Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1926, Page 4

PLEDGE T0 SHIELD . FIRE APPARATUS Police to Enforce Regulations to Protect Engines Re- sponding to Alarms. Displaying a deep Interest in an edi torial in vesterday's Star reminding the Police Department that it is time 10 act in the matter of checking acci- dents between apparatus of the Fire Department, street cars and automo- biles, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, chief of police, this morning saild there was an order of the department directing strict enforcement of the regulation that is intended to clear the way for vehicles of the Fire Department re- sponding to alarms of fire. “I spent four yvears in the Firs De- partment,” Maj. Hesse stated, “and am with the department hook. lin and sinker in safeguarding the mov ments of its vehicles.” Maj. Hes i arrests had been made in instances of recent collisions between fire engines and other ve hicles, and was under the impression that some of them remained undis- posed of in Police Court. Complaint on File. Only as late as yesterday, he said, he received a letter of complaint from tha father of a boy who had been ar- rested on account of a collision with a fire engine. The writer of the letter said he had been informed that MaJj. Hesse, before hearing an explanation of the incident from the person ar- rested had said: ‘T hope the judge will give you the linit of the law,” or words to such effs Maj. Hesse told a Star reporter he thought he had been misquoted. What | he was reported to have stated. how- | sver, certainly expresses his sentiment in cases of vehicles of private individ uals colliding with those of the Fire Department and hindering the work of the firemen. The order to which M farred was issued June 9 . while | \faj. Sullivan, superintendent of po-| lice. ill in office, and still 1s in effect, Maj. Hesse stated. It reads: “From and after this date sergeants | and privates mounted on motor evcles or bicycles when on patrol duty will immedlately respond to any fire | alarm coming to their attention, re- gardless of precinct lines, “Immediately upon hearing the ap proach or passage of any fire appa tus they wi once communicate with the nearest police station througrh the nearest patrol box or telephone, ascertain the location of the fire and nroceed with all possi dispatch thereto, and upon arriving will take such steps as are necessary to clear all traffic out of the block where such fire exists and out of adjoining blocks and all approaches thereto Order to Policemen. “They will report to the senior pre. cinct officer in _charge us soon as reasible, which officer will retain them in service at the fire for such time as may be necessary, and will then dl-| rect them to report back to their re-| spective precincts. The said senior| officer will forward to these headquar- | iers a report showing the names of | mounted men who respond in accord- ance with the provisions of this order | and the time at which he directed | them to return to their precincts. Attention of members of the force la called to the section of the police regu- lations respecting traffic, in connection with movements of the vehicles of the Fire Department, as follows: A vehicle, upon approach of fire ap- paratus, will immediately draw near to and parallel with the curb and stop.” | Continuing, the order reads: ‘‘Mem- ‘Bers of the force will see that this pro- wvision of the regulations is strictly ecomplied with, and all members of the force on duty at or in the vicinity of fires will see that all streets which form approaches to the scene of such fires aPe cleared of all vehlcular traffic and other obstructions, to the end that fire apparatus may move to and from fires without unnecessary dela; Hesse re- | LEAVES FOR CAPITAL. SRY, Ala. March 17 (®). John Rodgers, hero co to Hiawali left here today . airplane Anacostia hington. nued to make MON - Lieut. the 1OM Comdr. San septeml { nation by ‘uchington are: Columbus, Ga., Macon, Ga., Augusta, ia., Columbia, C. 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Smith, who was expelled from the Senate for alleged conviction of & felony, will attempt a political comeback. His citizenship was restored today when Gov. Byrd pardoned him. Immediately afterward Smith an- nounced that he would be a can- didate for the House of Repre- sentatives in the second district in the next congressional elections Representative John R. Deal is i incumbent from this district. The pardon was granted by Goy. Byrd after a petition reported fo tc have been signed by 34 of the 39 members of the State Senate and 92 members of the House was presented to him. ~~~~~ . EXPECT GREENWOOD TO ANSWER ASHFORD Observers in Fight Over School Re- pair Funds Look for Lively Board Meeting. 16— Ernest Greenwood, acting president of the Board of Education, it forecast today, will contest charges of Snowden Ashford, former municipal architect, made before the Gasque subcommittee Saturday night, at the, regular meeting of the board to be Keld at the Franklin School this afternoon. Mr. Ashford charged that repair funds were used to complete schools. ‘The reply of Mr. Greenwood to Mr. Ashford is expected to enliven the board meeting this afternoon. Assistant Superintendent of Color- ed Schools G, C. Willgnson is expect- ed to make his report on the recent Armstrong “walk-out” at the meeting today. Interest has been renewed in this report, on account of the desig- the House subcommittee, holding hearings on the Gasque bill, of Representative Houston of Dela- ware to make a personal investigation of the manner in which the board handled Capt. Arthur C. Newman's demotion. Assistant Superintendent Stephen E. Kramer will fill the place of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent, now on a vacation in Florida, and make the usual report on the status of the school system. Cold Snap to Curtail Production by Half, Growers Fear. FORT VALLEY. 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Some Republicans are afraid that the unseating of Senator Brookhart means the defeat of Senator Cummins. And Towa is just now the focal point of the whole agricultural trouble of the Coolidge administration. Intent of Voters Considered. The subcommittee, which has decid ed to recommend the unseating of Mr. Brookhart, believes the intent of the voters must be considered in ex- amining the ballots. This is a broad question on which there is room for differences of opinion, at least, Sena: tors have argued on both sides in other election contests. When the vote is finally taken it would not be surprising to find the Democrats supporting the election of Steck because it adds one more to thelr ptrty in the Senate. In the event that Brookhart is unseated it might mean the addition of another vote to the insurgent group if Sen- ator Cummins is beaten and Brook- hart takes his place as a result of the election in the Autumn of this year. This would mean that the new Senator would take his seat some- time after March 4, 1927. The regular Republicans, on the other hand, have not felt that in Mr. Brookhart they had a supporter at any time. He has fought the regulars all along the line. But their prob- lem is: What effect will the unseating of Senator Brookhart have on the political fortunes of Senator Cum- ming, a tried and trusted warrior of the Republican group in the Senate: May Be a Better Republican. There are some suggestions ex- pressed here and there that Mr. Brookhart might be a better Repub- lican, in the regular sense, if he is retained in the Senate through the votes of his Republican colleagues. They reason that the close vote sufficient indication of how the regular Republicans in Towa felt last year, fof it is known that the Demo. cratic nominee, Capt. 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