Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

heo;u" remarked one of the older
members of the force, looking at
party of children romping on small
parking.
1.-The little ones cause more annoy
ance to some of our residents he add
ed, than do burglars and thugs.
1t was explained by the old police
men that petty annoyances to many
persons are as mountains out of mole
hills to the police, many of the older
persons forgetting their childhood days
and seemingly willing to have the
police cast the little ones in prison
There are some annoyances wnicn
should be tolerated" he said, but il
the persons who are continually COM
planning would recall their own enid
mood days many of the complaints
would not be made.
Mai. Pullman next month Will oner
for sale a varied assortment of prop
erty that has been abandoned or re-
mains unclaimed. \ dozen or more
straw hats will be included in the
property sold at auction, some new ana
ESPECIALLY otherwise. remarked
bystander who watched the prize
packages being prepared Tor the saie;
Almost every conceivable article VIII
be listed by William MattinSiy and
Thomas McGrath. who are in charge OF
the work of making preparations Tor
the sale but very little valuable prop
crty will be offered.
There will be number of bicycles.
several old muskets, tools of every de-
scription suitcases. dolls. books and
umbrellas included in the list. The
date of the sale has not been deter
mined.
MANY changes are being made\ in the
rooms occupied by the department In
the District. Several shifts were made
some time ago and others are being
made The new squadroom, the larg-
lest room of the department. has been
enlarged and repainted. 1t not only is
large enough for the squad OF de-
tectives, but, it is stated. will accom-
come here during inaugural periods
and during celebrations that attract
unusually large crowds of visitors to
the capital
1t is probable that the annual spill
of the department will not take place
before May.
That is a time when both delight and
sorrow depicted on :ne countenances
of some of the emptying of bottles. jugs
and deni johns of speakeasy varieties OF
intoxicants and those viewing the pro-
ceeding," remarked a member OF the
department.
Ordinarily. it is stated, there are
number of kegs to be emptied.
But this year said one of the men
in charge, the speakeasy people dealt
chiefly in bottled goods
Last week s SICK l1St OF the DC pdrlrnent
included members of the several COM
mands. as follows:
| Headquarters - Detective Henry w.
Forteney.
Cats, Sergt II. r. Lohma and Privates
F. NJ. Dierkoph, J. Fl. Holmes, l.. w.
| Payne and c. r. Samson.
Second precinct - Desk Sergt:: J. p.
Hendricks and Privates r. II. Johnson.
A. j. Wernig and B. G. Lewis.
Third Observation-Disclosures Henry Nor
gal and r 3 scanlon.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures f.. NJ. Tomp-
j. T. Buckley
Fifth precinct-Desk Serat r. r. Price
and Private Edward V. Wall.
| Seventh Observation-Disclosures J. r. Lint
Ter. K; L. May, f. f, Porter and E. {.
Blake.
Eighth precinct-Privates A. b. Clark
! and e. NJ. Sabins
/ Tenth Observation-Disclosures L. =. keleher
| Eleventh precinct-Private a. l.. Lucas.
| Lieut.. j. A. Duvall OF the frs, pre-
| cinct last week took holiday on account
Of the Illness of his daughter
| Sergt. William r. Sanford of Capt.
! Peck's command took four days holiday
the past week and visited relatives and
! lends at his former home in West
| moreland county. Va.
| Private j c. Costello. who does duty
| about the District building. took holiday
| last Wednesday and attended the funeral
| of friend
Privates Thomas Nolan and w. II.
| Lambert of the first precinct had holi-
! day last Sunday.
Desk Sergt. L. /. Edwards of the first
! precinct last week took three days hol-
! iday and inaugurated ''clean up, paint
| up campaign AT home.
| Crossing Policemen J. w. Clinkscales.
/ 9Th and F streets. and J. II. Hartman,
/ 9Th and q streets, had holiday last Sun
! day.
! J. H. Clements crossing policeman at
! nd a vacation
! the past week.
| j. \. Stocking, member of Capt
| Doyle's command is visiting relatives
| in the vicinity of Chicago. He accom-
| panied prisoners to the federal prison
| at LeavenWorth. Kan. and stopped to
visit his relatives on the return trip.
| Detective William Wright of the
| sixth precinct was off duty last week
| because of the serious illness Of his
! mother.
! otto Hauschild. private in the third
precinct. was summoned to his former
e, home in Philadelphia the past week on
| took FIVE days leave.
| Detective George W. Boyd of the
| fourth precinct was off duty last week
| on account of the death of his wife.
Mrs. Boyd died Sunday after long Ill
ness. Funeral services were held Tues
| day afternoon.
| Private S. ID. Edwards, who does duty
| about Chevy Chase Circle. last week
ltooli holiday and moved to Chevy
| Chase.
| Samuel Burrows. member Of the Ten
| leytown squad. had a holiday one day
! last week, while Jacob Jacobsen, his
partner, took three days vacation.
o. S. Hunt. member of Capt. Falveys
| command, took a holiday one day the
past week to entertain his brother and
| friends from Virginia.
| Private II. &. Lee of the seventh pre-
cinct took short vacation the past
week
Sergt. McGill Grove of the seventh
precinct was off duty last Sunday.
| Mounted Policeman Fl. NJ. Smith of
the seventh precinct county force was
| off duty three days last week
| Capt. c. f. T.. Flather reached home
/ Monday night from trip to the fed
| eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan,
where he went as guard with a num-
Der of prisoners. During my short