Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-24

!
, here, Commissioner Brownlow said
today.
Practically the same forces that
, guarded the city last night and the
night before will be on duty again
tonight In fact, there is little Ikeli-
hood of any of these units, either
military. police or civilian. being
withdrawn during the present week.
The patrols on the streets will
probably be reduced tonight, but the
forces taken off the streets will be
placed with the large numbers of re-
serves stationed at points of immedi-
ate control Of the city.
7 Officials Are Gratified.
The Commissioners. Gen. HAN. in
charge Of the military forces: Maj
Pullman and other officials who have
taken an active part in the efforts to
suppress lawlessnesss here were much
Eratifed today by the comparative
quiet which has prevailed for the last
forty-eight hours.
On all sides there was praise. moi
bnly for the men who have been in
trusted with the actual work of pro-
; tecting life and property here. but
for the civilians, white and colored
whose campaign to thwart the mob
Spirit has borne abundant fruit.
I, Mr.. Brownlow's Statement.
!! Commissioner Brownlow made this
Statement:
Order has been restored, and in
] my opinion there is no danger of
) further outbreaks if the citizens
of the District will continue to
exercise their united influence to
deprecate melting conversation and
The people of Washington ap-
preciate, am sure. the excellent
work done by the officers and men
of the police department a. well
as the most effective and hearty
cooperation received from the mil
{ been assisting the police.
Very great good was accomplish
! ed by the various organisations Of
colored citizens with which have
been in constant contact for the
!: last three days. These orsaniza-
tions by intensive work succeeded
in preventing the gathering of
crowds on. the streets and did
wonderfully successful service in
{ allaying the spirit of terror.
Various organizations of white
:. citizens did similar service, and
i there was q noticeable decrease
" last night in the number of young
boys and half-grown men on the
streets =
There will be no relaxation of
precautionary measures for the
present, although we believe the
eftuation to be normal. trust
effective cooperation. without
which the authorities might be
placed in a difficult position.
Commends Police Captains.
Police captains Of all precincts to-
day received high commentator from
Maj Pullman.
II think that the work done by
every captain in the city is one of the
brightest spots in the history of the
police department under the present
administration" he said. "The south
west section Of the city, especially
where great trouble was anticipated
was particular source of gratiica-
ton. The situation was handled very
well. In northwest precincts, with
large colored populations. / believe
the work done by the captains was
also worthy of commentator"
Colered Residents Aid.
One of the strongest preventive
measures was the action Of the col.
, ored residents in closing gathering
places and preserving order, accord.
, ing to Maj Pullman. He declared thai
great credit was due for the Quelline
. of a prospectively dangerous situa
tion by the action taken by public
spirited colored citizens.
With the military in reserve here dur.
ing the next few days in case of unex
pected emergency, Washington will hay.
enc OF the greatest protective machine:
ever installed At seven gathering
bases, marines and soldiers distributed
the slightest emergency.
Police officials will continue in contro
OF the protective measures.
Inquest in Death of Marine.
An inquest over the body of Loui.
Hazlicek, marine attached to the ma
rine headquarters at the marine bar
racks. sth and 1 streets southeast, viii
be held today at the District morgue a
2 o'clock. Theodore Micajah Walker
at the Treasury Department, who wa.
held by the Police Court for action O
the grand Jury. will be present at tn,
inquest. Walker, who was arrested b,
, Policeman Langley of the third pre-
rinct. declares that he was mobbed i,
front Of the Riggs Bank, on PennsyI
Vania avenue. and drew his revolver il
!; seK-defense. He fired into the thron,
and = bullet hit the marine, who wa,
waiting for street car. on the loadin,
platform, in company with f. Jacobs
another marine from the marine bar
eTacks.
An autopsy performed by Lieut.. Com
hAnander O'Malley of the Naval Hospital
where Hazlicek had been removed from
the Emergency Hospital, and died yes
-terday afternoon. disclosed that his fata
wound was caused by a 3S-caIiber hui
let lodged in the back of the neck.
Gives Police Full Control.
Calling off the Home Defens
League throws the city into the hand
Of the police for civilian protectiv
purposes. Augmented by large re
serves of military men, no trouble
anticipated in handling any situatio
which may develop in the future
One of the problems which the DO
lice at present are striving to solve /
that of colored raiders in automo
biles. sweeping through the city. pos
sibly in search of trouble. This phas
Of the situation will probably be com
baied by the Quitting of high pow
ered automobiles by the police de