The Washington times., 1923-05-25
ZOO COPS WILL
DIRECT D. {.
TRAFFIC
Shriners to Be Protected by
Picked Detectives From All
Over Country.

Preparations for the great Shrine
convention received their final
touch today when 1t was an
nounced that plans were completed
to meet and properly care for the
disciples of Dick Turpin lured to
Washington by visions OF UMPIRE
cedented loot. Never has city
been so well policed as will be
Washington during the stay OF the
mobiles and their fiends.
Picked Thief Catchers.
A corps of more than one
hundred detectives detailed by the
chiefs of police from Boston to
New Orleans, and north to St.
Paul, are arriving in the city. They
are men who know by sight prac-
tically all of the professional
criminals of the country. Auxiliary
to this picked force of thief
catchers will be the provost guard
OF the Shrine, swelled by the addi-
ton of scores of detectives detailed
from police headquarters scattered
throughout the country clear to
the Pacific coast, They will co.
police in the apprehension and ar
washington will be the last
place for the crook, whether pick
pocket or gunman," declared In
spector Grant, as he outlined the
steps taken to protect the hundreds
Of thousands of strangers who will
visit the city during convention
week.
Few Here Now.
M
less than impenetrable and about
one look at the situation will con-
vince them that their best efforts
should be directed to getting as far
away from here as possible. For
some time we have been watching
for immigrants with criminal
records who might be planning to
slip in and dig in before the bar
riers had been raised. The city is
free of them and it will be kept
that way"
Plans for policing the city in
broader sense have been perfected.
What might be termed the active
zone the downtown section where
the big convention features will be
staged, has been divided into two
districts. Seventh street Is the
dividing line. The 8flivision east
Of Seventh street will be under
the command OF Assistant Super
intendent Of Police Henry @. Pratt,
that lying west Of Seventh street
under Assistant Superintendent of
Police Charles A. Evans. Inspector
William Shelby will remain at
headquarters in the District build
ing, the entire policing situation, in
Guiding the Shrine Provost Guard,
hAfVonr f. g..
and superintendent of Police Sui
Ivan.
Diplomacy Urged,
While strict observance OF police
regulations, Including traffic rtTfes,
will be insisted upon by the au.
thorities. the former, asgdrawn, will
not be found Of ifksonie character.
AS was explained today, only those
additional regulations have been
added which are necessary to pro.
tect the public under the unusual
conditions which. xviii exist during
the presence in the city Of thou-
sands Of strangers, 1t was aisO
learned today that the local police,
generally conceded to be among The
most obliging and considerate Of
any force ins4he country, are under
instructions TO use their friendly
services in adjusting the little diff
ferences which invariably arise
where vast army Of strangers is
suddenly congregated, rather than
make them subjects for police
court recognition.
One way traffic will be strictly
insisted upon. According TO the
police, more apprehension attaches
to the situation caused by the
presence of thousands of autonc.
biles than to any one other fea-
majority Of the motorists, it is
feared, will reach the city unfa-
miliar with local traffic regulations.
and it will take them several days
TO become familiar with them. AS
laid down they are simplicity it.
self, and If visiting Motorists will
be guided by the markers and oh.
serve the signals Of the traffic Of
ficers, many difficulties will be
avoided.
Citizens as Own Police.
In a final analysis the police con-
cede the city must be left to noI,ce
Itself. Citizens, it is said. can
materially aid the police by cbeer.
fully complying with all of the
special regulations and by co-oper.
ating with the police in advising
Unusual plans have been made for
q duandary.
Unusual plans have ben made for
taking care of lost and found arti
cles of value. Every effort will he
made by the staff attached to the
police property headquarters in the
District building to recover valu-
able articles reported lost and to
locate the owners of property turn
ed in by the finders
Children lost or straying will be
looked after by the police. Plans
have been perfected not only 10"
this safeguarded while their par
ents or other relatives are being
located, but for their amusement
while being detained.
AS was said at police headquar-
ters today, this is the place to
bring your troubles while they are
fresh, before the trail grows too
cold. Then we will do the best
possible to straighten then out and
make everybody happy"
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TO