The Washington times., 1924-12-01

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efficiency Of the force rather thar
to any unusual increase In crime
the report states.
OF the total number arrested
1895 were white, S0,SSS colored
64,996 males and 1928 females.
1O,l04 Under n.
OF those arrested, 10,1O4 were
under twenty-one years Of age and
1850 under seventeen.
This is a condition. the Com
missioners say. worthy Of serious
attention and constructive effort
by proper agencies in Some nation.
wide movement for the study OF
Juvenile delinquency, its cause, its
effect on the body polite, and the
remedy for a condition in this
respect which can not~he class az
otherwise than serious"
OF enforcement of liquor laws,
the Commissioners say:
THE department has been Wig.
liant in the enforcement Of the
various laws relating to the use
81 liquor. In each precinct one
officer is detailed and charged with
the specific duty OF the enforce
ment OF these laws, but this con-
dttion does not relieve other mem
hers of the force from the respon-
sihility OF taking adequate action
In all cases Of such violations COM
ing to their attention
$4,000 Gallons Seized.
The report cites the arrest of
1908 persons for liquor laws vio-
lations as evidence of its energy
to this end. Liquor seized totalled
more than 10000 gallons during
the year.
Arrests for intoxication mum
bered SOFA as compared with S,I4S
the previous year; driving while
drunk. SAT against 44S and drink
ing in public places, 179 against
22S.
The activities OF the vice squad
resulted in 2,06S arrests made
last year as compared with 1894
the previous year.
The detective bureau made 1880
arrests and recovered property
valued. at $314,936.22.
The Commissioners report 38S
identifications were made by the
system.
Stolen Goods Recovered.
Stolen and lost property valued
at $17,143 was recovered from the
374 secondhand and other dealers
in the city.
81 Suicides.
The Pharmacy Inspection Bureau
made 3,143 official visits throughout
the city and investigated 811 cases
of suicides by poison. attempted
suicides by poison, and accidental
poison cases.
The sanitary officer of the Dis
trict reported that 1926 persons were
taken into custody by police for
mental examination. OF this num-
Der, S21 were adjudged insane and
sent to st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
In the Traffic Bureau during the
year, 25,482 applications to operate
automobiles were received, of which
10, 429 were approved and 6,053
turned down. Non-residents mum.
being 1850 registed with the bureau.
Complaints of traffic violations
numbered 1892.
This bureau reports 103 traffic
deaths for the fiscal year, divided
as follows: BY motor vehicles, 80;
street cars, 8; street railways, 5;
bicycles. 4, and horse drawn
vehicles. 8.
IL Held for Manslaughter.
In these cases, coroner's juries
held twenty-five for granddaughter,
fifty-nine accidental, twelve due to
carelesshess of deceased, and four
killed by unknown motorists. No
lnquests were held in two cases.
During the year, 1882 licences
Tor the operation of public vehicles
were received and 2,37O applica.
tons for drivers character licenses
were received, of which, 1890 were
approved and ten disapproved.
Property valued at S1,533.97 left in
taxicabs was recovered.
The Women's Bureau received
and investigated 902 complaints
interviewed 1.747 persons: investi.
gated and adjusted 594 cases which
were not House Of Detention cases
and made 632 arrests.
Need for Precincts
The need of additional police pre-.
cincts is pointed out by the District
dis IOIlOW4s
The rapidity with which hereto
fore large unsettled areas are being
built up has made it incumbent
upon the department to outline a
plan for the immediate and future
development of the police service
to such an extent as win meet the
conditions resulting therefrom.
In order to properly police the
territory comprised in the juris.
dictton steps should be taken to
acquire Nthree sites for the erection
OF new station houses and the
establishment of additional pre-.
cincts. The first one of these to
be considered is that in the vicinity
of Colorado and Georgia avenues
northwest, which would be the
headquarters of the proposed thir.
teenth precinct and would com.
prise the territory lying north OF
Buchanan street and between Rock
Creek on the west and Riggs road
on the east. This territory is a
part Of the Tenth police precinct,
has a population of approximately
10000, an acreage of $3.50, and an
area in square miles of SITS.
Next in order Of importance is
the purchase of a site in BenninR
for the erection of the Fourteenth
precinct station, which would com
prise the territory east Of the East,
efn Branch and the Potomac River
and north of Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, all of which Is now q
part of the Eleventh precinct. the
largest precinct in point of acreage
and mileage in the police jurisdic
ton, covering, as 1t does, 1921
acres, with an area Of approximately
II 2.S square miles, with popula
ton widely scattered.
TenleytOwn Precinct
THE necessity for the establish
ment Of precinct in Tenleytown
which comprises the territory wesi
Of Rock Creek and north of Massa