was acting
without authority, was he?" asked Sena-
tor Jones again.
mot only without authority, but abso-
luteIy without any basis of any kind, =
retorted Maj. Sylvester, with a show OF
feeling. IF any man said such thing
he will be removed at once"
All Received the Orders.
Maj. Sylvester then read reports from
the different captains and officers in
charge of the squads Of police along the
Avenue. According to the reports. all
regular and special policemen received
the orders given out by the major. The
reports showed that number OF arrests
had been made along the route OF the
parade, most of them for disorderly con-
duct. It had been reported that no ar
rests had been made.
When Maj. Sylvester read a report
from Capt. John G. Daley in charge Of
the Avenue from ~ street to 7th street,
in which the captain said that he saw
that the Avenue was cleared, Senator
Jones asked:
was his vision good?"
Ills work was bad" replied Mai. Syl-
vester.
The report of another captain said he
had worked diligently to clear the Ave
nue., but did not state whether he had
succeeded. Senator Jones remarked that
1t was strange report.
Looking Up Captains Reports.
1--WE win look after that" said MAI.
Sylvester. He made other remarks tend
ing to show that he was looking up the
reports OF all captains, to find out whether
they were true or not.
II have to depend on these reports until
find they are not correct" he said
Whether they are or not will be fully de-
termined."
AS Maj. Sylvester was leaving the COM
mittee room he was stopped by a man
and a woman who told him they had iden-
titled one OF his captains as q man who
had spoken unexpectedly to q woman
The woman said 1t was time the captain
was being removed.
Il am attending to that case" the
major remarked.
All OF the captains and other police
officers in charge of arrangements for
the parade were on hand, but were not
called on to testify yesterday. Mai: Eyl-
vester and Gen. Johnston submitted a
long list OF witnesses, but none was
Inquiry to Be Long.
1t is expected that the inquiry will con-
sumo all of tomorrow and probably
longer. ,
A protest against the lack OF police
protection afforded the paraders was sent
to the Investigating committee and to the
District Commissioners yesterday by the
photographers, Typewriters. Bookkeepers
and Assistants Association. number
OF the members Of the organisation
marched in the procession. and. accord
ing to the protest. were grossly insulted
and Inundated because OF the lack OF
police protection" The organisation does
not condemn any one In particular.
SLAVES AIDED BOY SCOUTS.