The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
DC. POLICE NEED
MACHINE GUNS,
SAYSREALTOR
Kalorama Citizens Hear
Criticism of Laws
Tactics.

i washington poilCc arc LOO e88y
in the opinion Of Edwin s. Hsge,
real estate man, who last night told
the Kalorama Citizens, Association
at their meeting in the Highlands
that the time for kid glove"
methods in checking the crime
wave Is past.
| :.It's: time TO open up and wade
lin.." was Hege's VIGOROUS declara-
| ton. Our policemen seem to be
under restraint and hesitate about
firing before they are fired upon.
They appear to think that they
must be shot at frst before they
can fire. >.
present regime" he continued. "it
probably has not had SUFFICIENT
time TO get fully Adjusted. but Il
pursued the 'samr tactics as our
local department. they would never
get anywhere with the large for
eisn element Of that city"
Need Machine Guns.
Hegs declared that the police de-
partment should get machine guns,
II necessary, and that no measure
should be neglected in checking
lawlAssness 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 discourasins
crime.
Our streets should be SO lighted
that q man could bA 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
J: Stellwagen. president Of the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company,
who depiored the removal of the
powerful arc lights which once
lined Washinston's thoroughfares
l. Present Lights Bad.
We need lights that will nro-
ttect 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 made
quata
A resolution condemning gun tot
ing In the District and recommend-
ing drastic measures by tn. D,str,c,
government to check promiscuous
carrying of fire arms was adopted
by the organization.
Mrs. Anna E. Hendfey nr.sid.,.
| of the Anthony League. announced
the or-sng Of the National RihJic.I !
Museum at 2007 Columbia road
northwest. The collection. owned nv
Mrs. Nannette B. Paul, lawyer and
authority on Biblical antiquities.
VIII be open to the public.
| Plan National shrine.
IL 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 eouaIIed
only by that owned by the British
Museum in London. The collection
includes a large number of Biblical
costumes and antiquities valued AT
$4,000. a'
The following persons were ad-
mitted to membership in the Asso.
citation: DR.. Mitchell Carroll. 2aaa
twentieth street northwest: Ii. Col
l. L. Hunt. U. S. A. l64s Fuller street
northwest; Thomas R. Fitzgerald,
1903 Connecticut avenue.
Wilson Welcomed.
a resolution was adopted extend
ing welcome to former President
woodrow Wilson as a resident OF
the territory of the association.
The necessity for opening nm .nd
making passable certain thorough
ares was pointed out by the presi-
dent OF the association. KaIorama
road is impossible from Twenty
third street west to Tracy Place.
Wells pointed out. The game con.
aition Is true Of Wyoming avenue
from near Twenty-fourth street
west to Kalorama road: Tracy place
from Twenty-fourth street west 10
heimont road. and Twenty-fourtb
street from kalorama road south To
California street.
This matter was referred 10 the
eon1nittee on streets, parks and
waterways.