Evening star., 1915-12-26


| The Increasing amount of traffic on
i the streets of the city and suburbs"
says Maj. Pullman. due mainly to the
| increase in the ownership and opera
| tion of automobiles, naturally makes it
| necessary that the police use more and
more vigilance each year trying to pre-
vent accidents"
! Maj. Pullman found 1t necessary to
| postpone the annual inspection of the
department until after Christmas. The
several stations have been painted and
renovated and put in order to give
them good appearance for the ap-
| preaching year.
Arrangements are being made for the
| mems Association the night of January
13. Thursday there was a meeting of
the committee in charge of the installa-
ton. its members being G. w. Sellers,
chairman. and J. T. Wittstatt, ]. L. Bill
man. N. NJ. Stone, Sergt. J. r. Hood. c.
A. Wise. A. E. purkin, Harry Evans, S.
E. Edwards, j. T. Maloney, c. L. Dali
| rymple. J. E. Peterson and w. G. Sweet.
missioners, the chief of police and other
District officials will deliver short ad-
dresses. The installation will close
with a smoker. and refreshments will
be served.
Every precinct was represented at
meeting OF the general board of the
association, held at the sixth precinct
station. to consider the tentative meas
ure to provide for a police service and
retirement bill. The proposed bill pro-
vided for retirement after twenty-five
years service on a pension of so per
cent of the salary received at the time
of retirement, and an increase of 1 per
cent year for service up to ten years
after the twenty-hve-year limit
Inspector Boyle, Capts. Williams, Peck
and Sullivan and Lieut.. ]. l.. Sprinkle
met committee from the association
and went over the proposed bill. They
hot IN,
ly satisfied with it's provisions AS
result of the efforts of the association
in the matter of getting a stable sery-
ice and pension bill passed. it is stated,
the mem bership of the organization will
be increased. Six captains have applied
for membership.
Private G. S. Cockri1l of the eleventh
precinct last week was carried on the
rolls as being absent without leave He
became tired of policing, it is stated,
and went away without going through
the formality of rendering his resigna-
tion.
Last weeks sick list included the
names of Acting Lieut.. John z. Cats.
J. B. Larrick, s. 3. KIeindienst. o. G
Hauschild. H. g. Brown, T. F. Bra
shears. W. g: Davis. G. NJ. Little, o. W.
sey. c. T. Gibson, NJ. B. Harbaugh. Gus
tave Sager, w. v. Watts, Harry Lush
baugh, T; T. Dollhouse, Jere Mccarthy,
T. J. Cullinane, L. J. Quill and c. IL
L. D. Mahan. in charge Of records of
arrest at headquarters, last week
| served as guard with number of
prisoners who were taken to the peni-
ping at Kansas City and visiting his
relatives on the homeward trip. He
| returned to duty Christmas day.
Captains OF the downtown precincts
VIII give their commands instructions
to be on the alert Friday night, New
year eve, when, it is expected, the
streets will be thronged with persons
celebrating the advent of the new
year. Noisy celebrations will not be
permitted.
Privates l.. A. Draeger and Archie
Mellen, who do duty in the vicinity
OF Center Market. were kept excep-
tionaliy busy the past week. Doing
duty in forest" remarked a member
of their command. referring to the
thousands Of Christmas trees piled
about the big market. and" he add
ed. keeping the vehicular traffic
Lieut.. J. A. Duvan of the first pre-
cinct, who recently surprised members
OF his command by going to Baltimore
and getting married. was one of sew
era1 members of Capt. Peck's SQUAD
who took holiday last Sunday.
| Bicycle Policeman Reuben Raccoosin
stationed at 14th and G streets, last
week enjoyed holiday enough to make
his Christmas preparations
| Sergt. r. E. Lee, Bicycle Policeman
w. H. Adams and Privates J. W. Con-
rad. Albert Harbip, ]. ]. Cavanaugh,
I. H. Johnson. Philip Regan and r. l..
Garrison of the first precinct had
holiday last Sunday.
| Crossing Policemen wilbert Gallo
way, stationed at 18th and F streets.
and Tobias Ta1bert, who does duty al
18th and G streets, enjoyed a rest last
Sunday.
NJ. A. Morris. crossing policeman at
14th and H streets. was Off duty three
days the past week.
| Desk Sergt. Charles F. Giddings of
the second precinct was fortunate
enough to get holiday Christmas day.
He had three other days off for the
holiday season.
| Private E. H. Braxton of the second
precinct last week took an emergency
leave to attend the funeral of his
lfather-in-law.
| Policeman Samuel B. KIeindienst of
the third precinct. who broke his arm
while cranking Sergt. Greene's auto
mobile. probably will not be nble to
return to active duty for several
weeks.
| Private ]. NJ. McGrath Of the sixth
Iprecinct last week took an emergency
leave. He returned from a trip to
lLeavenworth, Kan, where he went as
a guard with prisoners. and found his
wife i'll.
A. F. johnson. member of Capt FaI-
lvey's command and leader of band,
last week took short vacation to
tprepare Christmas music for his band.
Hugh McDermott. private in the sew
Ienth precinct. was Off duty four days