The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
D. C. POLICE NEED
MACHINE GUNS,
SAYS REALTOR
Kalorama Citizens Hear
Criticism of Laws
Tactics.

Z washington police are ''too easy.
In the opinion Of Edwin s. Hege.
real estate man. who Tuesday told
the Kaiorama Citizens Association
at their. meeting in the Highlands
that the time for kid glove"
methods in checking the crime
wave is past. Ss5
"It's TIME to open up and wade
In" was Hege's vigorous declara-.
tion. "Our policemen seem to be
under restraint and hesitate about
firing before they are fred upon.
They appear to think that they
must be shot at first before they
can IRE.
Il don't want to criticise the
present regime" he continued. "it
probably has not had suficient
time to get fully adjusted, but It
Is certain that II New York police
pursued the same tactics as our
local department. they would never
get anywhere with the large for
eign element Of that City"
Need Machine Guns.
Hege, declared that the police de-
partment should get machine guns.
II necessary, and that no measure
should be neglected in checking
lawlessness in the District.
A. Coulter Wells. president of the
kalorama Citizens Association.
called attention to the need for
better street lighting. saying that
in his opinion brighter lights would
prove eficacious in discouragins
crime.
"Our streets should be so lighted
that q man could be seen at least
ten or fifteen feet away" said
Wells.
Washington's lighting system
came in for criticism by another
member of the association. Edward
]. Stellwagen, president of the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company,
who deplored the removal of the
powerful arc lights which once
lined Washington's thorouahfares
Present Lights Bad.
I'VE need lights that will pro-
tect our citizens. more than we do
these decorative. toy affairs" said
Stellwagen. The present orna-
mental lights are of very low
candlepower and are sadly inade-
Quate.
A resolution condemning gun tot
ing in the District and recommend
ing drastic measures by the Distric,
government to check promiscuous
carrying of fire arms was adopted
by the organization.
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley. president
Of the Anthony League, announced
the opening of the National Biblical
Museum at 2oo7 Columbia road
northwest. The collection, owned by
MRS. Nannette B. Paul, lawyer and
authority on Biblical ANTIQUITIES.
viii be open to the public.
PIantNatienaI shrine. II
II Is the intention of Miss Paul to
use II as the nucleus of a national
Biblical shrine. The collection. ac-
cording to Mrs. Hendley, is eoualled
only by that owned by the British
Museum in London. The collection
includes q large number of Biblical
$50. 900.
The following persons were ad-
mitted TO membership in the Asso-
cation: DR.. Mitchell Carroll, 1898
twentieth street northwest; 1t. Col.
- -. khuht' y. .. A., 1888 ruler street
northwest; Thomas R. Fitzgerald,
1903 Connecticut avenue.
Wilson Welcomed.
A resolution was adopted extend
ing a welcome to former President
woodrow Wilson as a resident of
the territory OF the association,
The necessity for opening up and
making passable certain thorough
fares was pointed out by the presi-
dent of the association. Kalorama
road Is impossible from Twenty
third street west to Tracy Place.
Wells pointed out. The same con-
dition is true Of wyoming avenue
from near Twenty-fourth street
west to Kalorama road; Tracy Place
from Twenty-fourth street west to
Belmont road. and Twenty-fourth
street from Kalorama road south to
street.
This matter was referred TO the
on streets, parks and
waterways.
New York City has fifty women