Evening star., 1935-05-16
AEADLEY REMOVAL
ASKED BY Citizens
RandIe Highlands Group
Charge "Inefficiency" in
Resolution.

Following the recent crime hearing
In the House, the Randle Highland
Citizens Association branded In
spector Albert J. Headley Of the Po-
lice Department as inefficient" and
asked his immediate removal from
Office III a resolution adopted last
night, at its meeting in the Junior
Mechanics Hall.
The measure charges mal-adminis-
tration in the police district Of In
spector Headley with the result that
much disSention and inefficiency has
arisen. As q result of the testimony
at the hearing, there Is not ANY
question of doubt that Inspector
Headley was derelict in his duty" the
resolution states.
THE inspector Is still actively de-
tailed in police duties and continuing
to act as a police inspector, notwith-
standing the very apparent lack of
executive ability and proper judg-
ment which should be at the COM
mand of one who has attained the
position Of police inspector"
Unfair to Taxpayers.
1t further declares ut is decidedly
unfair to District taxpayers to be
burdened with the expense of a salary
Of q police offlcial who has shown on
many occasions to be inefficient, lack
ing in proper diplomacy necessary for
q police inspector and inability to
maintain the proper morale and CO.
operation in the Police Department
both with his superior officers and the
subordinate policemen"
Ire resolution petitions Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen to take prompt
disciplinary action.
Another resolution adopted last
night was also the result Of this same
crime hearing and opposed the retire.
ment Of Mai. Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent Of police. In the resolu-
ton opposition to the filling Of Dis
trict official positions with non-resi-
dents was also expressed.
For Best Interests of d. C.
The measures declared that the sug-
gested retirement Of all police officials
above the rank Of captain over go
years old "is without doubt intended
for the best interest of the District
residents"
Adelbert w. Lee, president, declared:
"I have the highest regard for Repre-
sentative Blanton Of Texas and believe
he is sincere, but think he slipped up
this time"
Experience in recent years, the
resolution asserted, has shown the
detrimental effect upon the Police
Department under the administration
of an outside man unfamiliar with
local conditions-some of the present
ineficiencies being attributable to this
cause.
The administration of Mai. Brown
has brought closer cooperation be-
tween the District citizens and the
Police Department" the measure states.
H. I. Wilson, chairman Public Utili-
ties Committee. reported on proposed
plan for routing Hillcrest buses.
Opposition to two Of three plans
suggested by the Hillcrest Citizens
Association was expressed in q resolu-
ton adopted.
A third route, which the Randle
Highlands body favors, is a 15-minute
service during rush hours over the
following course: leave Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east, out. Pennsylvania avenue to
Twenty-fifth street, thence to Naylor
road, out Naylor road to Alabama ave-
nue. and then out Branch avenue
to Pennsylvania avenue and re-
turn to Seventeenth street. This
course would only be taken on every
second trip, all other busses to take
the same course in an opposite direc-
ton.
This was the final meeting Of the
group until September. A Nominating
Committee, under Craftsmanship of C.
A. Barker, was appointed for report at
the first Fall meeting.