Evening star., 1914-07-18
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

death benefit of 500 for members Of the
organization, the money to be paid not
| later than ten days after the death of
member
The meeting at which such action was
taken was one Of the largest attended
meetings held in the history of the as
| sociation, and the new provision, it is
thought. will mean an increased men,
bership.
| Privates Owen Cooney, Frederick
! Schultz and c. C. Parker of the ninth
precinct and Samuel Goodman Of No. 4
Joined the association at the last meet
| ing of the organization.
Members of the police force, more es-
pecially those who are members of the
| Policemen's Association, are taking a
deep interest in the work of the welfare
committee of the Y. NJ. c. A. in it's cam
paign to assist policemen and firemen
Arrangements have been made for giving
Illustrated lectures, which will show and
tell or the life work of members of the
two safety branches of the District gov
ernment. Illustrations will show fire.
men and policemen engaged in hazard
Gus work, and 1t is expected that the
campaign will result in making life cas-
Ter for the men and assist in getting their
pension system on secure foundation.
An appropriation has been made by the
Policemen's Association to help defray
the expenses of the campaign. 1t is prob
able that former Commissioner Macfar-
| land will deliver some of the lectures
Dick, the faithful horse of Capt.
Henry Schneider, is no longer in the
service Of the captain of the seventh pre-
cinct. and some members of his com
mand are resting easier.
Ihere was a time when the animal was
in demand by some Of the mounted mem
bers of the precinct
But that" the captain says, was
| a long time ago.
stated. and If ridden to a resting place a
| places are called. the animal would in
| sist on going there the next time it was
| ridden, and in that way the captain To-
cated many coy places in the woods.
How did you ever find this place?"
| he was asked when he rode upon men
enjoying quiet midnight smoke or rest.
showing surprise at their places being de-
tected.
It soon became known that Dick was
doing inspection work. and those who aft
erward rode the animal were careful to
keep to the middle of the road.
sergt. Thaddeus R. Bean, Detective
Simpson of the first precinct and Police
men Thomas Sweeney and John ]. Geier
OF the eighth precinct reached Atlanta,
Ga. this morning. with batch Aof Dis
tliSl 1ney accompanied Will
liam c. Ladd, deputy warden of the Jail,
as guards.
1t is the Intention of Deputy I.add and
Mes Messrs; IS, Bean. sweeny and Geier to re-
will return by rail and will stop at Gas
! tonia, N. c., to visit his sister.
Sergt. J. R. Evans and Private George
| Totten of the third precinct have their
motor boat Conger in fine condition for
the season. Next month they will lead
members Of the Wounded Knee Club to
the lower Potomac for a two-week out
ing.
The trip Of the Wounded Knee Club"
said member of the force who was a
guest on one of their trips. .'is the police
outing of the season. and the man who
goes along is fortunate"
Most or the members are good cooks,
it is stated. but all profess Ignorance
when it comes to washing dishes.
Private T. B. Lipscomb of the seventh
precinct Is getting the benefit of his
launch this season. Lipscomb is no fish,
erman. his friends say. but what he does
not know about a gasoline boat Is not
worth knowing
His days off and evenings are spent on
the river in his boat. and many of his
friends have had the pleasure of accom-
panying him.
e. T. Harney Of the fourth precinct
spends much of his time on the river.
He is the owner of power boat that is
said to- go fast enough to put mosquitoes
to flight while on the water, and he oc-
| casionally stops long enough to catch a
few fish,
Private Henry A. Cole of the first pre-
| cinct has disposed of his motor boat and
| purchased an automobile. He was the
owner of the craft when he did duty in
the fourth precinct. and was near enough
| to the river to look after it. but since
RAJ tn he hn
made the change.
When he was owner Of the boat he
| made interesting trips to the lower Poto-
| mac, where his holiday season was spent,
automobile in much shorter time The
good roads constructed in lower Mary
| land the past few years make automobil-
ing in that section attractive.
| Sergt J. ]. Whalen of the ninth pre-
cinct has been granted leave of absence
| Of twelve days. He has gone to Troy,
N. Y, taking his family to meet his rela-
| tives.
The sergeant has been married many
years. and, it is said. many of his rela-
tives at his old home have never seen
| his family. He is looking forward to a
happy family reunion when he reaches
! Troy.
Private f. L. Eby of the seventh pre-
cinct is having hard time putting in
his spare moments during the heated
term.
"And It's all because of the condition of
the river" he says when the water
was clear I spent my spare time fishing,
but the water got muddy and then 1
had to lay off,
Early in the season Eby made a kill
ing of rockfish at Fletcher's: later he
made catches at the steel plant, and still
later he returned to Fletcher's.
"And now," he stated, Il have had an
enforced holiday season because of the
muddy water
Lieut.. Dean of the harbor precinct
took two days off this week to have
| housewarming. The lieutenant had
bungalow built on high elevation at
Congress Heights, where he has a splen-
did view Of the river and surrounding
country.
Policeman Archie Baker of the fourth
precinct took a weeks leave on account
Of death In his family. His brother, Ben
jamin ]. Baker, who was in business at
ID and K streets southwest, died after a
long illness.
Private c. W. Lippold of the tenth pre-
cinct has gone to Atlantic City. He will
remain at the seashore five days.
cinct, who formerly did duty in No. 1,
tenth precinct were at home part of the
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