Evening star., 1915-04-03
PULLMAN ASKS HELP
FOR DISTRICT POLICE
Wants Citizens to Cooperate in
Making Department More
Efficient.
Tells Park View Citizens He Will
Work for More Stable
Pension Fund.

Urging cooperation on the part of
all citizens in the District with the po-
lice department. Maj. Raymond w.
Pullman, Washngton's new super
intendent of police, expressed con-
fldence and optimism as to the work of
that force at a meeting of the Park
View Citizens Association at the
Whitney Avenue Christian Church last
evening. Maj. Pullman declared there
is to be no "upheavaT' in the police
department.. and that he intends to
work his hardest. as does also Com
missioner Brownlow. to put the police
mems and firemen's retirement fund on
a stable basis
often when policemen make ar
rests for the violation of some regula-
tion the person arrested thinks the
arrest made is in order to bring in a
fine for the benefit of the pension
fund.-, he said. Il should hate to think
any one of the force was doing this.
No one does it, but it is a bad system
a policeman's record Is not on the
number of arrests made, but on the
manner in which he conducts himself
and keeps good order on his beat"
Il am glad to meet people and tell
them sincerely what l think" said Maj.
Pullman in opening his address. Il
have not come into the position think
ing all things are wrong in the de-
partment, or that all things are wrong
in Washington. The present adminis-
tration of the District of Columbia
from the Commissioners down, has but
one 1dea-to serve you, the people of
the District"
Working for the Public.
lie related how the corporation coun-
sci had worked until late in the night
during the campaign against the loan
sharks" in order to do the people a
service. This typifes the attitude OF
all the departments of the District
said the speaker.
Maj. Pullman declared he hopes con.
tInuously to improve the work of his
department. Il hope to have it com.
pare favorably with the force of any
other city in the United States" ht
said. Il want the citizens of this ant
every other section of the city to know
their police and to make their worI
as great d success in the future as i
! has been in the past
/ At the end of Maj. Pullman's address
}. q. McGrath, president of the asso
citation. assured him of the co-opera
| ton of the organization with the po
llce force. He also referred to tn,
| service rendered by Mai Richard Syl
vester. former superintendent OF 20
| lice, saying he had always found hin
courteous, kind and ready to be O
service.
| A rising vote of thanks was rendered
| the speaker. In the audience We're :
large number of policemen from al
over the city, as well as the precinc
IN which the meeting was held Th,
Policeman 5 Association was officiall,
represented by its president, Ottt
HauSchild.
Fiscal Inquiry Approved.
Resolutions approving the action o.
the Federation of Citizens Association:
| IN appointing a committee to work il
cooperation with the investigation b,
| Congress of the fiscal relations betweer
the federal government and the Dis.
| trict we're adopted. The resolutions ex.
pressed approval Of the action of Con.
Sress in deciding upon such an inyesti.
cation. expressing belief in the Justice
and fairness of the legislative BODY in
this regard.
Resolutions condemning rule AS
of the board of education, which auto
| matically releases woman teachers
VINO marry, We're introduced by Chill.
ton Clark. By amendment offered by
u. NJ. Carter, however, they were sen,
20 the committee on education, which
!
port to the association later This is
a big question:, said Mr. Carter. "and
We should not decide it without all the
facts in hand"
That builders be compelled by law
70 conform to grades established by
the Engineer Commissioner whenever
possible was advocated in resolutions
feferred TO the executive committee
president McGrath declared that hona Z
owners frequently lost thousands OF
dollars because the builders had NOT
erected them according to the grades
established by the Engineer Commits
Sioner.
Lawn and Garden Contest.
The paving of the west side of War
der street between Otis and Prince
ton streets was urged. Pesident Nc
Grath urged the members of the asso-
citation to prepare for the lawn and gar
den contest. which is soon to begin,
and details of which are to be announc-
ed later. He also urged them to take
part IN the clean city campaign and
distributed "cleanup-paint-up" but
tons.
Boy Scouts of Troop No. 21 gave a
demonstration of life saving work,
They We're commanded by Fred L. Har-
ries. who explained the various pha ses
of the work, and who told of the train
ing of the scouts. A rising vote of
thanks was rendered them for the ex-
hibition.
The following persons Were elected
to membership: S. +. Fouts. James D.
Rislen, DR.. Thomas Miller, jr., Charles
T. Ebel, George Fields, Charles w.
Iipuold and Charles E. Swihart