Evening star., 1914-07-11
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

tables and some few are engaged ir
chicken raising.
Raising your own supply Of vegetable:
is the easiest matter imaginable sale
Policeman W. H. Price Of the ninth pre-
cinct, whose home is at 31S 18th street
northeast 1T does not require great
amount Of ground. All that Is needed is
desire and willingness
Last season Trice grew vegetables
enough to keep his family going. and in
the fall enough tomatoes were canned to
last the family all winter.
Il also had celery enough for winter, u
he said. when discussing his garden prof.
ect
Policeman ]. L. McIIucas Of the Ten
leytown district has the prize chicken
farm of the police department.
McEucas Is a chicken fancier,' re-
marked Capt. Schneider, land probably
has one of the finest lots of fowls in or
near the District of Columbia
McLucas' stock consists of something
like 700 chickens. Capt. Schneider stated,
and they are all of fancy breeds. His
chicken farm requires very little space, it
is stated. and part of his ground is taken
up by garden. in which he grows choice
vegetables
Gus Schrader is one Of the older MEM
bers of the force and is at present a
member of Capt F'alvey's command.
Gus activity, both on and Off the police
force. is known to his friends. and his
ability to provide many of the ncees-
saries OF life by the sweat Of his brow
IN the back yard is regarded as COM
mendable by his companions
Gus Schrader was always fond of
fruit. one of his brother officers stated,
and IN order to get just what he wanted
ne set about to nurse a number of fruit
trees
He now has a supply of apples and
peaches in his back yard. as the result !"
his friend added.
In addition to the fruits it is stated
Schrader has an attractive vegetable
garden.
Early flowers and vegetables are
grown on ten-acre lot in the Ana
costa section by Policeman Mofett of
the eleventh precinct. There are many
policemen in the Anacostia district who
boast of their gardens. but Moffet's, it
1t stated. is as large as several of these
average gardens combined.
Moffet's small farm is near Giesboro
not far from the police station and ac-
cessible to the street car line. and the
best of it all, his friends say. is that
his family is perfectly satisfied to live
where they have the big breathing space.
A. c. Ogle. also of the eleventh pre-
oinct, does not confine his low cost of
living problem to the raising of few
Vegetables for home consumption. His
home is on Minnesota avenue. between
Twining City and Anacostia. and he has
much spare ground about his premises.
"Ogle." said one of his superior officers,
conceived the idea of getting supply
OF honey. He procured bees and ar
ranged his hives and he now gathers
several pounds of honey every year.
E. L. Lake. bicycle policeman in the
third precinct long ago advanced from
ducing the cost of living. Not only did
he lower expenses. it is stated, but he
has accumulated property
Lakes home is in Georgetown. and the
ground about his dwelling was deemed
sufficient for the raising of pigeons. He
got supply of good stock. it is stated
and finds the dealing in squads has
proved a profitable venture.
.TWhen the market is dull said one
of his brother officers. "he puts his stock
in cold storage
DOC Heide, as J. c. Heide of the sew
enth precinct is familiarly known, left
Capitol Hill and went to the Conduit
road where he has a large garden and
room for his horse.
.sHeide always did have a garden or
chickens" said Capt Schneider, his su-
perior officer. but now he's in a place
where he has both
Precinct Detective Guy Walsh of the
seventh precinct boasts that he has the
finest garden of any member of the force.
It's not as large as some others, ne
said. ''but it's finer than the others
Many policemen connected with the
county precincts manage to raise all the
vegetables needed for their families.
Sergt John E. Cats owns a bungalow
at Capitol Heights. near the District line,
nd nYIv
tables for the summer. but usually man
ages to get supply of potatoes for the
winter.
Incidentally" said one Of his police
friends, "he gets the full enjoyment from
his summer home and If you ever at
tend one of his crab feasts you will get
an idea of his form Of enjoyment
This is the nineteenth Fourth of July
that 1 have done duty in this precinct.
said Detective ]. r. Simpson OF the
first last Saturday night as he left the
station to respond to an emergency call
Long time for policeman to be on
duty IN one precinct said oystander.
Simpson said he had never done duty in
any other precinct. Policemen F. r. En-
inert and j. w. Mcdaniel were connected
with No. 1 command when Simpson was
assigned there.
and they are still doing duty at the
old stand" said another member of the
force.
Residents of Weedonsville. King George
county Va. report that they are feeding
the birds in that section in anticipation
of a visit that Detectives Ned Weldon
and Henry Pratt are to pay them this
fall.
There was a time when Ned WeedoT
did his shooting in Anne Arundel county
Nd, his home county but he now pre-
fers the home bailiwick of his associate
he says. because the birds are more
plentiful.
Wild turkeys are numerous in King
George but the two detectives have never
been able to kill one. Alexander Pott.
and H T. Berry regarded beins
the turkey hunters in that section. it i:
stated. and the detectives enjoy seeins
them succeed.
Mrs. NJ L. Howes. wife Of Detective
Clarence l.. Dairymple, wife of the de-
tective member of the White House police
squad have taken their children to Philip
pi w Va for an outing. They are
visiting relatives. The detectives remained
here to get their homes in readiness fol
the winter. 1t is probable that they will
go to Philippi for a few days before the
return of their families.
Private Theodore krnza says it is mo-
necessary for him to go away for III.
summer He has a whole acre of grounC
at Deanwood, where he raises vegetab BILE.
and has them fresh every day. He say:
it is all the country his family wants
Policeman G. T. Newton of No 6 ha.