Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
Kept on Active Duty.

Kept on Active Duty.
The deficiency IN the fund has mace
4 nee. ssary. az a matter Of justice. TO re-
ain on active duty many who have rem
,ered wears If faithful and courageous
service 10 the District. who, Il tie funds
were adequate. To meet the requirements
u tin, laM. would avail themselves Of re-
.iteEi.u;.
iii the funds were available there are
.nns.. uho hav. served their time or VINO
hsv. become disabled in the service who
shpuld hav, their retirement and give
appointment 10 younger men ana ad-
sancement 10 others by promotion. alter
they have become Justly entitled !" the
same through mcritoriouS attention. 70
iisty and length ~ service
e"Ih. lcadin. cities If this ana othfr
countries us well - scores of the small
- municipalities. are operating tliel ~
lice and iIro forces under permanent anu
lit,ral Laws hooking 81 the protection OF
their employ eS IN this regard.
increase III Convictions.
rurtuc the wear the report states there
we're II; ,.ases held after preliminary
near ring fcr violation Of the criminal laws
an Increase Of onIs thirty-one cases over
the wear needing the white constitut-
In about a PEI csnt and the tolcred 81
cer cent Of those presented thcre We're
isa cases OF housebtca;>itls, AMI under the
law entering either - h.eabihG or WIN
cut into any house. btil1dihS, tt.' poS,',
stable on other premises constitutes Tug
.uense There followed. ~ arrests ana
=, Eases We're. held Il, the courts an iu-,
cease I'M convictions of twenty over ths
pTiol. year ..,
I'm rms connection IT may he stateu
,herc yrera !. 2uu eases of petit ttneNing
r.r,ert9,I - the police and .,o3o arrests
made So eolored and Obs Wn,sc anu
81 the hole number about -,""o were
,iet;1incd ~ the courts,
sTb. embezzlemeut reports numbered
-. pxinte lHe cases were prosecutor
M court the records show ninety cases
~ roLE.ry presented FOR inNcstigatloa
and ftS arrests. - colortd ana IL White'
fhs courts holding III - eases.
Twenty-Five Murders.
There we're twenty-five murders for
the year although murder was the
chase al Which twenty-five individuals
wetc h..'d on first hearing, twenty eight
arrests having been made. two wanted
Tor The previous year, and SIX IN one
tstse lor Tire present year. Eighteen 81
tie. t,noic number were chai Gednie ~
ts,,,,3,eu ana ten 10 whites. IN bfieI,
tueF. We're twenty-five mufdets Tor the
Veal jus5t ciused, ana Two 81 the as
Ss:iiants have NOT been apprehended, but
Two escapes Tor the prior year were cap
tuTCu.
The number Of simple assault cases
repurted last year reached -,i9S, ac-
euraing To the report. In all. there were
t.S6i convictions, 4 reduction of nine
teen eases over the preceding year, 1t
is pointed out.
Continuing the report says, in part:
There were 100 arrests for carrying
concealed weapons, los OF the cases
Were penali1ed on hearing, being a re-
duction Of nineteen cases over the prior
Year. The penalty mat counts Tor re-
duction of the practice of conceaiinS
Weapons IS imprisonment. This depart
lnent prepared and recommended leSts-
iation on this subject, providing foi
purchases under permit and reclstra
lion.
More Disordeiiy Conduct.
Disorderly conduct was tile charge
We're sustained. an increase over the
preceding year due 10 law enforcement
during the Inaugural period
The police handled 2Is insane sub
lects. and Tor the year Immediately pre-
cedir2 that when intoXication became
an ofense under the statute. there
were So cases where parties wer,
iouhh intoxicated cared for and wher
sober released by the authorities In
ninety -tiSHi cases persons Mere held
Tor permitting gambling On their prem-
gSSS and thee We're LII arrests FOR
NaSfan''N under Law which might Il.
tHade somewhat less elastic FOR m.
pIhic good
me ho:-inuzziiuS law called fol, ~,
Citations 10 court. while hundreds or 9TH
- We're feHuired IT, com alv with ~.
proclamation - the Commissioners win
feSIett to the laws. Scores of dos IN.
Niia" the N" districts from tn. cn,,-
a-&ous state u MARYLAND and annoy ~.
3sahis1ss, citizens The difficulty OF lean
inS tn" owners Of these estrays is ~ an,
arHa"eht \ iaw which would permit :,
trttr destruction when found in RocI
tfeea ar uthe~ parks and an incraaSall
pound service viii be the only means ~
aNal. N these cases
Traffic Rules Enforced.
rs tor regulations 81 all kinds ana
siaeif enforcement. il is Shown that a.
fests Mere rs fer Violation - TN. heath
seg ,istions, "a for violation of the liee,s..
law, i,a.6 foc refusal - recognize ,ne
police regulations, i.iie Tor non respect