Evening star., 1919-09-24
WANTS 80 WOMEN
IN POLICE BUREAU

IN fULICE RUhEAU
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through a representative, asked to
be heard by the committee tomorrow
morning.
Interested Women's Organizations.
Mrs. Van Winckle explained that
this opposition prompted her to inter-
est the women's organizations
throughout the country in support of
the woman's bureau. Otherwise, she
couid better be performed without
publicity. She had prepared for the
committee list of all the organiza-
tlons with whom she had correspond
ed on the subject. She said she had
undertaken this work even before she
had reported to Maj. Pullman and Of
Tered to resign if he did not approve.
she said this correspondence. she
neHeved, was part of her duty as
president of the International Police
Women'S Association.
Her correspondence, she said. was
educational and constructive. Further
ing this propaganda she spoke before
H..
frankly stated that she engineered
the invitations. She told the commit
tee OF many speaking dates she had
curing the next month. Mrs Van
Wlnckle said she did not buy news
paper space or furnish articles, but
had called attention of the women's
organizations to editorials and ar
ticles on the woman's bureau.
Better Handled by Police.
In reply to question from Chair
man Gould, as to whether her expert
ence showed that the work done by
the woman's bureau could be better
done through connection with the po-
lice department than through the
board Of charities or some similar or
ganization, Mrs. Van Winckle stated
positively that she believed it to be
better and cheaper by such an organi-
cation in the police department. and
she explained to the COMMITTEES that
IN her home city of Newark, N j., she
mad worked for years to have similar
work taken over by the municipality.
In reply to questions from Repre-
sentative Ban Johnson of Kentucky,
a member of the subcommittee. an
expression In some letters which he
received, seeming to Indicate a feel
ing that he was not qualified to deal
fairly with Maj. Pullman, Mrs Van
Winckle explained that she had no
correspondence with any individuals
in kentucky
Mrs. Van Winckle paid a tribute to
the Washington police department as
being ''clean." She said she inyesti-
gated the police department for three
months before she became affiliated,
because she knew that police depart
mentS II not properly conducted may
be great menace to a community.
Mrs. Van Winckle told the commit
tee that she is still keeping Mrs.
Carr1e chapman Gait, president of
ISOLATION, supplied with clippings
from Washington paper, which she
accused of leading the propaganda
against the woman's bureau. She sue-
gested that spokesmen for the suf-
frage association would be glad to
testify regarding the propaganda in
support OF the woman's bureau if the
committee cared to hear them.
Endeator to Get Facts.
Mrs. Van Winckle explained that
her bureau in seeking information
does not prosecute a girl, but en-
deavors to get the facts on which the
eral illustrations OF pending cases.
She mentioned as one of the investi-
gators Mrs. Carolina Votaw, sister
of Senator Harding.
Commissioner Brownlow and Mrs.
van Winckle explained the organiza-
tion and plan of work of the woman's
bureau. She herself is rated as a de-
tective sergeant and formerly served
as private. There are now fourteen
women in the bureau. Mr.. Brownlow
said the original intention was to
nave twenty, but that women of the
necessary type have not been secured
to complete the quota. He now be-
lieves that the bureau should be en-
larged to thirty. In reply to a oues-
ton from Representative johnson as
TO whether more women could be
used to advantage, Mrs. Van Winckle
said that she could use 500 to ad-
Vap.age ana thereby save many girls.
Representative Wheeler Questioned
IN regard to the work of the women's
bureau in the hotels, and, Mrs Van
Wlnckle said that many of the hotel
propristors are cooperating and some
have even contributed funds to helm
send girls home
Tells of Bureaus Work.
Questioned regarding other work
performed by the women's bureau
MRS. van Winckle told the story of a
woman who had stolen five automo-
pies. The case first attracted at
tentlon in Springfield, Mass. where
this woman had taken the chief of
ponce out and endeavored to sell him
the car she was driving. Mrs. Van
Wlnckle said was driving. Mrs. Van
force had been unable to really prove
anything against the woman, and an
a last resort turned her over to tho
Woman's bureau. where she confessed
that she not only stole that car. hut
four others. She also furnished the
committee with statistics regardin9
the work of the bureau in apprehende
ing shoplifters and pickpockets.
Representative Johnson asked 90
this work of detecting shoplifter. i.
not leading the merchants to trnst
to the police department the work
which they, themselves. should paw
for. Maj. Pullman said that the mer,
chants are commencing to employ
their own store detectives, because
they have seen what good work could
be done by the woman's bureau. He
made it clear that since Christmas
the old system of detailing q
detective to a particular store has
been stopped, and that now no store
is given special protection of this
sort.
Chairman Could. asked regarding
forcible, physical examination Of
young women. Mrs. Van winckle.
Commissioner Brownlow and Mai.
Pullman all explained that no such