Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Won TAGEN 'HET up
WADES INTO MAYOR
Jokes in Police Department
Tread on Autoists' Rights,
He Declares

A shower of verbal brickbats was
thrown at tn" police and few back
LANDED compliments were shot toward
Mayor Moore today by Councilman Won
Tagen. who is all "het up" over police
regulation of traffic.
Mr.. Won Tagen was the authnr Of
trhtiir ordinance repeater which Council
tabled, rontPnding itself with asking
Richard Wcglein. Council president. 70
Epcak to Superintendent Of policr Mills
about trntic regulation
lh" Mayor. commenting un that
move. sHid Council had the right 10
pass or repeal ordinances. bat had ne
authority over tho rNprutivr functions
Of TIA" Mayor or the departments. II"
followed this up today by lnStrurtug
police tn "nr"r"" the ordinances which
Connect would Iik" to see unrnforr"d.
In his comment the MuyUt rr!"rIrd to
Mr. Won TAgcn as "thHl genial traffic
expert. and hintrd his belief that Mr..
Won Tagen's colleagues were joking with
him. This brought from the Council
man the following;
Ills Honor seems to be- IN very
Joking mood. He is NJ doubt familiar
with his subject, as lie seems to be salts
h"i with som" of the jokes he has placed
in charge of the police department. Let
me mention few jokes tn" Police Du.
rcau Is playing on the citizen.
First. Arrest and Incarceration ol
dtEcnS for the infractiun of IL police
rule that has been placed in operation
illegally, and in direct violation of the
law of Pennsylvania
'$ccond. Arrest Of citizen for the
infractt"n Of traffic rule and after
the citizen was placed in a cell at / 80
i. VI he was refused the use of Il phone
until : O'Clock 70 communicate with
bis family or friends.
'rhird. Illegal arrest Of citizen
for the infrNctiOn of n police rule when
the citizen was protected by the law Of
the State of Pennsylvania In this ease
false charge was made against the riti-
zen and on mat charge he wnS tined
"Fourth. am Informed by mag
lStratr that II is no uncommon occur
renee for him 10 find when he arrives
~ the police station that II number of
citizens have been incarccratcd in rrlI>
HiI night for the hCinOuS crime Of d"iy-
ing with rear light our. -
"Mu> call His Honor's attention IT,
the fact that these are occurrence, in
Phi'adelphia and not in Berlin ami
that b" i the commander in -chOcf Of
this law -diSrogarding force:
Gives Streets to p. X. r."
II have heard the Mayor glibly pratc
OF ana condemn those who handed the
city'S streets over to the l.. Il. r. Com
pany. but now His Honor is in favor
OF enforcing an ordinance passed at the
request of the +. X. r. Company. the
advertising Of which was paid for by
the said company. which will hand over
the streets of the entire r"utral section
of the city 10 this corporation and TO
those wealthy enough to employ a chauf-
feur. 10 the exclusion Of the great mass
ot citizens who. because of the ncgli-
g"nce If the administration in not en-
oeavoring to solve the high speed trans
Yurtation question, are compelled to use
automobiles.
'Prob0bly this is another one Of rh"
Mayors little jokes. hope tn" riti-
zrus will appreciate it. Where OH.
where. is thc doughty champion Of thc
plain people now: | am sorry 10 differ
Vi in he Mayor. but If he stands for
tp",r things | cannot b" with him. His
INV breaking Police Burrau may have
hlm butra"rd. but thry can neither
scare nor buffalo me