Evening journal., 1913-09-12

The agitation which has spread
throughout the city as the result Of the
serious outbreak Of crime which has
visited this city in the form of frequent
robberies. has even invaded the walls of
City Council, and ct the meeting Of that
BODY last evening the matter Of addi-
4i..al officers for the nolce force was
discussed. The discussion was carried on
in a humorous vein among the members,
and much amusement resulted.
Councilman Stover brought up the
subject BY stating that as he expected
within a few weeks TO live in section
Of the city that had been visited fire.
uuentiy By undesirable visitors, he was
thinking very seriously of getting up
petition for an additional police force.
This is not merely TO protect myself
but my neighbors also ne stated.
"Many Of the complaints / have heard
concerning these robberes claim that
they are due to the lack of suth-
Gent number Of police officers. If this
a a fact. then it is apparent that the
fault lies with City Council. If IL IS
nbt then the fault lies with the police
department not being what it should be,
ena the citizens should know it. It Is
verv serious proposition. These robbery
complaints have been going on several
weeks and the latest one, as | heard
this evening, is that the Chambers resi-
dence has been entered ami torn upside
dpwn from top 20 bottom
~"The matter should be considered and
something should be DONE continued
Mr.. Slower. 'Nhcn a man leaves his
home foi an hour or two he wants 60
re, sure that I've viii find his nightshirt
left when he returns home, so he can
wear IL to bed
President White agreed with Mr..
,Stover in all he had said. after which the
latter continued his discourse upon the
rpbberv subject
,sFverv member OF City Council has
police powers MI Stover sara uut
he people along the streets 90 not
Recognize the members OF Courcii as
6hicials Each member Of Council
should wear a badge showing he So
sworn officer of The city, and n might
have a good effect. have been
trmuted several times to arrest Pee
ne. hui ! don't know how fsr my
savers extend and I was afraid II I
toi into ? fight ! would be the one
n be arrested and the othei mau
vroul6 make q good police ofhcer, and
~ would Mr.. Haney, while Mr.. Kane
tcucs from q country where officers
nre made
Council get enough money to ACT as
rniicemon under any consideration,
Mterfupted Mr.. zimmerman we
haven't got anywhere near enough
tr "a
chairman of the finance committee in
making out the budget and not allow
fnr them ample appropriation TO in
frease the force. ] don't think he
q using good Judgment when he talks
AZ swearing US in as police officers
Mr.. Stover acknowledged this with
laugh but made no direct reply.
fWe must have some badge Of au-
fboritv." he declared. II don't mean
Ne should carry clubs around all the
time. but we should have a star show
Ne that we have authority They can
all as special officers If they like. or
All us all sergeants or lieutenants.
m surrender my title in the militia
and be called sergeant, II necessary.
At any rate there slould be something
done
President White stated that he and
Several OF his neighbors clubbed to-
gether each paying 25 cents week,
and employed a special officer TO
watch over the houses in his dis
trict
Samuel H. Baynard. Park Commits
sloner, who was present agreed that
Il is a very serious matter, and suf-
hcient inducement for the chairman
al the finance committee to increase
fhe police appropriation in order that
TIE police force might be enlarged.
Il feel like the gentleman from the
First ward he remarked. Il don't
care to have my duties increased also.
But I think it is time the matter was
locked into"
81 think Mr. Stover struck good
note explained Mr.. NcGoldriok. Il
aont think it is the fault Of the police
department The whole fault lies in
the fact that there are not enough of.
frers to cover the districts" He then
described several OF the districts. which
Be declared were too large giving the