Smyrna times., 1924-02-27
STATE HIGHWAY POLICE FORCE
MAKING SPLENDID RECORD
LEGISLATURE MADE NO MISTAKE
IN MAKING NEW HIGHWAY LAW
Police Are Reducing Crime and Get
ting After BOOtleggers With Good
Results. - Force is Praised

When the Delaware Legislature EN-
acted into law a provision whereby
the highways were to be patrolled by
State Police, and delegated to the sew
eral patrolmen the same powers to
make arrests for crimes that were
vested in other officials, they believed
at the time-at least many expressed
the belief-that it was worth trying
but little thought it would pass be-
yOnd the experimental stage and With
in a few months it would be found
necessary to abandon it. The expert
mental stage has been passed and the
good results have been noted Now
the police are looked upon as being
almost indispensable, because of the
great success they have attained in
ferreting out crime and bringing law
violators to justice.
The highways have been made saf-
er for travel through the close vigil
lance of the patrolmen, and they have
greatly aided in bringing to justice
many violators other than the autoistB
Within the past four weeks they have,
unassisted by other officials, conduct
ed many raids on bOotleggers and
have made many arrests. At all
times they are ready for service NIB
matter what they are called upon To
do.
Arrests, with subsequent fines, have
been sufficient nearly every month to
pay their salaries and cost of main-
tanning the system. They might be
termed general service" men for they,
are in a position to take the place of
any officer, being called upon by the
county authorities, State authoritieF +
and Federal prohibition officers to as
sist. Probably one of the cleverest of
the entire force in the State who with
in the past three months has run tt
earth with very little clues upon which
to work, some of the noted cases OF
record, is Corporal Raymond D. InF
gram, head of the squad in lower Del
aware. Corporal Ingram is eminent
ly fitted for the position which hi
holds because of his military record.I
Corporal Raymond d. Ingram wal
born in Oakland Cal, on March %
1893, and spent eight years as gun
ner's sergeant in the United State
Marine Corps. He served two years il
the Philippine Islands, 1912 to 1914
and was overseas during the WOrl
War for thirteen months-Novembel
1917, to December, 1918-On the L.
S. Wyoming, the pride Of the Unite
States Navy. He took part in the sur
render of the German High Seas Flee
at Scapa Flow, and was discharge
from service on September 18,1918.
In May, 1920, he became a membe
of the highway police force in Della
ware at time when the extensive i'm
proved highway system was bein
= built. He was promoted to corpora
on July Is, 1922 and on the same da
was transferred from Dover to Su!
sex county.
He has under his supervision
Sussex county, five men: Private
Everett Johnson, Joseph Holt, Hildre
Fithian, F. Voshell and Oscar James
The State force consists of eightee
~ men with c. C. Reynolds, of Whining
ton, as superintendent. There is
sub-statiOn in each county which Sc
YES as headquarters for the squaC
when not on active duty.
Because of the excellent work tn;
has been accomplished and the ia
that the force in the State is near
self-supporting, Chief Engineer But
has recommended adding four mo
men to the force which possibly wou
enable night duty. Among the no
able arrests that have been MAJ
through Corporal Ingram are those
Welch, Rodney and Dean, all famOl