The evening world. Newspaper, July 10, 1922, Page 17

THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1922. — _ : 17 POLICEMAN Sias3 tahsebcred Wane LAWYER! busy Ife, which should make many Expert gunner and broke record for was going to take a long lay-off. “Where do you expect to go for Pampered American boys pause and number of hits your rest?" was asked. think: Was with 4 As Policeman, Haislip Now “On, f'm not goltg anywhere, but on in the little town of Fincastle, tured Vera Cruz, April I expect to confine myself to one job Va. July 4, 1893, which makes him the Mexican trouble ai . i duties 29 years old last week Married in 1915 when he was 22. S — Holds Record for Number «+»: 10 10 wi ve my aves yor ott st week Maite 11) hen ew in the Police Department.” navy three years ago on secondary battery xchment which cap 1914, in . ° W. h ° t Incidentally, it may be mentioned School at the age of to take up law studies in Washing of Arrests in as ing on that Haistip is doing several hours Took @ course at Virginia Polytech- ton, and aver pted position on Wash , “reserve' duty in connection with the Mic Institute at his own expense ington police 1 order to avall Police Department railroad strike, which means sleeping Worked in coal mines near his jimselt of ti splendid law g home, in the station house subject to call schools and libraries, ‘Took three law As Reporter, Covering Police after he has completed his regular Enlisted in United States Navy at gegrees in threo years, having been quota of hours. But he has had more #8® of 16 awarded Bachetor of Laws, Master Headquarters, Has Many than a speaking acquaintance with Served ten years es ate flag, 10- . Laws and also Master of Patent Is hardship and he didn't think this *“Scoops 33 to His Credit worth mentioning. Mrs, Halslip men- tioned it when I was trying to locate PAs Law Student, Putts Inver re rr rvtine ot tas ) Rest of His 20% Hours Preparing for New “Job’’ Earned 3 Law Degrees in 3 Years ng World), Of financial reso1 during this battle to equip him to which he aspire of thres ‘T expect to relax now for a while,” If for the career An ave and one-half houre he said, somewhat wearily, as he gazed devoted to ver day . . at the row of framed certificates over sleep f the past five } say alla his desk in the hallway of his home at ars The other Ore ; No. 1112 New York Avenue in Wash- ington, which attest his legal a umen, th work and study he ‘i 1 was prepared to hear him say This is the explanation of Will D. Haislip} Washington policeman, of he has won three law degrees in orting a wife fhree years while 51 nd two children by w: me time as a member of the police King at the e, and, in addition, “doing" police Bews for Washington newspapers and soliciting insurance and performing ether odd jobs “I haven't slept much," was Hais- Up's brief answer to the question of will D. HAISLIP The Evening World interviewer as to ‘ 4 \ tin. oe }) 1 “how he did it.’ Pressed for details, ee i i ke f (is Gif i) as a Pol Iceman he said he had not averaged more . f t yy NC > Sr — than three and one-half hours’ sleep out of twenty-four and that fre- eree- fession. He admits newspaper wok quently, in order to keep up with his work and studies, he had been com- pelled to forego all rest and go to his ords, 487 legitimate arrests in six ls more interesting. class rooms at 5 o'clock in the after- | weeks" time Asked how he explained his re- (PMhnodn without having a wink of sleep 14a member of the Independent Or- inurkable physteal endurance in Pier working all night and studying der of Odd Fellows, Junior Order wx king hours far beyond the Vutted American Mechanics, Masonic strength of the average man, he sald: wder, National University Club, inspiring story, this recital It is because I have al- of et the Bhrown on his own resources a 6 history of a Virginia boy Theodore Roosevelt Club, being an things that I like to vn olicer of the latter, ax well as the Ma ind my work interest- We Sarly age. He doesn’t talk boastingly, “peak ing in the extreme. That has made it and he doesn't complain of having da tough time of it. He did admit Mrefera chesh as favorite recreation, easier, [have always been a student > Wt admits he hasn't had much of it, of human nature and have found lote the course of the interview that 'q Wf bis chief drawback had been his lack ept nally around — Police of it in my line. Work as an officer, newspaper reporter and insurance solicitor hus brought me in contace with many people who have interested m My only handicap has been finances, 4 have never been financed from ay source except myself."’ has “covered” Police Head- s for Washington newspapers for the past three years. He has a scrapbook filled with clippings of his stories, He bas many “scoops” to his credit and he is especially proud of his newspaper work He possesses a good, square jaw. impressing one with his quality of determination He has wavy brown hair and dark blue eyes. A thin streak of gray hair is showing up here and th and a few lines under the eyes s quently of the burn ing of midfight ofl, That unmistak able and traditional mark of the sallor, the tattoo, Is visible on his aS ¥ , arms as he at the typewriter which is on t oll top desk in the fence. A law Ibrary Haialip held down his first job in the coal mines near his home in Fincastle, Va.—enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 16, served ten years, including the war, and rose through every grade, with a clean record, from hall of his stands next hls desk and books seaman to Ensign. Resigned from the navy three years ago and took a job on the Washington police force—puts and legal papees of all kinds are in in part of his spare time as a reporter on Washington news papers—the rest of his waking hours are spent studying evidence law. When he has an odd hour he solicits insurance to help pay the expenses of his studies. He is proud of his certificate as camer, which he mate of an ocean cluding the World War period, during } nal University as the ve. extra money above salary to help He tera between. shifts has had framed. He studied engi 4 portion of which he wus attached to course in patent law on family income } {9 reading, historical aubjecta, neering and worked at it. é CC) battleship South Carolina ' 'so has a year's law work Has been compelled to use all nly Scielegt Qistaryy: Alea Ble Rose successively through every ! iit at Georgetown Law annual leave tototutine ae edpe nd Dickens, with which One of his most highly prized pos- sessions {8 a German police dog ght back from abroad. refers history HAISLIP as aril | erate tron appreatis eouman to Hn ean tee Mee nsign in the | sign, with a clean record and not a! A as extra reporter ON yin, eaited in only one ex t : U dO. Nay \ Single mark against him, as his dis- \' hewspapera from tO t 10 three years, this charge papers show. Never received ‘ tally, solicited t subject of admiralty o view of Which t begin At the pre ng hours of Private Hat ipplication to ts Pollce Force will, before many years, @ court martial during the entire ser nes be "Mr, Halislip, the eminent law- vice, papers searched titles, to make in Washington Police Department. He expects to make the law his pro- yer." YE ent rate of progress, p of the Metropolitan willg and other leg Holds record for number ts hetwee a Se ae