The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
is labor riot quickly queed policemen than rioters.

! 900 junk shops. second, the work OF
the Paris Municipal Police is annually
compiled into the reports on the admin
istration of criminal law by the Minister
of Justice huge compilation Of sta.
tistics which endeavors to turn each
years police work into a ripe and au.
thoritative contribution tn the science OF
criminology. New Yorks contribution
To criminology may be observed by O
brief reference to recent annual police
reports from the pen Of Rhinela ndel
Waldo.
Once upon time Vance Thompson
told OF another oddly Of the Paris mu-
niclpal police. 1t was collection OF
police torture instruments at the coun-
try place OF NJ Goron near Paris
Prominent in the collection We're these
three: The Chinese stocks. the Spanish
thumbscrew and the New York night =
stick.
Berlin. however. holds the most COM
pelling interest of all for those who are
reorganizing New Yorks Police Depart
ment. For Berlin, instead Of tolerating
police system which periodically coll
lapses with loud crash, has completed
brand new police structure, every step
of whose planning was consciously and
deliberately dedicated to the protection
of life and property.
The imperial police of Berlin are d.
rided into six departments.
The first department enforces state
regulations. These correspond to GER
tain of our Federal laws. a few OF our
statutes. number of ordinances. some
rules of the Board OF Health and what
not they include regulation of factories
theatres, insurance, emigration, benefit
societies, sanitary matters, &c. This
department also has supervision over
lierlins 3,i61 "schutzmanner" (patrol-
men or protection men, and Berlin's
fire department OF 1SS members
The second department enforces city
regulations. These have to do with ho-
tells saloons, 'pawnbrokers, employment
agencies. trade licenses, messenger ser
vices, minor sanitary matters, sales OF
poisons. charities and street traffic.
The third department enforces build
Ing regulations.
The fourth department enforces Grim.
inal laws, has supervision OF detectives
OF the morgue, OF morals and OF the
Central POIioe Gdsettc.
The NTH department regulates penal-
Ties and serves warrants. II your mo-
| tor exceeds the speed limit in Inter den
Linden you will not be dragged into a
magistrate's court; n policeman will call
! upon You with a bill. stating the amount
| Of your fine.
The sixth department has charge OF
| passports. As soon as you arrive In
Berlin, II you intend making a stay, YOU
are required to notify the nearest police
| captain of your residence. Two men In
! deep plum blue with brass scanned hel.
NETS like military "pickelhaube" ant
with short sabrcs half hid In the tail.
Of their coats will call upon you. The,
will inquire the place Of your birth. tn,
place OF your permanent residence, tn,
place OF your parents birth, the plac,
Of their permanent residence, whether
they are living. what 1t was they die,
OF. whether the disease IL hereditary II
your family, whether you have been vac
cinated and whether It took; you will
roll up your sleeve while they gravel!
scrutinize your vaccination scar and Dc
eide to speak to the surgeon about 1t
they will inquire what It is that bring
you to Berlin, how long you intend 1
stay, at what address. where yo
stopped yesterday, why you stoppe
there. why you changed your mind sud