El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12

4 time every two weeks for drill som,
! time on a weekday
| The officers OF the league also went
! 10 owners of large buildings and OBJ
I famed permission to use the roofs for
= grill purposes and calisthenic exer-
! Uses This work has resulted not only
/ m better home defense companies but
IN better conditioned employees. who
have gone back 10 their desks with re-
4 newed yiEor.
Bankers Club Give Recruits.
Recruits were obtained from the
W all street district at an enthusiasts
meeting in the famous Bankers club.
me aggregate wealth Of whose mem
oers IS said 70 be much greater than
mat OF any other club in the world.
Duties Are Outlined.
commissioner Woods has Just issued
a statement outlining the duties Of the
tracts:
reporting Tor duty-On a verbal or
written notice from station houses. re-
port at station house promptly at the
time specified. suitably clad. and. il
ume allows, provide yourself with an
pocket
Nature Of duty-Patrol and guard
70 relieve uniformed members OF the
force called elsewhere. wherever uossi-
PIE an patroiling 10 be done in pairs,
OF 70 furnish additional guard in pre-
cincts Cd By zone posts (2) Rv
regular beats. go By motor car pa
tours, mainly between s D. m. and s
A. m. in which time additional ma
trolllng and guard work is necessary
equipment - 4 nightstick. whistle,
and cloth brassard suitably inscribed
10 De worn on the left arm will he
issued by precinct commanders at the
commencement Of tour Of duty. and
IeluFned 70 him at the end OF a tour
OF Al the end of the service.
II Is the duty OF policemen st all
times to preserve the peace. prevenf
crime detect and arrest offenders and
sIIorce an laws that relate to police
Heallh' tenement house. and criminal
procedure His first duty is 70 DafroI
W me on patrol he shall constantly
patroi his post; become acquainted hJ-
sIshL with all persons living or do
ing business on his post; investigate 7
an suspicious circumstances that NAV
present themselves to him. such as ,
persons passing late at night with
bundieS, or persons lettering abou+ ~
acting suspiciOusly.
Patrolmen must not leave post ex-
cept IN discharge of police dutv or for
personal necessity. When 4 DstroI,,,s,,
requires the aid of another natroi,,la-i
from an adjoining post in Ordinary,
cdses. ne VIII give three or more blasts
on ms whistle. which will be answered 4,
by one blast and Immediately run in 1
- NAAA y AA4Nn the summons I
-Or assistance came. Similar signals I
stick mt Hisht-
When a fire is discovered the first
duty of = patrolman is to send in an
alarm. or 70 see TO il that an alarm
IS sent He shall stay at the fire
/ lafm box or leave some person there
20 difect the fire apparatus when il
arrives 10 the location of the fire He
shaH allow no persons not authorized
10 enter the fire lines
Look After Accidents.
accidents shall have the careful al
.ehton or the man on post. who viii
OBTAIN and filI in on the accident bIa1l-
az mi FORMATION required thereon. He
man summon ambulances for al sick
or injured persons by teIephoninR 10
police headquarters.
When a dead body Is found. te,e-
phone the station house fmrnedisteI,-
Nov no one to touch it until the ar
riFal OF the coroner, ascertain flIl mar
lculars regarding the case ana r.
ceive instructions from the desk lien
tenant for YOUR further action
IN all cases of any public work he
ihS zone on the street the officer viii
see mat those doing il have 4 prOper
permit Every assistance must he
gwen TO the members Of the Society
tor the Prevention Of Cruelty TO AMI
mails and the Humane society. per
sons who abandon or attempt 10 absn-
don any animal TO die shall be ar
rested.
Officers are allowed 70 use s,lffi-
clent force TO overcome resistance. and
IN self-defense. but should not draw
their pistols or use their clubs except