The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Keep Order Along Line of
March and Watch Residen-
tial Districts.
OUTSIDE DETECTIVES HERE
Assist in Protecting the Crowds
From Pickpockets and
Confidence Men.

With practically all Washington
lined along Pennsylvania avenue to
view the nations last tribute to Ad-
miral George Dewey, the entire po-
lice force, with Major Pullman in
personal command, is on duty, keep
| ing order along the line OF march
| and employing every means possible
| TO prevent rcbberies in the deserted
residential sections.
Shortly before the funeral process
sion left the Dewey home this morn
ing, Odell S. Smith brought the pub
lie order committee of the BoaEd OF
Trade to police headquarters to be
sworn in as special officers to assist
the police in handling the crowds
along the Avenue
Outside Detectives Here.
A detachment of detectives from
Baltimore and other nearby cities ar
rived early to work with the local
detective bureau in protecting the
crowds in the downtown section from
pickpockets and confidence men.
The out-of-town sleuths were asked
to come here by Major Pullman as a
precaution against crooks from these.
might come here to work among the
throngs witnessing the funeral pro-
cession
The members of the Board of Trade
who were sworn in as special police
men for the day were Benjamin +.
Adams, ]. B. Sardroff, NJ. L. Clifford, G.
II. Markward, Fred J. White, II. X.
McChesney. John c. Wineman, w. o.
Rogers, George c. Schafer, B. Frank
Wright, Ernest J. Leesnitzer, william
Clabaugh, DIR. H C. Duffey, Bryce ;.
Branson, George NJ. Fisher; E. J. Muir
ply, c. ]. GockeIer, Richard L. Con-
ner, NJ. A. Winters, Joseph c. Arneth,
Claude w. Owen, and William Z.
Davis.
Patrol Residence Streets.
4 corps of motorcycle police and
plain clothes men in Communicated
automobiles are patrolling the Second,
Third, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth
precincts, on the lookout for house-
breakers who might take advantage
of so many families being down town.
These men will turn in every half
hour from boxes in all parts Of the
city, in order that the city-wide met
thrown out instantly.
Sergeant Harry. accompanied oy
Privates f. f. Porter. c. A. Strobel,
n. W, Smith, ]. Kavanaugh. F. B.
owens, 6nd L. II. Farquhar. escorted
the cortege from the Dewey home,
Sixteenth and X streets northwest.
to the Capitol. and from there to
Arlington.
Acting Lieutenant Headley, with a |
detail of police. escorted the Annap- |
oils cadets from Fifteenth and New |
York avenue to the Dewey home.
Details For Various Duties.
Capt. Daniel Sullivan, with a detail, |
polIced the neighborohod of the Dew
ay home, assisted by Lieutenant Head
leys men.
Inspector F. f. Cross. with a large |
detail, regulated the crowds around |
the Capitol.
Captain Schneider commanded the |
line of march from First and B |
streets northwest to Sixth and Penn |
sylvania avenue.
Captain Charles T. Peck policed the |
Avenue from Sixth to Ninth streets:
Captain Flather, from Ninth to Four
teenth; Captain r. Z. Doyle, from |
to Madison place; Cap
tain Sullivan from Madison place to
street; Captain w. T. An
lerson, from Eighteenth to Twenty
second streets; Captain Judge, from
rwenty-second to Twenty-eighth
streets: Captain G.. H. Williams, from
to Thirty-second streets
and Captain Falvey, to
Aqueduct bridge.