The Washington times., 1920-02-23
MAI. PULLMAN TO
Be BURIED TUESDAY
Whole City Mourns Police Chief
Who Died Last Night From
Pneumonia.
from Page Nine

tContlnued from rage Nihe''
ana successfully handled the multi
tude OF local. national. and interna-
tional problems created when Wash
ington became the nations most inn
portant center.
Nothing but his. patience, tact.
energy, Individuality. firmness and
sympathetic leadership carried the
department through those trying
days and enabled II TO discharge with
such efficiency the almost impossible
task laid at its door. Major Pullman
worked day and night. From the day
we severed diplomatic relations with
Germany until last Sunday night he
was at the District Building or out
oyer the city every evening until IL
or I o'clock. Three years of such
strain drained his reserve vitality to
It's lowest. When he was stricken
with pneumonia, he had no reservoir
of strength from which to draw. IL
haa lost my own brother It would not
more deeply AFFECT me than / am af-
fected by the death of this man-whom
| am privileged to remember as q
friend"
All Express Regret.
Heads Of trade bodies, presidents Of
citizens associations, men prominent
In business life in Washington. chief
executives in Government depart
ments. the men Of the several police
precincts about the city. down TO the
employees OF the local government, all
expressed regret over the death of
Pullman.
1T is a loss that Washington will
mourn for many days" was the con-
| sensus of opinion expressed through
out the city today.
Not only In Washington but all
over the country-where Pullman has
won fame Is one of the youngest po-
lice chiefs In the countryside sud
den death was a topic of discussio on.
Until the converting OF the board
Of Commissioners for selection Of a
| successor. Assistant Superintend emit
r. b. Boyle. acting superintendent
during the majors illness. will con-
tinue In charge.
Major Pullman was born in Fairfax
county: Virginia November 25. 1888.
Two years after his birth his family
moved to this city. He attended the
| local public schools and was a gradu-
ate Of Business High School.
During his high school days he was
active in athletics and was captain of
a cadet company.
After leaving school Major Pullman
engaged in newspaper work. Later,
during the Roosevelt administration
| he was appointed chief of the office
| OF information in the United States
Forestry Service under Clifford Pin
chot. After organizing a system of
governmental publicity during three
years in office he returned to news
paper work In 1910.
Before his appointment as major
and superintendent of the Washing
| ton Police Department he had spe-
cialized on n study of municipal prob
| lens, having a particular interest in
police administration.
| Appointed In 1918.
| He was appointed major and super
intendent of the local police depart.
ment on April 1. 1915. to succeed
Major Richard Sylvester, retired, who
held the position for seventeen years
He was considered the youngest po
lice chief of any of the large cities in
| the United States.
Following his appointment, Major
J Pullman made a number of admins
trative changes in methods of police
| work, some of which were the in
| auguration of weekly conferences
| with commanding officers of precincts
| giving increased attention to traffic
problems and working to prevent ac-
cidents; working out system of re-
ports on every assignment given in
the detective bureau so that a perma
nent record may be kept of work done
| and action taken on every case.
| He was strong advocate fol
higher salaries for policemen, and
was much gratified when Congress
recently passed a bill giving an in
| crease in pay to all members of the
| police department.