The Washington times., 1915-12-06
CITY SECRET SERVICE
ASKED BYPULlMAN
IN ANNUAL REPORT
Police Chief Also Urges uady
Cops" to Handle Cases m
volving Girls and Juveniles.

loentity would he Kept secret ana po-
hcewomen who might be utilized
cases involving young girls ana iuveR-
lies. together with n recommendation
for an adequate police pension law, are
the features of lew legislation urged
in the ANIMAL report of the Major ard
Superintendent of Police. announced to-
day.
The estimates for the operation of tile
department for the fiscal wear ending
Juno. 1877, total $1,O52.:31 &i which is
but sl2.ea0 more than the estimates for
$500 to $3.50 arc asked for captains
commanding precincts; for lieutenants
OF precincts from 1880 TO M"o0. ard
as we'll as additional compensation for
police matrons and the telephone oper-
ators at headquarters.
Short Cut To Higher Pay.
One Of the most important of the ma
jor's recommendations. so Gar az the
personnel is concerned. is the shorter
ing of the period in which a patrolman
can obtain a salary of 81 200 a year. At
present a man has to serve eight wears
before this salary is given him. Major
Pullman desires that this period be re.
dUced to We years.
The major also asks that the. police
force of the District of Columbia be
restored to it's former strength. In sup
port of this Recommendation the report
says.
';The District OF Columbia is one OF
tho few cities in the world in which the
police force has been decreased as the
population of the city has Increased.
1.-THE city at the present time has less
policemen than 1t had ten years ago,
ty less than during the fiscal year 1912.
when the number was 1885,
The present numerical strength or
the force is only rs. and request is
number o. privates Of class one. which!
will bring the force up to its numerical
streGnth of four years ago.
ITO restore the force to its former
give increaS>c protection to the many
communities Of Washington where po-
lice work has become increasingly dit
fcult because of the building. up Of the
greatly increased amount OF trafic IN
the streets"
Regulate Motor Car Speed.
Another important recommendation Is
that the Commissioners be given full
authority to establish the rate of speed
at which motor vehicles may use the
streets of the city. 1t is pointed out
that the present speed regulations were
enacted nine years ago. ana that tne
increasing amount Of traffic on tho
streets Of the city and in the suburbs.
due mainly to the increase in the owner
ship and operations of automobiles.
makes necessary an ever-increasing
yigilance ,It. on the part OF the police 10
The major also recommends that all of
the outside policing work. OF the city
come under his departments. TINS
would mean that the Capitol GROUNDS.
the White House grounds. the public
parks. and other departmental grounds
be placed under the Jurisdiction OF tho
local police while the patroiins 2i tne
public buildings tthemselves would re-
main under the A'ederal Government;
An item of $500 is included in the
estimates for the purchase Of, a site for
new police precinct. This precinct Is
necessitated by the growth OF the DIS
trict and probably will be located pc
tween the Ninth and the Tenth police
districts.
Advantage of Policew0men.
In favor of the appointment Of po
licewomen and special agents, the
majors report says'
"Throughout the United states,
cities have discovered the advanta Sc
of having a limited number OF po-
| licewomen to work in connection with
| the regular force in handling GER
| tain kinds of cases which are brought
| to the attention of precinct command :
ers or headquarters. Women, 1t mas
been found. are better able TO do
| inyestigative work in cases in con-
| nection with wayward girls, juvenile
delinquency, and in preventive worsS
accomplished through conferences
with mothers of children who arc
heing led into committing serious OF.
1 lenses The police departments o.
| Chicago. Baltimore. Los Angeles. and
many other cities have found poilce
| women of inestimablc beneAt In DONG
| police work for the community.
| "Frequently in working on cases
| Of a certain kind the police depart :
/ ment finds itself greatly Handicapped
| because the members OF It's snlall J
| force of detectives and most or It's
experienced patrolmen are known To
| the criminals who are being watched
| This is particularly true IN regard 10
| complaints relative to handbook max :
| ing and other forms of gambling, IL
| legal liquor selling, and alleged Vlola-
tions OF the Kenyon law.
/ an investigating handbook cases
the department being without men
| who have not been uncovered, OF
made known to the gamblers ma.
been compelled for more than thres
years to call upon the United state
Department of Justice, which has CO,
operated in investigating cases ane
assisted in the arrest Of law Violat'
ors."
Prevalence of Crime.
| Concerning the prevalence of crime II
the city, Major Pullman says:
During the last fiscal year there ha'
been an increase in the number of ar
rests where felonies have been charged
1863 cases of this kind being made. &;
compared with 1.1a2 for the preceding
year. During this same period ther'
were twenty-five arrests where muI
der was the charge, as compared will
twelve for the preceding year. The to
tai number of arrests COR all offeEses
including violations Of the laws anc
regulations and notifications to appeal
in court. was 37.2l9, as compared Will
1924 for the preceding year.
} "Of these cases 52.S9 per cent wer'
white and 47.6l per cent were colored
The percentage OF convictions, exclusive
of those held for investigation and a
witnesses, was S9.79 and the percentage
of acguittals was 5.66 the percentage o
cases nolle prosecuted being 4.SI.
New Police Pension Law.
"a new police pension and retiremen
law is recommended, as a substitute 70
the present law. which is based on tn
fine system.
THE present law provides for a pen
sion and retirement fund to be mad
up from the police court fines, dog-ta
license fees. fines of policemen foun
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