Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
ALL PUBLIC SPOTS. .
IN CITY GUARDED.
City and Federal Police Keep
Close Watch to Prevent
0utrages Here.

Local and Federal police forces were
guarding all public spots in the city
last night to prevent any disorder in
Washington as a result of the Sacco-
Nanzetti disturbances in New York
and other cities. With the news Of
the New York bombings fresh in their
minds. local police were vigilantly
patrolling short beats" in the vicin.
ity of the temporary White House at
dupont Circle and at Secretary Of
State Kelloggs residence at Nine
teenth and r streets.
Maj. Edwin b. Hesse toured the
whole city looking for indications Of
any trouble and had failed to find any
at midnight last night, Not a single
arrest of suspicious parsonage was
reported.
Something of the spirit of the war
time preparedness for trouble In the
immediate vicinity Of the public build.
ings of the city had entered into the
work of the protective agencies yes.
terday After a conference between
Maj. Hesse and Assistant Superin-
tendents Of Police Henry G. Pratt
and Charles A. Evans, it was an.
nounced that extra guards OF police
men and detectives would be assigned
to various sections Of the city where
public buildings were located.
Special Precautions Ordered,
These plans were working out last
night. Every precinct commander
with public buildings in his jurisdic.
ton was instructed to have special
precautions taken in guarding the
eXtcriors.
The general cooperative system
adopted has been for the public
buildings guard force, coming under
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, 3rd, Of the
office of public buildings and parks,
to take special care to inspect all
visitors to the public buildings of
Washington for suspicious signs.
while the Metropolitan Police and tho
United States Park Police force would
see to 1t that no suspicious persons
were lettering about on the outside of
the buildings.
One OF the moves with the strong.
est reminiscent favor Of the wartime
precaution was conference between
Maj. Hesse and a representative of
the War Department yesterday. Dur
ing the World War there was q stand
ing agreement between the military
officials and local police to have
troops rushed from Fort Meyer, Fort
Washington or Quantico at the first
indication OF an emergency. The con.
ference yesterday provided for similar
action in case of necessity.
Capitol Partly Closed.
While officials on all hands were de.
claring there was no grounds to be.
lieve Washington would suffer from
radical outbursts there were none
who had failed to take precautions
against possible violence.
At the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, 1t was aScertained every
guard post had been filed, bringing
that governmental branch back TO
virtually the same guard force it had
during the war days.
All but three entrances to the CAPT.
toll had been closed last night, and
guards were under instructions to in
spect every parcel appearing to war.
rent the slightest suspicion unless the
holder was known to them and could
be vouched for by them.
The Department OF Justice Building
also was under close observation be.
cause OF the many threatening letters
received there during the Sacco-Van.
zettt defense campaign.
Extra Guard at Capitol. '>+
The Capitol grounds and the Capt..
va AootiuAhS IAos sHASut were DelnR
guarded with 25 men in addition to
the regular force. Lieut.. Farmer, in
charge Of the night shift, stated short.
ly before midnight, but nothing sus.
piclous had been reported. Every
part of the grounds and every wing
of the building wa under guard.
The City Post Office guard force was
summoned out in force last night
with all leave cancelled and three
extra guards placed on duty. Instead
Of the customary three or four guards
eight were on duty last night; sta.
toned at the entrances at North
Capitol street and at First street; in
the corridor and at the doors on the
lower floors of the building. Park
police had received no reports of
suspicious happenings. at midnight
last night.