Evening star., 1915-05-30
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Mai. Raymond W. Pullman is giving
much thought to the question of i'm
proved traffic conditions and providing
safety-first regulations for governing
the movement of vehicles. The park
ing of automobiles is regarded as be-
ing one of the important problems to
be solved, the chief thinks. and the
setting aside of parking space, he says,
means much in the safety-frst cam
paign and makes it possible for We
hicles to move over certain business
streets without encountering so many
distractions.
Maj. Pullman does not think much of
the Detroit plan of attaching red tags
to offenders cars. but does believe in
the police keeping record of warn
angs given in order to more than JUS
tify an arrest.
"If an offender is arrested and there
Is warning record against him." the
chief contends. "he has no cause for
complaint"
The chief thinks that placarding ma
chimes with red cards is not calculated
to accomplish the most good. Such q
plan, he thinks. is liable to nettle an
automobilist and make him antag-
onistic. just what the police do not
desire to accomplish.
1T Is much better to get the auto
mobilists good will than to nettle
him. said Maj. Pullman. "and red
Tag dttached TO a nacnlne prOpdOly
would not be permitted to remain there
tnany minutes"
An employe of the police department
whose name is withheld by request,
had difficult time explaining to visit
Ing excursionists from the country that
NE was not running jitney bus.
1t happened the day after his auto
mobile was delivered. He drove to the
station and left his car on the street
while he was inside attending to his
Sunday labors. Seeing, several persons
gathered about the vehicle. Mai. Pull
mans employe went to the sidewalk
to inquire what it all meant.
BE you the man who runs this carr"
one Of the men from the rural district
ssked.
Its my car" was the polite response
OF the owner.
we want to ride about the city to
see the sights said the man from the
But" the owner explained, I'm not
in the business of carrying passen-
Il see through your game" he was
told you don't want to take us be-
cause were from the country. What's
that jitney sign on there for?"
Friends of the owner had jokingly
attached to the car a sign which read:
"Jitney-Five Cents"
Judge" Larrick, as Private J. B.
Larrick of the first precinct is SO ia
miliarly called, is anticipating pleas
ant trip to his former home, Middle
town. Va. town in the prosperous
section of the Shenandoah valley.
The Virginia District High School
at Middletown." said Larrick. ''is a
the attention of the people more than
IT does. When l was there last fall
en- raising"
There is one school of its kind in
each congressional district of the Old
dominion.
The opening of the excursion season
\ yesterday added to the work of the
police Of the harbor precinct. Lieut..
Dean remains on duty much later dur
&t other times. and it often happens
that he does not get away until after
midnight. 1t is necessary to have sew
eral officers on duty at the wharves
discharged from the steamers. it is
etated, and the commanding officer
dnds II necessary to remain there oc-
casiona1ly.
Sanitary oncer Albert Lynn has
found a way to put in his spare time
and get exercise enough to make him a
sound sleeper and at the same time re-
duce the cost of living. He has a large
garden planted on lot near his home,
and he is doing some boasting about
potatoes and numerous other kinds of
vegetables
Il may not dispose of enough vege-
tables to keep the family going" ne
admitted. but do expect to get enough
to pay for incidentals."
L. l. H. Edwards desk sergeant at the
first precinct, thinks his experience dur
ing the past week entities him to a
card in a labor organization. The desk
sergeant took holiday most of the week
and put in his time with paint brush
saw and hatchet, and the improvements
n Ia friends Oh
commend him to one or more la Dor or
yanizations.
Private Guy Smith of the first pre-
cinct has returned from a leave of alb
sence that was taken because of the
death of his child, Melvin, two years
old. He accompanied the body to West
minister, Md, where interment took
place.
Policeman Archie Mellen. who fills a
detail about Center Market, had three
days rest the past week.
Sergt John E. Cats. chief of the vice
squad. had holiday Monday He took
advantage of the wet weather anu
looked after the growing crops on his
farm.
Private l. H. Ward of the first pre-
eincf has been granted honday tomor-
tow. He will participate in the decora-
tion of graves of members of his fam
lily.
Private ]. o. B. Gray of the first pre-
cinct had holiday one day the pa st
week. Friends residing in the country
visited him, and he showed them the
sights of the city.
John G. Costello. member of Capt
Pecks command. who fills a post posi- =
tion about the District building had
holiday last week. He spent his vaca-
Hon at home.
Private A. NJ. Haycock of the first
precinct took holiday three days the
baet week and enjoyed a short trip out
Of the city.
Members of the first precinct com
Eaand on the sick list the past week
were F. II. Purks. ]. II. Mertz and w. IL
lambert.
Crossing Policeman J. II. Hartman
stationed at Pennsylvania avenue and
J4th street. had holiday two days las,
week.
II. A. Cheney. crossing policeman al
Pennsylvania avenue and sth street
was OFF duty two days the past week
because OF sickness in his family