Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Members of the police squad at the
White House are able to recall that
there has been decided decrease in
visits paid there during recent weeks
by persons termed cranks. Usually
during troublesome periods such
persons appear from time to time
to make suggestions as to the
future conduct Of the country or to
direct the work of the President.
Several such callers were on ha
early in the war period and those who
suggested that they wanted to see the
President to discuss great problems
were promptly arrested.
But all were not declared insane"
remarked an officer. IF an individual
wants to get arrested without much
trouble all he has to do is to call at
the White House and mention net
hobby"
During the last fiscal year two dozen
such persons were placed under arrest
were intercepted and arrested before
reaching there. They were all resi-
dents of other places. Some were sent
to the Government Hospital for the
Insane, some were declared sane and
others were sent home
Sanitary Officer Lynn's report for the
last fiscal year showed total of 1859
patients in the Government Hospital
for the Insane who were being cared
for at the expense of the District The
sanitary officer called attention to the
large number of alcoholics for whom.
he said. some provision should he made
f~ \,
officer said:
IF we had an inebriate hospital, such
cases could easily be handled, the pa :
tients be given treatment and per-
haps saved to be good and substan-
tial citizen. AS it is now, nothing ca II
be done for this class of cases, with
the result that many prospective case
is doomed to a drunkard's grave. and
the same is true IS to the very bad
ca ses of drug addictives The same
provision should be made as to this
type of detectives as should be made
for the inebriates."
During the years Maj. Richard Syl-
vester was chief of police he made
care of victims of alcohol. and sue-
gested the building of an inebriate
asylum. The persons who were in a
position to make provision for such an
institution. however, failed to respond
to his plea.
Lieut. J. T. Sprinkle. Precinct Detec-
tive J. r. Simpson and Privates Charles
q. Barteman and Guy Rome have re-
turned from trip to Leavenw orth,
Kan. where they went with Il number
of District prisoners under sentence to
serve time in the federal prison in the
southwest. The officers were shown
through the big prison and given some
idea of the work done by the prisoners.
The report of W. J. Ryan, superin-
tendent of the farm. was OF particular
interest to the visitors. 1t contained a
minute statement of the products of
the farm delivered for prison use, these
including meats, fruits. vegetables.
chickens. milk and eggs. The total
value of the products delivered during
the last fiscal year was $12.694.8S Feed
and timber gathered from fields and
forest were valued at $3.374.9S, while
the cord wood gathered was valued at
$500
Personal Notes.
Lieut.. J. A. Duvall of the first pre-
cinct took two days emergency leave
because of the death Of his sister.
Private l.. E. Draeger of Capt Peck's
command was off duty part of last
week on account of sickness in his
family.
Sergt. H. r. Lehman of the first pre-
cinct had holiday last Monday.
The first precinct sick list the past
week cQtained the names of Sergt. X.