Evening star., 1917-04-12


aptly put it. "a horse for work"
At o'clock in the morning the major
Is at his desk; he has just about seated
himself when the telephone bell rings
and precinct officer notifies him of
certain activities by supposedly secret
agents of the German empire. To use
an example, wireless plant, ostensibly
tor private use. yet possessing send
ing radius of 1000 miles, is discovered
The major hops into a machine and hies
on his way.
In the last two days he has been SUI
perintending the removal of about 225
or more wireless stations unearthed in
various sections of the city.
The major rushes back from this and
prepares to seat himself. Again the
telephone bell rings.
Couple O. trolley poles dynamited by
greets him from the other end.
Into the old oaken f1ivver again and
away to the scene of the wreck.
BACK In his office again, the major ar
r1ves. barely in time to greet repre-
sentatives of the various espionage or
ganizat,ons of the government for a
general conference which he has Or
ganized, the idea being to get uni
iormlty of action which will prevent
the duplication of work.
This over, he turns to myriad OF
routine matters which have been await
ing his attention since 8 o'clock.
Gu1ps Down His Lunch.
Shortly after 1 o'clock the major
hurries to some place where you can
get food in minimum time. and gulps
down a lunch. He hurries back to his
Office and is notified that Commission
ers Newman and Brownlow are going
to hold conference with prominent
Washingtonians anent details In the
organization of the Home Defense
League.
And so it goes until late into the
night. For in these times it is neces-
sary that the chief of police be in close
touch with all branches of the service
under him, from the central Office de-
tective bureau to the most remote. out
lying subprecinct.
The queerest part Of the thing is that
the major kids" himself into the be-
lief that he really isn't working--that
the men under him are doing it all. He
evening.
Then" said the writer. 'if you really
aren't doing anything why sit around
your office? Why not play golf OF row
a boat or learn to sing or something
like that?'
"of course, there are matters which
I must attend to-" replied Maj. Pull
man, in that crisp way of his.
Such Little Things to Do.
"Such as German activities and street
car riots and weekly meetings of Of
ficers and conferences with govern
mental sleuths and the general run of
routine crime and other little things
like that?"
What I'm pointing out is that we
have perfect cooperation in the de-
partment now" replied the major
ignoring the interruption. I'VE have
perfect cooperation and the men make
my work easy for me-"
OF course. there is much in what the
major says. 1t is the system which he
has introduced into the department
which enables him to work an aver
blowing up like a toy balloon and
starting to pick violets off the wall.
For instance. the fervid citizen who,
in days agone. used to call up the
police chief and tell him in emotional
rooster next door to him and unless
the police did something he proposed
first killing the rooster and then MUIR
dering the ROSTERS owner, no longer
inflames the telephone wires leading
to the superintendent office.
Patient training has taught him that
If he'll call the precinct he will get
action lot quicker. There have been
fewer frenzied calls on the superin-
tendent to mediate neighborhood
squabbles in the two years of Maj.
Pullman's administration than at any
time in the history of the police de-
partment.
The major is gradually training the
T., IT,
risen to the defense of their city to
follow the example of the anti-rooster-
lite of former years and call up the
precincts.