Evening star., 1928-09-10
Says Committee Will Protest
Against One Member of
New Trial Board.
BUREAU OF EFFICIENCY
DENIES MAKING INQUIRY
Taylor Indicted-Three 0tlex Ea-
trolmen to Go Up on
Charges.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,


BRATTLEBORO, VT, Septepabas 10.
Announcing his return to Washington
not later than october to take per-
sonal charge of the reopening of the
investigation into the Police Depart
ment. Chairman Gibson of the special
committee investigating the municipal
administration of the District today
wired Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, asking him
to be prepared on that daCe to repor'
on what progress has been made It
cleaning up the gambling conditions
shown in a preliminary report turned
over to the Commissioners last May.
Mr.. Gibson also announced that he
had telegraphed Herbert D. Brown, chief
of the Bureau of Efficiency, whose in
vestigatorS submitted the report on
gambling places, asking that report be
prepared by October l regarding the
undercover investigation of the Police
Department, which has been under way
this Summer.
Will Protest New Board.
He also disclosed that at least one
member of the new trial board, an
nounced last week, was unacceptable to
one of the committeeman, who planned
to protest vigorously against his ap-
pointment.
When he reaches Washington Mr..
Gibson intends t spend several days in
conferences ith the Commissioners, po-
lice officials. investigators for the Bu-
reau of Efficiency and othe' agents and
| to make personal study of the situa-
ton before calling the other members
of the Gibson subcommittee together
about the middle of october on date
convenient to the members In this Mr..
Gibson is carrying out the plan out
f.! lined by Representative Gilbert of Ken
! lucky, one of the Democratic members
of h" ''>committee, at the last meeting,
held on May 81
1T was our intention at that time"
said Mr.. Gibson, at his home here today,
ito return during the month of August,
but for various reasons it was found i'm
possible to be here.
1T is the determination of all the
members If the Gibson committee" he
said, that police conditions in the Dis
trict must be cleaned up. The National
| Capital is entitled to have a model
force. The whole inquiry on the part
of the subcommittee has been along
| constructive lines, and it is the desire
of the committee to be of every assistance
to Maj. Hesse and the Commissioners
in giving ashlngton a police force the
morale IF which will be the standard for
all the cities of the country.
Has Confidence in Hesse.
'1f there is any trouble with the
Police Department it. should be
remedied by the administrative officials
OF the District. If the department is
nffiPiQY7t YSd d0iY
thing humanity possible to control the
situation in respect to law violations,
the members of the department are
entitled to have that fact made known.
THE officials will have the backing
OF the committee and Congress in every
effort made by them to put the de-
partment on an efficient basis. We do
not intend to criticize for the purpose
Of tearing down, and any suggestions
which may be made will be for the
purpose of building up and making
efficient"
Representative Gibson was greatly
surprised when informed of the fact
that 454 policemen had been before the
trial board during the last year and
that 80 charges of intoxication had
been lodged against the members of the
force
These facts indicate that conditions
in the department are not what they
should be- said Mr.. Gibson. "It is nv
personal hope that the new trial board
will do much better"
Maj HesSe. Mr.. Gibson feels. has
shown disposition to be helpful in our
inquiry into the Police Department,
and said he believes it is his desire to
do everything possible to bring the
Police Department to a high state Of
efficiency.