Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1940, Page 38

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, :C., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940. Justice Stone Urges Increase in Capital’s ¥ Justice Harlan F. Stone of the : Supreme Court joined other resi- . . | dents of Washington in urging a : ki | larger police force to combat crime . ’ in the National Capital, it became 0 0 @pringtime is paint time! For | ynown today with publication of \ [ [ o o superior besuty and protec- Benate hearings on the pending lo- tion we recommend LUCAS cal supply bill, to which the Senate . committee added funds for 25 more PAINTS, famous for'nearly & §| ootrolmen, oentury. L | _Senator Nye, Republican, of North eclals Dakota placed in the record a letter ere are:some Umely he had received from Justice Stone, bed—@-drawer chest, choice of large 5- from the largest paint store £ |in which the jurist said “it is indis- in Washington, | | putable” that the police force has What a selection! Solid HONDURAS mahogany no less . . : T s *:g;m’“,;_r";,mb;,gm“‘:nfi richly grained solid walnut or warm, honey-toned solid maple.. . 3 drawer dresser or 7-drawer vanity. HOUSE PAINT ?‘;'o‘l‘fe’; ;‘mfi;‘"&; ‘:“mmp"‘t In every instance the suite is beautifully built in a graceful 18th \ @ arge framed mirror—innerspring mat- sk Jurist’s Letter. Century style. Choose it with single or double bed, completely 1 e fr R Justice Stone's letter follows: i box sp i g. zine," (ianium) “finely” ground in Supreme ‘Court of ¢he equipped with a fine innerspring mattress and box spring. ire see . . . . Fhien provide 'a 95 United States, Limited number at this special price. gmsoty haet §) D 0, beauty. Over 10,- - April 15, 1940, (Bedroom Purniture, Seventh Floor, The Hecht Co.) 000.000 xallon’s “Hon. Gerald P. Nye, have been sold . . . % / mmncfixt of it5 iom United States Senate, Bopularity. ‘Washington, D. C. “Dear Senator Nye: I am writing this letter to you as a member of the Subcommittee on Appropriations for the Dis- trict of Columbia. “The recent alarming increase of crimes of violence, robbery, burglary and the like in the city, and particularly in this neigh- borhood, has drawn my atten- : tion, and that of many others, FLOOR ENAMEL to the inadequate policing of the city and to the necessity of Lucas Floor-Life is recommended & making some provision for an ST increase in the next annual ”“fil{’“p_lfi'ffl:x?y' s 05 budget of the District. Suifed fof porches I' “I understand that the chief and mu“ .Dxr‘lcel: of police recommendad an in- :,';{._" quart crease of 100 men for the com- ing year; that the Bureau of the Budget recommended, I think upon inadequate consideration, a reduction to 25; that the District Commission acquiesced in this recommendation, although later Commissioner Hazen, when some of the facts and circumstances were brought to his attention, fa- vored the increase as recom- mended by the chief of police. It is indisputable that the in- crease in police force has not kept pace with the increase in popu- lation more or less permanently : 5 h off residing here, to say nothing of Barimin the delicats bastel shades Bl e ontte R i s m i | the depression. And, judging by Gloss and ¥ t}rx‘em boldhx:es;sh m‘}t frequency of . crimes e city, the ice Semi-Gloss wrt Protection is inadequate; o “I recently asked the Wash- 72G | | ington Association of Criminal aurt Justice to give me some informa- s 25 &' tion about the policing and state zlm. | of law enforcement in the Dis- Flat trict. I inclose excerpts from the statement, which indicate |4 Stvles inFine 2 pc. Living Rooms association showed that during the - | past decade the population has in- § | creased by approximately 168,000 persons which has been met by an increase of only 82 additional men ; . G ‘ Solid Philimingfi' . Mahogany . . . your Govt. SPARVARNISH | |ox the police force, or one police- . v - man for every 2,048 persons in the ' o Ak bty S e v choice of any chair and sofa in the grou side use. uerhu ‘The associations’ summary of the i X Sovermment _spacin s 15 crime situation closed as follows: = lustrous at L “Last September when the semi- sallen : ‘ : 2 T at this nriee St v Chimndale, Dunean # | annual report of the association was y Y . # | issued, attention was called to the direct relationship between the in- ’ 2 _I‘—_——-—__ELa’wsI alld Kn“e - L les crease in housebreaking charges and - e D Pl. ‘e’ :';her crimes of violence and the 3 despread use of narcotics b; - 4 3 : E.‘"EL & | sons who had no visible muymw:l ; wess Luco-Kwik g | support.” A S S §i Answering a query from Senator ing enamel for in- sl.lo ¢ en S clear Snih 1 de- fired: Nye as to why Washington needs a gl 7 | larger force than other cities, Police e . Supt. Brown replied: vides s high lustre “I am an officer of tie Interna- that s chip-proot. ary lonal Association of Chiefs of Police and frequently confer with other chiefs, and in no American city do SCREEN ENAMEL they have a condition similar to § | Washington's, because of the fact Lucas Screen Ename 75‘ that we are the seat of the Fed- .. eral Government. We are called on Pv‘llln:bll:% black or £ | every day to perform duties that green. Easy %0 aDDY. quart ¢ | only occasionally come to them. VARNISH STAIN || Alexandria Jury Returns 4 #| 14 Indictments nish th!’t:‘fi:l{e:lz;mlgé s “ By a Stafr Comlponduntvo(fi Star. s Ta, " ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10— Soodwork and urm: z Fourteen indictments ‘were handed up by the grand jury in Corpora- gallon tion Court yesterday. Einvina Indictments against Wt Daugherty and James J. Daugherty All Mahogany h rning testi- ROOF & BARN Soong A ) 35 AU O . Police Courts in connection with an m. m;o} sn i‘l | Alcoholic Beverage Control Act ofl paing for exterior # | hearing. Five indictm each ch s s §1480 ve ents, arng 5 % burglary, were returned against r.’.!:{'-:m‘i‘l'm".‘i- allen Milton Gunn. Others charged are LS Walter Bayliss, grand larceny; | Susie Hill and David Hill, grand larceny; Arthur Smith, felonious % Y ° : Visit Capital's skowrooms—the £ ;';‘:,“""J.V.ig_‘ Wmmd Chariie A special purchase, else you'd never be largest in the world—where % |Lyons, burglary, and Chester Ber- Torgery. oduid getting them at this price.. Magnificent \ pp——— vas composed of M. T. 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