The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
CHILDREN'S DAY AT FAIR BRINGS
 OVER 5O,OOO PEOPLE TO BIG SHOW
PAGAN ASKS FOR 30 MORE POLICEMEN IN ANNUAL
 REPORT TO COMMISSION

The annua, report of Martin Eagan. chief of police. was submitted to the city commission yesterday and made pub lie from the executive offices. In the report Chief Eagan asks that the com mission employ 50 additional policemen in order to adequately protect the peo- rle of Birmingham from the criminal ele- ment.
 The report shows that a total of 21 .667 arrests were made during the year, 2li7 Of which were for the county authorities. The report ir detail is a follows
 "Murders-The department has been very successful in apprehending parties guilty of murder. We were very unfor- tunate in having several white citizens assassinated in thinly populated districts of the city Arrests were made in all of these cases, but on account of the secrecy Of the crimes we have only been able to unravel about half of them. We have had C general decrease in murders committed in Greater Birmingham during the last few months. This l think Is due to the activity of the police and detective de- psrtments in experimenting this class of tiiilllHdiS. ' ti ltW Ol lntSt tNC to- caped during the last several months.
 eGambling-Open gambling in this city is a thing of the past No known gambling house is now operated in the city, al- though the department is kept busy keep ing down this kind of vice.
 since the close of the restricted dis trict no houses of i'll fame have been al lowed to operate. Some of the women who formerly lived in the restricted dis trict are now living in many parts of the city (hotels. rooming houses and in respectable residence sections) With these conditions it is very hard to handle this kind of vice. Many arrests are made and many convictions gotten. While many of these women have left the city others of like character have come in This class of vice can only me minimized, which this department has done but it is very hard to stamp out.
 Burglaries-Burglarie have been nu- merous in residence and thinly populated districts of the city, where more police men are badly needed In the business district burglaries have been few. The department has been very successful in this branch of work, making many ar tests and recovering a large amount of property stolen in this manner.
 Highway Robberies-A few highway robberies have been committed in the city uufliS the nScal year. The department has been very successful in experiencing these criminals, and will get convictions in the criminal courts.
 ''Nagrants-This city is infested with many vagrants. both white and colored. The department is very active in arrest ing them, but find 1t very hard to get convictions in the criminal courts.
 Ex-Convicts-Serious crimes in this city are mostly committed by ex-con- victs who have served time in the mines of this county and have been released in or near Birmingham.
 'Traffic-Very few accidents have oc- cured on the streets of Birmingham during the fiscal year. The motorcycle squad has been very active in causing motorists to respect the traffic laws in regard to speeding, but traffic squad of at least six men is badly needed in the business district. sf
 old rmingham-Several very impor- tant beats in old Birmingham are with out the proper police protection. More patrolmen should be put on and used on these beats
 'Fnsley-This precinct is composed of Ensley, Wylam, Pratt City. Fairview. East Thomas and part of Fairfield. At