Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

Every detail incident to the great
demonstration has been completed. anu
Chairman GUIDE last night expressed
himself greatly pleased with the
good work that had been accomplished
by Marshal HaZen and his efficient al
jutant. Maj Harry Coope of the DIS
trict National Guard. Maj. Coope, Mar
shall Hazen, Secretary Charles ). Co
lumbus and the Office force of the com
mittee worked until. late last night
completing the thousand and one de-
tails incident to the orderly assem-
bling of those who will appear in the
line of march.
Has Promise of Cooperation.
Maj Raymond Pullman, superintend-
ent of police, is gratified with the
promise of cooperation which he has
received from police departments of
large eastern cities, which will send
some of their best detectives to Wash
ington to assist men of the local force
to protect crowds viewing the prepar-
edness parade. Commissioner Arthur
Woods of the New York department.
Supt. James Robinson of the Philadel-
phia bureau of police. Marshal Robert
Carter of the Baltimore police depart
ment and others have agreed to SEND 10
Washin gton their best men who are ia
miliar with pickpockets, flimfiammers
and the floating criminal class mo may
be expected to come into the city at
any time crowds of people are gather
ing.
Second Deputy Commissioner Frank
A. Lord of the New York police de-
partment wired Maj. Pullman .yester-
day morning that Lieut. Rlchard NC
kenna and Detective Sergt. b. cas-
sassa. who are rated as two of the most
experienced police experts on PICK
pockets and similar classes OF crlml-
nails in the United States, will be sent
to Washington to cooperate win the
detectives of the local central bureau
no may drift into the city. The detec-
tives sent by the other eastern depart
ments will also be experts.
Public Order Committee to Aid.
Besides doing everything possible in
co-operation with out-of-town detec-
tiyes to protect the crowds from pick
pockets and film Hammers. the Wash
ington police department will nave
the services of a very large public
order committee, which viii hold It's
first meeting tomorrow evening at 13o
o'clock in the red room of the Willard
Hotel. The second meeting of the COM
mittee will be held Tuesday evening.
when final instructions will be given
and when all of the members of the
committee will be sworn in as special
police officers. In addition. the public
order committee will issue general
warning for people to beware of pick
pockets, film Hammers and other
crooks.
There is always a number Of persons
who make 1t easy for pickpockets to
work particularly men who carry their
pocketbooks in the hip pocket, as the
POLICE estimate four in five men do.
The men familiar with the work Of
crooks know that the easiest thing in
the world to do is to take person
pocketbook from the hip pocket.
Warning also will be issued for the
benefit of the unsophsticated persons
who are careless enough to be caught
by the old pocketbook game or any OF
the other familiar finn fam devices
used by criminals. The local police
| say if the policy of safety first" is
carried out no one will have his money
taken.
Protection to Residence Section.
A feature has also been made by Maj
| Pullman to give the vesy best protec.
| ton to the residential sections. In
men, men in plain clothes will be used
| both on foot and in automobiles t.
| apprehend any suspicious persons wht
may be lettering in anv locality. The
| householders are warned to leave
| either a member of the family oil
! trusted servant in charge of the house
when they go to view the parade.
| Several members of the public order
! committee already have rendered the
| police for patrol work throughout the
| day Wednesday,, and number Of
| others are also expected to do like.
wise.