The Washington times., 1922-04-17
GE ERMAN Y|DE MANDs
Wipes OUTFREE HAND.
R US5IA Min AFFAIRS
WAR DEbT|0F BUREAU
conyenience of Police Dept
Secondary to Comfort of
Prisoners, She Says.

Prisoners. She Says.
"This place is not run for the
convenience of the police depart
ment.
at is for the PROPER care of
female prisoners and boys under
seventeen years of age"
This note of defiance was
hurled at the Police Department
today by Mrs. Nina G. Van
Wrinkle, lieutenant of police in
charge of the house of detention,
IN statement TO a Times re-
porter.
Another Clash Yesterday.
A thorn In the flesh of the
Police Departrncnt since Mrs. Van
Winke became a member three and
onethah years &gc. she Woman.s
Bureau In going to have it's duties
1aO4S a4znttations definitely prexcrzbed
by the Committee recently named
by Major Sullivan to revise the
Police Manual
Mrs. Van winxle has been asked
to serve as ex-officio member of the
revision committee, and she is pre-
pairing a detailed recommendation
of what she thinks the bureau ought
to be and ought not to be.
The latest clash between the
Woman's Bureau and the Detective
Bureau came yesterday when the
woman in charge refused to permit
woman detained there from an
swering summons to headquarters.
The woman in question had been
taken In custody with two men.
1t was not until Capt. w. s.
Shelby, aid 10 Major Sullivan.
ordered the Woman's Bureau TO
turn the woman over to the Detec-
tive Bureau that II was done.
Says Woman Missed Dinner.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle explained today
that the woman was taken away
before she had had time to eat her
dinner and that when she was
brought back dinner had already
been served.
Although she did not regard the
incident of amy consequences, Mrs.
Van Wlnkle stated today that she
had detailed report OF the affair
made and personally delivered IL to
Captain Shelby yesterday afternoon.
Believing that she is an authority
on the subject of policewomen, Mrs.
Van Winkle Is writing book setting
forth her ideas and outlining a plan
TO be used In other cities.
I'VE have been doing pioneer work
and other cities have asked for our
pian." Mrs. Van winkle said today.
I'VE are writing this book and a
publisher is already prepared TO do
the printing and handle the distribu-
tion." ss,s ~. a, ~
Mrs. Van winkis. in her recon.
mendations for the new police man
ual, win ask that the womsn's bu.
reau be responsible to the major and
superintendent and no one else. She
between to whom she must report,
she said.
Rsps Chief Of Police.
Most of the hsndicaps that have
come TO us have emansted from the
bottom and not from the top of the
department" she declared.
'The chief Of police is ignorant Of
what is going ON until the bomb has
exploded.
aThe chief OF police should make
the detective bureau behave"
The Civil Service Commission was
in a duandry two years ago over
what sort of catechism TO prepare
for women seeking places in the
woman's bureau. Mrs. Van Wrinkle
was sent 20 the commission by the
major and superintendent OF police,
and with his aid the commission pre-
pared both the written and oral ex-
sminstions.
Asked n she did not believe that
the head of the House of Detention
and woman's Bureau should have
the rank OF a police captain, Mrs.
Van wfnltle said that Commission
err James #. Oyster, who has super
vision over the Police Department,
had long ago promised her that she
would be elevated 10 that rank,
II cit in with the captains I'm all
their. conferences. Mrs. Van Winkle
said. The inspectors are also there.
There ss only one other iieutenant-tn
those conferences He is In charge
on sub.T. the Tennaiiytovn station"
ON Duty Lonx Hcurn.
The poiicewonen. Mira, Van Wrinkle
DECLARED. are on duty longer hours
than the male members cf the pos
iics Department. They are unable,