Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-30

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4 Theodore Delavisne, a private on the
force for fifteen years. was asked BY
chairman Gould what the force needs In
the way of salaries to maintain q high
ssade e personnel soa He explained that he
a policeman is $3.50 a month. The
groceries alone cost 500. his children
4 are AL under eleven years Of age. and
ne mas heavy milk bill, paying Is cents
uart In order to support the family,
th wnen ne gets through work at police
washington Gas Light Company, where
ne works until 8 or 10 pm, averaging
SlS week from that source His chill
dren are all in bed before he gets home
breakfast time. when he helps to get
them ready for school,
| IN spite OF doing this extra work his
balance in>the bank is only $50. He said
ms expenses averaged about $500
s12 a month, ne pays S3s a month rent
| and he burned eight tons of coal last
winter. His wife does all the house
work, the only assistance she has is by
to do the family wash The wife doea
the ironing.
Little Time at Home.
IF could 20 home at 20 O'Clock T
could help my wife get supper and help
the children with their lessons" said
Mr.. Delavigne, but have to have the
extra work in order to feed them. He
explained they had had to have doctor
At the house ten times in two weeks
It cost $24.50 for shoes before the chill
dren went to school and he estimated
| that they would last about six weeks.
Asked by members of the committee
II he thought he could give up his
outside work II the salaries were in
creased, Mr.. Delavigne said he would
Ike to give up part OF it in order to
spend more time with his children.
and that then his wife might get to
see a movie show once in while.
"A police officer is supposed to be
an example for others in the COM
munity. A family is scrutinized by
neighbors," Mr.. Delavigne said, and
members of the committee nodded
their approval Of his realisation Of
how policeman should live. He said
that even the garbage man expected
tip, until forbidden by law very re-
Gently, but that the garbage man
really was getting more salary than
the policeman. He said he was for
tunate in not having to buy Q >uni-
form. His regular and extra work
bring him in now $1,000. with which
he hopes to break even and gradually
lay away little for sickness.
: "Need at Least $5 a Day"
william j. Kern. president Of the
police association. o clerk in the first
for eighteen years, said in the last
four years the cost of absolute neces-
stiles has Increased 100 per cant. and
the salaries. including bonus, have In
creased only 30sper cent.
In reply to questions from Chairman
mfttee, he said that 4 man cannot
come into the department under IS
day and, break even. He explained
that recently his wife has been under
the care of physicians and that he
had to draw from the building and
loan association to take her away for
two weeks. under the doctors orderA
He said he would have to draw again
to pay the Doctors bill. s..
In reply to q question from Repre-
sentative Wheeler Of Illinois, he said
that a man after he had been on the
much good for any other job. Chair
man Gould was interested to know
what opinions he had gathered from
his position IN the polfcemen's ASSOC
citation regarding the feeling Of the
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3 Charles o. Turner. . patrolman. No.
2 precinct, living at 1922 34th street,
gave the committee q graphic picture
Of the struggle Of a policeman to
bring UP family. He has been on the
force since July, 1896. At that time,
he said. he could buy pork chops three
pounds tor a quarter. now they are
IS cents a pound. srhe patrolmen. he
said, used to Club together and buy
their ChriStmaaT turkeys At 10 Cent?
went without turkey because they
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years old. both attending schooL
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than eight montfis. He pays $50 =
month rent and cannot get the, land
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Imperative inprovements. -
His average expense during the last
eight months has been Q73.47. "This
includes not one cent for tobacco or
cigars" he said In reply to Questions
from members Of the COMMITTEES re-
gardin9 charges that some member
Of the. police force live extravaranfiv.
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