Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-31
TULSA POLICE HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED MUCH
During Past Year All Branches
Have Gained Efficiency;
Matron Has Big Job.

Members Of TulSa's police force
have more than ten thousand arrests
to their credit for 1917. This is ap-
proumateiy l.cO0 more than last year.
The police have made inroads on
the bootleggors the last year. and they
say there now Is less whisky in Tulsa
then ever before. A number Of boot
leggcrs have been sent 20 iail, and
dealers haze been rounded up by tho
cDscerted action Of the law enforce
cent departments I'm which the po-
lice have played a big part.
Gambling has been vigorously pros
eCuted and many have been caught
bv the rolice and held TO ansv er IN
the L uun.clpa! court. Traffic viola
tors have been arrested by the hun
dred and The safe conditions Of auto
travel and street traffic in Tulsa have
beer brought about by the rigorous
policy.
Years OF success.
The present force has achic.ed these
results with a force less In numbers
than the city previously had. AZ
present the entire department con-
sists II not over A. men. This is an
"A .
total cost Of the department in 1919
was approximately $4,000. II viii
run this wear about S72 900. The effl-
cheney Of tho force is shown By the
fact that the present department has
with "a less number o: men made more
arrests than the records Of the former
administration shows.
The record Of the last month shows
that comparatively few arrests were
made. which Is an indication OF the
control the police have OF tie stu
alton in the CITY, and the success they
have attained In cleaning MP the city
Nurdsrers have been hunted down
ard the police have given their assist
anco 10 the county and federal OFF,
cials IN this activity. 'iiy laws have
beer enforced as n great number OF
arrests show. The percentage Of con-
vicuons and the amount Of fines col
lected are IN a corresponding pro
portion. The records are not yet com
plotc for the year and summaries
have not been con piled showing the
fun effectiveness Of the local depart
ment
In Newwark, y. J.. where there is
force Of several tines that in Tuls7.
Ia number of arrests equal "a that Of
this city has been made.
Hunt Down Crime.
The past year IN police circles has
seen constant effective effort made
g. hunt down crime. put an end TO
gambling immoral conduct and the
vari1ls other violations Of the citv
ordinances.
The present police administration
has been in office less than two years,
and & points 20 the record made as
one that fnlnrs all promises and
meets an expectations
The departue ent is now housed In
tic new station or Second street
which was made available during the
year with increased facilities.
one ~ tho effective wavs Tulsa
has in dealing with wrCng-doins and
correcting 1t in !ts budding stages
thru the services Of police mauon.
Matrop l. Busy.
Much OF the wltron's work IS I'm
the nature OF prevention Friendly
talls with those who have been caught
ir the not ~ the law for The first
time. and who are tender in years,
often rp q long way 20 correct tenden-
rios that lead only 70 open shame
Ma'ron Nulcntine has often. she savs.
been awakened In he small hours Of
the morning with pleas for protec-
NA'.ils " 4AlNal' INV last Ntth NANh i
call came 20 her NJ her houe and
Young girl was given solace for the
night
Tsc achievement in which Miss vel
eutinc takes the greatest pride IS tie
opening Of the Frances Willard home
at 10 West Quincy. when the pres
ent matron assumed office she took up
with the W c. T. T. plans for securing
of 81 On A home, and during the past
year they bore fruit In the openinS
~ the home. At times as mary as II
girls have been cared for at one time
until they could find a home elsewhere
Manv have heen saved from the down
ward path by the attention they have
receive here Girls from II 10 / 5 are
taken in and surrounded With the
better influences. Misses Corrine Cal
vert and Elsa GustafSon ara in charge
Of the home. which is sJverned by
board - which the police matron is